Chapter 656: Chapter 655: 655, second brother, you should prepare yourself mentally first.

Why did it happen this way?

If the police find out something happened to Huanhuan, will they investigate her?

“Mommy?” A childish voice rang out, Little Luoluo with furrowed brows timidly asked, “What happened to Huanhuan?”

Tu Youran turned sharply to her daughter, “Don’t mention her to me! You’re not allowed to mention her!”

Her voice was loud, her expression was extremely fierce.

Little Luoluo shuddered, closing her mouth tightly, not daring to speak again.

**

That night, Imperial Court Villa.

Su Wanwan had just come out of the bath, Huo Jingshen was sitting on the sofa and raised his eyelids, “Wait a moment.”

He stood up and passed her the phone, “It’s Xiuhuang’s call, he wants to ask you something.”

“Me?” Su Wanwan was surprised.

What good could come from this social butterfly contacting her?

“Hello.”

“Sister-in-law,” Chu Xiuhuang asked on the other end, “Have you been in contact with Huanhuan recently?”

“No.” Su Wanwan found that strange, “She hasn’t spoken in the chat group recently, and the broadcasting station has been quite busy too, I haven’t contacted her.”

“Huanhuan may be in trouble, can you call Little Princess for me and ask her too?”

“Alright.”

Su Wanwan hung up the phone and immediately called Mo Weiyi.

However, that girl also expressed her surprise, “I’ve been home recovering from my injuries recently, she didn’t come to see me.”

Su Wanwan sighed, “Weiyi, Huanhuan may be in trouble.”

“What do you mean?”

**

Lishui Bay Villa.

After Mo Weiyi hung up the phone, she immediately dialled Zhan Yao’s number.

After explaining the situation, Zhan Yao asked her, “Little Princess, you’re saying your friend suddenly disappeared, her phone is off and you’ve been unable to contact her. So you suspect something happened to her?”

“Yes, can you help me look into it? Aren’t you a cop?”

“…Alright.”

…

After the police station filed the case, they started the investigation with people close to Shi Huan, questioning them one by one.

All the employees of Huangyou Company, members of the Shi family, even the Tu family members, all were questioned and revealed their last meeting with Shi Huan.

Mrs. Shi was petrified by the police and inevitably started cursing again.

However, this kind of missing person case is really like finding a needle in a haystack. Nancheng isn’t too big or too small, half a day had passed and there was still no news from the police.

It wasn’t until Friday afternoon that Chu Xiuhuang’s phone suddenly rang.

The call was from Nangong Ci.

“Second brother, we’ve found the secretary, Shi.”

As soon as he heard this, Chu Xiuhuang quickly stood up, “Where is she?”

“Second Brother, prepare yourself first,” Nangong Ci hesitated a bit.

“What do you mean?”

Nangong Ci sighed, “You should come to the hospital.”

**

Half an hour later, Nangong Hospital.

Nangong Ci stood in the corridor outside the high-risk ward, his eyebrows furrowed.

Next to him was Dr. Zhu from the Surgery Department, apologizing in a trembling voice, “Deputy Director, I didn’t know the patient was your friend. If I had known, I would have told you right away. She also didn’t have any contact information on her and I really couldn’t do anything about it…”

“Shut up!”

Dr. Zhu: “…”

As they were talking, Chu Xiuhuang arrived, “Where’s the person?”

He only wore a thin shirt and black dress pants. His hair was messy, his eyebrows furrowed, he looked disheveled.

It was as if he came straight from the company.

Nangong Ci quickly said, “Second Brother, don’t be agitated. Secretary Shi is still unconscious.”

“Unconscious? What do you mean? Is she injured? Severely?” Chu Xiuhuang bombarded them with a stream of question.

Gazing at the tightly shut door, he rushed toward it.

“Second Brother.” Nangong Ci hurriedly stopped him, “Listen to me first.”

Chu Xiuhuang had already looked through the glass panel and seen the woman lying inside.

She was wrapped in gauze from head to toe, wearing an oxygen mask on her face, her eyes closed and surrounded by various medical equipment.

His fists clenched tightly, Chu Xiuhuang’s sharp eyes were fixed on the woman on the bed, his lips pursed into a straight line.

Seeing he wasn’t talking, Nangong Ci immediately answered, “Here’s the thing, Secretary Shi was sent in for emergency treatment last Sunday afternoon by an old man. She didn’t carry a phone or any ID, and her face was hurt and unidentifiable. We couldn’t confirm her identity. It was only this afternoon during a meeting when Dr. Zhu was discussing her case that I found out.”

Chu Xiuhuang still didn’t speak.

Nangong Ci had to continue, “Secretary Shi’s injuries are severe. In addition to multiple external wounds and fractures, the most serious injury is to her brain. She was hit by a bat causing a level three concussion, which is why she hasn’t woken up.”

After hearing this, Chu Xiuhuang finally spoke. His voice was very low and carried an intense cold, “Who did this?”

“We’re not sure yet, we can only wait for Secretary Shi to wake up.”

While Nangong Ci was speaking, he was constantly pulling on Chu Xiuhuang’s arm, fearing he might rush in.

In fact, Chu Xiuhuang’s arm muscles had been tense for a while, indicating that he was quite agitated. His hand clenched into a fist, and his narrow, phoenix-like eyes were a bright red, as if suppressing great anger.

After a while, he ground out a few words through clenched teeth, “This stupid woman!”

Nangong Ci coughed a few times.

Immediately after.

Chu Xiuhuang violently turned his head, “She has been in your hospital for so many days, and you only know about it now? What kind of deputy director are you? Do you only spend your days flirting with nurses?”

“…” Nangong Ci could only apologise, “Second Brother, I was wrong.”

Seeing how agitated Chu Xiuhuang was, he didn’t dare to say anything more.

After all, Chu Xiuhuang had always been debonair, with countless girlfriends, and Shi Huan had been with him for many years with no issues. Although they had been claiming to be dating recently, Shi Huan’s reaction had been cold, so whether they were really dating was uncertain.

Moreover, even if the two of them were really together, they had not been together for a long time, and their feelings for each other were probably not deep.

Now she had encountered such a thing…

Nangong Ci felt that no man would not care about his woman’s honor, especially someone as proud as Chu Xiuhuang.

Who knew Chu Xiuhuang would start asking questions himself, “You just said, who brought her to the hospital?”

Nangong Ci had no choice but to explain, “It was an old man who cleans. He said that at the time, he saw five men attacking Secretary Shi…”

Five men?

Some things didn’t need to be spoken so explicitly.

Chu Xiuhuang clenched his fist and remained silent.

His handsome face was unusually taut, his forehead was throbbing, his cheeks twitched from time to time, and his body seemed to be slightly trembling.

“Second brother, are you OK?” Nangong Ci was a little worried.

Having known him for more than twenty years, he had never seen Chu Xiuhuang like this before.

After a long while, Chu Xiuhuang finally spoke, his voice cool and calm, “Take me to change clothes.”

“Okay.”

Nangong Ci immediately called over a nurse.

Chu Xiuhuang quickly put on a sterile suit and pushed the door open to enter the high-risk ward.

He stood by the bed for a long while before he finally sat down on the chair.

He looked at the woman in front of him… wrapped up like a mummy.

Was this Shi Huan?

Was this the Shi Huan who was always provoking him and annoying him?

Chu Xiuhuang found he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.

…

Nangong Ci stood behind him, silently accompanying him.

Dr. Zhu didn’t dare to speak either.

The entire ward was eerily silent, only the sound of medical machinery echoed throughout the room.

After an unknown amount of time, suddenly a phone rang.

Chu Xiuhuang seemed to be brought back to reality, stood up, and went outside to answer the call.

Nangong Ci looked at Shi Huan and followed him out.

…

“We’ve found the people.”

“Keep investigating.”

“Thank you.”

After hanging up the phone, Chu Xiuhuang asked, “When will she wake up?”

At Nangong Ci’s cue, Dr. Zhu hurriedly spoke, “She’s been in a coma for five days. In this condition, the patient might wake up soon, or might never wake up…”

“Never wake up?” Chu Xiuhuang scoffed, “You’d better pray she wakes up; otherwise, you won’t have a chance to sleep for the rest of your life.”

Dr. Zhu: “…”

Damn, why is this Chu less terrifying than the deputy director?

Nangong Ci waved his hand impatiently, “Get out of here!”

Such low EQ!

Dr. Zhu turned and ran.

“Second Brother, don’t worry. I believe Secretary Shi will wake up. She is such a good person; heaven will be on her side…”

Chu Xiuhuang cut him off directly, “Give me the contact information of the person who brought her to the hospital.”

“Okay, I’ll check right away.”

**

The following day was the weekend.

Bright and early, Su Wanwan and Huo Jingshen came to the hospital to visit Shi Huan.

Once there, they found out that Mo Weiyi and Xiao Yebai were also there, along with a strange young man.

“Wanwan, Boss Huo.”

Mo Weiyi, pulling Su Wanwan’s arm, murmured, “Huanhuan is so pitiful. Who could be so heartless as to hurt her like this? They are simply not human!”

Zhan Yao coughed twice, “In these situations, it’s usually because someone holds a grudge.”

“Who could Huanhuan have offended?” Mo Weiyi scrunched her delicate face, “It’s all your fault! After investigating for three days, you still haven’t found anything? Are the police really that useless?”

Zhan Yao again cleared his throat, “The police have already questioned everyone. The last person to see Miss Shi was a member of the Shi family. At that time, Miss Shi said she was going abroad, so her phone was unreachable for a few days. Everyone thought she had gone abroad.”