Three men entered from outside the door. The leader, dressed in a white coat, flashed a sinister smile at Xia Qingtian and Yinyin.
Behind him, on his left and right, stood two muscular men with buzz cuts, resembling the standard thugs and villains from movies. Their taut sleeves revealed bulging veins and exaggerated trapezius muscles visible even from the front. At the gesture of the man in the white coat, the two men advanced towards Xia Qingtian and Yinyin.
"No! Don't come closer!" Yinyin cried, fearfully covering her face, her entire body trembling uncontrollably.
"What are you afraid of? If it weren't for those meddling investigators, you would have been a corpse by now. What's there to fear?" The man in the white coat adjusted the glasses on his nose. "The two of you can accompany each other to the gates of hell. There's nothing to be afraid of."
"It's just the two of us?" Xia Qingtian looked at him and asked, "Are you sure?"
"Tch, what? Not enough?" The man in the white coat grinned and walked towards Xia Qingtian. "Such a beautiful face. If you hadn't provoked someone you shouldn't have, I truly wouldn't want to rip open your belly and dig out your heart like this..."
"What a coincidence, I don't want to either." Xia Qingtian's lips curled into a smile. With a surge of strength, she shattered the silver handcuffs on her wrists. Immediately, a left hook and a right hook landed squarely on the faces of the two thugs.
Blood mixed with broken teeth flew out, creating a beautiful, exaggerated freeze-frame in mid-air.
The smile on the face of the man in the white coat froze.
He hadn't heard that Xia Qingtian was some martial arts master!
If she were a martial arts master, how could she have been caught so easily? He heard that Xia Qingtian had been extremely cooperative throughout the journey, which was why he hadn't even used sedatives.
How could this be?!
Before he could even question it, the man turned to flee. Xia Qingtian grabbed his collar and yanked him back, then swung her fist down, smashing it into his chest and abdomen.
A muffled thud was followed by the sound of the ground cracking.
Yinyin was stunned, not daring to move.
What kind of development was this?
"You stay here for now. I'll secure the door. I'll come back to get you when it's safe," Xia Qingtian gave Yinyin a thumbs-up and strode out before Yinyin could respond.
It wasn't that she lacked the patience to comfort the terrified Yinyin.
It was because the system in her mind had already started a countdown for the Golden Wushen Card.
If she didn't eliminate all the scum here within the remaining three minutes, she was afraid she would be eliminated by them.
Given the limited time, Xia Qingtian no longer held back. She charged towards the prepared operating room, incapacitating the guards and staff she encountered along the way.
"This black market operation... it's quite large," Xia Qingtian muttered, her brow furrowed as she listened to the countdown in her head. After smashing open the closed door with a punch, she saw several people waiting inside the operating room. The leader seemed to be urging someone beside him.
"If we don't hurry, we'll miss tonight's shipment. Go urge them!"
"Yes, Director." The person beside him responded and was about to turn to rush someone when the door was blasted open.
Then, Xia Qingtian, who was supposed to have been dragged in and thrown onto the operating table for organ harvesting, burst in like a gust of wind.
Before anyone could react, Xia Qingtian overturned the equipment in the center of the operating room and the two operating beds.
Those who attempted to stop her were slapped into a daze by Xia Qingtian and fell to the ground, unable to get up.
"Help! Someone, quick!" The bald man, referred to as the Director, had trembling knees as he screamed loudly.
"Who told you to kill me? I'll give you one chance." Xia Qingtian punched the flat wall, creating a terrifying indentation.
As if the next punch would be aimed directly at his head, the Director's face turned pale, and he dared not conceal it any longer. "It... it was the Yue family! The Yue family!"
Upon hearing the words "Yue family," Xia Qingtian jolted, her gaze intensifying. "Which Yue family?"
"It's... the Yue family from the capital! The Yue family of Yue's Jewelry..." the Director replied tremblingly.
Hearing this, Xia Qingtian's chest tightened, and she swung her fist, striking the Director in the abdomen.
At that precise moment, the countdown timer in her head officially reached zero.
The Golden Wushen Experience Card had been used up.
Even without the Wushen Card's support, Xia Qingtian's punch was powerful. The Director slid down the wall, clutching his abdomen in pain, unable to move.
"Yue family..." Xia Qingtian murmured, turning to walk out.
Even if it were the Yu family who made the move, Xia Qingtian wouldn't have been so surprised.
But... how could it be the Yue family?
Specifically, the Yue family!
As Xia Qingtian walked out, the Director, who had been severely injured by Xia Qingtian earlier, crawled up, propping himself up with his hands. A glint of ruthlessness appeared in his eyes, and he lunged towards the door, smashing the SOS button with his fist.
Immediately, a cacophony of warning sirens echoed throughout the private hospital.
All access points were shut down, and the main doors automatically sealed.
"Die!" The Director, supported by the wall, pointed a dark muzzle at Xia Qingtian.
In a flash, a window exploded, and a figure burst in from outside.
Shards of glass flew, hitting the Director. He instinctively raised his hand to block, but a kick to his arm sent him staggering back two steps. Before he could react, he felt a sharp pain in his chest and lost consciousness.
"Yo~" With one foot on the Director's chest, Wen Jiu, holding a half-eaten烤肠 (kǎo cháng - grilled sausage), greeted Xia Qingtian.
Xia Qingtian didn't answer Wen Jiu. Instead, she leaned back and fainted.
"You can't be serious?" Wen Jiu's mouth twitched, and he quickly hurried over.
Xia Qingtian's mind was in chaos. Just before she lost consciousness, she heard the system's prompt.
[The three-day Golden Wushen Card has overdrawn the host's stamina. Energy-saving self-preservation mode is now activated...]
Wen Jiu tossed aside the half-eaten烤肠, scooped Xia Qingtian into his arms, and strode forward.
The entrance of the private hospital was already surrounded by police cars and an ambulance, which was heading towards the hospital with Xia Qingtian.
Meanwhile, Yue Lan received the news that the private hospital was under police investigation and the target had been rescued.
"Damn it! Kill her! She must be killed!" Yue Lan roared through gritted teeth.
"Who do you want to kill?" The door to the hospital room was pushed open, and the Patriarch of the Yu family walked in with a grim expression. "Tell me about it."