Special Forces Medic

Chapter 892 - 865: Deceiving the Little Girl

"Arthur, don’t make a big deal out of this." The person who had been facing away from them spoke, and Arthur stepped back from the camera. The girl gave this foreigner a hateful glare and slammed the door shut.

"Wang Zhantian?" Xiao Lin recognized the person who had been facing away from him by his voice. So who was the other one? Under the lens was a pair of brown leather shoes, but the angle made it impossible to see the face. "Is the other one Wang Zhanting? This is in the opposite direction from the North District. How did you find this place?"

"I’m not sure if the other one is Wang Zhanting, but it’s definitely related to him." Hua Qingyi squinted at the pair of shoes. "Arthur entered the country at the end of last month, the old man was attacked last week, and Yao Zheng was captured within three days of that. I always felt this matter couldn’t be unrelated to the Wang Family. Didn’t we see Wang Zhanting in the North District? When the old man and Wang Zhanting visited the North District simultaneously, Arthur was already in the country. Missing the best chance to act doesn’t seem like the timing an assassin would choose."

"Dying in the North District might only lead to outsiders’ speculations." Xiao Lin stepped into the screen, and at that moment, the door was knocked. He turned off the TV. The girl had already entered the room with food, and Hua Qingyi joyfully patted the seat beside him to let her sit.

"I saw that man." The girl, a bit excited, snuggled into Hua Qingyi’s shoulder, her face flushed. "He was a middle-aged man with thick hair and very fair skin. He didn’t look like a Chinese person, but he had a strange smell."

"Can you draw it?" Hua Qingyi ruffled the girl’s hair, praising her cleverness and wit. Xiao Lin took this opportunity to enter the bathroom, leaving the room for the two.

"Yes, I already drew it, but it’s not very good." The girl, despite her humble appearance, was indeed smart and clever. On a napkin folded in four was a portrait. It couldn’t compare to professional work, but all the details were highlighted.

"You did very well." Hua Qingyi brushed the girl’s hair, looking at the portrait on the napkin. Perhaps, due to carelessness or the timing when the girl approached, this person who always faced away had revealed his face. Seeing this face was already not an easy task. "Are you sure you’ve never seen this person here before?"

"Yes, such a distinctive face wouldn’t be forgotten. In a small town like ours, it takes only about twenty minutes to walk back and forth. I’ve pretty much met everyone from town." The girl affirmed. "This person isn’t a guest staying here."

"You should go back now. Being out for so long, your family might say something. Once I catch these people, I’ll secure you a spot at the school you want."

"Really, Mr. Hua?" The girl beamed with bright eyes, excitedly snuggling into Hua Qingyi’s embrace. "Can you really send me to the Art Academy?"

"Absolutely, you’re so talented, it’d be a shame not to go."

"I believe you." The girl glanced at the clock on the table, thinking she’d get scolded for staying longer. "Oh, right, the guest in room 312 is checking out the day after tomorrow. I forgot to tell you."

"The day after tomorrow? I got it."

The day after tomorrow, meaning they had three days left. By the time Xiao Lin came out of the bathroom, the girl had been gone for a while. He frowned, giving Hua Qingyi a glance. "Can you identify the person with just this?" He asked boredly, referring to the girl’s drawn portrait on the table. "Tricking even little girls, you truly are Young Master Hua."

"It’s not a trick. I will indeed send the child to the Art Academy." Hua Qingyi folded the napkin and put it in his pocket. "Arthur checks out in three days. Before that, you must give me an answer—act or not."

Xiao Lin sat beside Hua Qingyi with force; it was a difficult choice. "The Xiao Family isn’t my decision to make right now."

Hua Qingyi breathed out when he heard the result. Forcing Xiao Lin to make such a choice pressured him. "I understand." He wouldn’t put Xiao Lin in a tough spot. It wasn’t yet Xiao Lin’s turn to speak for the Xiao Family. He wouldn’t let Xiao Lin bear the brunt against the Italian Mafia for his sake; killing an assassin might be trivial, but behind an assassin is a faction that holds family honor above all.

Xiao Lin grabbed Hua Qingyi’s hand. "Let me finish." He pulled Hua Qingyi back. "I’m a military doctor now, Dragon Soul’s military doctor."

To say he wasn’t moved would be a lie. Hua Qingyi pursed his lips, unable to verbally respond to Xiao Lin. Though he said he made his choice as a military doctor, Hua Qingyi knew he actually used the Xiao Family as a wager.

"This is the dialogue and video between Arthur and Wang Zhantian, but there’s no frontal image of Wang Zhantian. Only relying on the back and voice, obtaining conclusive evidence isn’t possible."

"No image? Just get Arthur to confess." Xiao Lin, holding the disc, gave Hua Qingyi a cold smile. "Please use that girl again, in two days, this will make Arthur tell the truth."

"Can you really resolve this without bloodshed?" Sending him back to Italy to be dealt with by their family might be the best way to avoid a direct conflict with the Mafia. "Brother, if it doesn’t work in the end, perhaps..."

"We can only gamble on this now." Xiao Lin waved the disc, smiling wickedly at Hua Qingyi. "There’s no war without blood!"

"Got it, my old man will be taken care of by Brother for now."

"Yes, use your Huaxia family’s influence to restrain the Wang Family in the marketplace these days."

"To what extent is needed?"

"Just ruin them completely. Didn’t you acquire quite a few of their shares in the ’Rhine’ incident before? This time, just swallow them all!" Xiao Lin placed a Huaxia Bauhinia Card in front of Hua Qingyi. "Use this if the funds aren’t enough."

"Brother is underestimating me, Hua Qingyi? I have enough money to buy those shares." Hua Qingyi frowned, he definitely didn’t need Xiao Family’s money.

"This isn’t from the Xiao Family, look carefully."

Hua Qingyi picked up the card and scrutinized it seriously, then his face showed a peculiar expression. "When did we reach this level? Unlimited overdrafts require substantial assets for approval."

"Without realizing it, don’t underestimate our little company!" Xiao Lin laughed mischievously.

"I’ve already decided who to sell the Wang family’s assets to after acquisition."

Xiao Lin saw the malicious gleam in Hua Qingyi’s eyes and knew this guy wasn’t thinking sensibly. He casually turned on the TV, showing only Arthur, staring out the window, with a cup and a pair of chopsticks on the table before him. Xiao Lin couldn’t help but remember a drawing on the napkin, suddenly a blurry figure entered his mind out of nowhere. "Show me that drawing again."

"What did you think of?" Hua Qingyi was startled by Xiao Lin’s shout.

"Shou handed me an image once, I’m not sure if it’s the same person now." Looking at the girl’s drawing, he really didn’t know if this possibility existed. "I’ll leave this to you, I’ll have Zimu bring you the necessary equipment."

On the way back, Xiao Lin gazed out the window. The Range Rover was among the cars he liked; German cars were as rigid as their people, but their performance was superb. However, he missed his QQ, which Zimu had dragged back for maintenance, and he couldn’t drive it for a week, really unwilling.

The napkin drawing seemed to have a connection, always lingering in his mind after seeing it. The figure caught under the highway video was blurry, many issues involving Hong reached a stalemate. He had never given up on Hong coming back alive, even when everyone told him the fact Hong was dead. But he believed the person who took Hong’s corpse that night, hence he stopped Hua Qingyi from chasing the masked man.

Haha, ’When you finally find me, it will be the day Hong resurrects!’ A good one from Mu Rongyun, left him no choice but to seek involvement, yet openly appeared before him, gripping the steering wheel hard, Xiao Lin took a sharp turn heading downtown.

Liang Feng was surprised to see the long-missing Xiao Lin at the door, due to shock she left him standing outside for a long time. "Feng, who is it!" Lin Cheng tilted his head to ask Liang Feng, who stood frozen.

"Won’t let me in?" Seeing Liang Feng made Xiao Lin impulsively swallow the words he wanted to blurt out. Sometimes the truth isn’t necessarily good; the news of Liang Hu being alive might not be exciting for Liang Feng, especially given Liang Hu’s unidentifiable status now.

"Brother Xiao, why are you here?" Liang Feng pulled Xiao Lin’s hand into the room. "I haven’t heard from you in a long time."

"Yeah, I was busy with a task recently, just finished, so I came to see you." Xiao Lin took off his shoes and walked into the living room, pausing when he saw another girl inside, somewhat unfamiliar but definitely seen before. "You have guest, am I interrupting?"

"Ah, no, this is Lin Cheng, don’t you remember?"

"A member of Fei Feng Gang, right!" Liang Feng’s mention triggered the memory of seeing her before at the arcade.

"Hello, Brother Xiao!" Lin Cheng seemed a very calm girl, quite different from others her age, gave an impression rather comfortable, upon seeing Xiao Lin enter, she sensibly tidied the dining boxes on the coffee table and left for the kitchen, leaving space for Liang Feng, and went back to her room.

"Lin Cheng was expelled from school, so I took her in." Liang Feng apologetically looked at Lin Cheng’s back and explained to Xiao Lin. "Brother Xiao doesn’t mind me giving a room for a sister to stay, does he?"

"What silly talk, this is your home originally; how you handle it is entirely your own decision." Xiao Lin fondly played with Liang Feng’s cut-short hair, grabbing a can of beer and started drinking. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast a vote of recommendation and monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation.)