From Trash to Treasure: The Sinclair Family's Beloved Genius

An hour ago, the police began their investigation.

Chloe Sinclair was sent to the hospital. When the nurse saw the large wound on Chloe Sinclair’s elbow, her heart sank.

When she learned that Chloe Sinclair hadn’t even planned on coming to the hospital, her expression was full of disapproval.

"A wound this large has to be cleaned. What if it gets infected?"

After she spoke, she looked at Chloe Sinclair’s big, glistening eyes and couldn’t bring herself to scold her. Even her tone softened considerably.

After a few more instructions, Chloe Sinclair was taken to have her wound cleaned.

To the nurse’s surprise, however, the young woman didn’t even furrow her brow, not even when the wound was being flushed with alcohol.

After leaving the hospital, Chloe Sinclair was taken to the police station to give a statement.

The accident had already attracted a great deal of attention online. Less than an hour after the incident, short-video apps were flooded with clips of the crash at Emberfall International Airport. In no time at all, it shot to the top of the trending charts.

Two hours later, it was trending on multiple platforms, capturing the attention of the entire web.

Since the authorities had yet to release an official statement, many users were flooding the comments of the official police account, demanding an update.

Meanwhile, some users, eager to stir up drama, started spreading rumors online:

[I was there. A ton of people died. The truck even made it onto the main road.]

[The police said the driver was on drugs. He’s already been taken into custody.]

At first, no one believed them. But when these users started posting what they claimed was video proof, people began to accept their stories as fact.

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「Emberfall Police Department」

When he was told that a young woman had stopped the truck, he hadn’t believed it for a second, his expression screaming, ’You’ve got to be kidding me.’

But after watching the footage from the airport, his jaw nearly hit the floor.

He was silent for a long moment, still seeming to not quite believe it. He gave Chloe Sinclair several long, meaningful looks.

’This young woman is remarkably beautiful. Yet, with her own life on the line, she wasn’t just unafraid—she actually saved a mother and son in mere seconds.’

On the surveillance footage, Chloe Sinclair had a brush with death, plain and simple.

’If she had been just a fraction of a second slower, the outcome would have been completely different.’

As he thought this, his gaze toward Chloe Sinclair filled with admiration.

’After all, in a situation like that, even he wouldn’t have been able to do it.’

’He wouldn’t have had the opportunity, let alone the courage!’

The officer was about to speak when another person there to give a statement glanced at his phone, gasped, and then swore, "Fuck! You’re the one who’s dead! Your whole damn family’s dead!"

The man had just finished speaking when he realized many pairs of eyes were fixed on him.

He grew flustered. "No, no, I wasn’t cursing at you. I was cursing at these rumor-mongers online."

He finished, still indignant, "The internet is such a cesspool these days. ’A major traffic accident?’ What a load of bullshit!"

The truck did go out of control, but aside from the driver who died from a medical emergency after rescue attempts failed, there were no major casualties.

And more importantly, the so-called "major traffic accident" never even happened!

A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

Those who understood the full story looked grim. After all, the online rhetoric was growing more and more outrageous, and many people were now starting to condemn the deceased driver.

’Do they think they can blame him without a second thought, just because the dead can’t speak for themselves?’

Chloe Sinclair’s brow furrowed deeply. She glanced at the videos posted by the primary rumor-mongers and began to speak slowly, "The first video was from an incident outside the international airport in Westeria three years ago. You can find it in the W Daily..."

"The second video is from a chain-reaction crash in front of Kennet International Tower a year ago. As for the last photo..."

Chloe Sinclair paused, then said calmly, "If I recall correctly, that photo is from a crash overseas. You can see the road sign next to it is in Meridian."

The officers were skeptical, but they all pulled out their phones to check. It turned out she was right on every point.

Thus, right as the public outcry reached its peak, the Emberfall Police issued warnings to the handful of users who had started the rumors, and also posted a public announcement.

Emberfall Police [A serious traffic incident occurred today at Emberfall International Airport. There were a total of 5 casualties: 4 with minor injuries and one deceased. We would like to thank a private citizen, Miss Sinclair, for her timely intervention that prevented further tragedy and saved lives!]

The authorities had finally posted. Netizens rushed over, eager for the gossip.

But when they read the police announcement, they were so shocked they nearly dropped their metaphorical popcorn.

What were the authorities trying to say?

Did this mean the stories of a massive chain-reaction crash were all lies?

[Okay, I get all that, but what’s with the last sentence? I feel like the Emberfall Police are really trying to emphasize that last part.]

[Saved hundreds of lives? Since when did official announcements get so melodramatic?]

[To the person above, I was at the airport today. I only found out this was trending because my family called to see if I was alright. I can personally attest to how dangerous the situation was.]

[I was there too. It was definitely an emergency, but aside from the driver who died from a medical episode despite rescue efforts, everyone else only had minor injuries. There was a young woman there who not only saved a mother and son but also managed to stop the truck within five minutes. The truck was less than a hundred meters from the main thoroughfare. If it hadn’t been stopped and had reached that road, the casualties would have been catastrophic.]

[Does the person above think they’re writing a novel? This sounds way too over-the-top. If what you’re saying is true, the brakes had failed and the truck was going fast, right? There are three turns between that spot and the main road. At that speed, there’s no way the truck could have navigated those turns.]

The commenter was adamant. When others expressed disbelief, he even scribbled out formulas on paper, trying to use logic and evidence to prove his point.

In less than half an hour, the comment had over three hundred replies.

Just as everyone was starting to be convinced by the skeptic’s logic, the Emberfall Police posted another video.

The video was short, only thirty-odd seconds.

The police had captioned the video, so users immediately realized it was Emberfall Police’s official response to the debate.

The first few seconds of the video were peaceful. But five seconds in, sounds of panic erupted. People who had been chatting and laughing moments before were now scattering in every direction, their screams overlapping.

What made it even more terrifying was the sight of a mother and child, right in the truck’s path.

Just as everyone assumed the mother and son were doomed, the girl in the baseball cap standing in front of the child reacted with incredible speed. At the exact moment the truck bore down on them, she leaped into the air, narrowly avoiding the vehicle as it brushed past her.

But the truly shocking part came next. After rolling on the ground several times, the girl in the baseball cap got right back to her feet, chased down the truck without a moment’s hesitation, and climbed into the cab.

Everyone watching the video was left speechless.

[Is she on the national team or something? Who dares to race an out-of-control truck?!]

[That girl has some serious guts.]

After a long silence, someone finally asked:

[So... who is this Miss Sinclair?]