Leo’s gaze shifted downward from Renee’s face. Today, she wore a black one-piece dress, with a snow-white neck and an impressive figure. Additionally, she had on black stockings and black high heels on her long legs. She looked like a black rose, exuding a seductive charm that made Leo’s heart race. He couldn’t deny that this woman knew how to dress herself up; she was enchanting.
Renee extended her hand to open the car door and made a polite gesture. “Please get in the car, Dr. Bloomer.”
“Where are we going? My car is still parked here,” Leo said, somewhat puzzled.
“We’re going for lunch. I found a nice restaurant, and I’ll take you there. We’ll pick up your car after we eat,” Renee invited.
After the recent commotion, Leo’s stomach was indeed growling with hunger. He waved off Scar and the others and got into Renee’s car.
Renee started the car, made a turn and left. Inside the car, Renee asked Leo about what had happened earlier, and he briefly explained the situation.
“You’ve crippled Ford’s hand and leg today. Clyde Gregory won’t just let this slide; he’ll find a way to retaliate. Do you need my…”
Leo interrupted, “No need. If he dares to retaliate, I don’t mind making the Gregory family disappear from Langstel!”
Renee knew Leo’s strength well, so she didn’t say more on the matter.
At that moment, there was a sudden loud noise up ahead. Looking up, they saw a Volkswagen car had crashed into a truck at a intersection. This sudden accident triggered a chain reaction, with the cars behind the Volkswagen slamming on their brakes and causing a series of rear-end collisions. Furthermore, an out-of-control sedan was heading straight for Leo’s Bentley.
“Quick, turn the wheel!” Leo shouted as he grabbed the steering wheel and pulled it hard, narrowly avoiding the oncoming sedan. Renee, startled, stepped on the brakes as the car came to a stop at the roadside.
Her heart raced from the adrenaline rush, and she had broken into a cold sweat. It had been a close escape.
“I’ll check it out,” Leo said, opening the car door and quickly heading towards the Volkswagen car.
Renee followed him.
The Volkswagen was severely damaged, its front end crumpled from the impact with the truck. The windshield was shattered, and the airbags had deployed. Inside the driver’s seat was a young woman, her face covered in blood, unconscious.
There was also a strong smell of gasoline in the air, and it was leaking from the Volkswagen’s gas tank.
Two men climbed down from the truck. One of them made a phone call, while the other, seemingly unfazed, looked at the injured woman inside the car.
“The car is leaking fuel. You two, open the car doors and get the woman out!” Leo shouted to the two men.
The man on the phone pocketed his mobile phone and glanced at Leo with a furrowed brow. He said, “Who are you? Mind your own business. I’ve already called the police, and we’ll wait for the traffic cops to handle this.”
Leo walked over to the driver’s side of the Volkswagen, smelling the increasingly strong gasoline fumes. He sternly retorted, “I will rescue the driver inside. You all need to move the truck quickly; otherwise, if the car catches fire, your truck will be in trouble too!”
As Leo spoke, he reached out to pull the car door handle. However, the young man who had made the phone call suddenly stopped him and warned, “Don’t you dare touch it. If you mess up the scene, when the traffic police arrive, they won’t be able to determine liability, and I’ll make sure you pay for it!”
Leo didn’t waste any words and kicked him.
The man was sent flying and left a long trail on the ground when he landed.
The other man, seeing this, became furious. “You dare to hit him! You’re asking for death!”
He took out a knife and charged at Leo.
There was no suspense in this confrontation. Leo kicked the knife-wielding man as well, and like his companion, he was sent flying, leaving a long mark on the ground. Both men lay on the ground groaning in pain.
Seeing Renee approaching, Leo instructed, “You go and move the truck. I’ll get the woman out.”
Renee nodded and hurried toward the truck.
The driver’s door of the Volkswagen was jammed, so Leo grabbed the handle and pulled with all his strength, forcefully opening the door. He unbuckled the woman’s seatbelt and lifted her out of the driver’s seat.
Just as he had set her down on the ground, a spark ignited in the heavily damaged front of the Volkswagen, and Leo quickly headed to the car’s trunk, where he found a car fire extinguisher. He used it to put out the flames in the car’s front.
Fortunately, there was a fire extinguisher inside the car. Leo retrieved it and used it to extinguish the flames at the front of the vehicle.
By this time, Renee had not been able to move the truck, as she didn’t know how to drive a manual-gear vehicle. Leo had no choice but to ask her to step aside while he took control.
After successfully moving the truck, Leo quickly returned to the woman’s side to assess her injuries. Activating his spiritual power and focusing his gaze, Leo could clearly see the extent of the woman’s injuries: two broken ribs, internal damage, and significant internal bleeding. She was now in a severe state of unconsciousness, and without treatment, her chances of survival were grim.
Leo took out a silver needle case from his body and used silver needles to pierce nine acupuncture points on the woman’s body. Although the Nine Extreme Mystical Needles possessed the miraculous power of reviving the dead and repairing the body, Leo couldn’t fully concentrate on their effects in this chaotic accident scene. For now, his priority was to stabilize the woman’s condition.
After inserting the needles, the bleeding from the woman’s mouth stopped, her breathing began to stabilize, and her heart rate gradually returned to normal.
One minute later, the woman’s eyelashes fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyes. When her vision cleared and she saw the man in front of her, she made a slight motion with her lips. Although she couldn’t produce any sound, Leo could tell from her lip movements that she was trying to say “thank you.”
Just as Leo was about to ask Renee to call 911, an ambulance arrived. Four medical personnel emerged from the ambulance, and one of them, upon seeing Leo, visibly hesitated before calling out, “Leo?”
Leo turned to look and was surprised to see Lynn, Aunt Sandy’s daughter! Lynn had studied finance; when had she transformed into a nurse? Had Sandy lied when she last visited his home, claiming that Lynn had got a finance degree?
Upon seeing Leo, Lynn’s expression became less than pleasant. She wished she didn’t have to lay eyes on him ever again after he had “humiliated” her at Azure Financial.
Lynn’s disappointment grew as she saw the heavily injured woman on the ground. She couldn’t help but think, “If only it were Leo.”