Chapter 812: Meng Haibo Becomes a Vegetable!

It is unknown how much time had passed before Meng Haibo slowly regained consciousness.

He slowly opened his eyes and discovered that the environment had changed; the dog cage was gone, and he had been moved to a different place.

At this moment, Meng Haibo was lying on a crude bed, his four limbs tightly bound by sturdy ropes, unable to move in the slightest.

"Da Hong Ge, he has woken up."

A subordinate dressed in black noticed Meng Haibo's movement and hurriedly leaned into the ear of a burly man beside him to whisper a reminder.

The man referred to as "Da Hong Ge" was none other than Hao Hongbiao, an important backbone of Liang Shiyu's forces.

He walked slowly to the side of Meng Haibo's bed, wearing a hypocritical look of apology on his face, and said in a "gentle" tone:

"Reporter Meng, you have finally woken up. I am truly sorry; I have let you suffer a grievance.

Actually, I originally just wanted to scare you, but I didn't expect that dog to suddenly go mad and actually hurt you.

You can rest assured, I have already avenged you.

I have already had people dispose of that mad dog."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hao Hongbiao waved to the subordinate beside him.

That subordinate immediately stepped forward and opened a black backpack he was carrying.

Inside, a bloody dog's head, eyes still wide open in death, was shockingly revealed.

It was exactly the head of the vicious dog that had bitten Meng Haibo just moments ago.

Meng Haibo's eyes were instantly filled with terror.

This act was nowhere near an attempt to soothe him; it was clearly a naked threat!

A flash of disgust crossed Hao Hongbiao's eyes, and he gave a look to his subordinate.

The subordinate immediately put the dog's head away.

Hao Hongbiao said gently: "Although we haven't known each other for long, I still admire your backbone."

He took a bank card out of his pocket: "There are one hundred thousand yuan in this card; it is for your mental anguish and medical expenses."

Meng Haibo interrupted Hao Hongbiao directly: "Trying to bribe me with money again?"

Hao Hongbiao gave a bitter laugh: "Reporter Meng, I know you have a backbone. But your friends are searching the whole world for you. To be honest, as long as you accept this card and never mention the situation in Zhangping County, we can both live in peace.

If you have anything you need my help with in the future, I can even help you smooth things over."

Meng Haibo finally understood why Hao Hongbiao's attitude had done a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn.

He sneered: "So that's it; someone has put pressure on you. Weren't you quite arrogant before? Hmph, I will not accept your reconciliation; if you have the ability, then just kill me!"

Hao Hongbiao found it truly difficult to understand Meng Haibo.

"Reporter Meng, why be so stubborn? Doing this makes things very difficult for me!"

"If I were to bow my head to you, what fairness and justice would there be left in this world!"

Hao Hongbiao sighed helplessly, then a flash of indifference crossed his eyes: "Damn it, I've said all the nice things I could; since it's come to this, you forced my hand!"

Afterwards, he nodded to a man beside him who was wearing a white lab coat and a mask.

The man unhurriedly crushed an ampoule, drew the liquid into a syringe, then approached Meng Haibo step by step and plunged the needle in all at once.

As a stream of cold liquid was injected into his body,

Meng Haibo widened his eyes abruptly, and a low, angry growl escaped his throat.

Then, his gaze gradually blurred, and he slowly slipped into a coma.

"Are you sure this drug is effective?" Hao Hongbiao asked.

"Boss Hao, rest assured, this drug will cause permanent damage to the brainstem; the patient will most likely become a vegetable; even if he can wake up, he will most likely become mentally disabled," the man in the white coat replied.

"Good, I've troubled you again this time. Take this card." Hao Hongbiao handed over a card.

"You are too polite, then I won't be," the man took the card and turned to leave.

After the man in the white coat left, Hao Hongbiao looked at Meng Haibo with regret and sighed helplessly:

"There was a path to heaven, but you wouldn't take it; you had to force me to be the villain, why bother!"

Afterwards, he instructed his subordinate: "Throw him at the designated location this afternoon, then arrange for a passerby to call the police and say that the person they were looking for was found on the side of the road."

"Understood! Don't worry, Da Hong Ge, I will definitely handle this well!"

The subordinate had long been accustomed to this kind of unscrupulous way of handling things.

Wang Kang received a call from Yang Bin.

"County Magistrate Wang, just received news, Meng Haibo has been found!" Yang Bin's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Oh? Where was he found?" Wang Kang hurriedly pressed for an answer.

"In a mountain hollow below Julong Mountain; a local herb-gathering villager discovered him," Yang Bin replied.

"Is he alright?"

"There's a bit of a problem; he is in a coma and has already been sent to the City Hospital for emergency treatment. The doctor's preliminary diagnosis is that he was injected with a type of neurological drug, causing brainstem damage; he will most likely become a vegetable."

Wang Kang clenched his fists tightly and paced back and forth in his office, his tone urgent: "Old Yang, this is someone Xing Zhijun specifically entrusted me to find, and in the end, I get this result; how do you expect me to answer to him?"

Yang Bin analyzed: "It must be that Meng Haibo offended someone while investigating the case and learned too many things he shouldn't have, which is why the other party dealt him such a vicious blow. The water here is too deep and the relationships are intricate; even if we investigate further, it will take time!"

Wang Kang understood what Yang Bin meant.

He said in a deep voice: "There's no other way; I can only explain it well to Xing Zhijun first. However, you must still arrange for people to investigate this case further—this matter must have a result that can be explained; it cannot just be left like this."

Yang Bin nodded immediately: "Understood, I will arrange for people to investigate!"

Yang Bin was a deputy promoted by Wang Kang himself, so Wang Kang felt sufficiently at ease with Yang Bin handling things.

Wang Kang organized his thoughts and then dialed Xing Zhijun's number: "Old Xing, the Meng Haibo you were looking for has been found."

Xing Zhijun's eyes lit up instantly, and he hurriedly asked: "Really? Where is he? I'll arrange for people to go pick him up right now!"

Wang Kang's voice was somewhat strained: "When he was found, his condition was extremely poor; he might become a vegetable. He is currently undergoing emergency treatment at the City People's Hospital."

Xing Zhijun's eyes widened abruptly, his tone carrying a questioning edge: "Lao Wang, what is the meaning of this? You give me a person who is half-dead, how am I supposed to answer to County Magistrate Tang!"

Wang Kang sighed helplessly: "I didn't expect it to turn out like this either! I have already arranged for people to investigate the specific situation, and I will certainly give you an explanation."

After receiving this extremely terrible news, Xing Zhijun's heart was filled with guilt.

Only then did he realize that he had completely underestimated the severity of the problem before.

He had originally asked Wang Kang to help save the person, never imagining that this action would instead become a death warrant for Meng Haibo.

If not for this, Meng Haibo would not have been injured so severely by the other party.

There was no other way; he had to go to Tang Ye's office in person and explain the situation exactly as it happened.

Seeing that Xing Zhijun's expression was not right, Tang Ye immediately realized that something must have gone wrong.

"Lao Xing, has something happened?"

Xing Zhijun sighed heavily, his voice low: "There is news about Reporter Meng... He is undergoing emergency treatment at the City People's Hospital, and I heard it is very serious."

Tang Ye's expression changed instantly, and he stood up immediately: "We are going to the City People's Hospital right now!"

Xing Zhijun nodded hurriedly: "I will arrange the car right away."