Chapter 65 Saved a Life

Zhao Liyue was completely focused on the target man at the moment, and only caught a glimpse of Su Xiaonuan leaving out of the corner of her eye, but she was not distracted.

All her attention was focused on how to subdue the suspect, who was likely seriously injured, without causing widespread panic.

On the other side, as soon as Su Xiaonuan was out of sight of the crowd, she immediately took off running!

Her heart pounded, and only one thought occupied her mind: Faster! Faster! The injured woman couldn't wait!

As I rushed to the entrance of the women's restroom in the aquarium, a faint, rusty, bloody smell mixed with the scent of disinfectant wafted into my nostrils.

Su Xiaonuan's expression instantly turned extremely serious.

Other women were going in and out of the restroom, but most of them didn't seem to notice the unusual smell, or if they did, they assumed it was a normal menstrual cycle.

Su Xiaonuan rushed into the bathroom, forcing herself to calm down.

She started knocking on each cubicle door: "Is anyone home? Excuse me, can I please?"

Some cubicles had someone responding, while others were empty.

Her heart sank deeper and deeper until she reached the door of the innermost, tightly closed cubicle.

[Target is located in this compartment!] The system prompts for confirmation.

Su Xiaonuan knocked hard on the door: "Is anyone inside? Do you need any help?" There was no response.

Without further hesitation, she took a deep breath and pushed the door open with all her might—the door seemed to be blocked from the inside by something, but Su Xiaonuan's fourth-level enhanced strength was extraordinary. With a slight increase in force, the door was pushed open a crack!

Through the crack, she saw a pale hand hanging limply on the cold ground, its fingertips stained with a glaring red! And an even stronger stench of blood wafted towards her!

"Ah—!! Blood!!" Almost simultaneously, a woman who had just entered behind her saw the scene inside the cubicle and let out a terrified scream!

The restroom instantly descended into chaos, filled with screams and hurried footsteps.

Su Xiaonuan, however, remained unusually calm.

She suddenly pushed the door open completely and saw a young woman lying on the floor of the cubicle, her eyes closed, her face as pale as paper, her clothes soaked with blood, and a small pool of blood had accumulated on the ground. She had obviously lost consciousness.

"Don't panic! Call 120! Call an ambulance! And also, call the police!" Su Xiaonuan turned around and shouted to the panicked crowd in as calm and strong a voice as possible, while quickly crouching down to check on the woman. Her pulse was weak, her breathing was rapid and shallow, and she had lost a lot of blood!

Without hesitation, she took off the canvas bag she was carrying and, under the cover of reaching into the bag to rummage through it, she quickly exchanged for high-efficiency hemostatic powder and pressure bandages from the system shop, spending 50 merit points.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Keep the air circulating!" Su Xiaonuan scolded the people who had gathered to watch the commotion. At the same time, she used scissors with extremely professional and skillful movements to cut open the woman's clothes on her abdomen. After seeing the wound, she quickly sprinkled hemostatic powder on the wound, which was still slowly bleeding, and then used a pressure bandage to tightly bandage it to stop the bleeding.

Her movements were quick and steady, with fine beads of sweat on her forehead, but her eyes were focused and there was no sign of panic.

The fear, gossip, and photos taken by those around her seemed irrelevant to her; her world revolved solely around the life in need of rescue before her.

Time seemed to pass exceptionally slowly.

After an unknown amount of time, the urgent sirens of police cars and ambulances finally came from afar.

Immediately afterwards, there was a commotion at the restroom entrance, and Zhao Liyue appeared there. Her face was cold and stern, indicating that she had quickly dealt with the suspects outside.

When she saw Su Xiaonuan kneeling in a pool of blood in the cubicle, pressing her blood-stained hands firmly against the bandage on the injured person's abdomen, her face covered in sweat but her eyes resolute, Zhao Liyue's pupils suddenly contracted, and a certain string in her heart was struck hard.

This seemingly delicate little girl displayed astonishing calmness and courage in a truly critical moment!

Medical staff quickly took over, and after examination, a doctor breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The bleeding was stopped in time! Although the vital signs are weak, there is still a chance! Quick, put him on a stretcher!"

Watching the injured person being quickly lifted into an ambulance and taken away, Su Xiaonuan's tense nerves finally relaxed.

She slumped to the ground, leaning against the cold partition, and only then did she feel a wave of fear and exhaustion wash over her, her hands and feet trembling slightly uncontrollably.

Bright red blood stained her clothes and hands, a shocking sight.

Zhao Liyue quickly walked to her side, squatted down, and handed her a bottle of water and a pack of tissues. Her voice was still cold, but with a hint of barely perceptible softening: "It's alright, the person has been caught. You... did a good job."

Su Xiaonuan raised her head and looked at Zhao Liyue, trying to force a smile, but found that she couldn't even move the corners of her mouth.

The tension of racing against time and the pressure of saving lives were far more intense than dealing with a few thugs or thieves.

For the first time, she truly felt that the skills she possessed and the abilities granted by the system could actually save a life in a critical moment.

The cool tap water flowed swiftly, washing away the dark red bloodstains that had congealed on Su Xiaonuan's fingertips.

Zhao Liyue stood beside her, holding her wrist with one hand and carefully rubbing the blood and dirt between her fingers and under her nails with the other. Her movements were not gentle, but rather a bit professional and forceful, yet she was extremely serious.

Only after those once fair and delicate hands were completely clean and no trace of dirt could be seen did Zhao Liyue grab a few tissues and silently wipe them dry.

"Thank you..." Su Xiaonuan murmured softly, her voice still a little weak.

Once the tension from rescuing the person eased, fatigue and a slight chill washed over her, causing her to shiver slightly.

Zhao Liyue didn't respond, but simply crumpled the used tissue into a ball and accurately threw it into the trash can next to her.

Then, she crossed her arms and leaned against the sink, her sharp, hawk-like eyes fixed on Su Xiaonuan, her gaze a mixture of scrutiny, inquiry, and a hint of obvious helplessness.

All other unrelated people in the restroom had been cleared out or left on their own, leaving only the two of them. The air was so quiet that they could hear each other breathing.

“Su Xiaonuan,” Zhao Liyue finally spoke, her voice lower than usual, carrying a complex mix of emotions, “Before I came here, Qin Haoran and the others mentioned you a few times. They said that you, this little stall owner, are a bit strange. Wherever you go, cases follow, and you always seem to ‘just happen’ to stumble upon key clues, or ‘accidentally’ take down suspects.”

She paused, her gaze sweeping over the direction of the cubicle where the crime had just occurred. Although the door was closed, there seemed to be a faint, lingering smell of blood in the air.