Chapter 73

"William, you'll be fine, just hold on! You have to hold on! William, can you hear me? Hold on!" Yang Weiwei cried her eyes out, her composure completely shattered.

The shrill sound of sirens circled over the school, and uniformed police officers rushed in and out. Dozens of police cars blocked the school gates completely.

Jin Xuntao was shot three times but eventually subdued the boy, Benny. However, he fell into a coma due to blood loss from the gunshot wounds.

Jin Xuntao harbored no hatred towards Benny, as he understood that Benny was also a victim, just one who chose an extreme path.

Jin Xuntao couldn't hate such a young person, even when the latter tried to kill him at the last moment.

This wasn't because Jin Xuntao was a pushover; it was because he viewed the situation with the mindset of an adult.

The news of the "St. Monica High School Shooting" had already spread across the entire United States, and countless media outlets dispatched reporters to the school.

Jin Xuntao, unconscious, was placed on a stretcher and quickly loaded into an ambulance with several medical personnel.

At this moment, Jin Xuntao had lost consciousness and did not respond to Yang Weiwei's calls, no matter how much she cried.

Yang Weiwei, sobbing, wanted to follow, but was stopped by the medical staff. She could only watch as the ambulance doors closed, blocking her view.

The image of Jin Xuntao shielding her and pushing her away at the last moment was all that filled the young girl's mind.

The more she thought about it, the more uncontrollably her tears flowed.

To be honest, she and Jin Xuntao were just classmates, and he had only transferred in yesterday. They hadn't even spoken much.

But this transfer student was willing to risk his life for her.

When a boy could do such a thing in the face of danger, few girls wouldn't be moved.

Yang Weiwei was no exception.

At 16 or 17 years old, how could any girl not be deeply touched by such a gesture?

Think about it, how many boys, or even men, would do this in the face of such danger?

To be blunt, some men might even abandon the girl and run away.

Benny was already subdued and handcuffed, and was being escorted into a police car by several burly officers. A black hood was placed over his head, and the area around the police car was swarmed by reporters who had arrived at the school as soon as they heard the news.

Benny, sitting in the police car, was like a puppet, motionless.

He knew his future was completely ruined.

"Officer! Why did the perpetrator shoot his classmates?"

"Where did the perpetrator get the gun?"

"Officer, do you have any comments?"

The reporters surrounded the police car, making it impossible to move.

"Please step aside. We cannot comment until the investigation is complete!"

Such official statements, of course, wouldn't satisfy these media professionals; they wanted the most sensational information.

The school's teaching building was cordoned off, and dozens of officers were searching for evidence or traces related to the case.

Some high school students were calling their families to report they were safe, while others were hugging and crying.

The teachers were also comforting the students around them.

To be honest, the teachers were also deeply affected by what had happened at the school.

Little tyrant Nathan was shot dead on the spot by Benny, and several boys who had bullied and insulted him were also injured, some more seriously than others.

It was clear that Benny's target was Nathan, and he came to the school with a clear purpose.

However, after achieving his goal, Benny's thoughts became confused, and driven by fear and panic, he decided to expand his killing spree.

At this point, Benny's mental state was no longer normal.

It wasn't until he encountered Jin Xuntao and Yang Weiwei that Benny's killing spree was stopped.

In a sense, Jin Xuntao indirectly saved many lives. Who knows how many more students Benny would have harmed otherwise.

However, Jin Xuntao paid a bloody price for it.

As for whether this price was worth it, that depended on each person's values and standards, making it difficult to draw a conclusion.

The ambulance carrying Jin Xuntao, escorted by a police car, left the school. Jin Xuntao's condition was very critical.

He had fallen into a deep coma, and his blood pressure and heartbeat were becoming unstable, a very dangerous sign.

The accompanying medical personnel began emergency treatment to stabilize his condition.

While Jin Xuntao was being rushed to the hospital in the ambulance, a video was uploaded to the largest and most popular video website in the Western world, 'tu,' and quickly gained a large number of views.

It was unclear who uploaded the video, but it captured the St. Monica High School shooting in high quality. From the moment Jin Xuntao and Yang Weiwei encountered Benny to the point where Jin Xuntao was shot three times, everything was recorded.

Many people who watched the video were deeply impressed by Jin Xuntao's immediate action to shield the girl.

Especially the girls who saw the video were moved by Jin Xuntao's actions.

The moment when Jin Xuntao, after Benny's gun jammed, decisively pushed Yang Weiwei away and tackled Benny, touched the hearts of many girls watching the video.

The gunshots rang out!

In the video, Jin Xuntao's body jerked after the gunshots, and he swung a powerful punch at Benny's head, knocking him out with a single blow. He then quickly took the gun from Benny's hand and threw it away.

After doing all this, Jin Xuntao staggered, turned to the students hiding in the distance, and shouted something before collapsing.

Through the video, everyone could clearly see the bloodstains on Jin Xuntao's chest, and the blood continued to gush out.

Clearly, he had been shot!

The video ended here.

People watching the video on their smartphones or at home were on the edge of their seats, worried about the Asian boy in the video.

No one knew his current condition.

Standing in front of the girl to face the deadly gun, and pushing her away to tackle the gunman at a critical moment, such heroic actions immediately won everyone's admiration and captured their hearts.

For a time, the search volume for the "St. Monica High School Shooting" surged, especially the search for information about Jin Xuntao, who had stepped forward, reaching hundreds of millions.

Since the media couldn't get useful information from the police, they turned their attention to the students.

"William is a hero. Compared to him, I feel like a clown. I just knew how to run away. Now, I realize I was too cowardly. If I had been braver, maybe... I hope William can survive. He's a hero, and he's my idol."

"William? He's a very handsome Asian boy. I even gave him a note this morning, hoping for a romantic date. Who knew this would happen? But he's really manly, and I think I've fallen in love with him."

"William has a big... well, legend has it that if you get his signature, your own... can grow that big. But now I think his courage is what we should admire and respect. I've started to idolize him."

"I don't want to think about anything else right now. I just hope he can wake up. He's so manly, he's the hero of the school!"

These were just a few of the comments from the students interviewed by the reporters.

However, most students shared a common view: William was their idol, a hero.

Yes, many girls said they had fallen in love with him.

The middle school students all said they admired William, especially the hero with the "big bird," who was even more worthy of their admiration and respect.

As for the elementary school students, they simply said, "Cool!" So the reporters ignored them.

Of course, the reporters also obtained some personal information about Jin Xuntao through various channels.

For example, Jin Xuntao was an orphan who had dropped out of school a year ago. He had published the now best-selling novel "A Song of Ice and Fire," the popular "William's Fairy Tales," and the relatively successful "The Lord of the Rings," making him a fairly successful young writer.

He also had a daughter under one year old.

An imperfect teenager, a fairly successful young writer, an underage father, and a hero who fought a gunman bare-handed, and a man who stood in front of a girl to face a gun.

Wouldn't this information attract attention?

Imperfection? So what!

No one in this world is perfect.

Having some flaws makes a person more relatable, doesn't it?

Therefore, the reporters, armed with this information, began to write their articles, ready to spread the story of Jin Xuntao across the United States and beyond.

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Bang!

The operating room doors were pushed open, and the doctors, who were already prepared, immediately began surgery on Jin Xuntao.

After all, he had been shot three times, and his condition was very critical. Every second counted.

The operating room was quiet, except for the sounds of the heart and blood pressure monitors and the occasional clinking of surgical instruments.

Jin Xuntao, who was being operated on and had fallen into a deep coma, found himself in a dream, a dream that seemed both real and surreal. In this dream, he saw his beloved wife...

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