Maoshan Taoist priests practice falsehood and become reality

Chapter 26 Fire Accident
  The speed of the car reached 120km/h, and the cold wind blew into the car, making the two brothers Yuan Jingshu turn blue and have runny noses.

But the two of them didn't dare to say anything. They understood Xia Xiaoling's eagerness to return home.

Ten minutes ago, Su Heng was prompted to turn off her phone when she called Xia Qin. Later, while browsing news on the Internet, Su Heng obtained information about the sudden fire accident on Xingchen Street.

The accident occurred at around 5:18 on May 13. After a loud noise, the house on one side of the street began to burn. The fire was raging and spread quickly.

The fire was not put out until 16:36.

The accident was initially determined to be caused by a natural gas pipeline explosion. The death toll is estimated to be more than 16 people and 86 injured. They have been sent to a nearby hospital for treatment and rescue.

In the live video, Su Heng saw Sister Xia Qin's house turned into a charred ruin.

"Don't think too much, I think Sister Xia Qin is fine." Su Heng knew that before seeing Xia Qin, any words were useless, but he still comforted Xia Xiaoling.

Xia Xiaoling just said "yes" softly.

At 2:06, they returned to the city. Yuan Jingshu and Yuan Jinghong got off the bus first.

After bidding farewell to the two uncles, Su Heng took over the steering wheel. He believed that Xia Xiaoling was not suitable to continue driving in her current condition.

"You take a rest for a while. I'll call you when you arrive."

Xia Xiaoling fell on the passenger seat and closed her eyes, her mind filled with every detail of her life with her mother.

On the way to the hospital, Su Heng deliberately avoided Xingchen Street.

At 2:46, the two arrived at the hospital successfully.

At this moment, the entrance of the hospital was crowded with family members and reporters who came to see the situation. Security personnel stood arm in arm in front of the cordon, trying to maintain order at the scene.

"Everyone, please calm down. The hospital is currently doing its best to treat the injured!"

Cries, shouts, curses, and the noisy scene almost engulfed Xia Xiaoling. She felt breathless and shaky.

Su Heng gave her a hand, and the two of them avoided the crowd and walked to another street.

Xia Xiaoling's face was horribly pale.

"Let's eat something nearby first."

During the trip to Baihua Village, both of them had vomited, and their stomachs were now empty. After experiencing a long period of fright and exercise, I am afraid that my body and mind have almost reached their limits.

They now need clean water, food and rest to replenish their strength and maintain their lives.

Su Heng helped Xia Xiaoling into a 24-hour noodle shop. The noodle shop was almost full, but the atmosphere was unusually low.

It can be guessed from the dull expressions of the customers that most of them are family members who came to the hospital to find someone.

Su Heng ordered two glasses of water and two bowls of Yangchun noodles. Neither of them had much appetite, so they still had to finish the noodles.

When Su Heng suggested that Xia Xiaoling lie down and sleep for a while, the other party's cell phone rang.

Xia Xiaoling picked up her phone nervously, and the caller ID showed an unfamiliar number.

The phone is connected.

"Hey?"

"Xiao Ling? I'm Wei Zonglin. I'm in the hospital now."

In the hospital?
  "Uncle Wei, is my mother okay?"

"Your mother is fine. She just fainted. Nothing happened. She was resting just now. She has been worried about your safety. Where are you now?"

"I'm at a noodle shop near the hospital."

"Okay, just wait there and I'll send someone down to pick you up."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Xiaoling became emotional:
  "It's okay, my mom is okay!"

Su Heng breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay."

Ten minutes later, a man in a black suit walked into the noodle shop. He scanned the crowd and finally laid his eyes on Xia Xiaoling.

The man came to the seat next to the two of them, sat down, lowered his voice and said politely:
  "Hello, Miss Xia. My name is Zhou Zhuang. The president sent me to pick you up. Please follow me." The two of them followed Zhou Zhuang out of the noodle shop and walked ten meters away. Zhou Zhuang turned around and asked, "Who is this guy?"

"he is my friend."

Zhouzhuang smiled: "Miss Xia, the president only allows you to go up alone. Miss Xia's friend, I'm really sorry. If necessary, I can send a driver to take you home first."

When it comes to this, Su Heng naturally understands.

"No, I can just go back by myself. If you have anything, please contact me at any time."

"Well, be careful on the road."

After bidding farewell to Su Heng, Xia Xiaoling followed Zhou Zhuang to the elevator in the parking lot and went to the sixth floor of the hospital.

She saw Wei Zonglin sitting at the door of the ward. No matter how much she hated this man in her heart, Xia Xiaoling expressed her gratitude immediately.

"Come in quickly, she's awake. She can't fall asleep until she sees you."

Xia Xiaoling pushed the door open and walked in. Her mother was sitting on the hospital bed. When their eyes met, they both saw tears in each other's eyes.

Xia Xiaoling threw herself into Xia Qin's arms like a child, and Xia Qin kept stroking her disheveled head.

"Where have you been? No one answers the phone." Xia Qin complained.

After Xia Xiaoling calmed down, she told her mother the words she had discussed with Su Heng in advance.

"Were you in a car accident? Are you injured? Where is Su Heng? Is he okay?"

"No, we are all fine. What about you, are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"

Xia Qin said that she went home at noon and was going to make lunch for Xia Xiaoling. After cooking, I discovered that my daughter was not at home and the phone could not be reached.

After eating alone and cleaning up a little, Xia Qin went out to throw away the trash. Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps, I heard a loud noise behind me.

The aftermath of the explosion knocked Xia Qin to the ground, and her cell phone disappeared. When she woke up again, she was in the hospital.

"Your Uncle Wei told me about the natural gas pipeline explosion. He said that I was very lucky. I happened to go out and stay away from the center of the explosion, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

"Is our home the center of the explosion?"

Xia Xiaoling was surprised.

"Well, it seems so."

Outside the corridor, Wei Zonglin was talking to Zhouzhuang.

"How's the investigation going?"

Zhouzhuang reported truthfully: "The investigation team sent back news that abnormal magnetic field fluctuations were captured at the scene. They also found that someone deliberately erased traces of the fluctuations. Therefore, the possibility of a natural accident was ruled out, and it was initially concluded that this was a man-made accident."

"Where is the murderer? Do you have any clues?"

"No, we called nearby surveillance cameras and found no abnormalities within 24 hours before and after the incident. Of course, there are also several surveillance points that are broken. We cannot rule out that the murderer destroyed them in advance."

Wei Zonglin was thoughtful.

"there's one more thing."

Zhouzhuang's tone became a little hesitant.

"Go ahead."

"The expert team at the headquarters has looked at Mrs. Xia's curse. Due to the special location, there is currently no way to eliminate the curse without harming Mrs. Xia."

Wei Zonglin was silent for a moment and said, "I understand. Also, is Su Heng's background investigation clear?"

"It is still under investigation and no records of valuable information have been found so far."

"Okay, keep paying attention."

(End of this chapter)