The driver scooped Lin Xiaoze up in his arms, disregarding the car, and stumbled down the hillside to avoid being chased by the other car on the mountain road. The master and servant disappeared into the night.
As the car passed Lin Xiaoze's vehicle, it slowed down, and the rear window slowly rolled down a crack. Eyes peering into the wrecked car said in a calm voice:
"Sorry."
Chapter 384 Hurry
When Lin Xiaohe rushed to Tung Wah Hospital after receiving the call, Lin Xiaoze had already been placed in a ward and was fast asleep thanks to the effects of the anesthetic.
Lin Xiao qia, Lin Xiaojie, and Lin Xiaosen had already arrived at the ward before Lin Xiaohe. When they saw Lin Xiaohe enter, before he could even ask a question, Lin Xiao qia suddenly rushed up and grabbed Lin Xiaohe's collar!
Liao Jingxuan and the driver, who were with Lin Xiaohe, were left outside. Caught off guard, Lin Xiaohe was grabbed by Lin Xiao qia and dragged to Lin Xiaoze's bedside. Lin Xiao qia growled in a low voice:
"Look carefully! Look carefully! Why did our brother end up like this!"
Lin Xiaojie and Lin Xiaosen hurriedly pulled the two apart. Lin Xiao qia was still glaring angrily at Lin Xiaohe. Lin Xiaohe straightened his tie and shirt collar, which had been pulled loose, and looked at Lin Xiaoze, who was sleeping soundly on the hospital bed, but whose face still showed a trace of pain.
"If you hadn't gone to Macau to deal with Song Tianyao, how could they have thought of using this method to target our boss!" Lin Xiao qia saw Lin Xiaohe still expressionless and without any remorse. He angrily shouted, "Are you even human?! Our boss is already like this, and you're still putting on that high-ranking official act?"
Lin Xiaohe remained silent, as did Lin Xiaosen. Only Lin Xiaojie, seeing Lin Xiao qia's expression as if he were about to turn on Lin Xiaohe, suddenly spoke up:
"Second brother, you've always been so composed. Even when Father passed away, you didn't react this strongly as you do tonight. Calm down, try to control your temper."
The words were spoken in a consoling tone, but the other three people in the room interpreted them differently and reacted in various ways.
Lin Xiaosen's mind was a little slow to react. He immediately looked at Lin Xiao qia with suspicion in his eyes. Lin Xiaohe glanced at Lin Xiaojie, who had spoken, without making a sound, and then fixed his gaze on Lin Xiaoze on the hospital bed. Lin Xiao qia was shocked. He looked at his fifth brother Lin Xiaojie beside him in disbelief, then at Lin Xiaohe and Lin Xiaosen, and his face showed an uncontrollable anger!
With a loud "smack!", Lin Xiao qia slapped Lin Xiaojie hard across the face!
"Just because you've become the Ji Family's son-in-law doesn't mean I'm afraid to teach you a lesson! Your words clearly imply that I'm guilty and crying wolf! Well said!"
Lin Xiaojie was stunned by Lin Xiao qia's sudden slap, and he covered his face blankly, not knowing what to do. Lin Xiaosen hurriedly came over and pulled Lin Xiaojie behind him, saying to Lin Xiao qia, "Second brother, A-Jie didn't mean it. He just wanted to advise you not to get so angry."
Lin Xiao qia paced around the ward twice, then suddenly punched the wall hard, turned around and glared fiercely at Lin Xiaosen, saying:
"His words just now clearly implied that he suspected me of plotting against my elder brother? Suspected me of plotting against the Lin Family? And he even advised me not to get so angry? If I really wanted to cause trouble, the first thing I would do is run you and A He over! I wouldn't have waited until today for you to suspect me! Back in Guangzhou, I could have taken advantage of your absence and wiped out the other brothers!"
After Lin Xiaosen finished speaking, the room fell silent. The four of them remained silent, with only heavy breathing.
"Hmph... Hiss... Visiting someone in the hospital and you guys have ended up like this, really... Sigh..." Lin Xiaoze, lying on the hospital bed, opened his eyes slightly at some point, and spoke with a weak, bitter laugh, breaking the silence in the room.
"Big brother!"
"Big brother!"
The four people in the room hurriedly gathered around the hospital bed, looking at Lin Xiaoze who had just woken up. Lin Xiao qia his head down, seemingly feeling guilty that Lin Xiaoze had overheard his words.
"Big brother, you heard everything?"
"So loud... I couldn't help but hear it." Lin Xiaoze looked at the four people in front of the bed. "A-Jie didn't mean anything by it. He was advising you to control your temper. As the older brother, you shouldn't have hit someone, and you shouldn't have said such hurtful things that damaged our relationship..."
Lin Xiaoze's injuries were not serious. The impact and the car rolling down the slope caused a fracture in his left arm, a bloody gash on his head, and two broken ribs. He looked horrifying when he was sent to the hospital, but his life was not in danger. He was even awake when he was admitted to the hospital. He specifically instructed the driver and the doctor to notify his brothers after he had been treated and bandaged, so as not to frighten them by seeing his bloodied face.
By this time, the effects of the anesthetic had worn off, and the pain from his injuries woke him from his slumber. Before he could even open his heavy eyelids, he heard several people arguing. Lin Xiaoze kept his eyes closed, waiting for the anesthetic to wear off further, and only after he had managed to make out their conversation did he speak up to break the awkward silence.
"I..." Lin Xiao qia opened his mouth, but he didn't expect his older brother's first words to be that he had done something wrong and shouldn't have hit Lin Xiaojie. He didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Lin Xiaoze's second sentence was addressed to Lin Xiaohe: "A He, I've had an accident, the Lin Family can't be in chaos. A-Sen Sen is still quite young, and matters concerning the family and business..."
"I know, I'll help you out for now, brother." Lin Xiaohe agreed before Lin Xiaoze could finish speaking.
Lin Xiaoze nodded slightly. "The three of you go out first, and come back in later. A He in charge during this period, so I want to have a private chat with A He. There are some things I need to specifically remind him of."
Lin Xiao qia, Lin Xiaosen, and Lin Xiaojie left the ward Lin Xiaoze lay on the hospital bed and gently touched the edge of the bed with his movable right hand. Lin Xiaohe and sat down, staring intently at Lin Xiaoze.
"Don't tell my mother and the others about my accident, so as not to worry them. They're old and easily agitated by such things. Just tell them I went to Taiwan to discuss a soft drink business." Lin Xiaoze rolled his eyes, not out of any ill intent, but rather to try and clear his mind and counteract the effects of the anesthetic.