Gao Shenghua's father blocked their way: "No one is allowed to leave! She is my Gao family's daughter-in-law!"

Gao Shenghua was helped up from the ground and went over to stop the group: "Wu Yanran is my legal wife, you are not allowed to take her away!"

Rong Shi said in a deep voice, "Regardless of whether she is your wife or not, she is so seriously injured that she must be taken to the hospital as soon as possible!"

Just then, the sound of a police siren grew louder as it approached.

Soon, a police car stopped in front of the crowd, and several police officers got out of the car.

The leader was the captain of the county public security bureau's criminal investigation team: "I am Lu Tao, the captain of the county public security bureau's criminal investigation team! I came here to rescue Mr. Wu's sister after receiving a report from him. Which one of you is Ms. Wu Yanran?"

"That's me! I need to call the police!"

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Because Wu Yanran was seriously injured, she was sent to the city hospital and ended up in the same ward as An Xin.

It was past 8 p.m. when Gu Chu and Rong Shi finished giving their statements and rushed to catch the last flight back to City C.

Airfares are especially cheap on New Year's Eve, and there are fewer people on the planes.

"Are we just going back like this? Are we going to give up our second-class merit?" Gu Chu asked, puzzled.

Rong Shi's eyes gleamed with shrewdness: "It's more cost-effective to exchange it for a favor."

Gu Chu asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

"At first, I only have five days this time. It will take a lot of time and effort to get that credit, so I don't want to write a speech."

Rong Shi had his own plans. He had received the Second-Class Merit Citation three times, so one more or one less wouldn't make a difference. This time, the merit wasn't earned by himself, and he felt it was more appropriate to give it to his former comrade-in-arms.