Long Ming listened to the doctor's explanation of his niece's injuries and felt that the situation was becoming increasingly difficult, spiraling in a direction he couldn't control.
Especially his niece Long Lingxin's injuries, this was a very serious problem. It was known that Long Lingxin was a very proud person.
Now, she was severely disfigured, blind, and her boyfriend had cheated on her. Faced with such heavy blows, it was likely that the girl herself would not be able to bear it and would collapse!
Although with current technology, even if a person was blind, they could regain their sight through corneal transplantation. For the Long family, finding a suitable cornea for the transplant surgery would not be difficult. However, for the severe disfigurement, even the Long family could do nothing.
Even the world's top plastic surgeons, faced with such severe burns, could only say that they could make her look not scary.
"Doctor, is there really no way? We can contact the best plastic surgeons in the world, no matter how much it costs..."
The attending physician gave a wry smile, "I can understand your feelings, but the problem is that burns of this magnitude are also unsolvable by modern medicine. Moreover, you shouldn't be worried about plastic surgery right now, but whether the patient can survive these 48 hours.
You know, many patients with extensive severe burns die within these 48 hours!"
This doctor was not exaggerating. Human skin is the largest barrier that protects the human body from external bacterial invasion.
When one accidentally gets a cut, the dermis of the skin secretes a large amount of lymph fluid, forming a temporary barrier to resist bacterial invasion.
However, such extensive burns completely destroy the entire skin barrier, and the skin's self-healing function cannot play a significant role. Therefore, many burn patients develop very severe bacterial infections in a short period.
These bacteria can enter the bloodstream, release large amounts of toxins, leading to the patient's death.
If they can survive 48 hours, and the wounds can scab over, giving the body's immune system enough time to establish a barrier, then they can escape the danger to their lives.
Long Ming winked at his assistant, who quietly slipped a red envelope to the doctor.
The doctor dared not refuse such kindness from a prominent family. Moreover, this red envelope contained not cash, but a check!
Just then, Tian Yiming, Long Ming's trusted subordinate, also arrived at the hospital. The two went directly to the rooftop of the hospital. Long Ming's two assistants guarded the entrance to the rooftop. Only Long Ming and Tian Yiming were left on the vast rooftop.
This time, Long Ming was temporarily suspended, and his trusted subordinate Tian Yiming was also suspended and subjected to an internal investigation.
However, Tian Yiming was not afraid. He had already coordinated his story with Long Ming, and their accounts were the same. He only knew that he was sent by Long Ming to investigate Ling Tian and knew nothing else. Therefore, even if the people from the Righteous Path Alliance investigated, they would not find any clues.
Long Ming was a very capable person. Even though Tian Yiming was suspended, he still kept Tian Yiming by his side, providing him with a comfortable life and ensuring he received his full salary.
Coincidentally, Long Lingxin had an accident, and Long Ming was extremely anxious. He personally came to the hospital to check on Long Lingxin's condition and directly dispatched his trusted subordinate Tian Yiming to investigate the matter.
"Yiming, have the culprits been caught yet!"
"Not yet, boss.
After the incident, the scene was chaotic. The culprit, under the pretense of getting a first-aid kit, escaped in the confusion!
We asked the restaurant staff, and they all said they didn't recognize the culprit. The culprit was not from the restaurant!"
"Not from the restaurant, how could that culprit be serving dishes!" Long Ming was somewhat enraged.
"It's a popular internet-famous restaurant, and it was the weekend with many customers. They hired a large number of temporary workers on weekends, so it's not surprising that the waiters didn't know each other...
Then we expanded the search area, and found a server who had been knocked unconscious and stripped of his clothes in the storage room on the first basement level of the restaurant. The culprit had knocked him out and then put on his clothes to commit the crime...
We also collected all the surveillance footage from the scene. Although we obtained some facial photos, they are still being identified in the database..."
Long Ming became even more depressed upon hearing this. He was in internal control and was also a master investigator. He knew very well that disguise was too easy for someone in the martial world, especially for someone who could sneak into a restaurant without anyone noticing. Although facial images were captured, it was highly likely to be useless!
"Continue the investigation. You must find this culprit and the person behind him, no matter who it is, they must pay the price!
Yiming, I believe in your abilities. I am giving you full authority over this matter. No matter the cost, if you need money, I'll give you money; if you need people, I'll provide people! I only want results!"
"Okay, boss, I will do my best!" Tian Yiming was very happy, but also a little troubled. He was happy because being entrusted with this task showed Long Ming's trust in him. Being able to cling to the Long family's thick leg meant he could enjoy a prosperous future.
What troubled him was that he also knew that this case was difficult to investigate, especially since anyone who dared to attack the Long family was definitely not an ordinary person! It was even possible that the culprit was using unorthodox methods!
In other words, it was harder than reaching the heavens to find a result for this case!
...
In the southwestern mountains, in Canglong Valley, Ling Tian, who had been lurking nearby recently, noticed that several helicopters were flying back and forth between Canglong Valley and the outside world every day.
In addition to transporting a large amount of supplies, high-ranking officials of the Long family also returned from the outside world.
At first, Ling Tian did not understand what had happened. He had infiltrated Canglong Valley several times using invisibility talismans, only to find many masters, and even cultivators.
These people had extremely powerful mental strength and very keen perception. Several times, Ling Tian was almost exposed to them.
Later, Ling Tian directly had Haidongqing fly over Canglong Valley to observe the situation in the valley from a high altitude.
Fortunately, this was a primeval forest, and the appearance of eagles and other birds in the sky was normal, so it did not arouse the suspicion of the Long family.
Ling Tian discovered that every time a helicopter arrived, a large number of jade stones were unloaded from the helicopter. These jade stones were carved with patterns, which were all formations.
And in Canglong Valley, many trenches were dug. These trenches were more than a meter deep and about half a meter wide. The unloaded jade stones were eventually carefully placed in the trenches, then buried with soil, and plants were planted to conceal them.