Soul Patch

Chapter 286 Are the thugs still here?

In Wenjie's view, this thug had no chance of escaping.

Since there's no way to escape...

The most likely scenario is that the rioters never left the area.

Or perhaps, when they arrived, the rioter hadn't had time to escape and was hiding somewhere—a place that everyone had overlooked.

"Okay, okay...Quick, doctor, doctor!"

A hurried voice shouted towards the police cordon.

Several people in white coats rushed in at the sound of their voices.

A special operations worker carried a glass cover away from the scene.

Wenjie glanced towards his chest:
At first glance, I thought it was a beautiful and exquisite birthday gift.

It's somewhat like a venomous, multicolored tongue, with fangs hidden in its mouth and venom saturating its belly. It waits until people are bewitched before taking a vicious bite.

Medical staff rushed forward and laid the girl flat. They used a stethoscope, took her pulse, checked her temperature, and measured her blood pressure... all proceeding smoothly and methodically.

Wenjie ran over, followed by Yang Shanshan, who walked with light steps.

The girl lay peacefully on the asphalt roadside. Naturally, one's gaze would turn to the girl's body... and her face.

Hmm... This is the order in which men look at women.

His gaze swept down from her chest to her bare ankles, then circled back to her face.

Wenjie breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't injured.

The girl has an oval face, and you can't tell if she has single or double eyelids when her eyes are closed... but her eye openings look very short, so her eyes probably won't be very big when they're open.

An ordinary face, a plain linen dress covering a thin body. Individually, there's no beauty to be found, but who would have thought that these two mediocre items could be combined to create an effect that's more than 8 out of 10?

A willow swaying in the breeze, so delicate and pitiful...

For some reason, the girl seemed to have a strange aura... Wenjie took a deep breath and pondered it carefully.

Is this strange because of the hairstyle?

The girl had short, ear-length hair with neatly trimmed bangs, making her look like a high school student.

Is there something wrong with this hairstyle?

Wenjie didn't understand where this inexplicable feeling came from, so he simply shook his head and shifted his gaze to the medical staff.

All the tests were completed, and one of the doctors stood up with a sigh of relief, a look of pity in his eyes.

"Doctor, why is this girl unconscious?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Shanshan moved closer and gently patted the girl: "Hey, wake up!"

I called out several times, but there was no response.

Her small eyes were closed, and not a single eyelash trembled.

Her face fell, and her bright eyes looked helplessly at Wenjie and the doctor.

The doctor shook his head and said, "All of her vital signs are normal. She shouldn't be unconscious. The only explanation is that she was too frightened."

"Yes, for example, this girl is timid by nature. Suddenly being taken hostage by thugs and experiencing such a terrifying thing, even a brave boy probably couldn't handle it, let alone a weak and timid girl."

The female doctor standing next to Wenjie smiled and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, he'll wake up soon after getting some IV fluids at the hospital."

Yang Shanshan smiled upon hearing this.

Wenjie glanced at Yang Shanshan, then at the girl on the ground.

Was this girl a pre-arranged audience member or a performer? Judging from her attire, she wasn't one of the people walking the square; those walking the square need to wear uniforms... But regardless of which one it is, shouldn't she be on the north side of Zhongjie Street? Why is she here?
Wenjie looked puzzled. Yang Shanshan noticed Wenjie's unusual expression and asked, "What's wrong?"

Wenjie looked into Yang Shanshan's eyes, and at that moment, her eyes shone with deep concern. Something seemed to stir in Wenjie's heart.

Earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, and Yang Shanshan overcomes everything… Yang Shanshan asked, and he couldn’t bear not to tell her.

Wenjie lowered his head slightly, and a pair of brown loafers came into view.

If you shift your gaze slightly upwards, you'll see a pair of slender ankles...

He looked up and smiled gently at Yang Shanshan: "I've always felt that this girl is a little different from others."

"It's just a gut feeling, but it seems like her bangs are too straight, almost like she's wearing a wig. How could any girl cut her hair that straight?"

Wenjie reached out and gestured horizontally across his forehead.

"Uh...? A wig? Supermodels have that kind of hair too, you see in Vidal Sassoon ads?"

Yang Shanshan retorted with a smile.

When she smiles, her beautiful eyes crinkle into crescents, her two slits forming an arc, making her look elegant yet approachable and charming.

Vidal Sassoon?

Wenjie recalled the sunglasses he had broken. At that moment, he was looking at the shards of glass on the ground and imagining Yang Shanshan wearing those sunglasses.

Surprisingly, the image of that aloof model from the Vidal Sassoon ad also came to mind.

A perfect V-shaped face, bangs covering her eyebrows, and eyes as cold as a dark gun barrel...

His inner emotions were like a raging storm, easily stirred up by the slightest provocation... He could only lower his head and let his emotions slowly calm down.

A few seconds later, Wenjie raised his head with a normal expression.

Strangely, he didn't look at Yang Shanshan... but instead suddenly turned his head to look in the direction of the ambulance.

The stretcher had been moved to the side of the ambulance. The doctor who got on first lowered one end of the stretcher, while the doctor below lifted the other end of the stretcher high.

Just then, the girl on the stretcher suddenly sprang up as if she had come back to life.

Holding a pistol, the dark muzzle was pointed at the doctor under the car.

"Don't move! Turn to the side!"

The girl's voice was cold and devoid of any emotion.

You could even hear a hint of foreignness in her accent.

Wenjie stared at the doctor with his back to him, his body stiffened, and he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

This pause might only last a tenth of a second, and the next instant, he continued his actions, lifting the stretcher onto the vehicle... only his body was trembling slightly.

Wenjie narrowed his eyes, his gaze settling on the doctor.

The doctor slowly turned to the side, revealing a dark gun barrel at his waist.

Wenjie felt as if his scalp was about to explode, and he shouted desperately, "Watch out!"

Yang Shanshan stood opposite him, her back to everything. So she was completely unaware. Hearing Wenjie's shout, she raised an eyebrow in surprise: "How…?"

Before they could even ask what was wrong, they heard a series of "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" sounds of silenced bullets whizzing through the air.

Wenjie couldn't hear it clearly, but he felt as if the sound was ringing in his ears.

That was the death knell!
He leaped up from the ground with a "whoosh," pulled Yang Shanshan into his arms, and pounced on the ground beside him.

She...she still has a gun!
(End of this chapter)