When Kevin and Anne arrived, the hospital had already been blocked. Sam was sitting by the parterre, and Emily was beside him, comforting him. His head was hanging down, so they couldn't see the expression on his face.
This hospital was his lifelong achievement. He had worked hard for it.
Without any hesitation, Kevin and Anne approached him. They knew how desperate Sam was probably feeling right now after witnessing his greatest achievement collapse before his eyes.
"You're finally here, Kevin and Anne. Please talk some sense into Sam. He hasn't said a word this whole time." Emily's eyes were filled with desperation as she pleaded with Kevin and Anne, who also had the same edge of panic in their eyes.
Anne placed a hand on Emily's shoulder and nodded at her. Then, she looked up at Kevin. Kevin looked down on Sam, frowning. He said in a cold voice, "Are you drowning yourself with guilt? Or are you too busy thinking about the reason behind the accident?"
It was then that Sam raised his head and looked at Kevin with a sneer. He shook his head slowly and muttered, as if he was only talking to himself, "I have always dreamed of becoming an outstanding doctor, so I established my own hospital. Back then, I swore in my heart that I would never commit any mistake. I could never let anyone die. But now, there are three people dead. They all died at the same time in front of me!"
Sam couldn't bear the weight of his guilt.
"Why did these patients die?" Kevin asked again.
Sam shook his head again and sighed. Looking at the police car parked not too far away, he said helplessly, "I had a quick look over the corpses, but I didn't find any symptoms. I'm afraid we can't know the real reason for their deaths until the forensics' autopsy report comes out."
Kevin nodded. There was a thoughtful look on his face. "It's really unbelievable how three patients died at the same time from out of nowhere."
"That's the Director!"
"He is there!"
"He killed our relatives!"
"He shall pay for it with his life!"
At that moment, a dozen brawny men with wooden clubs in their hands ran over to them as soon as they saw Sam. Their angry roars were loud and disturbing.
When Emily heard them, her face turned pale in an instant. She turned to look at Anne, who frowned in turn.
Surprisingly, Sam appeared much calmer. He faced the brawny men, smiling bitterly as he shook his head slowly.
Kevin immediately stepped forward to intervene. HIs face was set with a frown. "If you guys hurt him or kill him, you will be punished. Don't think that the laws will let offenders off the hook. And yes, one of your relatives is dead, but you still have other families to think about. Don't forget about them as you make your decisions!"
Kevin's words were blunt and hard. They hit the nail right on the head.
The angry mob of men stopped in an instant. They all frowned at the same time.
"Who are you?" The leader of the group sized up Kevin with a frown.
Kevin chuckled. "I'm just a bystander. I know that you are already very sad about losing your families. But that doesn't give you the right to make other families suffer as well!"
"A bystander? Cut the crap! Get out of here now. We are only looking for Sam. He killed our families, and so he needs to give us an explanation!" As they spoke, they pushed Kevin back. Immediately, his eyes went cold as ice. He stood his ground and didn't waver in blocking their path.
"If you really want a fight, you might want to think it over!" Kevin's eyes were cold and sharp as he stared them down.
Everyone then looked at each other, completely unnerved by this stranger in front of them. They couldn't help but find him terrifying.
Heaving a sigh, Sam finally stepped forward. But before he could even say anything, the police finally noticed the commotion. One of them came over with an electric baton on his hand. He shouted, "What are you doing here? Get lost!"
The arrival of the policeman agitated the brawny men. Without warning, they all lifted their sticks and began hitting Sam.
Kevin immediately moved to stop them, but the people were unstoppable. Their grief fueled their rage. They didn't have any trouble pulling Kevin off of them. In the end, he couldn't do anything to help Sam.
"No!" Emily watched in horror as the men began beating Sam up. She broke away from Anne and rushed towards them.
But Anne couldn't let Emily get hurt, and so she tried stopping her. Upon seeing this, Kevin quickly kicked the brawny man next to him.
All of a sudden, the situation began to shift. Several things happened at once, but it all happened in such a short time.
The rest of the police finally arrived, waving their electric batons. "Back off! If anyone doesn't listen to us, we will beat them ourselves!" they shouted.
The police knew how to deal with people like this mob.
The electric batons sizzled with live electric current. They appeared quite threatening indeed. Several of the brawny men couldn't help but recoil from it.
Emily finally broke free of Anne's grasp and kneeled down beside Sam. She held him gingerly in her arms, tears streaming down her face upon seeing his bloody face.
"Ambulance! Call an ambulance!" Kevin said to the police calmly.
In A City, only a few people didn't know who Kevin was. But the police had dealt with Kevin before. They immediately followed his order and called the ambulance.
Once the ambulance had arrived, Sam was brought inside him with Emily following him.
Anne turned to Kevin and saw him sigh. Amid all the chaos, Kevin's suit was torn, and now he looked like a mess.
"I should go home and change my clothes before going to the hospital." Kevin had seen Sam's wounds. And while they might not look serious, he still wanted to make sure that his friend was fine.
Anne nodded her head. By this time, a group of entertainment reporters started swarming in.
Kevin frowned, not wanting to deal with these reporters. But he underestimated their strength and speed. Before he knew it, he was surrounded by a throng of reporters. They were preventing him from leaving.
Desperately, Kevin grabbed Anne's hand and dragged her towards the car.
But one entertainment reporter blocked their way and asked, "Mr. Kevin, have you remarried Miss Anne?"
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