Reborn in 97, I solved a cold case at the Municipal Bureau

Chapter 440 Night Road (19 days of 10,000 words)
As soon as Liang Wei got out of the car, he saw Wu Yongcheng and immediately asked, "What's the situation now?"

The two walked quickly into the hospital building, where police were maintaining order. The sudden appearance of a large number of police officers caused panic.

Moreover, this is a hospital, and it's impossible and unnecessary to evacuate all these people, since Fan Tianyou himself does not possess the weapons or capabilities for large-scale destruction.

"Fan Tianyou has taken a nurse hostage and is currently on the rooftop, where Zhou Yi is confronting him."

Liang Wei was taken aback: "Just him alone?"

Wu Yongcheng nodded: "Fan Tianyou is very agitated and doesn't allow anyone else to be on the roof. He only allows Zhou Yi to stay there. Oh, and Xiao Qiao is guarding the emergency exit on the roof, ready to provide support at any time."

"How are the hostages doing now?" Liang Wei asked.

"This is not good. Fan Tianyou has injured the hostage. He is not in immediate danger, but if this continues, things will get complicated."

“Also, I’ve already called Director Xie to report the situation, and he’s gone to the armed police to request sniper support. Director Xie’s instructions are…” Wu Yongcheng paused and said, “The safety of the hostages is the top priority, and if necessary, they can be shot directly.”

Liang Wei's expression was solemn; he knew very well what killing Fan Tianyou meant for the grand case.

Fan Tianyou's actions clearly make him the murderer.

However, the truth of the case may be buried, and this major case may become an unsolved mystery.

Legally, if the perpetrator dies before the case is solved and a verdict is handed down, the case cannot be considered solved.

Moreover, Liang Wei had another concern: the person he had just been interrogating, Chen Gengyun.

What role did he play in this massive case?
“I observed it when I came here. This building is the tallest in the vicinity, so I’m afraid the sniper doesn’t have a suitable sniping position unless they can calculate an angle from the highest point in the vicinity to lure Fan Tianyou to the edge of the rooftop.” Liang Wei sighed and said, “But even then, it’s possible that the hostage will fall to his death at the moment of the shot.”

The two people, looking worried, arrived at the elevator.

The building was now under the control of the task force, and police were on guard over both passenger elevators, one internal elevator, and the emergency exits.

Just as the two were about to enter the elevator to go to the rooftop, a person rushed in from the lobby entrance and shouted, "Master!"

Just as Wu Yongcheng was about to step into the elevator, he saw that it was Chen Yan.

I quickly called him over and we went up the elevator together.

Wu Yongcheng explained, "Chen Yan is an excellent marksman. I sent him here to see if there was a chance to kill Fan Tianyou directly on the rooftop."

Liang Wei nodded, as if remembering something, and asked Chen Yan, "You were the one who killed Long Zhiqiang, weren't you?"

Chen Yan nodded.

Liang Wei nodded and said three words: "Sharpshooter".

The elevator cable kept pulling, taking the elevator straight to the top floor.

……

On the rooftop of the eighteen-story hospital building, the wind gradually picked up.

Standing at this height and looking down at the city, you can see both the new and the old of Hongcheng.

The brand-new buildings and neighborhoods are mixed together with the old and crowded old town.

Like hundreds of other cities across the country, this city is slowly moving forward with the tide of the times. One day it will undergo tremendous changes and transformation.

But none of the three people on the rooftop appreciated the panoramic view.

Because these three people are in a life-or-death standoff.

Moreover, the sky grew darker and darker, the wind grew stronger and stronger, and the clouds overhead grew increasingly black, creating a strong sense of oppression in the air.

Fan Tianyou's words puzzled Zhou Yi, who quickly asked, "Where are you going?"

"The mine shafts in Xinbei Township."

Zhou Yi's heart skipped a beat. Wondering what he was up to, she tentatively asked, "Why? What's there?"

Fan Tianyou's eyes flickered for a moment before he replied, "Lu Xiaoshuang is there."

Did he deliberately tell me the location where Lu Xiaoshuang's body was dumped? Why?
Zhou Yi's mind raced in an instant. At that moment, he suddenly realized that the mine in Xinbei Town couldn't possibly be playing a trick on him, nor was it trying to confess to a crime.

Instead, after he swore that he had not had a relationship with Lu Xiaoshuang, his reaction was one of shock mixed with panic and a hint of regret.

Thinking back to her previous life, even after Lu Xiaoshuang was dismembered, she was not sexually assaulted and her hymen remained intact.

And the fragment of the photo that appeared in Xiao Bing's house, with the French text on the back meaning "pure flower".

It seems that... Fan Tianyou's feelings for Lu Xiaoshuang contain an extremely obsessive virginity complex.

Was he hurt by someone?

Could it be that Lu Xiaoshuang was dragged into this life because he discovered that she had stayed at his house for one night, leading him to believe that she had already had relations with him and that the "pure flower" in his heart had been defiled, thus prompting him to choose to kill her?

What about Xu Liu?

There's no connection between Xu Liu and him. It's impossible that every girl around him is a "pure flower" in his eyes, right?

And even if Xu Liu's sugar daddy might be Chen Gengyun, what does that have to do with him?

Even if he thinks he has found "ironclad evidence" in this life, what about the previous life? Why did he kill Lu Xiaoshuang in the previous life? Lu Xiaoshuang in the previous life didn't get close to any man.

Xiao Bing? Even if Xiao Bing and Lu Xiaoshuang had more contact in the previous life than in this life, it would still be impossible for Lu Xiaoshuang to stay overnight at his house like in this life. Not to mention that the two of them would not do such a thing, there is also Dong Lu, who was burned, in Xiao Bing's house, so it is absolutely impossible for such a thing to happen.

Why did Fan Tianyou kill Lu Xiaoshuang in his previous life?

Moreover, he doesn't seem like someone who has suffered heartbreak. Zhou Yi has handled cases where heartbreak led to psychological distortion and murder. Murderers often develop a sense of identification and hatred towards people who meet certain conditions.

It won't be like this.

What he just denied was himself, the meaning and value of his existence.

Zhou Yi analyzed the problem in his mind in just a few seconds, but did not come up with a valid reasoning direction.

Fan Tianyou's emotions and psychology are clearly problematic, but his mental state is definitely fine. The things he does now are all based on behavioral logic, unlike Dong Lu.

Zhou Yi is currently unaware of the logic behind these events, or what the root cause is.

Seeing that Zhou Yi didn't react, Fan Tianyou suddenly shouted excitedly, "Go! Why don't you tell them to go find Lu Xiaoshuang!"

Zhou Yi stared into his eyes and asked, "Did you have a change of heart and regret killing her?"

"I..." Fan Tianyou was at a loss for words and didn't know how to answer.

Even the scalpel that had been holding the hostage loosened by a few centimeters.

Zhou Yi instantly realized this was a great opportunity.

But after taking just one step, Fan Tianyou snapped back to reality, pressed the scalpel against the hostage's neck again, and shouted, "Don't come any closer! Or I'll kill her!"

Zhou Yi quickly raised her hands and said, "Okay, okay, I won't come over. Don't get excited. I'm just afraid that if we're too far apart, it will be too tiring for you to talk."

“Go, go find her! She…” Fan Tianyou started to say, but then suddenly stopped.

Zhou Yi knew that what he meant was that he thought Lu Xiaoshuang was dead.

It has been almost two weeks since May 1st, and according to normal circumstances, the body should have already decomposed.

"She shouldn't have died, I thought... I thought..." Whether it was the increasing burden on his body or the beginning of his mental disorder, he gradually began to talk nonsense, his words becoming increasingly incoherent, muttering incoherently.

This is a good thing, it means he's about to give up.

But at the same time, his hands began to tremble uncontrollably, and the sharp scalpel kept making shallow cuts on the hostage's neck, from which blood flowed profusely.

If this continues, the hostages may succumb to blood loss and die before Fan Tianyou's strength is exhausted.

Zhou Yi quickly shouted, "Fan Tianyou, calm down!"

But Fan Tianyou seemed to be possessed, ignoring everything, and was no longer speaking Mandarin, but a dialect that Zhou Yi couldn't understand.

Zhou Yi knew things were going to get out of hand if things continued like this. He had two options: either take a gamble and rush over now, or try to distract Fan Tianyou.

There was only one option he had to do, even though he didn't want to.

After hesitating for three seconds, Zhou Yi gritted his teeth and said loudly, "Fan Tianyou, Lu Xiaoshuang is not dead! She was successfully rescued on the night of May 1st! She's in the abandoned mine in Xinbei Town that you mentioned!"

Zhou Yi's words were like a resounding bell, and Fan Tianyou, who was already somewhat delirious, suddenly came back to his senses. His previously scattered gaze suddenly focused on Zhou Yi again.

"What did you say?" Fan Tianyou asked incredulously.

"Lu Xiaoshuang is not dead, she is safe now. You don't need to blame yourself for this, so you can put down your weapon and we can sit down and talk it over calmly. I know you didn't do this alone, it's not your responsibility and you don't need to take the blame for others, okay?"

Fan Tianyou's expression faltered for a moment, unsure whether it was because Zhou Yi said Lu Xiaoshuang wasn't dead, or because of the last sentence.

"I don't believe you! You're lying to me! How could she possibly escape from that place? I don't believe it!"

“I’m not lying to you,” Zhou Yi said, taking out his phone. “I can call her right now.”

Fan Tianyou said with some doubt, "Okay, then call me now."

Zhou Yi said, "But I have to come a little closer. It's too far, and the wind is strong. I'm afraid you won't be able to hear me."

Seeing that he did not refuse, Zhou Yi tentatively took two steps forward, but Fan Tianyou immediately shouted, "Stop! Don't come any closer!"

Left with no other option, Zhou Yi dialed Qian Hongxing's number, and the call was answered shortly afterward.

It was Yao Yuling's voice on the other end of the phone: "Hello, who is this?"

"Mrs. Qian, this is Zhou Yi. Please let Xiao Shuang answer the phone."

"Okay, Officer Zhou, please wait a moment." Then Yao Yuling called out to Xiaoshuang over the phone.

After a while, the phone was picked up again: "Hello, Brother Zhou, it's me."

Zhou Yi stared intently at Fan Tianyou and said in a deep voice, "Xiaoshuang, Professor Fan Tianyou is with me. He wants to say a few words to you."

Lu Xiaoshuang was taken aback: "Professor Fan?"

But she didn't say much, instead replying, "Okay."

Zhou Yi held the phone forward as far as possible and then pressed the speaker button.

Fan Tianyou stared at the phone in Zhou Yi's hand without saying a word; only the whistling wind seemed to be fluttering in the wind.

Then, Lu Xiaoshuang on the other end of the phone took the initiative to ask, "Hello, is this Professor Fan?"

Upon hearing Lu Xiaoshuang's voice, Fan Tianyou trembled as if he had been electrocuted. He opened his mouth but did not speak.

Lu Xiaoshuang didn't hear a reply, only the whooshing sound of wind coming through the receiver.

She sensed something was amiss. Zhou Yi wouldn't leave everything unexplained to her, and why was Professor Fan with Zhou Yi?
"Professor Fan, are you alright?" Lu Xiaoshuang asked softly.

These words drifted out of the receiver like a feather carried by the wind to Fan Tianyou's ear.

Fan Tianyou's emotions collapsed instantly. His expression was pained, and he almost cried as he uttered three words: "I'm sorry."

Lu Xiaoshuang on the other end of the phone was instantly stunned, as if she realized something.

Just then, a large patch of dark clouds drifted by, shrouding the entire rooftop in gloom.

Given the sudden change in the surrounding environment and Fan Tianyou's current emotional breakdown, Zhou Yi knew there was no better opportunity to take action.

He was about to throw away his phone and lunge at Fan Tianyou, but his eyes were fixed on only one thing: the scalpel in Fan Tianyou's hand.

His left hand was wrapped in bandages; if he used that hand to grasp the scalpel, the damage should be minimized.

Once he gets his hands on the knife, Fan Tianyou's physical abilities are simply insufficient to contend with him.

Before Zhou Yi could make his move, a dark figure suddenly appeared from the right rear and pounced on Fan Tianyou.

……

Liang Wei and Wu Yongcheng went up to the emergency exit on the top floor and peered out.

The distance from the emergency exit to where Zhou Yi was standing was about 20 meters, while Fan Tianyou's position was about 10 meters further ahead.

Fan Tianyou was only about seven or eight meters away from the edge of the rooftop behind him.

The wind was strong on the rooftop, making it difficult for Liang Wei to hear the conversation between the two. However, it was clear from Zhou Yi's raised hands that he was trying his best to persuade Fan Tianyou.

The emergency exit is located directly opposite Fan Tianyou.

Zhou Yi couldn't see what was happening behind him, but Fan Tianyou could, so Liang Wei didn't dare to risk going out.

However, after observing the terrain of the rooftop, he discovered that it was not flat. Although large areas were open, there were still some objects blocking the view, such as pipes or equipment.

He pointed to a large pipe about ten meters behind Fan Tianyou's left and whispered to Wu Yongcheng, "If we can find a way to get around to that spot, we might be able to hit his right shoulder directly, rendering him unable to harm the hostage."

Then he turned to Chen Yan and asked, "Are you confident about this distance?"

Chen Yan looked at it and nodded: "It should be fine."

Wu Yongcheng told Qiao Jiali to go find the hospital floor plan immediately, which is usually posted in a prominent position on each floor.

They wanted to see if there were any other ways to avoid Fan Tianyou's attention and get to the rooftop.

At the emergency exit on the 18th floor, several doctors, along with hospital leaders and security personnel, were waiting.

They were instructed to be on high alert and ready to provide medical assistance to both hostages and criminals at any time.

As soon as Qiao Jiali ran downstairs to tell him, the security officer quickly rushed over and took the floor plan that was stuck on the wall.

Qiao Jiali glanced at him and asked him to come upstairs with her.

The security officer cautiously went up, called out "Leader" a few times, and stood nervously to the side.

Liang Wei and Wu Yongcheng looked at the floor plan. Liang Wei pointed to a spot and asked, "What's this place?"

The security officer glanced at it, thought for a moment, and said, "Oh, this is a ventilation shaft. Except for regular maintenance or special needs, no one usually goes there."

"Does it lead to the roof?"

The security officer nodded and said yes.

Liang Wei tapped the spot and said, "This is it. Run up from here, then go around to the pipe, and then act according to the situation. Try not to kill Fan Tianyou while ensuring the safety of the hostages."

Chen Yan nodded: "Understood."

Wu Yongcheng said to the security officer, "Lead the way for us, hurry up."

Wu Yongcheng and Chen Yan had just left with the security officer when Xiang Jie rushed over: "Captain Liang, the reinforcement sniper has arrived, and the fire rescue air cushion is also in place."

He had thought of this on his way here, and then asked Xiang Jie to contact the local fire department.

However, he knew very well that the height of this building was far too high, exceeding the limit of the fire air cushion rescue height by more than twice. If a fall were to occur, even with an air cushion below, it would be uncertain whether the person would survive.

Wu Yongcheng and Chen Yan hurriedly followed the security officer downstairs.

The ventilation shafts are vertical, and although they have openings connecting to the interior of each floor, most of the openings are too small for maintenance personnel to enter.

The nearest accessible floor entrance is on the twelfth floor.

The three of them went down to the twelfth floor, where the security officer led them through the medical staff's work area, around to the equipment area, and to the entrance of the ventilation shaft.

Wu Yongcheng peeked inside, but it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything.

The staff member next to him quickly handed over a flashlight, which Wu Yongcheng took and shone inside.

Below was complete darkness, with only a faint glimmer of light visible above. The ventilation shaft was quite large, fitting the needs of the building's scale.

The air inside was quite clean, as the structure was designed for ventilation. However, the wind howled loudly inside, like a woman crying.

There is a fixed, welded ladder on the wall next to it, leading up to the roof.

Chen Yan also peeked out and felt a little creeped out.

"It's so deep, what would happen if someone fell in?"

The security officer's lips twitched slightly as he said, "No, there's a movable wire mesh every few floors. You just have to flip it up when you climb up. Maintenance workers wear safety ropes. Besides, who in normal times would come here?"

Wu Yongcheng pulled back and said seriously, "You need to strengthen security in the future. You didn't even lock the entrance. What if something happens?"

The clerk quickly apologized with a smile, "It was our oversight; we'll definitely correct it!"

Wu Yongcheng looked at Chen Yan and said, "Come on, I'll climb up with you."

Chen Yan was in front, a flashlight in his mouth, and Wu Yongcheng followed behind. The security officers naturally didn't dare to go up and just stood guard at the entrance.

The closer they got to the rooftop, the more the wind blew, making it difficult for them to open their eyes.

Chen Yan simply put away the flashlight, since his mouth had gone numb.

According to the security officer, once you reach the top, there will be a bend in the ventilation shaft, and the bend will be covered with a wire mesh.

Chen Yan finally climbed up and saw the light, but he froze as soon as his head peeked out at the bend. Wu Yongcheng, who was below him, noticed that he had stopped and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Yan lowered his head and whispered, "Master, the barbed wire fence at the exit is open."

……

When Zhou Yi saw the figure lunging at Fan Tianyou, he immediately shouted, "No!"

He didn't understand why Dong Lu was here.
How did she get up here?
And why was she in that position?

But the biggest problem was that her sudden appearance disrupted his plans.

Fan Tianyou was startled by Dong Lu's sudden appearance, because when he turned his head, he saw a person who looked like a demon rushing towards him.

He felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively tried to back away, but his right hand had become stiff due to prolonged exertion and the effects of the anesthetic.

Seeing that things were going badly, Zhou Yi immediately rushed over, but it was too late.

He watched helplessly as the sharp scalpel grazed the nurse's neck, and blood gushed out instantly—her carotid artery had ruptured!
Dong Lu was faster than Zhou Yi and tackled Fan Tianyou to the ground. Due to the force of the tackle, the momentum caused both of them to roll away, with Fan Tianyou rolling to a spot not far from the edge of the rooftop.

But Dong Lu's physical reaction was obviously faster than Fan Tianyou's. She immediately scrambled over, straddled him, and began to fight.

He shouted and yelled at the top of his lungs while fighting.

"Why, why are you doing this to me!"

"We've only exchanged a few words, I don't even know your name, why did you burn me with gasoline, why did you want to hurt me!"

Dong Lu's roar was filled with grievance, despair, anger and pain. She didn't know the person's name, but she remembered the person's voice.

She remembered that late that night, she was awakened from her sleep by the pungent smell of gasoline, and then she saw the faint light of a match suddenly appear in the darkness.

In the pitch-black abyss, that faint light illuminated a somewhat unfamiliar face—the face of a demon.

It became the nightmare in every nightmare she had thereafter.

The face indifferently tossed a match at her, and instantly, the towering flame illuminated everything around, but it couldn't light up the dark figure.

She was engulfed in enormous flames, and the burning pain that tore and crushed every cell in her body never stopped from that moment on.

She didn't understand. Why? Why? Why is this happening?
"Ahhh!" She seemed to be venting all the pain she had endured over the years.

She had only one thought in her mind: she wanted to repay the other party with a hundredfold or even a thousandfold pain.

Fan Tianyou, who was already at his limit, was no match for Dong Lu in her flare-up condition. He was beaten black and blue and screamed in pain.

Until he realized he was still holding the scalpel, he began to swing it wildly, aiming at Dong Lu, who was straddling him.

But he discovered that the other person seemed to feel no pain at all. No matter how many times he stabbed, the fists that hit him became heavier and heavier, like stones.

He was in so much pain that he was trembling all over and almost fainted.

Within Dong Lu's broken, frail body seemed to lie an endless, overwhelming hatred. She suddenly opened her mouth and bit at Fan Tianyou's neck.

"Ah—" Fan Tianyou's painful scream echoed in the air.

The next second, Dong Lu, just like Xiao Bing, bit off a piece of flesh from Fan Tianyou.

And all of this happened in a very short time.

When Fan Tianyou was tackled to the ground by Dong Lu and the two rolled out, Zhou Yi caught the hostage who had fallen to the ground.

In an instant, a choice appeared in Zhou Yi's mind.

The question is whether to stop Dong Lu and control Fan Tianyou, or to rescue the hostages.

Fan Tianyou's knife severed the hostage's carotid artery, and blood was gushing out.

Without hesitation, Zhou Yi immediately pressed down hard on the hostage's wound with both hands, comforting him, "It's okay, don't move, the doctor will be here soon."

Then he shouted towards the emergency exit, "Doctor! Help!"

After such prolonged torture, the nurse's mind and body had reached their limits; she lay on the ground, her body twitching slightly.

Because the previous hostage situation occurred in the operating room, the female nurse was wearing a surgical cap and mask the entire time.

Her mask fell off when she collapsed.

Zhou Yi then realized that he actually knew this nurse; she was Mao Mao, the night shift nurse who had gossiped to him during the Du Xiaolin case.

On the night he was reborn, in the dark Shangyang Alley, Zhou Yi knelt on the ground, pressing on Du Xiaolin's wound.

But at that time, Du Xiaolin had lost too much blood and there was no way to save her.

And now, the location is in the hospital, and in terms of time, Mao Mao's carotid artery has just ruptured, and it has not yet exceeded the golden rescue time.

"Mao Mao, you won't die, don't worry, you definitely won't die!"

The moment the incident occurred, Liang Wei rushed out through the emergency exit, while Wu Yongcheng had just climbed out of the ventilation shaft.

Liang Wei rushed to Zhou Yi's side and shouted to Qiao Jiali, who was following behind him, "Quickly call a doctor to come and save him!"

On the other side, Chen Yan rushed over a step earlier than Wu Yongcheng, pointing his gun at Dong Lu and shouting, "Don't move, or I'll shoot!"

But at this moment, Dong Lu was completely in a state of madness, ignoring everything around her, and bit off one of Fan Tianyou's ears.

"Brother Yan, don't shoot!" Zhou Yi shouted anxiously. He had witnessed Dong Lu's condition when she was having an attack, and he knew that if he didn't shoot her vital areas, he probably wouldn't be able to stop her at all.

Unless you kill her outright!
Chen Yan could certainly do it.

But the question is, why did Dong Lu lose her life because of this?

The words she just shouted have already proven that the person who set the fire to try to burn her to death back then was indeed Fan Tianyou.

Moreover, it seemed that the two had no connection whatsoever, which is why Dong Lu didn't react when she heard Fan Tianyou's name earlier.

Zhou Yi didn't know Fan Tianyou's motive for committing the crime, but he knew that the culprit who ruined Xiao Bing and Dong Lu's lives was this beast in human clothing.

Moreover, he was the murderer who killed Xiao Bing.

His earlier expression of apology and guilt towards Lu Xiaoshuang did not elicit any sympathy from Zhou Yi.

Because Lu Xiaoshuang was truly kidnapped, thrown into a mine to await death, and even after death, she would be burdened with suspicion and infamy under their scheme.

If it weren't for her strong will to survive, she would already be a rotting corpse by now.

The murderer apologizing to the victim is the most unworthy thing in the world!

Zhou Yi even had a fleeting thought: if Dong Lu could kill him, it would be a way to avenge Xiao Bing.

Only Dong Lu can avenge this wrong; it is only right and proper!
Besides, she's mentally ill; mentally ill people don't have to bear criminal responsibility for murder!
Chen Yan was about to pull the trigger, but upon hearing Zhou Yi's words, he hesitated.

He had never met Dong Lu, so he didn't know that the madman in front of him, who looked like a demon, was Dong Lu. He was just instinctively fulfilling his duty as a police officer.

Just then, Fan Tianyou used his last bit of strength to plunge the scalpel in his hand into Dong Lu's abdomen.

Whether it was a fatal wound or the previous injury inflicted by Fan Tianyou that caused Dong Lu to lose too much blood, her body swayed precariously and then collapsed.

Zhou Yi was shocked because Dong Lu fell in the direction of the edge of the rooftop.

He immediately got up and rushed over. As his hand left the wound on Mao Mao's neck, Liang Wei instantly reached out and pressed on the wound. Behind him, Qiao Jiali led a group of doctors over.

But Zhou Yi was too far away to catch up, and could only watch helplessly as Dong Lu's body fell from the edge of the rooftop.

A tremendous sense of powerlessness washed over me like a tsunami. Was it possible that in the end I couldn't even save Dong Lu?
At the critical moment, a strong hand grabbed Dong Lu's arm from the edge of the rooftop.

Wu Yongcheng, who arrived late, managed to pull Dong Lu back at the last moment.

At that very moment, something else happened.

Covered in blood, Fan Tianyou gritted his teeth and suddenly rolled off the edge of the rooftop.

Zhou Yi, who arrived at that moment, pounced and grabbed Fan Tianyou's injured right hand at the last second.

There were many people downstairs, including police officers, firefighters, and onlookers.

Everyone watched in shock as two people dangled from the edge of the rooftop, on the verge of falling at any moment.

The firefighters downstairs immediately adjusted the position of the rescue air cushion based on the location of the two people on the roof.

Chen Yan quickly put away his gun and ran over, but seeing Wu Yongcheng pulling the unconscious Dong Lu and Zhou Yi dragging the dying Fan Tianyou, he didn't know which one to save first.

Zhou Yi shouted, "Save Dong Lu first!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan immediately reached out to grab Dong Lu's hand, and together with Wu Yongcheng, they pulled Dong Lu up.

Without even catching his breath, he immediately reached out to help Zhou Yi pull Fan Tianyou up.

But at that moment, Zhou Yi could no longer hold Fan Tianyou's hand.

Because his hands were covered in hairy blood, the blood reduced friction, and Fan Tianyou's hands slid down little by little.

At first, Zhou Yi thought that Fan Tianyou had given up his will to live because he had fallen down by himself and wanted to commit suicide.

Moreover, he didn't exert any force with his right hand at all.

But when Zhou Yi looked down, he realized that Fan Tianyou didn't want to die. He regretted it, and his eyes were full of longing for life.

But his right hand was useless; he couldn't use it at all.

The blood on Zhou Yi's hands made it impossible for him to pull the person up; this blood was caused by Fan Tianyou himself.

"Save me," Fan Tianyou managed to squeeze out.

The next second, his hand slipped completely from Zhou Yi's.

Chen Yan was too late and could only watch helplessly as Fan Tianyou fell from the eighteenth floor.

This is not an eighteen-story building; it is the eighteen levels of hell on earth, leading to the abyss.

The crowd below gasped in shock as they watched the person fall straight down and crash into the rescue air cushion with a loud thud.

Zhou Yi's mind went completely blank as he watched this scene.

But the next moment, he heard Wu Yongcheng shout, "Doctor, come quick! She has no heartbeat!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi disregarded Fan Tianyou's uncertain fate downstairs and rushed to Dong Lu's side. He pressed his ear to her chest and, sure enough, there was no heartbeat.

"No, no, no, this shouldn't be happening! Good people shouldn't die! Doctor, please save her!"

Several doctors rushed over and began performing CPR and artificial respiration on Dong Lu.

Wu Yongcheng pulled Zhou Yi away, patted him on the shoulder, sighed, and said, "Perhaps... leaving is the only relief for her."

At this moment, both upstairs and downstairs, everything was in complete chaos.

Zhou Yi knew that there was nothing more he could do to help.

Chen Yan walked over, looking guilty, and said, "I'm sorry."

Zhou Yi shook his head, patted his shoulder and said, "Brother Yan, we've done our best. This is their fate."

Suddenly, Zhou Yi saw his phone lying on the ground.

He bent down to pick it up and realized that he hadn't hung up the phone with Lu Xiaoshuang and was still on the line.

He leaned closer to the phone and tried calling out, "Xiao Shuang?"

A firm yet gentle voice came from the other end of the phone: "I'm here."

……

Mao Mao, Dong Lu, and Fan Tianyou were all rushed to the operating room for emergency treatment. The entire hospital was in chaos, and the police were trying to maintain order.

Nurse Mao Mao was the first to be out of danger. Although her major artery was ruptured, the wound was not too deep, and Zhou Yi had been performing CPR since the moment the blood started gushing out. Thanks to the doctors' all-out efforts, she was finally out of danger.

However, Dong Lu and Fan Tianyou are still undergoing emergency treatment, and their fate remains unknown.

Because a fire-fighting air cushion had been deployed in advance, Fan Tianyou was still breathing when he was lifted off the air cushion after falling, but he was already unconscious.

Zhou Yi didn't know if he could survive, but he was conflicted. He wanted Fan Tianyou to live, but he also wanted him to die.

But what he really wanted to see was for Fan Tianyou to receive the punishment he deserved, whether by law or public opinion; dying like this was too easy for him.

The person in real danger was Dong Lu, whose heart had stopped beating for a time. Thanks to the doctors' best efforts, her heart finally started beating again.

However, the doctor said she had lost a lot of blood and was showing signs of organ failure, so she was immediately taken into the operating room for emergency treatment.

At this moment, Zhou Yi was sitting on a bench outside the hospital building, lost in thought.

The blood on my hands has been washed off.

He wanted some peace and quiet and didn't tell anyone.

Liang Wei was handling the aftermath, while Wu Yongcheng and Chen Yan waited outside the operating area for the results.

Zhou Yi lowered his head, staring blankly at the ground, his mind a complete blank.

Suddenly, he felt someone walk past him.

He was stunned for a few seconds before he looked up.

He saw a girl's back as she walked forward.

He vaguely felt that the girl's back looked familiar, somewhat like Lu Xiaoshuang, but not quite.

The girl was wearing a high school uniform, carrying a faded old backpack, and had her hair tied in a high ponytail.

Then, Zhou Yi saw what looked like a person standing under the streetlight ahead.

He was a boy, not very tall, thin, and with a bespectacled, refined appearance.

Zhou Yi thought he had misread it and couldn't help but stand up.

Isn't this... isn't this Xiao Bing?
They just look so young and full of energy.

Under the streetlight, Xiao Bing gazed affectionately at the girl walking towards him.

The girl walked up to him and opened her arms in a coquettish manner.

Xiao Bing opened his arms and gave her a big hug with a doting smile.

After the hug, Xiao Bing held the girl's hand tightly.

Then the two turned around and looked at Zhou Yi.

It was only then that Zhou Yi could see what the girl looked like.

It's Dong Lu!
She looked exactly like the one he had seen in the photos; it was Dong Lu before she was disfigured.

Xiao Bing held Dong Lu's hand as they stood under the warm yellow streetlights.

The two bowed deeply to Zhou Yi.

After they finished bowing, Zhou Yi was surprised to find that they no longer looked like young people, but had become people in their early thirties.

Xiao Bing was the Xiao Bing he knew, but Dong Lu was no longer the Dong Lu who had been burned. She wore her hair in a bun and looked so gentle and virtuous.

Then they held hands, turned around, and walked away in a more distant direction.

Zhou Yi was in a daze. He wanted to call out to the two of them to wait, but he didn't know what to say after stopping them.

In a daze, he seemed to hear the two talking.

"I won't let you walk alone at night anymore, Teacher Xiaolu."

"It's okay. With Teacher Xiao here, I have nothing to be afraid of anymore."

Just then, his phone rang. Zhou Yi looked down and saw that it was Wu Yongcheng calling.

He pressed the call button, but when he looked up again, he found that Xiao Bing and Dong Lu had disappeared from the end of the road.

"Zhou Yi, Dong Lu has been successfully rescued and is out of danger."

Wu Yongcheng's words left Zhou Yi completely stunned.

He stared blankly at the end of the path, wondering if he was dreaming or hallucinating.
He suddenly felt a salty taste in his mouth, and when he reached down to touch it, he realized that his face was covered in tears.

Just then, he saw a familiar figure appear at the end of the road, in the direction where Xiao Bing and Dong Lu had disappeared.

When Lu Xiaoshuang saw him standing there, she immediately ran over and threw herself into his arms.

(End of this chapter)