between light and shadow

Fang Wenwen followed Li Yaman into the lobby of Hong's Group slowly, with his head down all the time, looking absent-minded.Li Yaman looked at the girl beside her who still had a childish face, and knew that she was still very reluctant to come to see Fang Hong.

"Is my father so unwelcoming? It's just a meal together."

Fang Wenwen did not respond.She knew that Li Yaman had specially arranged this dinner to match their father and daughter. She admitted that she had deliberately avoided seeing her father after returning to China.Fang Wenwen also knew that she couldn't escape all the time, but every time she thought of facing Fang Hong, she felt very uncomfortable.

"Boss lady."

A familiar voice brought Fang Wenwen back to his thoughts, and then he couldn't help but raise his head. It was Mingcheng, the man who made her feel very kind and safe for no reason.Then she also saw Fang Hong who was supported by Mingcheng.That sound dad can't make it out.

Li Yaman looked at the crutch in Fang Hong's hand and frowned, "It seems to be getting worse?"

"It's still the same. It's okay. I'll have an operation tomorrow."

"That's what you said, don't you worry? But I'm not free tomorrow, so I can't accompany you to the hospital. "

Li Yaman looked at Fang Wenwen, "Wenwen, go to the hospital with your dad tomorrow."

Seeing that Wen Wen was silent, Fang Hong hurriedly smoothed things over, "It's okay, Ah Cheng will accompany me."

"Then I'll pick up Miss Fang tomorrow, and then I'll pick up the boss and you go to the hospital together."

Mingcheng's words confirmed that Fang Wenwen would go to the hospital together, but Fang Wenwen couldn't refuse.

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Annie parked the car on the side of the road outside the hospital, and turned to look at Zhao Qiping who was sitting in the passenger seat.Zhao Qiping's car was taken for maintenance, so Annie will drive today.

"It's here!" It sounds very refreshing, but in fact, there are thousands of reluctance in my heart.

Annie and Zhao Qiping had a great time today.They watch movies together, eat lunch, and have a little time to sneak into the playground.Also, Zhao Qiping deliberately played two rounds of the game before he won a doll that defended the carrot Abo and gave it to Annie.

"goodbye'!"

Zhao Qiping got out of the car, waved goodbye to Annie, then turned and walked towards the hospital.Annie looked at Zhao Qiping's back reluctantly.

Suddenly a group of people, about five or six big men, appeared and surrounded Zhao Qiping, obviously with malicious intentions.One of them stretched out his hand to grab Zhao Qiping away, but was pushed away by Zhao Qiping.

Annie, who was in the car, got out of the car and ran forward without thinking.

"What are you going to do?"

Zhao Qiping glanced at Annie and whispered, "Get in the car!"

Annie ignored Zhao Qiping's warning eyes, and stood beside Zhao Qiping fearlessly, staring at the group of uninvited guests in front of her.

"Damn it, is it annoying? Let's solve it right away!"

Zhao Qiping recognized this fiery man as one of He Datong's subordinates, the one who made a lot of noise in the hospital that day and pushed the nurse Xiao Min.Zhao Qiping immediately understood that this was to seek revenge.

The rest of the people still seemed to have some scruples, probably because they didn't want to make a big fuss in front of the hospital, so they wanted to take Zhao Qiping away, but of course Zhao Qiping refused.Two of them wanted to fight Zhao Qiping away, but Zhao Qiping pushed and kicked them, knocking them down to the ground.That group of people didn't expect Zhao Qiping to have such skills, and no longer cared about the situation in the hospital, they joined forces to attack him.Zhao Qiping was always outnumbered, took a few punches, and had a chance to escape, but he didn't want to leave Annie behind, so he had to hold on.

At this time, Fang Hong's car also came.Mingcheng first saw the group of people in front of the hospital, and immediately parked the car vigilantly to find out the situation first.Fang Hong saw Zhao Qiping being besieged.

"Do you know those people?"

"One of them is Lao Zhuang, He Datong's thug, and the others should be his subordinates."

Fang Hong frowned.He has a good impression of Zhao Qiping, not to mention that he is here to let Zhao Qiping have an operation, so he can't just sit idly by.

"Go and get rid of them, don't be too ostentatious."

Mingcheng took out a steering wheel lock from under the driver's seat, got out of the car, and walked across the road to the hospital.In the car, Fang Wenwen sat beside Fang Hong in silence, but her eyes never left Mingcheng. As Mingcheng approached those people, her heart beat faster.

During the fight, Lao Zhuang suddenly grabbed Annie, and put a knife on Annie's face.

Hearing Annie's scream, Zhao Qiping turned his head and saw that Annie was being held hostage. When he was distracted, he was immediately grabbed by two people.That fiery man was punched twice by Zhao Qiping just now, and he kicked Zhao Qiping forcefully angrily. Zhao Qiping's legs went limp and he knelt on the ground with one knee, his hands still being grabbed.

Lao Zhuang proudly slid the knife on Annie's face, looking at Zhao Qiping's pale face, "You'd better follow us obediently."

Mingcheng stepped forward without saying a word, raised the steering wheel lock and swung at the person who was holding Zhao Qiping.The man fell to the ground with pain in his back, and looked back at Mingcheng.The rest of the people were also taken aback by Mingcheng's sudden appearance, and they stopped at the same time to look at Mingcheng, the uninvited guest.

Lao Zhuang recognized Mingcheng, "Boss wants to teach him a lesson, don't meddle in his own business!"

"Tell your boss to talk to my boss." Mingcheng looked at the person who still grabbed Zhao Qiping, "Let go!"

Mingcheng's voice was not loud, but it was quite intimidating, and the man couldn't help but let go of his hand.Mingcheng walked up to Zhao Qiping, meaning to protect him.Annie broke away from Lao Zhuang and hurried to help Zhao Qiping get up.

Lao Zhuang gritted his teeth and pointed at Mingcheng, but he still shy away from Mingcheng.When the stalemate persisted, one of his subordinates quietly reminded Lao Zhuang that a group of people gathered at the entrance of the hospital and watched, obviously attracting attention.Lao Zhuang didn't want to cause trouble, so he gave Zhao Qiping a hard look, and led his men away.

Zhao Qiping looked at Mingcheng, "Thank you."

"go in."

Mingcheng deliberately walked in another direction, and only returned to the car after seeing Annie supporting Zhao Qiping into the hospital.

"Boss, it may not be convenient for me to accompany you to the hospital."

Fang Hong nodded.He also didn't want Zhao Qiping to know too much.

"Miss Fang, please call me after the operation."

Fang Wenwen looked at Mingcheng and hesitated to speak.Now the Mingcheng in front of him is smiling humbly, and the fierce look in his eyes when he was fighting just now looks like two people, which one is the real him?

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Zhao Qiping walked into the ward with some difficulty, and Fang Hong had already changed into the surgical gown and was waiting.

"Doctor Zhao, what's the matter?" Fang Hong had to pretend not to know, but in fact he really cared about Zhao Qiping.

"It's nothing," Zhao Qiping forced a smile, "it's just a slight bump."

"Why don't we reschedule the surgery, it's not urgent anyway."

"No, your actions have been affected now, and you will have to work hard if you continue to delay. Complete the operation as soon as possible and recover as soon as possible, so you don't have to suffer anymore."

"Thank you, Dr. Zhao." Fang Hong's words came from the bottom of his heart.Finally, I didn't help the wrong person just now.

"The nurse will come and take you to the operating room later, and I'm going to get ready too. Don't worry, it's fine."

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The operation was successfully completed.Zhao Qiping changed into the surgical gown and was about to leave. Only then did he have time to take out his mobile phone and found Annie's message: Waiting for you in the hospital lobby.

Zhao Qiping walked slowly to the lobby and took a look around, just in time to meet Annie who was sitting in a corner, Annie hurried forward to support Zhao Qiping.

"Are your feet okay?"

"It's okay, just apply it at home, but I can't use much force." Zhao Qiping looked at Annie, "Why haven't you left yet, aren't you afraid?"

"I'm afraid, that's why I waited for you to accompany me home."

"Look at me like this, how can I accompany you?" Zhao Qiping smiled wryly.

"Then I'll accompany you home."

Annie took Zhao Qiping's hand and put it on her shoulder, and carefully helped Zhao Qiping walk to the parking lot to pick up the car.

After finally getting into the car, Zhao Qiping breathed a sigh of relief, the whole person really relaxed, and he couldn't help closing his eyes and rubbing his temples lightly.Annie looked at Zhao Qiping with a tired face, and lowered her head in guilt.

"sorry."

"Why do you say sorry? I am the one who should apologize. It is because of me that you have encountered these messy things."

"If it wasn't for me being stubborn and refusing to leave, I wouldn't have been used by them to threaten you. I'm the one who got you involved."

"Okay, let's not worry about who is dragging whom down." Zhao Qiping smiled angrily, "The matter is over."

"Let me do something for you, or I will feel uneasy."

"Aren't you going to take me home now? It would be even better if you can add a bowl of noodles."

"Okay! Plus a poached egg!"

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About Zhao Qiping being kidnapped, Annie told Tang Xin, Tang Xin told Tang Chuan, and Ji Bai and Xunran naturally knew about it.

As a result, Tang Chuan, Ji Bai, and Xunran paid a special visit, which made Zhao Qiping a little bit dumbfounded. He felt that this seemed a bit exaggerated, but he soon realized that the arrival of these three people might not be just a simple visit.

Sure enough, Ji Bai straightforwardly hoped that Zhao Qiping would file for the record.

"He Datong is now one of our key investigation targets. We don't want to miss any clues. I hope you can understand."

"No problem. I originally wanted to calm things down. Since you think it is necessary, I will go to the police station to file a record tomorrow."

"Thank you, Doctor Zhao," Li Xunran seemed a little helpless, "After the bombing, our clues were all cut off, and now we don't want to let go of any clues."

"I heard that the suspect in the bombing has pleaded guilty?"

"Yes." Li Xunran nodded.

"I still find it suspicious!" Tang Chuan couldn't help but speak.

"Haven't we already discussed this before?" Ji Bai gave Tang Chuan an angry look, "You can't produce any strong evidence to refute it yourself."

Tang Chuan felt that the whole explosion was too much of a coincidence.It was such a coincidence that Ji Bai and Li Xunran were in the cafe at the time, such a coincidence that they saw the suspect, and such a coincidence that they chased the suspect to the opposite bar before the explosion occurred.It seems that it has already been laid out.

"I read the suspect's medical records in the hospital. He had a habit of taking drugs for many years. When an addict is on the attack of drug addiction, his behavior cannot be deduced by common sense."

"If that's the case, then it's even more suspicious that he was able to plant the bomb."

"By the way," Li Xunran seemed to have remembered something, and took out his mobile phone, "Annie said that someone helped you out that day, and she was too panicked to remember clearly, do you think it was this person?"

Zhao Qiping looked at Mingcheng's photo on his phone and nodded. "I always felt that he had known him before, but I couldn't remember where I saw him."

"Have you ever been to Cafe Punk before? He's the barista there."

"It's him!" Zhao Qiping suddenly realized, but then he looked puzzled, "But, he seems to know that group of people, and that group of people are a little shy of him."

Ji Bai sat up straight unconsciously, "Apart from this, what else did you notice?"

Zhao Qiping thought for a while, then shook his head, "It's mainly because he said something that I think they know each other. He said, ask your boss to tell my boss."

Xunran patted his thigh excitedly, "His boss, Li Yaman!"

"Li Yaman is very likely to use the Punk Cafe to conduct gangster business, and all signs show that she is the most suspicious." Tang Chuan looked at Ji Bai, "Including Xu Xu's case."

There was no expression on Ji Bai's face, he was extremely calm, "There is another person, Mingcheng, we should be able to find more clues from him."

Finally, Ji Bai and the others got up and prepared to leave.Before sending them away, Zhao Qiping looked at Ji Bai, "Did you go to the hospital for an examination?"

"Let's talk about this later." Ji Bai rarely hesitated.

Li Xunran reacted immediately, and asked nervously, "Brother, what's the matter?"

"It's okay...let's talk about it when we go back."

After Ji Bai hurriedly said goodbye to Zhao Qiping, he quickened his pace and wanted to walk home, but was blocked by Xunran and Tang Chuan in the corridor.Ji Bai looked at the two people in front of him, knowing that if he didn't give an explanation this time, they would definitely not let him go.

"There is still a blood clot in the brain, and surgery is required."

"Then why don't you hurry up and do it? I can ask for leave for you..."

"No way!" Ji Bai interrupted Xun Ran's words, and said seriously, "You want me to lie on the hospital bed at this moment, why don't you tell me to die."

"elder brother……"

"Forget it," Tang Chuan was aware of Ji Bai's temper, "No one can force him."

Of course Xun Ran also understands Ji Bai, but he is also very reluctant to pretend that nothing happened.

"Also," Ji Bai warned Xunran, "Don't let the police know, if you betray me, move out immediately."

"Brother Tang, will you take me in?"

"No problem, you can come over tonight!"

Xunran and Tang Chuan looked at Ji Bai triumphantly, Ji Bai was so angry that he couldn't speak, he turned and walked into the room, closing the door forcefully.