Using the pretext that Tang Guo was injured, she called Edward Maugham.At first, Gale Jonathan answered the call.Tang Guo, sniffling and crying, insisted on speaking to Edward Maugham.Gale Jonathan, with no choice, handed the phone over, "It's Tang Guo. She says she's injured and wants you to come pick her up personally.""Injured?" The man, still buried in his paperwork, didn't even look up, "Why not just call an ambulance? How would my going there help?""She said she had a falling out with Mrs. Maugham and has no money, so she can only turn to you." Gale Jonathan repeated Tang Guo's words verbatim.Edward Maugham put down his pen, glanced at the time, and realized it was almost the end of the workday. He decided he might as well go since it was on the way."Come with me," he said."Yes, Mr. Maugham."The car set off from the company.Halfway through the journey, Tang Guo called Edward Maugham again, "Uncle, why haven't you arrived yet? I'm in room 408, and my leg really
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