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Chapter 859: Surrender

Huang Xiaochuan returned home exhausted. Although he had been very careful, he still disturbed Yu Xiang. After all, such a big thing had happened, how could Yu Xiang sleep, especially since her husband wasn't by her side?

"You're back?" Hearing the noise, Yu Xiang turned on all the lights in the room.

"You're not asleep?"

"Can't sleep? How's your brother-in-law?" Yu Xiang asked with concern.

"He's been rescued, but he's still in critical condition and under observation in the ICU." After telling Yu Xiang the situation, Huang Xiaochuan went to the bathroom to take a shower. The weather was humid, and he hadn't changed his clothes for a day and a night, so he felt uncomfortable all over.

After he lay down on the bed, Yu Xiang asked about her second sister, Zeng Xia: "How is Second Sister?"

"Sigh!" Huang Xiaochuan sighed softly, "What else can we do but cry! My brother-in-law and sister took her to my aunt and uncle's house. Go pick up Liujin early in the morning and let her stay at our house for a while. Xuanxuan will also come to stay later."

Yu Xiang knew exactly what the man meant by making this arrangement, so she simply nodded to indicate that she understood.

I slept soundly until noon before waking up. The children had already eaten, and Liujin and Xuanxuan had been picked up.

Upon seeing Huang Xiaochuan, the two of them greeted him together.

"uncle!"

"uncle!"

"Have you eaten yet?" Huang Xiaochuan asked his two nieces with a smile.

"have eaten!"

Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang exchanged a glance. It seemed that Huo Miao's matter had been kept from her, and the little girl didn't know yet. That was for the best.

Yu Xiang urged, "Come and eat quickly."

"Coming, coming!" Huang Xiaochuan replied as he walked over to Yu Xiang, and the couple chatted quietly for a few minutes.

Huang Xiaochuan asked Yu Xiang, "How is Second Sister?"

"I'm still not in a good mood, which is normal. Who can stay calm in this situation? Besides, my brother-in-law's condition is so serious right now." Yu Xiang's mood was also heavy.

"Have you made any arrangements in Hong Kong?"

"It's all arranged, but given my brother-in-law's current condition, it's best not to transfer him to another hospital. Let's wait until the critical period is over before making any decisions!" Yu Xiang, being a doctor, understood the characteristics of open head injuries better than anyone else. Airplane cabins are pressurized during flight, and an open head cannot withstand the pressure, so the risk factor is extremely high.

After thinking it over, Huang Xiaochuan felt that he should listen to the opinions of Yu Xiang and the professional doctors, since they were much more professional than him.

"Okay, I understand. Then we won't rush to send it to Hong Kong for now."

Before 2 p.m., Huang Xiaochuan and Tang Jianhua arrived at the traffic police accident division ahead of time, but unfortunately they couldn't find Officer Cao. Huang Xiaochuan understood this, as many traffic accidents, big and small, occur every day in the jurisdiction of a traffic police team, so the police officers in the accident division are particularly busy, and it is common to arrive and not find anyone.

Fortunately, it didn't take long. Around 2:40, Officer Cao returned.

Tang Jianhua stepped forward and introduced himself, saying that he was a family member of the victim, Huo Miao.

"Oh, the accident that happened on Huqingping Highway yesterday, right? The person who caused the accident turned himself in this morning, we impounded the car, and he's currently in custody and has been sent to the detention center."

"Turn yourself in?" Tang Jianhua didn't react for a moment.

Huang Xiaochuan, standing not far away, was also puzzled. If he could come back to turn himself in today, why did he run away yesterday? Isn't this just pointless? Are the charges different yesterday and today?

After realizing what was happening, Tang Jianhua immediately asked, "Who are they?"

"Oh, the driver for the owner of Jianeng Group. He was in a hurry to pick up a client yesterday and was speeding, which caused the accident. He takes full responsibility." Officer Cao seemed to handle these kinds of cases frequently, so he spoke of it in a very casual manner.

At this point, Huang Xiaochuan interjected, asking, "Excuse me, how old is the other person?"

Officer Cao looked up at Huang Xiaochuan and asked Tang Jianhua, "Who is he?"

"The victim was his brother-in-law." Tang Jianhua didn't say much, simply stating Huang Xiaochuan's kinship.

Upon learning that he was a relative of the victim, Officer Cao finally answered Huang Xiaochuan's question: "Oh, forty-two years old."

Huang Xiaochuan felt something was wrong. How could a 42-year-old driver, especially the boss's driver, commit a hit-and-run? Generally speaking, professional drivers know that even if an accident occurs, they should just follow the laws and regulations. With insurance companies and employers, as long as no one dies, the worst that can happen is losing their job. But hit-and-run is different. Even if they turn themselves in, they will still be punished according to the circumstances. With Huo Miao's injuries, this person will definitely be sentenced.

Is this guy out of his mind? That's impossible. How could someone with a problem be a boss's driver? Even Huang Xiaochuan wouldn't hire a driver like that; only someone with a screw loose would do that.

Huang Xiaochuan considered one possibility: the driver who turned himself in was taking the blame for someone else. Huang Xiaochuan felt that this was highly likely.

So he spoke up, "Officer Cao, right? Don't you think there's something wrong with this?"

Officer Cao looked displeased upon hearing this: "Problem? What problem? The matter is simple and clear. He fled yesterday, but after persuasion from his family and superiors, he turned himself in today. What's the problem?"

Huang Xiaochuan felt like he was talking to a brick wall, or maybe this Officer Cao was just pretending to be confused. Things like this are never as simple as they seem. Fine, you want to play this game, huh?

Huang Xiaochuan didn't intend to waste words with Officer Cao. He was clearly a nobody, just someone who followed orders, and there was no point in arguing with him. He turned and left the crowded office, beckoned Li Huan over, and ordered him to investigate the matter immediately. He refused to believe that something was clearly wrong.

After leaving the traffic police accident investigation department, he and Tang Jianhua went to the hospital to check on Huo Miao's condition.

Zeng Hong was also at the hospital with Zeng Xia, but she couldn't get into the ICU and could only wait on a bench outside. Huang Xiaochuan and Tang Jianhua found a doctor and inquired about Huo Miao's condition in detail.

Fortunately, his vital signs are stable. It's just a matter of whether he can withstand the infection. You know, for patients like Huo Miao with open head injuries, the most important thing to watch out for is various bacterial infections. Once he develops a high fever, it will be a real problem.

The reason Huang Xiaochuan knows so much is because in his past life, a colleague of his was hit by a car and his injuries were exactly the same as Huo Miao's. In the end, he still passed away because of complications.

Looking at his second sister's sorrowful face, Huang Xiaochuan sighed inwardly, "Second sister, I just asked, and the doctor said that your husband's condition is stable and he's doing well. Don't worry, we're here for you." He tried his best to comfort his second sister, Zeng Xia, as he understood her feelings of being separated from her by life and death very well.

Zeng Xia nodded with tears in her eyes. Things had come to this point, and all they could do was wait. Her family, especially her younger brother, had already done so much.