"Hello, officer."
After saying goodbye to Meng Zihao, Xiao He walked into the emergency room corridor and immediately spotted a group of uniformed officers.
He quickly approached to greet them.
Hearing the voice, the police officer who had been taking statements turned to look at Xiao He. When his gaze landed on Xiao He, his expression first showed wariness, then shock as he looked Xiao He up and down with surprise, asking: "Are you alright?"
Xiao He: ?
"I know you, Xiao He." The officer quickly explained, "Have you finished your examination? We're not in a hurry to question you about the situation, please complete your medical checks first."
This incident involved significant consequences, and higher authorities were paying close attention. The officer had already gained a general understanding of the situation while en route, and knew that a somewhat famous actor was among those involved in the car accident.
Frankly, these kinds of situations were most dreaded when involving internet celebrities or stars.
First, there was the fear that the event would gain further public attention due to the traffic these influencers naturally attracted, amplifying the media impact. Second, there was concern that these celebrities might become uncontrollable in pursuit of traffic, potentially leveraging their influence to manipulate online public opinion.
If mishandled, it could lead to even more uncontrollable public sentiment and more complicated investigation circumstances.
Therefore, this officer was actually quite hesitant about letting Xiao He move around freely.
"Please sit, have a seat."
Especially seeing Xiao He covered in blood, the officer didn't dare let him remain standing, signaling him to sit down and rest immediately.
"Ah, I'm fine."
Seeing the officer's particular nervousness, Xiao He roughly guessed his thought process and quickly explained: "I've already completed my examination. My manager, assistant, and I are all in relatively good condition and didn't suffer any major injuries."
"Is that so... huh?"
The officer had initially breathed a sigh of relief, but upon hearing Xiao He's words, showed surprise again, "You... none of you have any problems at all?"
The officer's colleagues had already sent photos from the scene, so he had a general understanding of the situation.
Forget about the "person-wrapped-in-metal" electric bikes - even the "metal-wrapped-person" cars had been smashed into piles of scrap metal. The scene was truly horrifying to behold. The officer simply couldn't comprehend how Xiao He's group had only sustained minor injuries.
After all, among the current casualties... most were still undergoing emergency treatment.
And those not in treatment... had already been declared dead at the scene.
"Because their vehicle managed to avoid it in time - they likely detected the danger and turned the steering wheel promptly."
At that moment, an officer who clearly held a higher position with more seniority approached.
"Hello, my surname is Yang. This is my identification. Regarding the scene situation, we do have some questions we'd like to ask you."
Officer Yang followed standard procedure by first showing Xiao He his identification.
Under normal circumstances, when very serious car accidents occurred that caused severe consequences with significant casualties, police would definitely intervene in the investigation.
So Xiao He cooperated fully: "Alright, please ask away."
Officer Yang first briefly inquired about Xiao He and Liu Rulan's basic information, their reason for passing through the intersection, then asked some less critical details before finally asking Xiao He: "According to the surveillance footage, your vehicle suddenly made an emergency turn at that time. May I ask if you detected the situation in advance?"
Actually, what happened at that intersection was particularly tricky. When the tanker truck overturned and swept across, it came in at an angle from the side. From the normal driving perspective, the area it swept through fell within the A-pillar's blind spot. As the driver themselves, they most likely wouldn't have been able to see the situation.
So Officer Yang was quite curious about what had occurred in the vehicle that allowed them to narrowly escape danger.
"Actually, I pushed the steering wheel."
Xiao He cleared his throat and told the truth.
"The driver was my assistant. I was sitting in the back and happened to see the situation over there, so I instinctively lunged forward, pushed my assistant, and caused his arm to turn the steering wheel sharply."
Because of this, their sharp turn resulted in their rear bumper being hit, and they were sent spinning by that tremendous force, rotating nearly a full circle at the intersection before finally stopping.
Fortunately, the young assistant hadn't been driving too fast, otherwise they would have most likely flipped over completely.
The outcome was good though - no one suffered major injuries.
Officer Yang had somewhat guessed the situation, and upon hearing Xiao He's words, his face showed an expression of admiration: "Your reflexes are quite remarkable. In that situation, very few people could have reacted in time."
Officer Yang was quite impressed that Xiao He had intervened at that critical moment, saving everyone in the vehicle.
Moreover, Xiao He had even participated in rescue efforts after the accident!
This was even more rare and commendable.
"You also helped rescue others." Officer Yang's expression turned serious and solemn, "Later we will certainly recognize your actions with commendation, please rest assured."
Xiao He: "Hmm..."
Actually, whether he received commendation or not didn't matter to him anymore.
What Xiao He cared about more now was the origin and cause of this accident.
He continued pressing Officer Yang: "May I ask what exactly happened in this accident?"
A massive tanker truck driving normally on the road couldn't possibly just flip over for no reason.
Especially not in such an exaggerated manner, ending up as it did now.
When rescuing people, Xiao He had also observed that the driver's breathing was normal, he didn't smell of alcohol, and his mental state seemed fairly clear, so it probably wasn't a case of drunk driving or fatigue-induced driving.
That left only other possibilities.
— What had happened on the road at that time?
Xiao He looked at Officer Yang, his eyes filled with curiosity.
Officer Yang hesitated momentarily before immediately answering Xiao He.
Xiao He immediately narrowed his eyes: "Officer Yang, I am a victim. I believe I have the right to understand the situation at that time, don't I?"
Officer Yang quickly explained: "Currently everything is still under investigation. We need to conduct further verification before we can publicly disclose the situation."
"Publicly? But I'm an insider. Telling me should count as internal disclosure, right? It shouldn't affect anything."
"That's true..."
But Officer Yang glanced at Xiao He and fell silent for a moment.
This wasn't Officer Yang intentionally withholding information - he was simply being overly cautious.
The situation hadn't been clarified yet, and Xiao He was a public figure. If he just heard preliminary information and immediately spread it, potentially causing excessive impact or public opinion crisis, the police would find themselves in a very passive position later.
However, as someone involved in the incident, Xiao He did indeed have the right to understand what happened.
"Currently—currently, mind you, this is just preliminary investigation findings. The detailed circumstances are still under investigation. We hope Mr. Xiao will temporarily keep this matter confidential and not publicly disclose it or casually inform others."
Xiao He instantly understood, pulling out his phone, unlocking it, and showing it to Officer Yang for inspection: "Don't worry, I won't casually spread unconfirmed investigation details outside. I will definitely cooperate with the police investigation."