Chapter 160: Chapter 160

Chapter 162 Surveillance Cameras A Year Ago

Alex got a little wrinkled at the corners of his mouth when he heard Elly finish. "That's right. Thank you for taking me home last night."

"Thanks for saving me, Alex. You're just right in time. The two men were silent and didn't quarrel, as usual, so the atmosphere became awkward.

"I-"

"I-"

Alex and Elly spoke at the same time. They saw that the other had something to say, and stopped at the same time. After a few seconds of silence, Alex said awkwardly "What do you want to say?"

Elly understood and asked questions very frankly tactlessly. "You know I hurt you on purpose. Why did you save me last night?"

"Because I'm a man," Alex answered calmly.

Her heart was deeply stung and she repeated the question like a robot.

"Is it because you're a man and I'm a woman?"

There's a lonely silence in her eyes. It reflected her turmoiled feelings inside.

Alex nodded. When he glanced at the lonely disappointment in her eyes, he was secretly happy, and her hoarse voice was full of temptation. "Of course, if it were another woman, I would never risk my life to protect her."

The heart in Elly's chest could not help but thump wildly with his words. His heart suddenly became uneasy. The hoarse voice still seduced him. "No matter what you do, bad or good, I won't let you get hurt or be in a dangerous situation."

Alex's words came from the heart that had been suppressed inside. He opened his heart for the first time and did not feel embarrassed.

Her screaming mind reminded her to say something so that the atmosphere was less awkward, but the phone suddenly rang that teared up the rare warmth between the two.

As she looked at the calling name on the phone screen, Elly unwittingly glanced at Alex. "I'm sorry, I should answer the phone." She then turned around and walk out of the room.

"You're here?"

With a bang. Aron's voice spread over the phone. "I'm at the door. Come on out."

Elly replied. Instead of leaving immediately, she went back to the bedroom and watched Alex laid quietly on the bed. She whispered to Alex. "Have a good rest".

When she was about to put her hand on the doorknob, Alex couldn't help but ask. "Do you really like Aron?"

Elly trembled. He could not understand the expression on her face. He only heard a calm voice reply. "I'll tell you that he's good to me, and the important thing is that he won't lie to me.

Alex poked the gap between them. He was deceived because of her words. He quietly watched her leave. He lied to her by concealing the past. He was not qualified to ask her to stay.

When Elly walked out of the villa, Aron stood outside the car. He politely leaned against the car door and opened it for her.

He was seated in front of the steering wheel, and he asked naturally. "What took you so long? Is something wrong?"

"Nothing. I was just saying goodbye to him." Elly saw through the rearview mirror that the Hargreaves Villa got farther and farther away.

Aron did not complain that he waited for her for a long time, but nodded and did not ask any more questions.

In the villa, Alex supported his body with his hands and shoulders and received a call from his subordinates.

"Sir, the findings you requested are here already."

Alex twisted his shoulder, and his voice roared in a hurry. "Speak up!"

Eighty years ago, before his friend died, Brandon entered the intensive care unit.

What?

Although the pedestrian corridor outside the hospital's intensive care unit's camera monitoring is damaged, after the repair, the data recovered is as high as 90%. Originally, only doctors and nurses were allowed to go in and out of the ICU, but Brandon not only came in but also stayed in it for more than 10 minutes. For such a long time, anything can be done.

Alex remembered printing the report a year ago. The hospital found that there was something wrong with the medical equipment, and the result of the investigation was that the equipment was in disrepair. Because of the unfortunate use of this medical equipment, which led to death due to the late discovery. The rescue was ineffective.

"Did you find the nurse who found something wrong with the medical equipment at that time?" Alex's voice dropped under the news he had just heard.

Not only did the cameras outside the hall lose the signal, but the nurses in the on-site nursing ward also quitted their jobs and moved their house elsewhere.

"No, sir."

"Okay. Send the video of Brandon to the ICU for me."

Alex leaned against the head of the bed and looked at the contents of the surveillance video. As he watched the video, his face got darker and darker.

He had never doubted Brandon before and always trusted this old friend. Brandon had no grudges with John, and he didn't come up with his motive.

He was in no hurry to ask Brandon to question him. After all, there was no camera recording of him which showed that he destroyed the medical equipment, so he still showed some mercy to this friend. He told his subordinates not to reveal the matter to a third party and put the problem aside for the time being.

The next day, as soon as Alex got out of the elevator, he bumped into Brandon.

He smiled astonishingly. "If you get off work today, I must go to the boss' house to find someone. Why don't you go to the company? Is something wrong?"

"Isn't today's meeting very important? If I didn't come, who will preside over the meeting? Alex's words were full of meaning, and Brandon's face became stiff and unnatural.

He changed the subject. "I heard you were besieged the other night? What's going on?"

Alex shrugged and coldly denied it. "The besieged man has been admitted to the hospital, and there is nothing else I'll say to chat with you."

Brandon found Alex's attitude unusual and difficult to interpret. He skimmed the paper in his hand and patted him on the shoulder. "I'm going back to my room. Let's go for a drink after work today."

In accordance with Mr. Hargreaves' habit of not talking about any of his private matters in the company, Brandon understood that he will not break this taboo. He thought Alex's attitude was very strange. Maybe they should talk.

"Okay, wait for me after work." Brandon's proposal is in line with his idea. Alex nodded and returned to the chairman's office and started to examine the piled workload since yesterday.

When the evening came, he arrived at the bar. Alex's face was gloomy and gave people a sense of discomfort close at hand.

"Why do you look so pale? What did Elly do to make you sad?" Brandon observed his face and skillfully shifted the direction of the story.

"It has nothing to do with Elly." Alex was surprised to find that he didn't call Elly. He shook his glass and said carelessly. "Don't mention others today, just talk about us."

Brandon asked humorously. "About us? Are you interested in reviewing your old school stories?"

"Resign oneself to one's fate! All these years, I have regarded you as a brother and I have always trusted you."

Alex's headless words made his smile congealed in the corners of his mouth. He was vaguely aware of what was wrong and covered his panicked expression with a smile. "Sounds like you're about to announce something shocking."

After he drank all the liquor in the wine glasses, John's name was finally swallowed into his stomach and changed into a serious question. "Have you done anything wrong?"

Brandon shrugged his shoulders, opened his hand, pretended to look powerless, and did not denied what he said. "Well, actually I did something without your consent. But Alex, based on our years of friendship, I promise I won't do anything bad to you, and I won't do anything wrong to you." Alex knew there was no way to dig any further, and his words brought comfort and guaranteed their friendship. He's willing to trust him again.

Brandon's matter was shelved for the time being, and Alex sent investigators to pursue him the night before. As expected, Elly must have been followed, and he wanted to dig up the mastermind who wanted to kill her.

At first, Alex suspected that Emily Russel had done it, but when he considered her current situation and Peter's strict control, he knew it's impossible for her to arrange such a scheme.

After many investigations, the subordinate found the address of the bald leader that night. Alex decided to deal with it on his own.

As Alex walked into the slum, he frowned and followed him as he joined his subordinates. It was a group of dirty women and several dirty children that sat in front of the dilapidated house.

When he stood in front of the fourth-tier house, a patch fell off. The subordinate knocked on the door and heard a roar inside. "Who's that?" he asked.

"Stand aside and make way for Alex."