Chapter 384 Suspicion

As he spoke, he made a hand chop gesture, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Bai Zhuwei nodded absentmindedly after hearing this, but she was still very worried.

They were worried that their attempt to frame someone would be exposed, but they were also worried that if the old man was rescued in time, he would reveal the truth.

While they were feeling uneasy on one side, the situation on the other side was also extremely dire.

The servants rushed in upon hearing the news and saw Si Jiliang crouching frantically beside the old man, calling for help from outside.

He hadn't expected to see such a scene as soon as he entered, but there was no one around. The only possibility was that the old man had slipped and fallen, but the servants beside him were looking at him warily.

Because Si Jiliang had always been a special figure in the old house, no one dared to step forward for a while.

"What are you standing there for! Call the family doctor!" Si Jiliang frowned and said coldly.

Upon hearing this, the maids exchanged glances, and finally one of them mustered up the courage to step forward and say, "I have already called an ambulance."

The butler rushed over upon hearing the news. Seeing the blood all over the ground, he immediately panicked and asked, "How could this happen?"

The old man was bleeding from the head, and to avoid causing further harm by moving him, no one dared to move him without permission.

"When I came..."

Just as Si Jiliang was about to respond, a servant beside him spoke up, saying, "It was Mr. Si who pushed the master down!"

Upon hearing this, Si Jiliang's brows furrowed suddenly, and he looked surprised.

Upon hearing this, the butler's face was filled with shock, and he asked in a cold voice, "What do you mean!"

The maid repeated what someone had told him earlier, and the butler's eyes suddenly narrowed, his gaze towards Si Jiliang filled with coldness.

After all, just a few days ago, the two had a huge argument in the study, which was quite intense and witnessed by everyone in the old house.

This happened today, and he was the only person present, which inevitably aroused suspicion.

The butler's expression hardened, and he was about to question Si Jiliang sternly when, before Si Jiliang could explain, the sound of an ambulance suddenly rang out from outside the door.

The group hurriedly welcomed the doctor in, completely disregarding Si Jiliang's presence.

Just before getting into the car, the butler gave Si Jiliang a meaningful look, his eyes darkening slightly, and said in a cold voice, "You'd better give a reasonable explanation!"

Having said that, he turned and left. Si Jiliang, caught in the misunderstanding, was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly drove off to follow him.

At the same time, Si Yanxiao was discussing the next steps with Jiang Ran when his phone suddenly rang. Si Yanxiao looked down and saw the caller ID. A look of surprise flashed across his face before he swiped to answer.

The butler's panicked voice came from the other side. There were many people in the car, but he didn't say everything, only briefly mentioning the accident.

Upon hearing this, Si Yanxiao frowned suddenly. After asking for the address, he hung up the phone.

Seeing his displeasure, Jiang Ran didn't have time to ask anything before he said coldly, "Father is in trouble!"

A look of shock flashed across Jiang Ran's face. Before she could explain, the two of them drove quickly to the hospital.

Outside the emergency room, the butler and Si Jiliang stood on either side, their eyes slightly cold, and an awkward atmosphere immediately descended upon them.

Before long, Si Yanxiao and Jiang Ran arrived in a hurry. The butler pulled Si Yanxiao aside and briefly explained what had happened to him.

Before he could finish speaking, Si Yanxiao strode up to Si Jiliang, grabbed him by the collar, and punched him in the face. His expression was icy as he coldly questioned, "What exactly do you want?"

Seeing the two suddenly on the verge of fighting, Jiang Ran quickly stepped forward to break them up: "What are you doing?"

Seeing Jiang Ran blocking his way, Si Yanxiao's eyes darkened. He looked down at Si Jiliang and said coldly, "Ask him what he did!"

"If anything happens to the old man, I will absolutely not let you off the hook!"

Their words were full of threats, and Jiang Ran listened from the side, feeling confused and uncertain, her gaze sweeping over the two of them.

Si Jiliang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes cold and detached, seemingly ignoring Si Yanxiao's warning, and replied in a cold voice, "It wasn't me."

"When I arrived at the old house, I heard a noise and rushed over, but the old man had already fallen down from upstairs."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran vaguely guessed the point of their argument. Her eyes flickered slightly, but her heart was filled with doubt.

Seeing that someone was glancing at him, Si Yanxiao suppressed his emotions and looked coldly at Si Jiliang, saying sarcastically, "I will naturally investigate the truth!"

After all, what the butler is saying is only the servant's side of the story. As for the other aspects, we need to investigate before we can convict him.

But whenever he thought that this matter might be related to him, Si Yanxiao's eyes were filled with hostility.

Seeing that the two had calmed down for the time being, Jiang Ran pulled Si Yanxiao to the corner and asked in a deep voice, "What exactly happened?"

Si Yanxiao briefly explained the situation, and Jiang Ran instantly understood. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and seeing that his anger had not subsided, she suddenly asked, "Do you think he did this?"

"Who else could it be?" Si Yanxiao frowned and replied coldly, "The evidence is conclusive. He was the only one with them, and there are eyewitnesses!"

"Eyewitness?" Jiang Ran hesitated for a moment, then looked at the butler beside her and asked softly, "Uncle Chen, where is the eyewitness?"

The butler looked surprised and replied truthfully, "The situation was urgent at the time, and we didn't ask clearly. The servants just claimed that someone went out and saw it with their own eyes."

"So you mean no witnesses have been found?" Jiang Ran seized on the key point in the question and asked in a deep voice.

"Hmm." The butler nodded slightly.

Jiang Ran nodded slightly, then said, "The key point now is whether Si Jiliang actually laid a hand on the old man."

"Uncle Chen, you should go back to the old house to investigate first. We'll keep watch here."

The butler glanced back at the emergency room, hesitated for a moment, but still replied in a low voice, "Okay."

Then he turned and left.

After seeing that Jiang Ran had made the arrangements, Si Yanxiao's gaze darkened slightly, and he instantly understood. He asked in a low voice, "You don't think it's him?"

Jiang Ran nodded slightly, then glanced at Si Jiliang and saw that his eyes were lowered and his face was full of worry.

They completely ignored what was happening on their side and showed no sign of feeling guilty.

He then slowly began to speak, "Have you ever seen someone commit a crime so openly in their own home, and even leave witnesses behind?"

"I don't believe he could do something so stupid."

Upon hearing this, Si Yanxiao's eyes narrowed slightly. He knew that Si Jiliang had been able to hold his own against him several times, so he would not make such a basic mistake.

"But now all the evidence points to him, and she..."

"When Ah Chen disappeared before, the evidence didn't point to Bai Zhuwei, so who could have imagined that she was the mastermind?"

"Furthermore..."

As Jiang Ran spoke, she paused slightly, looked up at Si Yanxiao with a serious expression, and then continued, "Si Jiliang's feelings for the old man... are far from being as cold-hearted as they seem."

Logically, she shouldn't have said these things to him, but as someone who knew the whole story, she knew that the old man and Si Jiliang had been at odds but had secretly cared for each other.

To put it bluntly, it's nothing more than a deep father-son bond, yet both are constrained by considerations of face.

"You know about the old man's health condition before, right?" Jiang Ran suddenly asked, changing the subject.

"Hmm." Si Yanxiao nodded slightly. The old man had been coughing for a long time, and he thought it was a lung infection. However, the hospital examination could not find the cause. In the end, it was Jiang Ran who treated him.

Jiang Ran then gave a brief account of his meeting with Si Jiliang to get medicine, as well as various examples of how he was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, his words full of concern for the old man.

Si Yanxiao listened to her words, his gaze lowered, his expression unreadable.

Jiang Ran pursed her lips slightly, leaving her with nothing more to say; he was sure Jiang Ran would understand her unspoken meaning without her needing to elaborate further.

Just then, the emergency room door suddenly opened, and the doctor slowly walked out. Seeing this, the group rushed to greet him. Si Jiliang frowned, his face full of worry, and asked repeatedly, "How is he?"

The doctor looked troubled and said in a low voice, "The patient suffered a severe head injury. Fortunately, he was brought to the hospital in time. However, there is now a blood clot in his brain. Given the patient's advanced age, we can only provide conservative treatment."

"I'm worried that the patient's physical condition might not be able to withstand the surgery."

"After all, ensuring the patient's safety is the top priority right now. We will consider the next step of treatment once the patient's condition stabilizes."