"I need to talk to you." Xing Zhaozhao pulled the nurse on duty aside.
Gao Guang peered around, trying to see what they were doing and what they were saying, but whether intentionally or unintentionally, they were standing in a spot that avoided Gao Guang's line of sight. He could vaguely hear their whispers, but he couldn't make out what they were saying.
Gao Guang was itching to listen more, and just as he was hesitating whether to move closer to listen, he heard the voice of the nurse on duty: "I know, I'll go right away."
As soon as she finished speaking, the nurse on duty walked over from the other side of the door.
Gao Guang was startled and quickly hid back, barely avoiding the on-duty nurse who was coming towards him. Even after the on-duty nurse's footsteps had gone further and further away, he still hadn't recovered. He stood straight against the wall, hiding in the shadows, not daring to move an inch.
"Alright, you can come over now." Xing Zhaozhao looked at Gao Guang and urged him.
Gao Guang, his forehead covered in a fine sheen of sweat, ran over and asked, "What did you say to her that made it so easy to get rid of her?"
"It's nothing, I just said the sanatorium needs to talk to her. But you'd better hurry, she might realize something's wrong soon and come back," Xing Zhaozhao said.
Gao Guang nodded and ran into the small building with the gate wide open.
There were few people in the small building, and it seemed deserted even during the day, let alone at night. Although the lights were on in the lobby, the half staircase leading to the second floor and the entire second floor were shrouded in darkness, looking eerie.
Gao Guang stood in the middle of the stairs, at the boundary between light and darkness, looking up at the pitch blackness above, and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine: "Why isn't there even a light on these stairs?"
"Why are you turning on the light? Are you trying to tell everyone someone sneaked in? Are you stupid?" Xing Zhaozhao said disdainfully.
Gao Guang thought about it and agreed. After a moment's hesitation, he cautiously made his way upstairs in the dark. As he walked, he couldn't help but ask Xing Zhaozhao, "Do you know the layout of this place? How many rooms are there? Where do they usually house people?"
Xing Zhaozhao rolled her eyes: "I already told you this is my first time here. You're here to cause trouble, don't you know you should do some research beforehand?"
Gao Guang forced a stiff smile: "I checked, but I couldn't find anything."
“…Well, you’re quite brave.” Xing Zhaozhao said speechlessly.
"The timid starve, the bold thrive," Gao Guang said confidently.
“…Let’s look at them one by one, there aren’t many rooms anyway,” Xing Zhaozhao said.
As they were talking, the two reached the second floor.
Gao Guang looked around and thought about going to the room where Chen Wei was staying on the left: "Let's go over there, it's further inside, more suitable for hiding people."
Xing Zhaozhao ignored it and went straight to the room on the right: "Anyway, the room is right here, there's no harm in taking a look."
As she spoke, she grabbed the doorknob, turned it, and pushed the door open to go inside.
Gao Guang had no choice but to follow them inside.
Although the lights were off, my eyes adjusted to the darkness, and I could still vaguely see some things.
Hearing the beeping of various medical instruments in the room and looking at the two emaciated old men lying on the two hospital beds side by side, Gao Guang was first stunned, then couldn't help but get excited. He had finally found it.
"Great-grandfather, great-grandmother, I've finally found you!" Gao Guang rushed to a hospital bedside, hugged the thin old man on it, and pretended to cry. Of course, while crying, he didn't forget to point his phone camera at the old man's face.
[Oh my god, that scared me to death! Is this a living person or a dead person? It looks so terrifying!]
Judging by their ages, these two must be over 100 years old, right? They've aged, so their bodies have shrunk in size.
"But they shouldn't be in this state, right? I've seen centenarians before, and they're in much better condition. The Gao family is so rich, why would they worry about not taking good care of two elderly people? They're like living dead; this is blatant abuse!"
How can people be the same? I've even seen people who weren't even a hundred years old, yet they were this sickly. No amount of money can buy back health, do you understand?
But, given their condition, isn't dragging them on in this state a form of torture? Why not release them sooner? It's too cruel.
There's a saying that goes, "It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death." Maybe they're happy to live and just don't want to die?
Based on what the streamer said before, I think it's more likely that the Gao family is retaliating against and abusing the victim.
How can you be sure what the streamer said is true? I have more faith in General Gao's character than in the streamer.
People with differing opinions started arguing in the live stream.
Upon closer inspection, Gao Guang realized this wouldn't work; how could he continue to lead the charge if things were like this?
He shook the old man on the hospital bed awake with all his might: "Great-grandfather, please open your eyes and look at me. I am A-Guang. My grandfather is Gao Mingzhi, your eldest son."
Old Gao was shaken awake. Looking at the young man in front of him and hearing his words, he was so moved that tears streamed down his face. His eldest son, that unfilial son, had finally remembered them, the two old people. That was wonderful. He could finally be free.
"Great! Great-Grandpa, you're finally awake!" Gao Guang was overjoyed to see the old man awake. He held his phone close to the old man's face and asked, "Great-Grandpa, tell me, did Second Uncle mistreat you and Great-Grandma by locking you up here?"
When Gao Guang mentioned Gao Mingcheng, Old Man Gao trembled involuntarily with fear.
Upon seeing this, Gao Guang became even more excited: "Great-Grandpa, why are you scared as soon as you hear Second Uncle's name? He really had you abused, didn't he? If you can't speak, just nod. There are many viewers in my live stream watching. They will definitely stand up for you if they find out."
Old Gao didn't understand what a live stream or viewers meant, but when he heard that someone could help them, he became anxious. "That second son is ruthless! So what if his wife died and he lost two children? He can remarry and have more children. Why torture his own parents like this? He's going to take this to the central government!"
Just as Old Gao was about to nod, he suddenly heard the old woman on the next bed wake up and cry out in fear.
He turned his head in confusion and saw that Old Lady Gao was indeed staring straight ahead with a look of fear on her face, as if she had seen a ghost.
He followed Old Lady Gao's gaze and saw a white figure drifting towards them, getting closer and closer.
Using the light from the phone in Gao Guang's hand, he finally saw clearly that it was a woman, wearing a long dress, with disheveled hair, and her face looked exactly like... no, it was her, their second son's wife who should have been dead long ago, Xing Zhaozhao!
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