Chapter 378: Song Xingchen’s Injury (1/2)

After I described Luo Youyou's features to them, the girls denied ever seeing her. Suddenly, a loud crash sounded from a distance, followed by a thunderous bang.

Bingxin and I exchanged a meaningful look. “We should investigate that!”

I placed the girls in charge of monitoring the two traffickers and explained that the police would soon arrive. Aware of their hatred for these men, I specifically reminded them not to do anything untoward.

Bingxin and I bound down the stairs and ran towards the direction of the crash. From a distance, we could hear Dali cry, ”Youyou, are you alright?”

At a glance, there crouched a crying Dali with Luo Youyou in his arms while Song Xingchen stood aside, left hand hanging down feebly. There were several long tire marks on the ground and a fallen wall.

Song Xingchen explained that Luo Youyou heard their shouts and ran out from her hiding place. Dali pulled her into his arms with tears of joy, only for a car to appear out of nowhere, accelerating at full speed towards the couple.

At the time, the two were frightened deer in the headlights, motionless and awaiting the impact. Song Xingchen slammed into them so they avoided the accident but was left with an injury instead. Then, the car sped off after crashing into the wall.

It turned out that Luo Youyou was fine despite her soiled clothes. She was probably too nervous and fainted from shock.

Thank goodness they were alright!

I glanced at Song Xingchen's arm but the man still downplayed the situation. ”I’m alright, it’s a minor injury.”

From the unnatural way his arm drooped, I knew it was broken. ”Stop trying to be brave!” I said. “Let me have a look!”

A light touch of the hand made Song Xingchen furrow his brows and break into cold sweat. The bone was indeed broken. ”You should get that sorted at once. It’ll be troublesome if there’s a misalignment.”

For lack of equipment, I removed my coat, grabbed the scissors Bingxin handed to me and cut off both sleeves. Then, Bingxin gathered some bamboo sticks which I used to stabilize his arm. Song Xingchen seemed inept at expressing his feelings. ”Thank you!” he muttered under his breath.

”You're welcome!” I chuckled. “Take a few days off and rest!”

”No, I must protect you!” Song Xingchen shook his head.

I pointed to my eyes and whispered, ”These are enough. I just killed a man with them. Even I can't believe it!”

A trace of surprise flashed across Song Xingchen’s countenance but he didn’t ask for the details. He only cared about my personal safety, not the progress of the case.

”I'll get you some water!” Dali replied.

”There’s half a bottle left, if you don’t mind drinking after me.” I grabbed the energy drink.

After sipping a mouthful, Luo Youyou looked much better. I asked her to narrate the kidnapping.

Luo Youyou explained that she purchased a train ticket home immediately after her quarrel with Dali. Then, she found a cafe to have lunch and was chatting with her classmate when she received a call from Zhou Yang inviting her out.

Luo Youyou had grown frustrated with Zhou Yang who continuously harassed her since last night. She was about to hang up the call but Zhou Yang insisted it was a matter of importance and asked her where she was. He said he would come look for her and promised to stand by the side of the road for the entirety of their conversation.

A while after Luo Youyou reported her address, Zhou Yang came in a car. He was sitting in the passenger seat beside an unknown driver. Zhou Yang appeared flustered and repeatedly winked at her.

Realizing something was wrong, Luo Youyou was prepared to run when the man threatened, ”Get in the car or I'll kill him!”