141: Chapter 141 Vegetative State?

Mu Chi had somehow managed to sneak out of the small room, his gun aimed directly at Murong Lanlan.

"Bang!" A loud noise rang out.

At this moment, a group of Hat Uncles finally rushed up.

Seeing someone had been shot, they swarmed toward Mu Chi. Mu Chi seemed to have given up all resistance; with a sinister grin, he allowed the Hat Uncles to seize him.

"Qin..." At this moment, Murong Lanlan was stunned as she looked at Qin Mo, who had fallen into her arms.

Just a moment ago, in that critical instant, Qin Mo had thrown himself over her, and Mu Chi's bullet had struck Qin Mo instead.

"Are... are you okay?" Looking at the terrified Murong Lanlan, Qin Mo forced a smile before losing consciousness.

"Qin Mo!" Murong Lanlan screamed, her eyes splitting with rage and sorrow.

"Quick! Call an ambulance!" Ye, who was on the side, finally reacted.

Before long, Qin Mo was carried onto an ambulance. Murong Lanlan and Ye accompanied him.

"What? What is going on? Why did the Streamer aim at Murong Lanlan, his girlfriend?"

"Yeah? Is the Streamer trying to take out both the hostage and the criminal at the same time?"

"Is the Streamer really that inhumane? He wouldn't even spare his own girlfriend? That's against the law!"

"Something's wrong! Something is very, very wrong! If that's the case, why did the Streamer block the bullet for his girlfriend?"

"Exactly! I don't believe Brother Mo is that kind of person. I trust my judgment!"

"What was the Streamer's intention? Shooting at his own girlfriend—is that something a human would do?"

In the ambulance heading to the hospital, Murong Lanlan looked at the unconscious Qin Mo, her heart in turmoil.

She was incredibly conflicted; on one hand, Qin Mo had actually shot at her, but on the other, he had taken a bullet for her. She truly didn't know what to do now.

"Do you want to know the truth?" At this moment, Ye, who was beside her, suddenly spoke to Murong Lanlan.

"What truth?" Murong Lanlan looked at Ye in surprise.

Ye paused for a moment and said, "At first, I couldn't understand why he shot at you, but just now... I understood!"

At this point, a look of admiration appeared in Ye's eyes.

"If it were me, I definitely wouldn't have thought of it. The situation was critical, and Mu Chi was hiding behind you; we didn't have any time to act."

"I have to say, Qin Mo's judgment was incredibly accurate! And his marksmanship was astonishingly precise!"

"The reason he shot at you was to make you fall!"

"Make me fall?" Murong Lanlan looked at Ye with confusion, not understanding what he meant.

"Yes! To make you fall. As everyone knows, after a person's leg is injured, the body instantly loses support and falls. And if the human body loses support..."

"...then, based on the weight ratio of a normal adult, which is at least over a hundred pounds, the criminal would be unable to hold onto the hostage. The moment the hostage falls, the criminal is exposed to our view, giving us a chance to fire."

"Also, didn't you notice? Qin Mo shot at your calf, and the bullet perfectly avoided the bone. Apart from the pain at the time, there won't be any major issues."

"I think... well, under those emergency circumstances, it was the best solution!"

Ye finished speaking slowly, and by now, Murong Lanlan was already in tears.

So she had misunderstood Qin Mo all along. He had done so much for her and even taken a bullet for her...

Thinking of this, Murong Lanlan turned to look at Qin Mo's pale face, saying nothing. Her heart was filled with deep self-reproach and guilt.

Before long, the ambulance finally arrived at the hospital.

Murong Lanlan and Ye followed Qin Mo the entire way until he was taken into the operating room.

Meanwhile, the news of Qin Mo being shot instantly spread throughout the entire Qin Family.

Qin Mo's father, Qin Hua, and Old Master Qin took the rest of the Qin Family and immediately flew to Sea City on a private jet.

Qin Mo's second uncle and his elusive third uncle also dropped everything and rushed to the Sea City First People's Hospital.

After two hours of emergency treatment, the doctor finally walked out.

Seeing this, Murong Lanlan and Ye immediately rushed up.

"Doctor, how... how is Qin Mo now?"

Murong Lanlan asked with a tearful voice, while Ye stared at the doctor without blinking.

"Sigh~" The doctor sighed and said slowly, "The patient's condition is very special. Although the surgery was successful and the bullet was removed, the patient's head seems to have suffered a violent impact. He is still unconscious, and it is almost certain that he will become a vegetable..."

"Wh... what..." "Wh... what did you say? You're lying to me, right? He... he's such a healthy person, how could he become a vegetable?"

Murong Lanlan was stunned. It must have been when Qin Mo was shot that he hit his head.

She grabbed the doctor's clothes tightly, hoping he was lying to her...

"Sigh~ Family of the patient! Please accept my condolences!" The doctor sighed and then walked back into the operating room.

By now, Murong Lanlan's tears had not stopped. She felt incomparable heartache, so painful that she was on the verge of fainting...

It was all her fault... If it weren't for her, Qin Mo wouldn't have ended up like this...

"Moer! Moer!" Just then, a hurried shout rang out.

The next moment, the entire Qin Family arrived. Leading them was Old Master Qin.

"Lanlan... how is my son?" Leng Shaoying looked at Murong Lanlan, who was stunned at the door of the operating room, and asked with an anxious face.

Murong Lanlan looked back at everyone present, and finally, she couldn't help but throw herself into her arms and wail.

"Mom! Qin Mo... Qin Mo was shot, and he... he will likely become a vegetable..."

"Wh... what did you say?"

The Qin Family was instantly in an uproar. Old Master Qin stumbled and almost fell.

Fortunately, Qin Rong was quick-witted and supported Old Master Qin.

"Lanlan... are... are you telling the truth? Is Moer really going to become a vegetable?"

"Mom! It's all my fault... If Qin Mo hadn't saved me, he wouldn't have ended up like this. I'm the one who deserves to die... sob..."

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this. Qin Hua, a seven-foot-tall man, actually shed tears silently...

At this moment, the Qin Family was plunged into grief and indignation.

"Qin Rong! Is this how you treat my grandson? My grandson has been in Yanjing for so long without getting hurt! How is it that after coming to your Sea City, he suffered such a serious injury in just a few days?"

"How were you protecting him?"

At this moment, Old Master Qin took out his cane and struck Qin Rong hard.

Seeing this, everyone nearby rushed forward to stop him.

Qin Rong kept his head down, saying nothing. His heart was filled with immense self-reproach. If it weren't for his negligence that allowed a remnant of the Mu Family to escape, Qin Mo wouldn't have suffered this injury...

Thinking of this, Qin Rong felt even more agonizing pain in his heart...