"Hey? Why are you here so early?"
Hearing the knocking, I almost thought it was Xia Xiaoyi who had come to find me. But to my surprise, it was Captain Han whom I had met yesterday, along with an elderly man in a suit.
"I guess this must be Xiao Wang, right?"
Before Captain Han could speak, the elderly man hurriedly approached me, appearing very enthusiastic.
Although not very old, the man gave off an imposing aura, clearly an important figure. But why did his words sound so awkward to me?
Xiao Wang? "You've got the wrong person, I'm not Xiao Wang, I'm Xiaotubao!"
With an unfriendly retort, I slammed the door, leaving the embarrassed Captain Han and the elderly man outside.
The reason for closing the door so quickly was not because I was displeased with their words. It was because the "little radish" was still inside! If they saw it, they would surely be terrified.
"Xiao Wang! Open the door, it's a matter of life and death!"
Ignoring Captain Han's shouting outside, I waved to the "little radish," and it cleverly hid under the bed.
Relieved, I opened the door again.
I expected the seemingly important elderly man to be angry, but to my surprise, he was apologetic. I felt embarrassed and smiled apologetically to both of them, asking, "What's going on? What's the matter?"
Despite the unpleasant incident at the police station, it had nothing to do with Captain Han. In fact, I admired him and didn't want to offend him.
Sensing my improved attitude, Captain Han spoke eagerly, "Vice Captain Li..."
Before he could finish, the elderly man interrupted, saying, "Since yesterday's coma, the boy hasn't woken up, and his body has grown what appears to be scale-like outgrowths."
The boy?
Could it be that this old man in a suit is actually the father of Deputy Captain Li?
Perhaps sensing my doubt, Captain Han hurriedly introduced, "This is Comrade Li, the political commissar of the municipal bureau, and also the father of Deputy Captain Li..."
A political commissar of the municipal bureau?
Oh my, isn't that equivalent to a deputy department level? No wonder Deputy Captain Li is so arrogant, turns out his old man is the political commissar of the municipal bureau?
"Hold it!"
Before Captain Han could finish speaking, Commissar Li once again interrupted him, and directly waved his hand, "I am Li Guangyuan. I did not come here today as the political commissar. I am just a very ordinary father! Here, I implore you, my young friend Wang, to lend a hand and save my incompetent son. Whatever conditions, feel free to ask!"
Seeing his sincere attitude, most of my previous anger dissipated. Moreover, with the political commissar of the municipal bureau personally intervening, if I refused again, it would be too much of an underestimation. The saying goes, "Never offend an official," and if I offended this political commissar over this issue, I probably wouldn't be able to stay in Qianyang, let alone Qianzhou.
Furthermore, even though I despise Deputy Captain Li, that is still a human life, and I can't just stand by and watch him go to his death, right?
Since I would eventually have to help, I might as well sell them a favor. This way, if I encounter any trouble in the future, I won't be left with no one to turn to.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, I unconsciously nodded and directly agreed, "Okay!"
"Thank you!"
Upon hearing this, both Captain Han and Commissar Li couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but it seemed as if they weren't surprised at all. Perhaps from the beginning, they had anticipated that I would agree.
After all, as long as one isn't a fool, who would offend a political commissar of the municipal bureau for such an easily achievable task?
Seeing the two of them acting as if it was a matter of course, I suddenly felt dissatisfied. With a flash of inspiration, I changed the subject, "However, I have a condition!"
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Commissar Li couldn't help but furrow his brows subconsciously. Probably, even he didn't expect that I would dare to make a demand of him? On the other hand, Captain Han, at this moment, was desperately winking at me, probably reminding me not to offend this person at all costs!
I knew that Captain Han was looking out for me, but I ignored it and went on, "My condition is simple: make Chief Huang apologize to my friend for what happened yesterday! As long as he apologizes for his behavior yesterday, I guarantee that Deputy Captain Li will wake up today! I'll take action as promised!"
"This..."
Upon hearing this, not only Commissar Li, but even Captain Han couldn't help but furrow their brows. Although they also knew that what Chief Huang did yesterday was indeed inappropriate, he was still a high-ranking chief. To make him apologize to a student, this...
"What happened at the police station yesterday, Commissar Li has probably already been informed by Captain Han. It's only natural to stand one's ground. I think my request is not unreasonable!"
"Right! It's indeed not unreasonable. Okay, I promise you!"
After a long silence, Commissar Li finally nodded and asked, "When are you free to accompany me to the hospital?"
"Anytime!"
When I said "anytime," it was of course on the condition that Chief Huang had already apologized to us.
"Go! Bring Huang Jixian to me!"
As a political commissar of the municipal bureau, Li Guangyuan was quite decisive, and he directly sent Captain Han to call Chief Huang.
As the director of Baoshan sub-bureau, he naturally followed along. However, he probably also considered that his attitude towards me and Xia Xiaoyi yesterday was too bad, so he did not show up.
When he heard Commissar Li's summons, he hurriedly ran over, sweating profusely on his portly figure. After all, he was just a small sub-bureau director, while the commissar was of a much higher rank. Since the commissar had spoken, he could only reluctantly apologize to me.
Of course, I could clearly feel that when he said those three words, there was a hint of hostility in his eyes.
This grudge was probably thoroughly formed. In the past, I would probably have been terrified, but now, I didn't care at all.
As soon as he finished speaking, I immediately said to Captain Han and Commissar Li, "Let's go to the hospital now!"
Since I had already promised, and the necessary apology had been made, I naturally wouldn't continue to delay. After all, if we waited another day, Deputy Captain Li's condition would probably worsen.
"Good! Let's get in the car!"
Upon hearing that I was about to go to the hospital with them, Commissar Li was instantly delighted. Earlier, he had some resentment towards me, but now he was all smiles.
However, I was a bit worried about Xia Xiaoyi and "Little Radish." I was afraid that Xia Xiaoyi would come looking for me and end up having a confrontation with "Little Radish," which would be bad. So before leaving, I left a note on the door, explaining things, and then got into the police car with Captain Han. Commissar Li went with Chief Huang in another car.
"For such a trivial matter, why would you offend Huang Jixian, that fat idiot?"
Since there were only two of us in the car, Captain Han spoke freely, even referring to the chief as a "fat idiot." It seemed that they probably didn't get along well.
"Heh..."
Hearing the words "fat idiot," I couldn't help but laugh, then said, "Didn't I just say, when someone stands their ground? Yesterday, he kicked us out of the police station. I can't swallow that insult no matter what!"
"Sigh... You are still too young..."
Shaking his head, Captain Han didn't say much more and quickly changed the subject, "By the way, are you sure you can cure Li Tian? I hope..."
"Don't worry! Without the assurance, how could I boast in front of Commissar Li? In fact, even if you didn't come today, I would find an opportunity to quietly go to the hospital and exorcise the evil energy from his body. It's a piece of cake..."
"You rascal!"
Upon hearing this, Captain Han also couldn't help but smile, "I knew it! You are not that ruthless!"
In any case, we had been through life and death together. Although we had only known each other for a short time, when we talked, it felt like we had been friends for a long time.
Speaking of which, I couldn't help but think of Zhang, and I hurriedly asked, "By the way, how is Zhang doing? Is he okay?"
"He's fine! It wasn't anything serious; he woke up last night! When he found out that you saved his life, he said he was going to treat you to a drink!"
"That's good!"
Upon hearing this, I finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then smiled and said, "But I dare not take credit for this. It is all thanks to that old gentleman. If it weren't for him, none of us would have escaped!" "Yeah! But come to think of it, you seem to be quite familiar with that old gentleman. If it weren't for you, he probably wouldn't have intervened!" As we chatted along the way, the police car had already steadily stopped at the entrance of the People's Hospital of Qianzhou Province. The thought of his son waking up soon made Director Li's mood soar, and he led us straight to Deputy Captain Li's ward! However, when our group arrived at the door of the ward, the scene in front of our eyes left everyone stunned. The entrance to the ward was completely covered with densely packed yellow talismans, and Deputy Captain Li, who had been unconscious, was now awake. He was sitting at the bedside chatting with a good-looking woman, looking perfectly fine. And, sitting across from them was a middle-aged man in a black vest! Judging from his demeanor, it seemed like this Deputy Captain Li was saved by him? Damn, what's going on? Was I beaten to the punch? "Li Tian! Are you awake?" Seeing his son recovered, Director Li was not only surprised but also pleased, paying no attention to us and swiftly entering the ward! "Dad!" Seeing his father, Li Tian was also very happy and called out, while the good-looking woman next to him quickly pointed to the middle-aged man opposite them: "Thanks to this gentleman, he's the one who cured Li Tian's illness!"