A half - exposed tissue peeked out from the pocket of the white windbreaker. There seemed to be something red on it - like blood.
Su Xianyu's breath caught in her throat.
This wasn't her coat, nor Feng Lin's.
Who could have left a windbreaker here?
"Forget it if you can't find it," Raymond's voice sounded behind her, laced with obvious impatience. "I've got things to do these days. I'll take you back first."
"No need!" Su Xianyu whirled around abruptly. Her voice cracked with urgency.
"I... I can look for it myself. You go first. I'll go home once I find it."
She had to stay here and figure out whose windbreaker this was. She had to know if Feng Lin had been rescued.
Raymond narrowed his eyes. His silver - gray hair glinted coldly under the light.
He stared at her as if trying to judge the truth of her words.
Su Xianyu felt a shiver run down her spine under his gaze. She quickly lowered her head and resumed the guise of a timid blind girl. "I... I want to look for it some more. It was the first gift you gave me..."
Her voice was tinged with sobs, sounding genuinely heartfelt.
Raymond was silent for a moment. Then, he suddenly took something out of his pocket and stuffed it into her hand.
It was a cold metal object. Su Xianyu felt the engraved snake pattern and a name on it - his personal badge.
"If you can't find it, go to the dock and look for Barron," he said in a lower voice.
After that, he turned around and left. His wine - red shirt disappeared into the shadows at the alley's end.
His two subordinates followed suit, and their footsteps faded quickly.
Su Xianyu clutched the snake - shaped badge tightly. Only after making sure they had completely left did her legs give way, and she slumped to the ground.
Although she didn't know why Raymond hadn't exposed her on the spot, at least she had managed to escape this danger for the time being.
Su Xianyu took a moment to collect herself. She picked up the white windbreaker and found that besides the blood - stained tissue, there was also a business card in the pocket.
There was a name printed on it: Lin Weiwei, Volunteer at the Charity Hospital.
Charity Hospital? Volunteer?
Su Xianyu's fingers were icy cold. Who was this Lin Weiwei?
Why was she here? Had she rescued Feng Lin?
Just then, something fell out of the windbreaker's lining and rolled to her feet.
It was a cufflink.
Platinum, surrounded by a circle of blue diamonds. It was the one she had put on Feng Lin that morning.
Su Xianyu picked up the cufflink and rubbed her thumb over the engraved words. Her heart felt as if it were being tightly squeezed by an invisible hand.
There were still some damp marks on the cufflink, as if it had just been touched.
He had really been rescued, by this woman named Lin Weiwei.
The snow started falling again, this time heavily. It quickly covered the ground in a thick layer, astonishingly cold.
Su Xianyu hugged the strange white windbreaker and sat on the cold ground.
She looked at the empty restaurant and suddenly felt a bone - chilling cold, even more despairing than when she had faced Raymond just now.
She didn't know who Lin Weiwei was, nor whether she had rescued Feng Lin out of kindness or with ulterior motives.
But she knew that she had to find them.
Su Xianyu stood up, stuffed the snake - shaped badge and the cufflink into her bosom. The timidity in her eyes was gone.
No matter who Lin Weiwei was, she would bring Feng Lin back!
Su Xianyu didn't dare to take the main road.
She wrapped the white windbreaker tightly around herself. It fit her surprisingly well. She walked along the drainage ditch behind the restaurant.
As the snow melted, her shoes were already soaked through. Every step felt like walking on ice chips.
The snake - shaped badge in her bosom was even more uncomfortable, the cold metal pressing against her skin like a bomb about to explode at any moment.
She didn't know how she had dared to act in front of Raymond just now. Even now, thinking about it, the cold sweat on her back hadn't dried.
That silver - gray - haired man's eyes were as venomous as a snake hiding in the dark, as if he could swallow her up completely in an instant...
When she reached the alley's entrance, she saw a police car speeding by with its lights flashing.
The siren grew louder and then faded away, leaving behind an even more profound silence.
Su Xianyu shrank her neck, pulled up the collar of her windbreaker to cover half of her face, and walked in the direction of the Charity Hospital.
Thankfully, the address on the business card wasn't too far from here.
Occasionally, she saw a few patrolling policemen on the way. They just frowned when they saw her disheveled appearance and didn't ask any questions.
Probably because the shoot - out tonight had been too big, they didn't have the energy to deal with an oriental woman who looked like a victim.
The Charity Hospital stood at the end of a quiet street. It was a small white building with a cross hanging at the entrance, glowing softly in the night.
Unlike the shops around it with their shutters down, the hospital's door was ajar, and warm light spilled out from inside.
Su Xianyu hesitated for a moment and then pushed the door open.
The lobby was quiet, filled with the mixed smell of disinfectant and lilies.
The nurse at the front desk was writing something with her head down. She looked up when she heard the noise. Seeing Su Xianyu's appearance, she opened her eyes in surprise. "Miss, do you need any help?"
"I'm looking for Lin Weiwei," Su Xianyu's voice was a bit hoarse.
The nurse was stunned for a moment. "Lin Weiwei? Is that the name of a patient? I'll check for you right away."
"No, she's a staff member here."
"But we don't have a doctor or nurse with this name. Are you sure you're in the right place?"
Su Xianyu quickly took out the business card. "She's a volunteer here. May I ask if she's here now?"
"I'm sorry, miss," the nurse glanced at the card and pushed it back.
"We have a lot of volunteers here, and we don't have records of all of them. I don't have any impression of this name. She probably hasn't been to the Charity Hospital recently."
"Then how can I find her?" Su Xianyu grew anxious. "I have something very important and must talk to her in person."
The nurse shook her head. "The volunteers come to the hospital at irregular times. If you don't have any other contact information, you can only wait and see if you're lucky."
But Su Xianyu couldn't wait that long. She was desperate to know how Feng Lin was doing now.
She was a stranger on Island B, and the Feng family's business hadn't expanded here yet. What should she do now?
Su Xianyu took a deep breath. Her fingertips brushed over the cold snake - shaped badge. Raymond...
In the end, she took the badge and went to the dock Raymond had mentioned to find his subordinate, Barron.
With the help of the local forces, they quickly found out Lin Weiwei's whereabouts - she was working as a doctor in another private hospital.
The car stopped in front of the private hospital. The Gothic spires cast shadows in the setting sun.
Su Xianyu supported herself on the car door as she got out. She deliberately staggered a bit. The hem of her white long dress swept across the puddles, splashing tiny water droplets.
She reached up to tuck a stray hair behind her ear and walked forward with her walking stick. The metal tip of the stick tapped on the ground with a rhythmic sound.
"Excuse me..." she called out in the direction of the outpatient hall, her voice carrying just the right amount of timidity. "Is there a doctor named Lin Weiwei here?"
The girl in the pink nurse's uniform was checking the medical records with her head down. Hearing this, she looked up and sized Su Xianyu up for a moment. "Lin Weiwei? What do you want with her?"
"I'm her friend," Su Xianyu lowered her eyelids. Her long eyelashes cast a faint shadow under her eyes.
"We made an appointment to meet today, but I can't get in touch with her."
She waved the white phone in her hand. The screen was dark, as if she really couldn't see the lock - screen interface.
The nurse let out an "oh" sound. Her pen traced an arc on the medical record. "She hasn't been here for almost a month. She said she was going to deliver medicine to a remote community a while ago and hasn't logged any working hours since then."
"However," she suddenly leaned closer and lowered her voice. "Someone saw her wandering on the third floor of the inpatient department last week, as if she was looking for someone."
The third floor was the surgical intensive care unit...