Unless, they had their throats slit by others and were dumped here!
"But this is ultimately just my guess. Only by taking the bodies of the two teachers out and having the forensic doctor perform a thorough autopsy can we know the real cause of their deaths..."
With that thought, Jing Mingqiu forcefully suppressed the killing intent in his heart, tore off a yet-unburnt curtain from nearby, and stamped out the remaining embers with a few kicks before wrapping the remains of the two researchers inside.
Then, Jing Mingqiu repeated his previous actions and left the fire scene with them.
The fire had already been brought under control by this time, and Feng Weiguo was leading a group of teachers to maintain order at the scene.
Seeing someone emerge, Feng Weiguo immediately led his men forward.
Jing Mingqiu handed the two bodies in his hands to the doctor who came forward, lowered his faceplate, and showed Feng Weiguo a tired expression, "I'm sorry, I'm late! They..."
"You don't need to blame yourself, it's not your fault!" Feng Weiguo consoled him in a low voice, then noticed Jing Mingqiu's hand, which was dripping blood. He quickly called for a doctor to help with the bandaging.
Jing Mingqiu dismissed it, "It's just a minor burn, no big deal. Principal, the deaths of those two teachers are a very big problem..."
"Whether there's a problem or not, we'll only know after the investigation!" Feng Weiguo interrupted Jing Mingqiu forcefully, "As an engineer, hand dexterity is very important! What if you burned it out?"
Feng Weiguo went behind Jing Mingqiu and, following the information he provided, pressed rhythmically on his neck while complaining.
"I shouldn't have lent you the new mecha. We have professional firefighters for rescue, why are you playing the hero here!"
Following Feng Weiguo's voice, the mecha on Jing Mingqiu's body began to deform, shedding from him one by one, and folding back into a square box.
Hearing the underlying meaning in Feng Weiguo's words, Jing Mingqiu grinned sheepishly and scratched his head, remaining silent as he was pulled aside by the doctor for bandaging.
Due to the high-temperature burns, Jing Mingqiu's hands were both wrapped like zongzi. The only difference was that his right hand was more severely injured, so its zongzi was larger, while his left hand was less injured, and its zongzi was smaller.
More than half an hour later, Mo Ruixue received the news and entered the independent ward on the second floor of Dongyang City People's Hospital. Seeing Jing Mingqiu's bandaged hands, she felt heartbroken. "Didn't you promise me you wouldn't show off? Why did you end up like this?"
"It's nothing, just a minor injury!" Jing Mingqiu forced a smile and raised his hand to pat Mo Ruixue's little head.
Mo Ruixue pouted, pressed Jing Mingqiu's wrist, and said, "Don't move around at a time like this! Are you thirsty? I'll get you some water?"
"I am a bit thirsty," Jing Mingqiu felt much better sensing Mo Ruixue's concern. Seeing that she still looked very worried, he deliberately teased her, "But I don't want water right now, I want coke..."
Mo Ruixue was stunned and looked troubled. "Oh? I don't think you can drink coke with burns."
"You must be mistaken," Jing Mingqiu lied with a straight face, "Drinking coke when you have burns is not only harmless but also promotes wound healing!"
Seeing that Jing Mingqiu still had the mood to joke with her, Mo Ruixue's gloom lifted considerably. She turned her head and huffed, "Hmph, you're trying to trick me again. When you're injured, you should just listen to the doctor. I'll buy you mineral water. Do you want Wahaha or Nongfu Spring?"
Jing Mingqiu immediately replied, "I only want coke, and it has to be Coca-Cola. Pepsi is heresy!"
"Alright, I got it, Nongfu Spring, right?" Mo Ruixue skipped out of the ward, ignoring Jing Mingqiu's powerless rage behind her.
Not long after Mo Ruixue left, the class monitor came with a group of people to visit, carrying a large fruit basket filled with all sorts of fruits.
"Jing Mingqiu, are you okay!"
"Mingqiu, your hand..."
A few more emotional girls, seeing Jing Mingqiu lying in the hospital bed with both hands wrapped in bandages, softened and even started to secretly shed tears.
Seeing this, Jing Mingqiu was amused and exasperated. He raised his hands and waved them vigorously, "What are you crying about! You're making it seem like I'm about to die and you're here to mourn me."
"But, your hand!" Jing Rou said with teary eyes, "You love machinery so much, and now..."
Jing Mingqiu chuckled, "You're overthinking it. Most of the burns on my hands are first-degree, with a small portion being second-degree. The overall impact is not significant; at most, there will be a few scars! I'm not a girl, so I don't fuss about such things."
Hearing this, everyone finally relaxed.
After some pleasantries, to avoid disturbing Jing Mingqiu's rest, the class monitor led the others away. Jing Rou volunteered to stay and take care of him.
"No, no," Jing Mingqiu quickly refused, "Ruixue will take care of me. She's just gone out to buy me water."
Jing Rou's attitude was firm, "Mingqiu, you can't do anything with your hands injured. Jing Rou also needs rest, and she can't take care of you alone."
"Besides, you signed a contract with my father. As a partner, it's normal for me to come and take care of you after you're injured to ensure the smooth progress of our cooperation. This is for our mutual benefit."
Jing Mingqiu realized that Jing Rou was deliberately being unreasonable. To avoid Mo Ruixue getting jealous, he was about to refuse when Feng Weiguo arrived with a group of teachers to visit. Jing Rou stepped forward to greet them, successfully blocking his refusal.
"Classmate Jing Mingqiu, you were very heroic this time. Recover well. The school will definitely not..."
After Feng Weiguo, speaking as the principal, delivered a long speech of platitudes, he turned and instructed Jing Rou to take good care of Jing Mingqiu before leading the group away in a large crowd.
"Jing Rou, if you stay here to take care of me, Ruixue might misunderstand..."
As Jing Mingqiu began to explain, he saw Mo Ruixue walk in bouncing, holding two bottles of water. The three of them made eye contact, and the scene was extremely awkward for a moment.
According to a normal idol drama plot, the next scene should be:
Jing Mingqiu shouting, "Ruixue, let me explain!"
Mo Ruixue covering her ears, "I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen! Then runs out."
Followed by a series of dramatic plot twists like car accidents and amnesia...
Jing Mingqiu absolutely refused to let such an embarrassing situation happen to him. He decisively chose to skip the prelude and, before anyone else could speak, explained what had just happened at the fastest possible speed.
"Ruixue, after you left, the class monitor brought classmates to see me. Classmate Jing Rou saw that I was alone here with no one to take care of me. Coupled with the contract we signed earlier and the fact that we are partners, she volunteered to stay and take care of me for a while..."
Having witnessed Jing Mingqiu's true capabilities, Mo Ruixue had already prepared herself for him to be pursued by other girls. But she hadn't expected that someone would start trying to poach him so soon.