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Chapter 178: Chapter 178: Flying by Helicopter to Rescue People
On the day of Old Mr. Fu’s birthday banquet, before leaving, Lu Sheng thought of Fu Siya eavesdropping outside the door on her conversation with Grandpa Fu, and she couldn’t shake off a feeling of unease.
Fu Siya was a difficult person, inherently petty and arrogantly domineering. That evening at the party, being humiliated in front of so many people, it was certain she harbored resentment towards her.
Lu Sheng wasn’t afraid of Fu Siya causing trouble for her.
What she was worried about was that Fu Siya might trouble Old Mr. Fu.
Old Mr. Fu suddenly appeared at the party that day and spoke those words to Mr. Ji Weiyuan, purely out of protection and to extricate Fu Siya from her predicament.
Even knowing Fu Siya was lying, Old Mr. Fu still chose to protect her. Calling her into the room afterwards was also to apologize to her on Fu Siya’s behalf.
If Fu Siya had any sense, she would feel guilty and ashamed upon hearing Old Mr. Fu’s words. At the same time, she should be determined to correct her mistakes, not to let her grandfather down.
But if Fu Siya was senseless, she could only hear Old Mr. Fu’s criticism of her, and her thoughts would be nothing but negative and gloomy.
She might even feel resentment towards Old Mr. Fu because of what he said to her in the room.
Thinking of the soup bowl that was directly thrown into the trash can, Lu Sheng asked for Old Mr. Fu’s thumb ring before leaving, pretending to inspect it.
While looking at it, she infused a wisp of her Soul Power into it. Should Old Mr. Fu encounter any accidents, she would sense the danger immediately.
It was originally just a precaution, but now—
A sudden sharp pain at her temple made Lu Sheng realize that something had happened to Old Mr. Fu.
And it wasn’t something trivial.
Black Bean also seemed to sense the danger at that moment, meowing as it jumped onto her lap. Lu Sheng took a deep breath to calm herself first.
She closed her eyes, letting her spiritual power follow the Soul Power on the thumb ring.
The next second, she felt a sensation of coldness, darkness, and a suffocating sensation of floating.
...Old Mr. Fu was in the water.
Or more precisely, in the sea.
It then dawned on Lu Sheng that Old Mr. Fu had mentioned he would take a cruise to Huali Island the day after the day after tomorrow.
Wasn’t the day after tomorrow today?
Does that mean Old Mr. Fu has had an accident at sea and fallen into the ocean??
Almost without a moment’s hesitation, Lu Sheng held her breath and concentrated, pulling her Soul Power attached to the thumb ring to its fullest.
At this very moment, Old Mr. Fu, who had fallen into the sea, initially struggled for a while in the cold waters but soon no longer had the strength.
Then he stopped struggling, probably accepting the fact that he was going to die in the sea, slowly sinking and losing consciousness amidst the floating and sinking.
Therefore, Old Mr. Fu didn’t know that the moment he lost consciousness, his body was completely enveloped in a dark red glow.
A mysterious and powerful force lingered around him, forming a natural barrier that isolated him from the seawater.
Then, this force began to support his body, allowing him to resurface and move towards the nearest coast from where he was.
Lu Sheng continuously heightened her control over Old Mr. Fu with her Soul Power, using the shortest time possible to bring his drenched body to the shore.
"Hmm..."
Not until she confirmed Old Mr. Fu wasn’t suffocated by drowning and was properly lying on the shore did Lu Sheng withdraw her power.
She gasped for air, her complexion turned from rosy to very pale, looking somewhat weak.
The rescue effort just now drained a tremendous amount of Soul Power.
If it weren’t for Panda’s identity being exposed earlier and her gaining the genuine affection of many humans, she probably wouldn’t have been able to save Old Mr. Fu today even if she had sensed his danger.
There was no time to consider anything else.
Finding Old Mr. Fu as soon as possible was imperative.
Given his advanced age and having already exhausted his strength at sea, if he was soaked through and exposed to the sea breeze on shore, it wouldn’t take half a day for his health to give in.
During such a critical moment, Lu Sheng’s mind could only think of one person— the one she trusted the most. So, she immediately made a call.
"Li Muchen, there’s been an accident."
The moment Li Muchen answered the call and heard the girl’s voice, unlike the usual calm, his heart immediately tensed up: "What’s wrong, baby, I’m here."
"Tell me what happened?" Li Muchen sat up straight in his chair and took a deep breath to remain calm, "Don’t be afraid, baby, I’m here, it’s going to be okay."
The man’s first reaction was to pacify, even though his tone was not as composed as usual.
Lu Sheng realized she might have scared Li Muchen, so she quickly said: "It’s not me, it’s Old Mr. Fu who’s in trouble."
Lu Sheng was about to explain the situation to Li Muchen, but suddenly realized an important issue.
How should she explain Old Mr. Fu’s situation to Li Muchen?
She was in Jiang City, how did she know Old Mr. Fu had fallen into the sea? And how did she know his current location at some coast, including his exact whereabouts?
But she quickly thought of an excuse: "Here’s what happened, I’ve attached a chip to Old Mr. Fu’s thumb ring, which monitors his health status and locates his position."
"I can see now, Old Mr. Fu is in a state of unconsciousness at some coast, all his bodily data is below normal, his condition is very dangerous."
"I suspect he had some kind of accident at sea and has now drifted to that coast, so I need to find him as quickly as possible."
Li Muchen hadn’t expected such a situation, and although he felt something odd, since the girl had speculated it, he would trust unconditionally.
"Do you know the exact location of Old Mr. Fu?" Li Muchen asked.
Lu Sheng replied: "Yes."
"Alright, I got it." As long as it was not about Lu Sheng herself, Li Muchen could handle it with composure.
"Baby, take a taxi to the headquarters of the Li Group now, there’s a helicopter on the top floor."
"I’ll have Chen An wait for you outside the company. The helicopter pilot, Chen An, will take care of the arrangements, and he will accompany you to find Old Mr. Fu, just tell him the exact location."
"If anything happens that you can’t handle, just call me. If you need me, I can buy a ticket and head back to the country right now."
"No need, the helicopter is enough," hearing Li Muchen saying he would return to the country, Lu Sheng immediately said, "Don’t worry, I can handle it."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Sheng texted Fourth Brother to help her take the afternoon off, and then she left for the Li Group headquarters. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
Fortunately, the place where Old Mr. Fu was located was not too far from Jiang City.
Thirty minutes later, the helicopter steadily landed on a shore covered with gravel.
Lu Sheng immediately spotted Old Mr. Fu lying unconscious not far away.
Chen An was also taken aback and quickly helped Lu Sheng lift Old Mr. Fu.
"What should we do, Miss? Should we take Old Mr. Fu directly to the nearest hospital with the helicopter?" Chen An took a deep breath and asked.
Lu Sheng, however, pressed his hand: "No, there’s no need for a hospital. Take Old Mr. Fu to my apartment in Jiang City, I will treat him."
The girl seemed to have thought of something, her expression solemn: "Keep the fact that we’ve found Grandpa Fu and brought him back to Jiang City discreet. Information about him being at my place should not be disclosed to anyone."
