The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

Wang Yanhong couldn't sleep all night, she was filled with anxiety. Before dawn, she went to the town to wait and see if there was a bus to the county seat.

Luckily, after waiting for more than ten minutes, she encountered a bus going to the county town, which Wang Yanhong chartered to take her to the People's Hospital.

She checked the time; it was only 6:50.

Throughout the journey, Wang Yanhong kept urging the driver to go faster.

At 8:30, the car stopped at the People's Hospital. Wang Yanhong quickly got out of the car and ran into the hospital. Only then did she realize that she didn't know which ward Chen Shi was in.

They went to the ICU to inquire, and the doctor checked the records but found no record of Chen Shi.

Wang Yanhong felt dizzy and her heart ached. Was she too late? Tears streamed down her face.

The doctor quickly reassured him and asked him to provide the patient's information so she could check if he had been hospitalized at the People's Hospital.

Wang Yanhong remembered Chen Shi's ID number and told the doctor to check.

The doctor said with a relaxed expression, "Don't worry, the patient is fine. He'll stay in a VIP room."

Wang Yanhong quickly asked, "Really?"

"Go and see for yourself."

Wang Yanhong hurried to the VIP ward. As she approached the ward, her heart raced. She walked to the door, held her breath, and pushed it open. She saw Chen Shi lying on the bed, fast asleep, with a nurse beside him receiving an IV drip.

The nurse asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm his girlfriend." Wang Yanhong walked to Chen Shi's side and, seeing that he was alright, felt relieved.

Chen Shi sensed something, slowly opened his eyes, and saw Wang Yanhong sitting beside him. He asked, "Yanhong, what brings you here?"

"You scared me to death! You didn't even answer the phone." Wang Yanhong said, her eyes brimming with tears, like a wronged child.

Chen Shi quickly sat up and pulled Wang Yanhong into his arms with one hand.

Seeing this, the nurse wisely went out.

"Don't move around, you're still on an IV drip, be careful not to bump into it."

Looking at the bandage on Chen Shi's head, Wang Yanhong asked with concern, "Is your head alright?"

"It's nothing, just a minor cut. You'll be able to leave after the IV drip is finished."

Wang Yanhong's eyes were red: "You bad person, you didn't answer the phone, I thought something had happened to you."

Chen Shi then remembered his phone, took it out of his clothes, and found that it had run out of battery and shut down automatically.

Yesterday, we caught fugitive Zhang Dong. I was very excited. Afterwards, I went with Zhang Dong to the county hospital for a full-body checkup. He was perfectly healthy and there was nothing wrong with him.

After getting into the car, he gave Zhang Xiangdong a detailed report on the capture of the fugitive, describing in vivid detail and using exaggerated methods how brave he was and how cunning Zhang Dong was, and how they subdued the fugitive Zhang Dong after a thrilling fight.

I was quite excited and didn't bother to check my phone. By the time I got to the county hospital, it was already past 11 p.m. After a full-body check-up, it was past 1 a.m. I was admitted to a VIP room and slept until dawn. Then a nurse woke me up to give me an IV drip.

"My phone is dead, and I don't have a data cable."

Wang Yanhong was speechless. Of all times, why did the power go out at that time last night?

She checked her bag; she had left in a hurry and hadn't brought a data cable.

"Wait here, I'll go borrow one from the nurse."

Wang Yanhong went out and came back a while later with a data cable in her hand. She plugged it in and charged her phone.

At this moment, a van stopped at the hospital entrance. Chen Xing got out of the van and helped Wang Guihua, followed by Chen Jianyong, who helped Chen Yanshi, and Chen Jianhua followed behind.

They went to the ICU to inquire, and the doctor saw them asking about Chen Shi, the same doctor who had previously treated Wang Yanhong.

Tell them Chen Shi is fine and will stay in a VIP ward.

Chen Yanshi arrived at the door of the VIP ward with trembling steps. None of them dared to push the door open, afraid of seeing something they dared not see.

Wang Guihua pushed open the door, and what she saw made them stare wide-eyed.

Wang Yanhong is feeding Chen Shi porridge.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Guihua couldn't hold back her tears and scolded, "You brat, you're going to scare your own mother to death!"

Chen Shi looked completely bewildered: "Why are you all here?"

Seeing that Chen Shi's head was wrapped in gauze, Chen Xing asked, "Xiao Shi, is your head alright?"

"It's nothing, just a superficial injury, nothing serious."

The group looked at Chen Jianhua. "Didn't you say that Xiao Shi is dying?" they cried, "We need to see him one last time."

Chen Jianhua's face turned bright red, and he stammered, "It must be Tian Defu. He's up to no good and is deliberately trying to scare us."

Under Chen Shi's questioning, Chen Xing recounted the phone call he received last night, and the group then looked at Wang Yanhong.

Chen Shi was speechless; how could they spread rumors about this?

Like a child who had made a mistake, Wang Yanhong whispered, "My cousin told me to let you know."

Wang Guihua wiped away her tears: "It's alright, it was just a false alarm."

Chen Shi understood everything. Xu Linlin was backed by Wang Jianming, and Wang Jianming must have been angry that he hadn't notified him beforehand when he arrested the fugitive Zhang Dong.

He didn't inform her afterwards, and harboring resentment, he deliberately spread rumors and caused trouble, making his family worry unnecessarily.

Wang Jianming, you just wait and see how I deal with you.

"I'm fine, just some minor cuts and bruises. I can leave after the IV drip is finished."

Chen Yanshi breathed a sigh of relief and said earnestly, "You can't do that again. Protecting yourself is the priority. When arresting criminals, you must be cautious and not take risks."

Your own life is paramount. No matter the circumstances, your primary task is to protect yourself; only by protecting yourself can you better protect others.

"Your dad is right, we can't risk arresting criminals anymore." Wang Guihua looked at Chen Shi with concern.

Chen Shi nodded: "Dad, Mom, I understand. I will take good care of myself. I'm sorry to have worried you all night. Next time, I will make sure my phone is always on."

After finishing his IV drip, Chen Shi was discharged from the hospital and took his family to a nearby restaurant, where he treated them to a meal.

Chen Yanshi coughed lightly: "Just order a few dishes, don't waste money."

Wang Yanhong went to order food, and when they came up, it was all because of the misunderstanding she caused. She had to treat them to a good meal.

A table was laden with large amounts of meat and fish.

Wang Guihua looked at Wang Yanhong and liked her more and more. She smiled and said, "Yanhong, don't order so much. We can't finish it."

"We didn't order many, we'll eat slowly."

She also thoughtfully ordered some good wine for Chen Shi and the others, and they started drinking.

After finishing her meal, Wang Yanhong went to pay the bill, which came to over 500 yuan.

Chen Shi looked at Chen Xing: "Brother, you take Mom and Dad back first. I have something to do; I need to go to the police station."

Chen Jianyong replied, "I'm going to the tobacco bureau, I won't be going back."

Chen Xing, along with his parents and Chen Jianhua, hailed a van and returned to town.

Chen Jianyong also took a taxi and left. Chen Shi looked at Wang Yanhong and said, "I'll go to the Public Security Bureau to see Director Zhang. If there's nothing else, I'll go back."

I doubt they'll let me leave; I'll have to wait until tomorrow.

"It's alright, I'll take another day off, book a hotel, and wait for you to come back."

She just wanted to spend more time with Chen Shi; she felt a sense of having regained what she had lost.