"I... I'm really fired?"
Staring at the dismissal notice, Li Bingxue's face grew grimmer with each reread. She finally had to accept that she had been abandoned by Gou Shunquan and Liu Zihao.
But she remained defiant, clamoring, "Chen Xiao, don't get too smug. Central Hospital isn't owned by Gou Shunquan. I'm going to the dean's office to complain about you right now!"
With that, she stormed towards Bai Su's office, only to find it locked. Bai Su was clearly still away on a business trip.
Just then, Lei Qingfeng called her from an unknown number: "Dr. Li, I need your help..."
Lei Qingfeng's public revenge against Chen Xiao, his deliberate delay in elevator repairs, and the eventual death of a late-stage uterine cancer patient had already spread throughout Central Hospital. Although Chen Xiao had knocked him out, his subsequent awakening and escape before the police arrived had caused a huge stir. The police had immediately issued a wanted notice, and Li Bingxue was naturally terrified.
Recognizing Lei Qingfeng's voice, she nervously hung up without a second thought.
However, remembering Lei Qingfeng's grudge against Chen Xiao, she inexplicably hid in a nearby restroom and called him back: "Director Lei, is there something you need?"
Lei Qingfeng asked tentatively, "Dr. Li, I heard you and Chen Xiao are college classmates. You must know him very well, right? I need some basic information about him and his family. Can you provide it? Don't worry, I won't let you help for nothing. Send me your card number, and I can transfer twenty thousand yuan to you right now."
Li Bingxue, without even thinking, guessed that Lei Qingfeng intended to retaliate against Chen Xiao through his family. After a brief hesitation, she lowered her voice and said, "As far as I know, Chen Xiao's mother owns the traditional Chinese medicine clinic 'Jishi Tang' in the old town. Her name is Chen Qing. Her phone number is 139..."
On the other end, Lei Qingfeng impatiently interrupted her, "I already know that. What I need are his and his mother's birthdays, ID numbers, and other information that outsiders wouldn't normally know."
Lei Qingfeng had learned that Song Nuan was at Jishi Tang and dared not barge in. He wanted to lure Chen Qing out of the clinic.
After nearly five years of a secret relationship, Li Bingxue had never genuinely cared for Chen Xiao and naturally didn't know the information Lei Qingfeng was asking for. However, she had Chen Xiao's old phone, which he had left at her place, and it contained everything Lei Qingfeng needed. So, with confidence, she said, "Brother Lei, please wait a moment. I'll go home and check now. In an hour at most, I can even find out Chen Xiao's maternal grandfather's death anniversary!"
Lei Qingfeng was both surprised and delighted. He hung up the phone with anticipation, thinking, "Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao, you just wait. If I don't kill you and your mother with my own hands, then I, Lei Qingfeng, am not worthy of being a mercenary abroad!"
"Ding dong—"
In the dark, damp basement, as he was contemplating how to get revenge on Chen Xiao and Chen Qing, his phone, which he had rarely used since quitting "Death God" years ago, suddenly received an encrypted mass email.
The email's content was simple: photos and edited videos of Chen Xiao, Song Yan, and Zidan, exposed online by Li Xin. It also included a few brief explanations and an overseas phone number for contact, encrypted with a special method used internally by "Death God," making it difficult for non-members to crack.
After reading the email, Lei Qingfeng could no longer contain his excitement. His eyes turned red, and with trembling hands, he dialed the overseas phone number: "Lord Yasuo, I know the person you're looking for. His name is Chen Xiao, he's a local from Juxian City, and he's a doctor in the emergency department of Central Hospital."
He paused, then added as if seeking credit, "By the way, my name is Lei Qingfeng, codenamed Bee Sting. I served under you and Lord Death God a few years ago."
Yasuo, who was enjoying coffee and smoking a cigar in his overseas castle, was surprised and excited to have found a lead so quickly. Although he had no recollection of Lei Qingfeng, he immediately said, "Mr. Bee Sting, keep a close eye on this Chen Xiao. I'm flying to Juxian City immediately, but be careful not to alert him! Once this is done, Lord Death will reward you handsomely..."
To ensure Lei Qingfeng's loyalty, after hanging up, the blonde and blue-eyed Yasuo immediately arranged for someone to transfer twenty thousand US dollars to Lei Qingfeng via mobile payment. Then, he and his blind daughter, Daphne, hastily booked plane tickets to Juxian City, his heart filled with longing: "It just so happens that Old Divine Doctor Nangong is also in Juxian City. This time, I can not only take on the big contract to assassinate the Dragon King but also ask Old Divine Doctor Nangong to treat Daphne's eyes. It's killing two birds with one stone, hehe..."