Snail Senior Brother

Chapter 362 Trust Crisis

Yu Xiaoluo woke up in the hospital. Upon waking, she touched her belly and asked me with tears, "Where is the baby?"

"Sister, you're awake!"

I hadn't slept all night. Seeing Yu Xiaoluo awake brought me some comfort. But Yu Xiaoluo was extremely agitated. Her weak hands grabbed my collar: "Where is the baby?"

"Don't, don't rush, Sister, listen to me."

"Speak..."

"The baby is in the incubator. Auntie and Uncle are here, they're with the baby. Brother-in-law was just called away to handle some paperwork. Don't get agitated, mother and child are safe, mother and child are safe!"

"You're not lying to me?"

Hearing that mother and child were safe, Yu Xiaoluo's emotions stabilized significantly. She let go of me and asked softly, "Boy? Girl?"

"Girl!"

Yu Xiaoluo smiled: "Is she pretty?"

"Quite ugly, she takes after Luo Bo."

Hearing me say that, Yu Xiaoluo became even happier. She lightly hit me, "How can you be so bad with words?"

...

Seeing that Yu Xiaoluo's emotions had completely stabilized, I stood up, took a step back, and knelt on the ground: "Sister..."

"The baby... you lied to me?"

"No, no, it's not... the baby is in the incubator. It's all because of me that you encountered this danger."

"That's enough, don't scare me. The baby is fine, nothing else matters. Danger can be encountered anytime, as long as we can get through it, that's good. I want to see the baby, don't say anything else."

"Alright!"

I went to find a nurse. The nurse said no, and told me that the pregnant woman couldn't get out of bed. I told Yu Xiaoluo about this, and Yu Xiaoluo said, "Don't mind the nurse, help me over. Your brother-in-law will be back soon, and I won't be able to go then."

Isn't this foolish? I didn't answer the nurse and squatted down. I had a lot of experience with hospital stays, and indeed, this bed could be moved.

"The nurse said I can't get out of bed, but she didn't say I can't go out."

Hearing me say that, Yu Xiaoluo finally laughed.

...

I pushed Yu Xiaoluo to the outside of the incubator room, allowing her to see the baby inside. This strong woman also had her tender moments. Seeing that the baby was fine, she actually started to cry.

At this moment, Yu Xiaoluo's mother and father arrived. Father Yu spoke words of comfort, and Mother Yu hugged Xiaoluo and began to cry. Then, Luo Bo also arrived.

I looked at Luo Bo's angry gaze directed at me and gave an awkward smile.

"Brother-in-law... I..."

Luo Bo ignored me and walked towards Yu Xiaoluo. Yu Xiaoluo saw Luo Bo and completely defied my perception. Yu Xiaoluo actually spoke with an apologetic tone, "Husband, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

"As long as you're safe, that's good, wife. You've worked hard."

"Actually, this is all Tang Nan's fault. If he had taken me home, this wouldn't have happened."

I stood there dumbfounded, "What?" Then, I felt the not-so-friendly gazes from the elderly couple. I was so embarrassed I almost cried, "Sister, it's okay, let's move to a VIP room, I'll pay for it. Also, from now on, I'll help with the cost of formula and diapers."

"Okay!" Yu Xiaoluo agreed cheerfully.

Luo Bo objected, "No way, this is my daughter, why should you pay for her formula?"

"How about..."

"You leave first, I'll find you later!" Luo Bo said.

This was at least a way out. I quickly took the opportunity and left. Before leaving, I paid the VIP room fees.

...

After returning to Wende Xiaoyuan, Chang Dachun and Xiao Zian had already heard the news and rushed over. Xiao Zian had originally planned to fly to Sichuan this morning to help Ye Qingcheng, but after hearing about my situation, she temporarily canceled her trip to Sichuan.

"This incident was definitely not done by Sister Ye, right?"

As soon as Xiao Zian saw me, she couldn't wait to explain.

"Mrs. Xiao, don't worry. I believe you, but you also need to believe me. We have a misunderstanding between us now, and the enemy wants to magnify this misunderstanding, making us turn on each other."

Xiao Zian obviously knew what I was referring to. She said seriously, "Is it really a misunderstanding? This incident wasn't done by Sister Ye, but that doesn't mean Wang Ren wouldn't do it."

"I said it's a misunderstanding, why do you suspect Teacher Wang Ren?"

"Sister Ye has already started investigating her. This hypocritical daughter, Wang Ren, to protect her own reputation, using this stratagem of borrowing a knife to kill is entirely plausible."

"You investigate someone, and they have to kill you, this is inherently a fallacy. Mrs. Xiao, I know you suspect that Wang Ren is that 'fortune teller' from China Style, but the truth is not what you think. There is indeed a 'fortune teller,' but she is not a schemer. She uses divination and casting lots to hide her identity. The 'fortune teller' is a Japanese woman from the War of Resistance period."

"A Japanese woman?"

"Yes. Because she liked Old Mr. Wende, she chose to live in China. But she did not live with Old Mr. Wende. I think it was probably due to national sentiments. In that era, no matter how much they loved each other, as long as their nationalities existed, it was impossible for them to become a couple."

Madam Xiao frowned, "Who told you that?"

"Of course it was Teacher Wang Ren."

"Wang Ren is untrustworthy!"

"Why untrustworthy? I trust you and Ye Qingcheng, and I can also trust Teacher Wang Ren. I know that regarding Lu Yao's matter, my trust almost led to my downfall, but that doesn't mean that because of that one time, we should always be trapped in a so-called crisis of trust? If that's the case, we won't be able to do anything well. If we don't trust our partners, how can we achieve victory?"

Xiao Zian remained silent, her heart wavering.

Chang Dachun showed a honest smile at this moment, "May I say something?"

"Go ahead!"

"Mrs. Xiao, do you trust me?"

Xiao Zian was asked inexplicably and looked at Chang Dachun in surprise, saying confusedly, "Brother Chang, what are you talking about? Of course I trust you, I entrusted my son to you."

"Why do you trust me?"

"Ah~"

Xiao Zian couldn't say it. She couldn't explain why she believed Chang Dachun. Perhaps it was because of me, or perhaps it was because of the story between me and Chang Dachun. On some level, Chang Dachun could be considered a figure in the martial world, but he had never betrayed anyone. From his entanglement with Lin Zhijun to the bond between us, Chang Dachun had always been the reassuring presence, the elder brother. He might not have earth-shattering abilities, but his greatest strength was maintaining that loyalty while handling worldly affairs. It wasn't loyalty to anyone in particular, only loyalty to emotions.

"Actually, trust is also a feeling. When you have no basis to choose, feeling becomes a very important indicator. You trust me, and you trust Tang Nan. This is the same as Tang Nan trusting you and Teacher Wang Ren."

"But we are in a crisis now. One wrong step could lead to eternal damnation."

"Life is full of crises. My brothers and I live a plain life, but ever since we met Tang Nan, this kid has been like a jinx. Wherever he goes, trouble follows. But, these crises have only deepened our affection, made life better, and more flavorful."

"Since Brother Chang said so, I'll trust you this time, but I want to see how you handle this matter. There can be no concealment."

"Alright, you supervise Tang Nan."

The crisis of trust was temporarily resolved, but I still felt something was not right. I suddenly came to my senses, "Brother, how did I become a jinx?"

"It's just a metaphor, isn't it? We won't use it next time."

"There's a next time."

Chang Dachun completely ignored my unhappiness and gently asked Xiao Zian, "Mrs. Xiao, you haven't had breakfast yet, have you? I'll make you something."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Chang."

I looked at the two of them. Although I didn't want to meddle, I felt like there was something going on between them. I chimed in, "Brother Chang, I'm hungry too."

Chang Dachun directly ignored me and said to Xiao Zian, "Lean pork porridge. You've lived in Guangdong for a long time, you're used to this."

"It's a lot of trouble!"

"No trouble at all."

...

Although I had porridge, I felt like I was playing the role of a third wheel. This was my home. After breakfast, Luo Bo also arrived. He handed me an interrogation report. I scanned it, my mind full of questions: "These people don't remember the attack on my sister, are they playing dumb?"

"They not only don't remember the attack, but they also don't remember why they were waiting for Xiaoluo in a fake taxi. I checked these people, and they have no criminal records. They are colleagues from the same company, and their memories stop at drinking at the bar."

I understood. I looked at Luo Bo and said, "Brother-in-law, you mean they were hypnotized."

"Deep hypnosis. Ordinary hypnosis can't make people do bad things. Only deep hypnosis combined with drugs. And there aren't many people who can do this. There are only a few in the vast Beijing who can achieve this."

"Then wouldn't it be easier to investigate?"

I said casually and noticed Luo Bo's somber expression. Only then did I remember that Ye Qingcheng had approached him, wanting to use their old classmate relationship to ask Luo Bo for help investigating Wang Ren.

"You suspect Teacher Wang Ren too?"

"Why 'too'?"

Xiao Zian didn't want to see Luo Bo, after all, Luo Bo was a police officer, and even a cadre in the criminal investigation bureau. But I inadvertently let it slip, and they had to meet.