Chapter 184 - An Interesting Fact

Shi Ai sat back in the seat and put the dagger in her l.a.p with a relaxed smile on her face. In a casual tone, she asked Shot, "What have you done to the driver?" Shot let out an amused laugh before commenting, "Usually when a person is kidnapped their first reaction is to ask what is going to be done to them and you are asking about your driver. You amuse me, Miss Shi. Your driver is well enough and only going to suffer some concussion when he becomes conscious."

Shot had already started to drive as he spoke. Shi Ai covertly peeked at the cell phone in her hand. As expected, the man had put jammers in the car and there was no signal.

"Thank you Shot. But since we are already driving and you would have a long drive ahead of you, so let us talk until then. Why? Why did you betray Ah Hai and what is it that you wish to know that you cannot ask him directly?"

"Miss Shi? Why do you believe me when I say that I just want to ask your husband something. Since I have been by his side for so long and had ample opportunities to ask, why would I need to use you? Maybe I simply want to hurt you which I know will hurt Ah Hai in return."

Shi Ai smiled and picked up the blade from her l.a.p and started to turn it around in her hands, "If that was your intention, then you would have already done it. Let me tell you an interesting fact since you told me you are not scared of being killed. What happens when you no longer have a victim? You only generally know that I have known Ah Hai since childhood but do you know that we lost contact for many years. Would you like to know how he found me again? That time also I had a pointed thing in my hand."

Shot's eyes jerked to Shi Ai's and he saw that the blade in her hand was now pressed against her own neck. His eyes widened and he snapped, "Are you crazy? Put that thing down! It is a bloody sharp thing not a toy for you to play with."

Giving a sinister laugh, Shi Ai said, "That is what everybody said then too. You see, some guys wanted to force themselves on me and I did not agree. Since I couldn't fight them, I turned on myself. Do you understand what I am going at?And if you think that Ah Hai will be hurt as I will kill myself,then you are mistaken. I am not going to harm myself too much."

Finishing that sentence, Shi Ai suddenly lunged forward and snatched the control of the car from a distracted Shot swerving the car sharply towards the left. Due to the sudden assault, Shot braked sharply, causing Shi Ai to keep forward and the air bags to deploy. But Shi Ai had been prepared and had stopped herself from being thrown forward. Shot, on the other hand, had been hit in the head by the airbags.

Taking this opportunity,Shi Ai escaped the car and ran along the road towards the hospital which was actually near.She did not know what Shot wanted but what she did know was that confronting him alone would be a lost cause.She was no match for someone who had trained for more than a decade.

Running at top speed,she looked back to see that no one was giving her chase and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It was at this moment that another speeding car stopped abruptly in front of her and Zhang Min jumped out of the car. Running to her, he picked her from the arms and asked,"Are you alright? I just received a call from the driver!And who kidnapped you? Was it Shot? How did you escape?I have been trying to reach you since then but your cell phone was unavailable.Why are you not saying anything?"

Shi Ai brought her hands to Zhang Min's and said only one thing,"Take me to Ah Hai."

Zhang Min looked around as if expecting someone to jump out at them and ran back towards the car before driving away speedily.

Shi Ai leaned back against the seat and looked out of he window. Soon they would pass the place where she had caused the accident. And as she had predicted, the car was now gone. Her sense of urgency increasing, she urged Zhang Min to drive faster.

"Where is Ah Hai?"

Zhang Min glanced at her and then ahead before answering,"Further away."

Zhang Min wondered if Shi Ai knew what had happened to Ah Hai but he wasn't sure. Recognizing her worry, he thought that it would be better to explain,"Shi Ai, you need to be prepared."

Shi Ai clenched her hands in her l.a.p. She understood what Zhang Min was talking about so she simply said,"Go ahead."

Sighing heavily, Zhang Min began,"When you left with Yang Mei, Ah Hai collapsed. That was when Knox realized that Ah Hai was seriously hurt. Ah Hai was suffering multiple stab wounds when he reached the Shi Villa. What you don't know is that Xu Likun had hired a sniper to kill you and when the chaos broke out, Ah Hai jumped in front of the sniper's bullet to save you. He stood still so that no one would realize and his dark clothing covered the fact of how heavily he was bleeding. He was in surgery for hours and lost heartbeat on the operation table more than once. He was in a medically induced coma and woke up only yesterday. But even then he is not able to stand up yet and it will take him time to recover. I am warning you because he looked pale as hell yesterday and was hardly able to stay awake for sometime."

Shi Ai nodded her head in understanding and felt the pain in her heart overflow. He had been about to die! And she had not been there with him. How could she look for him now? Would he even believe her if she told him the reason for her absence by his side? Would he...forgive her? 

On one side stood his friend of more than a decade and the other his wife who had abandoned him. 

Wiping at her tears, she asked him,"What did you tell him about me when he woke up?"

This caused Zhang Min to hesitate on the answer. He did not know how to tell her,"Umm..he ordered Knox that you were not to be told. And you, I thought you were angry at him so I did not say anything and he did not ask."

The last words seemed to echo in her mind. It was impossible that he wouldn't ask about her. That could mean only one thing, he already had an inkling of everything that happened.

Finally unable to wait anymore, Shi Ai scowled at Zhang Min and said,"Why is the hospital so far away? With his serious condition, Ah Hai should have been taken to the closest hospital."

"He was.But Shot insisted in shifting Ah Hai on the third day. Shot is listed as his emergency contact after you so he had the right..."

"Damn it! I am going to kill that man!"

Zhang Min felt chills when he heard Shi Ai's cold voice. From that one simple sentence he knew that their suspicions were correct. In a voice full of urgency, Zhang Min urged Shi Ai,"Please tell me exactly what happened."

Briefly, Shi Ai told Zhang Min the entire piece and why she had done what she did. This explanation made many things clear to him also and he swore furiously. There had been signs all around them but they had overlooked them not even thinking to suspect someone from the inner circle. This mission had been orc.h.e.s.trated by Ah Hai's most trusted men after all. Slapping on a button, Zhang Min started calling Knox who answered on the last ring,"What is it, Zhang Min?"

"Are you with Ah Hai?I need to talk to him urgently."

Knox picked up the tray of coffee and sandwiches and holding the phone between his shoulder and head, murmured,"I am at the hospital canteen. Just bringing up some sandwiches and coffee for Shot and myself.Ah Hai is asleep.What is it?" Knox asked in urgency when he heard Zhang Min swear furiously again.

"Knox, listen carefully, Shot has betrayed Ah Hai. He is not safe. Go fast and stop him before disaster occurs!"

Dumping the tray in his hand, Knox raced up the stairs towards the thirteen floor. He did not waste his time trying to question Zhang Min. It wouldn't matter if Zhang Min was mistaken. With him there, Shot would not be able to do anything to Ah Hai.