Chapter 28

The night was as dark as ink, and the evening breeze brought a rare coolness to the scorching summer in Hanghu.

At Hanghu Airport, sisters Su Yuxin and Su Liuli stood not far from a tarmac, facing the evening wind, waiting for the plane carrying Su Hongyuan to glide in.

"Grandpa is really something, the plane has landed, and he still hasn't turned on his phone!" After the Nth failed attempt to call Su Hongyuan, Su Liuli couldn't help but complain.

The complaint stemmed from her urgency to inform Su Hongyuan about Ye Fan's accident—though she had already decided in her heart that Ye Fan was a hooligan and had a bad impression of him, she knew very well that if Ye Fan were to have an accident, Su Yuxin's illness would not be treatable.

Unlike Su Liuli, Su Yuxin was not worried about Ye Fan because of her own condition.

She was simply genuinely concerned.

Her concern was even greater than Su Liuli's, but it did not show on her face.

A minute later, under the night sky, the plane slowly slid to the parking position as Su Yuxin and Su Liuli waited.

The plane came to a stop, the cabin door opened, and with the help of Uncle Fu, Su Hongyuan slowly walked down the plane.

"Grandpa, over here!" Seeing Su Hongyuan appear, Su Liuli waved her hand immediately.

Huh?

Su Hongyuan found it strange that Su Yuxin and Su Liuli would come to the airport so late to pick him up, and even directly to the tarmac.

With this curiosity, Su Hongyuan quickened his pace after getting off the plane.

"Grandpa, it's bad, that guy Ye Fan is in trouble!" Su Liuli and Su Yuxin rushed over, and before Su Hongyuan could stop, Su Liuli couldn't help but reveal the mystery.

"What happened to Doctor Ye?" Su Hongyuan was startled.

"Grandpa, it's like this..." This time, before Su Liuli could speak, Su Yuxin quickly and succinctly recounted the events to Su Hongyuan, then with a hint of worry, said, "Grandpa, please call and save him now."

"Alright."

After listening to Su Yuxin's account, Su Hongyuan also looked worried, but... unlike Su Yuxin, he was not worried that Ye Fan, who had the backing of Chu Ji, would be killed by the Gou family using underhanded means. Instead, he was afraid that the Su family would be blamed by Chu Ji for not doing anything in this matter!

A minute later, seeing Su Hongyuan end his call with a police official, Su Liuli asked again, "Grandpa, is that guy okay?"

"According to the police, he injured a police officer and escaped ten minutes ago!" Su Hongyuan said with a complex tone.

"Ah—"

Hearing Su Hongyuan's words, both the impulsive Su Liuli and the calm Su Yuxin were stunned by this sudden news. However, Su Yuxin quickly recovered from her shock and said with concern, "Grandpa, you must save him!"

"Yuxin, not only did he injure a police officer, but this incident will likely cause a huge stir in the Hanghu and even the entire Jiangnan police force. I want to save him, but I am powerless," Su Hongyuan sighed, his tone revealing his worry. "If the incident becomes public and the public pressure is too great, even Chu Ji might not step in to save him!"

"Why?" Su Liuli asked, puzzled. "Isn't that guy on good terms with Sister Chu Ji?"

"One is a doctor, and the other is the notorious Empress of Beijing and all of China. How good can their relationship be?"

Su Hongyuan, with a shrewd look, said, "In my opinion, the reason Ye Fan knows Chu Ji is likely because he helped someone close to Chu Ji or Chu Ji herself. Chu Ji owes Ye Fan a favor. But you must understand, any favor in this world has its value. It's unlikely that Chu Ji would risk enormous public pressure to save Ye Fan just to repay a favor."

Hearing this, Su Yuxin's worry became even more evident. She knew that everything Su Hongyuan said was true—her career had taught her the harsh realities of life!

"It's all because of that scoundrel Su Feiyu!"

Seeing that Ye Fan was likely to be in trouble, Su Liuli immediately thought of the culprit, Su Feiyu.

Su Hongyuan's expression changed slightly: "Is he involved in this?"

"Not just involved, he orchestrated it from behind the scenes."

Although Su Liuli had no evidence to prove that Su Feiyu had ordered Gou Wei to deliberately run over Ye Fan, her understanding of Su Feiyu made her almost certain of this.

"What exactly happened?"

Su Hongyuan's expression became serious. He knew how complicated this matter was and did not want Su Feiyu to be implicated.

Seeing Su Hongyuan's inquiry, Su Liuli was about to tell him her modified version of events, but before she could speak, Su Yuxin said, "Grandpa, to save time, I didn't go into detail earlier. Here's what happened..."

"That scoundrel!"

Hearing the detailed account, Su Hongyuan was so angry that his body trembled. Without hesitation, he took out his phone and called Su Feiyu.

"Grandpa."

At this moment, Su Feiyu had already arrived at the hospital, waiting with Gou Wei's parents for the surgery results. Sensing Su Hongyuan's call, he looked extremely uneasy, but he knew that what was to happen would happen, and some things could not be avoided.

"Where are you?"

"Grandpa, I'm at Honghe Hospital."

"Did you secretly order Gou Wei to run over Doctor Ye?"

"No... no."

Afraid of Su Hongyuan's anger and the possibility of being punished, Su Feiyu instinctively denied it.

Su Hongyuan was skeptical: "Really?"

"Grandpa, really no."

Since he had already denied it, Su Feiyu had to continue lying. In his view, although Gou Wei was seriously injured, he was not in mortal danger and could recover. The real culprit, Ye Fan, would likely never see the light of day again. In this situation, as long as he and Gou Wei communicated privately, the truth could be covered up.

"If I find out you're involved, I'll break your legs!" Su Hongyuan said sternly. "Go home immediately!"

"Yes..."

Su Feiyu responded immediately, only to find that Su Hongyuan had already hung up. This made him breathe a sigh of relief, and a smile of satisfaction appeared on his face.

Although the script did not go as planned, he had achieved his goal—Ye Fan was doomed, and Su Yuxin would follow in his footsteps!

Considering Gou Wei's parents' feelings, Su Feiyu adjusted his emotions, put on a worried expression, and walked toward the operating room.

"Who is Gou Wei's family?"

Before Su Feiyu could reach the operating room door, he saw it open, and a doctor, drenched in sweat, stepped out and asked.

"How is my son?"

Seeing the doctor, Gou Zhifeng and his wife immediately rushed over.

"The patient's jaw and knees are both shattered. The jaw can be treated勉强, but the knees cannot."

The doctor wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "This means the patient will either have to have his leg amputated and fitted with a prosthetic, or he will spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair."

"What... what?"

Hearing the doctor's words, Gou Wei's mother was so shocked that she trembled. Then, as if greatly stimulated, she grabbed the doctor's collar and shouted angrily, "You're lying! My son can't spend his life in a wheelchair! It's your incompetence! We're transferring him to another hospital immediately!"

"Don't... don't get excited."

Seeing Gou Wei's mother, Wang Guihua, acting like a madwoman, the doctor tried to break free and said, "Your son's knees are completely shattered. With current medical technology, no one can help. The only option is amputation and a prosthetic..."

"Slap!"

With a sharp sound, the doctor's words were cut off as the enraged Wang Guihua slapped him.

"How... how could you hit me?"

Feeling the burning pain on his face, the doctor was furious, but seeing Gou Zhifeng and his driver standing nearby, he did not retaliate.

"Hit you? If your incompetence delays my son's treatment, I'll destroy this hospital!"

Wang Guihua pointed at the doctor and shouted, then turned to Gou Zhifeng and said, "This hospital's medical standards are too low. We must transfer Xiao Wei immediately!"

"You're lying! Our hospital is a top-tier hospital and the best orthopedic hospital in all of Jiangnan!" The assistant to the attending doctor, seeing Wang Guihua hit and insult his teacher and the entire hospital, angrily responded.

"I'll kill you!"

Wang Guihua became even angrier and lunged at the young doctor to slap him.

"Stop her!"

Seeing this, Gou Zhifeng, with a grim expression, told his driver.

The driver, without a word, quickly moved to stop Wang Guihua.

Seeing this, Su Feiyu thought for a moment, then, without even saying goodbye to Gou Zhifeng and his wife, slipped away—If Gou Wei's leg could not be saved, Gou Wei would definitely reveal him as the mastermind. Even if Gou Zhifeng did not blame him, he would not be able to face the situation.

After Wang Guihua stopped her tantrum, Gou Zhifeng had his driver accompany her to handle the transfer procedures, while he walked to an empty safety corridor and dialed Liu Baojun's number with a grim expression.

"Mr. Gou, your son shouldn't have provoked a gangster. This is asking for trouble," Liu Baojun said angrily before Gou Zhifeng could speak.

Gangster?

These four words, as if enchanted, made Gou Zhifeng freeze in place.

As a member of Hanghu's upper class, Gou Zhifeng naturally knew what kind of people gangsters were.

More importantly, if, as Liu Baojun said, the person who injured Gou Wei was a gangster, then the doctor's words were not exaggerated!

"Director Liu, I apologize. I never thought my son would provoke such a person."

After a brief moment of shock, Gou Zhifeng spoke. Initially, upon learning that Gou Wei would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, he had planned to change his mind and seek Ye Fan's life instead of just his limbs. Now, knowing that Ye Fan was a gangster, he realized that this was beyond Liu Baojun's capabilities.

"Old Gou, you don't need to worry. That guy may be hard to deal with, but he injured my men and confiscated their guns. I've already reported this, and I'm sure higher-ups will send someone to eliminate him!" Although Gou Zhifeng did not express his thoughts, Liu Baojun, with years of experience in the political arena, knew exactly what Gou Zhifeng was thinking.

"Phew~"

Hearing Liu Baojun's words, Gou Zhifeng breathed a sigh of relief.

In his view, if higher-ups took action, the person who injured his son would be sentenced to death!

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