Chapter 488: Is the Engagement Cancelled for Her?
The manager and several security guards were terrified and immediately went over to check on Jiang Budu - fortunately, he was still breathing and the blood was vomited out. Combined with the pungent smell of alcohol, it was not difficult to guess the cause.
"It might be gastric bleeding. Call 120 and rush to the hospital," the manager instructed the waiter who followed him, then took out his phone and said, "I'll contact Mr. Jiang's family."
Jiang Budu was a regular at this restaurant. Besides him, other members of the Jiang family also came here frequently. The manager found Jiang Mozhou's number in the address book and dialed it.
After the call was connected, the manager immediately reported the situation: "Mr. Jiang, your brother had an accident in our restaurant. We have already called 120."
Jiang Mozhou's voice was extremely serious: "What happened to him?"
Manager: "He vomited blood. Maybe he drank too much."
Jiang Mozhou: "Okay, got it. Sorry to bother you. I'll go to the hospital now."
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Jiang Budu was sent to a public hospital near the restaurant. When Jiang Mozhou arrived, Jiang Budu was still receiving examination and treatment in the emergency operating room.
The manager and waiter came to the restaurant.
Jiang Mozhou first thanked the two of them, then asked about their specific situation: "Did he go alone today?"
"No," the waiter who came with him happened to be the one serving food to Jiang Budu's private room. He described it truthfully: "Mr. Jiang came with a lady, but the lady left first. After she left, Mr. Jiang added more wine."
Miss?
Jiang Mozhou's expression darkened. "Could you please check the surveillance footage and send it to me?"
Manager: "Of course, but Mr. Jiang, we don't have surveillance in our private room. We can only switch it to the corridor for you."
Jiang Mozhou: "Okay, you guys go back and check the surveillance first, I'll handle this."
After the manager and the waiter left, Jiang Mozhou glanced in the direction of the emergency operating room and let out a long sigh.
Jiang Mozhou was not particularly clear about Jiang Budu's relationship status. He had tried to ask, but Jiang Budu always glossed over the question and was nonchalant in the face of some of his suggestions.
Jiang Mozhou is five years older than Jiang Budu. He has been more mature than his peers since he was young. As the eldest son, he has less time to play with Jiang Budu. Instead, Jiang Budu plays more with Fu Xijing and his group of people of the same age.
Jiang Mozhou rubbed his brows and recalled the time when Jiang Budu had cancelled his engagement with Gu Yan. He had suddenly returned to the Jiang family that day, and as soon as he sat down inside, he told the two elders that he wanted to cancel his engagement with the Gu family.
The marriage between Jiang Budu and Gu Yan has been planned for more than two years. The Gu family has mentioned the wedding many times. The Jiang family has a good relationship with the Gu family, and the marriage is considered a strong alliance.
Jiang Budu suddenly said that he wanted to cancel the engagement. Jiang Rui and Bai Lan were very surprised and asked him what had happened. However, Jiang Budu did not say anything specific. He just said that Gu Yan was too stupid and it affected his genes.
Jiang Rui and Bai Lan naturally didn't believe it. Jiang Rui directly asked him if he had someone he liked and that was why he wanted to give up. Jiang Budu maintained his usual playful attitude and asked him back, "Do you think I'm the kind of person who would die for a woman?"
As family members, they were of course well aware of Jiang Budu's fickleness. Therefore, Jiang Budu's answer did not arouse Jiang Rui's suspicion, and Jiang Rui did not send anyone to investigate the women around him.
Finally, at Jiang Budu's request, the engagement was cancelled, and Jiang Rui and Bai Lan went to the Gu family to apologize in person. However, because the two families still had a piece of land project that had not been completed, the news was not released for the time being.
Jiang Mozhou thought of this and the phone in his pocket vibrated a few times.
He came to his senses and took out his cell phone, which was a surveillance video sent by the manager.
Jiang Mozhou opened the video and saw a woman's figure. The surveillance video was blurry and her specific appearance was unclear, but even from the fuzzy pixels, he could tell that she was a person with outstanding facial features.
She should be over 165cm tall, wearing a small suit and shoulder-length, slightly curly hair.
There are two videos in total, one for entering and one for exiting.
Jiang Mozhou looked at the time in the lower right corner. There was a difference of almost forty minutes between when he went in and when he came out.
Jiang Mozhou turned off the video and sighed again.
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Jiang Budu suffered from gastric bleeding, the amount of bleeding was heavy, and the bleeding was only controlled after endoscopic hemostasis.
The hospital recommended hospitalization for observation, but there were no single rooms available, so Jiang Mozhou contacted someone from Muhe and transferred Jiang Budu to Muhe's single room.
The medical conditions in Muhe are better and the environment is quieter. Jiang Budu's death is not a life-threatening problem, and the ambulance transfer operation is not difficult.
Muhe was only about four kilometers away from the hospital. Jiang Budu was transferred there at 10:30 in the evening.
Jiang Mozhou's men went to arrange for hospitalization, while he himself stayed in the ward, sitting by the bed and guarding Jiang Budu.
Jiang Budu hadn't woken up yet, his face was pale with a hint of purple.
Not only that, there were several fingerprints on the right side of his cheek, and the scratched skin at the corner of his mouth was clearly visible - it was obvious where it came from.
Jiang Mozhou thought of the woman in the surveillance video and his eyelids twitched twice.
She looked like a calm and rational person, not the type to attack casually. Jiang Budu's status and position also meant that no one would dare to attack him casually.
The situation between the two of them must be very complicated.
Jiang Mozhou stared at Jiang Budu lying on the hospital bed for a while, then picked up his phone and sent a WeChat message to Fu Xijing.
Jiang Mozhou: [Ajing, are you asleep? Is it convenient for me to talk on the phone?]
Less than a minute after the message was sent, Fu Xijing called.
Jiang Mozhou walked out of the ward, stopped in the hallway, pressed the answer button, and then heard Fu Xijing's voice coming from the receiver, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Jiang Mozhou: "The second one is in the hospital."
Fu Xijing: "What happened to him?"
Jiang Mozhou: "I drank and had stomach bleeding. The restaurant staff notified me."
He paused, "They said he had dinner with a woman tonight. I checked the surveillance footage and found that he started drinking after the woman left."
Fu Xijing on the other end of the phone fell silent. When Jiang Mozhou mentioned the woman, he basically guessed who the other person was.
But how had Jiang Budu tricked Tang Qing into meeting him? What had they talked about? It had actually irritated him enough to cause him to drink to the point of gastric bleeding.
When Fu Xijing was silent, Jiang Mozhou asked, "Ajing, do you know that woman?"
Fu Xijing: "You can't blame her for this."
He didn't tell Jiang Mozhou the details, but instead asked, "How is Jiang Budu now?"
Jiang Mozhou: "He hasn't woken up yet. It should be tomorrow."
Fu Xijing: "I'll go there early tomorrow morning."
Jiang Mozhou: "Did the second brother and Gu Yan cancel their engagement because of her?"
Fu Xijing didn't answer.
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