Chapter 71 71 Your Fall Saved Your Life

Walking out of the hotel, the whole city was silent, with few cars and pedestrians. Guan Xia looked at the dark night and suddenly felt that she had been going out more often at night recently, as if she had not rested at a normal time for several days in a row.

Walking down the steps in front of the hotel, Guan Xia immediately saw two cars parked on the side of the road with their windows open. Wang Yu was sticking his head out of the window and waving at them, and Xu Nian was also looking at them with his head tilted to the side.

Ji An was in the front, Guan Xia and Pang Le followed side by side on his left and right. Seeing this, they all quickened their pace slightly.

As they were walking, Guan Xia noticed out of the corner of her eye that there was a girl wearing a white baseball cap walking along the sidewalk in two different directions from them. Normally, the two sides would be able to avoid each other with one walking fast and the other walking slow. However, when they were still a few meters away, the girl suddenly sped up and rushed straight towards them.

The girl suddenly broke into a run, startling Guan Xia. She subconsciously slowed down her pace, fearing she would bump into the girl. Suddenly, she heard several hurried shouts, "Guan Xia, be careful!"

Guan Xia was a little confused and subconsciously looked up in the direction of the shouting. She saw familiar faces such as Xu Nian and Wang Yu anxiously jumping out of the car and running towards them. Guan Xia realized something belatedly, but before she could react, she felt the toe of her right foot kick something, and then she lost her balance and fell heavily to the ground. The moment she fell, a bright light flashed before Guan Xia's eyes, and then she didn't care about anything else.

Because it hurt so much, at the moment she fell, all her attention was on the girl who ran for no apparent reason and the few people who reminded her to be careful. She didn't look at the road at all, so she couldn't adjust her body well. She only had time to bend her elbows and knees, and even slid forward a little distance after falling.

Guan Xia hadn't been injured for many years. The pain made him keep gasping for breath and he maintained the posture of falling, not daring to move.

When she finally recovered, she saw everyone surrounding her. They wanted to help her but didn't dare. Pang Le was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead. He kept asking, "Guan Xia, how are you? Where did you fall?"

Guan Xia took two deep breaths before she stood up with the help of Pang Le's hand. She looked behind her first. She didn't see anyone, but she saw a baseball cap and a dagger dropped on the ground.

She was about to ask something when Pang Le suddenly picked her up and placed her on a stone pier not far away.

After putting some distance between herself and the people surrounding her, Guan Xia saw the girl. She had handcuffs on her hands and was firmly controlled by Jiang Yingyao and Wang Yu. The girl had a pretty face, but her expression was distorted at this moment, and she looked at her with eyes full of resentment. The moment she saw the girl, a name popped up in Guan Xia's mind, Yuan Yue.

After recognizing the person, Guan Xia had more questions in her head. Although she didn't see what happened afterwards because she fell, she could understand from the reactions of others that Yuan Yue was coming for her and wanted to kill her.

But why? Hadn't Yuan Yue just kidnapped Zhuo Mingyan and Xiang Zhenli and fled to the old industrial park? According to their speculation, she was likely to harm or even kill them. That's why the entire criminal police team, alerted to the situation, had been dispatched there, with a large number of personnel deployed to search for them. Why would she go against her will and appear here, and why had she chosen her as her target?

Guan Xia had too many doubts, and perhaps her expression was too obvious, so Xu Nian suddenly asked, "Do you want to observe the interrogation? I have contacted my classmates, and they are on their way back. It just so happens that we also need to take the suspect over."

Guan Xia was of course willing and nodded immediately. Pang Le said, "I know you are curious about her motives, but your wound is too large. Should we go to the hospital first?"

Guan Xia then lowered his head to check his injuries, only to see large abrasions on his elbows and knees. The wounds were not deep, but because of the large area, blood kept flowing out, which looked a bit shocking.

Ji An felt around the wound very experiencedly and said, "No bones are hurt, just some superficial injuries. Just disinfect it and don't touch it with cold water for the time being. If you're worried, Xu Nian, you go first. We'll take Guan Xia to the hospital and then we'll go over."

Xu Nian looked down at Guan Xia again, and after a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay."

The group that had just gathered together split into two groups. Guan Xia watched Xu Nian and the others pick up the scattered evidence on the ground and escort Yuan Yue to the car. Only then did he have time to ask, "What happened just now?"

Pang Le bent down and picked up Guan Xia, and recounted what had just happened while walking towards the parking lot.

Guan Xia then realized that when she fell, Yuan Yue took out a dagger from his pocket and stabbed her, but she fell so suddenly that the first attack missed. So he wanted to stab her a second time, but that time was enough for Pang Le and Ji An to react. Pang Le was closer, so when Yuan Yue was about to bend down to attack Guan Xia, she grabbed her wrist and knocked the dagger away. Then she threw her over her shoulder and pinned her to the ground. She was then controlled by Wang Yu and Jiang Yingyao who came over.

After describing what happened, Pang Le couldn't help but say, "I told you before, if I meet her, with my skills, I will definitely pin her to the ground in one encounter."

Pang Le's description was lighthearted, and even the process of her subduing Yuan Yue was indeed easy, but no matter what, she saved Guan Xia's life, so Guan Xia said sincerely: "Thank you, Pang Le, if it weren't for..."

Before Guan Xia could finish her words, Pang Le interrupted her, "Why should we thank each other? Actually, I was also confused at that time. If you hadn't happened to fall, it's hard to say what would have happened. If you really want to thank me, you should thank yourself first. Your fall saved your life."

What happened before was so sudden that Guan Xia's head was in a mess. Now that she has calmed down, she realizes that everything was indeed too coincidental.

Ji An was clearly walking in front of her, and their pace was almost the same. If there really was a lifted tile, even if Ji An didn't kick it like she did, as long as she noticed it, she would definitely remind her according to her habit.

After ruling out possible external factors, Guan Xia's first reaction was the halo. Thinking of the last time someone hid in her house, who originally wanted to attack her but suddenly changed his mind, Guan Xia realized that the halo had saved her again. However, perhaps Yuan Yue's murderous intent towards her was too strong, so she was injured this time. Fortunately, the halo was recharged tonight, otherwise it would be hard to say what exactly happened.

Guan Xia once again realized the importance of halo and quickly thought about it in his mind.

After this incident, the halo that had just been recharged was probably exhausted again, but fortunately Yuan Yue has been arrested, so it seems that it won’t take long for the halo to be recharged.

Sure enough, just as Ji An drove them to the hospital and Guan Xia hadn't gotten out of the car yet, the system interface popped up with the settlement news.

With the protection of the halo again, Guan Xia's uneasy heart that had been with her all the way was finally at ease.

After entering the emergency room, the doctor only took a few glances and made the same judgment as Ji An. He simply disinfected and applied medicine to her wound without bandaging it. He only asked her to pay attention to diet and avoid touching cold water, and to disinfect and change the dressing regularly, and then let them go.

Pang Le was worried and asked, "The wound is quite large. If it's not bandaged, it will be easy for dust to get in, right?"

The doctor called the next number and said without looking up, "The weather is too hot. Bandaging it will only slow down the healing process. Her wound isn't deep, it's just superficial. Don't worry."

Only then did Pang Le feel relieved and helped Guan Xia out.

Pang Le originally wanted to carry her out, but Guan Xia didn't let him. It wasn't because she was thin-skinned, but because she had adapted to it for a while and didn't feel as painful anymore.

After leaving the hospital, the three of them went straight to the Fengshan District Branch where Xu Nian was. Ji An had called in advance, so when they parked the car in the parking lot, they looked up and saw Xu Nian walking towards them.

After getting out of the car, Guan Xia was about to ask about the situation, but Xu Nian spoke up faster and asked, "How is it? What did the doctor say?"

As Xu Nian asked, he lowered his head to observe the wounds on Guan Xia's limbs.

Because Fu'an City was too hot, Guan Xia changed into shorts after arriving at the hotel, so the friction injuries after falling at night were particularly serious.

Guan Xia lifted both arms to show Xu Nian, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, these are just superficial injuries. The doctor disinfected and applied medicine and let us go. As long as you avoid eating too much and don't touch cold water, you'll heal quickly. It's not as serious as your last injury."

As she said this, Guan Xia also looked up to observe Xu Nian's wound. Xu Nian was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head slightly and moved the hair near the wound aside a little to let her see more clearly.

Because the street lights in the police station yard were a bit far from the parking lot and the light was a bit dim, Guan Xia had to get closer to see clearly. Compared with the last time he observed it, it had obviously healed a bit. There was some redness and swelling near the scab last time, but this time the redness and swelling had subsided a lot. I think it will be almost healed in another week.

After looking at the wound on the forehead, Guan Xia went to look at the scratches on Xu Nian's face and found that they were basically healed. Only the newly grown skin was a little different in color from the surrounding skin, but it was really not noticeable unless you looked closely.

"Almost done," Guan Xia said with a smile after reading it. Just as she was about to continue, she met Xu Nian's eyes and found that Xu Nian was looking at her intently. Guan Xia suddenly realized that they were a little close, and the next words were stuck on her lips. Fortunately, the sound of Ji An locking the car broke the somewhat subtle atmosphere. Guan Xia took a step back without leaving a trace, and then continued her unfinished words, "But you still have to be careful not to let the wound on your forehead get wet."

Xu Nian put down his hand that was stroking his hair, stood up straight, said hello, paused for a few seconds and added, "You too."

After saying this, Xu Nian turned around and led them towards the office building. Guan Xia was about to take a step when Pang Le came up to her side. Perhaps out of concern for her injury, he didn't put his arm around her shoulders as usual. Instead, he leaned closer and whispered, "Do you suddenly think that Xu Nian is quite handsome?"

Sure enough, she started to act out of character again. Guan Xia felt helpless and was about to glare at her, but Pang Le turned his face away with a smile as if he had expected it, as if he suddenly realized that the trees nearby looked particularly special.

After a few seconds, she realized that Guan Xia was too lazy to argue with her, so she turned her head back. Her expression changed and she said seriously, "To be honest, I've been thinking about it all the time, but I still can't figure out why Yuan Yue has set her sights on you. Could it be that she saw from the temporary gathering point this afternoon that you are the core of the three of us?"

Guan Xia also had this guess, but after thinking for a few seconds, she shook her head. "I initially speculated the same, but after careful reflection, I still think it's unlikely. Compared to me, Sister Ji is very professional and experienced. More importantly, it was Sister Ji who first spotted Sha Junhao when we were watching the surveillance video."

Pang Le touched his chin and said, "That's what she said, but after all, Yuan Yue has installed the cameras for a long time, and she has known Sister Ji for a long time. Given her caution, she must have a certain understanding of Sister Ji. I put myself in her shoes and think that the case has been going on for almost two years. If Sister Ji could solve it, she would have solved it long ago. It's only now that there has been such a big progress in the case. We are strangers, so she will definitely focus on unfamiliar faces."

"Then there's you," Guan Xia said, "You and I are both strangers, but according to your previous description, she came straight towards me."

"Maybe he's picking on the weak?" Pang Le's mind was in a mess as he analyzed the situation. He gave up and said, "Who knows? Anyway, he's been caught. We'll know the reason why he targeted you after asking him."