On the way to the hospital, Jiang Fei gave Zhao Feng a phone call . He briefly explained the situation, asking Zhao Feng to call it in for him . After all, there was no way he would make it for school!
Upon arriving at the hospital, the doctors asked him a few quick questions before jogging after the stretcher that was just wheeled in -- the boy lying still upon it . All of a sudden, the bustle died down, and Jiang Fei was left to sit by his lonesome in the dead silent hospital corridor .
"Hey! Do you have a minute!"
It was a medic who had stopped him back at the accident site .
"Me?" Jiang Fei looked around, making sure that it was him she wanted .
"Of course I'm calling you . The cops are here, they'd like to have a word," she said .
"Okay!" Jiang Fei nodded . He followed the medic and got his statement recorded down . Now, he truly had nothing left to do here!
"Alright . You may go back to school . We'll make sure to have a word in about your courageous conduct . "
All-in-all, the traffic police were rather amicable .
"Wait!" Just as Jiang Fei turned to leave, a nurse called out to him .
"Is there anything else?" Jiang Fei asked, unsure of himself .
"The patient would like to have a word with you . " said the nurse .
"Okay!" Jiang Fei nodded . Why not? He was the guy's life savior, not the murderer of his father . He had nothing to be afraid of!
Jiang Fei followed the nurse to the ward . He heard two doctors whispering to one another .
"I still can't wrap my head around this . According to what that student's statement and what the police said about the car crash, nothing adds up . The guy should be in a mortuary, not operating theater . How did he walk away from that with nothing but a mild concussion and some internal organs displacement?"
"This guy is just too lucky!"
"Hmph! This bunch of second-generation tycoons just don't know the value of life . He got away too lightly this time . He's gonna keep doing this till it's too late!"
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"You wanted to see me?" Jiang Fei entered the special ward .
"Could you give us a moment, I wish to speak to him alone," the young guy said to the nurse .
"Okay! If there's anything, that button's right beside you!" The nurse pointed at the buzzer and left .
"Thank you, brother! If not for you, I would have been dead!" The young guy sat up and spoke to Jiang Fei with a smile on his face .
"Haha, well, you definitely looked like a dead man!"
Jiang Fei sighed in relief . This guy had looked more like a ghost and less like a human . He had multiple broken ribs and was spitting one mouthful of blood after another . He had been mere moments from death .
"Yeah . I don't know what you had me drink, but I do know that it saved my life! As we always say, no words can express my gratitude towards your great kindness . I'm Han Tianyu . From now on, you're my best brother!" the teenager said most earnestly . The potion had stabilized his condition, but he still needed ample recuperation .
"Han Tianyu? Why does that sound so familiar?" muttered Jiang Fei to himself .
Han Tianyu grinned .
"Hah, I may have shown up on television a few times . My family runs The Manda Group!"
"Holysh*t! The "Octopus Group"?" Jiang Fei's voice unwittingly rose .
Manda Group was not some ordinary company . It was called the "Octopus Group," because they were involved in every single industry known to mankind . From arms trade to daily necessities, from aircraft carriers to bits of threads and needles . The Manda Group took part in just about everything!
At the core of it was this Han Tianyu -- the only son of the Manda Group's owner . He could be said to be the crown prince of the entire business empire . Jiang Fei had only caught a glimpse of him on television . He would have never expected to one day save this prince's life!
"Bang!" Right then, the ward doors were almost flung off their hinges .
"Master, are you alright?" A middle-aged man ran in, followed by eight larger, younger men . They quickly spread out into a tight, organized formation . Some guarded the entrance . Some took watch by the windows . Two of them got between Jiang Fei and Han Tianyu so swiftly and fluidly that it was hard to tell if it had been by coincidence or by design .
"I'm not dead yet!"
Han Tianyu rolled his eyes at the theatrical entrance .
"My great young master, are you trying to frighten me to death? If anything happened to you, what should I say to the old master?!"
After seeing that Han Tianyu was fine, the middle-aged man started catching his breath, as if he had just taken part in a long marathon .
"It's alright, Uncle Da . I'm fine . Go make the arrangements . They'll discharge me soon enough!" said Han Tianyu, waving his hand towards the middle-aged man .
"Are you really all right? I heard the traffic police saying that the car accident scene looked like a bombsite!"
Uncle Da did not seem convinced .
"Well, thankfully I wasn't wearing a seatbelt, so the car flung me through the windshield before the big crash . I only suffered a mild concussion!"
For some reason, Han Tianyu had omitted Jiang Fei and his Health Points potion out of the story . He had basically boiled it down to luck .
"Master, I'll sort things out with the doctor . If everything's all and well, we'll get you back home in no time!" Uncle Da said .
"Okay! And send these guys out as well . I was in the middle of a private conversation with this boy!" said Han Tianyu .
"Uh . . . Alright," The thought of leaving the young master alone with a stranger did not sit well with Uncle Da, but he could a regular high school student the benefit of the doubt!
"Thank you very much!" After everyone had left, Jiang Fei nodded towards Han Tianyu .
"Ah well, I figured that you don't want others to know that you were packing that sort of life-restoring elixir . Everyone has his own secrets . I can't say that I'm not curious, but I'm not going to impugn on you either," said Han Tianyu .
"Ah . " Jiang Fei gave Han Tianyu a big thumbs up . The two of them had achieved some sort of silent agreement about today's incident . This was a tacit understanding between smart people .
"I've called you as my brother all day long, yet you haven't even told me your name . Are you looking down on me?" Han Tianyu grinned .
"Whoa, listen to yourself for one moment . Who would dare look down on the prince of the Manda Group? I'm Jiang Fei!" Jiang Fei blinked .
"Cut the "prince" crap . From now on, we're brothers . You seem to be slightly younger than me . Call me Brother Yu if you will . If not, just call me by name!" said Han Tianyu, casually waving a hand .
"Alright, Brother Yu it is!" Jiang Fei had no qualms about calling Han Tianyu a brother . Han Tianyu was already a second-year university student . He was probably four to five years older than him . It was perfectly fine to call Han Tianyu a brother!
"Alright! I won't keep you here either . Uncle Da and the rest won't leave us in peace for long . Find me if you have any problems . I'll call you out to hang out when I'm better!"
Han Tianyu handed Jiang Fei his contact card with a broad grin on his face .
"Alright . I'm leaving . Drive carefully next time . If the same situation happens next time, I may not be around to save you!" Jiang Fei left the hospital . He thought nothing much of this Hua Tianyu . If anything, this was just a chance meeting . Nothing much .
"Don't worry! There won't be a second time!" The moment Jiang Fei left, Han Tianyu's grin vanished . He clenched his fist . His charming mask quickly twisted into a dark, hideous visage .
"Since you've taken the initiative to break the rules of the game first, don't blame me for what happens next!" Han Tianyu's cold voice reverberated in the empty ward .
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