Will apple check my broken iPhone if I try to return it?

My last shred of hope. My dad is getting knee surgery so I don't want him to be paying for anything. I can use my old phone.
My iPhone 3gs got water damaged. I know that it has water sensors but, if i return it in the box with all the other stuff, will they check? It's not totally broken, when you plug it in to charge it just flashes the charge me sign and doesn't charge. At least it is showing signs of life though…

They will check it for sure.

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