"What about Little Zi's accident?"
"He was indeed reckless."
"Was it because of Meixiu?"
"Probably." Mr. Liu simply answered.
He was still actually investigating if the car was triggered. Or was it the call he received before leaving the hotel made him lose his cool?
"Probably? What do you mean? It's not the only reason?"
"It's still uncertain. It could be one of the reasons or it could be the only reason. Now, go home and take a rest. I'll stay here until Zilong comes."
Madam Liu although she needed more answers, she obediently followed as she nodded her head in agreement. Her body was clearly screaming for a good rest.
"Ye Ming, too." She said before finally leaving the room and follow one of their men to the assigned car she would be using to go back to their residence.
"I know." Mr. Liu subtly answered. He sighed as he remember how the father of Ye siblings was so dedicated in solving their case back then. Clearly, the young man on Liu Zijian side was the same. Both were indeed responsible.
When Madam Liu left the room, Mr. Liu strode towards the bed.
As he looked at his son, he couldn't help himself ponder.
Being able to survive in the world full of multi-faceted battles, and eventually acquired the position of the Liu's Family head, Mr. Liu believed this wasn't a simple matter. Or he's just being paranoid?
He's been training his younger son to be the next head of the family as he clearly has the capabilities. Besides, Liu Zilong clearly stated his disinterest in the position as he preferred to cater his wandering soul.
But this incident reminded him that maybe, he expected too much? A single slip of emotion could result in an irrevocable damage.
'What were you thinking?' He couldn't help but form the question while his forehead formed small fine lines.
His line of thoughts was interrupted by an incoming call.
"Report." He simply said in an authoritative voice. The men that were currently deployed were his people that were honed by experience in this kind of thing. Surely, they will get information the soonest possible time.
"We found something in the truck. There was indeed a small hidden camera in one of it's headlights. It's not a common one. It can transmit it's feed somewhere nearby. We are checking the possible locations..."
There was a long pause and few voices could be heard on the other line.
"Master Liu, we found the location. We're on our way."
"Where?"
"It's not too far from here."
"Update me as soon as possible."
"Understood."
It was only about fifteen minutes when his phone rang again.
'It's that near?' He said and walked near the window to hear out the details.
"We found the medic van in the location and three sets of tracks excluding the one from the van. The area was hidden and the road was clearly undeveloped. Based from the state of the bushes and grass, it must have been occupied for more or less a week. We'll check the nearby CCTV for more information.
"En."
'It's rather a well-thought plan.'
For the people who thought of making a diversion when they escaped, it wasn't indeed a simple matter.
If there were three other tracks, which among those three did Liu Zijian chase? and Why?
When Mr. Liu's phone rang again it was Liu Zilong.
"Dad, I'm here at the entrance of the hospital."
"Did you use the private plane?"
"Yes,. How's Little Zi?"
"Unconscious."
"I see." If only he could teleport the moment he heard the news, he already did. Liu Zilong was extremely worried and puzzled at the same time. He knew his brother. He's not the type to lose control of himself. Although he was informed that he's already safe, he still wanted to see him for himself.
When he arrived in the private room, he saw his Dad lost in his own thoughts. Liu Zijian seemed peacefully lying on the bed. If not for those bruises and bandages, he would assume he's just sleeping.
"Sister in law?" He softly asked when he noticed something was not right.
"Missing."
Subconsciously, Liu Zilong looked at his younger brother. 'Was sister in law the reason?'
Before he could ask more, his father walked towards the door and when he passed by him he patted his shoulder.
"Stay here until he wakes up. I need to go somewhere."
When Liu Zilong looked back, the door behind was already closed.
'Hold on, did Dad want me to be the sacrificial lamb when Little Zi wakes up?' Liu Zilong didn't know if he would laugh or cry.
So it's the reason why his father made a separate call after his mother's call. Mr. Liu instructed him to be as here as soon as possible and nonchalantly agreed the use of the private plane.
He didn't even had a time to wash his face. Thus after removing his coat, he strode towards the bathroom to freshen up.
Liu Zilong started to formulate how would he answer his brother just in case Liu Zijian would wake up.
When he finished, he glanced at his sleeping brother and was surprised that his eyes were actually already opened.
"Little Zi..."
Liu Zijian moved his eyes to follow the voice but didn't react further when he saw his brother. He closed his eyes again.
Liu Zilong was puzzled.
He didn't expect that Liu Zijian wouldn't react the way he expected him to.
He looked at his brother again.
Liu Zijian's eyes were tightly shut and his breathing was even.
'He's asleep again?'
After few minutes, one of his men came holding a box. When Liu Zilong opened, it contained the personal things of Liu Zijian.
He carefully placed it on the table not too far from the bed and comfortably sat on the sofa inside.
He's actually waiting for his assistant to bring the things he needed while staying here in the hospital.
It was already evening the next day when Liu Zijian opened his eyes again. This time, Madam Liu was also around.
When both Liu ZIlong and Madam Liu saw that Liu ZIjian wanted to sit, they adjusted the hospital bed.
"Little Zi, are you feeling better?" Madam Liu carefully asked.
"En. Where is Ye Ming?"
"He's under observation. The doctor said Ye Ming's reaction was good so probably he will be transfer to his own room soon." Madam Liu answered.
Liu Zijian nodded.
It was obvious that the two other people inside the room were expecting a certain question from Liu Zijian but none wanted to open it up.
"When can I leave here?"
"Well, probably within a week." Liu Zilong answered. He answered while looking curiously to his younger brother. Something was wrong with him.
Liu Zilong then show the box delivered to Liu Zijian yesterday.
"Your personal stuffs are inside."
"I'll check later." Even though Liu Zijian could ask his mother or brother to open it for him as both of his hands couldn't be moved for now, he decided not to do so.
"Are you going to stay here for the night? Both of you looked awful." He continued. They must have been tiring themselves out.
"Little Zi, you're not going to ask about your wife?" Madam Liu gently asked. Her voice sounded delicate and worried. She couldn't calm down her own heart.
"I have a wife?"
Both Madam Liu and Liu Zilong left dumbfounded.