Chapter 49: So It Was Him After All

"Tian Miao, do you know the 203 Hospital in Taihe City?"

"I do. I even went there to interview Director Liu Xianming and reported on his innovative surgical methods in organ transplantation."

"Please help me contact Political Commissar Zhou. In a little while, I will most likely be in a traffic accident on the road and directly taken to the 203 Hospital. I need Political Commissar Zhou to have the local police station immediately take away the driver who hits me for interrogation, forcing him to confess to the mastermind. Because this is by no means a traffic accident, but murder. The mastermind behind all this is my paternal uncle, Li Manjiang, and his wife, Wang Yue. These two will rush to the hospital the moment they hear the news of my car accident, because they need to transplant my kidney into their son, Li Tianyi, who suffers from uremia. By the way, have Political Commissar Zhou send people to ambush the post office in advance. There is definitely an informant on this road who will tip off the other party the moment I am loaded into the ambulance. Once at the hospital, the hospital should contact my eldest brother and have him sign my brain death notification and organ donation consent form. Since the other party are my relatives, they surely know my eldest brother will sign without hesitation. As soon as these two documents are signed, Political Commissar Zhou must rescue me from the intensive care unit immediately. I might be rendered unconscious by a sedative injection, but to ensure my kidneys remain healthy enough, they shouldn't overdose me or inflict any other harm."

Li Qi's logic gradually became clear, and he accurately anticipated everything the other party would do. Because the other party's ultimate demand and desired result was to transplant his healthy kidney into Li Tianyi, they would not kill him before Li Peng signed the documents and the transplant surgery took place. This was the most crucial point of the entire plan.

Tian Miao was dumbfounded. She grabbed Li Qi's hand tightly. "Why is what you're saying so terrifying? What on earth is going on?"

Li Qi roughly explained how his uncle Li Manjiang's son had uremia and was forcing him to donate a kidney.

Tian Miao was so angry she felt like killing someone. "That is utterly unconscionable! Their son is precious, but your life is worth nothing? When moral kidnapping failed, they dared to resort to such despicable methods? It's simply lawless!"

However, she was still worried about Li Qi's safety. "Are you sure you want to take this risk? Is there really no other way? I can take you away from Niuxin Town, or even away from Taihe City. We can go to the provincial capital."

Li Qi shook his head. "They want to harm me, and I refuse to let it go just like that. A gentleman takes revenge morning and night; how could I possibly act as a deserter? Since they want to do evil, I will bring them to justice with my own hands! Moreover, this kind of thing is definitely not an isolated case. Everyone involved in this might have several similar cases on their backs. If we don't topple them today, who knows how many innocent people will be declared dead and have their organs harvested in the future?"

Furthermore, to ensure the viability of the organs, the victims were usually young. They should have had happy lives, but simply because they matched a diseased person of high status and power, they lost the right to live. The world shouldn't be like this, and we must root out these people completely! Once the gang in Taihe City is brought to justice, others will also harbor fear and at least won't be as unbridled as they are now. I don't have the ability to save everyone, but I believe that some people will be spared from death because of my persistence today. So I must take this risk, and I must do this thing."

In Li Qi, Tian Miao once again saw the light from that day. At this moment, Li Qi, strategizing and in absolute control, seemed to emit a dazzling radiance once again.

She no longer hesitated. Her brain raced as she began to cooperate with Li Qi. "I have my press card. I'll go to the police station to make the call right now. You wait for me to arrange everything before you go out."

Tian Miao had been to Niuxin Town before, so she knew where the police station was located.

Li Qi nodded firmly.

After Tian Miao left, Li Qi returned home and parked his bicycle in the courtyard. His father had gone to work, and his eldest sister was still tidying up inside the house.

His eldest sister had no idea what Li Qi had been up to these past few days, assuming her younger brother had simply been at the police station learning those so-called Eighteen Black Dragon Hands. She even thought to herself that the child was truly tireless, not even returning home because he was so dedicated to learning combat techniques.

Seeing Li Qi return safe and sound, she asked quizzically, "Didn't you guys say that combat technique was very dangerous the other day? I thought you'd come back missing an arm or a leg, and I was already getting ready to wait on you hand and foot. I was even wondering if you lost the ability to take care of yourself, would you feel embarrassed if I had to help you pee?"

Li Qi felt mentally exhausted. Just listen to that—was that something a human would say? "Eldest sister, can't you wish me something good? How old am I, and you're still thinking about helping me pee?"

"How many times did you pee on me when you were little, stinking up the place, and did I ever嫌弃 you? Now you're putting on airs with me. By the way, have you seen Liu Yuting? She came looking for you at the house this morning. Let me tell you, now that you've got some prospects, stay away from that woman; she's no good. If I catch you messing around with her, I'll smash you to death with a rice scoop!"

Li Qi knew his eldest sister genuinely cared about him. Feeling quite amused inside, he wanted to tease her. "I saw her. She was proposing to me. I asked her if an eight-yuan bride price would do, and she cursed me out."

When Li Li heard this, she leaped straight up. "Third brother, are you out of your mind? Did your pituitary gland bridge with your prostate, what kind of nonsense are you pulling? You want to bring a rotten piece of goods like that home as a wife? Are you afraid you won't have enough cuckold hats to wear, or are you planning to open a brothel at home and use her to make money? Marry her, and you'll be brothers-in-law with every man in Niuxin Town in the future. Never mind eight yuan, even if she paid you eight hundred to take her, it wouldn't happen! Let me tell you, if you dare to marry her, I'm taking Junmei and leaving immediately. Just the thought of sharing a roof with a slut like that makes me sick."

Li Qi was laughing heartily on the inside while putting on a puzzled expression on the surface. "Sister, why do you have such a big issue with Liu Yuting? Did she jump down a well holding your child or something?"

"Bah, bah, bah! What kind of nonsense are you spouting? If she dares to touch Junmei, I'll fight her to the death! Third brother, when it comes to marrying a wife, you can't just look at her face. Listen to your sister and don't even entertain this thought. I'm telling you, if Mom knew you wanted to marry Liu Yuting, she might just crawl out in the middle of the night and scratch your face off."

"Hahaha!"

Li Qi couldn't help laughing. His eldest sister really dared to say anything, even dragging their late mother into the conversation. He waved his hands repeatedly. "Don't worry, eldest sister. I definitely won't marry her. I swear on the lamp, I will resolutely never marry Liu Yuting in this lifetime."

"It's good that you know what's good for you."

After finishing their banter, Li Qi stepped out feeling refreshed, telling his eldest sister that he might be going out for a couple of days and not to worry at home. Li Li nodded and said she understood. A grown young man like Li Qi couldn't possibly be kept cooped up at home every day, and besides, the things Li Qi had accomplished recently had shocked Li Li immensely; naturally, she supported him unconditionally.

Before leaving, Li Qi picked up an empty beer bottle from the base of the wall and swaggered out of the alleyway.

Sure enough, that car started up again.

However, Li Qi didn't give Hu Delu any chance at all. Instead, he strode forward aggressively.

Hu Delu was somewhat dumbfounded. Seeing Li Qi walking straight towards him, his foot remained on the brake without daring to lift it.

What was going on?

Had the other party discovered him?

That shouldn't be possible.

Li Qi bypassed Hu Delu's car, slipped into a small grocery store behind it, bought half a catjin of soy sauce using his empty wine bottle, and trotted all the way back into the alley.

Hu Delu breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

So he hadn't discovered him; he had just come out to buy soy sauce.

He had no choice but to turn off the engine again and continue waiting for an opportunity.

Meanwhile, crouching down against the base of the wall, Li Qi's brain began to spin at high speed. He had seen Hu Delu's face clearly, and his next step was to use his super memory to see if he could confirm who this person was. If he could recall the man's name, it would provide immense convenience for the upcoming interrogation.

Countless newspaper clippings, news stories, and pieces of information flashed across his mind.

Suddenly, Li Qi slapped his forehead.

"So it's him!"