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Actually, Autumn Wind learned about Li Gu a long time later, just as she couldn't comprehend Chen Shanni's death; Shaolan's car accident and Li Gu's imprisonment were equally bizarre.
The car that Shaolan was in when the incident happened was driven by Li Gu.
At that time, Shaolan was sitting in the passenger seat with an excited expression, her large sunglasses covering half of her face, yet it was still evident that she was beaming with joy and confidence.
This state began when she received the call from Chen Shanni, as if once she boarded the plane, she could truly soar to great heights.
Meanwhile, Li Gu appeared troubled, as he had already guessed some of Shaolan's true intentions for going to Taiwan from her sleep talk the night before.
No, he absolutely would not allow Shaolan and Chen Shanni to disturb Autumn Wind's current life.
A barely concealed joy was evident on Shaolan's face, and the thick foundation could hardly cover the freckles dotting her cheeks.
She unbuckled her seatbelt and reached back to grab a mirror from her bag in the rear seat. After checking her makeup and confirming there were no issues, she let out a gentle yawn.
Seeing that Shaolan showed signs of fatigue, Li Gu quickly picked up a drink that had been sitting beside him. He took his hands off the steering wheel, applied a gentle force to twist it open, and handed it to Shaolan.
Shaolan glanced at the drink; it was her favorite carbonated beverage. Without hesitation, she picked it up and drank more than half of it.
Watching Shaolan drink without a care, Li Gu felt a twitch at the corner of his mouth as a wave of sorrow surged within him.
Shaolan yawned again. "I'm feeling a bit sleepy; I'll take a nap..." Her eyelids grew heavy, and her head tilted as she fell asleep.
Once he saw that Shaolan had drifted off, a slight smile appeared on Li Gu's face. He gently nudged her. "Hey, what's wrong..."
After confirming that Shaolan was indeed asleep, Li Gu stopped at an intersection. When the traffic light allowed him to make a U-turn, he sharply turned the steering wheel to change direction and decided to return the way they came.
The drink that Shaolan just had was actually opened by Li Gu a long time ago, and he had put an appropriate amount of sedative in it.
According to Li Gu's plan, this nap would make Shaolan miss her flight, and then he would take her back to Jinan, trying hard to persuade her not to do things that harm others anymore.
But this was just Li Gu's idea; what happened next turned his plan into a complete nightmare...
As he turned the car around, a truck suddenly appeared in the opposite lane, carrying construction debris.
Faced with the oncoming truck, Li Gu panicked. In his flustered state, he slammed the steering wheel, causing the car to veer off wildly. If it weren't for the guardrail beside the road, the car would have definitely flipped over.
At the moment the car made contact with the guardrail, Li Gu was thrown forward. Fortunately, thanks to the seatbelt, he remained securely in his seat.
The car finally came to a stop.
Because of the guardrail's obstruction, the car did not flip over, but the engine and windshield were severely damaged.
Li Gu sat frozen in his seat, terrified and blank-minded. Vehicles around him began to stop one after another. He wanted to get out immediately, but the door was deformed from the impact and wouldn't open.
He vaguely felt something nearby stabbing at his eyes. Slowly moving his head, he gasped at the shocking scene: Shaolan was lying on the shattered windshield, her face covered in blood, and her lower body was firmly trapped.
Blood flowed from her forehead down to the corner of her mouth.
Li Gu reached out and gently touched Shaolan, realizing she was still breathing. He wanted to scream for help but couldn't make a sound.
People around him called for emergency services. After much effort, Li Gu and Shaolan were finally rescued from the car.
As Shaolan was placed on a stretcher and taken away by an ambulance, Li Gu, still in shock, suddenly realized that he had caused a disaster.
He stood in front of the mangled car, unable to bear the pressure in his heart, and broke down into tears.
Shaolan ultimately died due to ineffective rescue efforts. The doctor found traces of sedatives in her blood and reported this clue to the police.
The police quickly opened a case and focused their suspicions on Li Gu.
Upon learning that the police had begun investigating the sedative components in Shaolan's blood, Li Gu panicked. He hurried back to his residence in Beijing, intending to pack his things and flee.
However, as he packed his luggage, he calmed down. After deep contemplation, he made a final decision.
First, he called Qiu Mowen and confessed to putting Sedative in Shaolan's drink.
He controlled his emotions, but his voice still trembled as he said, "Don't worry, I will definitely protect Autumn Wind and ensure she doesn't get hurt..."
Without waiting for Qiu Mowen to respond, Li Gu quickly hung up the phone. At that moment, he was prepared to take drastic measures.
After finishing the call with Qiu Mowen, Li Gu transferred four thousand yuan to Huang Zihe's account and then called Huang Zihe. Huang Zihe was just finishing a training session and resting in the dormitory.
Receiving a sudden call from Li Gu, Huang Zihe felt puzzled: "Bro... did something happen?"
"No, not really... I just suddenly wanted to call you..." Faced with Huang Zihe's straightforward inquiry, Li Gu felt a bit at a loss and didn't know how to respond.
"By the way, I saw on the news that Shaolan had an accident..." Huang Zihe brought up Shaolan, then comforted him: "Don't be too sad; take care..."
"I'm fine, no need to worry... I was actually with her when the accident happened... Hey, um, Ahe, I just transferred four thousand yuan into your account. If you have a chance to go to Taipei, please help me exchange it for New Taiwan dollars and send it to Guanqing..."
"Guanqing..." Upon hearing Autumn Wind's name, Huang Zihe jumped up from his bed. The incident at the Western restaurant flashed vividly in his mind. "This... seems like it might not be good..."
Li Gu naturally knew that this was Huang Zihe's concern about that matter. He furrowed his brows and thought for a moment, "If it's inconvenient, then forget it..." Li Gu's gaze nervously darted around the room before finally landing on the luggage he had just packed.
"Ahe, I've packed some things here... I'm sending them back to Jinan. If you're going back to Jinan, please help me take care of them..."
Sending them back to Jinan? I'll help you take care of them, Huang Zihe was confused by Li Gu's words. "Hey... bro, what's wrong? What happened?"
Li Gu's tears suddenly welled up. He pinched the bridge of his nose to suppress his trembling voice, "It's... I'm fine... You should rest. If you have time, remember to come see me..." With that, he quickly hung up the phone.
"Hello, bro... what happened?" Li Gu's behavior was too strange. Huang Zihe realized something was wrong and shouted into the phone, but all he got in response was the sound of the call disconnecting.
Huang Zihe dialed again, but Li Gu's phone was turned off.
After ending the conversation with Huang Zihe, Li Gu suddenly felt anxious. He vaguely sensed that the police were getting closer to him. He quickly jumped up from his chair, grabbed his packed luggage, and rushed to the courier service point.
After sending off his luggage and returning to his place in a daze, he had just stepped into the hallway when he was surrounded by waiting police officers.
He did not resist and obediently left with the police.
In the interrogation room, Li Gu did not try to argue. When faced with the police's questioning, he readily admitted to adding sedatives to Shaolan's drink.
"Why did you add sedatives to the drink..." the police asked.
"I didn't want her to go develop in Taiwan..." Li Gu answered honestly. He truly did not want Shaolan to go to Taipei and disturb Autumn Wind there.
"So you added sedatives to the drink she was going to have..."
"Yes..."
"Let's talk about the car accident..."
"Car accident? I didn't mean to, I never thought this would happen... I just wanted to stop her, just wanted her to miss the flight, that's all..."
"Do you love Shaolan?"
"I..." The face of Autumn Wind appeared in Li Gu's mind, leaving him speechless.
There was no correct answer to this question. Sometimes he felt that he really liked Shaolan; otherwise, why would he give up his life in Jinan and come all the way to Beijing to be with her?
But it also seemed like he didn't particularly love her; otherwise, why would he put Sedative in the drink because of Autumn Wind?
He raised his head and saw the stern gaze of the police. No, he couldn't involve Autumn Wind. "Um, yes, I love her..." He nodded, boldly meeting the police's gaze.
"Is that how much you love her? If it weren't for your Sedative, her chances of survival would have greatly increased... Do you understand this is indirect murder?" the police scolded angrily.
"Then how long will I be sentenced..." Under the police's reprimand, Li Gu lowered his head and asked softly.
"How long? That will be determined by the investigative agency... You really just didn't want her to go to Taiwan..."
"Um..." Li Gu instinctively bit his lip and answered firmly.
Since the case was under investigation, the police had completely sealed off information.
However, Huang Zihe still learned from Li Gu's parents about his arrest. Remembering his cousin's last plea, during another trip to Taiwan for a performance, Huang Zihe arranged to meet Autumn Wind, of course using Li Gu's identity.
Although Autumn Wind knew nothing about this matter, Qiu Mowen had already guessed a few things and informed Liu Jian about what Li Gu had done for Autumn Wind.
So when Li Gu arranged to meet Autumn Wind online, Liu Jian naturally guessed that it must be the doing of Huang Zihe, who had recently been in town.
He admired Li Gu but also felt a twinge of unease; Autumn Wind was like a massive whirlpool, stirring everything around it into chaos.
What Li Gu was doing was unimaginable to Autumn Wind, who was still reeling from the dual shock of the deaths of Shaolan and Chen Shanni. Autumn Wind could never have imagined that Li Gu would sacrifice himself for her.
At that time, Autumn Wind only had one question: why did Huang Zihe insist on meeting her in person? He could have easily sent the red envelope containing two months' salary through someone else or directly via the bank...
Could it be that Huang Zihe wanted to publicly inform her that Li Gu would be disappearing for a while?
Autumn Wind tried to contact Li Gu, but his phone was always turned off, and the occasional online presence of the penguin operator had long since been replaced by Huang Zihe.
Although Autumn Wind would occasionally greet Huang Zihe online, she had not seen him in person for the six months following that encounter.
She only caught glimpses of their group at various award ceremonies on television, where the lead dancer Huang Zihe remained as handsome as ever, wearing a deep smile while staring blankly into the distance.
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