Chapter 394 Rescue
Chapter 394 Rescue
Xiang Yuntian tried to brake a few more times, but it still had no effect, and a sense of panic welled up in his heart.
Just as he was about to slow down further, he discovered that he couldn't reduce the speed at all.
In that instant, he remembered what Shan Qi had just experienced, and a terrible thought flashed through his mind.
“Someone is targeting us!” he said to Bai Mengfei. “The car can’t slow down; someone must have tampered with it.”
"How about we jump out of the car?" Bai Mengfei said, preparing to unbuckle her seatbelt.
Xiang Yuntian shook his head and said calmly, "No need! You sit tight, I'll try to run out of gas by driving around in circles. We must remain absolutely calm now."
Bai Mengfei immediately nodded in understanding, while gripping the door handle tightly to prevent any further problems with the car.
However, things often don't go as planned, just like Murphy's Law states: the more you don't want something to happen, the more likely it is to happen.
The car quickly lost control and accelerated. Xiang Yuntian, his face filled with panic and his brows furrowed, asked Bai Mengfei, "Have you noticed that the car is accelerating?"
"I can feel it!" Bai Mengfei gripped the seatbelt tightly with both hands.
Ultimately, the new car went completely out of control, and no matter how Xiang Yuntian turned the steering wheel, it was to no avail.
With a loud bang, the car crashed straight into a large tree.
Bai Mengfei was startled, and her face instantly turned ashen.
She slowly turned her head, staring in astonishment at Xiang Yuntian sitting beside her. The airbag had already deployed, but Xiang Yuntian's head still slammed against it, drawing blood.
"Yuntian! Yuntian!"
Bai Mengfei panicked and shook Xiang Yuntian's body violently with both hands.
However, Xiang Yuntian lay there motionless, as if he had lost his life.
Fortunately, Bai Mengfei was a forensic doctor. With her professional skills, she discovered that Xiang Yuntian was not dead. He still had faint breathing, pulse, and heartbeat, but these vital signs were extremely weak.
She didn't panic. She quickly took out her phone and dialed Zhao Fei's number.
As soon as Zhao Fei answered Bai Mengfei's call, he asked, "What's wrong? What's the matter?"
"Xiang Yuntian and I were in a car accident on the road!"
At first, Zhao Fei was somewhat incredulous upon hearing Bai Mengfei's calm tone.
But then I thought about it again, and realized that Bai Mengfei was usually a very serious person and wouldn't make such a joke, so I chose to believe her.
"Which section of the road is it? I'll send someone there right away!"
Bai Mengfei waited for a while before finally seeing an ambulance from a nearby hospital arrive.
After the doctor took Xiang Yuntian to the hospital, he immediately performed CPR and gave him a shot of cardiac stimulant.
The attending physician in the emergency department said solemnly, "The patient suffered a severe concussion and has internal bleeding."
Meanwhile, Bai Mengfei paced anxiously outside the emergency room. Every time she saw a doctor come out, she would immediately go up to him and ask about Xiang Yuntian's condition, but the doctors and nurses would always shake their heads and walk away without saying a word.
"What's wrong?" Bai Mengfei was extremely anxious. When the doctor came out again, she grabbed his white coat.
The doctor was startled by her agitation and quickly pulled his hand away, saying, "The patient's condition is not optimistic and requires further emergency treatment. Please wait a moment!"
At this time, Zhao Fei, Kelly, and others also arrived at the hospital.
Seeing Bai Mengfei break down and back away until her back was against the wall, Zhao Fei went up to comfort her and said, "Yun Tian is so young, yet he has cleared the names of so many dead. He is a good person and he will definitely be alright."
Kelly stared blankly at the indicator light on the emergency room door, her face ashen.
She did feel some regret, but at that moment she felt like a puppet, devoid of warmth, her heart ice-cold, and she could only silently wait for someone to tell her what to do.
Just then, Wang Tian arrived.
Upon seeing everyone gathered there, Wang Tian hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How is Forensic Doctor Xiang doing now?"
Zhao Fei glanced back at her before telling her the situation: "Forensic Doctor Xiang's condition is currently very dangerous."
After waiting for another half hour, the doctor finally came out, took off his mask, and said to Bai Mengfei, "The patient is out of danger, but still needs to stay in the hospital for observation. You must be a family member of the patient, right? Come with me to sign some papers."
In front of Kelly and Wang Tian, Bai Mengfei admitted without hesitation, "Yes, I am his girlfriend."
Immediately afterwards, she followed the doctor to sign the papers, while neither Kelly nor Wang Tian said a word.
After signing the papers, the three of them stayed in the ward with Xiang Yuntian, whose head was already bandaged.
Kelly stood behind Bai Mengfei, torn between whether or not to step forward and admit that she had done it, as she was filled with guilt.
But she also knew that if she spoke out, the consequences would be unimaginable, so she stood there and chose to remain silent.
The three of them stayed in the ward until the next morning.
Bai Mengfei was a little tired, and thinking that the two of them were also exhausted, she said, "You two should go back and rest first."
Wang Tian immediately said, "I have to go to the police station later, so I won't be going back."
Kelly said, "I don't have anything to do for a while, so I can stay here and take care of him a little longer. If he wakes up and wants some water or something, there will be someone to take care of him."
Bai Mengfei didn't say anything more. But just then, Zhao Fei called to remind her of something: "Can you go back to the police station soon? I know Xiang Yuntian is in trouble, but the case of the locked-room murder is still unsolved. The higher-ups called again this morning, saying that they can't withstand the pressure from public opinion."
"Okay, I'll be right there." After saying that, Bai Mengfei stood up and looked at Xiang Yuntian lying on the hospital bed a few more times with reluctance.
Then, she put down her phone and said to Kelly, "Then I'll trouble you to take care of Yuntian."
Kelly immediately understood that Bai Mengfei still had work to do, so she assured her, "Don't worry, you go ahead and do your work. Leave this to me, I'll take good care of him."
Bai Mengfei then left the hospital.
At 7:30 a.m., she returned to the police station and went into Zhao Fei's office.
At this moment, Zhao Fei was browsing public comments about the case on social media platforms such as BBS. The current situation was one of widespread fear.
As soon as Zhao Fei saw Bai Mengfei walk in, he felt like he had seen a savior and hurriedly said to her, "Come and take a look."
"What are you looking at?" Bai Mengfei slowly walked over.
At this moment, Zhao Fei did not notice that Bai Mengfei's face was full of fatigue and frustration, and that her still strong eyes actually hid a trace of worry and pain.
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