My Lovely Wife is a Forensic Doctor - Chapter 162
Chapter 162 Taken Hostage
“Kiki? Kiki?” Mu Yu desperately wanted to follow her but was stopped by the policeman who was cordoning off the area. “Please stay back. This building is temporarily…”
“She is Doctor Mu from the forensic lab,” Liu Xiaofan who just got out of the car pointed at Mu Yu, introducing her to the policeman.
“Oh, Doctor Mu. I’m sorry.” The policeman immediately made way for her.
“What’s the situation here?” While hurriedly walking toward the apartment block, Mu Yu anxiously asked Liu Xiaofan.
“Wang Linhua knocked Nie Xiaoxiang unconscious and took Little Guo hostage.”
“Little Guo?”
“Yes, he’s the four-year-old son of Zhao Yongli and Nie Xiaoxiang. Little Guo is his nickname.”
Her predictions came true after all. She took a deep breath and quickly followed up, “Why is he holding the kid hostage?”
Liu Xiaofan shook her head. “I’m not sure about the details. Anyway, right after I shared Chief Rong’s location with you and prepared to bring Kiki over, I got his call and he asked me to do the same.”
“Are Chief Rong and Wang Linhua both in Nie Xiaoxiang’s house?”
“No, they’re on the rooftop.”
While they were talking, they walked to the elevator area and saw the lights indicating that the left elevator was heading up. They thought that Kiki must have taken that elevator, so they entered the empty elevator on the right.
Just when Mu Yu turned to press the close button for the elevator doors, Qin Jinhuan and Huang Bo also rushed in. In her panic, she had completely forgotten about the two men and left them out there. She then shot a quizzical look at Qin Jinhuan.
“Didn’t the policeman stop you?”
“Why would he?” Qin Jinhuan responded beside her.
“Just now, he told us that the building was being cordoned off. Even I was being stopped by him.”
Liu Xiaofan interrupted with a chuckle, “Doctor Mu, President Qin is a frequent guest of the City Bureau. He’s more popular than you are in the City Bureau to the point that all our new transfers know him.”
“Was that why he did not get stopped?” Mu Yu pouted when she saw Liu Xiaofan answering her with a nod. “Why do you curry favor with the City Bureau? By the way, this place is unsafe. He’s just a citizen, so why do they let him in to get in our way?”
“Sigh! Doctor Mu, you’re the only person who dares to see President Qin as a hindrance. Do you know how much we love it when President Qin shows up at the City Bureau?” Liu Xiaofan poked fun at Qin Jinhuan.
“Huh? Why?” Mu Yu looked at Qin Jinhuan puzzledly but he only smiled in silence. Liu Xiaofan took the chance to answer for him, “That’s because President Qin will distribute some benefits every time he visits us!”
“Oh.” Money makes the world go round. Mu Yu thought to herself. She merely shrugged and did not continue the conversation. Now, they were in an emergency situation, and she was in no mood to joke with Qin Jinhuan. The fact that people loved to flatter the Qin Family was not news to her anymore.
Liu Xiaofan pressed the top floor button on the panel. A few minutes later, the ascending elevator stopped at the rooftop floor, and the doors slid open. Once the door opened, they could hear the ear-piercing cries of a woman that would not subside.
“Let go of our Little Guo! I beg you! He’s just a child; he has nothing to do with this!”
“Is that Nie Xiaoxiang? She didn’t faint?” Mu Yu could recognize the woman’s voice, and she ran up to the east of the rooftop by following the sounds.
“She probably woke up from fainting.” Liu Xiaofan was obviously confused about the situation and only followed behind Mu Yu.
“Kiki! What happened to you?” Mu Yu thought that Kiki who had arrived before them must have been coaxing Wang Linhua by now. She did not expect Kiki to squat at the flower bed area on a side of the rooftop, and she instantly rushed forward to lift Kiki up.
Kiki struggled to stand up and informed her in pain, “I twisted my ankle.”
“Mom, save me! I’m scared!” At that moment, a child’s fearful cries broke the silence of the night. Everyone’s heart sank at the sound of the innocent kid, and their gazes looked toward the east of the rooftop from where the cries were heard.
As the rooftop was surrounded by huge LED screens or advertisement lights, the entire area was brightly illuminated like in the day and allowed them to take a clear look at the situation on the east side. They saw Wang Linhua standing with his back to the east guardrail with a trembling four-year-old boy in front of him. He had a sharp and long fruit knife on the boy’s neck, yelling hostilely at the boy. The boy was too afraid to cry and could only stare at Nie Xiaoxiang who was about six meters away from him with teary eyes, sobbing silently.
At that moment, Rong Jian was standing beside Nie Xiaoxiang with his hands up while staring attentively at Wang Linhua. Nie Xiaoxiang, on the other hand, was a drooping figure in tears, her body trembling continuously. Occasionally, she uttered some unintelligible words to beg for her son’s life. Apparently, she was scared out of her wits by the hostage situation.
“The little boy that is taken hostage by Wang Linhua is Zhao Yongli’s son, Little Guo,” Liu Xiaofan gave a reminder from behind. When Mu Yu responded, Kiki had already pushed her away and limped toward the east side of the rooftop. Mu Yu, Liu Xiaofan and the others immediately ran after her.
Their loud and relentless footsteps made Wang Linhua livid. He tightened his hold on the knife and rebuked, “Don’t come near me! Go away! If not, I will not spare this kid!”
“Don’t! Don’t do it! I beg you!” When Nie Xiaoxiang saw the knife in Wang Linhua’s hand wavering around her son’s neck, she almost fainted in terror and her pleas for help sounded frail.
“Dad!”
“Kiki?” When Wang Linhua heard Kiki’s voice, he turned his head over to confirm that she was indeed his daughter. Tears streamed down his face as he called out emotionally, “You finally accepted me! You’re willing to call me dad!”
“You’re my dad from the very beginning!” Kiki cried as she ran up to him, reaching out to take his knife without a second thought.
“Don’t move!” Wang Linhua realized that she wanted to save Little Guo. He wiped his tears with his sleeve at an awkward angle while yelling at her to stop, “Hua, if I can hear you call me dad, I will not have any regrets in this life. Good girl, don’t meddle in this matter. No matter what, I will not let go of him today!”
“No!” Nie Xiaoxiang heard his declaration and started begging in tears again. “Little Guo is really innocent! It’s all Yongli’s fault in the end. Now that he has died in your hands, you should have let go all your grievances against him. I beg you, could you not make it difficult for me and my son? Think of this as my final plea.”
As she was speaking, she started kneeling down in front of Wang Linhua. Mu Yu could not stand seeing someone crying especially when Nie Xiaoxiang was crying so hysterically. She hurriedly turned to advise Kiki, “Can you persuade your dad now? Don’t let him make another mistake!”
“Don’t try to persuade me!” Wang Linhua overheard Mu Yu talking and he replied flippantly. “I have taken two lives with my hands. In the end, it’s the death penalty for me anyway. I don’t mind taking another life.”
“Dad!” Kiki wiped her tears and upon thinking, she turned to beg with Rong Jian, “Chief Rong, may I talk to my dad one-to-one?”
“But…”
When Kiki saw Rong Jian staring at the child, she immediately patted her chest to make a guarantee, “Unless I die, I swear I will protect Little Guo’s safety to the best of my ability!”
Rong Jian hesitated and nodded in agreement. He ordered the others to leave the rooftop while bending over to pick up the gun from the floor. Before he could touch the gun, Wang Linhua yelled at him, “Everyone leave! Don’t take the gun! If you wish to see this kid unharmed, you should cooperate with me!”
“Yes, we’ll cooperate. We will!” Nie Xiaoxiang repeatedly assured the dangerous man while tugging at Rong Jian who was still hesitant to leave. “Chief Rong, please do not act recklessly. My Little Guo is still in his hands.”
“Kiki, pick up the gun and give it to me.” Wang Linhua kept the knife on Little Guo’s neck while giving orders to Kiki.
Kiki nodded at him. When she turned to pick the gun up, she gave a hint at Rong Jian, who finally brought Mu Yu, Nie Xiaoxiang and the others to leave the rooftop.
Seeing that everyone had left, Kiki finally bent over to pick the gun up. She turned to call out to Wang Linhua in tears, “Dad.”
“Hey, hey, my good daughter.” Wang Linhua’s tears fell down again. Similarly, Kiki’s tears ran down her cheeks and she covered her face while sobbing.
Feeling sorry for her, Wang Linhua wiped away his tears and took a wary look at the door leading to the rooftop. Then, he dragged Little Guo over to the flower bed that was next to the guardrail. He was well aware that Rong Jian and the others would hide behind the door and observe his moves, so he wanted to be at the flower bed that was out of sight to them. There, he put down the knife and unfastened his leather belt, using the belt to tie Little Guo to the guardrail.
The poor child did not understand what he was doing, so he was trembling with fear while crying out for his mom to save him.
“Stop crying!” Kiki walked over and suddenly pointed the gun at Little Guo’s head, staring at him with fierce eyes. She lowered her voice and threatened him, “If you keep crying, I’m going to shoot you!”
Perhaps he was too young to understand what Kiki meant by shooting him, so he cried even louder after being threatened by her. Wang Linhua noticed that and irritatedly picked up the knife, pretending to cut him with it. “You little brat! Stop crying! If you make one more sound, I’ll kill you! I’ll kill your mom too!”
Little Guo finally understood the gravity of the situation, so he sobbed silently with his mouth pursed and his eyes filled with terror.
“Little jerk!” With a disgusted face, Kiki spat in front of the child. However, Wang Linhua did not appear to be surprised by Kiki’s attitude toward Little Guo. He only looked at her with pity and sighed, “Hua, you have suffered a lot over these years.”
“Dad.” Kiki’s face immediately turned sorrowful, and her tears started flowing again.
“Don’t cry. Don’t cry, my good daughter.” Wang Linhua wanted to reach out and wipe away her tears but his hand stopped mid-air and drew back. He hit himself on the chest with his fists and wailed, “Dad has failed you! If only I could find you earlier, you wouldn’t have been in this situation! Your life has been ruined in my hands!”
“No, dad. Don’t say that. It’s not your fault.” Kiki hugged him and sobbed loudly. “If anything, my fate is to be blamed.”
“My poor Hua, my pitiful Hua, dad did not protect you well. Dad deserves to die!”
Kiki shook her head. A satisfied smile bloomed on her tear stricken face. “Dad, I never thought that I could hear you calling me Hua in this life. I’m happy. I’m truly happy.”
“Hua.”
“Dad.”
The father and daughter hugged each other and cried out their eyes.
After a while, Kiki pushed away Wang Linhua and said between her sobs, “Dad, listen to me. I killed Zhao Yongli; you should not take the blame for me. I…”
“Stop spewing nonsense!” Wang Linhua bellowed and stopped her from talking. “This has nothing to do with you. Don’t try to shoulder the burden. I have turned in the murder weapons to Doctor Mu. I have admitted my crimes to the police!”
“No, dad, listen to me…”
“Foolish girl, I know that you’re filial but you cannot be stupid! You’re still young. When you leave this city, you can start a new life in a new palace where nobody knows you. As for me…” Wang Linhua smiled bitterly. “I have evaded the police and stayed underground for so long. I should have been punished by the law earlier. As long as I can take one more look at you in this life, I will die a satisfied man.”
“You unintentionally killed mom, right? You just wanted to force her to tell you my whereabouts. Am I right?”
Wang Linhua was caught off guard by her questions, and tears streamed down his face again. “It’s no use to talk about it now.”
“It is useful! As long as you don’t admit to killing Zhao Yongli, I will tell Chief Rong about all the awful things that mom had done to make a plea for you.”
“Foolish child, don’t you understand the sanctity of national law? I committed murders and stayed out of radar for years, and my character was evil. Even if I am not guilty of killing Zhao Yongli, I will not be acquitted. I’d therefore prefer dying right away! After I cut up this little brat, I’ll turn myself in!” When Wang Linhua looked at Little Guo, his eyes were filled with hatred.
“Dad! Even if you want this little jerk killed, I should be the one who does it! Let me do it! After all, my whole life is ruined by his b*stard dad!”
The vengeance in Kiki’s eyes were even stronger than Wang Linhua’s. As she spoke, she had pointed the gun in her hand at Little Guo.
“Hua, don’t! You…”
“Dad, I’m all grown up, but never have I once done something nice for you. Let me fulfill my filial duty this time.”
“No!”
“Dad, please allow me to. This is the only thing I could do for you.” While crying, Kiki took out a piece of paper from her pocket and handed it over to Wang Linhua.
When he received the piece of paper and read its contents, he looked as if he was struck by lightning and almost fainted from the shock. In disbelief, he mumbled, “How is this possible? How?”