The police acted swiftly, gathering information on Guo Yingying’s parents within an hour.
Her father, Guo Dayou, and mother, Qin Yuzhen, were from the south of China and were honest farmers. However, farming didn’t earn much money, so they bounced around various cities, doing odd jobs.
Guo Yingying was their first child, born with congenital heart disease, which led to her abandonment. The couple had a second child, a son, and shortly after his birth, they abandoned Guo Yingying.
Why would Guo Dayou and Qin Yuzhen use a poisonous snake to bite Guo Tiandi? They had no personal grudge against him. Moreover, the antidote could only be found in Myanmar, so the only reasonable explanation was that they were helping Guo Tiandi escape.
As for why they were helping him and when the two sides had connected, it remained unknown.
Meng Jin finally made a decision: Guo Tiandi would not be allowed to go to Myanmar for treatment. They could either contact the Myanmar hospital to send the antidote over or send someone from the police to collect it.
This decision sparked intense opposition from the public, particularly from Guo Tiandi’s supporters. The news quickly spread online, and his fans launched an online attack against the Longcheng police.
Unable to handle the pressure, the Longcheng police tried to persuade Meng Jin. Although they spoke politely, their stance was firm. If Meng Jin didn’t compromise, he would be seen as unreasonable, inconsiderate, and out of touch with reality, disrespecting the Longcheng police.
While Meng Jin wasn’t one to always keep peace, he still understood the basics of social interactions, known as “being sensible.” However, this time, he stood his ground. Even when confronted by the Longcheng police chief, he didn’t relent, repeating only one thing: “Guo Tiandi must not be released.”
The police chief, losing patience after failing to get through to Meng Jin, dropped the friendly act and turned harsh, leaving Meng Jin with an ultimatum: he had twenty minutes. If Meng Jin continued to interfere, he would be detained.
Worried that Meng Jin’s pride would push him too far, Zhao Yunzhi brainstormed, trying to come up with a way to diffuse the situation but couldn’t think of a good solution. Despite his knack for quirky ideas in normal times, he found himself stumped when it really mattered.
Out of desperation, he sought help from Long De, who leaned in and whispered two words into his ear.
“Fake illness.”
Zhao Yunzhi’s face twitched—his acting skills were about to be tested.
But what kind of illness should he fake? He was young and healthy, without any obvious conditions. Unless he faked something sudden and serious. He shot a pleading look at Long De, silently asking for more guidance.
Long De’s gaze flicked toward his waist. Zhao Yunzhi didn’t understand at first, but then Long De extended a finger and lightly poked his appendix area.
The touch hit a ticklish spot, almost making Zhao Yunzhi burst out laughing. Quick to react, Long De covered his mouth.
Long De then gave him a hard pinch on the same spot, and Zhao Yunzhi let out a bloodcurdling scream.
“Yunzhi, what’s wrong?!” Long De quickly got into character, playing along seamlessly.
Clutching his stomach and bending over in exaggerated pain, Zhao Yunzhi grabbed onto Meng Jin, screaming for help, begging Meng Jin to take him to the hospital.
Before Meng Jin could figure out what was happening, Zhao Yunzhi and Long De half-dragged, half-carried him away.
To keep up the act, Long De drove straight to the hospital—the very one where Guo Tiandi was being treated.
Once they arrived and Meng Jin saw Zhao Yunzhi bouncing around full of energy, he finally realized that he’d been set up. While the intentions were good, he didn’t appreciate it.
Furious, Meng Jin scolded Zhao Yunzhi, accusing him of being reckless, irresponsible, and too eager to take shortcuts, unwilling to shoulder responsibility.
Feeling wronged and hurt, Zhao Yunzhi sulked.
Determined, Meng Jin stormed toward Guo Tiandi’s hospital room, prepared for a showdown.
Two officers stood guard outside the room.
As Meng Jin approached, he overheard the officers on the phone, and from the conversation, it was clear that the police chief had given the order: inform the doctors to prepare to transfer Guo Tiandi to Myanmar.
Stopping them would inevitably lead to a physical confrontation.
Just in time, Long De grabbed Meng Jin’s arm. “I have a solution that could work for both sides. Want to hear it?”
Meng Jin was caught off guard by Long De’s sudden suggestion and, after a brief hesitation, coughed to cover his surprise. “Let’s hear it.”
“I have a way to ensure Guo Tiandi returns,” Long De said.
Meng Jin was intrigued. “How?”
Zhao Yunzhi, excited, urged Long De to continue.
“Given your positions, it’s probably best if you don’t know the details. But I guarantee Guo Tiandi will come back willingly,” Long De replied calmly, accustomed to admiration and reverence. The reactions from Meng Jin and Zhao Yunzhi did little to stir him.
Zhao Yunzhi, full of curiosity, kept pressing for more information.
Meng Jin, deep in thought, furrowed his brows. “Are you suggesting we put Guo Tiandi in a situation where his life is in danger, forcing him to come back to survive?”
Long De nodded.
Zhao Yunzhi smacked his forehead. “How did I not think of that? But how exactly do we do it? Poison him again? Or find another snake to bite him?”
Before Long De could respond, Meng Jin strongly objected. As a police officer, he couldn’t break the law.
Long De chuckled. “Then how do you plan to stop the Longcheng police from sending him to Myanmar? Even if you stop them, if Guo Tiandi dies, how is that any different from killing him yourself? Wouldn’t that be considered intentional murder?”
Meng Jin had no response, frustratedly running his hand through his hair. He pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and squatted down, staring at the ceiling.
Long De turned to Zhao Yunzhi. “Do you have any objections? If you say no, I won’t say another word. If you stay silent, I’ll take that as your approval.”
Zhao Yunzhi glanced at Meng Jin, who seemed worn out, squinting slightly through the smoke.
Recognizing the moment, Zhao Yunzhi turned his back and stayed quiet.
Long De smiled faintly, and at that moment, the two officers, accompanied by a doctor, wheeled Guo Tiandi out of his room.
The officers recognized Meng Jin and Zhao Yunzhi, as well as Long De, so they didn’t pay much attention when Long De approached to “check on” Guo Tiandi’s condition, chatting briefly with the doctor. Zhao Yunzhi, his curiosity piqued, watched Long De’s small movements closely but couldn’t figure out what he had done.
Guo Tiandi was successfully transferred to Myanmar for treatment. With prompt care, he was out of danger by the next day but remained in a coma.
On the third day, news broke that Guo Tiandi had escaped from the hospital in Myanmar.
The Longcheng police chief personally met with Meng Jin to apologize. To his surprise, Meng Jin wasn’t angry; instead, he laughed, saying that Guo Tiandi’s escape confirmed his suspicions.
The Longcheng police actively coordinated with their Myanmar counterparts to recapture Guo Tiandi, but he had clearly planned his escape in advance, with well-organized routes and even the assistance of a Myanmar gang. The Myanmar police were helpless.
While Meng Jin and Zhao Yunzhi felt uneasy, Long De remained calm, predicting that Guo Tiandi would return to China within three days.
Sure enough, three days later, the Longcheng police received a call from Guo Tiandi, asking them to pick him up at the border, cursing them for being despicable.
Confused, the Longcheng police immediately sent a team to the border. Long De volunteered to go, saying that without him, Guo Tiandi might not survive the journey back.
When Meng Jin and Zhao Yunzhi saw Guo Tiandi again, they were stunned. His mouth was twisted, his eyes were droopy, and his limbs stiff. He lay on a stretcher, barely able to move, resembling someone who had suffered a stroke.
According to the officers who retrieved him, when they first found Guo Tiandi, he could still talk, though he limped and couldn’t run. But within just a few hours, his condition worsened until he became a near-statue, with only his eyes able to move.
After a medical examination, the doctors couldn’t find a cause and were at a loss.
At that point, Long De stepped forward, suggesting that Guo Tiandi might have contracted a neurovirus that had invaded his central nervous system. Conveniently, Long De claimed to know the treatment. Under his guidance, the doctors prepared antiviral drugs, with the final key ingredient known only to Long De. He insisted that everyone leave the room before he added it to the mixture.
The next day, Guo Tiandi miraculously recovered, faster than recovering from a cold.
The Longcheng police almost revered Long De as a miracle doctor, repeatedly asking Meng Jin about his background. Meng Jin gave a vague explanation, and though they didn’t say anything, the Longcheng police gradually realized that Long De had played a trick, and while they remained silent, they admired his cleverness.
Lying in bed, Guo Tiandi stared at the ceiling when Meng Jin, Zhao Yunzhi, and Long De entered. He kept his mouth shut, nose in the air, as if daring them to try anything.
Long De leaned in close to his ear and whispered menacingly, “If you don’t cooperate, I can make you paralyzed again.”
Suddenly, Guo Tiandi erupted, lunging at Long De and grabbing him by the throat, pressing him down onto the bed. Long De’s face turned red as his eyes rolled back, on the verge of suffocating.
Meng Jin grabbed Guo Tiandi by the waist and threw him to the ground, while Zhao Yunzhi pinched Long De’s philtrum to revive him. Gasping for air, Long De leaned against Zhao Yunzhi’s shoulder, slowly recovering.
Originally, Guo Tiandi could have stayed in the hospital to recuperate comfortably, but after this outburst, he was taken to the Longcheng police station for questioning.
With Long De’s looming threat, Guo Tiandi became much more cooperative.
He admitted that he was the delivery man who made the last call to Liu Tianshi, and that he had indeed met Liu Tianshi, but insisted he did not kill him.
“I never even spoke to Liu Tianshi because I got into a car accident. I suspect the person who hit me was the real killer,” Guo Tiandi explained.
