Xiao Rui clicked his tongue. “It’s not much different from being dead. She’s still lying in the hospital! The last time I saw her, she had lost so much weight and looked like a monkey. I don’t know how she’s doing now.”
Fu Yuling closed her eyes, internally denying the reality. It was impossible. She clearly remembered the dosage she had given, which would only suppress appetite and make someone suffer for a while. But hearing Xiao Rui say that Li Cuihua was coughing up blood made her realize that the amount she had administered was far from enough to cause such effects.
Where had things gone wrong? She thought for a long time but couldn’t come up with an answer.
“Is Li Cuihua still at the same hospital?”
“Yes. The doctors have determined that she won’t survive, so we’ve stopped paying much attention. Compared to someone who’s about to die, we’re more concerned about where those traffickers have taken the children.”
“But she deserves it. It’s better if she dies. Whenever I saw those parents coming here every day begging, I wanted to beat Li Cuihua up.”
Xiao Rui was also a sentimental person. As he spoke, he seemed to recall the scene he had described and his eyes started to well up.
Fu Yuling felt a pang of discomfort and rested her head on her hand.
Seeing her like this, Luo Xiao expressed concern.
“What’s wrong? Do you want to go back and rest?”
Fu Yuling waved her hand. “You all continue, I just need a moment.”
She simply couldn’t accept this reality. All her actions were meant to teach a lesson and never to take a life. Even though she had the power to do so, she would never do it.
It was because she believed that such matters should be left to the law to judge. Of course, if the victim didn’t go through any legal process and directly sought revenge and killed the perpetrator, she would applaud in happiness.
For now, she wanted to rely on the law, especially since she found He Wen and prevented a tragedy from happening.
So she only gave punishment and did not seek a life. However, she was very aware that she was merely presenting a facade of justice. If He Wen hadn’t been found at that time, Li Cuihua would definitely have died, and it wouldn’t have been an easy death.
All her amiability stemmed from no one crossing that line.
The words Xiao Rui had said lingered in her mind. After sitting for a while, she decided to abandon her plan and go to the hospital to find Li Cuihua.
Knowing that she was leaving, Luo Xiao felt a bit anxious. “How about I don’t wait anymore? I’ll take you back.”
She looked visibly tired. “No need, I’ll come find you next time. Also, your mom asked me to tell you that you don’t have to come back today.”
Luo Xiao exclaimed, then suddenly hugged Xiao Rui. He cried, “The day before yesterday, someone collapsed in front of me, and I didn’t help. Now that person died this morning. I just stood by and let them die.”
The person: You’re the one who’s dead!
Wiping away nonexistent tears, Luo Xiao continued, “How long will I be locked up? How’s the food? Do you have a roommate… no, cellmate? Is it lively…”
As his voice trailed off, Xiao Rui’s expression turned somber.
This guy had been shouting at the door before dawn, and he just found out this morning? Is he some kind of spy?
“Lock this guy up for a few days. His conscience must have been eaten by a dog for not rescuing someone.”
Soon, Luo Xiao was taken away.
With a loud bang, the door was locked.
Luo Xiao looked around the shabby and smelly place with extreme disdain. He stood still in place.
Noticing someone across from him watching, he cheerfully said hi.
The person clicked their tongue. “You delicate-skinned girl, how did you end up here?”
“Bystanding while someone died.”
“…”
“And you?”
“Being a hero.”
“…”
