Lu An'an raised her eyebrows slightly, a half-smile playing on her lips: "Pei Sheng, are you making keys, or is your assistant doing it part-time? Why don't you ever consider whether you're even qualified to speak?"
A barely perceptible glint flashed in Pei Sheng's eyes. He slowly raised his hands, made a helpless shrug, and said regretfully, "Then there's nothing I can do. If Miss Lu has nothing else, I need to rest."
He casually dismissed him.
Lu An'an withdrew her gaze, but before turning away, she turned her head again, her gaze falling on her assistant who had been keeping his head down and remaining silent. A smile played on her lips, and her tone was meaningful: "Pei Sheng, you can maintain your composure and not be misled by the outside world, but can you guarantee that the others around you will be just as clear-headed and self-controlled?"
After speaking, Lu An'an turned and left the ward without waiting for Pei Sheng or his assistant to react.
As the door to the ward closed, the smile on her face vanished instantly, replaced by a solemn expression.
She gently shook her head at the questioning gazes cast by Lu Yanli and Qi Rang.
Qi Rang and Lu Yanli suppressed their anxiety and walked away from Lu An'an until they were in a secluded corner. Only then did Qi Rang ask, "Didn't get any answers?"
Lu An'an nodded slightly, "Yes, hypnosis has no effect on him."
Lu Yanli and Qi Rang frowned simultaneously, and the atmosphere became tense.
After a moment of silence, Qi Rang thought of something and said, "By the way, the police just called and mentioned that in his statement at the police station, Berlans firmly denied that he had shot and killed Pei Sheng, saying that he was framed by our police. I think he was referring to the person who escaped."
Qi Rang's tone became more serious. He continued, "In addition, I have already started investigating the police station's internal files. The one who escaped and the person who took Berlans hostage today both sneaked in when we entered the filming location. Right now, we are working intensively to find out who leaked the information."
Upon hearing this, Lu An'an nodded: "Okay, then we'll wait for news from your police station. Captain Qi, my second brother and I will be going now."
Qi Rang replied, "Okay, I'll let you know when there's any news."
After saying goodbye to Qi Rang, Lu An'an and Lu Yanli turned around and returned to the ward where Fu Zhiyan was.
The three sat together, and Lu Yanli finally asked the question he had been holding back all the way: "An'an, do you think that assistant next to Pei Sheng might be Number One?"
Lu An'an gently stroked her chin, her eyes revealing a thoughtful look: "Judging from all the signs, he is indeed highly suspicious."
Thinking about the assistant's appearance, she said, "From the moment I entered the ward, the assistant kept his head down, never made eye contact with me, and never spoke to me. He was very cautious. My intuition tells me that he must be the hypnotist."
Upon hearing this, Fu Zhiyan's brows furrowed involuntarily. "Where is Pei Sheng? Did he reveal anything?"
Lu An'an was silent for a moment, carefully choosing her words, and then slowly said, "It's nothing, I just tried to hypnotize him, but I didn't succeed, and then that kid pretended not to know me."
Why did Pei Sheng make me break up with the main villain? Could this guy really have a crush on me, and because he couldn't have me, he turned evil?
Upon hearing this, Fu Zhiyan's eyes flashed, then turned cold.
It seems I'll have to go and meet Pei Sheng in person later.
Lu Yanli glanced at the gloating Fu Zhiyan with a smug look on his face, secretly pleased with himself.
Hehehe, although Pei Sheng is no good, he can at least help Fu Zhiyan by making Pei Sheng die a little more painlessly in the future.
For a moment, the atmosphere fell silent.
Just as the three of them were each lost in their own thoughts, the ward door opened again, and Lu Xunran, who had just finished an operation, walked in with heavy steps, his brows showing a trace of weariness.
Facing the probing gazes of the three, he greeted them listlessly: "Oh? My sister and second brother are here too? I heard from the people in the courtyard that the young master of the Fu family was injured and hospitalized, so I came to see him."
Looking at her third brother, who seemed to have had his life force drained, Lu An'an couldn't help but joke, "Third brother, where did you go on your tribulation? Judging from your appearance, you look like you're ready to drag Grandma to do square dancing at any moment!"
Lu Xunran slumped weakly on the sofa and waved her hand. "Don't even mention it. A couple of days ago, the hospital admitted a patient with late-stage brain cancer. When she was brought in, her condition was already very serious. Her husband wanted to treat his wife, but the cost of cancer treatment is very high. These past few days, her husband has been coming to the department and making a scene, begging us to help his wife. The hospital had no choice but to approve a special grant program and put me in charge of securing the funds. After I finished compiling the documents and submitted them, I performed a surgery back-to-back. I'm completely exhausted."
Upon hearing this, Lu An'an frowned, her voice revealing an undisguised anxiety: "Third Brother, was the surgery you just performed on this patient with late-stage brain cancer?"
Lu Xunran sensed the urgency in Lu An'an's slightly flustered words and involuntarily straightened up, his brows furrowed with confusion. "No, this surgery was originally supposed to be my responsibility, but for some reason, it was assigned to Zhou Huai, who I've always been at odds with. The surgery shouldn't be over yet. Sister, is there a problem?"
Lu An'an gasped.
【It's all over! My third brother is doomed!】
Lu Yanli and Fu Zhiyan were startled by Lu An'an's heartfelt words.
Lu Xunran, however, was not only surprised, but also inexplicably filled with a sense of joy.
After waiting for so long, is it finally his turn in the story?
Let him hear exactly how he's going to die; I'm actually looking forward to it!
Lu An'an recalled the plot of the original work.
[I initially thought my third brother had been set up and that the surgery had gone wrong, leading to the medical dispute. Now it seems my third brother is truly pitiful; not only was he framed, but he was also made a scapegoat. This medical dispute is simply an undeserved disaster.]
Lu Xunran stood frozen on the sofa.
So his death was caused by a medical dispute? It seems quite logically arranged?
Lu An'an rested her chin on her hand, lost in her own thoughts.
[I remember, that late-stage brain cancer patient was a setup by the male and female leads for my third brother. They specifically found a high-risk patient and sent him to the hospital where my third brother worked, with the aim of ruining his medical career, making him unable to become a doctor, and destroying his reputation.]
[Speaking of which, when this part of the story happened, apart from the fourth brother who had already been corrupted and turned to the dark side by the female lead, everyone else in the Lu family was still alive. Therefore, the ambitions of the male and female leads had not yet been revealed, and the third brother was unaware of it.]
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