mchenry-crisis.org Chapter 36 The Culprit
Chapter 36 The Culprit
Zhou Huai felt the name was somewhat familiar, but couldn't quite place it.
"Zhou Huai, I have a phone call."
"Okay, here you go."
He simply returned the phone.
Just then, a system notification sounded in Zhou Huai's head.
[A normal mission has been issued:
Oh, I remember now, in my past life, Chen Mou was tricked into going to the Whirlpool Islands by this good brother named Sean.
Chen Mou walked a little further away before answering the phone.
However, he quickly put his phone away and returned.
[Congratulations, host, on completing the mission. You are rewarded with one chance to win a prize.]
Zhou Huai was a little confused. He hadn't even said anything yet, so how had he completed the task?
"It was just a call from one of my good brothers. We used to work at the same company. After I resigned, he was also laid off. Not long ago, he said he was going to stay with a relative in Zhanlan City. Now he says things are stable and he even secured an investment. He wants to invite me to come and start a business with him."
Seeing that Zhou Huai hadn't left yet, Chen Mou told him about it.
Chen Mou is usually not very talkative, but once you get to know him, he becomes much more talkative.
"Brother Chen, are you going?"
Zhou Huai asked the question knowing the answer already.
When the system said the task was completed, he knew that Chen Mou had rejected Sean.
"I definitely won't go. My family needs me right now."
Chen Mou's tone was firm.
"Okay, see you later, I have something to take care of now."
After saying that, Zhou Huai went to the stairs first.
He thought to himself that he had just given Chen Mou a sum of money, which would allow him to get by for a while longer.
Chen Mou wouldn't have abandoned his family and gone to such a far place to make money unless he was forced into a corner.
"Doubao, help me enter the lottery."
Zhou Huai still wanted to try his luck and see if he could draw a magic bean.
[Okay, master. 】
The giant lottery roulette wheel reappeared and then began to spin rapidly.
Zhou Huai still did not call a halt this time.
[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the one-time item
"Oh, this is not bad either. Although it doesn't have the same immediate effect as Senzu Beans, it's less likely to attract attention."
Zhou Huai felt a little better and quickly went downstairs to the emergency department on the first floor.
As soon as he arrived at the door of the emergency room, he saw a middle-aged woman not far away holding Sun Yichang's right hand, crying and muttering something he couldn't understand.
[Urgent mission now issued: Protect Sun Yichang, difficulty D. Accept automatically.]
I was planning to slowly approach and see what was going on.
Upon hearing the system notification, Zhou Huai immediately rushed over, removing the woman's hand with one hand and shielding the bewildered Sun Yichang behind him with the other.
Upon seeing this, the woman, without saying a word, pulled out a fruit knife she was carrying and stabbed at him.
Zhou Huai subconsciously used the Tianshan Six Yang Palm to quickly grab the woman's wrist holding the knife.
The woman felt pain in her wrist, and the fruit knife fell to the ground. Zhou Huai kicked it away and then struck her with a palm, knocking her back a few steps. She lost her balance and fell to the ground with a thud.
[Congratulations, host, on completing the mission. You are rewarded with one chance to win a prize.]
"Nini, it's all your fault, you ruined my son."
The woman was crying and screaming on the ground.
"Auntie, please explain yourself clearly."
Zhou Huai stepped forward and said sternly.
Since the woman in front of me is named Sun Yichang Nini, it means we know each other.
"My son, Li Nan, went to great lengths to get tickets to Juneday's concert and wanted to invite Nini to go with him because it's her favorite band."
"But Nini deleted and blocked my son, so my son took a car to meet her in person, but... the car he was in fell into the river and he drowned."
"If it weren't for her, my son wouldn't be..."
After understanding the whole story, Zhou Huai interrupted the woman.
"I deleted and blocked your son today. I like fish balls, and I don't want your son to keep harassing her."
"How did my son harass Nini?"
The woman wiped away her tears and said fiercely.
"Fishball has never replied to your son Li Nan's messages."
Zhou Huai continued.
If it weren't for the good relationship between the two families, Sun Yichang would have deleted him long ago.
Just then, Wu Liuting, Ding Xiaoshuai, and Du Lei walked over quickly.
"Ma'am, our police investigation has confirmed that your son, Li Nan, is the culprit in this bus incident."
"What did you say?"
The woman looked on incredulously.
Zhou Huai was equally shocked, but Sun Yichang still looked completely distraught.
"This girl's brother was in a car accident, and his girlfriend called her mother. When her mother found out, she wanted to get off the bus because the bus was going in the opposite direction from Anjia Hospital."
"But you can't stop on the bridge across the river. There are a lot of vehicles coming and going, and it would be dangerous to get out of the car suddenly. After the driver persuaded her, her mother didn't mention it again."
"But your son, Li Nan, jumped out. He verbally abused the driver and forced him to stop. When the driver ignored him, he angrily grabbed the steering wheel, which led to the accident."
"The driver was seriously injured and died before he could be taken to the hospital, while his mother is still in the emergency room being treated for oxygen deprivation."
Upon hearing this, the woman was stunned and collapsed to the ground.
Zhou Huai was also stunned. Only then did he understand why Sun Yichang had been so disoriented.
It turned out that something had happened to her mother.
"Xiao Shuai, A Lei, take her back to the station, and while you're at it, contact her other family members."
"Okay, Captain Witch."
Ding Xiaoshuai and Du Lei helped the woman up and left through the side door.
It was only then that Zhou Huai truly understood the two hidden conditions that Doubao had mentioned for triggering the quest.
Sun Yixing was too far away, so the task was not triggered.
Han Jiaren's favorability rating towards her was too low, so the mission was not triggered.
"Little brother, are you alright?"
Seeing that Zhou Huai was still lost in thought, Wu Liuting took the initiative to ask him a question.
"Sister Wu, I'm alright."
Zhou Huai was fine, but Sun Yichang was the one who was in trouble; she was still in a daze.
"Little sister, don't worry too much. When I arrived just now, I saw the medical staff pushing your brother out. His surgery was very successful. As for your mother..."
To be honest, Wu Liuting didn't know how to comfort her next.
With such a long period of oxygen deprivation, even if they were saved, they would most likely be in a vegetative state.
"Sister Wu, you go ahead and do your work. I'll stay with her. I'll go to the station tomorrow about the statement."
Zhou Huai sighed softly and spoke slowly.
"Okay, in public places like this, remember not to take off your hat and mask. You're a big celebrity now."
Wu Liuting smiled and gave a reminder, then turned and left.
She was really busy today, running around here and there. Luckily, she's practiced martial arts since she was young and has a good foundation.
Zhou Huai didn't stay standing any longer and quickly helped Sun Yichang to sit down on a chair near the entrance of the emergency room.