Chapter 142
Xiao Peiyin had just coaxed Gu Cunxi to sleep and tucked in the quilt for her when the nurse came to change the nutrient solution. As soon as she left, Cheng Sheng came, carrying a computer bag and breathing lightly, as if he was in a hurry.
Xiao Peiyin went over, took the computer, lowered the volume, deliberately lowered the volume, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry to trouble you again."
Cheng Sheng pouted when he heard it: "Stop it, you're still being polite to me..."
Xiao Peiyin was silent. Seeing her state, Cheng Sheng suddenly felt reluctant to let her watch the video. Although she didn't know what the scene was like, she could imagine it. She didn't know if she could bear it. Cheng Sheng wanted to persuade her, but he held his mouth back. It was too late to say anything. He had given her the video and the computer, so she would definitely watch it.
Cheng Sheng took a deep breath, sighed, and said only: "If you can't bear it, don't force yourself!" Xiao Peiyin understood what she meant, nodded with a smile, watched Cheng Sheng leave, and then returned to the ward.
Gu Cunxi was sleeping soundly. Xiao Peiyin sat beside her bed for a while, his fingers gently brushing the scar on her right hand. After thinking for a long time, he took out the USB flash drive from his pocket, walked out of the ward with his computer, found a corridor with few people, sat on the floor, turned on the computer, and inserted the USB flash drive.
A pop-up window popped up in the lower right corner, and she moved the cursor with trembling hands and clicked it.
The moment the video was opened, cold sweat oozed from my palms
There was nothing in the first minute and thirty seconds until Gu Cunxi appeared in the video. She suddenly pressed the pause button, covered her chest and took a deep breath for a few seconds, then pressed the play button again.
In the video, she was hurriedly making calls. Xiao Peiyin checked the time and remembered that she had deliberately not answered her calls because she couldn't face what was happening...
Deep self-blame spreads in my heart
At two minutes and ten seconds, Gu Cunxi stopped and stood in front of the camera. The moment she turned around, a man rushed out with a baseball bat and rushed towards her. Gu Cunxi blocked the first attack with her right hand, and her phone fell to the ground. Then two more men rushed up, and the second attack hit her head directly. Xiao Peiyin covered her mouth and whimpered.
In the video, she was half-kneeling on the ground, with blood on her forehead dripping down her cheeks, and the man was still approaching.
Xiao Peiyin bit her lip tightly, forcing herself to continue watching. Every second was like a torture to her, like cutting flesh from her heart, hollowing out her heart bit by bit, with bloody holes flowing out.
At four minutes and eighteen seconds, Gu Cunxi was curled up on the ground, almost unconscious. The man did not make the next move. Five seconds later, another person appeared in the video. Just looking at the side profile, it was known to be Chen Feng. Xiao Peiyin suppressed her hatred, and her nails dug into the flesh, but she did not feel any pain. Chen Feng approached little by little, took a leisurely and complacent step, squatted beside Gu Cunxi, and said something unknown. The video was silent.
At four minutes and fifty-seven seconds, Chen Feng stood up and stepped back, lighting a cigarette. As if on command, the three men pulled him up from the ground. Gu Cunxi offered no resistance, his head hanging...
Xiao Peiyin knew what was going to happen next. She rubbed her eyes, wiped away her tears, covered her mouth, and dared not breathe. Tears slid down her eyes and flowed into her fingers.
At five minutes and forty-seven seconds, the man held his right hand while another man stood in front of her. Gu Cunxi raised her bloodied face and shook her head weakly. The next second, the man raised his baseball bat and forcefully placed it between her forearms...
It was visible to the naked eye that the location that was hit instantly folded down...
Xiao Peiyin covered her mouth tightly and clutched her chest fiercely, but she couldn't help but let out a low sob. Tears blurred her vision. She wiped them away, but they came back. In the video, Gu Cunxi bent her legs, her delicate features wrinkled in pain, and a man held her up and hit her repeatedly with a baseball bat in the same spot eight times.
Until the final blow, she could clearly see the broken bones piercing the skin...
The moment the man let go, Gu Cunxi collapsed to the ground, lifeless, his face bloodshot, his right hand broken and oozing with blood.
Xiao Peiyin clenched her right hand tightly, feeling a sharp pain, as if her hand had been broken at the same moment.
At 7 minutes and 32 seconds, Chen Feng finished smoking two cigarettes, walked to Gu Cunxi's side, and looked down at her.
Chen Feng's next move completely crushed Xiao Peiyin's will. She had never imagined Chen Feng could be so cruel, stepping hard on her broken right hand, crushing it repeatedly...
Xiao Peiyin slammed the computer shut, unable to bear to watch any longer. She would collapse if she watched it for another second. It was too cruel. All she could think of was her painful face and the blood on the ground. Her heart felt like something was about to explode. Xiao Peiyin curled up in the corner, clutching her chest desperately, and let out a low roar. Tears began to flow, drop by drop, wetting her cheeks.
She knew very well how badly Gu Cunxi had been injured four years ago, but seeing it all with her own eyes was too much for her to bear. It was too cruel, too painful...
From time to time, her suppressed whimpers could be heard in the silent corridor. People from the nurse station rushed over, not knowing what had happened, and stood in a circle around her.
The nurse tried to comfort him but to no avail. You looked at each other and whispered, "I don't know what's going on. This is..."
"Pull her up first," the head nurse came over, took a look and ordered. Xiao Peiyin couldn't hear the sounds around her, her eyes were empty, she only felt her body being helped up, took two steps, her legs became weak, and she bent down helplessly. The nurse was not careful and didn't pull her up in time, so she fell to her knees with a "thump", her face full of despair.
The head nurse was used to these scenes, so she sighed helplessly and told a few nurses to go back to work. After everyone around left, the head nurse squatted down and patted Xiao Peiyin's arched back, silently accompanying her.
She had an impression of this woman. Every time she came to the nurses' station, she was humble and polite, with gentle manners, making people feel like they were in spring breeze. Even when she was very busy, the woman did not impatiently urge them to change the dressings or check the body. She just waited quietly by the side, not putting pressure on others. Her every move was always so polite and measured.
"Have some water. You sound hoarse." The head nurse asked someone to bring a bottle of water and handed it to Xiao Peiyin. Xiao Peiyin took it sluggishly and said, "Thank you." She didn't drink it. She was silent for a few seconds. When her rationality returned a little, she turned around and said, "I'm sorry to bother you."
The head nurse was stunned. She didn't expect that she would apologize for disturbing others in such a broken state. Her politeness made people feel distressed.
"It's okay, it's not a bother, your voice is very soft." The head nurse helped her up, took two steps, and gestured to her: "Sit for a while, no matter how big the problem is, we can handle it."
Xiao Peiyin paused. Someone had said this to her four years ago, on the day they broke up...
She sat on the bench for a long time, thinking that Gu Cunxi was still in the ward. She was afraid that she would not see herself when she woke up. Xiao Peiyin forced herself to stay awake and returned to the ward with the computer. She deliberately did not turn on the lights, fearing that Gu Cunxi would wake up and see her red eyes.
It was past ten o'clock at night when Gu Cunxi woke up drowsily. Subconsciously, she looked for Xiao Peiyin first. Seeing her lying next to him, with her right hand tightly clasped, Gu Cunxi raised her lips slightly and hooked her finger. Xiao Peiyin immediately sat up and looked at her. She was silent for a few seconds before speaking: "Are you feeling better?"
The voice sounded hoarse. Gu Cunxi frowned, touched her cheek, and said softly: "Well, I can see you when I open my eyes, Xiao Peipei, I am so happy."
Xiao Peiyin's throat moved, but he remained silent.
Seeing her exhausted face and hoarse throat, Gu Cunxi blamed himself and felt distressed. He swallowed and pointed to the bed and said, "Water..." Xiao Peiyin immediately stood up and poured her a glass, handing it to her lips. Gu Cunxi refused to drink it, smiled and shook her head, saying, "I want you to drink it!"
Xiao Peiyin's eyes suddenly turned red. She tried her best to restrain herself from thinking about those things. She pretended to be calm, drank a sip obediently, and handed it to him. Gu Cunxi shook his head: "Drink more, you're already mute..."
After watching her drink a large glass of water, Gu Cunxi gave up and pulled her to sit on the bed. He looked up at the IV and said, "I don't know if it's because of the medicine, but I always feel drowsy. Have you eaten? Have you eaten well and rested? I feel like you have lost weight..."
After saying that, she reached out to touch her waist. Gu Cunxi immediately frowned and complained to her softly: "I knew you didn't eat well. Your waist has become thinner..."
Xiao Peiyin was speechless, afraid that she would burst into tears if she opened her mouth. She bit her lip tightly, tilted her head and chuckled softly, then grabbed the restless hand on her waist, placed it on her lips and gently kissed her fingertips.
Wet, hot and soft
The kiss made her breath stagnate. Gu Cunxi used a little strength to pull her into his arms. Xiao Peiyin was caught off guard. She reacted and was afraid of pressing on the wound. She struggled to get up, and the hand on her waist tightened a little.
Seeing that her struggle was ineffective, she finally spoke: "Cunxi, please stop making trouble. The wound hasn't healed yet and it will hurt."
"Hmm..." Gu Cunxi hummed coquettishly: "I want to hug you, I can't help it!"
Hot air blew in her ears, Xiao Peiyin indulged silently, supporting her with his left hand, trying not to put any pressure on her, letting Gu Cunxi hold him for a long time, his hand numb and his waist sore.
The body temperature gradually rose, and Xiao Peiyin looked at the heart rate monitor next to him.
108
110…
Remembering the doctor's advice to keep calm and not get too excited, Xiao Peiyin supported himself with his hands, patted her back and said soothingly, "Just lie down and wait for you to get better..."
"Wait until I'm better, how about that?" Gu Cunxi teased her with a wicked smile. He thought she would be shy as usual, but instead, he heard Xiao Peiyin's passionate response. "Wait until you're better, I'll do whatever you want!"
The instrument next to it made a beep.
Heart rate 118
The two smiled at each other
…
Early in the morning, Xiao Peiyin called Cheng Sheng while Gu Cunxi was still asleep, wanting her to help look after Cunxi for the day. Cheng Sheng was puzzled and asked tentatively, "Do you want to go home and get some clean clothes?"
Xiao Peiyin shook her head and said frankly, "There are some things I want to consult Jiang Rao about, so I..."
Cheng Sheng understood and guessed it. In fact, when she left the hospital yesterday, Jiang Rao told her that if Xiao Peiyin needed any help, she would be willing to help.
"Okay then, Sister Cunxi, don't worry. I will take good care of her. But if she wakes up and can't find you, how am I going to explain it?"
"First... don't tell her, I'll be back soon." Xiao Peiyin thought about it and decided to keep it secret. At this moment, she understood that Gu Cunxi's concealment of her heart at that time was also because he didn't want to make the other party worry.
After leaving the hospital, Xiao Peiyin went directly to Jiang Rao's law firm. As expected, someone came to greet her as soon as she walked through the door. She gave her name and the woman invited her directly to Jiang Rao's office.
Jiang Rao was sitting at his desk looking at some documents. He wasn't surprised to see Xiao Peiyin walk in. He pointed at the sofa and said, "Sit anywhere." He turned to his assistant and said, "Two American coffees."
The assistant nodded and gently closed the door
Xiao Peiyin did not disturb him, nor did he sit down. He walked to the window and stared outside in a daze, his expression gloomy.
After a while, there was a gentle knock on the door. Jiang Rao answered without even raising his head: "Come in."
The assistant brought the coffee and left. Jiang Rao sorted out the documents, leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, looked at Xiao Peiyin's proud back, and asked, "I've seen the video. What do you want to do?"
Xiao Peiyin was silent for a long time, then turned around and said, "I remember you once said that the penalty for intentional injury is three to ten years."
"That's right! But..." Jiang Rao was about to continue when Xiao Peiyin interrupted him, "But the maximum sentence for causing injury or disability through cruel means is life imprisonment!"
Jiang Rao smiled evilly and nodded: "That's right!"
Xiao Peiyin didn't say anything else, but Jiang Rao understood what she meant through her eyes. He spread the information he had just sorted out on the table and said, "I have prepared the information. Since you are so determined, I will give you another gift."
Xiao Peiyin raised an eyebrow and reached out to take it. It was a disability assessment report from four years ago...
"How is it? Nice gift, isn't it?" Jiang Rao curled his lips complacently. Xiao Peiyin smiled back and nodded, "Thank you." After hesitating for a while, he finally asked, "Why are you helping me?"
Jiang Rao chuckled and crossed his legs when asked, denying the question: "It's not like I'm helping you. I just want to see you win. Besides, I'm a lawyer. Why would I turn down a case that I have a clear chance of winning?"
"But..." Jiang Rao kept it a secret.
"But what?"
"I'm not a criminal defense lawyer. Criminal cases are not within my expertise. I recommend you personally."
Jiang Rao handed over a business card
Jiang Zongyuan
Xiao Peiyin had heard of this person before. Before she could recall, Jiang Rao explained, "He's the most famous criminal defense lawyer in Jianghuai City. He has a 98% win rate on the cases he handles, and he's almost never lost a case."
"I already talked to him yesterday, and he said he's willing to take this case. If you're willing, I'll send him the information right away."
Xiao Peiyin said without hesitation, "That couldn't be better. Thank you!"
Jiang Rao waved his hand: "No need to thank me, I have done something wrong to you before, this is to make up for it."
Thinking of that kiss, Jiang Rao smiled bitterly and shook his head, thinking that he must have been possessed by some ghost or god at that time, which was why he became so unlike himself.
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