After changing clothes, Xiao He went with the group who came to visit them to the temporary hospital room where Liu Rulan was staying.
Along the way, both Yan Shaohan and Fan Congwen asked Xiao He about the car accident situation at that time. Xiao He thought about the truth of the accident that was enough to "cause a brain hemorrhage," twitched the corner of his mouth, but ultimately decided to give Officer Yang some face and didn't reveal the detailed circumstances. He only tactfully said: "It seems like the rollover was caused by the driver avoiding pedestrians. The more detailed situation is still under police investigation."
"Avoiding pedestrians?"
Both Fan Congwen and Guo Xinya frowned, keenly sensing the unspoken meaning in Xiao He's words.
"After such a major accident like this, are the people still alive?"
"Hehe." Xiao He chuckled lightly, "The police are still looking for them."
Fan Congwen and Guo Xinya fell silent simultaneously.
"So that means the guy who caused all this tragedy is not only still alive, but even fled the scene?"
Yan Shaohan wasn't a fool either, instantly understanding the situation.
"Sigh."
Xiao He sighed.
Actually, this wasn't even the main problem.
Officer Yang had mentioned that the elderly couple were probably both over seventy-five years old. According to current legal circumstances... negligent crimes would likely receive lighter or reduced punishment. If this elderly couple didn't have any assets, then there was a high probability they wouldn't even be able to provide compensation.
And the driver would definitely bear responsibility too, but given the driver's current situation, he might not even be able to fully cover his own medical expenses...
Xiao He and the others naturally wouldn't be concerned about this bit of compensation, but what about others?
They were lucky, relying on skills brought by the system to escape disaster, but what about others who were injured, disabled, or even killed because of this accident?
He had naturally seen and heard about the family member's situation earlier. That girl was still in the flower of her youth, just when her life was about to take off, yet because of these two old things, her entire life was completely ruined.
Her future would forever remain in the past.
Her family had lost her forever...
Xiao He shook his head, temporarily setting aside these complex and angry emotions, and brought everyone to see Liu Rulan.
Although Liu Rulan had slept for a while, her sleep wasn't restful. She woke up immediately upon hearing movement. Due to having lost too much blood earlier, Liu Rulan's complexion still wasn't good, her lips somewhat pale, but she still forced herself to sit up and greet everyone.
"Just lie down, don't move around," Yan Shaohan spoke up to stop her action.
"We're just here to check on you," Guo Xinya said, "We'll leave in a moment."
Liu Rulan breathed a long sigh of relief.
"How are things now?"
She asked Xiao He.
Xiao He: "Public opinion has basically calmed down for now, we're just waiting for the official announcement."
"That's good."
Seeing that Liu Rulan was fine, everyone's mood relaxed considerably, and they began chatting casually.
Fan Congwen also proactively thanked Xiao He: "Regarding that matter you mentioned, I've already investigated the situation clearly, but haven't had the chance to thank you yet."
Xiao He realized Fan Congwen was referring to the drugging incident in the dressing room.
"It's nothing, just a small effort," Xiao He replied calmly. "Thanks to Director Fan too, the atmosphere on set has improved a lot now, and everyone can focus their minds on work."
Especially those troublemakers like Yuan Sitong, who had all become much more restrained now. Truly something to celebrate.
Fan Congwen was momentarily stunned, then chuckled: "You young people, always so direct with your words—but I like it."
He clasped his hands behind his back, his tone becoming slightly more serious: "Don't worry, Director Zhuang had his reasons for making me the assistant director, and since I'm staying with the crew, I'll naturally play my proper role."
Xiao He breathed a sigh of relief.
That was even better.
Everyone chatted in the hospital room for a while, then the first official announcement arrived.
[Police Situation Announcement: At 18:23 on December 21, 20XX, a serious traffic accident occurred in Beijing XX...]
[A tanker truck overturned while driving to avoid two pedestrians who ran a red light... Currently causing 4 deaths and 7 injuries...]
[According to preliminary investigation, pedestrians Zhang XX (female, 78) and Zhou XX (male, 81) exhibited behavior of running a red light and suddenly crossing the road during this incident. Driver Zhao XX (male, 31) performed emergency avoidance to prevent collision, causing the vehicle to collide and overturn...]
[Zhao XX has been cleared of suspicion of drunk driving or drug driving... Currently, police are conducting in-depth investigation of the accident scene...]
[Please all citizens obey traffic rules and pay attention to travel safety...]
Due to the significant online public opinion about this matter, with many people concerned about the incident, the police followed the golden four-hour rule and immediately issued a clarification announcement after preliminarily determining the accident details.
However, this announcement didn't stop the public opinion; instead, more people focused on the incident.
Everyone had grown up doing reading comprehension, and many netizens who loved solving problems quickly identified the key points in this announcement.
[So actually it wasn't the tanker truck driver's fault, but he got ghost-probed by those two labor bosses?]
[Relatively speaking, those two pedestrians are more despicable. In this situation, as long as someone gets hit, the driver definitely can't escape responsibility, but these two pedestrians must be held accountable!]
[I said it before—don't believe rumors, don't spread rumors, don't immediately start blaming the driver whenever something happens. Some pedestrians really deserve to be hit; I've almost developed road rage from driving.]
[Some elderly people never even look back when crossing the road. And it's not like we mind letting them pass if they just go, but they deliberately walk slowly and even intentionally stand in the road blocking your way. It's infuriating.]
[I encountered an old lady like this last time. When I was leaving the residential area, she deliberately blocked my way, swinging her little vegetable basket back and forth. I was on my morning shift and in a hurry, so I honked my horn. She immediately lay down on the ground, claiming my honking gave her a heart attack! I was so frustrated! In the end, because honking is prohibited in residential areas, I got fined and had to pay some compensation, plus I lost my perfect attendance bonus at work because I was late...]
[Hehe, some elderly people these days... They'd behave if you deducted their pensions.]
[Damn, this is really infuriating. That's four human lives! You'd better tell me those two are included in the death toll.]
[That driver obviously had problems too. First of all, in that situation, he shouldn't have turned the steering wheel. Normally you're supposed to reduce speed but not change lanes. Plus he was driving a tanker truck, not just any small car. The probability of overturning when making sharp turns is very high. Shouldn't he as a driver know the dangers? His action itself was irresponsible toward himself and others.]
[I don't want to debate the right or wrong of the driver's action here. After all, in such sudden critical moments, not everyone can accurately make the correct choice. I just want to know what exactly happened to those two elderly people.]
[I heard the old man was actually in a wheelchair.]
[Uh, I have a terrible thought—could that old woman have been deliberately staging an accident scam?]
[Oh my god, the more I think about it, the more terrifying it gets.]
[Right, she was pushing the old man's wheelchair and deliberately chose a very tricky angle, rushing out in front of the bus. Could it really have been intentional murder?]