novelaction Chapter 688 Responsibilities
Chapter 688 Responsibilities
After sending away several police officers who were still crying, Director Xiao turned around and looked at Jiang Jincheng lying on the ground.
He approached gently and forced a smile: "Old Jiang... don't sit here... the ground is cold..."
"Sorry…"
Jiang Jincheng's voice was trembling, his hands were tightly clutching his hair, he was gasping for breath, and tears were falling to the ground.
Director Xiao was stunned for a moment and then waved his hand pretending to be indifferent: "What are you talking about? It has nothing to do with you... Come... Get up... Look at what you are wearing... Your pajamas are showing... Isn't it embarrassing..."
Jiang Jincheng was pulled by Director Xiao but couldn't be pulled away. The strands of hair on his forehead hung down over his eyes and his face could not be seen clearly.
"Old Xiao...I'm sorry..."
Jiang Jincheng twitched slightly, as if he was in great guilt and regret: "You handed Xiao Ling to me... I didn't even know such a big thing happened..."
"Xiao Ling is in such poor health... He also has a blood coagulation disorder... He lived with me and got shot..."
"Old Xiao... I'm sorry... I didn't take good care of Xiao Ling..."
"This kid is with me every day... You also said at the time that I didn't know what he was doing, so as his partner, his elders should have asked clearly... At least this way I can have peace of mind..."
Jiang Jincheng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I didn't take your words seriously... I didn't ask, so today's accident happened..."
"Lao Xiao...it's all my fault...I didn't fulfill my responsibilities as a partner and an elder..."
Jiang Jincheng sniffed and his voice trembled as he could not speak: "If I had asked one more question...why didn't I ask..."
"If I ask him, I will know what he is doing... I can stop him in time..."
"When I first heard him say that he wanted to prove himself... I thought that his ability was probably just a small one..."
"I never thought he was so brave to catch a drug lord..."
"Old Xiao... it's my problem... Xiao Ling just wanted to prove that he was no worse than me..."
"Why are you saying this..."
Director Xiao squatted down and looked at Jiang Jincheng: "Old Jiang, this matter has nothing to do with you. If you insist on saying whose fault it is, then I am more responsible..."
"Because I was the one who compared you to him every day, and I was the one who put him down every now and then, saying that he was not worthy of you... that he would only hinder your career, that he could not help you..."
"As a father, I have a greater responsibility..."
Director Xiao sighed and lowered his head with a bitter smile: "In the final analysis... he was forced into a corner by me, so he took an extreme approach and was eager to prove that he was worthy of you..."
"So I can't blame you for not being a good father..."
Director Xiao pursed his lips and murmured, "Our Xiao family has been police officers for generations, but it seems that this tradition is about to be broken with Xiao Ling."
"Xiao Ling is weak and not physically fit... I am very strong and I don't want to admit that my son is inferior..."
"I have always had high hopes for him and have not considered his feelings. I have never respected his opinions and have always been trying to make the child what I want him to be..."
Director Xiao looked at Jiang Jincheng and laughed: "In the end, I actually have to thank you... I now understand why Xiao Ling likes to be close to you, and why every time he sees you, he calls you more intimate than me."
"You made up for his lack of emotions and the family love I owed him..."
"Old Jiang... If it weren't for you, Xiao Ling would have jumped off a building and cut his wrists because of my depression and ended up being overwhelmed... Because of you... his world has light..."
Director Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "I can't even thank you enough...how can I blame you..."
"Xiao Ling was just pushed into a corner by me... He didn't want others to say that he was not worthy of you, and he didn't want others to think that he was incompetent in any way..."
"If I hadn't suppressed him every other day...how could he have gotten into this situation today...he would have lived a good life with you..."
A trace of guilt flashed across Director Xiao's eyes, and he gently clenched his palms: "I owe you an apology...Xiao Ling is obviously making progress and getting better with you..."
"You two would have been fine without me... It was me who broke your peaceful life... and made you worry late at night..."
Director Xiao pulled Jiang Jincheng up with all his strength. He staggered again. He felt a little dizzy because he had just lost too much blood.
"Old Jiang, you can't be depressed, you have to cheer up!"
Director Xiao held Jiang Jincheng's shoulders and shook them vigorously. He said in a deep voice: "Xiao Ling is in the emergency room now, so you must not be depressed! You have to cheer up and take care of yourself first so that you can have the energy and strength to take care of Xiao Ling!"
"Come with me to the hotel across from the hospital and get a room to take a shower! I'll have someone send us a set of clothes. I'll be on guard tonight, and I'll tell you if anything happens!"
"You don't even wear a coat, your body is soaked and your feet are scratched. It's already November and it's freezing! What would we do if you fell ill at this critical moment? What about Xiao Ling?!"
"Don't you know that, Old Jiang? You have to cheer up for Xiao Ling!"
Jiang Jincheng finally took a deep breath and uttered a hoarse "hmm". He stood firm and then felt a tingling pain in the soles of his feet.
Director Xiao heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Jiang Jincheng was finally in good spirits. He seemed to be worried that Jiang Jincheng would be upset, so he patted his shoulder and added, "The doctor said that he will be fine after the blood transfusion, so you can't ruin yourself."
"If you collapse, then when Xiao Ling wakes up and can't see you, he'll probably have to have the needle removed and the ventilator ventilated."
He smiled soothingly, holding himself up and jokingly said, "Hey! Old Jiang, why are you crying when I'm not crying?"
"It's just a bullet in the shoulder. We both got shot several times. It's still no big deal!"
"You are just spoiled by him. You worry about nothing! You feel bad for a while when he cut his finger! Look at the scars on your body. Which one is worse than his?"
Director Xiao pulled Jiang Jincheng and coughed, "That's enough! Put on your slippers! Let's go to the hotel across the street and get a room. You wash yourself properly!"
"Look at what you look like! If this gets out, will my city bureau lose face?"
Director Xiao dragged Jiang Jincheng all the way to a hotel room opposite the hospital. After he comforted Jiang Jincheng, he slowly returned to the door of the emergency room.
When he sat on the chair at the door, he felt as if all his strength had been drained away.
After keeping his head down for more than ten minutes, Director Xiao gently stood up and walked towards the next window.
He lit a cigarette and took a deep puff. It was still raining outside. It would probably rain all night...
"You little brat... you're always causing trouble for me..."
Director Xiao covered his face, laughed, and sniffed: "Damn it, I just said a few words to you... I didn't say you are useless..."
"You are so sensitive... Your father said a few words to you and you got angry and ran to catch the drug lord..."
Director Xiao cursed at this point and then gave a bitter smile: "Fuck you really caught me... Awesome..."
"Don't you think about it... I belittle you every day and yet you allow you to date Lao Jiang..."
"If I really don't like you... I would have beaten you to death when you said you wanted to pursue Jiang Jincheng! So you wouldn't have to harm others... Look at what you've done to him..."
"Ugh…"
Director Xiao clenched the cigarette butt and sighed. He looked back at the emergency room and then exhaled a heavy smoke ring.
"Xiao Ling... don't let anything happen..."