Chapter 725 — Make Him Give Up "This Complicates Things..." Chen Yutian Frowned: "What Did the Doctor Say?"

"The doctors are definitely out of options..." Qiu Lingshan shook her head.

Chen Yutian was no fool, and he caught something in her words. The doctors were helpless, but her tone suggested that someone else might not be. He asked in surprise, "Lingshan, is there another way?"

"Call me Qiu Lingshan or Officer Song." Qiu Lingshan was annoyed by his familiarity. Who gave you leave to call me Lingshan?

"Fine, Qiu Lingshan, do you have another way?" Chen Yutian said helplessly.

"I don't... but someone does..." At the thought of Wei Zhao, Qiu Lingshan felt a headache coming on. Did she really have to go begging to Wei Zhao over Chen Yutian's business? For herself it would be one thing, but for Chen Yutian... Ah, favors were the kind of thing you used up a little more each time. If she kept playing the brainless bimbo and the silly little girl, the act would go stale. What if Wei Zhao got sick of it?

But whether as duty or for herself, Qiu Lingshan could not walk away from this. As duty, she was in it too, since the armed police were working this case with the local police. For herself, never mind her personal ties to Chen Yutian, cracking the case would be a major merit for her. It was a joint operation, but no one could take the local police's share of the credit away from her.

"A lot of trouble?" Chen Yutian asked carefully.

"It's manageable... let me make a call." Qiu Lingshan sighed. It looked like she would have to call Wei Zhao herself. She could have Chen Yutian go through his sister to ask Wei Zhao, and that might work, but going around in such a big circle felt unreliable. After all, she was the one who had asked Wei Zhao first. If she dragged Chen Yutian in now, Wei Zhao might think she was using Chen Yutian to get Shen Yushu to pressure him, and that would be bad.

"All right." Chen Yutian nodded.

Qiu Lingshan dialed Wei Zhao's number, her heart uneasy. Once the call went through, she half regretted making it in front of Chen Yutian. If Wei Zhao refused, she would have to wheedle him. How awful would it be to let Chen Yutian hear that?

She had always been a forceful girl, and from childhood until now she had never acted like that. If word got out, she would be utterly humiliated.

But before she could think it through, Wei Zhao had already picked up. He was on the road driving Tang Yun back to the hospital. "Hello?"

"It's Qiu Lingshan. Last time you promised me you would look at Liu Bojia. How is that coming along?" Qiu Lingshan asked carefully.

"Who is Liu Bojia?" Qiu Lingshan had guessed right. Wei Zhao had long since forgotten about Liu Bojia. She had never brought it up again, and he had no mind to keep such things in his head all day.

"The one in the hospital, the one hurt by that maniac killer..." Qiu Lingshan explained.

"Him? Hard to save. Let's leave it at that for now, I'm busy." Wei Zhao hung up as soon as he finished. He had already parked at the hospital, and he still had a few parting words to say to Tang Yun.

Before this, Wei Zhao had not been confident he could treat Liu Bojia, because the man's injuries were too severe. But after what had happened with Feng Xiaoxiao and Gu Mengyao, and after being wounded himself, Wei Zhao had discovered that the energy inside his body could rapidly repair his own injuries and other people's as well.

Liu Bojia's injuries were truly too heavy. It would surely burn up most of the energy in Wei Zhao's body. There was no reason for Wei Zhao to risk dropping a level for him. Even if he could recover most of it overnight, the man was neither kin nor friend. Why should Wei Zhao spend the effort to save him?

Qiu Lingshan was annoyed at being hung up on, but she also caught something in his words. Wei Zhao had said it was hard to save him, not that he could not be saved. That meant there was hope?

Qiu Lingshan hesitated a moment, then dialed Wei Zhao's number again.

Chen Yutian beside her, for his part, saw nothing wrong with it. As a rule, capable men all had tempers. Getting them to do you a favor was never settled with a single call.

Wei Zhao had just seen Tang Yun off when Qiu Lingshan called again. He did not get back into the car, but stood beside it to answer. "What else is there?"

"Good man, do me a favor..." The moment Qiu Lingshan said it, she suddenly remembered Chen Yutian was right beside her, and she felt a rush of panic. But then she thought again. This was the perfect chance to make Chen Yutian give up. With a stronger man to measure himself against, Chen Yutian would stop pestering her in the future, and that would solve a huge headache. With that thought, her conscience was clear. "Your silly little girl needs your help. Bring him back to life for me, please? I will pay you back, I will cook you something yummy?"

Chen Yutian's eyes went wide with shock. Was this Qiu Lingshan? He could not be seeing things, could he? When had Qiu Lingshan ever been like this? If the woman in front of him were not unmistakably Qiu Lingshan herself, just from the voice he would have taken her for some little girl cooing to her boyfriend.

How was it possible? Chen Yutian rubbed his eyes, hardly daring to believe it. Qiu Lingshan had always been forceful to the extreme. How could she turn into this?

Could the person on the other end be a woman? That did not sound right either. Qiu Lingshan's tone was clearly that of someone talking to a man, and she had even called herself a 'silly little girl'? Hearing that name, Chen Yutian's heart nearly exploded.

For Qiu Lingshan to call herself a silly little girl, was that not astonishing? That form of address... it sounded exactly like a pet name between lovers.

Hearing Qiu Lingshan's plea, Wei Zhao was speechless, but his heart softened all the same. "Fine, I will come take a look tomorrow if I have time..."

"That is wonderful, I am so grateful!" Qiu Lingshan made her voice sound sweet and cloying...

"No need for thanks. I am hanging up." Wei Zhao hung up and got back into the car.

Qiu Lingshan let out a long breath. Done. This trick never failed. One wheedle from her and Wei Zhao caved. It really worked quite well. She was just congratulating herself when she suddenly remembered Chen Yutian was still sitting across from her, and her expression froze.

"Qiu Lingshan... you..." Chen Yutian stared at Qiu Lingshan in disbelief.

"What? Is there a problem?" Since Qiu Lingshan had decided to deal Chen Yutian a blow, her expression turned natural enough...

"Just now... the person you called..." Chen Yutian could not help asking.

"That is my private business." Qiu Lingshan said coolly, "It has nothing to do with the case, does it?"

"Well... of course not..." Chen Yutian gave a bitter smile, disappointment written across his face. Did Qiu Lingshan have a boyfriend?

"Tomorrow, my friend will come to the hospital and bring Liu Bojia back. Then whatever questions you have, you can ask Liu Bojia directly." Qiu Lingshan said, "I will take part in the operation as well."

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