Captain Lu was aloof again today.

Chapter 207 Warning
Such a blunt rejection would make anyone else lose face.

But Ye Chen simply smiled calmly, withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened, straightened up, took a half step back, and gazed at her calmly:
“It seems there are quite a few misunderstandings between us. What should I do to make you believe that I have no ill intentions towards you?”

Wei Qingsong watched him without showing any emotion.

Yes, perhaps he wasn't lying. He didn't have any ill intentions towards her because his target wasn't her, but other innocent people, or even the entire Tangzhou.

The unusual behavior of Mu'an Psychological Counseling Center, the soaring crime rate in Tangzhou, his relationship with Ao Zi'an, and his intentional or unintentional approach—all these signs indicate that he must be plotting something in secret.

But she had no evidence, so he acted with impunity.

Wei Qingsong naturally wouldn't give such a treacherous person a friendly look, and said coldly, "Wearing a human skin mask doesn't hide your wolfish ambitions. Ye Chen, I don't care if you're hostile, I don't care what you're planning, and I don't want to know why you're doing this, so you don't need to keep coming up to me every few days to make your presence known."

"You know me very well, so you should know even more that I never consider the consequences of my actions. So I advise you to keep your true colors hidden and not to act rashly, lest you end up in a sorry state."

After saying that, Wei Qingsong gave him a look that said "you'd better watch yourself," and, enduring the stinging pain in her ankle, got up and left.

She didn't know how much Ye Chen really knew about her, nor did she want to guess.

She had always thought that Ye Chen was a dangerous and mysterious person. Since she couldn't see through him, she simply tried to avoid him and not get too involved with him, so that he wouldn't have any opportunity to take advantage of her.

In retrospect, she was shortsighted. Ye Chen wasn't after her at all, and her retreat couldn't stop anything.

It was only after seeing him and Ao Zian chatting happily at the Yusen Sanatorium that Wei Qingsong realized this.

There were some things she didn't want to say openly. Of course, Ye Chen wasn't the kind of person who would back down after a few warnings.

But today Hua Rongchang is dead, dead in a heavily guarded detention center.

She couldn't quell her raging anger without venting it on Ye Chen.

Wei Qingsong limped to the office door, leaning against the wall, just as Lu Jingming came out.

His gaze sharpened, and he quickly stepped forward, scooped the person up in his arms, and frowned, feigning annoyance: "Didn't I tell you to wait for me? Do you think I would hide a clue from you if I found out? Don't you trust me that much?"

Knowing she was in the wrong, Wei Qingsong lowered her head guiltily and said in a soft voice, "No, I just met someone I didn't like and didn't want to let it affect my mood, so I came to find you."

She didn't name names, but Lu Jingming immediately thought of Ye Chen. He looked up, but the white figure had already disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

Lu Jingming's face was grim, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes.

He looked down at her, his sharp coldness completely gone, and said gently, "Wouldn't it have been better to just send him away? He twisted his ankle and walked so fast. He was fine before, but now he might have injured his ligaments. Do you want to be a cripple?"

Wei Qingsong was held in his arms, her slender arms naturally wrapping around him. After hearing his scolding, she snuggled into his arms like a cat, burying her head in his arms and letting out two muffled groans to show her dissatisfaction.

The warm breath touched his skin through the thin fabric, and Lu Jingming's ears instantly turned red. He felt half of his body begin to heat up, and his throat tightened, swallowing back all the words he wanted to say.

He suddenly wanted to slow down, the slower the better, until he saw the redness and swelling on her ankle. Then, annoyed, he abandoned his romantic thoughts and quickened his pace toward the emergency surgery department.

Fortunately, Wei Qingsong's sprain was not serious and he would recover in one or two weeks.

However, the doctor still advised that patients should minimize activity to avoid aggravating the swelling and affecting the recovery of the affected limb.

Lu Jingming thanked her and helped Wei Qingsong walk outside.

As he walked out of the department, he knelt down on one knee and said, "Get on, I'll carry you."

Wei Qingsong remembered that he still had an injury on his shoulder, and felt guilty, refusing to move: "The doctor said that you can't do strenuous exercise because of your injury. You carried me for so long just now, what if the wound reopened? I'm not in pain, you can hold me and I'll be fine."

"It doesn't hurt? Who was grimacing in pain and wouldn't let go of my hand when I applied the medicine?" Lu Jingming exposed her expressionlessly, stretching out his arm to reveal the red mark she had left.

With irrefutable evidence, Wei Qingsong touched his nose and said sullenly, "But I'm worried about you too. You promised me when you were discharged from the hospital that you wouldn't be stubborn and would listen to me in everything."

"I wasn't being stubborn. The wound is healing very well. It's not a penetrating wound, and it didn't break the bone. It just looks scary, but it's not as serious as you think." Seeing that she was concerned about him, Lu Jingming no longer felt the pain, even though the wound still hurt.

“Besides, you’re so light, carrying you won’t require much effort, it’s not strenuous exercise.” He maintained his half-squatting position and patted his shoulder to indicate, “Songsong, now it’s your turn to strictly follow the doctor’s orders, be good.”

Unable to argue with him, Wei Qingsong carefully lay down on him, tensing her body as if afraid of pressing on his wound.

Lu Jingming was tall and broad-shouldered, and he walked steadily with every step. Wei Qingsong felt inexplicably at ease, and the gloom in her heart caused by Hua Rongchang's death instantly disappeared.

On the way to the parking space, Lu Jingming talked about Hua Rongchang's situation.

He died from heart failure complicated by arrhythmia.

This is the doctor's diagnosis, but Hua Rongchang has no history of heart disease, which is a big problem.

The true cause of his death will have to wait for the results of the forensic examination.

After getting into the car, Wei Qingsong leaned against the window listlessly, just as he had when he arrived: "Those two staff members on duty were right. The detention center has complete surveillance, as does the ambulance. The paramedics are also equipped with video recorders. During these two processes, it is impossible for outsiders to come into contact with Hua Rongchang."

"It is very difficult to tamper with things at any stage, as it is too easy to be exposed."

"What if the person who did this isn't afraid of being exposed?" Lu Jingming suddenly interrupted her deep thoughts.

Wei Qingsong was taken aback for a moment, then realized: "You mean..."

“I only said I wouldn’t hold those two staff members on duty accountable, but I didn’t say the entire detention center could be exonerated.” Lu Jingming’s eyes narrowed slightly. “It’s possible to inject poison during an emergency, but I’m more inclined to believe the crime took place in the detention center, unless Hua Rongchang’s foaming at the mouth and convulsions were faked.”

What reason would he have to put on this show?
Trying to escape under the guise of illness? Hua Rongchang isn't that naive.

It's possible that he might feign illness to leave the detention center and take the opportunity to meet someone.

Wei Qingsong suddenly recalled Ye Chen's refined face. But she remembered that Ye Chen was a liver specialist, not a cardiac surgeon, and he had no contact with Hua Rongchang.

Of course, if he bribed others, that's another story.

She thought that this was also what Lu Jingming wanted to express: if the person who did this was not afraid of being exposed, then it was very likely that he was a stranger who had been bribed with money.

If that's the case, then the situation is terrible.

People who are willing to risk everything to do this must be in dire straits, which is why they are fearless and carefree.

Even if you find someone like that, you probably won't get the clues they want.

(End of this chapter)