Chapter 257 Price



When the car landed, Shi Shangbai glanced at Zhu Jin and realized that he had chosen the most inappropriate time to express his feelings. Looking at Zhu Jin's profile, he felt sad. He had been holding it in for so many years, and finally chose such a time.

Shi Shangbai parked the car in front of his house, opened the door, and looked at Zhu Jin who was coming down. "Shi Wei is at home. You should stay at home with him. Don't go out in the morning. There are other doctors to rescue you. Let Shi Wei accompany you to class in the afternoon."

Zhu Jin was a little hesitant; she wanted to go over and take a look.

"Don't go. The explosion was done by Song Xi, the man you rescued before. He made a video of himself and the building's surveillance system company also provided video evidence. You won't be able to get good medical treatment if you go. A rough estimate is that more than a thousand people were killed on the spot." On the way back, this information came out, and Ishigami Bai also got the news first.

"Song Xi?" Zhu Jin looked at Shi Shangbai in surprise.

"Yes, it was him. This matter will not be resolved for half a month or a month. The accident was too serious. Many people died and many were injured." Ishigami Bai nodded. "If someone says something unpleasant to you in the next few days, just ignore it."

"Isn't it nice?" Zhu Jin's mind was full of Song Xi. Although they had only met a few times, she was still deeply impressed by Song Xi.

"Most people will go after Zhang Qi, but don't take it to heart if the victim's family loses their minds and targets you." Zhu Jin will think a lot when he hears the news and will be shocked, but he won't think too much or too far. Zhu Jin couldn't think of it, but Shi Shangbai couldn't help thinking about it.

Once people become desperate and crazy, they will lose all their rationality. They will hate everyone related to them without distinguishing right from wrong, and even hate Zhu Jin who saved Song Xi.

Zhu Jin listened to Shi Shangbai's words, and his dazed expression finally returned to normal. He stared at Shi Shangbai and repeated, "Are you targeting me?"

After repeating it, I understood it. Yes, isn’t it? Sometimes when you save someone, you may not necessarily be thanked.

"Don't take it too seriously. I'm just worried about what might happen. But it's certain that reporters will look for you. Bring guards with you when you go out. Let Shi Wei go with you. He's smart. If you don't want to deal with reporters, just ignore them. No one will dare to say anything to you." Shi Shangbai knew that what he said was not nice to hear, but he didn't know how long he would be busy once he went out. He couldn't contact Zhu Jin at any time. If Zhu Jin suddenly heard the accusation and such a theory, he would definitely be shocked.

Instead of making her feel uncomfortable at that time, it is better to give her a shot of vaccination first.

He didn't dare to be careless with the family members who were out of control.

This is Zhu Jin. If it were an ordinary doctor, who knows what kind of attack he would suffer, and his life might not be guaranteed.

"Okay." Zhu Jin took a deep breath and nodded, then frowned and asked, "You just said it was for Zhang Qi, but is Zhang Qi not dead?"

Song Xi went after Zhang Qi, and the others were just implicated and died because of her. If Zhang Qi hadn't died and was still alive... that would be... that would be...

"She didn't die. Miraculously she got out of the building before the explosion. Her colleagues who escaped with her have taken her back." Ishigami Bai shook his head and couldn't help but sigh that Zhu Jin never had a truly peaceful day.

Zhu Jin was speechless for a moment. He shook his head but couldn't help but say, "In the end, it still turned out like this. Everything could have been avoided... More than a thousand lives, such a big accident, the fuse was just because of one person's ambition."

"Many things are like this. Many tragedies are caused by a single thought. There is nothing we can do about it. You don't need to worry about it. At this point, even if you don't care, there are still countless people who will." Shi Shangbai raised his hand to swat the paper scraps on Zhu Jin's shoulder. He couldn't help but press her shoulder. "Go and have a rest. Don't go to your father's place after today. Don't worry."

"Okay." Zhu Jin nodded, thought for a moment, took out the handkerchief he had taken with him when he went out in the morning and had not used it yet, and handed it to Shi Shangbai, "Wipe your face, and pat your clothes, too, or change into a new set of clothes before going?" Zhu Jin hadn't noticed it before, but only then did he notice that there was dust on Shi Shangbai's face, and his clothes and pants were also covered in dust.

It was got on him when he jumped off the speeding car and fell to the ground.

"Oh, oh, okay, no need to change." Shi Shangbai looked at the handkerchief in Zhu Jin's hand, his eyes flashed, and he agreed and took it quickly, but he didn't wipe his face. He just held it in his hand, wiped his face randomly with the other hand, and put it carelessly in his chest pocket, then took two steps back and bent down to brush off the dust on his body.

He talked to Zhu Jin like this for such a long time...

"Come in quickly." Shi Shangbai dusted himself off, opened the door and motioned Zhu Jin to go in quickly, then looked at Shi Wei who came out of the house and said, "Take good care of your aunt."

"Got it." Shi Wei agreed, came down, held Zhu Jin's hand and walked inside, "Let's go, Auntie."

Shi Shangbai watched Shi Wei holding Zhu Jin's hand naturally, felt an inappropriate sadness, then turned around and walked out the door.

In this era, news spread almost in seconds. Shi Wei already knew about the explosion. He had just talked to Zhu Jin for a few words when Zhu Jin's aunt came to the house and brought clean clothes to Zhu Jin.

"Mr. Shi just went home and asked me to pack it for you." Auntie explained and handed it to Zhu Jin, then sighed, "Fortunately, Miss is fine. How did she happen to be not far from the explosion site? It was so scary. Fortunately, nothing happened."

"Nothing will happen to me." Shi Wei took over the conversation and nodded vigorously.

"I can go back and change myself. It's just across the street." Zhu Jin's clothes were indeed not clean, but at such a close distance, what kind of clothes should he be given? Zhu Jin didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Don't go back now that everything is delivered, Auntie. The guest room in my house has basically never been occupied. You can just go there and change." Shi Wei directly pulled Zhu Jin to the guest room, and turned back and winked at Zhu Jin on the way, "Don't worry, I won't peek."

"You're becoming more and more disrespectful." Zhu Jin laughed.

Shi Wei stopped, raised his hand to compare his height to Zhu Jin and raised his eyebrows. The meaning in his eyes was self-evident, and Zhu Jin finally couldn't help but rolled his eyes. Shi Wei laughed, pushed Zhu Jin into the room and closed the door.

"Auntie, come and see the news." Zhu Jin's clothes were taken away by her aunt and taken home. As soon as Zhu Jin came out, she heard Shi Wei's greeting.

Shi Shangbai stuffed Zhu Jin into his home, not only because Shi Wei was smart, but also because with Shi Wei's company, Zhu Jin could think less. Shi Wei and Zhu Jin are now very familiar with each other. Shi Wei has never thought of not watching the news or hiding it. He just stays by Zhu Jin's side and accompanies her to pay attention to the news.

Zhu Jin walked over and looked at the news in silence.

The explosion site, Zhang Qi, Song Xi, everything was brought up. Song Xi's self-narration video was broadcast by major media and could be seen everywhere. Even Song's mother's posthumous photo was half-released, along with the incomplete bodies of the explosion victims and the people around the building who were seriously injured. They all filled the screen and were unbearable to watch.

Zhang Qi, who was highlighted in the news, was at the scene of the explosion. He was surrounded by victims' families and reporters who had rushed to the scene after hearing the news. His face was pale, like a boat that had lost its direction in the ocean, and he didn't know when it would be overturned and swallowed by the sea.

Zhu Jin and Shi Wei also saw Helian Zhen's figure in the camera. Zhu Jin was taken back by Shi Shangbai, but Helian Zhen walked forward directly. Zhu Jin was not surprised to see her. How could Helian Zhen let go of such an opportunity to perform?

In the afternoon, Zhu Jin and Shi Wei went to the school. As expected, there were countless reporters guarding the school gate. There was a commotion at the school gate. The students who were at the scene when Song Xi faked his death gathered inside and outside the gate, watching the reporters and discussing in groups of three or four.

Shi Wei and Zhu Jin couldn't help but shook their heads when they saw this situation while sitting in the flying car.

Reporters were not allowed to enter the school. Zhu Jin did not have to pass through the school gate to enter the school. I didn’t know what the reporters were thinking, but they always waited at the school gate whenever something happened.

Zhu Jin did not meet with reporters for several days afterwards.

Because whether it was about Zhang Qi, Song Xi or the bombing, she didn't know what to say, she had nothing to say.

Daily life goes on as usual, except for an additional trip to visit Sumu.

Zhu Jin had not made a public appearance, which led to the fact that, as Shi Shangbai had expected, some emotionally broken family members not only scolded Zhang Qi, the reporters and the media, but also blamed her in their words. The words were not excessive, but the meaning of blaming her for saving Song Xi and letting Song Xi blow up the building was still very clear.

When Zhu Jin heard such remarks for the first time, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and accepted it.

Zhu Jin did not respond to such remarks, but many other students in Zhu Jin's school could not accept such remarks. They felt that Song Xi and Zhu Jin could not be blamed for the whole incident. They believed that Zhang Qi was the culprit and that the news reports were full of lies and speciousness.

They launched a crusade, with many allies, and found out many things that had happened. More than 20 days after Songxi's mother passed away, they finally launched a real in-depth discussion and reflection on journalists, the media, and online news reporting. Even the government got involved and issued some policies and regulations.

The bombing case triggered a lot of reflection, discussion and review. Zhang Qi was no longer as lucky as before and became the real target of public criticism. He survived for a few days, but before the much-rumored legal responsibility investigation could take place, he died.

The investigation results said that she committed suicide because she couldn't bear the pressure, but no one can guarantee that she really committed suicide.

She had gone through countless things in her life, and in her last moments, after enduring days worse than death, she finally left this world.

Zhang Qi's death has only made the explosion case more popular. Helian Zhen, who appeared at the explosion scene from the very beginning, has been very active. Zhu Jin has no interest in her and does not want to pay attention to the explosion case anymore, so he does not care.

Unlike Zhu Jin, Shi Shangbai, who had to pay attention to the explosion case even though he didn't want to, found it irritating because, taking advantage of the chaos, Helian Zhen started to make small moves again.

Ishigami Kashiwa felt that he couldn't delay any longer.

For someone like Helian Zhen, the only way is to drive her to the bottom without any chance of recovery.


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