Chapter 40 – Want to Hold Hands
“The imperial criminal law stipulates that those who commit defamation shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years.” Li Rong put himself in front of An Ji in a protective stance. With no emotion on his handsome face he said, “Perhaps you would like to finish what you’re saying in prison?”
“Your Royal Highness Li Rong!” Billy, who was so menacing just now, immediately stiffened like a board. Unwilling to back down, he continued to defend his point of view, “But everything I said is true… He really…”
Li Rong said, “Even the police don’t know what is true or not, but you already know?”
“But Ningning said…”
Li Rong interrupted him without any hesitation: “As long as you still care about your so-called friend, what you should do now is not get angry at an innocent omega, but go find the alpha who really hurt him.”
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Billy lowered his head, with tears in his big blue eyes: “I understand, I just won’t say it’s him anymore…”
An Ji didn’t speak the whole time. After exiting the hospital, he sighed and muttered, “Thank you…”
Li Rong shook his head, “No, it is I who want to thank you.”
“What?”
“My mother conducted a survey and found that most omegas who were sexually assaulted chose to suffer in silence, only ten percent reported the crime to the police to find the culprit, and less than one percent went to court to file a lawsuit. Taking care of the victim’s mental health is important, but I believe that catching the criminal is equally as important.”
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Li Rong’s voice floated in the night wind. His voice was deep and his words were clear. He was the type that could easily win over people’s trust.
“The culprit had the gall to do this kind of thing in the palace. One can only imagine how crazy the perpetrator must be. If we let this go, there’s no telling how many more victims there will be.”
An Ji was startled, as if he didn’t recognize the person in front of him.
Li Rong was right. The reason why the response for An Ning’s case was so fast was not only due to the timing and place, which was at the empress’s birthday banquet, but also due to his status as a noble.
An Ji has seen a lot of cases where the omega lacked authority and influence. When such powerless omegas are harmed, they may never get the justice they deserve…
An Ji stared at Li Rong without saying a word for a long time. Seeing this, Li Rong stopped nervously. “Did I say something wrong?”
An Ji shook his head. “I’m just a little surprised. This is something that many omegas don’t even realize. I didn’t expect you, an alpha, to have such thoughts.”
“That’s thanks to my mother’s influence. She’s been researching related issues.” Li Rong said. His face was expressionless, but if you listened with confidence you would find that his voice was actually a bit tense. In addition, there was a bit of joy at being praised by the person he liked.
An Ji said, “You have a good mother.”
If you’re willing, she can become your mother too. Li Rong almost blurted out that thought.
However, he quickly realized that if he tried to rush things too much, he could easily fall flat on his face, so he regretfully changed his words to, “If you have time, you can go hang out with her. She is very nice, so there is no need to feel any pressure.”
An Ji nodded: “I will.”
In the previous Omega Liberation Movement, he had went the path of revolting from the bottom. He had never noticed that there was an empress in the palace who supported equal rights. But if you think about it carefully, the empress was born in the Republic. It was she who promoted the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and it was she who led the trend of omega liberation.
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If he could get the empress’s support… maybe this time, the Omega Liberation Movement could take the path of top-down reform.
The bright moonlight shone on the ground. They clasped their hands and walked side by side on the lawn in front of the hospital, leaving two long shadows behind them.
Wait, hands clasped…??
It was only then that An Ji noticed that Li Rong was still holding his hand, and subconsciously said: “Are you suffering from pheromone disorder again?”
“No,” Li Rong suppressed his racing heart and pretended to be calm, “I just want to hold hands with you.”
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