Chapter 1296
In the afternoon, Adam sat in a coffee house.
There was a medical college nearby, so most of the customers here were young college couples, gathering in crowds. They chatted and laughed, bringing a sweet atmosphere.
Adam sat by the window with a burning cigarette between his fingers.
The sunlight from outside the window shone on his handsome face. He sat there silently like a statue and had not moved for a long time, letting the long cone of ash hang at the end of his cigarette.
Only when he heard the footsteps come and stop beside him did he come to himself and put out the cigarette in the ashtray.
Carter stands still. "Captain Chin, all the relevant surveillance videos from the cameras that can be checked are here!"
He placed a laptop with a tiny U Disk on the desk before Adam.
"The accident happened a long time ago, and the surveillance would be updated automatically every once in a while. Fortunately, the meticulous owner of this cafe house kept all the surveillance videos from its opening to the present!" Carter said.
Adam nodded and said, "Okay. You can go about your business."
"Yes!" Carter saluted.
Noticing that his boss was in an unusual blue mood, Carter did not dare to joke with him. He just turned around and left the cafe house.
Adam turned on the laptop.
He knew nothing about the accident that caused Master Hsu's death.
He was on a mission when he received the news that Master Hsu had passed away. As he rushed back, Master Hsu was laid to rest and his funeral was also over. Adam thought it was purely an accident. He only knew that the driver who hit him seemed to have escaped and had not been caught yet.
But he did not expect that his little girl was involved in it.
Adam thought that she proposed the breakup because his father said something to her and asked her to leave him, but it had never occurred to him that...
Now he finally understood why she refused to go back to him.
Adam turned on the computer, his index finger touching the control board gently to play the videos. It was the scene of the coffee shop, and he saw Master Hsu and Anthea sitting face to face. Anthea's small face drooped down, and she was holding a cup of cappuccino in her hand.
Master Hsu's expression was very ugly. It seemed that he was reprimanding her. While Anthea remained silent, her long eyelashes trembling. Adam could see her red-rimmed eyes and the tears rolling down from the corners of her eyes.
She sat there stiffly. Her panic and helpless look was a real wrench for Adam.
Adam felt a sharp pain in his chest.
His heart also ached for her.
His little girl had to go through all of this alone when he was not by her side.
At that time, she was still a sophomore, less than 20 years old. How could her slender and thin body bear all of this alone?
In the video, Master seemed to be persuading her to do something, but she had never nodded. She clenched the cup as if only by doing so could she gain some strength. Then she stood up and ran with tears all over her face.
Master Hsu, who was sitting opposite her, got very emotional.
At this time, his phone beside the table rang. After this brief call, he sighed sadly, stood up, and chased after Anthea.
Adam lit another cigarette.
He took two long drags on it. Then a lot of smoke dispersed from his mouth and nose.
A light and painful look gradually emerged on his handsome facial features among the white smoke.
The laptop was still playing the videos. After that, it was the video on the street outside the cafe house, which was also the evidence obtained by the police at that time.
Master Hsu stood at a zebra crossing of an intersection, waiting for the traffic light to turn green.
When it turned green, he walked hurriedly at the front of the crowd, his eyes fixed on Anthea, who was on the opposite side of the road. It seemed that he wanted to catch up with his granddaughter quickly, and then it was the accident that caused his death.
An off-road vehicle was out of control. It drove through the red light and crashed straight into Master Hsu.
After that, the car without a license plate did not stop. Instead, it dashed around and drove away quickly. The male driver inside covered his face with a cap, which was also the reason why the police had not cracked the case.
Six years had passed and it had become a long-pending case.
When Adam raised his hand and was about to turn off the laptop, he noticed something and a piercing look flashed across his dark eyes on the screen.
He took out his phone, dialed a number, and said in a deep voice, "Hello, Carter..."
In the morning, Anthea was in the private hospital as usual.
She walked to the office with a tired look, moving her shoulders to relax.
She had just finished her night shift last night. An emergency happened to a patient in the middle of the night, so she had no time to rest and got dark eyes circles.
After handing over the shift to her other colleagues, Anthea washed her face and felt much more refreshed. She took off her white coat and was about to go back to rest when her cell phone rang. It was a call from her teacher, Vincent.
Anthea, a little surprised, quickly picked it up. On the line, Vincent said with a smile, "Anthea, are you free today? If you have nothing to do, please accompany me to a place!"
Once a teacher, always a teacher.
Anthea was grateful to Vincent who recognized her ability and offered her lots of help and encouragement. Thus, they had maintained a good relationship, and she would not easily refuse his invitation. After meeting at the appointed place, they had breakfast together and then took a taxi to the destination.
After getting off the car, Anthea was slightly stunned.
Vincent took her to a military hospital that she had been to a few days ago. That night, Carter tricked her here. She mistakenly thought Adam had an accident and died. In the ward, she could no longer hide her true feelings and cried her heart out.
Unlike ordinary hospitals, not everyone was allowed to enter a military hospital.
Anthea asked in confusion, "Mr. Zanon, may I ask why are we here?"
Vincent explained, "An old chief in the army is sick. He wants me to be his doctor in charge!"
Anthea nodded and followed him to a building.
The patient seemed to be a military chief with a high position. As they entered, there was already a doctor waiting there. He was wearing a military uniform under the white coat, so Anthea thought that he must be an army medical doctor. This doctor stood by the entrance of the building to greet Vincent in person and treated him with great respect.
Vincent was a college teacher, but he also had a high reputation in the medical field.
Adam once told her that Vincent had served as a military doctor in the army before he became a college teacher.
The doctor then took them to the elevator and went all the way to the 12th floor. Finally, they entered a meeting room at the end of the corridor.
When they pushed the door open and entered, she saw lots of people always sitting inside.
There were several doctors around the meeting table, enthusiastically discussing this important case. They were all wearing white coats, with military uniforms inside. They looked much older than Anthea and were a group of experienced doctors. Beside them were some soldiers sitting or standing.
Anthea's eyes passed through the crowd and fell on a tall and strong figure.
She did not expect that Adam was also here.
Their eyes met in the air.
At this moment, the door of the meeting room was pushed open again, and a woman in her sixties walked in.
She was quite dignified with elegant clothes, but she did not look very well - her eyes were red and swollen. She must be the old chief's wife, and a valiant female soldier was supporting her with both hands.