Downtown Hospital.

Jiang Chen sat in the corridor, his mind still replaying the scenes from last night.

It's no exaggeration to say,

it was like watching a movie.

"Clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop..."

Clear and brisk sounds of high heels echoed down the hallway.

Jiang Chen turned his head.

He saw Miss Shi, followed by several bodyguards, striding toward him with quick steps; she hadn't yet steadied herself when she asked, "He's not dead, right?"

Jiang Chen stood up, "No, the rescue was timely, the surgery was very successful, and he is out of life-threatening danger for now."

Shi Qianxi breathed a sigh of relief.

She certainly wasn't concerned about the life or death of that spy; she would even have preferred to turn him to dust.

It's just that the truth wasn't clear yet, and the person couldn't die before that.

Shi Qianxi glanced at the door of the ward.

Two police officers were guarding it rigidly.

"What happened last night?"

She sat down on the bench and said, "I've already told Uncle Yan that I wanted him captured alive. Why did they shoot recklessly? What if they had killed him?"

"It was Miss Lan who fired the shot."

Shi Qianxi was taken aback.

"Lan Peizhi?"

Jiang Chen nodded.

"At that time, Sagan Nobuo knew he had no escape, so he took all the crew hostage, killed the captain, and was ready to risk everything in one last throw. If Miss Lan hadn't made a decisive move, many more might have died."

Though he was too far away to see the details, he was certain that the woman on the helicopter with the sniper rifle was the so-called 'Bloodshed Bodhisattva'.

A woman tough as a dragon indeed.

Hearing it was Lan Peizhi, Shi Qianxi's expression became slightly unnatural, and she stopped complaining immediately.

"Did the doctor say when he will wake up?"

"Within twenty-four hours. His injuries aren't too severe; the bullet went through his shoulder, just crippling one of his arms."

The jostling helicopter.

That distance.

One shot hitting a non-vital area, to dismantle his ability to act.

Such marksmanship was hair-raising.

Jiang Chen had only heard of her reputation before; last night was the first time he'd witnessed her methods.

"At least we've caught him now."

Shi Qianxi revealed a trace of satisfaction.

Losing just an arm was no concern to her; even if all his limbs were broken, she wouldn't care.

As long as he wasn't dead, that was enough.

"How's the Golden Sea?"

Jiang Chen asked.

"At least for the near future, there shouldn't be any major problems. Just after my dad's incident, even if people are getting ideas, they wouldn't act out at such a time. Right now, they're all quite polite to me."

Shi Qianxi turned her head, "Anyway, you're about to graduate, why not come to Golden Sea and help me? Whatever position you want, just name it."

"You haven't even secured your own position and you're already thinking of promoting others. Bringing me into the Golden Sea at this time might stir up even more fervent rumors. You don't mind being thick-skinned, but I can't stand those disdainful criticisms."

Jiang Chen teased.

"Am I even as thick-skinned as you?"

Shi Qianxi immediately became annoyed.

Jiang Chen shrugged and did not continue the banter.

"Have you been here all night?"

Shi Qianxi asked.

"Yeah."

Jiang Chen nodded.

Shi Qianxi pursed her lips, decided not to quarrel with him any longer, and stood up, saying, "I'm going to find the doctor."

"What do you need the doctor for?"

Jiang Chen asked, almost reflexively.

"I don't have that much time to waste with him. I'll have the doctor wake him up."

Shi Qianxi left, and soon she returned with medical staff.

"Miss Shi, this may not be good for the patient's health..."

The doctor conscientiously tried to dissuade her.

"Will it kill him?"

Miss Shi asked indifferently.

"This..."

The doctor hesitated, then shook his head.

"As long as he doesn't die, that's fine."

Shi Qianxi's pretty heart-shaped face displayed a majesty beyond her years as she commanded, "Wake him up, and if anything happens, I'll take responsibility."

The doctor had no choice but to look toward the two police officers guarding the door.

The officers were wise to the situation, as if in deep contemplation, resembling two statuesque door guardians, completely motionless.

The duty-bound doctor inwardly sighed and could only lead a few nurses through the door into the ward.

Unlike Shi Zhenhua, Sagan Nobuo was merely in an anesthesia-induced coma following surgery; there were plenty of ways to end such a state prematurely in the hospital.

"Miss Shi, he's awake."

A few minutes later, the doctor and medical staff came out again.

"That's it, you're done here,"

Shi Qianxi waved them off.

The medical personnel left.

She pushed open the door and entered.

Jiang Chen followed her in.

On the bed, Sagan Nobuo was indeed awake but seemed to still be somewhat under the influence of the anesthesia, lying on the bed immobile.

Moreover, to prevent him from committing suicide, after being wheeled out of the operating room, his limbs had been shackled to the bed with iron restraints.

Forget his current serious injuries, even if he was in peak condition, he probably wouldn't be able to move.

"Beep—beep—beep..."

Seeing Shi Qianxi and Jiang Chen enter the room, the heart monitor spiked as Sagan Nobuo's eyes turned ferocious.

"You should recognize me, so I won't introduce myself; just tell me, your detailed plan. After you attacked my father, there must have been further actions planned, right? Apart from Qiu Zhaobin, how many people have you planted inside Golden Sea? The chance of you living to return to Dongying is impossible. Speak up, and I can offer you a quick end."

Miss Shi was direct and to the point.

"Dream on."

Sagan Nobuo weakly spat out two words, showing how feeble he was at the moment, but the malice on his face was still chilling.

"Do you even have a choice now? Being stubborn brings you no benefits. I know you're not afraid of death, but you're also aware that there are many things far worse than death."

Shi Qianxi spoke with a tone that was neither light nor heavy.

"You can try."

Sagan Nobuo stood resolute and unafraid, his voice dripping with sarcasm, "I am nothing like that coward Akagi Yoshiko."

Coward.

Jiang Chen actually disagreed with this assessment,

The man who had painstakingly infiltrated Jin Hai for many years could actually be considered quite the tough guy, at least his willpower was much stronger than that of an average person.

If it were someone else, they might have confessed under Qu Lei's interrogation.

The only one to blame was that unconventional Ye Xiaowangye.

Jiang Chen could guarantee, if he applied the same methods Ye Xiaowangye used on Akagi Yoshiko to Sagan Nobuo, no matter how steadfast he appeared now, he would most likely not be able to withstand it.

However, Jiang Chen wasn't in a hurry to do so.

"Then I'll ask you a question that you should be able to answer, was it your order for Akagi Yoshiko to capture Li Shuru?"

He took two steps forward.

Sagan Nobuo's gaze shifted to him and he answered crisply.

"That's right, I sent her."

A look of revengeful satisfaction that Jiang Chen couldn't comprehend appeared on his face.

"Remember, that girl died because of you."

Jiang Chen felt puzzled inside.

Had he offended him in some way?

No, that wasn't right.

He hadn't even met this store manager before all this.

"You might be disappointed to hear this, but the girl is not dead."

Jiang Chen's tone remained even.

Sagan Nobuo's expression stiffened.

"Impossible!"

He knew Meiko's capabilities. Taking down a female student unprepared should have been easy.

How could she possibly fail?

"Do you think you're a god? Omnipotent?"

Shi Qianxi sneered, "Li Shuru is indeed not dead. What's dead is your 'colleague.' She jumped from hundreds of meters high, not a single intact bone left in her body."

Sagan Nobuo's pupils dilated suddenly.

"Meiko is dead?"

"It seems she did not fulfill your order. She did capture someone, but did not act further; instead, she chose to jump off a building and commit suicide."

Jiang Chen spoke calmly.

Sagan Nobuo suddenly became agitated, his body straining upwards. However, he was firmly restrained to the bed by the iron cuffs on his hands and feet.

"Traitor! She was a despicable traitor!"

"I think the despicable one is you."

Shi Qianxi's voice was cold, "It seems you didn't know her situation. Knowing that you're both hated like rats on the street, you still sent her on a mission. You deliberately sent her to her death. Ha, you didn't know whether she was dead or alive but were thinking of running away by yourself, abandoning her. Why should she work herself to death for someone like you?"

Jiang Chen remained silent. At that moment, he began to understand why Akagi Yoshiko might have chosen suicide.

Nothing is more sorrowful than a heart that's died.

"Was it she who told you I was at the Green Vert dock?"

"No, she didn't say anything."

"Impossible, it must have been her! Otherwise, how could you possibly have found me?! That filthy whore, that vile piece of trash..."

Sagan Nobuo cursed maliciously.

Jiang Chen watched in silence.

"Enough."

Shi Qianxi approached the bedside. "I'm giving you one more chance. Tell us all your plans. Who else is behind you? Who sent you to East Sea?"

"You might as well give up on that idea."

Sagan Nobuo let out a sinister laugh.

"I now regret why I helped you in the first place. Do you know how twisted that Chen Zhou is? Each time he brutalized Meiko, he beat her black and blue. I know, he saw Meiko as your substitute..."

Shi Qianxi suddenly stepped forward and yanked out the oxygen tube from his nose.

Sagan Nobuo began to struggle to breathe immediately, yet his smile remained maniacal and horrifying.

"Hahaha... Why suppress your anger? Come on, let it out, kill me..."

"He's deliberately provoking you,"

reminded Jiang Chen.

"Bang."

The door to the ward burst open.

"Miss Shi."

A middle-aged man in casual clothes strode in, exuding a robust masculine vigor, his square face emanating an aura of integrity.

"I'm the chief of the city's Criminal Investigation Division, Zhao Xianzhi. We've successfully cracked his phone."

As he spoke, the man named Chief Zhao took out a phone, glancing at Sagan Nobuo on the hospital bed whose expression had drastically changed.

"He made a phone call before leaving the coast, the call originated from Dongying."

"Damn it!"

Whether from excessive excitement or lack of oxygen, Sagan Nobuo's breathing became labored, and his eyes began to roll back.

Shi Qianxi turned around.

"Give it to me."

Jiang Chen took the phone.

Chief Zhao quickly went over, inserting the oxygen tube back into Sagan Nobuo's nose.

"Dial it."

Shi Qianxi was fixated on that phone.

Jiang Chen opened the restored contact list, found the most recent call record, and redialed.

"Beep, beep, beep..."

The call connected.

The ward became eerily silent.

The other side also remained silent.

Sagan Nobuo on the hospital bed fell into semi-consciousness.

Zhao Xianzhi and Shi Qianxi held their breath in anticipation.

Jiang Chen turned on the speaker.

"Hello."

"Heh."

A light chuckle came from the other side, followed swiftly by the end of the call.

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