"What? It's actually 200,000 in total?!"
Yang Police Officer spoke first, his face filled with shock.
"Are... are you serious?"
The Yellow-Haired Man and Long Hair Man both wore expressions of disbelief.
"Yes, of course it's true. I will definitely compensate you, but..." Gu Chenan said with a smile, "Don't worry, you'll get your compensation."
The Yellow-Haired Man and Long Hair Man didn't catch the underlying meaning in Gu Chenan's words, as they were still excited about their unexpected windfall.
True, before coming here, they had decided not to agree to any settlement, but that was based on their assumption that they would only receive a few thousand in compensation.
In fact, when they demanded 100,000 yuan each in compensation, they expected Gu Chenan would definitely refuse. They never imagined he would agree so readily, which caught them completely off guard.
100,000 yuan - getting that much for taking a beating? How could they possibly refuse?
So when they heard Gu Chenan agree, all their previous declarations about refusing to settle and making his girlfriend go to prison were forgotten, replaced by excitement and elation about the money they were about to receive.
"To be honest, this compensation amount is too high. I personally think it's unreasonable, but since both parties have reached an agreement, I have no objection."
Yang Police Officer stood up and placed the settlement agreement in front of the Yellow-Haired Man and Long Hair Man, saying, "Alright, please sign this."
"Uh..." The Yellow-Haired Man and Long Hair Man hesitated for a moment before looking at Gu Chenan and saying, "How about you transfer the money to us first, then we'll sign?"
"Are you worried he won't keep his word?"
Yang Police Officer was visibly annoyed. The other party had already agreed to their outrageous demands, yet they were still making a fuss about signing a simple settlement agreement.
"That's fine, no problem," Gu Chenan took out his phone and said, "Tell me your account numbers."
The Yellow-Haired Man and Long Hair Man gave their account numbers to Gu Chenan, who immediately transferred the money through his banking app. "Done, check your accounts."
"It's here, it's here! We'll sign right away!"
The Yellow-Haired Man and Long Hair Man checked their phone balances and immediately signed their names with bright smiles on their faces.
After both had signed, Gu Chenan held Hoshino Kannon's hand and stood up, saying, "Officer Yang, can we leave now?"
"Yes, of course."
"Thank you."
Gu Chenan nodded and led Hoshino Kannon out of the mediation room.
As soon as they walked out, Gu Chenan squeezed Hoshino Kannon's hand and asked, "Shall we go home?"
Hoshino Kannon bit her lip, feeling too ashamed to face Gu Chenan after today's events. She just nodded slightly, "Mm."
After walking a few steps, Hoshino Kannon suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Gu Chenan asked.
"I'm... I'm sorry."
Hoshino Kannon's small mouth produced a whisper as faint as a mosquito's buzz, which Gu Chenan couldn't hear clearly.
"What?" he asked.
"I said... I'm sorry!" Her voice grew louder, almost shouting, as tears rolled down her fair cheeks again.
These tears were of regret, guilt, and most of all, grievance.
She just wanted Gu Chenan to care about her a little more, but every time she tried, things went wrong.
Gu Chenan said nothing, instead pulling her slender waist into his embrace. "You don't need to apologize. If anyone should apologize, it should be me."
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have made you angry. If you want a car, I'll buy you one right away. Getting a driver's license won't take long, just a month..."
"I don't want it," she shook her head firmly.
"Then... what do you want?" Gu Chenan asked.
"I... I..." Hoshino Kannon hesitated, then spoke as if gathering all her courage, "I just want you to look at me more, even if it's just a little bit more than before."
Hearing this, Gu Chenan was stunned, his pupils suddenly contracting. He never imagined that this was all that willful girl Hoshino Kannon wanted.
Gu Chenan pressed his lips together as a wave of guilt washed over him.
So this was why Kannon had been acting up?
She felt I cared more about Qianmo than her...
Gu Chenan reached out his hand, about to say some words of comfort, when a mocking voice came from behind.
"Well, well, still haven't left?"
They turned around to find the Yellow-Haired Man and Long Hair Man.
Gu Chenan felt partially responsible for Hoshino Kannon beating them bloody, and originally had no ill will towards them, just wanting to get Kannon out of the police station quickly.
But their disrespectful words towards Kannon in the mediation room still bothered him.
Strictly speaking, though, they were the victims, so their harsh words were understandable, which was why Gu Chenan hadn't responded.
However, perhaps because Gu Chenan had agreed to their unreasonable demand for 100,000 yuan each, they thought he was a pushover, making them more arrogant in their behavior.
"Brother, your girlfriend definitely has some issues. You don't know, but she went to the Night Yu Bar alone. We didn't know she had a boyfriend, so we just went to chat her up, but she suddenly started beating us up out of nowhere."
"Yeah, brother, you better be more careful. Who knows how many times your girlfriend has been to places like that behind your back."
They appeared to be showing concern for Gu Chenan, but were actually using these words to humiliate both him and Hoshino Kannon.
They had agreed to settle not because they had truly forgiven Hoshino Kannon, but because they wanted the money.
In their hearts, they still harbored intense hatred for Hoshino Kannon.
"Do you two have something else to say?"
Gu Chenan looked at them expressionlessly.
"Hey brother, what else could we have to say? We're just trying to warn you that your girlfriend isn't as innocent as she seems."
"You!"
Hoshino Kannon lost her patience and glared at them with fury.
"You what? Want to hit us again?" The Yellow-Haired Man proudly pointed his thumb at the "Police Station" sign on the building behind them and said, "Go ahead then, hit us. Give us another 100,000 after you do."
"Yeah, come on, hit us. 100,000 per hit." The Long Hair Man smiled smugly, leaning towards Hoshino Kannon in an intentionally provocative manner.
Seeing their smug expressions, Hoshino Kannon was so angry her teeth were grinding.
If this were a novel, Hoshino Kannon would have finished these two off, but unfortunately, this wasn't fiction.
"I've already paid you the compensation. What more do you want?" Gu Chenan's expression darkened.
The two men completely ignored Gu Chenan's grim expression and continued laughing to themselves:
"Rich fool with more money than sense, and a girlfriend who likes going to those kinds of places."
"Hey, maybe he doesn't mind. Perhaps he's into that sort of thing."
"What sort of thing?"
"Being a cuck..."
With that, the two men exchanged glances and burst into laughter.