The injured police officer was, indeed, Morgan Hayes.
He was stabbed by Black Rat while protecting a new officer from the Brieridge Police Station during the fugitive's arrest. He had already been sent to the county hospital.
Annabelle Leighton stared at the pool of blood on the ground, her entire body trembling uncontrollably.
"Wyatt! Wyatt!"
Wyatt Ford heard Annabelle Leighton's call and rushed over. "Annie, what's wrong?"
"Quick! Take me to the county hospital!"
"Okay."
Wyatt Ford pulled the car around. Annabelle Leighton got in, and the two of them rushed toward the county hospital.
Morgan Hayes had been stabbed in the abdomen. The original plan was to take him to the city hospital, but the journey was long, and they feared a delay on the road could be dangerous. The county authorities called in Brieridge's top surgeon to operate at the county hospital instead.
When Annabelle Leighton and Wyatt Ford arrived, Morgan Hayes was still in surgery.
