"No, I just feel you’re absolutely right!" Fingers diligently tapped three keys, causing bright sparks to explode on the screen. The BOSS in the center was shrinking, while the attackers surrounding it vigorously wielded their weapons. Xiao Sun didn’t even lift his eyelids. He was confident about this battle. "However, the opponent is not to be trifled with either. I suggest you guys search for the name Xiao Lin on Baidu."
Sun Mingwei seemed to be somewhat apprehensive about this guy named Xiao Sun. It wasn’t obvious, but his arrogant air had diminished considerably. "Could he be that Xiao Lin?"
Xiao Sun shrugged at Sun Mingwei. "Regardless, whether he is or not, running into him is your trouble; perhaps you’ve already gotten yourself into this trouble."
"Let things take their course. If you’re imagining doing something to him, I reckon you’ll find it a bit difficult." Xiao Sun raised his head, delivering the final blow to collapse the Boss on the field, collected the treasures that fell to the ground, and left satisfied.
Sun Mingwei unwillingly packed up the cyanide. "I’m heading to the pharmacy department."
"Might as well stop by the dean’s office and say hello first." Xiao Sun kindly reminded him from behind.
Sun Mingwei slammed the door shut heavy-hearted, having already made up his mind, and rushed to the dean’s office.
Back at the emergency room, Xiao Ning and Li Jingyi were anxiously sitting there, their faces full of worry.
"What’s troubling these two beauties?"
Upon seeing Xiao Lin, Li Jingyi hurriedly stood up from her chair. "Xiao Ning said you went to the medical department; did they trouble you? Maybe I should go speak with them!"
"Don’t worry. As long as you firmly say you don’t know anything, I’ll handle the rest." Packing up the medical cases on the table, ready to clock out, Xiao Lin received a call from the dean’s office.
"Xiao Xiao, I heard you asked for cyanide. Is it true?"
"Yes, is there a problem?" Xiao Lin had realized something internally. "I intended to use it for Dan Qing’s treatment, to make a breakthrough in medicine. But I didn’t expect it to cause such a stir, truly sorry for that." Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩
"Oh, is that so? Well, that’s a relief. No problem, then. You can clock out!"
Putting down the phone, Xiao Lin nodded to Li Jingyi. "It’s all settled. By the way, what’s the story with this Sun Mingwei guy?"
"I hear he’s got quite a background, a branch of the Sun Family, and a close branch!" Xiao Ning boasted, showing off her expertise; there wasn’t anything about the university hospital she wasn’t aware of.
"Sun Family? The Sun Family of the Four Great Families in Yanjing?"
"Precisely! There’s no one around here who hasn’t been messed with by him. If it weren’t for being part of the Sun Family, someone would have beaten him into a pulp long ago, they’ve been too polite."
"A pulp, huh!" Xiao Lin suddenly burst into laughter; this image perfectly fit the description of Sun Mingwei. "I’d love to see this guy turned into a pulp too." Xiao Ning squinted as she looked at Xiao Lin’s bright smile, fascinated.
Turning on QQ, Xiao Lin steered onto the street. The figure that just flitted past him was undoubtedly Flame Swallow.
Exiting Yan University, he didn’t directly head back to the professor’s residence but parked the car behind the Yan University Gymnasium. This place was much more secluded than the front, and the people here were relatively targeted—mostly sports enthusiasts. It wasn’t quite late evening yet, hence those who preferred late workouts hadn’t come out, making the street sparsely populated except for the occasional passing vehicle.
The back seat sank slightly, and Xiao Lin saw the face of an old lady through the rearview mirror. He let out a short chuckle, "Isn’t wearing that mask hot for you?"
"I’m here to repay a favor." The old voice coming from his mouth crackled, sounding a bit awkward.
"Have you agreed to my terms, and are letting me meet ’Black Crow’?"
Looking at this deeply wrinkled face, Xiao Lin suddenly thought of Elder Zhang. He had to admit that such pure angelic beauty used on this man might still not suffice. He once believed that in Yanjing, the only man that could be described as beautiful was Hua Qingyi. It’s not that there weren’t handsome men in Yanjing, but beauty is a word usually used for women; applying it to men would feel rather strange. However, this old lady before him could hardly be defined just by beauty.
"I’ve said before, that’s impossible." Flame Swallow seemed to have found his voice, the crackling sound from his throat dissipating into his normal tone. "Zhang Teng, you should be quite familiar with him, right?"
"Yes, in your place, he’s putting down quite a sum, wanting my life!"
"He bought weapons from the dungeon and plans to take action tonight." After Flame Swallow finished speaking, he intended to leave the car.
"Now, now, you think just this much can clear your debt to me? I’m not that gullible." Xiao Lin pressed the lock button, Flame Swallow glaring at him with a bit of irritation. He hated owing favors and especially detested owing favors to opponents.
"What do you want? Although you did save my life, it doesn’t mean I have to listen to you."
"Your life wasn’t saved by me; it was you yourself." Xiao Lin corrected Flame Swallow’s misstatement, "If you didn’t trust yourself, you would’ve pulled out that sword; even if ’Black Crow’ had the most extraordinary physician, it wouldn’t make a difference."
"What do you need me to do? Besides taking you to meet ’Black Crow’."
"You’re really stubborn!" Shaking his head, a car passed in front of him, its high beams making Xiao Lin’s eyes a bit dizzy. "The university hospital has someone named Sun Mingwei. I’d really like to see him turned into a pulp."
Watching Flame Swallow’s face become as smoky as a chimney in the rearview mirror, Xiao Lin suppressed his laughter. "This shouldn’t be difficult for you, right!"
"Want me to just pound him into meatloaf?"
"I’d love to, but that would lose the fun." Xiao Lin grinned at Flame Swallow.
"Open the door!" Turning the door lock, the car door didn’t budge.
Releasing the lock, Flame Swallow disappeared into the night without looking back, and Xiao Lin slowly started the car, driving circles around Yan University, finally parking back in the original place, quietly waiting.
The car door opened and then closed again, the rearview mirror showing empty space, Xiao Lin lit a cigarette, the red glow flickering in the dark cabin.
"Did you see the person just now?" Xiao Lin asked, looking into the rearview mirror.
"The assassin working for ’Black Crow,’ affiliated with the dungeon, known as Granny, adept at Disguise Technique, living as a wanderer."
"He killed Lion, and Lin Jiaqi’s parents were also killed by him."
"He harbors no intent to kill you." Consort Ling removed the Invisibility Cloak, revealing his delicate face, appearing exceptionally pale in the darkness. (To be continued. If you work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it, as your support is my greatest motivation.)