"Where is the person who went in with you?"
The person who was even more anxious than Liu Rulan was Tong Junhui.
Xiao He met Tong Junhui's sincere and concerned gaze and sighed inwardly.
He finally understood.
Tong Junhui suddenly returned, but never contacted Liu Rulan, seemingly resenting her. However, when he auditioned for "Silent Search" and Feng Zhengyang asked about his background, Tong Junhui was able to immediately answer his identity and background, implying to Feng Zhengyang that he had no value in being selected.
Was Tong Junhui disqualified from selection because of resentment, or did he deliberately make Feng Zhengyang lose interest because he didn't want them to be involved in the case?
What kind of person is Tong Junhui?
He exudes a criminal aura, yet it is also mixed with his yearning for justice and his resentment towards himself. Is it his rebellion against fate, or his courage to take his enemy away even if it means sinking into ruin?
Xiao He didn't know.
He clearly understood that Tong Junhui's achievement of becoming a Best Actor was well-deserved—he had simply moved what he originally loved to another stage.
The people around him who cooperated with his "performance" were dangerous criminals and police officers who never gave up on finding the truth.
Xiao He's gaze swept over Liu Rulan, and he silently felt sorry for her.
But some things are lost forever and can never be regained.
"He's fine, he should be out soon."
Xiao He only said this to Tong Junhui, then turned to the staff member next to him and asked, "Have you called an ambulance? How long will it take to arrive?"
"It will take at least five minutes."
When the staff saw Xiao He carrying a bloodied figure out, he was almost crying and answered in a trembling voice.
Xiao He frowned.
Cheng Hongwen has multiple stab wounds and is likely to die here.
However, he did not say it directly. Instead, he moved the person to a relatively safe hall and laid the person flat on the ground.
In the blink of an eye, the carpet was stained with blood.
The lobby manager who followed was weak in the knees, carrying a first-aid kit, and couldn't even maintain the most basic smile: "Is he...is he alright?"
Xiao He glanced at him: "Of course not!"
Previously, his skill upgrade unlocked the "Art of Anatomy," but since Xiao He neither wanted to be a forensic doctor nor studied medicine, he had long forgotten about this skill.
It wasn't until he saw Cheng Hongwen this time that Xiao He suddenly remembered that he had the skill of examining "dead people".
As for Cheng Hongwen... to be honest, he's pretty much dead on his feet.
"Two wounds to the chest, three wounds to the abdomen, and one wound to the neck. The neck wound did not damage major blood vessels or the trachea, but there was active bleeding. All three abdominal wounds penetrated the abdominal wall, and the probability of damage to abdominal organs is extremely high. On the contrary, the chest wounds are relatively minor..."
All the wounds were clean-cut and sharp-edged, consistent with the characteristics of injuries caused by a single-edged sharp weapon. It was most likely a dagger, or perhaps a fruit knife—Xiao He didn't see the knife at the scene. He suspected that after stabbing Cheng Hongwen, the murderer went directly to Xu Youyou with the knife.
If even Cheng Hongwen is like this, then Xu Youyou is probably...
Xiao He didn't have time to pray for Xu Youyou. He asked Shu Han and the hotel manager to take clean towels and help press on the bleeding wounds on Cheng Hongwen's body.
Although he's already riddled with holes, he'll hold on for as long as he can, even if it's just a little while longer, it's a last-ditch effort.
"The person is out!"
Someone else shouted.
Then Cheng Bei rushed out of the room carrying another bloodied person, and the well-dressed hotel staff also began to release the valves and use the hotel's built-in water hoses to spray water into the room to extinguish the fire.
As Cheng Bei walked towards them, Xiao He knew with just one glance that things were over.
With that much bleeding, he was practically dead.
After Cheng Bei put the woman down, Xiao He sighed and shook his head slightly as he looked at the woman whose death was far from pleasant.
Although he didn't like Xu Youyou very much, and Xu Youyou had done many things that harmed others, he really didn't want their next meeting to end like this.
After all, it's a human life; how can it be taken away so maliciously by those people?
"How is she?
Tong Junhui's heart sank, but he still looked at Cheng Bei with hope. However, he only saw that Cheng Bei had a gloomy expression and remained silent. So he knew in his heart what the final result would be.
"Damn it, if only I had known, if only I had gone to check the situation sooner—" The usually refined and composed man finally broke down, "It was so close!"
Although she didn't know what was going on or what had happened between these people, Liu Rulan immediately called out to Tong Junhui and pressed his shoulder, saying, "Tong Junhui, calm down!"
Tong Junhui glanced at Liu Rulan subconsciously, his expression somewhat embarrassed, but he eventually calmed down, lowered his head, and remained silent.
Xiao He was dumbfounded.
Can Sister Liu calm people down with just one sentence?
No wonder he's a former manager; his influence still lingers.
How is he?
Cheng Bei walked over, placing his hopes on Cheng Hongwen.
Among those present, Xu Youyou's death was gruesome; what happened back then is probably only known to Cheng Hongwen now.
Xiao He didn't know how to answer, so he could only say, "What do you think?"
Then he continued to press on Cheng Hongwen's neck, trying to prevent him from bleeding out while also being careful not to suffocate him completely.
Cheng Bei looked at Xiao He suspiciously, then walked over to Cheng Hongwen, squatted down, and reached out to feel his pulse.
Although Xiao He, Shu Han, and others had been pressing on the wound to reduce blood loss, by the time Cheng Bei raised his hand to check the pulse, Cheng Hongwen's vital signs were almost gone.
If even this guy is dead, who will know the whereabouts of the ledger that Xu Youyou hid?
Cheng Bei felt a slight unease.
If they close in now, without that ledger, they probably won't ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ be able to catch the old man from the Chen family... If they can't completely eradicate this cancerous tumor of the Chen family in Hong Kong, their long-planned scheme will all be in vain...
Seeing Cheng Bei's serious and anxious expression, Xiao He also pursed his lips, looked down at the guy who was about to die, and a few flashes of heartache appeared in his eyes.
Just as Cheng Bei was about to withdraw his hand in disappointment, he discovered that Cheng Hongwen's pulse had started beating strongly again!
Although still very weak, it's much better than that hopeless beating frequency from before!
This is undoubtedly good news!
Suddenly, hope rekindled in Cheng Bei's heart!
"Quick, the ambulance is here! Get him to the hospital!"
...
Ten minutes ago.
Hotel room door.
Cheng Hongwen knocked on Xu Youyou's room door.
"who?"
"It's me."
The hotel room door was slightly ajar, revealing a pair of bloodshot eyes and a haggard, thin face.
The words of accusation that Cheng Hongwen originally wanted to say were instantly stuck in his throat.
"What happened to you?" / "Why are you here?"
The two voices rang out at the same time.
Seeing her old acquaintance, Xu Youyou was embarrassed and angry. She tried to slam the door shut, but Cheng Hongwen grabbed the doorknob and said coldly, "So much has happened during this time, don't you have anything to explain to me?"
Xu Youyou's gaze shifted, and she slammed the door shut with a bit more force: "I've already terminated the contract, so I have nothing to say to you."
Since the incident involving Ke Mingen was exposed and Xu Youyou was facing a prison crisis, her agency immediately severed ties with her, unilaterally terminating her contract and kicking her out of the company.
All the celebrities who were close to Xu Youyou have cut ties with her. Even Xu Youyou's ex-boyfriend, a retired actor surnamed Su, has rekindled his relationship, clarifying that they had already broken up, as if he is afraid of having any connection with Xu Youyou.
Surprisingly, the only person who didn't give up on Xu Youyou at that time was her former agent, Cheng Hongwen.
