LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 515: Guilt
Luo Huian sneered upon seeing the horror on Village Head Chu's face. She knew what the woman was thinking about but she didn't care. Now that Madam Qiao was caught, it was just a matter of time Village Head Chu was caught as well. Who cared about who called the police?
She closed the door of the ambulance and asked the driver to take them to the nearest hospital as soon as possible.
Village Head Chu who was left behind was livid but before she could even chase after Luo Huian, the police van came to a stop in front of her and two officers came down. Behind them the police van which was used to drive the criminals to the prison also came to a stop.
"Village Head Chu?" The policewoman on the left walked over to where Village Head Chu was sitting. She looked at the woman on the ground and questioned, "Are you Village Head Chu?"
As soon as the officers asked her about her identity, Village Head Chu jumped on her feet and denied at once. "No! I am not."
She could never admit that she was the woman whom they were looking for.
Seeing her reaction the two officers narrowed their eyes, they looked at one another before officer B looked at Village Head Chu and questioned, "Are you speaking the truth? I am telling you that telling a lie in front of the law is a criminal offence and you will be arrested for causing trouble for us."
Officer A nodded and very gently said to Village Head Chu, "That's right. If you hinder our work then you will be in trouble."
As soon as the officers finished playing the bad and good cop, Village Head Chu panicked. But she still tried to pretend that she was calm on the surface and then said to the two of them, "I am speaking the truth, I am not the village head. I am just a simple villager who was caught in the middle and nothing else."
After speaking she turned on her feet and walked away.
The officers narrowed their eyes when they saw her actions but they didn't have any evidence to prove that she was Village head Chu at the moment and decided to leave the matter alone for the time being. After all, they didn't come here to catch Village Head Chu but Madam Qiao.
With that thought, the two of them turned around and were about to head inside the village when Luo Qingling stepped out of the entrance. She was holding a very panicked and pale looking Madam Qiao, whose eyes were filled with horror.
As if she had seen and heard things that she would never forget.
The officers saw that Luo Qingling had eased their jobs and walked over to arrest Madam Qiao.
However, as soon as they took the handcuffs, Madam Qiao jolted as if she had snapped out of her daze and then looked at them. She stared at the officers as if they were doing something outrageous and then said to them, "You! What do you mean by this? You let go of her and you arrested me?"
Her questioning left the two officers speechless. They turned and looked at Village Head Chu who flinched when she met with their gazes.
Seeing this, the two officers knew that there was something wrong with her. They turned around and looked at Madam Qiao before asking, "Who is that woman?"
"Who else? The Village head!"
As soon as she finished speaking, officer B turned around on her feet and chased after Village Head Chu who yelled as she ran, "I am not! She is lying. She wants to harm me! Let go of me!"
Of course officer B didn't let go of her and even tackled her on the ground before cuffing her hands behind. She said to Village Head Chu, "We told you that you shouldn't struggle."
Village Head Chu was filled with regrets, if she knew that she would be caught and punished she would have thought twice before causing so much trouble for herself by agreeing to the deal presented by Madam Qiao.
She was not the only one who was filled with regrets at the moment. Luo Huian who arrived at the hospital was also in the same situation but her regrets were different from that of Village Head Chu. The second she arrived at the hospital she was told that Qi Yongrui was severely injured.
The doctors told her that she needed to be prepared for the worst outcome as Qi Yongrui's injuries were not light to begin with and after being trapped for so long, there was a chance that the mer might never recover from this accident.
When Luo Huian heard about the severity of the situation, she could only lower her head and beg the doctors to save Qi Yongrui's life as for the rest she would take care of him.
Ever since then she has been sitting on a chair in the waiting area while staring at the red glow of the emergency room. Luo Huian had no idea how long she had been waiting, all she knew was that each passing second was making her feel more and more helpless.
If she still had the power and skills of an immortal, then she would have to never worry about anything, she could have saved Qi Yongrui's life.
"Huian!"
Luo Huian heard Luo Qingling's voice and raised her head to look at the woman who was running over to where she was sitting. She blinked her eyes and then got on her feet slowly. Her reactions were half a beat slow because she was too worried about Qi Yongrui.
Luo Qingling also sensed that there was something wrong with Luo Huian and walked over in a hurry. She reached out and held Luo Huian's hands with her own and asked, "What's the matter? What did the doctor say?"
"They said that his injuries were too serious," Luo Huian repeated what the two doctors had told her and she did not know what to say or think at the moment. She buried her face in Luo Qingling's bosom and muttered, "If I was a bit quicker—if I didn't take the seriousness of this case lightly then nothing like this would have happened. That mer would be alright and on his way back to the city."
Luo Huian couldn't help but blame herself when she thought about how Qi Yongruo put his trust in her and this was how she repaid him. The doctors told her that it was impossible for him to come out of the emergency room without any lingering symptoms.
There was also a chance that the mer might never get back on his feet. When she thought about this, she felt like she had ruined his life because of her foolish confidence.
If only she was a bit more careful then nothing like this would have happened!
Luo Qingling's heart ached when she heard Luo Huian's words. She pursed her lips and said to her, "There is no need for you to blame yourself. If there is someone who is responsible for Yongrui's plight it's the Qi family. They sent him here with the intention of killing him."
"He is already quite lucky that he met you and was able to keep his life. If not, he would have died and no one would have even found out about where he was gone."
Luo Huian knew that Luo Qingling was saying this to make her feel better but she also knew that somewhere she was also in the wrong. She was too confident and careless which led the situation to become a mess like this. If she was much more careful then Qi Yongrui would be fine.
Of course, Luo Qingling knew that no matter what she said nothing would be able to make Luo Huian change her mind but she couldn't let the woman continue blaming herself either. If this continued, she was worried that Luo Huian would end up in the same condition as before.
"Don't worry," she patted Luo Huian on the back and said to her, "I have called Doctor Si, once he arrives we will be able to get a better understanding of Qi Yongrui's situation."
Luo Huian nodded and agreed in silence.
It took Doctor Si more than three hours to arrive at the town, by the time he arrived, Long Zhong had woken up and was now waiting for the doctors to come and tell him what the situation was inside.
Docto Si had not stopped to talk to them and had gone straight inside the ICU after talking with the corresponding doctors who were handling Qi Yongrui's case.
This showed that the situation was not at all good!
Click.
The sound of the door of the ICU being pulled open echoed in the silent corridor caused everyone to raise their heads and look at Doctor Si,who stepped out of the ICU with a frown on his face.