The moment the knock on the door sounded, Lan Dongzhi shuddered violently. Then, she heard Gong Xinâs voice. âââ Miss Winter Solstice, itâs me. Weâre safe now. You can open the door now! â
Lan Dongzhiâs tightened heart instantly relaxed.
She was very glad that this timeâŚlt was the person she wanted to be alive, alive!
Lan Dongzhi quickly opened the door and saw Gong Xin standing outside. He was still hidden in the dark, but he felt strangely at ease.
Behind him, Lan Dongzhi saw the corpses on the ground. âSorry for scaring you,â Gong Xin said. âLetâs leave quickly.â
âThank you,â Lan Dongzhi nodded.
âProtecting you is my duty. Itâs what I should do.â
Gong Xin brought Lan Dongzhi out of the hospitalâs inpatient building. At this moment, the building was like a dead building. The doctors, nurses, and caretakers seemed to have disappeared all of a sudden.
When he walked out of the exit, Lan Dongzhi saw the corpses lying on the ground. Those people were left behind by Gong Chenye, and now, they were all dead.
Gong Xin helped her step over the corpses. He didnât seem to be affected by the deaths of these people.
Lan Dongzhi smiled bitterly. There are many people who want me to die. Every day I live now is like fighting against GodâŚHowever, how long could he snatch it? Who knows?â
Gong Xin didnât say anything. Lan Dongzhi rarely saw him, and when they did, he was silent most of the time.
If he didnât have to speak, he wouldnât have spoken at all.
It was very cold outside. The temperature had dropped to almost -10 degrees Celsius. Coming out of the well-heated room, Lan Dongâs teeth were chattering from the cold.
Especially since Lan Dongzhi only had Gong Xinâs coat on his shoulders and a thin layer of patientâs clothes on him.
The thin layer of cotton cloth could not withstand any cold wind at all.
Lan Dongzhi felt as if all the blood in his body had been frozen, and his walking became even slower.
Gong Xin comforted him. â Please bear with it. The car is just ahead. Itâll be fine once you get in the car.
Lan Dongzhiâs frozen face revealed an ugly smile. ââYou saidâŚAre you guys ⌠They were all cold-blooded people, and the weather was so coldâŚTo you guys, it seems, itâs completely ⌠It doesnât have any effectâŚ
Gong Xin knew that the two of you she was talking aboutâŚWho was it? It was him and Gong Chenye.
Lan Dongzhi thought that Gong Xin would not speak again, but he heard him say, âââNo, my blood is warm.â
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Actually, it wasnât far, but Lan Dongzhi felt like he was walking in a cold wind of -10 0 C. Every second was torturous, so the journey seemed particularly long.
Finally, they saw the car.
Lan Dongzhi had just heaved a sigh of relief when Gong Xin, who was supporting her, suddenly collapsed without any warning.
Lan Dongzhi was stunned. â What happened to you? â
She squatted down strenuously and reached out to push Gong Xin, butâŚ
However, she felt a sticky liquid in her hand. She was stunned for a moment. She raised her hand and looked. Under the dim street lamp, she saw that her hand was blood red.
Lan Dongzhi was shocked. Are you injured?â
It was only then that Lan Dongzhi realized that he had been shot in his abdomen and shoulder. The blood that flowed out had almost soaked his entire shirt.
However, his body was black. He had been walking in the dark and could not be seen at all. Moreover, he had acted like a normal person the second before he fell..