Chapter 154 Trauma
The flames spread rapidly along the gasoline on the ground, like a greedy red snake, twisting and madly rushing towards the two people, spitting out red tongue on the ground.
Gu Ningli let out a desperate and frightened sound. She tried to stagger up from the ground and staggered towards Gu Ningwei.
The scorching air waves rolled in, and the air was filled with a pungent burnt smell. Gu Ningwei's skin was roasted hot, and the sweat beads on his forehead were evaporated by the high temperature as soon as they slid down.
He gritted his teeth, his wrists rubbed bloody from the rough rope, but he ignored the pain and rubbed them repeatedly against the sharp corners of the metal chair. The rope fibers broke one by one, making a subtle "pop" sound.
"Ali." Gu Ningwei roared, his voice trembling, "Come here, help me untie the rope."
Gu Ningli stumbled and crawled in front of Gu Ningwei, squatted down, turned her back, and used her bound hands to rub and pull the rope for Gu Ningwei.
Her face was covered in tears and only miserable whimpering sounds could come out of her throat.
The sharp edges of the metal chair rubbed against Gu Ningwei's wrist, leaving blood stains. Gu Ningwei's eyes were blocked by the sweat dripping from his forehead.
"Ali, don't be afraid. Uncle Xie has already called the police and someone will come to rescue us soon." Gu Ningwei comforted her gently, but in his heart he cursed Secretary Xie and others a thousand times.
Damn it, I've been stalling for time, waiting for you to come and rescue me, why are you all so slow?
Seeing the fire approaching, Gu Ningwei suddenly slammed his body into the coffee table. The heavy wooden coffee table fell over and hit the path of the flowing gasoline, instantly blocking the path of the flames.
The flames were suppressed, licking the edge of the coffee table unwillingly, black smoke billowing, and sparks flying.
Gu Ningwei seized the opportunity to speed up his movements, tensing his arm muscles and twisting his wrists flexibly. The rope finally broke under the constant friction. He pulled his hands away abruptly, not even taking a breath, quickly untied the restraints on his ankles, and staggered to his feet.
He tore off the rope on Gu Ningli's hand, pulled open the tape sealing her mouth, dragged her hand, and rushed towards the stairs.
The flames were still raging, burning underfoot. The air was scorching hot. The wood of the coffee table was charred, emitting a pungent smell and thick smoke.
"Cover your nose and mouth." Gu Ningwei ordered. He dragged Gu Ningli with one hand, covered her mouth and nose with the other hand, and rushed down the stairs with all his strength.
The wailing of sirens finally pierced the silence of the night.
Red and blue police lights were flashing on the roofs of the cars. Several police cars stopped at the entrance of the wall. Policemen wearing special police uniforms quickly got out of the cars, rushed into the factory area, and headed straight for the burning factory building.
Captain Wei held the intercom and gave the order: "Send me an ambulance and fire truck immediately, quickly, immediately."
Xie Ming stood by the road, pointing at the cars starting up not far away, and yelled to the police, "Stop them! They're arsonists."
"You guys go over and stop them..." Captain Wei ordered.
Two police cars roared towards the vehicles, and the officers inside issued instructions through the loudspeakers: "We are the police. Cars ahead, we order you to stop immediately and submit to inspection."
The car in front ignored it, stepped on the accelerator, and sped towards the end of the road.
The police car roared and chased after them, its tires rubbing against the ground, making a sharp sound.
Gu Ningwei dragged Gu Ningli downstairs, and thick smoke followed behind them, surging towards them.
Gu Ninglifa was choked to the point of tears streaming down her face, and a hoarse cough came from her throat: "Brother, I can't do it anymore... I can't run anymore..."
"Hold it and don't talk." Gu Ningwei ordered in a low voice, pulling her to run with all his strength.
Gu Ningli staggered and was about to fall, but was dragged up by Gu Ningwei and continued to run forward.
The fire spread upstairs, the coffee table and sofa were crackling in the fire, and flames spewed out from the windowless black hole, burning half of the sky red.
The flames suddenly shot up, the door frames and buildings were burning with crackling sounds, and wood and bamboo cement blocks covered with flames kept rolling down the stairs.
Behind them came the sound of a load-bearing wall collapsing, and a scorching air wave pushed their bodies.
Gu Ningwei took a deep breath, pulled Gu Ningli and jumped directly from the second-floor window.
Flames blazed up, and an order came from the intercom: "Get the people out quickly, and retreat as fast as you can..."
The special police officers present hesitated and took a few steps back, then rushed over again, picked up the two people on the ground, and turned around to retreat.
Finally, the flames rose out of the building like a giant dragon, spitting out its tongue. Red light shot up into the sky, black smoke covered the moon, and the sky was burned red.
The calls of the fire trucks gradually approached.
Xie Ming, who was standing on the side of the road, looked up at the sky filled with thick smoke, instinctively raised his mobile phone, and took a picture with a click.
Gu Ningwei opened his eyes and tried to move his stiff body.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he moved, several wounds on his body were affected. The pain made him grin and hiss.
"Are you awake?" Han immediately turned around, rushed to the bed, and asked nervously, "How is it?"
Gu Ningwei looked up at the surroundings. There were white blinds, a white medical bed, and several large bags of medicine hanging on metal hooks. There was an IV in his wrist and he was receiving an IV drip.
"Am I in the hospital?" he asked, his voice hoarse and dry.
"Well, you were in a coma for three days and three nights, and scared everyone to death." Han muttered and complained, trying hard to hold back the tears in his eyes.
"Oh, is it that serious?" Gu Ningwei frowned and looked at the ceiling, trying to recall the scene at that time. His head was dizzy and his memory was fuzzy, and he could hardly remember it.
"Isn't it serious? Do you know how many injuries you have?" Han glared at him. "Broken ribs, a broken clavicle, a broken leg, a few small fractures in the lumbar vertebrae, a concussion... In addition, there are burns on the skin..."
As Han spoke, tears welled up in his dark eyes, "You almost gave me a heart attack."
Seeing her like this, Gu Ningwei wanted to raise his hand to wipe away the tears on her face, but his shoulders had no strength at all. He could only continue to stare at Han Que's face with a hint of a smile on his lips, "It's okay, just take care of it. As long as it doesn't affect my service to you in the future, that's fine."
Han frowned and glared at him, scolding him: "You are in this state, and you still have the mood to tell jokes."
Gu Ningwei blinked his eyes. "I'm not joking. I'm telling the truth. These fractures will heal over time. They're not a big deal."
After thinking for a moment, he said to himself, "You can't do anything right now, so I'm not at a disadvantage."
"Oh, you really are..." Han choked and shook his head, speechless.
Gu Ningwei looked at the dark circles under her eyes and her haggard face, frowned and asked, "Have you been here these past few days?"
Han nodded and said, "Secretary Xie said he could send someone to look after you, but I'm worried and I think it would be better if I was there."
Gu Ningwei nodded and said, "Well, that's hard work for you." After thinking for a moment, he added, "It's hard work for our baby too."
Han sighed and was about to cry again, "Why do we have to suffer so much? You are the one who..." She choked and didn't continue.
Late that night, Secretary Xie called her and told her to go to the hospital.
When Han arrived at the hospital, Gu Ningwei and Gu Ningli had already been sent to the ICU for emergency treatment.
Secretary Xie briefly and concisely described the situation at the scene, but Han was so frightened that he almost fainted.
Secretary Xie was too busy to take care of her, so it was thanks to Xie Ming that he was there to take care of her.
Han learned what had happened from Xie Ming.
"Secretary Xie is really getting old and confused." Gu Ningwei frowned unhappily and muttered, "He knew you were pregnant, but he still tried to scare you."
"He's not trying to scare me, he's going to be scared to death himself." Han said, "You really are..."
She wanted to complain, but she didn't dare. Looking at Gu Ningwei's body covered with wounds, gauze wrapped around his arms, and a fixed brace on his legs, she felt so distressed.
Gu Ningwei smiled broadly, "It's okay, I'm a very lucky person."
He motioned for Han to come closer, and he pushed himself up, raised his head, kissed her on the cheek, and said softly, "Actually, I'm most worried about you."
Han was about to say something when he heard a few light knocks on the door.
The ward door was pushed open from the outside and someone came in.
Han immediately blushed and stepped aside.
Secretary Xie walked in with two police officers. Seeing that Gu Ningwei was awake, he breathed a sigh of relief. After calming himself down, he said to Gu Ningwei, "They want to understand what happened and take a statement. Can you do it?"
Gu Ningwei nodded, motioned for Han Que to help him raise the bed a little higher, half leaned against the headboard, and said to the police, "You can ask."
The police were also very cooperative. They knew that their superiors were already aware of the situation and that their visit was just a routine procedure, following the procedure to inquire about what happened.
Gu Ningwei has always been calm and rational, and he quickly cooperated with the investigation.
His explanation was that his cousin Gu Ningli was kidnapped and taken to the factory under the He family, which was the abandoned factory building that had not been demolished. He learned the address through a friend, rushed over to rescue her, and had a conflict with the kidnappers.
"Since you knew the kidnapper's address, why didn't you call the police immediately? Instead, you went there yourself. Don't you know the danger?"
The policeman, who didn't know the whole story, finally asked.
Gu Ningwei thought for a moment and said, "I've already had the Chengguang Group's board secretary make a special report to the relevant leaders of the Municipal Bureau. Because my cousin and I are both shareholders of a listed company, we can't be sure whether this news will have an impact on the company, so I can only go there myself."
The police nodded and recorded it.
Since they had already made a direct report, they didn't want to waste too much time, so after asking a few more questions, the police stood up and said goodbye.
Secretary Xie left with them. Before leaving, he thought for a moment and whispered to Han Que at the door, "I'm sorry to bother you during this time. It's best not to leave his side."
Han nodded, his eyes red.
Secretary Xie glanced at her and said, "I'll arrange a better suite for you two to stay in. It will be more convenient."
Han blushed slightly and nodded.
"How's Ali?" Gu Ningwei asked Secretary Xie on the bed.
"She was seriously injured." Secretary Xie sighed. "She was in a coma for several days and kept talking nonsense. After she woke up, she just cried and didn't say anything..."
Gu Ningwei knew she was traumatized and said to Secretary Xie, "Have the hospital arrange for a psychiatrist to provide post-traumatic psychological counseling."
Secretary Xie was stunned for a moment, then he understood and stood there, not knowing what to say.
Gu Ningwei glanced at him and added, "It didn't work."
Secretary Xie breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "I'll arrange it right away."
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