Chapter 42 The person she least wants to see wants to eat her to the bone...
These days, the series of incidents have made Gao Xing feel uneasy. She has a vague feeling that something is about to get out of control.
With the arrival of winter, sunshine has become a rarity. Today was also an overcast day, with thick clouds piled high in the sky, as if ready to turn into rain at any moment, but they didn't fall until the afternoon.
During a break at work, a colleague passed by the VIP ward and waved to her at the door.
"Have you heard? It seems like you, the VIP patient, are going to be transferred!"
"Transfer?" Gao Xing was surprised. Given Shi Yunran's father's current physical condition, could he withstand the hassle of being transferred to another hospital?
"I heard from people in the office that the family wants to transfer the person abroad." A colleague said seriously.
And transfer it abroad? What's the difference between such a long journey and letting someone die immediately?
"The hospital agreed?" Gao Xing was in disbelief.
"It's the family's request. Why didn't the hospital agree?" a colleague said. Glancing at Shi Yunran's father lying on the hospital bed, he whispered, "I heard he was once a high-ranking official. Are they really going to let him die in the hospital? The hospital's leaders aren't fools."
Shi Yunran's father is already on his last legs. Even if he is forced to stay alive with medication and medical equipment, he may not be able to survive until the New Year. From the perspective of the nursing home, they definitely want to get rid of this burden as soon as possible.
"In short, you'd better be careful recently and don't make any mistakes before transferring to another hospital. They will definitely blame you then!" her colleague kindly reminded her.
He nodded happily, thanked his colleague, and said he would treat her to dinner another day.
When Gao Xing returned to the villa after get off work in the evening, he wanted to tell Shen Xingjian about the news he heard at the nursing home today, but he seemed to be worried.
The end of the year is approaching, and after the New Year, his life will really enter the countdown. Gao Xing thinks he must be worried enough now, so it’s better not to disturb him with unimportant things.
It just so happened that the cameras she had asked Shen Xingjian to buy some time ago arrived, and she happily installed surveillance cameras in every room on the first floor.
Although there are still many doubts about Shen Xingjian's homicide, they have to be cautious in order to prevent any problems from happening.
After that day, he calmed down and re-analyzed everything between him and Xu Jiakai. He gradually saw the true nature of this man's character.
He is inferior, cowardly, eager to stand out but unwilling to completely humble himself. He wants to maintain his self-esteem but is obsessed with worshipping shortcuts. That is why he does extraordinary things, says things against his will, and pretends to be unable to control himself.
Shen Xingjian didn't think Xu Jiakai would commit murder just to embezzle a small amount of public funds. So, if he was the murderer, how much profit would it take to move him?
There must be something he doesn't know about.
"Should we install one in the bathroom?"
While he was thinking about it, Gao Xing in the kitchen asked sincerely while holding the last remaining surveillance camera in his hand.
Shen Xingjian came back to his senses after hearing the voice and continued, “There’s no need to use the bathroom, right?”
"But what if the murderer drags you to the bathroom and kills you? You can't stand up and resist, and he can still use water to wash away the blood."
Shen Xingjian choked up for a moment, his mouth twitching: “…Thank you for arranging such a detailed way of death for me.”
Gao Xing was really at a loss as the enemy was in the dark while she was in the light. She was not a detective, so she could only spend more time on the hardware.
After installing the surveillance camera, Gao Xing clapped his hands and got down from the ladder.
Today is Laba Festival, and according to the rules, she should be drinking Laba porridge, but she forgot to buy the ingredients because she had to make up for the class yesterday, so she ordered some takeout in the morning.
Just as Gao Xing put away the triangular ladder and came out of the storage room, the doorbell rang. She thought it was the takeaway, so she trotted to the yard to open the door.
She heard the delivery man keep ringing the doorbell, quickened his pace and said, "Here I come!"
The moment the gate was opened, her red knuckles froze on the metal handle. She never expected that the people standing outside the door were not the delivery man, but the faces she least wanted to see in her life!
"We really live in a big house!" Gao's father's shocked and greedy voice sounded harshly.
Gao Xing's heart sank immediately. He quickly slammed the door and tried to close it, but he was a step too slow and was blocked by the foot of the person outside.
Seeing this, Gao's mother slammed the door and exclaimed in surprise, "What are you doing? You're rebelling!"
The iron door was slammed with a loud bang, and the door panel was shaking. The slightly rusted black paint chips crawled over Gao Xing like ants. They drilled into her flesh and gnawed at her bones and blood, wanting to eat her until not even a bone was left.
Gao Xing said nothing, but gritted his teeth, gripped the door frame tightly with his knuckles, and used his whole body to hold on.
However, no matter how strong she was, two fists could not defeat four hands.
The moment the door was violently pushed open, a cold wind blew in. Gao Xing staggered backwards and fell onto the concrete floor, with tiny bloody marks on his palms from the gravel.
Seeing her fall to the ground, Gao's father not only did not feel sorry for her, but instead spat at her condescendingly: "I heard that you are living a good life out there. I didn't believe it at first, but I didn't expect it to be true! So it's not that you don't have money, but that you don't have money to give to your grandfather?"
Heard from someone?
Gao Xing immediately caught the key words in his words and looked in the direction of Gao's father. Apart from Gao's father and mother and Yaozu who had just started elementary school, there was no sign of Gao Lainan.
Gao Xing was actually not familiar with this great ancestor of their family. He had already moved out of the house when he was born, and she had only seen him a few times over the years.
To Yaozu, Gaoxing, his sister, was also a stranger. He hid behind his mother, poking out his eyes and staring at the person on the ground with fear and curiosity.
Gao Xing snorted coldly, got up from the ground, and didn't give them a good look. Instead, he said with disgust: "Get out!"
This time, before Father Gao could even speak, Mother Gao started yelling, "We gave birth to you, raised you, and even came all the way to see you! And that's how you talk to us? What an attitude! We've really wasted our time raising you!"
Gao Xing's eyes swept over them indifferently, his face expressionless. "Do you want to leave on your own? Or do you want me to call security to kick you out?"
Seeing that she was living well, Gao's father was already upset and wanted to hit her, but when he thought of his battles with Gao Xing over the years, he finally withdrew his hand.
"You think I won't be able to find you if you run away from school without answering the phone? I'm telling you, don't even think about it! We can find you even if you run to the ends of the earth!"
He looked around the villa in front of him, an idea coming to his mind. He said, "I know you don't want to see us either. It's very simple! If you want us to stop coming to you in the future, give us 500,000 yuan, and your mother and I will pretend that we never gave birth to you. From now on, we will go our separate ways and never have any contact with each other again!"
Hearing what Mr. Gao said suddenly, Mrs. Gao was obviously stunned. She glanced at Mr. Gao with a guilty look on her face.
"Five hundred thousand?" Gao Xing sneered, "Why don't you just go and rob it?"
Father Gao, as if relying on someone, threatened like a scoundrel: "You don't want to give it to me? That's fine! Then we won't leave from today! I want to see what kind of nice house you live in, so we can enjoy it too!"
Gao Xing thought of Shen Xingjian in the room and quickly stopped him: “Try to take another step forward!”
After being contradicted several times, Father Gao felt that his dignity had been greatly challenged. He was about to curse when a sharp shout came from behind him:
“Who are you?!”
Hearing the man's voice, a hint of fear flashed across Gao's father's dark face. But when he saw a paraplegic in a wheelchair coming out of the corridor not far away, he became arrogant again: "Hey! Who are you? It's none of your business how I discipline my daughter!"
Gao Xing turned around and saw Shen Xingjian, frowning anxiously: “You go back! I’ll handle it myself!”
Father Gao seemed to understand something at this moment. He made no effort to hide his filthiness and shouted, "I was wondering how you ended up living in such a big villa. Turns out you're with the paralytic! No wonder you looked down on the one I found for you. You're so arrogant! You're hooking up with a rich guy!"
It would have been fine if Father Gao had cursed her with foul language before, but now he was saying such unbearable words in front of Shen Xingjian. Gao Xing could no longer bear it: "I'll say it again, get out! Otherwise, none of you will be able to leave today."
Gao's mother remembered the look in her eyes. She had stared at them like that when Gao Xing set fire to them and wanted to burn them to death.
Mother Gao was frightened and tried to pull Father Gao away, but Father Gao pushed her away and yelled at her for being useless and useless, hiding all the time! He stretched his neck provocatively and said, "Come on! Kill me if you dare! Let's see who dies first, you or me!"
Just as he was staring with his eyes wide open, happy that he had been caught and dared not act rashly, suddenly, a loud "bang" exploded above his head! The air was immediately filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Yaozu was so frightened that he screamed, and Gao's father and mother's legs went weak and they collapsed to the ground.
Shen Xingjian held the black revolver in his hand, white smoke curling up from his hand. He lowered the muzzle of the gun that was pointed at the sky, pointed it at Gao's father and mother in front of him, and repeated in a low and deep voice: "She said, let you get out."
Gao Xing was also stunned by Shen Xingjian’s action and opened his mouth slightly.
Gao's father and mother turned pale immediately, and they ran out in fear, groping on the ground. During this time, Gao's mother saw that Gao's father was only concerned about his own escape and ignored her and her son. She wanted to curse but didn't dare. She hugged Yaozu and followed him out tremblingly.
After the three people left, Gao Xing immediately went to lock the gate.
The moment the courtyard door closed heavily, all the greed, noise and unbearableness outside the door were blocked out.
Gao Xing leaned his back against the cold iron door, as if all his strength had been drained away in an instant. His body slid uncontrollably along the door panel and fell onto the cold concrete floor.
The hard shell she had held together just now shattered bit by bit, and violent tremors spread from her fingertips to her entire body. She bit her lip tightly, but she couldn't suppress the humiliation, fear, and exhaustion that surged from the deepest part of her heart.
Being trampled upon and oppressed by her loved ones made her feel utterly ashamed and embarrassed. Tears welled up silently in her eyes, blurring her vision.
At this moment, the subtle sound of a wheelchair rolling over the ground approached. Shen Xingjian came in front of her, without hesitation, leaned forward, and put his arms around her trembling shoulders.
The hug was sudden but resolute, carrying undeniable warmth and strength. Gao Xing froze for a moment, then buried her face in his shoulder. She clutched the shirt behind him, as if grasping at a single piece of driftwood amidst the raging wind and waves.
Shen Xingjian didn’t speak, but just tightened his arms and told her with a silent and firm hug: I’m here.
Meanwhile, Vincent, who had been waiting outside the villa, saw the Gao couple and their child tumbling out and couldn't help but wonder: Is it over so soon? Are they happy?
When the couple saw him, they immediately rushed over and shouted incoherently: "Kill, kill! They want to kill people!"
Seeing how frightened they were, Vincent hurriedly asked, "What happened? Didn't I tell you to take her away? Where is she?"
Father Gao seemed to have lost his soul. He grabbed Vincent's sleeve tightly and kept repeating: "He has a gun! He has a gun!"
"What gun? What's going on!" Vincent pushed him away in disgust.
While trying to comfort her crying son, Gao's mother complained to Gao's father: "It's all your fault! You insisted on asking her for money! I told her she wasn't as easy to talk to as Lai Nan, but you wouldn't listen!"
Hearing that they were actually asking for money without permission, Vincent was immediately furious: "Who told you to do this? You can't even handle such a small matter, you are such losers!"
He had originally planned to have the couple impress Gao Xing with their affection and bring her back to Xijiang for a while. As long as she left Jingnan, there would be no more trouble, and the rest could be decided after Mr. Xu returned. He had never expected these idiots to be so greedy!
Gao's father was still trying to argue, asking Vincent to call the police for justice. Vincent was furious! He didn't hear any gunshots at all. It was ridiculous!
Now that things have come to this, there is no way Gao Xing will go with them again.
Vincent suppressed his anger and warned sternly, "Get back to Xijiang right now and watch your mouths! If you dare to go out and say anything..."
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