Chapter 535: No Debt 11_1
In the afternoon, Jiang Biyun and the others went to class. In the dormitory, only He Zhilan was left alone. Around three o’clock, Zhou Hongjin went to see her.
While He Zhilan was in the hospital, Zhou Hongjin was busy too. The police department, due to familial reasons, Zhou Hongjin also knew that Chen Yun’s superficial friendly demeanor was all pretense. Hence, he had been investigating the matter these past few days without any clues.
The capital was, after all, vast. Without the police’s involvement, it was challenging to find the truck driver’s identity. Despite utilizing his connections and asking several favors, there was no substantial progress except establishing that the truck driver had been waiting at the intersection since noon on the day of the incident, confirming that it was a premeditated murder.
It wasn’t until today, when Chen Yun - uncharacteristically - took the initiative to discuss the case that he found time to return to the university and learned that He Zhilan had been discharged from the hospital.
The Zhou family had spared no effort to assist Gu En, but after all, their influence was limited. Zhou Hongjin then learned that He Zhilan had been threatened and coerced by the Gu family to drop the case.
Truthfully, this was Zhou Hongjin’s first distaste for political power, and he even somewhat regretted his family’s push for him into this direction. If power was meant to oppress ordinary people, Zhou Hongjin would rather have none of it.
"I’m sorry, I genuinely couldn’t help you with Gu En’s situation," Zhou Hongjin apologized in a low voice to He Zhilan, "I also didn’t find the time to visit you in the hospital in these past few days."