Chapter 637: Chapter 637 Going Down the Dark Path Chapter 637: Chapter 637 Going Down the Dark Path Chu Bai was smiling, yet it inexplicably sent chills down one’s spine.

Lu Zhu asked her, “What should we do?”

Chewing on her bubble gum, Chu Bai replied, “The first method is a bit of a hassle; we need to find the owner of the car that caused the accident, appeal to their emotions, and reason with them, encouraging them to admit that they were the one who sideswiped Old Lady Lu.”

Lu Zhu: “But he won’t admit it.”

If the person still had a conscience, they wouldn’t have fled the scene in the first place.

Moreover, the case has been all over the newspapers lately; it’s impossible that the other party hasn’t seen the news.

Yet they chose to act like a turtle retracting its head into its shell, completely indifferent.

Shrugging, Chu Bai said, “The police can investigate his car, right? Maybe they could find some clues. But so many days have passed; the clues have most likely been wiped clean by now.”

Both Yue Qingqing and Lu Zhu could tell that Chu Bai didn’t really believe this approach would work.

Nor did they know why she deliberately brought it up.

Lu Zhu asked, “Is there another method?”

Chu Bai looked towards Yue Qingqing, “Naturally, it’s the ‘cultivator methods’ that our Director Cui has repeatedly stressed we shouldn’t use casually.”

“What do you think?”

She was specifically asking Yue Qingqing this question.

She wanted to see whether Yue Qingqing was one of those in the management bureau who stressed following the rules, or if she preferred a more straightforward and efficient approach to solving problems, like herself.

To her surprise, Yue Qingqing answered, “I think we can cooperate with the police and under their supervision, have Old Lady Lu try to tell the truth.”

Basically, it was a combination of the two methods.

A person as devoid of conscience as Old Lady Lu would never tell the truth–unless they used some special methods.

Tilting her head, Chu Bai mused, “Why bother? Crushing this kind of person is just like crushing an ant; why should humans go to such lengths for an ant?”

Yue Qingqing didn’t know how to explain, so she could only respond with her master’s words.

“Ants can kill elephants; cultivators have their methods, and ordinary people have their rules. We live in the world of ordinary people, so we should first abide by their laws.”

Lu Zhu was listening on the side, completely lost, not understanding what the two were talking about.

Chu Bai snorted, grudgingly accepting Yue Qingqing’s suggestion.

She took out a tiny capsule and held it between her fingertips.

“This time I’m helping you out, so we’ll do it your way.”

In the hospital, lying in bed after surgery, Old Lady Lu was talking to her son about something.

Greed was written all over Zhang Dalu’s face, “Mom, once we get the compensation, we can buy a house in a more remote place.”

Old Lady Lu’s face was wrinkled, her drooping triangular eyes flickered, “Will that girl named Lu Zhu compensate? Doesn’t her family have no money?”

“No money means they can sell the house, and if they’re still broke after that, they can sell themselves,” Zhang Dalu scoffed. “That impolite brat deserves a lesson.”

Old Lady Lu was somewhat worried, “But the police have come several times and keep asking about the details. I’m worried that they’ll find out we’re blackmailing…”

“Lower your voice!” Zhang Dalu carefully turned his head to check a few times, making sure no one was around before he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were arranged in a single room–had anyone overheard, it would have been a disaster.

Realizing her slip, Old Lady Lu lightly slapped her mouth.

“Won’t say it, won’t say it, I shouldn’t have said it.”

“We had an agreement, right? Just say you were knocked unconscious by her and don’t remember anything–that’s it. You’re still a patient; surely, the police can’t force you to confess?”

Old Lady Lu agreed, but the memory of Lu Zhu’s abruptly cold gaze made her murmur guiltily.

“Don’t blame me; it’s your own bad luck.”

With her family’s poor financial situation and her son lacking a proper job, Old Lady Lu feared they wouldn’t be able to afford the medical bills.

At that moment, without time to think it through, all she could do was desperately cling to the nearby student who had helped her.

Figuring that a student able to attend school must come from a well-off family, Old Lady Lu thought a little compensation wouldn’t hurt.

It’s not like her own family had any money.

Only later did she learn that the other party was a martyr’s relative and just as poor.

But given the situation at that time, how could Old Lady Lu dare to confess her lie? She simply had to continue the farce.

Especially after someone gave them a sum of money to stir up the incident further, Old Lady Lu had no choice but to continue down this dark path.