Chapter 675 — The Tragedy of An Liwen
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Sir, I must tell you some very unfortunate news: your left kidney was removed by a criminal gang!" Zhang Juli looked at An Liwen with sympathy.
"What?!" An Liwen's eyes went wide. What? His kidney had been cut out? How could that be? The kidney-cutting ring was his own -- who would dare cut out his kidney? Wait -- Wei Zhao! An Liwen suddenly thought of Wei Zhao, and the scene came rushing back.
In the preoperative preparation room, Wei Zhao had suddenly woken up and then knocked him unconscious... Could it be that Doctor Wang had failed to recognize him, taken him for Wei Zhao, and cut out his kidney?
An Liwen wanted to weep aloud. What was the meaning of this? He had been relieved of a kidney! Truly, clever all his life, foolish for a moment -- the ringleader of a kidney-cutting ring, his own kidney cut out! If word of this got out, would people not laugh their teeth right out of their heads?
An Liwen wanted to phone the tattooed man at once and ask what was going on, but with the police right there, he could hardly make the call. Anxious as he was, he could only curb his impatience and say: "Officer, what is this..."
"I was sent by the captain to keep you safe!" Zhang Juli said. "But you can rest easy -- our people on the force have already smashed the kidney-trafficking ring. You're safe now..."
"Huh? Smashed?" An Liwen was struck by a sudden wave of dizziness. The kidney-trafficking ring smashed? How could that be? How could it have been smashed?
"Sir, there's no need to be afraid..." Zhang Juli assumed An Liwen was frightened and hurried to reassure him. "From what we can tell so far, the ring's key members have all been taken into custody. But to keep any remnants of the ring from doing you harm, we'll be guarding you around the clock here at the hospital!"
An Liwen rolled his eyes and keeled right over in a dead faint! His kidney cut out, and the kidney-trafficking ring smashed -- how could An Liwen not faint?
"Sir, what's wrong?" Zhang Juli was startled. Taking it for a collapse brought on by physical exhaustion, he frantically pressed the call button and summoned a doctor to resuscitate An Liwen...
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After that chance encounter at the bookstore, Kang Jingming could consider himself acquainted with Guan Xin. But Wei Zhao's appearance had cost him face badly, and though it left Kang Jingming thoroughly annoyed, there was nothing he could do about it.
At noon today, Kang Jingming came to the First Hospital bearing a bouquet of flowers. He did not go straight to Guan Xin, however; instead he wandered about the hospital for several rounds, making sure everyone had seen him -- even Guan Xin, from inside her office -- before staging a chance encounter.
"What a coincidence, Guan Xin -- you're here!" Kang Jingming greeted her, beaming.
"Coincidence?" Guan Xin frowned. She disliked Kang Jingming thoroughly. She had spotted him earlier when he was milling about the corridor; she simply could not be bothered with him. She had not expected him to come seeking her out again, and to feign a chance encounter at that.