My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!
Chapter 84 - 80 Distant Saviors

Chapter 84: Chapter 80 Distant Saviors

"Mr. Xu, are you feeling any better?" Cui Jizhong offered a cup of water with solicitous care.

Xu Jingsong pushed the cup away and massaged his temples.

"Hmm! Just that my head still feels a bit groggy, there are no side effects from that medicine, right?"

"Don’t worry, Mr. Xu, there won’t be any. It’s probably just that the sedative hasn’t completely worn off."

"Hmm!" Xu Jingsong threw back the blanket and just got out of bed.

"Hiss~" The corner of his mouth twitched, apparently because it pulled at his wound.

That damn woman!

Xu Jingsong’s face darkened.

"Mr. Xu, let me help you," Cui Jizhong said cautiously, helping Xu Jingsong keep his balance.

The faint pain in his body, however, had cleared Xu Jingsong’s head quite a bit.

"What about last night’s incident, how’s the investigation going?"

"It’s still being investigated, but there’s already some news from the police. It was Captain Wang Zhao Ping of the criminal police who received an anonymous call. He was the one leading the team last night."

"Anonymous call?" Xu Jingsong frowned.

"Do we have any beef with this Wang Zhao Ping?"

"No beef, but then again we’re not exactly friends.

Ever since Yuan Li’s incident, we’ve had little contact with the criminal police. I’ve had someone meet with Wang Zhao Ping, and he’s not on the same wavelength as we are."

"What about that blondie?"

"Still detained, but I have sent someone to bail him out. He should be released today, and I will personally interrogate him."

"Hmm! Regardless of the outcome, this guy is of no use anymore."

"Mr. Xu, you mean..."

"A useless person, why keep them around for the New Year? Besides..." Xu Jingsong eyed Cui Jizhong with a chilling gaze.

Gao Yuan not only received the message, brought self-defense weapons, but also notified the police in advance. Clearly, the other party was well-prepared, definitely because someone leaked the information...

"Better to kill by mistake than to let go!"

Cui Jizhong shivered all over and quickly bowed his head, "I understand."

After walking a couple of steps, Xu Jingsong still felt the pain unbearable and had just thought about returning to bed to continue lying down when he suddenly remembered something.

"Right, where is the agreement from last night?"

"Agreement? What agreement?" Cui Jizhong was taken aback for a moment.

Xu Jingsong: "..."

...

"Everyone, hurry up and get on the bus, we’re about to leave soon!"

"Xiao Yu, quick, quick, quick!"

Just before the team left, Meng Lang and Xiao Yu boarded the company’s coach.

"Meng Lang, over here!" Elder Zhang saw Meng Lang getting on the bus from the back row and gestured for him to come over.

"Uncle Zhang, you’re here too." He greeted Elder Zhang with a smile, then led Xiao Yu to sit next to Elder Zhang in an empty seat.

"Eh? Whose child is this?" Elder Zhang was a little puzzled to see Xiao Yu.

"Oh, this is Xiao Yu, my neighbor’s sister. Xiao Yu, say hello to Uncle Zhang."

"Hello, Uncle Zhang!"

"Ah hello hello, what a lovely child, here, have a tangerine."

"Thank you, Uncle Zhang!"

Xiao Yu wore a sunflower-patterned jumper today, carrying a small panda backpack, a water bottle with rabbit ears, and a beige narrow-brimmed hat.

She was fully geared up for a spring outing, cute in a word.

Seeing Xiao Yu’s obedient face, Elder Zhang kept offering fruits and snacks with a chuckle.

He looked at Meng Lang.

"Your neighbor’s sister? Her sister’s fine with you taking her out?"

"What’s there to worry about?" Meng Lang took the tangerine Xiao Yu handed to him and popped a piece into his mouth.

"Heh! Looks like you’re on good terms with your neighbors. Could it be this is the ’South Wall’ you mentioned before?" Elder Zhang laughed meaningfully.

They trust someone with their own sister, could the relationship be bad (liao)?

No wonder you don’t want to leave—that’s quite the hero’s burial...

Should I mention this to Mr. Meng later?

Meng Lang took a look at Xiao Yu and couldn’t help but give Elder Zhang a thumbs-up.

Amazing, Elder Zhang!

Your words are blessed, aren’t they? You always hit the nail on the head? It’s even more accurate than the fortunes at Nanshan Temple.

But are you sure we’re on the same page?

"Uncle Zhang, why do I hear a nasal in your speech?"

Earlier, the bus was a bit noisy and he couldn’t hear clearly; after talking for a while, Meng Lang realized that Elder Zhang seemed to be suffering from a cold.

"Hmm! Don’t know if it’s from catching a cold last night, but my throat was killing me this morning, I’m old, my body can’t handle it anymore, just need to have some cold medicine, and I’ll be fine."

"Achoo~" As he spoke, Elder Zhang took out a tissue to wipe his nose.

Meng Lang thoughtfully turned to Xiao Yu and said, "Xiao Yu, do you know why people get better quickly after taking cold medicine?"

"Ah?" Xiao Yu was caught off guard by Meng Lang’s sudden question.

"Because... cold medicine can kill the virus?" she ventured uncertainly.

"Hmm! That’s a common misconception most people have. In fact, ordinary viral colds cannot and do not need to be treated.

All the cold medicines we take are only to relieve symptoms.

That is to say, taking medicine just makes you more comfortable and doesn’t really help to kill the virus; it might even increase drug resistance.

With a cold, it’s a week with medicine, seven days without.

The battles inside the body go on as they must, interesting isn’t it?"

"Uh..."

Xiao Yu hadn’t responded yet when Elder Zhang next to her objected.

"Interesting my ass! Medicine doesn’t work? I’m old, and my immunity isn’t great, dragging out a cold for one or two weeks, what if it turns into a fever?"

"Eh? Uncle Zhang, I wasn’t talking to you; not at you."

Meng Lang was dissatisfied with this "teaching tool" that had popped into the conversation.