To ensure Chen Xiao continued to acupuncture Liu Jinya and prolong his life, Gou Shunfang had secretly followed Chen Xiao since he was in Wu Huimin's transitional ward. She planned to find a secluded spot to bribe Chen Xiao, as the central hospital strictly prohibited doctors from accepting red envelopes.
Unexpectedly, her location was exposed by Lei Qingfeng. She was instantly startled and quickly retreated to distance herself. Then, she suddenly darted in front of Chen Xiao to explain:
"Dr. Chen... Dr. Chen, although Lei Qingfeng has some acquaintance with my husband, his beastly behavior of deliberately delaying elevator repairs and indirectly causing the death of innocent patients is truly despicable. If my husband were here, he would undoubtedly sever all ties with him!"
She paused, then urged Liu Zihao, who was still timidly hiding in the crowd of onlookers, in an even more anxious tone:
"Zihao, what are you standing there foolishly for? Hurry up and call the police!"
"Y-yes."
Sensing Chen Xiao's sharp gaze on him, Liu Zihao, dressed in a hospital gown, was so frightened that he quickly walked out of the crowd and took out his phone to call the police.
After all, he was asking for a favor. The usually arrogant and overbearing Liu Zihao didn't even dare to meet Chen Xiao's eyes at this moment, lowering his head submissively the entire time.
"You... you guys..."
Seeing Gou Shunfang and her son Liu Zihao acting so subserviently before Chen Xiao, Lei Qingfeng was both shocked and furious, to the point where he couldn't even speak coherently. He finally realized the gravity of the situation and, enduring the pain of his broken arm, stepped forward to argue with Chen Xiao:
"Dr. Chen, I really didn't intentionally delay the repair progress, nor did I know that the patient trapped in the elevator would die. Please, I beg you, spare me..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lei Qingfeng's face suddenly showed murderous intent. He abruptly lunged his five fingers towards Chen Xiao's neck in a sneak attack, baring his teeth and cursing:
"Chen, since you've made it impossible for me to establish myself in the central hospital, I'll take your life before I run!"
Although his previous two defeats against Chen Xiao had made Lei Qingfeng deeply aware of Chen Xiao's unfathomable martial prowess, and he knew he was no match for Chen Xiao in a direct fight, he had been a secret mercenary abroad for over a decade, and his specialty was assassination and sneak attacks.
Launching a sudden attack on Chen Xiao at such close range, he was confident that even if Chen Xiao was powerful, he wouldn't be able to dodge it.
However, he never dreamed that Chen Xiao had not let down his guard at all. His Great Dream Vajra Divine Skill was constantly circulating secretly, ready to strike.
"Crack—"
With another crisp sound of breaking bone, before Lei Qingfeng's sinister claws could even touch Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao's kick, filled with explosive force, landed heavily on his knee. Instantly, he slid out three to five steps like a sack, his head and face hitting the ground. As he landed, his face contorted in a hideous grimace, and he let out a piercing scream, threatening hoarsely:
"Ah! You dare to provoke the Death Mercenary Group? Chen Xiao, are you tired of living? Hurry up and drive me out of Juxian City, or the Death Mercenary Group will dismember you and grind your bones to dust sooner or later! Ah..."
"What mercenary group? Sorry, never heard of it."
Chen Xiao's expression was blank. He suddenly raised his foot and kicked Lei Qingfeng unconscious. Then, he coldly addressed the security guards who had long since retreated in fear:
"The police should be here soon. Aren't you going to apprehend him?"
The security guards looked at each other. They no longer cared that Lei Qingfeng was their immediate superior. They scrambled to apprehend him.
"Ai!"
Glancing back one last time at Aunt Zhang's body and Liang Jiayi, who was still curled up in the elevator, hugging her knees and sobbing, Chen Xiao sighed and turned to leave.
Gou Shunfang and Liu Zihao seized the opportunity and followed closely behind.
In a deserted corridor, Gou Shunfang seized the opportunity and quickly said with feigned concern:
"Dr. Chen, I once heard my husband say that 'Death God' is a notorious and fearsome illegal mercenary organization from abroad, and Lei Qingfeng was once one of its minor leaders. Now that you've sent him to prison, Death God will definitely not let you off."
Liu Zihao followed suit, chiming in:
"But if you can save my father, with my father's status in Ba Wang Group and his overseas connections, he can definitely help you avert disaster."
Chen Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly and said with a half-smile:
"Didn't Du Fenghua guarantee that Liu Jinya would be saved within a day? Moreover, I explicitly stated from the beginning that Liu Jinya was injured by me. If I save him, he will likely not only not help me but will instead join forces with the so-called Death Mercenary Group to retaliate against me, right?"
Liu Zihao was shocked and enraged, his reason instantly lost. He bared his teeth and questioned:
"My dad was really injured by you? I just snatched your girlfriend on a whim, how could you hit my dad? Aren't you afraid I'll fight you to the death?"