Chapter Fifty-Nine: Not What I Wanted

  "Lou Miao Miao!" Ling Long had just returned at dawn, and as soon as she came back, she recounted the whole story in my ear. So I had to endure those eerie words echoing in my mind until dawn. Just when I was about to take a nap on the long bench after she finally stopped talking, the seductress's voice rang out from outside the door.

  "Are you okay?" I stood up and walked to the front of the railing, took a look at the wrist of the female demon. Found that the handcuffs had been removed, and there were several people in black suits with national emblems on their left chest behind her. I was somewhat surprised and hurriedly asked.

  "I came out yesterday afternoon and looked for you everywhere, but I didn't see you anywhere, it almost drove me crazy." The female devil nodded to the black-clothed man behind her, indicating that he should open the door of the detention room. After standing at the door, she said to me: "I thought about it too, they were taken away by the branch bureau, while I was taken away by the police station under their jurisdiction. We were not detained in the same place, so after she came out, she couldn't find me. Besides, the female devil didn't know that I had been caught before. Being able to find out my whereabouts in just one night is quite capable."

  "It's a matter of life and death, it's just imprisonment. The place you're waiting for is even higher than here!" I took two steps back, and after the black-clad man beckoned to a police officer to open the door, he rubbed his nose with a smile!

  "Were you shackled for a whole night?" The demon girl saw that I still had handcuffs on my wrist, her pretty face turned cold and she hurriedly came up to ask!

  "One day and one night!" I added!

  "Let go!" The demon girl yelled at the police behind her in a very domineering tone! Having known her for so long, I still saw her lose her temper for the first time.

  "Wait! I'm a man of my word, what I say I'll do. I remember saying yesterday that handcuffs are easy to put on, but hard to take off!" I gently raised my hand and softly said to the one who was about to come over and unlock the handcuffs.

  "What about my mother? How is she?" I asked the demon girl directly, ignoring everyone else.

  "Auntie is fine, she just had a few stitches on her forehead and has already woken up!" The witch hurriedly said as I asked about my mom's injury.

  "What's their attitude?" I raised my chin towards the police officers standing outside the detention room, who were hesitating and at a loss for what to do, and asked with a nod.

  "That Huang, his dad came in this morning! So, some people think that's the end of it. Of course, they'll have to pay compensation, including medical fees and lost wages. You see..." The seductress seemed to be having trouble speaking, whispering softly to me.

  "What does it mean, whose meaning is it? What's the meaning of this?" I kicked the fence gate with a loud bang and scolded the demon girl in anger. Something's wrong, now I remember the idiom "to calm things down". Do you want to do this, have you asked for my opinion? I'm furious at some people mentioned by the demon girl. Since the big battle in Northeast China, my temper has been getting worse and worse.

  "Calm down, or what else can you do? The Huangs have already gone in, their family has collapsed and they won't be able to harm others anymore. Let's spare those who should be spared!" The demon girl stepped forward and grasped my handcuffed hands, softly pleading with me!

  "Spare others when you can, for it's feared that things will continue on. Pull out the radish and bring out the mud!" I coldly laughed and said to the demoness!

  "Little comrade, what do you want to do?" At this time, a man in black took off his sunglasses and walked into the detention room to ask me.

  "Little comrade, sometimes to make big strides forward, we also need temporary compromises. Things aren't as simple as you think! Alright, in addition to your mother's nursing fees, medical expenses, and lost wages, I'll take charge of extra compensation of 50,000 yuan for nutrition fees! As for the police officer who wronged you, he'll be fired and can go home to find a new job. What do you think of this arrangement?" Seeing me looking at him, the black-clad man in his 50s patted my hand and offered a new condition.

  "Are you implying the same thing?" I turned my head and asked the demoness beside me.

  "Alright, let's do it your way then!" I sighed heavily and said to the man in black as the demon girl looked at me with a difficult expression.

  I don't know what kind of relationship the witch has with these black-clothed people, or what kind of agreement they've reached. All I know is that the outcome of this matter hasn't gone as I expected. And on this issue, the witch hasn't completely stood by my side! This point really annoys me!

  "The young man is indeed righteous! I'll thank the chief on your behalf." The black-clad man said, also letting out a long sigh.

  "I have another request!" I said to the man in black while the police were unlocking my handcuffs, and I glanced at Uncle Li who was sitting in the corner of the wall, not daring to breathe.

  "Speak up, I'll agree to anything I can!" The man in black finished his task and felt a lot more at ease, immediately waving his hand in a gesture of agreement!

  "This is my friend, I want him to go out with me!" I smiled at Uncle Li and said to the black-clad men and police in front of me!

  "What crime did he commit?" The man in black didn't answer me without asking the reason, but first turned to ask the police officer beside him. His performance made me have a few more points of respect for him and a few fewer points of resentment!

  "It's not a big deal, just... anyway, even if we're unlucky, it'll just be 15 days of detention!" The police officer didn't dare to say more in front of me. Afraid that I would get angry again and refuse to leave, rendering their efforts useless! So they just vaguely explained things to the people in black clothes.

  "If it's not a big case, just let it go!" The man in black heard the police say this and suddenly felt relieved. He waved his hand at me and said: "He was really afraid that I, this so-called cellmate, was a murderer or something. If that were true, he would rather die than agree to my request!"

  "Wow, you're really something! You managed to get Mr. Huang to back down in just one day? I seriously underestimated you!" Li Uncle said with a thumbs up as he walked over to me, having gained his freedom and saved on the fine.

  In his opinion, I must have used my backstage connections to bring down the surname Huang! Being able to bring down a fourth-in-command of a city in just one day, the power behind me is not small at all! But he has no idea that bringing down the surname Huang was actually done by a female ghost.

  "Thanks, you've helped me vent my anger!"

  "Hehe, this is what people should do for their masters!"

  I reached out and touched the jade pendant hanging from my neck, feeling the warmth emanating from it as I silently communicated with Linglong.

  "Are you going to the hospital to visit your aunt? Fortunately, they have a car and can take us there!" After leaving the police station door, after exchanging contact information with Uncle Li, I stood on the side of the road and hailed a taxi! The little demon quietly followed behind me, whispering.

  "No need! Different paths, no collaboration!" I said in a harsh tone and continued to hail a taxi without looking back. In my opinion, the demon girl and I were on the same team. At the critical moment, not only did she not help me, but also stood on someone else's side to stop me, which made me very angry. When I thought about it, if the demon girl was hurt, I would go all out to help her. But what about her? Not necessarily! The more I thought about it, the angrier I became, and I didn't even want to talk to her anymore!

  Before long, I hailed a taxi. The woman then waved at the black-clad men waiting by the roadside, indicating that they could leave, and she also got into the taxi.

  "Where are you going?" As soon as I got on the car, the driver flipped down the small red sign for guests and asked me!

  "Shi First People's Hospital!" I gave a cold glance at the seductress sitting next to me and told the driver our destination.

  "Looks like the couple had a fight? No big deal, they'll get over it after arguing for a bit. Besides, what's so serious that you're giving the cold shoulder to such a beautiful wife?" The driver said through the rearview mirror, observing our expressions. It was my first time knowing that not only Beijing taxi drivers are poor (in terms of speaking), but also in Hubei, my hometown, there are also drivers with such poor mouths!

  See, I didn't mean to talk, and the driver also wisely shut up! In his opinion, such a beautiful wife, if she hadn't made a fundamental mistake, which man would dare to give her a cold face? I didn't expect this driver's association ability to be so strong. Instantly, he brain-supplemented me with a green hat!

  The car arrived at the hospital entrance, I paid for the fare and opened the door to walk straight into the hospital! The little woman followed me closely behind, with a low head like a scolded wife. This behavior attracted countless dissatisfied eyes, most of which were men's and mothers-in-law's.

  "Auntie is in the 9th floor surgical ICU!" At that time, the term "VIP" was not yet very popular inland. So the single room where my mother lived was still habitually referred to as the ICU by the nurses.

  Took the elevator to the 9th floor, turned left and right to find my mother's ward. Through the glass door, I saw that my mother was half leaning on the hospital bed watching TV. Next to her, a little nurse was peeling an orange for her, and my hanging heart finally fell down.

  "Mom, how are you?" I pushed open the door and walked in, looking at the gauze wrapped around my old mother's head. And on the gauze that faintly visible bloodstain, my heart couldn't help but ache. After indicating to the little nurse who was accompanying her that she could leave, I came to my mother's side, grasped her hand and asked.

  "It's okay, it's okay. My head still hurt a bit yesterday, but I'm much better today. Xiao Ying, didn't you suffer any losses yesterday?" Mom put down the remote control in her hand and asked if the demon girl had suffered any losses first thing. Seeing that mom was injured like this and still thinking of that ungrateful demon girl, my anger rose again.

  "Auntie, I'm fine..." The young woman walked to the other side of the bed, gently stroking the gauze on her mother's head, her eyes filled with hot tears.

  "What's going on with you two? Have you had a fight? Oh dear, it's not good to fight! The more you fight, the more your feelings for each other will fade. You both remember, if there's anything that doesn't feel right in the future, come back and tell Mom about it. Don't fight!" Mom has finally noticed something is off between me and the demon girl, stroking the stitched wound while still worrying about us.