It was not the time for blaming heaven and earth; Song Jianhao and the others could only pray for Yang Jianfu's great fortune and for him to overcome the disaster.
Afeng also rushed to the hospital after finishing his statement at the police station. Seeing the tense atmosphere, he quietly reported to Yang Fan.
Then he walked up to Song Jianhao and took out Yang Jian's phone. "Mr. Song, Yang Jian's phone is with me. It's been ringing, but I didn't answer because I didn't know the situation."
Song Jianhao took the phone and saw that besides a few missed calls from Biaobiao, all the others were from someone named Lu Yao.
There was also a text message: Jian Ge, why aren't you answering your phone? If you're done, call me back. I'm a little uneasy and feel like something has happened.
"Biaobiao, do you know Lu Yao?"
Song Jianhao handed the phone to Biaobiao.
"Lu Yao is Lu Feng's sister and Jian Ge's girlfriend. I've met her twice. She even came to the Song Family Village casino during the New Year, on the very day Brother Jianmin had his accident."
Biaobiao looked at the text message and immediately remembered the girl who was as beautiful as a celestial being.
"Then why don't you call her back?"
"What should I say?"
"Tell her the truth. Such a big thing cannot be hidden from his family."
Before Song Jianhao could finish speaking, Lu Yao's call came again.
Biaobiao looked at Song Jianhao, and after getting his consent, he answered the phone.
"Jian Ge, you're not out on a date with some girl, are you? You haven't been answering my calls?"
As soon as the call connected, Lu Yao's angry voice came through.
"Um, Sister Lu Yao, hello, I'm Biaobiao."
"Biaobiao? Why are you answering? Where's Jian Ge?"
Yang Jian often mentioned Biaobiao, Liangliang, and others during their phone calls, so Lu Yao knew them and had met them.
"Sister Lu Yao, I have some bad news for you. Jian Ge is injured and is currently in the hospital for emergency treatment."
"Injured? Emergency treatment? Don't scare me, what happened?"
Lu Yao on the other end of the phone suddenly screamed, her voice trembling slightly.
"Sister, calm down. Jian Ge was shot while saving someone and is now in the operating room for emergency treatment."
"How could this happen? Which hospital is it?"
Lu Yao's voice was choked with tears.
"It's at the Provincial Hospital. Sister, wait a moment, the operating room door is opening."
As he spoke, Biaobiao saw the operating room door open and a doctor come out.
"Quick, go ask how Jian Ge is. Don't hang up the phone."
Yang Fan, Song Jianhao, and the others all crowded around the doctor.
"Doctor, how is my brother?"
Yang Fan and Song Jianhao asked at the same time.
The doctor, a middle-aged man, looked a bit tired and sighed. "The patient's treatment was ineffective, and he has passed away. Please accept my condolences."
The scene instantly fell silent, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.
"Impossible, Jian Ge."
Lu Yao, who heard the doctor's words on the phone, screamed and collapsed to the ground, fainting.
Hearing their daughter's scream, Lu Qian and his wife hurriedly got up and rushed over, only to be terrified. Their daughter lay motionless on the floor, and the phone screen was also shattered.
"Yaoyao, what's wrong? Wake up quickly, don't scare Mommy."
Chen Lan cried out, picked up her daughter's head, and shook it.
Lu Qian pinched Lu Yao's philtrum, but there was no response. He immediately called 120, and then called Wei Xia.
Wei Xia happened to be on duty that night. Upon hearing the news of Lu Yao's coma, she immediately rushed to the emergency department and accompanied the ambulance to the Teachers' Village.
After simple first aid, Lu Yao woke up. It was only temporary shock. Wei Xia planned to take her to the hospital for further examination.
"Dad, Mom, I want to go to Hancheng. Help me call a car, quickly."
Lu Yao woke up, shook her head, and her memory instantly returned.
Wei Xia held her hand. "Yaoyao, what's wrong? It's already twelve o'clock, why are you going to Hancheng?"
Lu Qian and Chen Lan also stared at her nervously, thinking her head was injured.
Lu Yao's eyes filled with tears. "Sister Xia, Yang Jian is dead."
"How is that possible? Who told you?"
Wei Xia was also shocked.
"I just heard the doctor say it on the phone. Hurry up and call me a car, I need to go there now."
"Yaoyao, are you and Yang Jian dating?"
Lu Qian was not only shocked by Yang Jian's death but also puzzled by his daughter's reaction.
"No, but I know I've already fallen for him."
"But we're worried about you going to Hancheng alone. How about tomorrow?"
Lu Qian knew he couldn't stop his daughter at this moment, so he could only suggest indirectly.
"No, I have to go now. I don't want to delay even a minute."
Lu Yao said, getting up to leave.
Wei Xia grabbed her. "Yaoyao, it's too late now. Even if a taxi is willing to go, it's not safe for you to go alone. I'm on duty and can't leave my post. Listen to your uncle, I'll accompany you tomorrow morning. Yang Jian is already gone, and there's no point in you going now."
"That's right, Yaoyao. Your mother isn't well, and I can't leave either. Otherwise, I'd go with you."
Lu Yao looked at her parents, then at the alarm clock by the bed. It was indeed unsafe to take a taxi alone at this hour. Even if she wasn't afraid, her parents would worry.
"Dad, I'll go find Yang Jian's sister. She lives in Chengguan and will definitely go too. I'll go with her."
Lu Yao suddenly thought of Yang Hui. She had visited her house the day Lu Feng was released from prison, and it wasn't far from the Teachers' Village.
Wei Xia nodded. "Then I'll have the ambulance take you there."
Chen Lan hurriedly stuffed a few hundred yuan into her daughter's bag and gave her her own phone.
The sleeping Yang Hui and her husband were awakened by a hurried knocking.
Gao Daqiang opened the door wearing slippers. The two girls knocking were unfamiliar, and an ambulance was parked behind them.
"What is this?"
"You're Yang Jian's brother-in-law, right? Where's Sister Hui?"
Lu Yao had never met Gao Daqiang.
Yang Hui also got up and came out, recognizing the girl. "You're Lu Feng's sister, aren't you? What's the matter looking for me so late?"
These two clearly didn't know about Yang Jian's accident. Lu Yao's tears couldn't stop flowing. "Sister Hui, Jian Ge had an accident. Hurry to Hancheng."
Yang Hui was struck by lightning. "What did you say? What happened to him?"
"Jian Ge, Jian Ge was shot while saving someone, and he's... he's gone."
"Impossible, impossible."
Yang Hui couldn't accept such a fact at all. Her body suddenly went limp, but fortunately, Gao Daqiang caught her.
Wei Xia also quickly went to support her. "You have a car at home, why don't you go to Hancheng to see first? Maybe the information is wrong."
Yang Hui struggled to break free. "Yes, you must have heard wrong. Daqiang, drive quickly, I want to go to Hancheng."
Gao Daqiang didn't dare to delay. He immediately drove out the off-road vehicle that had been repaired not long ago, first sent the two children to their parents, and then took Yang Hui and Lu Yao and set off.
"Huihui, do you want to pick up Mom and Dad? They probably don't know this news either."
Just as they drove out of Chengguan, Gao Daqiang had to choose a route, and detouring through Xinqiao Town would be farther.
"No need to go. My mother's health is not good, she can't handle the shock. Let's go to Hancheng first and see."
Yang Hui still refused to believe that her brother would have a short life, or rather, she couldn't accept the fact of his death.