His heart was a mix of emotions.

When he woke up... How should he explain this bizarre and twisted situation to him?

Meanwhile, his wife stood by his side, sobbing softly, her shoulders trembling with each sob.

It got to the point where even the doctor couldn't stand to watch and comforted them once more, "It's just a minor surgery; you don't need to worry too much. The patient will wake up soon."

Xu Ping managed a bitter smile. But he didn't know how to explain. After the doctor left, he quickly began to comfort his wife.

"Don't worry too much. I've been thinking about it, and I feel like our son's problem... it's not that serious."

"Think about it. The things he stole were worth just a few yuan, or tens of yuan at most; the most expensive was an iPhone 13."

"We can contact the victims, compensate them, and just spend a bit more money. Then it should be resolved, right?"

"As long as these victims forgive us, the police probably won't arrest anyone."

He analyzed the situation seriously from his own perspective, completely overlooking the difference between private prosecutions and criminal cases.

"Really?" His wife lifted her head upon hearing his earnest analysis, finally stopping her tears.

"Really. I'll contact the victims in the residential complex right now and compensate them."

Xu Ping stood up, gritted his teeth, and said, "We... we'll compensate double, or if that's not enough, five times the amount! We must suppress this matter!"

Just as he was about to leave, Shen Dao arrived outside the hospital room with two police officers.

"Off-officer... why have you come?"

Cold sweat broke out on Xu Ping's forehead, and he tensed up immediately.

Shen Dao explained, "Here's the thing. After comparing data, checking fingerprints, and reviewing surveillance footage of entries and exits in the residential complex around that time, we have confirmed your son's criminal acts." He glanced at Xu Leshan, who was still in a coma, and said in a deep voice, "Normally, he should be detained first, awaiting prosecution and trial by the public prosecutor's office."

"But considering he is currently in a coma and hospitalized, you need to arrange for bail pending trial."

Bail pending trial refers to a procedure arranged for a suspect due to special circumstances. This allows a suspect with health issues requiring hospitalization to await trial in the hospital, thus avoiding detention in a holding facility.

"Bail pending trial?"

Xu Ping and his wife widened their eyes; they were clearly aware of this procedure, having often seen such scenes in TV dramas.

"Yes. Send someone with us to process the paperwork," Shen Dao nodded and reminded, "Also, to avoid any complications, remember to hire a lawyer."

Xu Ping and his wife exchanged glances. Ultimately, they decided his wife would handle the paperwork. As for Xu Ping, he seized the time to contact the parcel owners in the group chat to offer compensation and ask them to withdraw their complaints.

Regarding hiring a lawyer, as Shen Dao had mentioned, neither of them took it seriously.

「In the evening.」

At the Mountain and Water Garden District, Qin Mu had just finished dinner when the residents' group chat blew up again. Xu Ping, one of the residents, posted a message that set the whole group ablaze.

"Hello everyone, I am Xu Leshan's father. It's due to my failure to discipline him properly that he became incorrigible and repeatedly stole your parcels."

"I would like to apologize to everyone here."

"I hope you can forgive my son and not press charges. For your losses, I will compensate five times the amount."

"Anyone who has lost a parcel can message me privately. I'm available 24/7."

The moment this message was sent, reply after reply flooded the large group chat. Most were spectators enjoying the drama; a small portion were the victims who had lost parcels.

"Five times the compensation? That's generous! I heard someone lost an iPhone 13."

"It's not easy being a father, but does our forgiveness even matter?"

"@Xu Ping, aren't you being a bit stingy? My toothbrush cost 0.80 yuan, and five times that is only 4 yuan in compensation?!"

"Exactly! It should be at least 100 yuan for everyone, right?"

"A hundred yuan? My iPhone 13 was stolen, and you're offering a hundred yuan?!"

"..."

In a short amount of time, the chat messages exceeded 99+.

Qin Mu watched Xu Ping's apology and offer of compensation, the corner of his mouth twitching. This case... The police had already filed it. Once the chain of evidence was complete, it would be submitted to the public prosecutor's office. Even if these victims forgave him, the prosecution would proceed as usual. The only thing their forgiveness would affect was the sentencing during the trial. If a victim accepted compensation and verbally expressed forgiveness, the sentence would likely be lighter.

Of course, there were still many resolute residents in the group chat who emphatically stated they would not forgive because they didn't care about that 4 yuan.

However, the resident who lost the iPhone 13 was quick to state their willingness to forgive.

As for himself... he had lost the feedback letter from the Financial Regulatory Authority and the "Terror Box." Though not very valuable, he also didn't plan to forgive and thus hadn't messaged the other party privately.

「At eleven o'clock at night.」

In the hospital, Xu Ping had been busy all evening. He had successively transferred compensation to those who had messaged him privately and whose identities as victims he could confirm, spending seventy to eighty thousand yuan in total. Finally, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"How did it go?" his wife, who had finished arranging the bail pending trial, looked at him.

"It should be fine now. Although a few people didn't contact me, most accepted the money and are willing to forgive. Leshan won't have to go to jail," Xu Ping said, looking at his still-comatose son with a fatherly smile.

He had finally made up for his mistakes. Although it cost him some money, as long as his son didn't have to serve time, it was all worth it.

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