Special Forces Medic

Chapter 926 898: Observing Calmly, Winning Steadily

"Flame Swallow, you can't convince me. Unless this knot is untied, there will be no end, and now it's not something I can stop just because I want to. If the old man had told me everything from the start, I wouldn't have been so interested, and he wouldn't have gotten me entangled like this."

"Now unless that person dies, this matter won't stop. If the old man truly cares about me, he should settle the affairs outside, tell me the truth, so I can face Mu Rongyun. This is much better than pushing me to the top."

"I can't convince the old man either," Flame Swallow sighed.

A dialogue ending without any result was abruptly interrupted when Xiao Lin received the message from Hua Qingyi. He gave Flame Swallow a deep look. "Since you can't convince him, arrange for us to meet. You can tell him everything I've said to you today. If the old man still intends to hide things, there's no need to meet. Without him, I'll find out the truth myself. Pass this message on to him—the decision is in his hands."

"Understood!" Flame Swallow dashed out of the car; raindrops splattering on his long hair, his unique hair color fluttering in the rainy night.

"I'm going to find Yi!"

"Consort Ling, tell me honestly, am I a very incompetent person."

"No, you're just too naive."

"Yi won't die; he's just a pawn in this conspiracy. They won't kill him before achieving their goals. If you go, you'll only get yourself killed."

"But I can't just sit here doing nothing."

"Do you still trust me?"

"I can't trust you in your current state." Such heartbreaking words, Xiao Lin smiled bitterly, realizing how messed up he must be for Consort Ling to say such things!

"Before you go to find Yi, do me a favor. I want to meet the other leaders of 'Black Crow'. You should be able to wait a few more days, right?" Xiao Lin gazed at the tiny dot of hair color. Solving problems doesn't only rely on strength but also on brains. No matter how 'Black Crow' thinks Yi can manage well, before it completely falls apart, should we use water to regroup them? "Keep an eye on 'Underground City'; they have long harbored rebellious intentions. Yi's news must have reached their ears by now. You, the enforcer, should return to your rightful position, but make sure you hold onto your life, understood?"

"You don't plan to give up on Yi?"

"Even though I can't forgive him for betraying me for the old man, I won't let my people die in someone else's hands. His life belongs to me; that's called possessiveness."

"'Black Crow' people won't comply with the Xiao Family. If it's not Yi, they won't listen; despite you being part of the Xiao Family, they won't care about you."

"Haha, thank you for being so thorough in your thoughts for me. Just do your part, and leave the rest to me. Remember, 'Underground City' can currently only be suppressed, it's not yet time to act. As long as they don't make big moves, let them be. You understand that without bringing 'Black Crow' leaders in line, you cannot touch 'Underground City'. I don't want to ruin Yi's legacy; I want to return it to him."

"Subordinate understands."

"Take Zimu and the others with you; you'll need help, and they'll assist you."

"What about you? The external and internal troubles not only affect Elder Xiao; you're also caught in this environment."

"No matter how many issues there are, it all boils down to a single cause. Break it down one by one and resolve it. Set the time and let me know; observe how things develop, strive for victory steadily."

A silver-white QQ car sped through the rain, driving from the center of Yanjing towards the remote suburbs. Since receiving Hua Qingyi's message to now, it's been nearly forty-five minutes.

Wang Zhantian has disappeared, vanished without a trace from the military hospital; it's impossible for a person who hasn't fully regained consciousness and has mobility issues to walk out of the hospital alone.

The screeching brakes halted at the hospital entrance. Hua Qingyi paced back and forth in the corridor. The disappearance of one person isn't important, but Wang Zhanting will certainly use this as leverage against them.

Seeing Xiao Lin come out of the elevator, Hua Qingyi strode towards him. "The person was discovered missing over an hour ago. No one has entered the ward during this time; the first shift nurse was knocked out."

Xiao Lin followed Hua Qingyi into Wang Zhantian's ward. Upon entering, the scent hit him, and he pulled Hua Qingyi out. "A sedative was used!"

"According to today's nurse, Mu Rongyun hasn't appeared here for several days. The patient's pulse is also quite stable; there was previously a sign of foreign object obstruction, and because Mu Rongyun was present and handled it, it prevented a suffocation-induced death."

"Foreign object obstruction? Wang Zhantian? How is that possible?" Xiao Lin went to the nurse station to inquire about the situation. Indeed, a hard object was retrieved from Wang Zhantian's throat, about two to three centimeters in size, very strange.

"Brother, what's going on?"

"First lock down the information; don't leak it out. Notify Uncle Hua and Director Wu overnight; we're going to find someone first."

"You suspect Mu Rongyun?"

"There's a possibility. I'll leave Uncle Hua's side of the story to you, make sure to come up with a strategy before Wang Zhanting finds out the truth."

Two cars parted ways as they entered the city. Xiao Lin wasn't sure if he could find the person he was looking for at the City Police Department, but he had contacted Wu Shuang in advance, confirming that Wu Mian had been called to the City Committee Building by Hua Muyun due to official duties, Mu Rongyun should still be in the basement.

It takes more than an hour to get from here to the military district hospital. Even if Mu Rongyun is very capable, there's no way he could make a round trip in such a short time. If it isn't him, then who?

Mu Rongyun stood by the microscope wearing glasses, his back clothed in a white lab coat was a nostalgic sight. Even the sound of footsteps behind him couldn't make him lift his head from the microscope.

"I know you're back!"

"Then you should know why I'm here!"

"Wang Zhantian is missing?" He removed the glass slide from under the microscope, placing it in a storage box and then into the fridge, ending a procedure.

"What are you researching?"

"Viruses!" Mu Rongyun did not mince words. "These things aren't food, but it's always necessary to have them around."

"Xia Ya, tell me it has nothing to do with you."

"I do miss that name, but I still feel more comfortable when you call me Mu Rongyun."

"Answer my question!"

"If I say I arranged it, would you be mad?"

"Wang Zhantian is very important to me. If you want to move against him, just wait a few days, I'll give him to you for free then."

"There's no point if you give him to me. Don't you remember what I said? I want to take back everything that was once mine and yours."

"Damn it, this concerns the Xiao Family!"

"Oh? Is that so? How do I feel that's not the case? What relationship does the insignificant Wang Family have with you Xiao Family?" Compared to Xiao Lin, Mu Rongyun was much calmer.

"If it's because of the old man's unfairness to you back then, I promise to give you an explanation, but I can't let you mess around this time. Are you going to team up with that bastard against us?"

"My dear brother, you have clarity in your mind, but sadly, that bastard you talk about is also our eldest brother. You keep saying we team up against your Xiao Family, isn't it laughably contradictory? The one killing off each other isn't us, but you." Mu Rongyun imprinted Xiao Lin's drawn-out expression in his mind, watching his suffering without a hint of joy. "Family affection, brotherhood, what you advocate so loudly as products of emotion, are also the things you're bent on destroying."

"Where's Wang Zhantian? You want the Rose Staff, I'll give it to you."

"Hong Lian only submits to Wang Zhantian. Getting him is the same as getting the Staff."

"It's a fact that someone wants to kill Wang Zhantian. Do you really think Mu Rongyun will help you? He's just using you."

"As long as I can destroy you, being used by him doesn't matter. We are all discarded people; you wouldn't understand, but in the future, I will make you understand what abandonment means, what it means to be betrayed by everyone."

"Fine!" Xiao Lin glanced at the container used for storing blood from autopsies, his fingers dipped in the still-liquid blood inside wrote the address on the surgery table. "If you can find me here, I'll be waiting for you. If you want the Staff, take it from me by your own means."

Endure! Always endure, it seems it really doesn't solve many things. Unable to assimilate him, then I'll fight to the death till the end. He's really too naive, thinking he can resolve the hatred of others. In their eyes, he's nothing more than a clown jumping around.

Menacing eyes flashed in Xiao Lin's gaze again, the vivid red words quickly solidifying. "I fulfill your hatred."

Xiao Lin left an address, not unfamiliar to Mu Rongyun. He stupidly stared at the words on the operating table, it was indeed what he wanted, securing the Rose Staff, dealing with Xiao Lin possessing the Dharma Seal, would mean getting hold of the entire Dark Forces of the world, simultaneously replacing Xiao Lin's position in the Xiao Family, owning rights symbolizing justice while holding the dark veins, the entire world would be at his feet, he wouldn't be mocked and banished again, he would prove he's not someone who deserves to be discarded.

He grabbed a bucket of water and poured it onto the operating table, the bright red writing washed away, gathering into tiny droplets with a translucent sheen, falling to the floor and seeping into the cement layer. Another basin of clean water washed over, thoroughly rinsing away the writing, he took the long-handled wooden brush on the side, scrubbing the floor vigorously, until the entire basement was submerged in water traces. No one knew what Mu Rongyun was thinking at the moment, only the sound of the brush grinding against the hard floor resonated, forming an indescribable tone within the basement.

Two beautiful eyes watched the sound made by this person, silently retreated back to the ground. (To be continued. If you like this story, please consider voting for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)