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Chapter 145 Snakes and Frogs

Gu Mian crossed her arms: "First of all, I am not some 'ideal savior'..."

He paused for a moment at this point: "If you really want to give me a title, you can remove the adjectives at the beginning."

The driver smiled and fell silent; he didn't say a word.

The taxi sped up a bit and came to a stop at the intersection, waiting for the green light.

The green light was on for going straight, but the driver did not go straight; instead, he stopped in the left lane.

"Secondly," Gu Mian continued, "I don't actually discriminate against patients. I believe that everyone, regardless of their circumstances, should have a chance to be saved..."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, the driver stirred slightly.

"I'm not that sentimental. If I had already chosen my path, I wouldn't have walked it with a reluctant expression. I would accept even the most heinous criminals because I am a doctor."

The car slowly started moving again and headed forward.

The driver kept smiling: "It seems we get along quite well."

Gu Mian then added, "In fact, I recently saved several people who could be considered 'evil'."

"For example, twenty-eight naughty students. Just hearing the word 'students' might make you think they're not bad people, but they were actually quite evil. They smothered their younger brother, pushed their grandfather down the stairs, and even killed a little girl in their class..."

The driver raised an eyebrow, but didn't interrupt.

"But I didn't despise them. In the end, I was the one who saved these children, and I provided them with physical and psychological treatment."

"There was another woman who was always complaining and felt that everyone owed her something. She wouldn't even admit her own mistakes, and she even killed several innocent people and set a fire in her factory, causing considerable damage."

"I didn't think this person didn't deserve to be saved. I found this patient and ultimately saved her."

The driver had been listening with great interest, but when he heard this, he frowned slightly.

"Actually, I've saved quite a few patients before, and most of them were what people call 'bad guys'."

"A doctor, in the same profession as me, colluded with a rich person, let's just call him a rich person for now..."

"He colluded with wealthy individuals to conceal the true medical examination reports of miners, causing countless miners to die due to delayed treatment, while he himself made a fortune."

"Look at how many lives he's taken, yet I never abandoned him; instead, I helped him fulfill his lifelong dream."

"Actually, there are many more patients like this, but this is what I should do as a doctor, and I don't need to mention them all to show off."

Gu Mian spoke with righteous indignation.

The driver's brows had been furrowed for a while; he usually wore a gentle smile, and this furrowed expression was unusual for him.

After driving a little further, he finally spoke: "As a doctor, you seem to have experienced quite a lot."

"To be honest," Gu Mian laughed, "it was really unexpected that the brakes on this car didn't fail."

The driver relaxed his brow. He didn't quite understand why Gu Mian would say such a thing, but he didn't dwell on it too much.

We were just over ten minutes away from Rong'an Residential Area, and the car was still going straight.

Gu Mian continued, "I have indeed experienced a lot in the past twenty years. Sometimes I am regarded as a pervert. I don't know why other people always look at me with strange eyes when I come into contact with those patients."

The driver laughed again: "Pervert? The patients you've dealt with were indeed quite perverted, but if you encountered an even more terrifying pervert now, wouldn't you be scared?"

There's another intersection not far ahead.

The taxi drove forward for about ten seconds before stopping in the left lane. Gu Mian said dismissively, "Why would I? I'm used to it, and no matter how twisted a person is, they won't actually harm me in the end, so I'm not afraid."

The driver looked intrigued: "Really? Are you sure you won't be scared no matter what?"

"Of course I'm sure," Gu Mian said with a smile.

The driver raised an eyebrow, revealing a somewhat excited expression, as if he had thought of something pleasant.

Two seconds later, the driver turned the steering wheel and turned left.

Gu Mian glanced down at the map; the car had veered off course.

"I feel like we really get along, it's just a bit of a pity..." the driver said while turning the steering wheel.

"What's a pity?" Gu Mian asked.

The driver shook his head: "It's nothing. I haven't met someone as interesting as you in a long time. The last time I met an interesting person was several years ago, which seems like a long time ago."

The taxi kept moving forward, heading into the darkness ahead. Gu Mian noticed that they were getting further and further away from Rong'an Residential Area.

After driving for about five minutes, the driver finally spoke, as if he had finally prepared a story.

"You know what? I used to carry a lot of interesting people, and then I scattered them throughout the city."

He used the dangerous and malicious word "spread," which sounded rather terrifying.

Without giving Gu Mian a chance to interrupt, he continued, "The first interesting person I met was a female college student."

"She has a boyfriend, but she didn't tell me directly. She was on the phone when she got in the car, and it seemed like she was arguing with her boyfriend, which I overheard."

"They were arguing very loudly. Her boyfriend's voice was so loud that even though the girl was sitting in the back seat, I could hear him through the microphone."

"It's nothing more than things like 'cheating' or 'mistresses,' so I asked out of concern."

"Then I learned that her boyfriend was a habitual cheater who often had ambiguous relationships with other women, and each time, this female college student would use all her skills to pull her boyfriend back to her side."

She always felt that her boyfriend loved her and only her, and that his flirting with other women was just a way to get her attention.

"Out of good intentions, I advised her to stay away from this kind of man."

"But for some reason, there are always some girls who like this type of 'scumbag' guy. She didn't take my advice; instead, she said I shouldn't meddle in other people's business."

She said her boyfriend loved her, but others just couldn't tell.

"Hahaha, isn't that ridiculous? I don't like self-righteous people like that. Actually, I'm a bit pathological; I love to reopen old wounds..."

"Oh, right."

At this point, the driver glanced at the small advertisement in Gu Mian's hand through the rearview mirror.

The missing person notice was very prominent; it was clearly visible even in a mirror.

A slightly wicked laugh rang out: "Her name is Lin Rongrong."

Gu Mian looked up.

The driver's face was reflected in the rearview mirror directly in front of him. Gu Mian saw that he was staring intently at her with an exaggerated smile, his facial muscles contorted with an unnatural grin, and his eyes almost squinting into a straight line.

It's like the expression of a venomous snake staring at a frog.

The author is exhausted and going to sleep. (3 [▓▓] Goodnight)
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