Chapter 246


    Melody didn’t understand why Ken suddenly red up, but she had never b


    been able to read his mind anyway.


    <b>So</b><b>, </b>she decided not to <b>ask </b>anything and pushed open the car door to get out, leaving Ken to deal with his emotions alone.


    Ken watched Melody get out of the car without a word. His eyes were elerator, but then a loud crash cume from the intersection ahead.


    filled with frustration. He frowned deeply as he was about to press the


    allide with <b>a </b>truck


    Melody and Ken both looked toward the sound simultaneously. They saw a sports car collide


    The heavy truck, sturdy in build, suffered minimal damage. But the front of the sports car


    ir was severely mangled, and its upant’s fate was


    uncertain.


    Ken pulled out his phone to call emergency services. But before he could dial, the truck unexpectedly reversed and swiftly turned <b>around </b>to flee the scene. His gaze turned cold when he noticed it was an unmarked truck.


    Just then, his car door swung open


    Melody said immediately, “You go after that truck. I’ll check on the person in the sports car.”


    With that<b>, </b>she closed the door and ran towards the ident site.


    Ken frowned <b>and </b>ordered his men to pursue the truck. He himself dialed emergency services and then got out of the car to follow Melody‘ footsteps.


    Seeing Ken catching up, Melody was <b>about </b>to ask why he wasn’t chasing the truck when she saw his men driving off after it. She swallowed her words and hurried over


    The windows of the sports <b>car </b>were shattered, and <b>inside </b><by </b>a person. That person was unconscious and bleeding profusely from a head wound, shumping over the steering wheel


    “Hello! Can you hear <b>me</b>? Melody called out, but there was no response from the upant. That young <b>man </b>was unconscious.


    Ken said indifferently from beside her, “Step back. I’ll open the door,”


    Melody instinctively took two <b>steps </b>back, puzzled as to why Ken didn’t want her help


    As Ken pulled open the door, <b>shards </b>of ss scattered everywhere. His arm got scratched in the process, blood staining his <b>white </b>shirt crimson,


    Melody quickly approached. “Your hand…”


    Ken said. “Don’t worry about it. Help me get him out”


    “Okay!” Melody didn’t <b>say </b>more, assisting Ken in lifting the man from the driver’s seat and gently cing him on the ground. Then, she knelt, reaching for the <b>man’s </b>pulse.


    A few secondster, she frowned and looked at Ken. “It’s serious. There’s likely internal bleeding. We need surgery urgently.”


    Ken pulled up a map on his phone. “The nearest hospital is half an hour away from here.”


    Melody said. “Half an hour is too long. We need to get him to your car. Let’s go to Herbathrive”


    Ken asked, “Isn’t Herbathrive a traditional medicine center!”


    Melody replied. “They have orthopedics, an operating room, and <b>basic </b>equipment too. Plus, it’s only twenty minutes from here.”


    Upon hearing this. Ken didn’t hesitate and helped lift the person into his car’s back seat. Melody immediately called Colin.


    After knowing the situation. Colin said urgently. “I’ll prepare the operating room right away. Be careful on the road, watch the bleeding. I won’t say more. You know what to do.


    “Okay.” Melody replied before hanging up. She took out her acupuncture kit and carefully inserted silver needles into the young man’s body. With a few needles, she managed to control the bleeding that had been gushing out,


    Then, she applied pressure to thergest wound and heaved a sigh of relief


    With everything done, Melody realized the back <b>seat </b><b>was </b><b>almost </b>entirely stained with the young man’s blood.


    She cautiously nced at Ken in the driver’s seat and said, “Um… your car seems to be dirty”


    She had recently learned from James that Ken had a severe


    evere cleanliness obsession


    Chapter 216


    <b>Ken </b><b>nced </b>at the rearview mirror, looking almost at his wit’s end. “Miss Fox, do you really see me as that cold–blooded?”


    Melody replied, “No.”


    She averted her eyes, feeling guilty, and dared not speak to <b>Ken </b><b>again</b>. She seemed to truly not understand him well enough.


    It was a twenty–minute drive, but Ken raced swiftly and arrived near Herbathrive within just over ten minutes.


    Then, his subordinate called to report, “Mr. Swanson, we’ve caught the culprit. It’s an unlicensed car


    is full <b>of</b>


    “Understood.” Ken was about to <b>hang </b>up when the subordinate continued<b>, </b>“And we found out <b>this </b>guy works under Benny. The car is full of valuable goods and <b>cash </b>he uwfully detained.”


    Ken raised an eyebrow, thinking it was quite a coincidence. He ordered, “Arrest him, but keep it quiet for now”


    “Got it.” The call ended, and Ken turned to <b>Melody </b><b>in </b>the <b>back </b>seat. “Did you hear that??


    Melody replied, “<b>Yeah</b><b>… </b>No wonder they ran after hitting this man. Seems like Benny wants to minimize his responsibility to get a lighter sentence.”


    Ken said, “<b>What </b>goes <b>around</b>,es around. That’s why we stumbled проп this ident”


    Soon, they arrived at Herbathrive.


    Normally closed at this hour, it was fully lit now. Colin was outside with a group of people, ready and waiting. They carefully moved the injured man from the car onto a stretcher.


    “Thank you. His bleeding is temporarily under control, but his internal organs don’t look <b>good</b>. We need to perform emergency thoracic surgery.” Melody walked alongside the stretcher, informing Colin of the man’s condition.


    Thoracic surgery? Colin’s expression darkened. “Our surgeon is off today. He lives in the suburbs and won’t be here for at least an hour.”Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org.


    Melody fell silent for a moment, then said, “I’ll perform the surgery.


    Colin replied, “Of course! But do you have experience in this area<b>?</b><b>”</b>


    Can you assist me?”


    Melody smiled faintly. “Before my mentor specialized in traditional medicine, he was a renowned top surgeon. That’s something not many people know, but he taught <b>me </b>everything.”


    “That’s reassuring. Colin breathed <b>a </b>sigh of relief and led Melody to change into surgical attire. Once ready, they both entered the operating


    TOOM:


    About half an hourter, police sirens sounded outside Herbathrive.


    Hearing the sound, Ken tossed his cigarette and walked out.


    “Mr. Swanson, what brings you here?” The lead officer recognized Ken at a nce.


    Ken nodded slightly and handed the officer a cigarette.


    The officer took it with surprise and fear in his eyes as if he was handed a precious gift.


    Ken calmly said, “We’ve found the culprit, but due to personal reasons. I’ll have to hand him over tomorrow


    “No problem! It won’t affect our process. Just bring him to us tomorrow to make a statement. As the officer finished speaking, two MPVs pulled up


    at the entrance.


    A red–<b>haired </b>woman in high heels hurriedly got out, ignoring the police officers and asking as she entered. “Where’s my brother?”


    David quickly replied, “He’s in surgery….


    “What?” The woman raised her voice sharply. “You put my brother in such a lousy ce for <b>surgery</b>? Are you trying <b>to </b>kill him?“