Huo Yulin did not continue insisting otherwise. He happened to be working on a project which required brain simulation testing. The computer at the research institute was not as advanced as this one.
Huo Yao acknowledged Huo Yulin before standing up and going upstairs.
**
Meanwhile, on the other end.
After Song Zhi was done entertaining, he told the driver to send him home.
He leaned into the car backrest and rested his eyes. He rubbed his forehead every now and then. Recalling something, he took out his phone and called the butler.
After some time, someone finally answered the phone. It was Butler Wang’s wife.
After Song Zhi learned that the butler was hospitalized, he frowned deeply. He contemplated for a couple of seconds before he raised his head and told the chauffeur to head to the hospital.
Before long, Song Zhi arrived at the hospital.
Butler Wang lay on the bed with his face bereft of color with casts on his hands. The moment he saw Song Zhi enter the room, he attempted to speak, but it was impossible. He struggled to get up, but he was unable to use his hands.
Butler Wang’s wife hurriedly supported him.
Song Zhi frowned hard. “What on earth happened? What happened to Uncle Wang’s voice?”
Butler Wang’s wife’s eyes turned red. “I don’t know what happened either. He fractured his hands, but they have been reset. As for his voice, the doctors examined his vocal cords and confirmed everything is fine, but the doctor doesn’t know why he can’t speak.”
Song Zhi walked up to the bed. His eyes turned dim as he watched Butler Wang desperately attempting to speak.
Butler Wang had even called him in the evening to update him about Huo Yao’s arrival at the villa.
In just a few hours, Butler Wang ended up in this state.
Song Zhi thought about what happened before he patted Butler Wang on the shoulder and told him to focus on recovering.
Butler Wang was Old Master Song’s trusted aide. He had served the family as a butler for over four decades. He especially went over to his place to help when he learned Song Zhi had instructed Dr. Hu to come over and collect Song Ning’s daughter’s blood sample.
Meanwhile, Butler Wang’s wife recalled Dr. Hu and raised her head to look at Song Zhi. She interrupted his thoughts and said, “Oh yes. Dr. Hu is also in the same condition and unable to speak. He is hospitalized next door.”
The moment Song Zhi heard about this, he froze briefly before heading over next door.
Sure enough, Dr. Hu was in exactly the same state as Butler Wang.
Neither of them was able to speak properly. Since both their hands were bandaged, it was impossible for them to communicate in writing. Song Zhi was unable to find out what happened earlier.
After Song Zhi left the hospital, he retrieved his phone to call the hooligans whom he had paid to forcibly bring Huo Yao to his place last night.
However, he was unable to reach them.
Song Zhi hung up the phone. He simply could not wrap his mind around it. All he needed was a blood sample from a young woman. Why was it starting to resemble the scene of a major accident? The men he sent all either ended up injured or uncontactable.
Did this have anything to do with Huo Yao?
The moment the notion emerged in his mind, he promptly refuted it.
Just as Song Qi mentioned, Song Ning’s daughter was swapped at birth, so she grew up in the countryside. Other than her good grades, there was nothing special about her. How could Butler Wang and Dr. Hu get beaten up single-handedly by a young woman fresh out of middle school?
Song Zhi was certain it had something to do with the hooligans. In reality, they were simply avoiding his calls since they were behind the attack on Butler Wang and Dr. Hu.
The more Song Zhi thought about the situation, the more he felt that this was the only reason for it. He looked annoyed. For the first time, someone had the guts to mess with him.
Well done!
*
