Several fierce-looking police officers surrounded the old woman and Liu Yuan, who were squatting on the ground with their heads in their hands. The house was in a mess. Her heart sank and an ominous premonition instantly enveloped her!
"You! Get down and put your hands on your head!" A police officer immediately spotted her and shouted sternly.
Jiang Xiuying's face was deathly pale, but a hint of stubbornness remained in her eyes. She didn't immediately squat down, but asked in a trembling voice, "What right do you have to arrest people?!"
"Hmph! What right do you have to arrest people? Heh." The lead officer sneered, walked up to Jiang Xiuya, and stared down at her, his chest filled with contempt and anger.
"Your man, Xu Kuo, attempted murder at the county hospital! We suspect you are accomplices, harboring and protecting him! Now, come with us for questioning!"
"What?!" Jiang Xiuying was struck dumb, her body swayed violently, and she almost fell to the ground.
She bit her lip hard, shook her head vigorously, her eyes filled with disbelief and determination.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Xu Kuo... he wouldn't even dare to kill a chicken! How could he possibly kill someone?! You must have made a mistake! There must be some misunderstanding here!"
"Misunderstanding? Hmph! Captain Sheng is still in the emergency room, his life hanging in the balance, and your man is trying to go in and harm him! I saw him go in with my own eyes, the evidence is irrefutable!"
The police officer who had been beaten by Xu Kuo was now even more enraged, pointing his finger at Jiang Xiuya and roaring.
"Stop talking nonsense! Shut up! Come with us obediently! Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!"
He stepped forward, making a move to grab Jiang Xiuya.
"Take them away!" The lead officer waved his hand impatiently, too lazy to waste any more words with them.
Several police officers immediately stepped forward and roughly dragged Jiang Xiuying, who was still struggling to explain, and Ren Hongmei and Liu Yuan, who were terrified, from the ground and pushed them towards the door.
Outside the gate, the villagers who had come to watch the commotion were abuzz with discussion and pointing as they saw the three women being escorted out by the police. Their gazes toward the women were filled with contempt, schadenfreude, and even deep fear.
"Let's go! Hurry up and follow!" The police officers escorted the three people and walked quickly toward the jeep parked at the village entrance, amidst the complicated gazes of the villagers.
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Outside the emergency room of the county hospital.
Time passed second by second, and every second was agonizing.
Zhou Changke paced back and forth anxiously, glancing up at the tightly closed door every now and then, his palms sweaty.
He placed all his hopes on Xu Kuo, but the wait was almost too much for him to bear.
Xu Kuo, Xu Kuo, are you even capable?
The people outside are going crazy!
If you fail, not only will you be finished, but you and your entire family will probably be torn to pieces by these irrational bastards!
After the initial heart-wrenching ordeal, Sheng Xu's wife and daughter, Xiao Li, had cried their eyes out. The two slumped on the cold ground, huddled together, their only sound being low, desperate sobs.
The shrill sound made the surrounding atmosphere even more oppressive.
Inside the emergency room.
Xu Kuo's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, but his eyes were focused and his movements were steady.
He carefully picked up the last silver needle and pulled it out. As the needle left his body, the wound on Sheng Xu's chest, which had been slightly bleeding, completely stopped bleeding!
The vital signs data on the instrument, which had been weakly fluctuating, began to slowly and steadily recover!
"Hoo..." Xu Kuo let out a long breath, and his tense nerves finally relaxed.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at Sheng Xu, whose face was still pale but whose breathing was steady, and a tired but gratified smile appeared on his face.
It's done! In a little while, the anesthesia will wear off, and he'll wake up!
Just then!
"Squeak—" A series of hurried footsteps and shouts came from the end of the hospital corridor!
Zhou Changke looked up abruptly and saw that the police officers who had gone to the village to arrest people were actually bringing back three women!
It was Xu Kuo's mother, Ren Hongmei, his wife, Jiang Xiuying, and another woman whom Zhou Changke had never seen before, who was also very beautiful and eye-catching.
The three women all looked terrified and bewildered, clearly having been forcibly brought there. Ren Hongmei, in particular, seemed not to have fully recovered from the shock, and her steps were unsteady.
"The person is here!" The lead officer shouted with a sinister smile toward the emergency room door, his voice filled with a vengeful satisfaction.
The crowd outside, who had been anxious and angry, perked up instantly upon seeing this scene!
The police officers and some doctors, in particular, had expressions that said, "I knew it."
"Let's see if you'll open the door now! I'll see if you even care whether your family lives or dies!"
"Great! Now let's see how that kid tries to play tricks!"
"Quick! Let him out!"
The wife, who was originally slumped on the ground, suddenly had a deep-seated resentment and madness flash in her eyes the moment she saw Ren Hongmei!
She suddenly leaped to her feet, her mind filled with rage, and lunged at Ren Hongmei without a second thought!
"You old bastard! Your good son! You're utterly heartless! How could he do such a thing! He tried to kill my old man, Sheng! He's a policeman! A policeman who protects you scoundrels!"
The wife's screams were shrill and piercing, filled with desperate accusations, "I'll beat you to death! I'll beat you to death, you old hag who's the mother of a murderer!"
She raised her hand and, with all her might, slapped Ren Hongmei's terrified and aged face hard!
"Mom!" Jiang Xiuying screamed, and without thinking, she rushed forward and stood in front of Ren Hongmei!
"No!" Liu Yuan exclaimed in surprise.
"Stop!" Zhou Changke's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly stepped forward to stop them.
*Smack!!!*
A crisp, resounding slap echoed through the silent corridor!
The slap from Sheng's wife, filled with endless grief and resentment, landed squarely on Jiang Xiuya's face!
Jiang Xiuying was knocked off balance, and her fair cheeks swelled up rapidly, the burning pain making her vision go black.
"Xiuya!" Ren Hongmei was so frightened that her heart stopped, and she hugged her daughter-in-law and cried uncontrollably.
"What are you doing?! Are you crazy?!" Zhou Changke roared and rushed forward, trying to pull Sheng's wife away.
"Old Zhou! Get out of the way!" Several police officers immediately stepped forward and pushed Zhou Changke aside, while subtly surrounding Jiang Xiuying and the others. They clearly approved of Sheng's wife's behavior and even thought it was an effective way to force Xu Kuo to do it.
Well done! Let that kid inside see that!
"You...you've gone too far!"
Ren Hongmei was trembling with anger. Pointing at Sheng's wife and the group of police officers, her voice shaking, she said, "My son is not that kind of person! He would never kill someone! This is slander! This is a frame-up!"
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