Nominal: Hou Liangping blocking the door? He was slapped away!

Lu Yike didn't ask any more questions and turned to leave. Footsteps soon echoed in the corridor as the guards began to remove the wires, cut off the circuit, and seal the entrance; their actions were swift.

After a while, she returned to the doorway, this time carrying a cell phone evidence bag that she had just removed.

Qi Tongwei raised his chin slightly. "Bring it here."

Lu Yike took out her phone, and as soon as she touched the side button, the screen lit up by itself. Black background with white text, clean and crisp, without any unnecessary information.

Is Qi confirmed dead?

The ward fell silent for a moment.

Lu Yike's hand froze in mid-air, not taking the phone back. Qi Tongwei stared at the words, his gaze darkening, like a knife blade pressing against the paper.

"Don't reply yet." He took the phone. "Keep this message."

Lu Yike looked up at him.

Qi Tongwei leaned back on the pillow, his voice lower, "Starting tonight, everyone will act as if they've died. Since the other side wants to see the outcome, let them see enough first."

The phone screen was still lit, white text on a black background, like an eye staring at someone.

Is Qi confirmed dead?

Qi Tongwei leaned against the pillow, wearing a dark coat over his hospital gown, his left arm slinged across his chest, and his right hand holding his phone in his palm.

Lu Yike stood by the bed, her dark suit neatly buttoned, her hair tied up tightly, the fire in her eyes suppressed, not showing.

"Bring the person over here."

Lu Yike asked, "What do you want to do?"

"Unlock with his fingerprint and reply with four words."

Qi Tongwei handed over the phone.

"Confirmed."

Lu Yike's expression changed on the spot.

"Are you crazy? Once this message is sent out, the provincial department, the hospital, the provincial party committee, and the entire provincial judicial network will be scrutinized!"

Qi Tongwei raised his right hand and grabbed her arm. His strength wasn't great, but he pinned her to the bedside.

"If the water isn't muddy, those who want to reach out will stay on the shore and watch."

"The hand behind Sha Ruijin's back is waiting for me to fall."

"Let him come down and pick the peaches."

Lu Yike gritted her teeth.

"You're risking your life to act?"

"I am still alive."

"Is this what you call living an easy life?"

Qi Tongwei glanced at her, and the monitoring cable by the bedside dangled near his wrist.

"Lu Yike, I'll take the blame for tonight."

Lu Yike did not respond.

She turned around, opened the ward door, and then quickly closed it again, as if shutting out the outside wind and shutting it back into the room.

A few minutes later.

The caregiver was led to the adjacent treatment room, his wrists pressed against the table. Lu Yike put on gloves and pressed his thumb against the screen.

Click.

The screen unlocks.

A cursor appears in the input box.

Lu Yike looked at Qi Tongwei.

"This is the last time I object."

"It's on record."

"You're so annoying."

She lowered her head and typed.

Confirmed.

send.

The phone was silent for a few seconds, then the screen went dark.

Lu Yike put the phone into the shielded bag and sealed it twice.

"Next step?"

"rescue."

"Who will attempt resuscitation?"

"I."

Qi Tongwei put his right hand back on the edge of the bed, his tone as calm as if he were in a meeting.

"The recording should be chaotic, the footsteps should be hurried, and the report should sound like a real event. Don't write 'death,' write 'sudden heart failure after surgery, currently being resuscitated.'"

"Is this wording leaving room for maneuver?"

"Give them the courage."

Lu Yike stared at him for a long time, then suddenly smiled.

"You leaders, you even use formulas to lie."

"Format is more effective than emotion."

She placed the recorder on the bedside table and pushed the tray to the ground.

Splash!

Cotton wool, tweezers, and empty bottles were scattered all over the floor.

Lu Yike lowered her voice, calling out urgently yet steadily.

"The patient's blood pressure has dropped, notify the emergency room!"

She grabbed the chair and put it on the ground.

boom.

Qi Tongwei watched her struggle and tapped the edge of the bed with his right knuckles.

笃.

"Panic a little more."

Lu Yike turned around and glared at him.

"Would you like to call out a couple of times yourself?"

"I called it something that would easily give me away."

"You know that too."

She recorded another sound of footsteps outside the door, then played the monitor's alarm into the background. She had personally drafted the critical condition report; it was concise, comprehensive, and the timing of its submission was impeccable.

We don't use any reliable access points.

Several internal network nodes that usually like to inquire, forward, and get involved were gently touched.

The message is like water poured into a ditch; it finds its own way out.

Qi Tongwei suffered a sudden heart failure after surgery and is currently undergoing emergency treatment.

This sentence first went to the hospital's administrative entrance, then circled around to the provincial department's duty group, was then cut in half, and turned into the provincial party committee compound.

The Provincial Party Committee compound.

The lights in Sha Ruijin's office were still on.

Several documents were piled on the table, with red headers, white backgrounds, and annotation papers. They looked neat, but when you flipped through them, they were a mess.

Sha Ruijin held his pen, the nib resting on a statement. Secretary Bai knocked and entered, her footsteps quicker than usual.

"secretary."

Sha Ruijin did not look up.

"What is it?"

Secretary Bai closed the door and lowered her voice.

"News has come from the military hospital that Qi Tongwei suffered a sudden heart failure after surgery and is currently undergoing emergency treatment."

The pen tip tilted slightly.

A long cut was made on the document.

Sha Ruijin stared at the opening, his throat bobbing, before putting down his pen.

"Is the source of this information reliable?"

"The hospital administration leaked the information first, and people in the provincial department also heard the recording of the emergency."

"Where is Lu Yike?"

"The ward must be in complete chaos."

Sha Ruijin leaned back in his chair, his chest heaving twice, as if he had finally exhaled a breath he had been holding in for a long time.

"it is good."

Secretary Bai hung his hands at his sides, without smiling.

Sha Ruijin glanced at him.

"What are you afraid of?"

"Secretary, Qi Tongwei is too stubborn."

Even the toughest person needs to survive.

Sha Ruijin closed the torn document and pressed his finger on the cover.

"Notify them to check first, don't rush to take action."

Secretary Bai nodded.

"Someone has already reached out to the senior citizens' activity center."

Sha Ruijin's gaze lingered for a moment.

"Who told you to mention this place?"

Secretary Bai felt a tightness in her back and immediately lowered her head.

I misspoke.

Sha Ruijin stared at him for a few seconds.

"Close the door tightly."

After the door closed, only the desk lamp remained in the office. Sha Ruijin pulled out the torn document, tore it in half, and stuffed it into the bottom of the drawer.

His hands became much steadier.

By evening.

Only the bedside lamp was on in the special care ward of the military hospital.

Qi Tongwei sat up straighter than during the day, his left arm still in a sling, his face was pale, but his eyes were steady.

Lu Yike sat beside him, the confiscated cell phone in front of her. The shielding bag was open, and the line was connected to the listening port, waiting for a message from the other side.

"What if they don't fight?"

"I know how to fight."

"On what grounds?"

"Sharikin needs good news, and the people behind him need something."

Lu Yike handed her a glass of warm water.

"Say less, or your voice will be hoarse, and it'll be hard to pretend to be alive later."

Qi Tongwei took the water and drank a small sip.

"Did you just yell at me outside?"

"no."

"The guards at the gate looked at me like I was a menace."

"That's because he has a good eye."

The words had barely left his mouth.

The phone lit up.

There were no notes, just a string of numbers.

Lu Yike immediately straightened her back and pressed the record button.

Qi Tongwei put down the water glass.

"catch."