Chapter 1388: Smoke Screen

Chapter 1388: Chapter 1388: Smoke Screen

With vacant eyes, cracked lips, and a weak and powerless body, this is the current Xv Qinghuan.

Recalling the first time I saw her sunny demeanor in the school clinic, comparing it to now, she’s truly like two different people.

"How are you feeling now? Is there anywhere that feels uncomfortable?" Lin Tian asked.

Xv Qinghuan softly shook her head, then turned her gaze to the bed beside her, and said gloomily, "I’m fine, what about Li?"

"He’s been rescued. Now in another ward, still needs a few days of observation."

Lin Tian paused at this point, realizing Xv Qinghuan’s mental state was clearly poor. It wasn’t the right time to tell her about whether Li would wake up.

Xv Qinghuan looked into Lin Tian’s eyes and seriously asked, "You’re definitely hiding something from me."

Lin Tian was momentarily speechless, unsure of how to explain.

"I just heard the doctor say, Li’s chest and abdomen both got stabbed, tell me truthfully, how is he really doing!"

Xv Qinghuan grew increasingly agitated, tears uncontrollably spilling from her reddened eyes.

"Ah, forget it, forget it." Lin Tian sighed softly, then said, "His situation is quite complex. There’s no life-threatening danger, but he’s in a deep coma. As for when he’ll wake up, I can’t be certain."

Xv Qinghuan’s gaze became more determined. She lifted the blanket covering her and was about to get out of bed.

"What are you doing?"

"I’m going to find him!"

How could Lin Tian let her go? He had Mei Ruyan immediately embrace her by the waist to hold her back.

Lin Tian sighed lightly and said, "You’re still in the recovery stage, it’s best not to move around unnecessarily."

Xv Qinghuan, held by Mei Ruyan, didn’t struggle at all. She looked at Lin Tian with a mournful gaze, firmly saying, "I know everything you said, but I just want to see him, even if I can’t talk to him, just looking from outside the window would be enough."

Mei Ruyan also looked at Lin Tian and said, "Let her go. Her legs aren’t injured and she can walk."

"Alright."

Lin Tian wasn’t exactly sure why he didn’t let Xv Qinghuan visit Li just moments ago. Both logically and emotionally, he should allow her to see him, but seeing her so agitated earlier made Lin Tian develop a strange sense of resistance deep within.

...

Just moments ago, Li had been moved to the critical recovery ward. Because he just underwent surgery, it’s unsuitable to visit him, so all they could do was stand outside the ward and observe through a window.

From Lin Tian’s vantage point, Li lay quietly on the bed. An oxygen mask covered his face, a large oxygen tank was placed beside the bed, an IV drip in his hand, and on the other side of the bed stood a monitor displaying his heartbeat, blood oxygen saturation, and blood pressure.

Lin Tian had mentally prepared for this scene long ago, so besides a feeling of sadness, he accepted it.

And Xv Qinghuan? Seeing Li lying in the hospital bed, truthfully, her heart was filled with guilt, and more of concern, concern that he might wake up! Because when she tried to kill him, she was seen!

In any case, she needed another opportunity to ensure he died completely, so he wouldn’t suffer from illness, making things easier for him.

However...now in front of Lin Tian, she had to perform this act fully.

Xv Qinghuan walked to the glass window, placed her hands on it, her lips moving, but no crying sounds escaped as she began to choke up, tears uncontrollably streaming.

Mei Ruyan saw this and felt heartbroken, gently patting Xv Qinghuan’s back, saying, "Cry if you feel like it, it’ll make you feel better."

Ultimately, Xv Qinghuan couldn’t bring herself to cry. She just turned and looked at Lin Tian. Gritting her teeth, she asked, "How badly is he injured? Please don’t hide it from me."

Lin Tian looked again at Li inside the room, thinking that there was no point in keeping it a secret anymore. He gently nodded and said, "Both stabs were penetrating wounds, one injured the right lung, the other the large intestine. The assailant’s methods were extremely cruel! The knife was poisoned. If it had been even a moment later, he wouldn’t have been saved."

"How could this be..." Xv Qinghuan froze. She didn’t know where her two stabs had landed, much less that the knife was poisoned.

If given another chance, Xv Qinghuan would choose to plunge the knife straight into Li’s heart, to eliminate any future threats.

Actually, those two previous stabs were enough to take his life, but who would’ve thought Zhang Ya’Er came so timely!

Thinking of this, Xv Qinghuan hurriedly asked, "By the way, I heard it was Ya’Er who found Li injured. Where is Ya’Er now?"

"Earlier, Li lost a lot of blood. The hospital’s blood bank didn’t have enough, so they transfused from her. She should be resting and recovering now."

Lin Tian paused for a moment and asked, "By the way, did you see anyone suspicious coming into the room?"

Wu Yong and the others had obtained the hospital’s surveillance footage and checked out the previous room, but Lin Tian went straight to Xv Qinghuan’s ward after the surgery, unaware of what clues they found.

Leaving those aside, Xv Qinghuan was the crucial witness.

Feigning recollection, Xv Qinghuan thought for a moment, frowned, and said, "I only remember chatting with Li, suddenly smelling a fragrance in the room, and shortly after, feeling drowsy and almost falling asleep."

"And then?"

"Then..." Xv Qinghuan thought again, suddenly her face turned pale, and she said, "I was drowsy and about to fall asleep when a breeze from outside awakened me a bit, and I vaguely saw someone jumping in from the window. After that, I couldn’t react."

"From outside the window? But this is the 12th floor. Could you have been mistaken?" Mei Ruyan asked in astonishment.

"I was muddleheaded at the time... I can’t remember clearly..."

These words reached Lin Tian’s ears and provided him with an extremely valuable clue. Even though it’s the 12th floor, for some people, that height’s difficulty isn’t too high. Coupled with the Thousand Jin Rock knife wound on Li, Lin Tian’s intuition told him this incident was related to a family of ancient martial arts!

As for their motive, Lin Tian could even deduce it using his toes. It was a hundred percent directed at him!

No matter who it was, harming his brother meant their life should pay in return!

"Lin Tian..." Xv Qinghuan called.

"What’s the matter?"

Xv Qinghuan wiped the tears from her face, saying with red eyes, "The car accident before, and now this assassination, they must be in cahoots! So ruthless and cruel, they must be caught!"

This was Xv Qinghuan throwing a smokescreen at Lin Tian. Xv Qinghuan didn’t know who was behind the truck driver incident. By directing Lin Tian’s investigation that way, it could clear her of suspicion! As long as Li didn’t wake up, no one would suspect her!