Seeing that she had succeeded in her attack, Sheng's wife went into a frenzy and raised her hand again, ready to slap Jiang Xiuya's already swollen cheek once more!
"I'll beat you to death, you murderer's wife!"
At this critical moment!
Just as the conflict between the two sides was about to erupt completely and the situation was about to spiral out of control!
"Creak—"
Without warning, the door to the emergency room, which had been tightly closed for a long time, was suddenly pulled open from the inside!
Exhausted, Xu Kuo, who had just finished treating a patient and was about to come out to announce the good news, happened to open the door.
He looked up and what came into view was Sheng's wife's hand, which was raised high again, about to fall, filled with madness and resentment, and... Jiang Xiuying's cheek, which was already swollen high and clearly marked with five finger marks!
The air seemed to freeze at that moment.
Xu Kuo was stunned.
What...what's going on?!
The air seemed to freeze completely the moment Xu Kuo pushed open the door!
All eyes in the corridor instantly focused on the young man at the door who had just gone through a life-or-death struggle, whose face was still tired but whose eyes were sharp!
The hand that had been raised high froze in mid-air. The face of the wife, which had been contorted with grief and indignation, was now filled with astonishment and a fleeting moment of panic.
Jiang Xiuying covered her swollen cheek, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at her husband. Her eyes were filled with grievance, fear, and a hint of dependence on her pillar of support.
Those police officers who were originally arrogant and waiting to see a good show were stunned when they saw Xu Kuo appear. Then, a surge of anger at being played for rushed to their heads!
"Xu Kuo! You finally dared to show yourself!"
The police officer who had been beaten by Xu Kuo before was now filled with both old and new grudges. He stepped forward, pointed at Xu Kuo's nose, and roared fiercely.
"Get down on your knees right now! See? Your mistress! Your mother! They're all in our hands! If you know what's good for you, just surrender!"
He vowed in his heart that as long as he captured Xu Kuo, he would make Xu Kuo pay the price.
However, Xu Kuo's gaze did not fall on him at all!
His gaze was fixed on the hand that was still raised in mid-air, about to slap his wife again!
And there's that glaring, scarlet five-finger mark on Jiang Xiuya's face!
A surge of violent rage exploded from his chest!
"What are you doing?!"
Xu Kuo's voice was terrifyingly low, as if it were squeezed out from between his teeth, carrying a chilling killing intent!
He suddenly took a step forward and swung his arm!
"Smack!"
It wasn't the sound of a slap, but rather Xu Kuo's brute force as he forcefully slapped away Sheng's wife's raised arm!
The force was so great that Sheng's wife staggered back several steps and almost fell to the ground!
"ah--!"
Sheng's wife was startled by this sudden change and the terrifying aura emanating from Xu Kuo. Then, the immense grief of losing her husband and the humiliation of being publicly offended made her completely lose her mind!
She screamed.
"What did I do?! It was you! You heartless bastard! You killed my husband, Lao Sheng! He was injured while trying to catch you, the murderer! You killed him! You executioner! I'll kill you! To avenge my husband!!"
As she spoke, she lunged at Xu Kuo again, disregarding everything else!
"Ha..." Xu Kuo looked at the irrational woman before him and listened to her distorted accusations. He was so angry that he laughed out loud, but the laugh was cold and icy, full of mockery. "Kill him? Me?"
He suddenly raised his finger and pointed to the closed door of the emergency room behind him, his voice rising abruptly and echoing down the corridor.
"Open your dog eyes and look carefully! I was fucking saving someone inside! You understand? Saving someone! If it weren't for me, your man, Captain Sheng Xu, would be a cold corpse by now! He wouldn't even have a chance to say goodbye! It was me! I snatched him back from the clutches of the King of Hell!"
"Bullshit! Utter nonsense!"
"He's about to die, and he still dares to argue!"
"You did it! And you're still trying to deny it?!"
"Enough with the nonsense! Cuff him right now!"
Before Xu Kuo had finished speaking, the surrounding police officers and some doctors' family members who were unaware of the truth and had been incited immediately erupted in chaos, with all sorts of curses and doubts pouring in. No one believed what he said at all!
In their view, this was the murderer's last-ditch effort, an attempt to plead guilty!
Xu Kuo's cold gaze swept over the angry, questioning, and even gloating faces.
These idiots!
That's utterly absurd and doesn't make any sense at all!
His gaze finally fell on Zhou Changke, who had just been roughly pushed away by the police officer and was now struggling to get up from the ground, his face full of bitterness and helplessness.
"Old Zhou!" Xu Kuo's voice carried a hint of weariness, but more so a questioning tone, "Do you! Do you believe me?!"
Zhou Changke met Xu Kuo's sharp gaze, sighed heavily, his face full of helplessness and bitterness, shook his head, and said in a low voice.
"Xiao Xu... I believe you... I believe you have the ability... but..."
He looked around at the agitated crowd. "But they don't believe me! Captain Sheng is so badly injured... In this situation... it's no use me saying anything!"
Sigh, these waters are getting deeper and deeper! This kid's in trouble...
Just then, a slightly authoritative voice rang out.
Standing beside Zhou Changke, Yuan Guoyao, who had not said much before, but whose status was clearly higher, frowned, stepped forward, and spoke in a deep voice.
"Comrade Xu Kuo! Now is not the time to argue! We will have the doctor confirm Captain Sheng's condition. But you are suspected of a major case and must come back to the bureau with us for investigation! Don't worry, the organization values evidence. If Captain Sheng's matter is truly unrelated to you, we will absolutely not wrong an innocent person!"
He paused, his gaze sweeping over Jiang Xiuying and the other two who were being subtly restrained by the police officers. "Now, please cooperate with our work!"
He wanted to take the person away first and control the situation, since the hospital wasn't a place for interrogation!
Xu Kuo fell silent. He glanced at Jiang Xiuying, whose face was pale and whose eyes were filled with tears as she looked at him, and then at his terrified mother, Ren Hongmei, and Liu Yuan, who was equally frightened.
He knew that although Yuan Guoyao's words sounded grand, they were indeed the only option at the moment.
When faced with an overwhelming disadvantage, stubborn resistance will only make the situation worse and may even implicate family members.
Fine, let's go with them first. Once Sheng Xu wakes up, everything will naturally come to light!
"Alright." Xu Kuo took a deep breath, nodded, and said calmly, "I'll go with you."
"Hmph! You're smart to know what's good for you!"
The police officer who had always disliked Xu Kuo snorted coldly, took a pair of cold handcuffs from his waist, and threw them on the ground in front of Xu Kuo with a "click," ordering, "Put them on yourself!"
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