My younger brothers are so fierce!!! I'm clearly the eldest brother!

Jiang Guanqing regained consciousness around 1 p.m. on the second day, and the first thing he heard was the regular ticking of the instruments in the ICU.

Jiang Guanqing's eyelids twitched a few times before he slowly opened them. His vision was blurred for a while before it gradually focused.

It hurts.

My body felt like it had been disassembled and reassembled; my back was burning with pain, and my waist felt like it was weighed down with lead weights—both painful and heavy.

Under the oxygen mask, Jiang Guanqing's breathing became more rapid, and fine beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead. He tried to raise his hand, but he had no strength at all, and in the end, he could only move his fingertips in vain.

"woke up?"

An unfamiliar male voice rang in her ears. Jiang Guanqing tried to turn her head to look, but was quickly stopped by someone.

"Don't move, I'm the ICU doctor on duty, I'm here to examine you."

The doctor quickly checked the data on the monitor and shone a flashlight into Jiang Guanqing's pupils. "The light reflex is normal, and his consciousness has recovered well."

Jiang Guanqing opened his mouth, and a layer of white mist covered his oxygen mask.

The doctor didn't know what Jiang Guanqing had said, so he could only tell Jiang Guanqing all the information: "You are currently in the ICU, in the postoperative observation period, and visitors are not allowed yet. You can be transferred to a regular ward after the 48-hour observation period."

Jiang Guanqing blinked, indicating that she understood.

The doctor then checked the drainage tube on Jiang Guanqing's back. He was very gentle, but it still inevitably aggravated the wound.

Jiang Guanqing's body stiffened, and his breathing became more rapid.

"Pain is normal. It's a soft tissue contusion and laceration on the back. They removed a three-centimeter-deep shard of glass."

The doctor wrote something on the whiteboard. Jiang Guanqing explained, "There's a stress fracture in your old lumbar spine injury, which has been fixed. But your physical condition is too poor, and your heart can't handle too much pain relief. You'll just have to bear with it."

Jiang Guanqing closed her eyes slightly, her eyelashes trembling.

The doctor frowned slightly and adjusted the IV drip rate. "The IV contains a low dose of sedatives to calm your nerves a little. There's a patient-controlled analgesia pump by the bedside. If the pain becomes unbearable, just press the button next to you, and it will release a small amount of pain medication."

The cold liquid flowed into his veins, and his consciousness gradually waned. Under the influence of the medication, Jiang Guanqing fell asleep again, but his sleep was restless, his brows constantly furrowed.

Jiang Yan received a call early this morning and went to the traffic management center.

In the monitoring room, Jiang Yan stared at the images on the screen, her expression growing colder and colder.

In the footage, the truck that was driving alongside Jiang Guanqing's car suddenly accelerated without warning and crashed straight into the rear of the Mercedes. After the first impact, the truck paused briefly, then accelerated again and crashed into the Mercedes once more.

A staff member from the traffic management center said coldly, "Judging from the footage from the surveillance cameras and dashcams, this is not a simple traffic accident."

Jiang Yan clenched his fists, his cold gaze fixed on the direction of the truck's cab in the picture.

The staff pulled up another video: "Zhou De, 52 years old, has a prior conviction for drunk driving. He was imprisoned three years ago for causing a traffic accident and was just released two months ago."

In the footage, the truck came to a stop after the second collision, but there was no movement from the cab. After the Mercedes rolled three times and hit the inner guardrail before coming to a stop, the truck sped away.

Jiang Yan's voice was as cold as ice, "They ran away?"

The staff member nodded. "Yes, it was a hit-and-run. But we caught the person last night."

The traffic accident occurred at 5:23 PM, and they found and arrested the person at 7:12 PM.

When Zhou De was arrested, it was in an old residential area on Lin'an Road. When the staff arrived, he was squatting under the window of a house, crying his heart out. He looked utterly miserable.

The staff carrying out the task were completely bewildered, and eventually learned that the family living there was Zhou De's ex-wife and child.

Jiang Yan immediately asked, "Can I see him?"

The staff member shook his head, "It's not allowed according to the regulations."

Jiang Yan took a deep breath, suppressing the surging anger in her chest. "Then can I know what he confessed to?"

The staff member glanced at Jiang Yan, his gaze lingering for a moment on Jiang Yan's bloodshot eyes from staying up all night. His tone softened slightly, "We followed the truck's route and found that the truck was parked in a parking lot near the Jingjiang Bridge. Zhou De took a car from the old city to the vicinity of the parking lot, and before getting in the car, he bought a bottle of baijiu at the convenience store next door."

Jiang Yan frowned. "Drunk driving?"

Staff pulled up a surveillance video: "The convenience store's surveillance footage shows that at 4:40 p.m., Zhou De walked into the store, bought the cheapest bottle of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), stood next to the shelf, tilted his head back and drank more than half of the bottle, then threw the bottle directly into the trash can before getting on the truck."

"He has confirmed in his statement that he drank alcohol, and the convenience store surveillance footage can also confirm this. During the interrogation, he was of sound mind and answered questions fluently, claiming that he drank alcohol only to give himself courage."

Jiang Yan sneered, "Do you need courage to hit someone?"

"The method of the two consecutive acceleration collisions is highly suspicious. We will conduct a comprehensive and in-depth investigation into the vehicle's origin and trajectory. We will notify you as soon as there are any new developments. In accordance with regulations, we cannot disclose more details about the remaining investigation phase at this time."

Jiang Yan squeezed her eyes shut for a moment. "Okay, thank you."

Jiang Yan's pent-up emotions exploded the moment he stepped out of the traffic control center. He punched the wall, his knuckles breaking and bleeding slightly, but he seemed oblivious to the pain.

After calming down, Jiang Yan took out her phone from her pocket, and several messages from Jiang Ting popped up as soon as she opened it.

Jiang Xiaowu: Second brother, eldest brother has woken up, but the doctor won't let visitors come.

Jiang Xiaowu: Big brother seems to have fallen asleep again.

Yann: Okay, I'll be right back.

When Jiang Yan returned to the hospital, she first went to see Jiang Guanqing. Through the glass, her older brother lay quietly on the hospital bed. Then she went to see Jiang Ning and Uncle Liu.

Old Liu's injuries weren't too serious; he woke up last night. Jiang Yan found a professional caregiver and also assigned Jiang Huai to stay by his side.

When Jiang Yan entered the ward, Old Liu was lying on the bed in a daze, with GG playing on the TV in front of him.

"Uncle Liu." Jiang Yan placed the fruit she was carrying on the table.

When Lao Liu saw Jiang Yan, he hurriedly asked, "You're here? How are things between President Jiang and the young master?" He kept asking, but Jiang Huai kept giving him evasive answers.

Jiang Yan didn't want to say too much to Lao Liu, afraid that he would worry. "Big brother and Xiao Ning are fine."

Old Liu frowned. "I want to hear more specifics."

Old Liu felt somewhat guilty, after all, the accident happened while he was driving, and he almost plunged into the turbulent Jingjiang River with his car.

Jiang Yan sat down by the hospital bed. Seeing Lao Liu's condition, she had no choice but to speak up, "Xiao Ning only has a few scratches, nothing serious. She has a minor injury to her thoracic spine, and she'll be fine after a few days of rest."

Old Liu breathed a sigh of relief. "What about General Manager Jiang?"

"Uncle Liu, I watched the surveillance footage. You handled that situation very well. You truly are an experienced driver." Jiang Yan handed the peeled fruit to Old Liu. "My brother wasn't seriously injured, but he has a heart condition and needs to be observed in the hospital for a few more days."

Even though Jiang Yan said that, Lao Liu still felt somewhat guilty and remorseful. If he hadn't changed his route, perhaps this wouldn't have happened.

Seeing Uncle Liu's state, Jiang Yan sighed inwardly. "Uncle Liu, yesterday's car accident wasn't an accident. Could you tell me the details of what happened?"

(There will be another chapter later tonight. Since I didn't update two chapters on time, I'll update three chapters tomorrow. Sorry, m(．＿．)m)