Yize remained silent, his straight back seeming to bend at this moment.
An Ping did not continue on that topic but shifted to another.
That person was Yize’s lifelong pain, but none of them could truly empathize.
Thinking back to that time when this person locked himself in his room and did nothing, they knew that he had long since fallen, but by the time they discovered it, he was already gone.
Perhaps this is what it means to be unable to reconcile.
“Recently, more and more forces have come to Jingsi. With the minister and his men absent, the hospital is no longer safe. I’ve thought about it and plan to take Jingsi to my place.”
“No way.”
This answer was within An Ping’s expectations, and he maintained a serious expression.
“Secretly take Jingsi to my place, and you can keep your people guarding the hospital and pretend he’s still there. This way, Jingsi will be safe wherever he is.”
“In that case, I’ll take him back.”
“No way.”
This time, it was An Ping who refused.
Yize looked puzzled. “Why?”
“Because I suspect there are issues within us.”
In a moment of desperation, An Ping blurted it out.
Yize’s expression changed sharply, becoming razor-sharp.
“Say that again!”
“I suspect someone among you has a problem. Is that clear enough?”
An Ping also felt desperate. Knowing that Jingsi was on the brink of death and the doctor had issued three ultimatums, he felt utterly hopeless.
Although his life wasn’t saved by Jingsi, he was very grateful to him for helping him grow from a hoodlum to a person in a respectable position.
So, anyone who opposed Jingsi was his enemy.
Yize’s shout left him with a complicated expression.
He had considered this possibility before, but they were all brothers who had fought together. He didn’t want to place suspicion on his comrades. However, it seemed that some evidence was already pointing towards them.
He seemed to age decades in an instant, and when he opened his eyes, something in his eyes had changed.
Whoever it was, if found guilty of betrayal, would not be spared.
“So I don’t trust you at all! Take Jingsi to my place, and I’ll leave with my people shortly.”
Yize did not intend to argue. If there really was a traitor, keeping him in the hospital would only put him in danger.
Noticing Yize’s softening stance, An Ping began to prepare.
As night fell, the autumn chill seeped through clothes and onto the skin.
An Ping carried Jingsi on his back and held a small package in his hand.
Seeing this, Yize frowned.
“Do you really not want me to go with you?”
“If you go with me, it would just openly announce to everyone that Jingsi has left the hospital!”
He carried Jingsi on his back and walked to the door. “Don’t worry, the Fanying family has already arrived in the country. You should be more cautious over there.”
Yize and his group didn’t precisely belong to the government. They merely had deep ties with that side. As for Jingsi, it was he who had led them into this line of work.
An Ping had once asked why they were doing this job, saying as long as one could make a decent living, who cared how chaotic things were behind the scenes?
At that time, Jingsi said nothing but proved with his strength that if no one else would do it, someone had to, and it would be either you or him.
An Ping had somewhat understood back then and still supported him.
But later on, when they were trying to cooperate with the police, he found it hard to understand.
“If you want to be in this line of work, why not go directly into politics?”
He Jingsi tilted his head back. Having been shot in the shoulder, he looked far from spirited.
