Chapter 81

Jia Chunpeng and Luo Meifen were anxiously waiting for news in the rented house. At this moment, the phone rang, but it was a call from Gao Tingyuan.

Jia Chunpeng, upon seeing the phone number, immediately felt a chill in his heart. The fact that Gao Tingyuan could still call at this time could only mean one thing: the plan had failed, and everything he had planned was completely ruined.

Holding onto the last thread of hope, Jia Chunpeng answered the phone, "Hello."

"Chunpeng, where are you now?" The familiar voice on the phone made Jia Chunpeng's heart sink to the bottom. His phone fell to the ground with a thud.

"Chunpeng, what's wrong?" Luo Meifen sensed that something was not right.

Jia Chunpeng shook his head in disappointment, "It's not good. We have to leave tonight. Gao Tingyuan is a ruthless man, and we have thoroughly angered him this time. He won't let us off. Anyway, we have accumulated a considerable amount of money over the past two years. Let's go to the coastal area. Once we get there, with our intelligence, we won't have any problems."

"I've been waiting for you to say that." Luo Meifen also knew the situation was urgent.

The two of them didn't even pack their bags, and immediately left the house, driving straight towards Xingsha. Both were extremely tense throughout the journey.

"Don't worry, from the looks of it, Gao Tingyuan isn't prepared yet. As long as we get out of Tanshan City, he won't be able to do anything to us," Jia Chunpeng said.

Since it was late at night, there were very few vehicles on the road. Jia Chunpeng kept an eye on the rearview mirror to see if anyone was following them, but the road was empty.

The car reached Tanshan Bridge. After crossing the bridge, they could get on the highway and would be basically safe. Seeing that there were few cars on the road, Jia Chunpeng felt a bit more relaxed. He stepped hard on the gas pedal, and the car sped forward like it was flying.

"Chunpeng, don't drive too fast, it's dangerous!" Luo Meifen said.

"It's fine, there are few cars on the road, so there won't be any problems," Jia Chunpeng replied.

On the bridge, Jia Chunpeng felt much more relaxed. After crossing the bridge, it wasn't far to the highway entrance.

But at that moment, several dump trucks suddenly appeared from a side road. The high beams of the trucks blinded Jia Chunpeng.

Jia Chunpeng saw a white blur in front of him, and his heart turned cold. Although it wasn't unusual for dump trucks to appear, they were not allowed in the city during the day and usually came in at night to transport construction waste. However, their appearance at this location was unexpected.

The car was already at its highest speed, and even if he hit the brakes now, it would be too late. If the trucks were targeting them, even stopping on the side of the road wouldn't save them.

"Bang!"

A loud crash. A dump truck collided violently with a speeding sedan. Given the weight and height of the dump truck, the result was inevitable: the sedan was destroyed, and the occupants were killed, while the dump truck was unscathed. The dump truck, with its momentum, continued to travel several meters after the collision.

The woman in the passenger seat, not wearing a seatbelt, was thrown out of the car through the windshield, hit the truck, and then flew to the side of the road. She did not move after landing.

The airbags in the sedan deployed, and the driver slumped over the steering wheel, bleeding from the head, with an unknown condition.

The dump truck had no license plate. The driver jumped out of the truck, looked at the two victims in the sedan, and quickly fled the scene.

It wasn't until a Great Wall SUV passed by that the severe accident was discovered. The driver of the SUV stopped and called 110.

"110? A serious accident has occurred on Tanshan Bridge. A dump truck collided with a black Toyota. The Toyota is severely damaged, and the condition of the occupants is unknown. Please send people to help! By the way, the driver of the dump truck fled the scene."

After hanging up, the SUV driver thought for a moment and then called 120.

The emergency department of the Central Hospital received a notification from the emergency center, requesting that doctors be sent to Tanshan Bridge to rescue the injured.

He Xiaokang had just overexerted himself and had an injury on his hand. Since there were two injured people, the Central Hospital sent two doctors. Qin Chuan, after being questioned by the police, did not leave. He went with Gao Zhanting in one ambulance.

When they arrived at Tanshan Bridge, Gao Zhanting was stunned. She recognized the car and was immediately in shock.

Qin Chuan, seeing her reaction, asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's, it's, it's Jia Chunpeng," Gao Zhanting said. She had long seen through Jia Chunpeng's true nature but still couldn't fully escape the shadow of their marriage. Legally, they were still married. However, seeing Jia Chunpeng's condition in person, Gao Zhanting still found it hard to face.

Qin Chuan didn't know how to comfort Gao Zhanting and went to treat the injured. He first checked the female victim who had been thrown out of the car. Her cervical vertebrae had fractured, but she was still alive. Qin Chuan used a cervical collar from the first aid kit to stabilize her neck. Her leg was bleeding, but the cause was unclear.

However, Qin Chuan couldn't worry about that now. The victim had been unconscious for an unknown amount of time, and there might still be a chance to save her.

"Stretcher!" Qin Chuan shouted.

A nurse brought a stretcher from the ambulance.

"Be careful," Qin Chuan reminded.

They carefully lifted the victim onto the stretcher.

"Zhanting, take care of this person. I'll go check the injured in the car," Qin Chuan said.

The car was severely deformed. Qin Chuan first confirmed that the airbags had protected the occupant, who was not seriously injured but had fainted due to the impact and was now regaining consciousness.

"Where are you stuck?" Qin Chuan asked.

Jia Chunpeng, with a dead heart, turned to look at Qin Chuan and then at the empty passenger seat.

"Quick, quick, save my wife! Save my wife first!" Jia Chunpeng said.

"Your wife?" Qin Chuan was naturally surprised.

Jia Chunpeng, not recognizing Qin Chuan, continued, "Yes, my wife. She was thrown out. You must save her. She's pregnant."

Jia Chunpeng's voice was unusually loud due to his urgency.

Gao Zhanting, who was performing CPR on Luo Meifen in the ambulance, was momentarily stunned. However, she quickly continued the CPR with a calm expression. After seeing Jia Chunpeng's true nature, Gao Zhanting had become extremely indifferent to him. Even hearing this news now, she had no emotional reaction. The ambulance started and sped towards the hospital.

Qin Chuan quickly said, "Your wife has been taken to the hospital for emergency treatment. Are you injured?"

Jia Chunpeng, very anxious, asked, "How is she? Is my wife okay?"

"The situation is not good. She may have miscarried. The car is severely deformed, and we need to wait for the fire department's rescue tools to get you out. Don't be nervous," Qin Chuan said.

"Doctor, please save my wife," Jia Chunpeng said.

"We are doctors, and we will do our best," Qin Chuan said, though he felt some disgust towards this man. For the sake of money, he had done such a reckless thing, which had harmed more than just one person. Originally, he could have been with his loved one, but now Qin Chuan could imagine the outcome.

The fire department arrived and rescued Jia Chunpeng from the car. Miraculously, he only had a minor injury on his forehead. After Qin Chuan treated and bandaged the wound, Jia Chunpeng seemed to fully recover.

However, Qin Chuan still suggested that Jia Chunpeng go to the Central Hospital for a brain CT scan to check for any injuries and to see Luo Meifen's condition.

At the hospital, Luo Meifen had regained a heartbeat, but she was on a ventilator to maintain her breathing. As Qin Chuan had said, she had miscarried, and the obstetrics department had already handled the situation.

Jia Chunpeng, whether his brain was damaged or he had lost all hope for the future, showed no restraint in front of Gao Zhanting. Regardless of his current situation or any connection to his family, Gao Zhanting felt no guilt. If Qin Chuan hadn't arrived in time, Gao Zhanting might have become a corpse in the morgue, and the once glorious Gao family in Tanshan might have become a thing of the past.

Jia Chunpeng looked at Gao Zhanting with a cold, indifferent gaze, and Gao Zhanting looked back at him with the same coldness. The former couple now seemed like strangers. They just glanced at each other without saying a word.

"Your condition is good, but it's best to get a brain CT scan," Qin Chuan said.

"No need, I'm fine. I need to take care of my wife," Jia Chunpeng said.

However, Gao Tingyuan didn't give Jia Chunpeng a chance. The police from the Tanshan City Public Security Bureau's Economic Crime Investigation Division arrived. The Tingyuan Group had reported that Jia Chunpeng and the deputy financial manager, Luo Meifen, had embezzled a large amount of company funds and were suspected of misusing company funds, causing significant losses to the Tingyuan Group.

Jia Chunpeng had always thought his actions were undetectable, but he didn't expect them to become a fatal weapon for Gao Tingyuan.

Now, Luo Meifen was in her current state and could not be questioned, but Jia Chunpeng, who was not injured, was immediately taken away by the police.

"Gao Zhanting! You won! Your family won!" Jia Chunpeng still didn't understand where he had lost. He thought he had lost to Gao Tingyuan, but he had actually lost to himself. He could have been a winner in life but made the wrong choice. In the end, he still didn't understand.

Gao Zhanting gave a bitter smile and ignored Jia Chunpeng.

"Zhanting, don't take this stubborn person to heart," Qin Chuan quickly consoled her.

"I'm fine. Don't worry," Gao Zhanting said, forcing a smile.