eurekapd Chapter 557: Meet the Mu
Chapter 557: Meet the Mu
Mu Xiaoji sat quietly in the dormitory. The air around him seemed to be frozen. The silence was so depressing that it made people feel a little depressed.
He stared blankly through the window at the sapphire-blue sky outside, but his thoughts had already drifted away, as if being led by an invisible hand, back to that night in the Tiandu Mansion Hotel in G City.
In the luxurious yet elegant suite of Tiandufu Hotel, warm yellow lights are softly sprinkled in every corner, and the air is filled with a faint fragrance of tea.
Song Shijie and Rong Shishan were sitting on the sofa, concentrating on discussing the company's business. The documents in their hands were flipping through from time to time, and both of them had a look of concentration and seriousness on their faces.
At this moment, a gentle knock on the door broke the silence in the room. Rong Shishan put down the steaming teacup in his hand, stood up, walked steadily to the door and opened it.
I saw Mu Xiaoji sitting alone in a wheelchair with a faint smile on his face.
Rong Shishan was slightly stunned, then said, "Hey, Xiaoji? Why haven't you rested yet so late? Don't you have to go to Kuncheng tomorrow?"
Mu Xiaoji still had that faint smile on his face as he said, "Yes, Lao Rong, why haven't you slept yet?"
Rong Shishan said with a smile: "There are still some things in the company, let's discuss them with your father."
After Rong Shishan finished speaking, he walked out of the door, reached out and gently pushed Mu Xiaoji's wheelchair, and slowly walked into the house.
Rong Shishan said as he walked, "You just got discharged from the hospital. Why are you running around instead of resting early?"
Mu Xiaoji explained, "I still have something on my mind that I can't let go of, so I thought of coming to talk to Dad."
Song Shijie raised his eyes and looked at Mu Xiaoji who came in: "Hey Chenxi, why aren't you sleeping so late?"
Mu Xiaoji faced his father with a look of courtesy and respect, and said softly, "Dad, I hope I didn't disturb your rest by coming here so late."
Song Shijie showed a gentle smile on his face: "You know, we have a heavy responsibility, and sleeping late has long become the norm."
Rong Shishan walked aside, picked up the teapot to refill it, and asked casually, "Would you like some coffee?"
Mu Xiaoji quickly responded: "Uh no, it's late and I couldn't sleep after drinking that stuff. I told my dad something and I'll leave after I finish speaking."
Song Shijie leaned on the sofa, looked at Mu Xiaoji lovingly and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Mu Xiaoji took a deep breath, as if to expel all his worries and anxieties with this breath, and said slowly:
"Tomorrow's arrival at the prison might not go smoothly. I need you to find various reporters to go to the prison to interview and create momentum."
Song Shijie frowned slightly, his eyes full of confusion, and asked, "Why do you think so?"
Mu Xiaoji's expression turned serious, with a firm look in his eyes: "Although my aunt acted a bit extreme, Nie Lei's death cannot be let go like this.
Judging from the clues we have so far, if there really are problems in the prison, then our visit this time is undoubtedly treading deep into a tiger's den and is fraught with danger.
Whether there is a problem with the prison's internal leadership or the inmates did it intentionally, we must make the entire medical process open and transparent, rather than allowing any possible darkness to be covered up.
If I do this openly, I will inevitably offend those who are manipulating it behind the scenes.
After all, we were in the open, and they were in the dark, making it hard to defend ourselves. So, I invited Yao Xinyue and her partner Tao Ge to go with us.
Their role is like making a warning to others. Once those with bad intentions sense the danger, they will be unable to restrain themselves and take action.
As long as they move, revealing even the slightest flaw, I will be able to follow the clues and find the culprit who killed Nie Lei."
Song Shijie nodded and said with relief: "If your aunt knew that you took the lead for her, she would probably let go of her previous grudges!"
Mu Xiaoji said ashamedly: "I am only considering the overall situation. For my aunt, I really don't have enough selfish motives!"
Mu Xiaoji's gaze returned to the dormitory, and his thoughts followed suit. He muttered to himself, "Dad, this external response should be activated, right?"
At this moment, the atmosphere in the dormitory next door was completely different. In the small space, the lights were dim and gloomy, as if shrouded by an invisible haze.
Tao Ge leaned carelessly on a worn-out chair, with his legs raised high, one foot shaking rhythmically, making a slight "tapping" sound.
He looked so relaxed and contented, as if this was not a heavily guarded prison dormitory but his own comfortable living room.
Yao Xinyue had a worried look on his face and paced back and forth quickly in the limited space.
Her brows were furrowed, and she kept muttering angrily, her tone full of regret and complaints:
"Mu Xiaoji, Mu Xiaoji, you're really rude! You knew this mission was dangerous, yet you dragged me into it.
I, Yao Xinyue, have never lived in a prison in my life. This place is dark and depressing. I don't want to stay there for even a moment longer!
With every step she took, her high heels made a crisp sound on the ground, as if knocking away the restlessness in her heart.
Seeing this, Tao Ge put down his shaking legs, sat up straight, and tried to comfort Yao Xinyue with a gentle smile on his face:
"Xinyue, sit down and rest for a while. Aren't your feet tired from walking around like this?
Didn't President Mu tell you before that there might be risks? At that time, you swore with full confidence that you couldn't give away the meat that was right in front of you!
When Yao Xinyue heard this, a trace of displeasure flashed across her face. She glared at Tao Ge and said unhappily:
"Go away, I was just saying it casually. Who would have thought that guy would be so right? It seems that this prison really does hide some unspeakable secrets.
Otherwise, why would they lock us up here, afraid that we would expose something?"
As she spoke, she was thinking, as if trying to find the truth hidden in the dark.
Tao Ge has worked as a reporter for Yao Xinyue for many years and is very experienced. He also knows a little about Mu Xiaoji's style of doing things.
He wiped his nose and said thoughtfully, "Mr. Mu may be young, but he is very thoughtful.
He dared to go to such great lengths to arrange all this, he must have grasped some shocking inside information in the prison.
What we need to do now is to find a way to get out and survive this disaster. I believe that since Mr. Mu has called us here,
You will definitely not let us down, and you might even be able to give you a piece of big news that will rock the whole city."
After hearing this, Yao Xinyue paused slightly, and the irritability on her face faded a little, replaced by a hint of anticipation.
She bit her lip lightly and muttered, "I hope it's a surprise, as you said, and not a shock. If I can really dig up some explosive news this time, I, Yao Xinyue, will become famous overnight."
After saying that, she began to pace around the room again, but this time, her steps were more determined and expectant.
The night was dark, like a heavy lead plate, pressing down on this heavily guarded prison.
Warden Li Zhengguo sat at his desk with a frown on his face. The pen in his hand tapped the table intermittently, making a dull and monotonous sound.
Deputy Warden Lei Tingfeng stood aside, pacing in front of the window. The temples of both of them seemed to be stained with melancholy by the oppressive atmosphere.
Just like the fallen leaves that know autumn is coming, they sense the coming storm in advance.
Li Zhengguo finally broke the silence, his voice low and somewhat weary: "Where are those two reporters? Where did you take them?"
Lei Tingfeng stopped, took a deep breath, and tried to suppress his inner irritation: "We're in our duty dormitory. What do you think...will this cause more trouble?"
His words were still echoing in the air when a burst of hurried and hurried footsteps suddenly sounded, coming from far away and stopping abruptly at the door.
With a bang, the office door was flung open. A corrections officer, with a terrified look on his face, gasped for breath, and almost shouted:
"Oh no, warden! Something terrible has happened! Two prison guards and an inmate are dead!"
Upon hearing this, the warden stood up from his seat as if struck by an electric current, the surprise on his face instantly frozen.
Lei Tingfeng turned around with a heavy expression on his face, and asked in unison with the warden, "Dead? What happened?"
Li Zhengguo reacted quickly and immediately asked, "Where is the expert team sent by Renxin Hospital? Aren't they a leading medical team? Why didn't they go to the scene to investigate the situation and provide first aid?"
The warden wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, his face showing an awkward expression as he mumbled, "They...they said they couldn't stand seeing President Mu, so they refused to take any emergency measures. Even if someone died, they wouldn't even set foot at the scene."
When Lei Tingfeng heard this, he immediately flew into a rage. He slammed his fist on the table and cursed angrily:
"Damn it! How can these people be so stubborn and unyielding? Warden, this situation is serious. What do you think we should do?"
The office fell into deathly silence. Only the wall clock was ticking slowly. The ticking sound sounded like a heavy death knell at this moment.
Warden Li Zhengguo frowned, staring at the table, as if trying to find a way out from the wood grain.
All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind rapidly. After weighing all the pros and cons, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes firm and fierce, clenched his right fist, and slammed it hard on the table, shaking the documents on the table slightly.
"Come on, follow me to the dormitory and meet the guy named Mu." His voice was low but powerful, breaking the oppressive silence in the office.
Lei Tingfeng, his face full of confusion, took a step forward and asked anxiously, "Warden, are you planning to let him out? I think that kid is always making trouble. If he gets out, I'm afraid those two reporters will..."
Li Zhengguo looked stern, his eyes looking into the distance, and said in a deep voice: "Let's talk about it when we meet!"
After saying this, he strode towards the office door. His footsteps were hurried, and the friction between the soles of his shoes and the ground made a crisp and powerful sound. His aura seemed to tell everyone that no matter how many obstacles lay ahead, he was determined to face the challenges head-on.
Lei Tingfeng sighed slightly, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, waved his hand, and followed closely behind with the instructor.
They walked together towards the dormitory full of unknowns, the dim light stretching their figures very long.