DD Chapter 66

 

 

Over an hour later, Yuan Long arrived at the City First Hospital, sweating profusely, his clothes soaked with sweat.

 

The kind man was sitting outside the emergency room, holding Dudu, but when a nurse tried to approach the boy, he resisted fiercely, and despite the man’s efforts to comfort him, it was futile.

 

It turned out that Dudu had just been pushed by his mother. Although he wasn’t injured due to wearing thick winter clothes, his face and hands were scraped against the ground, bloody and pitiful. The kind man asked the nurse to treat the boy’s wounds, but Dudu refused to let her apply medicine, his eyes fixed on the operating room door, waiting for his mother to come out.

 

Dudu resisted and cried, his eyes swollen shut. When he saw his father, his crying stopped abruptly. He jumped off the kind man’s lap and ran straight into his father’s arms, hugged tightly.

 

“Dad, Dad, Mom hasn’t come out yet… wah—”

 

Dudu was about to collapse from crying, and Yuan Long’s heart was aching so much he could barely breathe, his eyes fixed on the door of the emergency room, bloodshot.

 

At this moment, the kind man approached and said, “Sir, your wife is still being treated inside. We don’t know when she’ll come out, but your son is also injured, and he refuses to let us bandage him.”

 

Yuan Long then saw the blood on his son’s face and hands, mixed with dirt and gravel from the ground. Despite the boy’s injuries, he seemed oblivious to the pain, just crying incessantly for his mother.

 

Yuan Long first thanked the kind man profusely, then hugged his son and comforted him, “Dudu, be good, listen to Dad, let the nurse bandage you first, or Mom will be angry when she sees you misbehaving.”

 

Upon hearing this, Dudu sniffled and nodded obediently, allowing the nurse to bandage him while murmuring, “I’ll be good, Mom will come out soon, right?”

 

Yuan Long silently nodded.

 

At that moment, two policemen approached, the lead one asking, “Who is the family member of the person being rescued inside?”

 

Yuan Long took a deep breath, trembling, and said, “I’m her husband.”

 

The policeman continued, “We just reviewed the surveillance footage, and this incident might not be a traffic accident but a deliberate murder. We need your cooperation to investigate.”

 

It turned out that a passerby saw the car fleeing, so they reported it promptly. The police promptly reviewed the surveillance footage at the scene, which revealed something suspicious.

 

Yuan Long’s eyes narrowed at the news, and when he spoke again, his voice was steady, devoid of any trembling, sounding terrifyingly calm, “Can I see the surveillance footage?”

 

The police had the technician open the computer to show him the recent surveillance video.

 

Yuan Long stared at the screen intently. At a glance, he saw the black SUV parked on the side of the road, but when the mother and son crossed the road, it suddenly accelerated toward them, aiming directly at Yuan Long’s family.

 

Yuan Long held his breath, his eyes fixed on the screen. When he saw Shan Shan push Dudu away and get hit by the car because she didn’t run in time, he clenched his fists, making a bone-cracking sound. Veins bulged on his hand, and then, he squeezed out three words, “This is murder!”

 

The policemen were momentarily stunned by Yuan Long’s chilling demeanor before regaining their composure. The lead one said, “From the surveillance, the vehicle involved seems to have been premeditated, with the license plate deliberately obscured, and the people inside the car disguised. Given this situation, it appears to be a deliberate act of revenge. Do you know if you’ve recently offended anyone?”

 

Yuan Long tried to clear his mind, thinking about who he might have offended recently. His first thought was of the criminals he had personally captured during missions. Could it be that some of them or their accomplices were seeking revenge on his wife and son?

 

But upon careful consideration, it didn’t seem right. Those people would never reveal their true identities during missions, which were classified. Even if they were ruthless criminals, they wouldn’t know who had captured them when they died.

 

It seemed unlikely that there were any loose ends, and even if there were, they wouldn’t be able to find him, let alone his wife and son.

 

Yuan Long felt that this direction was wrong. Based on his intuition, the driver didn’t seem like someone from his past enemies. When the car hit Shan Shan, there was a clear hesitation, a slight tap on the brakes before the impact, evident from the momentary halt of the car. And after hitting her, the car swerved off course for a moment, indicating panic and fear in the driver’s heart.

 

His former enemies were ruthless criminals, unflinching in their killings. It was unlikely that they would hesitate or panic after hitting someone. He felt that the driver was likely an ordinary person with no training. Since it wasn’t likely directed at him, but at Shan Shan herself, had she offended someone recently?

 

Just then, Yuan Long’s mind recalled what Shan Shan had told him recently about her stepsister coming to the barracks seeking her help, only to be driven away by her. The two had a heated argument, and before leaving, her stepsister had said she would wait for retribution.

 

That woman is now being blacklisted by the entire internet, her reputation is in ruins, her accounts are suspended, and she has nowhere to go. Just imagine, what irrational things might a woman with no way out do?

 

Thinking of this, Yuan Long’s pupils contracted, feeling that this woman’s possibility is very high, so he immediately told two police officers about the situation.

 

The two police officers, upon hearing the situation, also shuddered, taking it very seriously. They detailed the information, expressing that they would follow this lead and inform the family in a timely manner if there were any developments.

 

After the police left, the door to the emergency room remained closed, and Yuan Long waited quietly outside with his son, Dudu.

 

No one knew that this man, who had always been skeptical of gods and Buddhas and only believed in himself, prayed for the first time in his heart, praying that Shanshan could safely come out and successfully overcome this ordeal.

 

Time passed second by second, and finally, after waiting for four hours, the door of the operating room slowly opened, and the lead surgeon came out first.

 

Yuan Long hurriedly went up with his son and asked, “Doctor, how is my wife?”

 

Dudu also asked in a hoarse voice, “Doctor uncle, where’s my mom? Why hasn’t she come out yet? Does she know I’m waiting for her outside?”

 

The doctor took off his gloves and touched Dudu’s red face, comforting him, “Don’t cry, little friend. Your mom has passed the danger and will wake up soon to see you.”

 

After saying that, the doctor turned to Yuan Long and said, “Your wife was lucky this time, she didn’t suffer internal injuries, just a head injury from hitting the ground too hard, which caused excessive bleeding from the wound, but no major damage to the skull. Additionally, she suffered two broken arms from being hit by the car, with the right arm more severely injured and the left arm less so. We have treated her injuries, and the rest are just some external abrasions, nothing serious.”

 

Yuan Long quickly asked, “How long will it take for my wife to recover?”

 

The doctor smiled slightly and said reassuringly, ‘the patient is very lucky. As long as she rests well, she can recover within six months.” Despite such a serious car accident, the patient’s injuries, although not light, were still very lucky.

 

In fact, Shan Shan was indeed very lucky this time. When she pushed Dudu away, the recoil caused her to step back a lot, and when the car hit her, it hesitated and stepped on the brake, which prevented her from being hit too hard. Otherwise, she might not have survived today.

 

Upon hearing this, Yuan Long breathed a sigh of relief, finally releasing the tension that had been building up until now. As long as there was no life-threatening danger, as long as she was still with them, it was good.

 

Dudu also understood the doctor’s words and joyfully grabbed the doctor’s hand, asking, “Doctor uncle, my mom is okay, right?”

 

The doctor nodded, “Yes, as long as your mom listens to the doctor, she will recover and leave the hospital soon.”

 

Dudu also breathed a sigh of relief, clasping his hands together and bowing to the doctor, “Thank you, doctor uncle.”

 

The doctor was amused by his cute appearance, touched his head, and then told the father and son that the patients had been transferred to the ward before leaving.

 

Yuan Long quickly took Dudu to Shan Shan’s ward. Shan Shan was arranged in a single room, still wearing an oxygen mask and sleeping soundly. The monitor at the head of the bed silently monitored her vital signs, and the long IV tube inserted into her scarred hand delivered medication into her body.

 

Her head was wrapped in thick gauze, covering most of her cheeks, and her two arms were fixed with steel plates, tightly wrapped in white gauze.

 

Seeing his mom like this, Dudu couldn’t help but cry again, but he dared not cry loudly, afraid of disturbing his mom. He could only shed tears silently, wanting to touch his mom’s hand but not daring to, fearing it would hurt her.

 

He looked up at his dad with a sad expression and said, “Dad, mom hurts…” Mom got hurt a lot, it hurts.

 

At this moment, Yuan Long had no time to answer his son’s words. Just because he saw Shanshan’s appearance at this moment, his heart ached like a knife. Even when he was almost shot and couldn’t survive, he didn’t blink, but seeing the scars of his beloved woman, he couldn’t help but tear up.

 

He wished all this pain could be transferred to him.

 

He walked to her side, bent down slightly, gently kissed her dry lips, and whispered in her ear, “Baby, both Dudu and I are here with you. Don’t be afraid, okay? We will always be by your side.”

 

Dudu carefully placed his small hand on his mom’s hand and whispered, “Mom, don’t be afraid, Dudu will protect you. You wake up. You have to wake up quickly.”

 

Yuan Long patted the little guy’s head, knowing that he wouldn’t want to leave his mom tonight, so he carried him to the accompanying bed on the side, tucked him in, and whispered, “Dad will accompany mom, Dudu, go to sleep first.”

 

But Dudu shook his head, “Dad, I want to accompany mom. This way, mom will see me as soon as she wakes up.”

 

Yuan Long kissed his forehead, “It’s okay, Dad will call you when Mom wakes up. You sleep well now, so you’ll have the energy to take care of Mom tomorrow, okay?”

 

After thinking about it, Dudu agreed. Indeed, if Mom woke up, Dad would call him. So he closed his eyes without worry. After buying things all day, experiencing a car accident at night, and waiting outside the emergency room crying for five hours, the little guy was exhausted and fell asleep immediately.

 

Yuan Long gently touched the bruises on his face and then stood up and walked to Shan Shan’s bedside, sitting down and holding the hand that was receiving the infusion, silently watching her under the dim light of the bedside lamp, with a deep sense of guilt that Dudu hadn’t noticed in his eyes.

 

Four years ago, she had a car accident while pregnant with Dudu, and he was not by her side, nor did he know that his woman and child were facing such a great crisis.

 

She had to give birth to Dudu prematurely in the emergency room, enduring pain and childbirth alone, and he still didn’t know, unable to accompany her.

 

For so many years, she had raised Dudu alone, relying on difficult work to raise him, and he hadn’t shared any of it, not fulfilling his responsibilities as a husband or a father for a moment.

 

Now, they were back by his side, but he couldn’t get away from his duties. Even buying New Year goods had to be left to her alone to do. If he could accompany the mother and son this time, she wouldn’t have to bear all this when the danger happened. He would protect the mother and son from any harm.

 

He wished all this pain could be transferred to him, and she could always smile happily, instead of lying in bed like now, silently suffering from pain.

 

She had just climbed out of the low point of her life, successfully losing weight through amazing perseverance, and had just returned to the dance world she loved so much. Why did fate have to play such a big joke on her, pushing her back into the abyss once again?

 

Four years ago, she fell into the abyss of life because of a car accident, and now it was the same. Would she be able to bear such a big blow when she woke up? What if she couldn’t handle it and had an emotional breakdown?

 

Yuan Long frowned deeply, leaving a deep mark between his eyebrows.