Xue Huai closed his eyes, waiting for the pain and the end of his life.
However, he waited and waited, but nothing came. He couldn't help but open his eyes.
The scene before him caused his pupils to contract.
This…
He saw the young girl who had refused to believe him earlier and wanted to transfer Xi Bei to another hospital, standing before him. Her seemingly frail hand was tightly gripping a metal baseball bat, the bat bending into a bizarre arc where she held it.
This wasn't right. The hardness of human muscles and bones was vastly different from metal. How did she bend the bat? This didn't align with medical science!
Bai Xi felt Xue Huai's gaze. Her clear, cold eyes looked at him indifferently. "Dr. Xue, if you don't have the ability, don't challenge others. Your life is very valuable!"
The preciousness of life needed no elaboration.
Moreover, Xue Huai's life was not just his own; it represented the lives of countless people he had treated and those he might save in the future.
Xue Huai was slightly stunned, his face slowly starting to feel warm.
No wonder those young girls liked watching idol dramas. Just him, a middle-aged man, being "rescued by a beauty" and receiving a few nice words, made his heart surge with emotion!
Big Gold Tooth was initially stunned. He truly didn't know where Bai Xi had come from, let alone that she had caught his full-force swing with the metal bat bare-handed.
But seeing the interaction between Bai Xi and Xue Huai, he genuinely felt offended!
"Woman, where did you come from, huh? I advise you not to meddle in the affairs of our Azure Dragon Society, or your end will be very miserable."
Bai Xi's gaze flickered indifferently towards Big Gold Tooth. "Oh, really? Then it's quite a coincidence. Those who offend me also have very miserable ends!"
As the words fell, she directly lifted her foot and kicked Big Gold Tooth fiercely.
Big Gold Tooth was like someone with a rocket launcher attached to his waist, hurtling towards the wall in the direction behind him.
With a boom, the not-so-sturdy brick wall was hit, creating a large hole.
Xue Huai exclaimed with heartache, "Oh no, my surgical room isn't finished yet!"
Bai Xi stood in place, silent for a few seconds, and then said calmly, "Sorry, I'll be more careful next time."
Xue Huai looked at Bai Xi earnestly. "No, heroine. Please kick them hard, but could you kindly kick them outwards next time?"
Heroine?
Bai Xi's eyebrows slightly rose at the appellation. Although it was peculiar, it sounded quite good. "Okay!"
Big Gold Tooth, who had fallen to the ground, slowly crawled up amidst the rising dust. Ignoring the pain and the blood at the corner of his mouth, he shouted, "Attack! Take that woman down!"
This was a profound humiliation, a true disgrace. To be beaten by a woman and have it spread around would ruin his reputation! He was determined to teach this woman a lesson and reclaim his dignity!
Big Gold Tooth's call was met with a hundred responses from his subordinates.
Almost instantly, they all approached Bai Xi with their weapons.
Seeing the formation, Xue Huai tensed up. "Heroine, you told me not to challenge them when I'm not capable, but aren't you also not cherishing your life? It's okay, Old Xue will go all out. I'll fight them too!"
Bai Xi glanced indifferently at Xue Huai, who was picking up a broom, ready to fight, and said, "Dr. Xue, please stand still and watch. Protect your hands well. Xi Bei is still waiting for surgery."
Xue Huai was slightly taken aback, confused, and wanted to say, "How can you be so ungrateful? I want to protect you too..."
Unfortunately, as soon as he spoke, the Bai Xi before him vanished inexplicably, just as she had inexplicably appeared before him to block the metal bat.
In Xue Huai's shock, the people who had been slowly closing in were swept back as if by a hurricane, falling to the ground and wailing.
Xue Huai covered his face with both hands, his eyes wide, resembling a terrified expression from a mobile chat app. "This..."
Before he could express his astonishment, the elusive Bai Xi reappeared beside him, saying calmly, "Dr. Xue, what were you saying? I didn't hear clearly."
Xue Huai: "..."
He only wanted to scream now, not speak.
Big Gold Tooth was greatly frightened by this scene, but he refused to admit defeat and lose face.
"Woman, don't get cocky. I'm calling our Azure Dragon Society headquarters right now. They'll send people to kill you all and flatten this broken hospital!"
Having said that, he prepared to take out his phone.
But as he raised his phone to dial, he felt a strong gaze, filled with immense anger. He followed the direction of the gaze and saw that the patients' eyes were all filled with intense fury. "What are you doing? Have you lost your minds?"
After all, the Azure Dragon Society had been rampant here, bullying and extorting them. They had endured it for too long.
"Fellow villagers, hit them, hit them!"
"That's right, hit them!"
"Hit them! Don't let him make the call!"
"Hurry, beat these bad guys to death..."
One call led to a hundred responses. Many people joined the fray, pinning Big Gold Tooth and his unable-to-stand subordinates to the ground. Big Gold Tooth's initial arrogance turned into a plea: "Help, have mercy..."
Just then, a commotion was heard from outside the door. Judging by the momentum, those who had arrived were undoubtedly formidable. Hearing this sound, the indignant crowd involuntarily looked around, momentarily forgetting the Azure Dragon Society thugs they were beating.
Big Gold Tooth seized this opportunity and quickly slipped out from under their grasp.
He was now bruised and limping. "You uncivilized people, you barbarians, you're all dead! Our Azure Dragon Society boss must be here. We have armed forces. You will all die!"
With these words, the patients who had been fighting showed a flicker of fear in their eyes. "What should we do?"
"What's there to fear? At worst, we'll fight them!"
"But I still have a wife and children. I don't want to die so soon."
"So what? Even if we swallow our pride today, will the Azure Dragon Society let us off?"
"Damn it, let's fight..."
Big Gold Tooth had expected these people to be terrified and beg for mercy, but he never expected them to be so indignant. "Very good, you wait. You won't survive this. Later, you'll all die."
He then looked at Bai Xi, his eyes filled with malice. "Especially you, I'll make your life a living hell!"
This woman had made him lose so much face; he naturally couldn't let her go.
Coincidentally, the boss liked women and was particularly cruel to them. This woman must not be allowed to die so easily. He wanted her to be tortured to death by the boss. Before she died, he wanted to have a taste of her. Dealing with women... this method was always more exciting than beating them to death!