Chapter 60

The remaining few people all rushed in front of me.

Zhao Qian charged forward, brandishing the stone in his hand, yelling, “Fuck your mother, you dare hit me!”

He was a ruthless character. He had barely uttered a curse when he used the stone in his hand, smashing it into the man in front of me. In the chaos of the fight, I didn’t even see where it hit.

The guy let out a scream, clutched his arm, and jumped to the side.

“Xiao Wen! What’s wrong with you?” The remaining two were stunned for a moment, then one of them pulled out a dagger from his waist and stabbed at Zhao Qian. “Damn it! I’ll kill you.”

Zhao Qian ducked, turned around, and ran forward as fast as he could, shouting, “Xiao Tang! Run!”

The kid, knife in hand, chased after them.

The remaining person started punching me wildly. The punches landed on my body, but they only caused a slight pain and nothing serious.

However, I was a little tipsy from drinking and didn’t have time to react immediately.

Hearing Zhao Qian’s shout, I sobered up a bit. I looked up and saw the guy whose nose I had hit and the one Zhao Qian had injured earlier was desperately chasing after Zhao Qian. “Kill him! Damn it, I want to see if his bones are harder than his knife.”

At this moment, Zhao Qian was surrounded by people, and the guy with the knife was waving his knife and desperately stabbing at Zhao Qian.

“Fuck your mother, you dare to stab me!”

Zhao Qian roared, grabbed one of them tightly, and bit down hard on the person’s ear, causing the person to scream in pain.

Zhao Qian’s clothes were also stained red, indicating that he had been stabbed earlier.

I was stunned for a moment. To be honest, I had never encountered anything like this before. But if I left now, I would be no different from an animal. Plus, I had been drinking and the alcohol was taking effect. Without hesitation, I picked up a stone from the ground and rushed forward.

He rushed up behind the kid who stabbed Zhao Qian and smashed a rock down on his head, yelling, “Fuck your mother!”

“Ouch!”

The boy clutched his head and cried out, blood gushing from his head.

But this kid is ruthless. Despite the blood still flowing from his head, he brandished the knife and stabbed me again. I felt a burning sensation in my waist, but I didn’t think much of it at the time.

My mind went blank, and I swung the rock in my hand, smashing it wildly forward. The rock hit the guy’s cheek, and he grunted, his head shaking from side to side. He then thrust the knife in his hand, stabbing it right into my arm. Luckily, the force wasn’t too great.

I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my arm, and with a forceful kick, I sent the guy flying back several steps.

“Run! The police are here!” someone in the group shouted.

The four people instantly became like frightened birds and quickly fled the scene, disappearing in no time. Zhao Qian and I sat helplessly on the ground.

“Xiao Tang, how are you?” Zhao Qian asked me weakly, clutching his abdomen.

I shook my head. “I think I’ve been stabbed twice. Old Zhao, are you alright?”

“It’s alright…” Zhao Qian replied, but his voice was somewhat weak. He had originally intended to call the police, but the police arrived just in time.

As soon as they saw us injured and sitting on the ground, they immediately called 120 to take us to the hospital.

I never imagined that going out for drinks could lead to such a serious injury. If my cousin finds out, she’ll definitely scold me again.

When we were taken to the hospital, an examination revealed that in addition to the cut on my armpit, I also had cuts on my waist and back. No wonder it felt so hot.

However, Zhao Qian was seriously injured and covered in blood. Upon examination, I learned that he had been stabbed thirteen times in the back. Fortunately, the wounds were not deep and he was not in life-threatening danger, but he would still need to stay in the hospital for a period of time.

I was stabbed in the right arm and twice in the body, so the doctor suggested that I be hospitalized.

After we finished bandaging up, two police officers came to take our statements, asked us some questions, and then left, saying they would find out who was targeting us.

Actually, I feel we’re quite innocent. We just went out for a few drinks, but I never expected it to turn out like this.

Zhao Qian said to me apologetically, “Xiao Tang, I’m sorry for letting you down this time.”

“Old Zhao, are those people your old enemies?” I asked, squinting my eyes.

“Bullshit!” Zhao Qian said irritably. “I’m not some guy who’s been around for a while, I don’t have that many enemies. But I roughly know who sent this guy.”

As he spoke, we exchanged a glance.

I understood the meaning behind his gaze. Actually, I also suspected that Yang Yi had hired these people, but I just didn’t have any evidence.

Zhao Qian glanced at me again, then took out his phone and dialed a number. His tone was somewhat dry as he said, “Manager Chen, Xiao Tang and I were stabbed and ended up in the hospital. I need to take a few days off. Xiao Tang was stabbed three times, and I was stabbed thirteen times… I don’t know what happened. I was just out drinking with Xiao Tang, and we were about to go home when we were stabbed… Okay…”

I don’t know what Chen Hui said on the phone. Just as I was about to ask, Zhao Qian dialed a second number. His voice suddenly became very gentle. “Baby, I can’t go back tonight. I’m in the hospital now… I was stabbed. I’m in room 302 on the third floor of the People’s Hospital… Be careful.”

Seeing how Zhao Qian made that phone call, I couldn’t help but feel a little envious. Damn it, being in love really makes a difference.

I was thinking of calling my cousin, but I was afraid she would worry.

I was just thinking about this when my cousin called. As soon as I saw her pretty face on the screen, Zhao Qian smiled mysteriously and said, “Could it be your girlfriend?”

“Go away, go away…” I laughed and scolded, but decided to answer the phone anyway. As soon as I answered, I heard my cousin’s voice, “Idiot, where are you?”

“I…” I hesitated for a moment, then realized I had no choice but to tell the truth, “Sis, I’m in the hospital right now…”

My cousin’s voice suddenly became tense as she asked, “What happened to you? Why did you go to the hospital? Are you sick?”

“I…I was stabbed three times…”

Before I could finish speaking, my cousin burst into tears, her voice trembling, “You idiot… how did you get stabbed? Is it serious? I need to video chat with you…”

She hung up the phone and then sent a video call. I didn’t dare not send it back. As soon as I answered the video, I saw my cousin’s tearful face. “Silly boy, where are you hurt? Let me see…”

I pointed the camera at the bandages on my arms and waist, and said with a smile, “I’m fine…”

“You’re so badly injured and you say you’re fine…” My cousin’s tears welled up instantly, her eyes brimming with emotion. “I’m taking the fastest flight back right now. I’ve only been gone for two days, and you’re like this. Have they caught you yet?”

“They ran away…”

“You should rest and recover in the hospital first. I’ll ask my supervisor for leave and then take the earliest flight back…” My cousin wiped away her tears. “Otherwise, I’m worried about leaving you alone, and there’s no one to take care of you…”

“I’m really fine…”

Before I could finish speaking, my cousin said angrily, “No, I won’t feel at ease without you by my side. Let’s leave it at that for now. I’ll see if I can go back tonight. If not, I’ll take a flight tomorrow morning…”

With that, my cousin hung up the video call.

I turned around and found him standing right next to my bed, which startled me. “What are you going to do?”

“Xiao Tang, no wonder you always rush home after get off work, turns out your girlfriend is so beautiful.” Zhao Qian grinned and chuckled. “If only I had a friend like that…”

Just then, Xue Ya’s voice suddenly came from the doorway, “Ah Qian.”

Before she could finish speaking, she rushed in, her eyes red and swollen, clearly having just been crying. She went up to Zhao Qian, hugged him, and carefully examined him, asking, “How badly are you hurt? Have those bastards been caught?”

“I’m fine.” Zhao Qian gently hugged her, then slowly lay down on the bed. “It’s just that those few guys ran away…”

After confirming that Zhao Qian was alright, Xue Ya’s pretty face turned cold. “No matter what, stabbing someone for no reason is unacceptable. Don’t worry, I will definitely sue them until they go bankrupt!”

As she spoke, she took out her phone and dialed a number. “Attorney Wang, my husband and his brother were stabbed, this matter…”

She walked outside while making a phone call.

Seeing her decisive and ruthless demeanor, I couldn’t help but ask, “Old Zhao, tell me the truth, what kind of person is your wife?”

“My family runs a small company,” Zhao Qian said vaguely. “They have a little more money than me.”

“So you’re a live-in son-in-law?” I continued with a wicked grin, pressing, “Really, you just met him?”

“Come to my door my foot!” Zhao Qian glared at me fiercely. “We’ve known each other for a long time…”

“Depend on!”

Upon hearing that the two of them had known each other for a long time, I couldn’t help but curse inwardly. I actually thought he had found them through WeChat. Where did he get the photo of Chen Yao that he showed me the other day?

So I couldn’t help but ask the question, and Zhao Qian chuckled and said, “I took this picture when I was delivering packages at the airport.”

“roll!”

After Xue Ya came in, she said softly, “Qian, I’ve spoken to the lawyer. He’ll see it through to the end. And Xiao Tang, you should take good care of your injuries. I’ll handle everything for you.”

“Thank you, sister-in-law,” I replied politely.

She definitely wouldn’t have helped me if it weren’t for Zhao Qian’s sake.

Xue Ya chuckled softly, “It’s alright, just focus on recovering.”

Then she started whispering to Zhao Qian again. I made an excuse to smoke and went out of the ward to the smoking area. My injuries weren’t very serious, so I didn’t have any difficulty moving around.

My cousin sent me a lot of messages, mostly telling me to take good care of my injury and wait for her to come back. I could tell she was very worried.

I sent her many messages, telling her that I was actually fine, but she insisted on coming back to take care of me, so I had no choice but to give up.

I had just thrown away my cigarette butt and was heading towards the ward when I unexpectedly ran into Chen Hui on the way. She was carrying two fruit baskets.

As soon as she saw me, she asked in a deep voice, “How badly are you hurt?”

“The doctor said I need to rest for a few days.” I asked, “Manager, what brings you here?”

“Have they been caught?” Chen Hui didn’t answer my question, but instead asked, “Do you know who they are?”

I shook my head. Although I suspected Yang Yi did it, I had no evidence and no one would believe me if I told them.

“Have you offended anyone?” Chen Hui stared at me and asked coldly.