Bai Zhiyuan didn't originally intend to hit anyone severely.
After all, this was a bustling downtown area, and he didn't have the guts.
Unexpectedly, the moment he drove towards the old man, his vision suddenly went completely dark, as if someone had covered his eyes. His feet also refused to obey him. Even when he desperately tried to step on the brake, he couldn't.
Then came a series of crashing sounds and screams.
When Bai Zhiyuan desperately rubbed his eyes and finally managed to see the situation on the street, the old man was lying in a pile of broken glass, with a pool of blood seeping out beneath him.
Although he had mentally prepared himself, Bai Zhiyuan's hands and feet still went weak. But he still managed to force himself out of the car. His cousin Bai Wei had given him a task: to snatch the hedgehog the old man was holding, whether by killing it with a blow or by dropping it to death. In any case, that thing must not be allowed to survive.
Bai Zhiyuan took a deep breath and walked up to the old man. The old man was hunched over like a shrimp, curled up on the ground. He must have hit his back against the glass door of the store, and his back was full of cuts from the broken glass.
By this time, many passers - by had gathered around, shouting in a hubbub for him to call the police immediately.
Of course, Bai Zhiyuan wanted to call the police, but he still had to complete the task his cousin had given him. Killing a hedgehog was naturally much easier than killing a person. He bent down and reached out to tug at the bath towel the old man was holding tightly in his arms. He and his cousin Bai Wei had seen with their own eyes that the old man had wrapped the injured and bleeding hedgehog in it!
However, when Bai Zhiyuan struggled to pull open the bath towel, he found only a bloodstain inside. Not to mention the hedgehog, there wasn't even a single hedgehog hair.
"Did it run away?!"
Bai Zhiyuan frowned and shook the bath towel, but was immediately scolded by the on - looking passers - by who couldn't stand it anymore.
"What are you doing! Why don't you call the police?!"
"Can't you see the old man is bleeding? Call the ambulance quickly!"
"I've already called, and I've also called the police!"
...
Amid the noisy shouts of the crowd, Bai Zhiyuan straightened up and looked around. He thought that the impact must have been so strong that it had sent the half - dead hedgehog flying.
By now, the fear that had gripped Bai Zhiyuan when he hit the person had gradually dissipated. His spoiled and arrogant nature resurfaced. He completely ignored the angry scolding of the crowd and started searching for the damned hedgehog around the place where the old man was lying.
However, by the time the ambulance and the police officers arrived at the scene, Bai Zhiyuan still hadn't found any trace of the hedgehog.
"Hey, sis!"
Bai Zhiyuan completely ignored the police officers who came to question him. Instead, he casually called Bai Wei, "The job is done. You have to keep your promise to me!"
"Is that old hedgehog dead?"
Bai Wei's voice sounded a bit distorted on the phone.
"... Uh, yeah, right!"
Bai Zhiyuan felt guilty, but still held out a glimmer of hope. The hedgehog had already been bleeding profusely after being stepped on by Bai Wei's high - heels. Now that even the old man had been hit like this, the hedgehog must have been smashed into a pulp. "It's dead. Completely dead."
"Good." Bai Wei then hung up the phone.
"Hey!! Hey!"
Bai Zhiyuan still wanted to ask when he would be arranged to join Fir Entertainment, but he never expected that woman to be so heartless as to just hang up on him!!
"Damn bitch!"
Bai Zhiyuan cursed in his heart before hanging up the phone.
In the past, his cousin Bai Wei had been a bit coquettish, like a spoiled little girl with an overbearing attitude. But now, she was different. She seemed extremely selfish and cold - hearted, not caring about others' lives at all.
Bai Zhiyuan vented all his resentment towards Bai Wei on the police officers. He cursed under his breath but also knew that he had to cooperate with the police officers. He handed over his driver's license and vehicle registration...
Then, he met me who had rushed over first!
As the granddaughter of the old man in the shabby store, I naturally had no powerful backer. He looked at me with blatant disdain and lechery. He even tried to take advantage of me in public!
Then, he was almost kicked in the guts by Si Jiangchen.
Bai Zhiyuan had left China a long time ago and had never seen Si Jiangchen in person. He had only seen his photo in the pictures his cousin Bai Wei kept on her phone to show off.
So, he didn't recognize Si Jiangchen at first glance, while Si Jiangchen had a photographic memory. He had seen Bai Zhiyuan's photo when he was helping the Bai family deal with their debts.
When Si Jiangchen called out Bai Zhiyuan's name, Bai Zhiyuan then realized that the noble and handsome man in front of him seemed to be... the big boss of Fir Entertainment that his cousin had let him catch a glimpse of!
Si Jiangchen's hair was tousled by the wind, with a strand hanging on his forehead. He looked younger than in the photos where he was dressed formally for a reception, so Bai Zhiyuan didn't recognize him at first.
Now, seeing Si Jiangchen just looking at him coldly, he involuntarily confessed everything.
"Officer, he did it on purpose!!"
I was so angry that my teeth were grinding. That bastard Bai Wei was really ungrateful. In Dayu Village, I had risked my life to save her from the willow tree spirit, but she was so vicious as to plot against my grandpa!!
"Arrest him! This bastard is a murderer on purpose!"
I clenched my fists and wanted to rush forward, but Si Jiangchen easily pulled me back into his arms.
"They will all be punished."
Although Si Jiangchen was holding me, his eyes were fixed on Bai Zhiyuan, looking as cold as if he were looking at a dead fish.
Bai Zhiyuan's legs became even weaker. Involuntarily, he plopped down on the ground on his knees. "Mr. Si, really... it's really not my fault. I was just threatened by my cousin... no, by that bitch Bai Wei to do this!"
After thinking for a while, he crawled a few steps forward and wailed, "I didn't mean to kill him. I tried to step on the brake! But... but the brake failed. I couldn't step on it!"
"Liar!" Thinking of the tragic scene of Du Wenzhong being hit and the current whereabouts of Granny Bai being unknown, my tears welled up in my eyes but I forced them back. They were the two dearest people to me in this world, and I would avenge them!!
I was still so angry that I wanted to rush over and smash Bai Zhiyuan's head, but a word from the police officers calmed me down.
"Hey, weren't you guys just looking for a hedgehog?"
The young police officer who had questioned Bai Zhiyuan before walked up to me. He had just put down his walkie - talkie. "Just now, our colleague sent a message from the hospital, saying... there's a hedgehog wrapped inside the injured man's coat. He was holding it tightly. The emergency doctor only found the hedgehog when they cut open his clothes."
"Ah?!!!"
My heart started pounding wildly!
So it was A Wen!
No wonder there was no sign of Granny Bai at the scene. It turned out that A Wen had risked getting even more seriously injured just to protect Granny Bai's original form!
I didn't have time to care about Bai Zhiyuan anymore. I desperately grabbed Si Jiangchen's arm and pulled him out of the crowd.