Chapter 395:1 Can’t Guarantee the Outcome
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Shen Ilanyu didn’t say anything. He only turned his head and gestured at Jian Zheng.
Jian Zheng understood and walked to the door. “Call them in.”
Two men in black walked in with a young woman.
The woman was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. Her hair was dyed maroon, and she wore a short skirt and high heels. She carried a small handbag and had a lot of makeup on. Perhaps she was frightened by Jian Zheng, but at this moment, her eyes were filled with panic and fear.
As soon as she saw Xu Meixi, she ran over as if she had seen her life savior. “Meixi!”
This girl was Xu Meixi’s cousin, Ke Qiaoli.
Xu Meixi was obviously shocked as if she did not expect her cousin to appear. “Didn’t you go back to your hometown? How come you’re back here?”
“This person said that he was your friend and specially came to my hometown to look for me. In the end, he…”
It wasn’t clear what Jian Zheng had done to her, but Ke Qiaoli looked at him with a terrified expression and said in a trembling voice, “He asked me about the night I came to find you. He forced me to answer…”
Xu Meixi’s face was a little pale, but she still smiled calmly. “Well, you did come to look for me that night. It’s not a secret.”
Ke Qiaoli’s expression was complicated. “Meixi, he… He knows everything…”
Xu Meixi pursed her lips tightly and did not speak another word.
“Since Miss Xu doesn’t want to say it, I’ll say it for you. Miss Xu originally came from Ji City. Her parents had died when she was younger, and it was all thanks to the Ke family’s support that she was able to enter the Capital Medical University, successfully complete her studies, and become a top student who graduated from the medical department.”
Jian Zheng glanced at Xu Meixi. “That night, someone broke into your house and kidnapped your aunt and uncle. They asked you to kill Cui Yi through your cousin. Otherwise, your cousin’s family would die without a proper burial, right?”
Xu Meixi remained silent.
He paused and sneered, “Your cousin came to find you over this matter, but you used the excuse that she forgot to bring her house keys. Alas, Miss Xu really lied to us. If President Shen didn’t ask me to check on your cousin’s whereabouts, we would have been deceived by you.”
He wouldn’t have known if he hadn’t checked. After checking, he found out that Ke Qiaoli’s job was quite special. She was a waitress at the Yi Palace in Beijing.
She and Xu Meixi rented a house together in the capital, and thus Xu Meixi used the excuse that she forgot her keys when she met up with Ke Qiaoli.
However, when she came out of the hospital and drove back to her residence, the roadside surveillance camera captured her crying.
That night, the lights in her room were still on. Early the next morning, she took a plane back to her hometown, Ji City. When she went out, she was dressed the same way she had left the Yi Palace the night before.
The time she left was almost the same time Sang Qianqian found out that Cui Yi was dead. Jian Zheng couldn’t help but think about it, so he went to Ji City to find Ke Qiaoli himself.
He had brought a bodyguard with him. When he stepped into the Ke family’s residence, the three of them were like frightened birds.
When he heard Jian Zheng say that he had something to discuss with Ke Qiaoli alone, Mr. Ke’s expression changed drastically. He asked him angrily, “Wasn’t it enough that you kidnapped us last night? Now you want to kidnap my daughter? Do you really think the law is nonexistent in this world?”
With just this sentence, Jian Zheng immediately grasped the key point and didn’t beat around the bush to understand the situation.
There was no doubt that Xu Meixi was the biggest suspect in Cui Yi’s death.
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Xu Meixi’s face was pale. She lowered her head and remained silent.
“Meixi, is this true?”
Yin Shuhui grabbed Xu Meixi’s arm and cried out, “Did you really kill Cui Yi?”
That night, although she had been guarding the ward, she had gone to the bathroom. If Xu Meixi wanted to make a move, it would probably have been at that time.
However, how was this possible?
Xu Meixi seemed to snap back to reality from Yin Shuhui’s grasp.
“I didn’t, I really didn’t…”
She cried out loud. “I was in a mess and didn’t know what to do at that time. I did think of doing what they said, but I didn’t dare to. I don’t know why he died either…”
“However, his cause of death was asphyxiation.”
Sang Qianqian felt as if a huge stone had been placed in her heart. “Meixi, do you know that I’ve already applied to Director Miao and the Hospital Director to let you try to do house calls on your own next month? How could this…”
Xu Meixi had a good personality, a strong perception, and was exceptionally hard working. She was diligent, and Sang Qianqian liked her.
She was her a.s.sistant, and she should only be able to make house calls officially as a doctor after a year had pa.s.sed. However, Sang Qianqian still made an exception for her, wanting her to become an intern doctor as soon as possible.
However, she did not expect such a thing to occur.
“Sister Qianqian, I’m sorry, but I didn’t kill anyone…”
Xu Meixi choked and cried even harder, but she refused to admit that she had something to do with Cui Yi’s death.
“Director Miao and the Hospital Director both knew about Cui Yi’s hospitalization. Now that something like this has happened, 1 have to report it to them truthfully.”
Sang Qianqian said calmly, “Let the hospital decide how to handle this matter.”
There were no surveillance cameras in the ward. Moreover, Xu Meixi and Yin Shuhui were Sang Qianqian’s most trusted people. Due to this, Jian Zheng was always waiting outside the ward for fear that it would affect them taking care of the patient.
That night, Yin Shuhui went to the bathroom. Within five to six minutes, Xu Meixi was the only one in the ward. Outsiders had no idea what happened.
However, this did not mean that Yin Shuhui was not a suspect.
Xu Meixi was stunned and asked with red eyes, “Sister Qianqian, are you going to tell the Hospital Director that I killed Cui Yi? But I really didn’t…”
“I don’t know, but I’ll have to report the whole story of Cui Yi’s death to the hospital.”
Sang Qianqian looked at Xu Meixi deeply. “That is also including the fact that your cousin’s family was kidnapped and someone had threatened you to kill Cui Yi.”
“Sister Qianqian, 1 beg you, please don’t tell Director Miao and the Hospital Director about this, okay? Just say Cui Yi didn’t wake up, okay?”
Xu Meixi suddenly knelt down in front of Sang Qianqian and cried, “I didn’t kill anyone, but even Sister Qianqian and Sister Shuhui suspect me. How can Director Miao and the Hospital Director believe that I’m innocent? If I get fired by the hospital, 1 might as well die…”
If she ever got dismissed, it would spread like wildfire in the medical circle. No hospital would dare to accept her again.
How much hardship had she gone through to get into a medical university? How much pain had she gone through to stay in this famous hospital in Beijing? If she was fired, what was the point of all these years of hard work?
Sang Qianqian felt terrible when she saw her crying so hard that she was out of breath. “Get up first. Don’t be like this.”
Xu Meixi cried. “Sister Qianqian, if you don’t agree, 1 won’t get up.”
Yin Shuhui couldn’t bear it. “Qianqian, maybe there really was an accident? After all, Cui Yi was already dead when he arrived here, and Meixi was also a victim. If you want to blame someone, blame the bad guys who kidnapped her aunt and uncle…”
“I can’t say for sure if there were any accidents. I can only use Cui Yi’s death report as evidence.”
Sang Qianqian helped Xu Meixi stand up. After a few seconds of silence, she said, “I will definitely say what I need to say. However, I… I can help you talk to Director Miao, but I can’t guarantee the outcome..”