Chapter 263: Injured, He Almost Went Crazy
"Emily, where are you?"
Daniel's voice seemed to pierce through everything, reaching Emily's ears directly.
Now she didn't need to hesitate anymore and headed straight back.
Although she was happy that Daniel came to rescue her, considering his physical condition, Emily couldn't help but feel nervous and worried.
"I'm here, be careful, these people are all desperados!"
Emily waved her hand in Daniel's direction. The two had an inexplicable connection, as if they could see through the chaotic crowd and spot each other at a glance.
Daniel saw Emily's waving hand.
Soon, the two reunited.
With the law enforcement team plus the people Daniel brought, things were resolved quickly on this side.
The main reason was that these people had gathered together today to catch Emily, and those scattered guards and patrol members had already been dealt with by Emily.
"I saw Yosef and the others escape in that direction. Let's go after them - I'm not sure if there's another secret passage leading outside!"
Emily had paid attention and specifically noted the direction Yosef and his group went.
"I'm coming with you!"
Daniel immediately spoke up, and Emily was about to refuse on the spot.
But Daniel had already guessed her thoughts. "I'm fine physically, and besides, we have so many people with us. It'll be okay!"
Seeing Daniel's insistence, Emily knew it was unlikely she could convince him.
People like him, once they made a decision, rarely changed it.
This could be considered a strength - for someone in power, this kind of determination was necessary.
But it could also be seen as a weakness, at least for those close to him.
Emily had no intention of changing someone, mainly because she had no right to.
And this wasn't the time to keep dwelling on it anyway.
Fortunately, she was fast enough. When she led Daniel and a group of law enforcement officers to catch up, Yosef and his party had just opened a hidden entrance - they were planning to escape!
Emily's guess was correct - this was a secret passage leading to the outside world.
If they had come later, they might not have discovered it and let these people escape.
Everett looked at the crowd surrounding them with guns raised, knowing all was lost.
He lowered his head, looking at Yosef's pale, bloodless face and weak breathing, and gritted his teeth, actually having the thought of taking everyone down with him.
"Bitch, this is all your fault. Today I'm going to take you all down with me, to accompany Yosef in death!"
As he spoke, gripping a homemade bomb, he charged toward Emily and the others' position.
Emily flicked out a silver needle.
At the same time, the law enforcement team opened fire.
Everett's wrist went numb from the needle strike, and the bomb fell to the ground.
He was also hit by several bullets and finally fell to the ground motionless.
Immediately, someone from the law enforcement team rushed forward, grabbed the bomb, and with all their strength, ran to a pond down the slope.
The bomb splashed water dozens of feet high.
Fortunately, there were no casualties.
Both Emily and Daniel breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Neither of them expected that Yosef, who should have been dying and dead the next moment, was actually jolted awake by the explosion. In his brief moment of clarity, his hatred gave him enough strength to grip his handgun and shoot in Emily and Daniel's direction.
"Daniel, watch out!"
Emily noticed first. She pushed Daniel away, but unfortunately, her last silver needle had been used up dealing with Everett just now.
She kicked a pebble toward Yosef.
Unfortunately, without the silver needle, kicking the pebble was a beat too slow.
A bullet still hit Emily in the stomach.
Although the law enforcement team reacted immediately and shot Yosef dead, Emily had still been hit.
"Emily!"
Daniel watched as Emily blocked the bullet for him and fell before his eyes.
Even though he caught her in time.
But that strong smell of blood drove him completely irrational.
His hands trembling, he pressed hard on Emily's bleeding wound, his voice more panicked and anxious than ever before. "Emily, hang in there. I'm taking you to the hospital right now. It didn't hit anything vital, you'll definitely be fine. You have to hold on for me, understand?"
His words were forceful, but his trembling voice betrayed his fear.
Emily wanted to speak, but when she opened her mouth, blood flowed from the corner of her lips.
Finally, she gradually began to lose consciousness.
When York arrived, he saw Emily slipping in and out of consciousness several times, while Daniel, disregarding his own physical condition, carried Emily running toward the main road outside.
This was probably because his willpower and rationality still remained somewhat intact - he knew that given Emily's current condition, she had to go to a better hospital to have any chance of being saved.
...
When Emily woke up again, she opened her eyes to a sea of white and the pungent smell of disinfectant.
She knew she had gotten her life back.
Actually, she understood medicine best - she knew exactly where the bullet had hit her at the time.
So what she had wanted to tell Daniel then was that she wouldn't die.
But when she opened her mouth, it was full of the taste of blood, and then her body couldn't take it and she passed out.
She moved her body, wanting to sit up and check her own pulse. Just as she moved, she realized her hand was tightly held in someone else's palm, cherished like a treasure.
Daniel had been watching over Emily. She had been unconscious for a day now. If she didn't wake up soon, his own body probably couldn't hold out either.
But if something happened to Emily, he probably wouldn't care about his own physical condition anymore.
Although Daniel had briefly fallen asleep due to physical weakness, he remained quite alert.
So as soon as Emily moved, he woke up immediately.
He looked up, and his gaze met Emily's in an "affectionate" stare.
Emily saw the dark circles under Daniel's eyes and his somewhat pale face.
She knew he must have been keeping watch and not taking care of his own health.
"I'm fine now, don't worry. Stretch out your hand, let me check your pulse."
Emily felt that Daniel wasn't following medical advice. If she were simply his doctor, she would really hate this kind of patient.
This time Daniel was obedient. As he stretched out his hand, he still tried to reassure Emily, "I'm fine too. I don't feel any discomfort at all!"
Emily didn't believe it.
"Be quiet. I'm checking your pulse, I'll naturally know if you're lying!"
Emily put on a stern face, pretending to be serious.
However, she was also somewhat weak at this moment, so her "scolding" words, because she was concerned about Daniel, actually seemed a bit cute to him.
Fortunately, Emily didn't know what Daniel was thinking.
She seriously and quietly began to check Daniel's pulse.
Her expression became even more serious.
Clearly, Daniel's physical condition wasn't very good.
The antidote needed to be developed faster.
It just wasn't worse than Emily had expected.
Speaking of the antidote, she thought of the medicinal herbs needed to detoxify Daniel.
"How long has it been since I passed out?"
"One day!"
Daniel answered honestly.
Emily's expression changed on the spot. She threw off the blanket and, enduring the pain, tried to get out of bed.