Chapter 59 Tap it

Chen Qiang active requested a meeting. Perhaps yesterday's conversation had an effect, and he finally came to his senses? Chu Yuxuan was thrilled and quickly went to the hospital with Lao San.However, upon arriving at the hospital room, the scene in front of him was a severe shock—he saw the attending doctor and several nurses rushing into the room in a panic. The machines by the bedside were beeping incessantly, and Li Ping was standing at the door, her face pale and tears streaming down her cheeks.

Chen Ting was already crying uncontrollably. Seeing Chu Yuxuan arriving, she collapsed into his arms, sobbing and saying, "Chu, my brother... my brother... woo..."

"What's going on?!" Seeing Chen Qiang in critical condition, Chu Yuxuan's heart sank.

Chen Ting cried, "He was fine just a moment ago, but suddenly... just..."

Chu Yuxuan gently patted Chen Ting's back, trying to comfort her. Chen Qiang was already being pushed out by the nurses, looking like he was being taken for emergency treatment. In this situation, Chu Yuxuan felt helpless and couldn't disturb the doctors, his mind going blank.

Just as the nurses were wheeling Chen Qiang past Chu Yuxuan, Chen Qiang suddenly squeezed his hand! Chu Yuxuan was startled and quickly leaned down, "Qiangzi, is there something you want to tell me?" Chen Qiang couldn't speak but seemed to muster all his strength, tremblingly raising his other hand slowly and eventually pointing towards Li Ping. Due to his extreme weakness, his eyes, half-closed, also slid towards Li Ping. Chu Yuxuan's brow furrowed deeply as he slowly turned his head and looked at Li Ping with a complex expression.

"Make way, don't delay!" the nurses urged, forcibly pushing Chen Qiang into the emergency room, with Chen Ting closely following.

Outside the room were Chu Yuxuan, Lao San, and Li Ping. Lao San scratched his head, puzzled, "What does it mean? Does he want my big brother to help take care of his wife?"

Li Ping's body trembled slightly, and she avoided Chu Yuxuan's gaze, unable to meet his eyes. Chu Yuxuan recalled past encounters with Li Ping at the barbecue place. She was taciturn and shy, always avoiding eye contact and glancing away when serving dishes. Although he found it strange at the time, he thought it might be due to her personality, so he didn't think much of it. Now it seemed it was because she knew Chen Hong's whereabouts, which made her uneasy every time she saw him!

Realizing this, Chu Yuxuan steadied his emotions and took a few steps towards Li Ping, whispering, "Sister-in-law, is there something that Qiangzi wanted you to tell me?"

Li Ping wiped her tears and, trembling, shook her head.

Chu Yuxuan's expression turned cold, "Then why did he point at you just now?"

Li Ping pressed her lips together, her head lowered, remaining silent.

"Sister-in-law, I don't like beating around the bush. Tell me where Chen Hong is. I promised Qiangzi that I wouldn't harm him, and you saw it—Qiangzi really wanted to tell me where Chen Hong is! I'm asking you, please."

Li Ping anxiously picked at her fingers, struggling internally. After a long while, she finally nodded after swallowing hard.

"Actually, I've only seen him once! ... On Chen Hong's birthday last October, Qiangzi cooked a few dishes for him, but knowing you were watching him, he didn't dare to see his brother himself, so... he asked me to deliver them."

"Where?" Chu Yuxuan asked impatiently.

"227 Binhai Road. It's a leisure bar... Oh, right, the owner of that leisure bar is Li Bin. He should be close to Chen Hong. If Chen Hong had something to say to Qiangzi, he would use Li Bin as an intermediary at the barbecue place."

"Chen Hong is indeed cautious!" Chu Yuxuan muttered, then took out his phone and called Lao Wu, "Bring your stuff, we've got work to do!"

Next, he called Lao Er, "Check out 227 Binhai Road and someone named Li Bin. Hurry up!"

After ending the call, Chu Yuxuan waited outside the emergency room for Lao Wu and did not leave immediately.

About ten minutes later, the attending doctor came out of the emergency room, his expression somber, shaking his head.

Chen Ting and Li Ping found it hard to accept the news and hugged each other tightly, crying uncontrollably.

Chu Yuxuan, with a grave expression, asked the doctor, "What exactly happened? Didn't he seem to be recovering well just a few days ago?"

The doctor frowned and said, "It was a sudden cerebral hemorrhage. According to the machine readings, the probability of this happening is very low... Ah, his injuries were just too severe. We... really did our best."

Chu Yuxuan didn't say anything more, and sat down next to Chen Ting, comforting her while saying, "Tingting, add me on WeChat. I'll transfer some money to you to help with your brother's arrangements."

Chen Ting's eyes were red and swollen from crying as she sobbed, "Chu, we siblings are so unfortunate! My brother has now... woo... You don't know, my grandfather was diagnosed with liver cancer two years ago. Last month, when we went for a follow-up, the doctor said he only has three months left to live. Woo... I'll be the only one left soon!"

Li Ping wiped her tears, opening her mouth but hesitating to speak.

Misfortune often finds those already suffering.

It seems there is no hell in this world because hell is right here among us.

At twelve o'clock noon, the two brothers met with Lao Wu at the hospital entrance and headed together to 227 Binhai Road.

On the way, Lao Er also sent the information he had found: 227 Binhai Road used to be a warehouse converted into a two-story leisure bar, but it's actually a gathering place for thugs. Many of the people inside are troublemakers, with half having served prison time. Li Bin is the leader of this gang. He had killed someone by accident, was sentenced to eight years, had his sentence reduced by one year, and was released two years ago.

Binhai Road is outside the Fourth Ring Road, and it took over an hour to reach the destination. After parking the car, Lao Wu lowered the window and flew a small drone to scout the area. He then opened his computer, rubbing his hands together, "Let me see how many cameras there are."

"OK, you guys can go in now."

Chu Yuxuan and Lao San immediately got out of the car.

At the same time, in the leisure bar, two small-time thugs were playing mobile games. Just as a crucial moment arrived, the screen suddenly froze.

"D*mn! Why is there no signal?"

"I have no signal either!"

"Daylight robbery? I have no signal too!"

As they were baffled, Chu Yuxuan and Lao San pushed the door open and entered.

The yellow-haired thug at the counter looked them up and down and said coldly, "Pool or drinks?"

Chu Yuxuan gave the thug a sideways glance and said icily, "Where's Li Bin?"

Upon hearing that they were looking for Li Bin, seven or eight thugs in the hall approached Chu Yuxuan and Lao San. One of them, holding a cue stick, looked arrogant and said, "Hey, who are you? What do you want with Brother Bin?"

Chu Yuxuan took a deep breath, turned, closed the door, and locked it with a U-lock he picked up from the counter. The yellow-haired thug exclaimed, "What the hell? Are you asking for a beating?"

Chu Yuxuan patted Lao San's arm lightly and said calmly, "Be gentle."