After washing off the chili oil, the Ni siblings finally had their first meal of the day at the restaurant downstairs.
Ni Fang practically wolfed down her food. "I was starving. This girl is ill-mannered, and so is her aunt. We were already at her doorstep, and she didn't even invite us in for a meal."
“If we hadn’t made a scene, we might have been more polite to each other. But we started arguing as soon as we met. No wonder she won’t invite us to dinner.” Ni Qingguo said absentmindedly, “Sister, I’m worried about Yaozu’s health.”
When Ni Yaozu was mentioned, Ni Fang also slowed down her eating.
“It’s true that Yaozu is like that… but didn’t the Yuan soldiers ask Aunt Liu to take care of Yaozu? Although Aunt Liu doesn’t like us, she’s a good person and will definitely take good care of Yaozu, so don’t worry too much.”
“I know Aunt Liu, she won’t mistreat Yaozu, but… Sister, ever since this has been, I’ve had a feeling that something bad is going to happen. Yaozu is so sick, and he’s not even under my watchful eye. His mother, grandfather, and great-grandfather are all inside. If something happens to Yaozu at this time, how am I supposed to explain it?”
Ni Fang couldn't bear to see her younger brother suffer.
She put down her chopsticks as if she had made up her mind. "Then let's not wait any longer, let's get started, let's just get started, listen to me..."
Ni Fang leaned close to Ni Qingguo's ear and gave him an idea.
Ni Qingguo's eyes grew brighter and brighter until he called out "Sister" with tears welling up in his eyes and his voice almost choked with emotion. All his emotions then turned into his appetite.
After finishing all the food in front of them, the siblings went to a small shop and bought a fruit knife and a long rope.
Just as the two finished shopping and were happily preparing to leave, Ni Qingguo hesitated and made a phone call to the hospital.
And then—
"What? You're talking nonsense, that's impossible, impossible."
Seeing Ni Qingguo's strong reaction, Ni Fang quickly grabbed the phone.
"Hello, is this Aunt Liu?"
“It’s me.” Xiao Yuanbing said in a deep voice, “You didn’t receive the news? That makes sense, your two children probably didn’t have time to tell you that Yaozu passed away this afternoon.”
“How could that be? Yaozu was perfectly fine when we left.” Ni Fang couldn’t accept it.
Xiao Yuanbing frowned. "Are you sure Yaozu was alright when you left? When I took over, he was barely breathing. I didn't approve of you leaving in the first place. Alright, the child is gone, you should come back soon."
"No, did you try to save him?"
"What are you saying? Yaozu is in the hospital, how could no one be trying to save him? The doctors have already done so immediately..."
The Ni siblings could no longer hear what Xiao Yuanbing said afterward.
Ni Qingguo slumped to the ground, utterly dejected, unable to believe what had happened.
"Bring glory to your ancestors, bring glory to your ancestors!"
-
As dawn broke, the Ni siblings finally made it back to Xin County.
The hospital morgue.
Little Ni Yaozu was covered by a large white sheet. The doctor lifted a corner of the sheet the moment the Ni siblings entered.
He was already emaciated from treatment, and now he was even more pale.
With just one glance, Ni Qingguo couldn't help but wail again.
“Yaozu, ah.”
Ni Fang couldn't bear it and covered her face in anguish.
Xiao Yuanbing also felt sorry for the child, but knowing their temperaments well, he just wanted to get rid of this trouble as soon as possible.
"What exactly did you two go to Xincheng for? Weren't you going to bring those siblings back? Even after learning about Yaozu's death, aren't they coming back?"
“When we went there before, we didn’t know anything about Yaozu. They probably didn’t know either. Later…” Ni Fang glanced at Ni Qingguo, “Later, we were in a hurry to come back and didn’t go looking for those two at all.”
Naturally, they didn't bring the siblings back with them.
"Then why are you going to see them? Didn't you say you wanted to sever ties with them? Have you changed your mind?"
"No, no." Worried that Xiao Yuanbing would misunderstand, Ni Fang quickly explained in a low voice, "Someone at the hospital told Qingguo that Yaozu's disease is basically incurable. The only way to save Yaozu is through a kidney transplant, but my brother can't very well donate himself..."
Xiao Yuanbing found it unbelievable. "So you've set your sights on your two kids? Are you out of your mind? Those two are your biological children."
“I know, but I’ve already asked the doctor. The doctor said it’s okay to lose one kidney. We can live a normal life. We don’t need both of them. It’s not a big deal to just have one kidney.”
"But those two kids seemed to know all along and avoided us like the plague. Weiwei even threatened us. If we had acted sooner... Yaozu might still have been saved. It's all Weiwei's fault."
"Yes, it's all Weiwei's fault. Why did she take Yuanyuan to Jiangcheng? If she hadn't gone to Jiangcheng, Yaozu might have already received a kidney transplant, and he wouldn't have died."
Ni Qingguo released Ni Yaozu, his eyes filled with resentment.
"What does this have to do with Weiwei? You're the ones who don't want these two kids and even sold the house. Now that they have nowhere to live, they have to go to their relatives in Jiangcheng."
"Then how did she know that I was going to have a kidney transplant for my child? We didn't say anything at the time."
"Moreover, I only heard in the last few days that a kidney transplant can save lives. It's clear that Weiwei knew about the kidney transplant method beforehand and was worried that we would harm Yuanyuan, which is why she couldn't wait to leave with Yuanyuan."
"But she clearly knew everything, yet she just watched Yaozu die in agony. If she wasn't the one who killed Yaozu, then who was?"
"Lin Wei, I will not let her get away with this, I definitely won't."
Xiao Yuanbing was completely impressed by the shamelessness of the Ni siblings.
"You two... are simply hopeless."
Xiao Yuanbing turned and was about to leave when Ni Fang stopped him.
"Are you looking down on us? But what good are you anyway? You... what about Lin Dongliang's matter?"
"Shut up."
Seeing that she had him under her control, Ni Fang gave him a disdainful look.
"What are you pretending for? We're all the same. Don't think you can just use us and then throw us away. We're not siblings you can just throw away like that."
"You..., you all..."
Xiao Yuanbing felt a lump in his throat, and before he could say anything, two police officers, guided by the doctor, pushed open the morgue door.
"Excuse me, who is Mr. Ni Qingguo? Please come with us."
Ni Qingguo panicked. "What's wrong? I haven't done anything wrong."
"You know Li Yunxia, right? Our investigation has revealed that you are also inextricably linked to this case. Please come with us."
“You already investigated last time, and I was fine when I got out. How is this related to me again? Besides, my son is dead, and I haven’t even buried him yet.”
Ni Qingguo kept backing away, but he could never break free from the police officers' control.
"This is an arrest warrant. If you refuse again, don't blame us for calling for backup. What happens then will be beyond our control."
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