Chapter 547 Bad News
As a suspect, Hong Laizi was taken to an empty room and guarded by Ning Gang and Wei Rao. The two were afraid that he would commit suicide out of fear of the crime, so they took off their smelly socks and stuffed them directly into his mouth.
As for the Gu family, when Xiao Wende was carried back, he was already unconscious due to excessive blood loss. His cotton pants were soaked with blood and his face was terribly pale.
The Xiao family members only had time to take a look before they were frightened by his lifeless appearance. Amidst their crying, Gu Yanchen blocked them outside the door so that Ran Qingxuan could take him to the space for treatment.
Mrs. Xiao Li Ping could hardly bear it anymore and was about to faint when two anxious voices were heard from outside the yard.
"How is Wende, how is Wende?"
After hearing the sound, the Xiao family members quickly wiped their faces and turned around to support them.
Xiao Hongyi's parents, Xiao Zhihe and Ruan Mei, only heard that there was a fire at first. As they were old, they could not help much, so they stayed at home and waited.
Perhaps they were moved, so the old couple dressed neatly and walked out of the house to see what the situation was. Then they heard a neighbor who had just returned from putting out the fire saying that one of the people who was keeping watch was injured.
The old couple was startled and felt a little uneasy. When they arrived at the door of Gu's house, they only saw Chen Zhao standing in the yard. They immediately realized that something had happened to their grandson.
Xiao Hongyi knew that his parents were too old to bear the blow, so he quickly spoke to comfort them: "Wende is fine, he just fell down when he was chasing the thieves."
"Yes, it's just a little bleeding, it's nothing serious!"
Li Ping also agreed. The old couple of the Xiao family stared at the two of them half-believing and half-doubting, then turned to look at Xiao Wenmei, who lowered her head with red eyes.
"Wenmei, tell me, what's going on with your brother?"
When Xiao Wenmei thought of how her brother looked when he was carried back, her heart couldn't help but tremble, and her hands began to shake as well.
Li Ping was afraid that her daughter would not be able to bear it and tell the truth, so she quickly held down her hand that was on her arm and smiled to comfort her parents-in-law.
"Dad, Mom, Wende is really fine. With Ran here, what can happen?"
"real?"
"Really, it's just that we, as parents, were too worried when we saw Wende getting injured just now, so we felt a little uncomfortable."
Gu Yanchen, who was standing outside, actually disagreed with what Xiao Hongyi and his wife said. After all, when he found the person, he had checked his pulse and found that...
But he couldn't say anything now. Before Ran Qingxuan, Qu Feng and others came out, he could only wait at the door silently.
“Dad, Mom, it’s cold outside, let Wen Mei take you back to rest first, and Wen De will go back when Ran comes out!”
"Are you really okay?"
"...How can this be a fake? Go back and have a rest!"
Li Ping and Xiao Hongyi suppressed their worries and said that if the two elders stayed a little longer, the other members of the Xiao family would probably burst into tears in the next second.
"Dad, Mom, let's go back and boil some water for the hot water bottle, otherwise Wende will be cold when he comes back."
Xiao Zhe's wife Mu Qing stepped forward to support him and gave a suitable reason.
"Oh well!"
The old couple was also unable to stand due to the strong wind from the northwest, so they did not stay any longer.
"Uncle Xiao, it's very cold and windy at night. You and aunt should go back and wait!"
"No, we just wait here until Wende comes out!"
Li Ping's voice trembled when she spoke, and it was not known whether it was because of the north wind or because of fear.
The Xiao family stayed in the yard waiting, and the Gu family didn't want to leave them alone while they went to rest.
Old Madam Gu coaxed Xuan'er and planned to come out after asking some questions, but was stopped by Zhou Furong.
Seeing that she looked unhappy, Madam Gu became anxious.
It was still unknown when Ran Qingxuan would come out, so Gu Yanjing thought for a moment, then he and Lu Anfu set up a tent in the yard and lit a charcoal brazier.
Except for the third sister-in-law, the other sisters-in-law of the Gu family found quilts for the Xiao family to wrap up to keep them warm.
"Madam, you and your sister-in-law should go and have some rest. We are here to guard the place."
"Brother, you have difficulty walking, so go back with your sister-in-law to rest. Sixth brother and I are here."
Gu Yanzong also knew that it would be useless for him to stay as he was unable to move, so he nodded silently and let Gu Yanjing push him back into the house.
Several sisters-in-law had gone to bed around midnight, and they were awakened by the sudden news of the fire and have been tossing and turning until now, and they are finally sleepy.
After looking at the Xiao family members sitting in silence by the brazier, the eldest sister-in-law prepared some tea and went back to the room.
As the fire broke out at three in the morning, many people were awakened. Lu Anfu and others went back to their rooms to rest at Gu Yanjing's urging, while the two brothers of the Gu family stayed with the Xiao family to guard the place.
However, the longer Gu Yanchen waited, the more anxious he became, because three hours had passed since Ran Qingxuan and others went in to provide treatment.
Based on his understanding of Ran Qingxuan and his music style, it shouldn't take that long...
Inside the tent, the Xiao family sat there in a daze, looking as if dead. They saw the situation clearly. Xiao Wende had so much blood on his body, just like Xiao Wenmei who had committed suicide out of depression.
As time went on, they felt more and more that something was not right.
Mrs. Xiao Li Ping could no longer sit still. She stood up suddenly and walked towards the side room regardless of anything.
In the tent under the eaves, after seeing Li Ping's actions, Gu Yanchen instantly stood up and stopped her.
"Aunt Xiao, Qingxuan is still receiving treatment, you can't go in..."
"My dear nephew, let your aunt take a look, just go in and take a look..."
Xiao Hongyi and Xiao Zhe also stepped forward and begged, "We'll go in and take a look and come out, and we promise not to make any noise..."
Gu Yanchen looked embarrassed and stopped a few people conscientiously. If he let them in and saw the empty room, how would he explain it then?
When the Xiao family saw Gu Yanchen like this, they felt something was wrong and their emotions collapsed.
Finally, amid the Xiao family's suppressed crying, the door behind Gu Yanchen was opened.
However, the moment they saw Ran Qingxuan, everyone knew that the Xiao family's world had fallen.
"Uncle Xiao...Aunt Xiao...I'm sorry...My brother and I have tried our best..."
"Ah...my son!" Li Ping's heart-wrenching cry echoed in the yard. The Gu family and several surrounding families were immediately awakened by the shrill cry.
"Brother... wuwuwu...brother, how could you bear to abandon our parents..."
Xiao Wenmei thought of the love Xiao Wende once had for her, and she cried and beat her chest breathlessly.
Xiao Hongyi had already lost his balance and was supported by his younger brother Xiao Zhe.
Gu Yanchen looked at Ran Qingxuan who came out of the room with a little blood on his body, and immediately frowned.
Ran Qingxuan took a deep breath, lowered his head and slowly moved aside, and the Xiao family followed closely and staggered into the room.
Qu Feng, Pan Shaonan, and Chang Fang stood outside the bed, and the area around the bed was covered with blood-stained gauze.
Xiao Wende, who was lying on the bed, had been covered with a white sheet. Li Ping could no longer bear the sight of being separated from her loved ones. Before she even reached the bed, she fainted...
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