"Is he alright?"
After a brief silence, Xiao He asked.
"He's fine, it's just..."
Liu Rulan hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "I only got a scratch on my face in the chaos."
Xiao He fell silent again.
When it comes to appearance, men may not be as particular as women, but he is an actor.
He's an actor who makes a living based on his looks.
If my face is ruined, it means the end of my acting career...
Is there any way to save him?
Xiao He asked tentatively.
With the advancements in cosmetic medicine today, if it were possible to repair it—
"I don't know, it might leave a trace."
Liu Rulan said in a low voice.
"Is that so..."
Xiao He sighed.
His views on Tong Junhui were very complicated.
At first, I thought Tong Junhui was an ingrate who didn't remember Liu Rulan's kindness at all, and even colluded with Feng Zhengyang and his gang, willingly degenerating himself.
However, it wasn't until the incident involving Xu Youyou and Cheng Hongwen that Xiao He realized the deeper meaning behind Tong Junhui's actions and his true purpose in returning to the entertainment industry.
Tong Junhui returned to the entertainment industry, and from the very beginning, it was all for revenge!
Now, because of revenge, things have turned out this way...
"Sister Liu, where are you right now?"
Xiao He immediately asked.
Liu Rulan turned around, turning her gaze away from the dawn light at the edge of the sky and back to the long, narrow hospital corridor behind her: "I'm in the hospital now."
"How did you receive the message? I'm coming right away."
Xiao He put the phone on speakerphone while quickly getting up to change his clothes and prepare to go out.
“Tong Junhui’s family members have all passed away, and he hasn’t had any friends over the years, so when he filled out the emergency contact form with the police, he left my phone number.”
After Liu Rulan finished speaking, she tilted her head slightly, her mood somewhat heavy.
Tong Junhui returned this time because he had lost everything.
He volunteered to become a police informant, having long harbored the idea of dying together with his accomplices.
That's why, when leaving his contact information with the police, Tong Junhui hesitated for a moment before leaving Liu Rulan's name and phone number.
He knew that there weren't many people in the world who truly cared about him anymore.
Liu Rulan is one of them.
Even if their final time together wasn't pleasant, if something were to happen to him, Liu Rulan would still be willing to take some time to help him collect his body.
This is based on Tong Junhui's trust in Liu Rulan's character.
Therefore, after Tong Junhui was sent to the hospital, Cheng Bei, who was actually a police officer and had helped Tong Junhui arrest people, dialed Liu Rulan's phone number.
Liu Rulan then rushed to the hospital and learned the general situation from the police.
After learning the whole story, Liu Rulan had very mixed feelings.
What could she possibly do?
Despite having reminded him time and time again, and even intervened once... all she could do in the end was to show up at this moment and help Tong Junhui with the hospital procedures.
Liu Rulan has done all she can.
She has a clear conscience.
Hearing Liu Rulan's words, Xiao He also felt somewhat melancholy.
More than ten minutes later, he drove to the hospital that Liu Rulan had mentioned.
"how's it going?"
When he saw Liu Rulan, Xiao He first subtly observed her condition.
It was clear that Liu Rulan had arrived in a hurry. She was only wearing a thin chiffon blouse and white suit casual pants, and she wasn't wearing any makeup. She looked a bit more haggard than usual.
"He's fine, he just had anesthesia and stitches, so he can't speak yet."
Liu Rulan said.
“Okay.” Xiao He shook the car keys in his hand. “I’ll go back to the car one more time and come right away.”
"good."
A few minutes later, Xiao He handed the air conditioning blanket in the car to Liu Rulan: "You can use this for now."
Although it's already late March and April is approaching, and the overall temperature is gradually rising, it's still very cold in the early morning. Sitting in a hospital, a place with its own cold wind, makes it even colder.
Thanks.
Liu Rulan was indeed a bit cold, so she didn't refuse and simply put it on.
Xiao He then sat down on the bench and asked, "What did the police say? Even if Teacher Tong's actions weren't exactly acts of heroism, wouldn't they be considered self-defense?"
“It’s not clear yet.” Liu Rulan shook her head, her expression somewhat grave. “At the time, Feng Zhengyang seemed to have sensed something and was preparing to run away. Dong Zeng was also alerted. Tong Junhui had been keeping an eye on their situation. When he discovered that they were preparing to run away, he immediately notified the police and took the initiative to chase after Feng Zhengyang and the others... By the time the police found them, they had already been stabbed.”
“They were all in the underground parking lot at the time of the incident. There were no surveillance cameras in that location that captured the entire incident. The police arrived at the scene within half a minute and did not witness the whole process. Therefore, it is not possible to determine at this time whether Tong Junhui intentionally injured someone or acted in self-defense.”
However, everyone had their own guesses about this.
After all, the knife was brought by Tong Junhui, and the ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) most seriously injured were Feng Zhengyang and Dong Zeng. Given the degree of Tong Junhui's hatred towards these two, it wasn't hard for them to guess that Tong Junhui had intentionally injured them, since he had that motive.
But given the current situation...
“Teacher Tong was clearly cooperating with the police to delay the arrest. It’s not wrong for him to carry a knife for self-defense, is it?” Xiao He immediately said. “Dong Zeng and Feng Zhengyang were already at their wits’ end and in extremely high danger. Teacher Tong was able to step forward at that time to help the police intercept the criminals. His intentions were good. I believe the police will give us a fair answer.”
Liu Rulan was stunned for a moment, then realized what Xiao He meant.
Since there was no surveillance footage at the time and no one else witnessed it, this matter can be thoroughly examined.
“Let’s find him a lawyer later,” Xiao He said. “Although I still don’t like him very much, I like Feng Zhengyang and Dong Zeng even less.”
To be honest, Xiao He felt extremely satisfied when he heard that Feng Zhengyang and Dong Zeng had each been stabbed three times.
Neither of these two are good people. Xu Youyou and Cheng Hongwen are dead and injured respectively, and they even tried to use fabricated rumors to smear him. He remembers all of that.
Now these two guys have gotten their just desserts and are finally lying in the hospital, and he can't feel a shred of pity for them.
Fortunately, the person is still alive and not completely dead.
People like that are dead, so be it. We shouldn't let them drag Tong Junhui down with them.
This guy has already had it bad enough.
Liu Rulan pondered for a moment, then nodded: "I will."
She should just play the good guy to the end.
"But why do I feel like you know more than I do? What crimes did Feng Zhengyang and Dong Zeng commit, and why were they arrested by the police? You don't seem surprised at all."
"Huh? Really?" Xiao He pretended to be clueless and scratched his head. "Their movie was so bad, there was no trace of a big production or investment. Netizens were calling it a money laundering movie, so it's not unreasonable for the police to arrest them, is it?"
"Yeah?"
"Isn't that so?"
"..."
Liu Rulan was about to say something when a nurse came over and announced, "The patient in room 202 can make sounds now, you can go and check on him."
"good."
Liu Rulan immediately answered the nurse's question and stood up at the same time.
Xiao He also stood up.
"We'll talk about that later. Let's get to the bottom of things first," Liu Rulan said, and then went into the ward first.
The ward was quiet. The person lying on the bed had his face wrapped in thick gauze and was staring blankly at the sky outside the window. Not far from his bed, a police officer was sitting.
Upon hearing footsteps, the police officer was the first to look up, and only after confirming Liu Rulan's identity did his tense body relax again.
Tong Junhui slowly turned his head to look.
The moment he saw Liu Rulan, a hint of apology appeared in his two exposed eyes.
After Liu Rulan sat down, he said in a hoarse voice with difficulty, "I'm sorry."
He has wronged Liu Rulan in many ways, and even at this moment, he has to trouble Liu Rulan.
His life was truly a failure.
