Chapter 38: The Mafia's Little Girl

  The day after Sun Heng made the phone call, I was as busy as ever with work at the hospital. There were relatively fewer things to do at the hospital today, but it was still very busy and I didn't even have time to pay attention to what was going on around me.

  Zhou Hui found me when I was almost busy and said to me: "Take a new sheet of bed sheet to the eleventh ward, help me change the bed sheet for the patient in the eleventh ward. His wound just bled, and the bed sheet is dirty."

  This is one of my work contents, so I didn't think much and quickly picked up a new bed sheet to follow Zhou Hui into ward eleven.

  Room 11 was a single room, and only one patient lived there. The patient was a woman named Zu Qing, whose age on the medical record was only twenty years old, but in my opinion, she looked at least twenty-four or five years old.

  Zhou Hui said to Zu Qing, who was half lying on the bed: "We've brought the sheets you requested. Please make some space for us and we'll change them for you right away."

  Zu Qing looked at us with a glance, and said arrogantly: "How come it took you so long to bring it over? I've been waiting for five minutes already. The service level of this hospital is really too poor, I'm going to complain about you!"

  "You're too kind. Our hospital has had a lot of patients coming in recently, and we're short-staffed, so it's taken a bit longer. Please forgive us!"

  Zu Qing hummed and pointed at me, saying: "How can there still be men entering my room? Don't you know I'm a girl? This... this is so inappropriate! I'll sue you..."

  I was taken aback and couldn't help but say: "I'm a staff member of this hospital, I came to deliver your bed sheets..."

  "Who told you to speak? Did I talk to you? Who do you think you are, thinking you can just talk to me? Get out of here, now!"

  I was stunned again, and Zhou Hui hastily said: "Miss Zu, please don't be angry, it's our consideration, I'll let Jin Cang go out immediately."

  Zu Qing nodded, just about to speak, but suddenly stared at me, excitedly jumped up and loudly said: "Are you Jin Cang?!"

  I heard Zu Qing's voice with a mix of surprise and delight, feeling puzzled, and nodded vaguely: "My name is Jin Cang, do you know me?"

  Zu Qing took a big step forward and grabbed me with one hand, saying loudly: "I've finally found you, great!"

  I saw her with a look of extreme joy, and her spirit was somewhat abnormal. I was so scared that I quickly withdrew my hand: "You... what are you doing? I don't know you."

  Zu Qing took another step forward, grabbed my hand and laughed loudly: "Five million ah, I finally got five million! Haha......"

  I immediately understood her meaning and also remembered the Wanlong Association's wanted poster for me. I hastily retreated a few steps, forcefully shaking off Zu Qing's hand.

  Zhou Hui was stunned on the side and muttered: "What five million? What are you talking about?"

  I looked at him and said, "Don't be too excessive, if I call out, the hospital's duty police will come to catch you immediately. The pursuit order for me has long been cancelled by the Wanlong Association, and even the Wanlong Association no longer exists, so don't keep dreaming of catching me to exchange for 5 million."

  Zhou Hui finally understood the situation and hastily stepped forward to block me and Zu Qing, saying: "Please stop immediately, otherwise we will call the police right away!"

  Zu Qing sneered: "Who said that the Wanlong Association would cancel the pursuit order for Jin Cang? I saw it on the internet yesterday, as long as you kill or capture and hand over to the Wanlong Association, they will immediately give 5 million. 5 million, I finally waited for the opportunity to earn 5 million! Haha... Don't struggle, let me take you to get the 5 million..."

  I feel that this Zu Qing is a bit crazy and mentally unstable, so I said to Zhou Hui: "Hui sister, you go call the police, it's okay if I'm here."

  Zhou Hui glanced at me and then at Zu Qing before turning around to leave the room.

  Zu Qing grabbed Zhou Hui's arm and said, "Don't go, let's catch Jin Cang together and exchange him for money. We'll split it evenly, 250 million each. What do you say? Five hundred million, think about it carefully..."

  Zhou Hui stared at Zu Qing with a deadpan expression, then suddenly burst out laughing: "Don't dream on, Jin Cang is my friend, how could I betray him for money?"

  "Stop being foolish, what's this about friends or not friends? Money is the best friend..."

  Zhou Hui forcefully shook off Zu Qing's hand and strode out of the ward. Zu Qing was about to go after Zhou Hui, but I quickly stepped forward and stopped her.

  Zu Qing grabbed me with a firm hand and dragged me out of the ward, saying "Follow me, follow me..."

  I was both amused and angry, apart from stopping Zu Qing from leaving, I didn't know what else to do.

  Zhou Hui's speed was very fast, and the police on duty at the hospital came in quickly. The police didn't say a word, and directly handcuffed Zu Qing.

  Until Zǔ Qíng was taken away by the police, I couldn't get out of this matter. I'm worried about one thing, that is Wàn Lóng's pursuit and kill order against me.

  I rushed into the doctor's office in the hospital, found a computer and quickly logged onto the internet to check.

  Zhou Hui also followed over, she was very nervous, looking at me checking the relevant news, sweat even broke out on her forehead.

  As expected, just like Zu Qing said, the wanted poster has appeared again. The previous government had already cracked down on this wanted poster, but it's unclear what happened, and now on the internet, it has appeared once more. On this very page I'm searching, almost half of the content is about my wanted poster.

  I carefully read the wanted poster again, and slowly said to Zhou Hui: "The Wanlong Society's wanted poster for me has appeared again. It seems I can no longer stay at your house, it will implicate you."

  "How could the relevant government departments allow such a wanted order to be issued? And according to Zu Qing, this wanted order has been out for several days, why haven't the government departments shut it down yet?"

  I also felt something was wrong and immediately contacted Sun Heng, but somehow couldn't get through to his phone.

  I thought of Old Chen, so I gave Old Chen a call and told him about this matter.

  Mr. Chen didn't believe it at all after hearing it, so I had to report the URL to him as well, and he only believed it after seeing it for himself.

  Mr. Chen did not give me a clear statement, only saying that he would contact the relevant departments as soon as possible and try to get rid of this wanted order as early as possible.

  I feel even more uneasy, so I said to Zhou Hui: "I can't stay here anymore, Yu'er will entrust you to take care of her for a while, and I have to leave here quickly."

  Zhou Hui blocked my way, saying anxiously: "Where can you go now? Those underworld people won't let you off for 5 million. It's too dangerous for one person, why don't we go find the police for help right away?"

  I thought of the past experiences with Sun Heng and shook my head, saying: "The police may not be able to help me either, I must leave here first, otherwise it will implicate you and Yu'er."

  Zhou Hui hastily shook her head: "That won't do, I'm not at ease with you going alone! Alright, I'll call Yu'er to go with you, and we have a car, it's more convenient."

  "I thought for a moment: 'I can't agree to this, if something happens to you, I won't be able to explain myself. I've decided, I'll go alone, the target is small, and it's convenient to hide, no one will find me, so don't worry.'"

  Zhou Hui wanted to say something else, but I quickly said: "Don't waste any more time, if we're late, and people find out I'm in the hospital, I won't be able to leave."

  Zhou Hui painfully bit her lip, stuffed all the money on her into my hand and said: "You must come back... I... I and Yu'er are waiting for you at home! You..."

  I didn't decline either, took the money and rushed out of the hospital, hailed a taxi, and instructed the driver to head towards the train station.

  I never dreamed that I would have to abandon my first job due to being hunted down, nor did I expect to be so scared that I would flee like a dog with its tail between its legs.

  When I arrived at the train station, I took off the work clothes issued by the hospital and rushed into the ticket hall wearing only my underclothes, without even noticing the cold.

  It wasn't until I bought the ticket and got on the train that I felt the cold. At this point, it was impossible to buy clothes, so I could only shrink my body, hug my arms, and huddle in my seat, waiting for the train to start moving.

  I bought a ticket to the provincial capital because I knew that Chen Jing could be found there today. As long as I find Chen Jing, I will be safe.

  The fugitive didn't think of anything else, safety is the most important thing.

  The train started moving soon, and my heart finally calmed down a bit. The young man sitting next to me looked like a university student or a recent graduate.

  He looked at me with a vigilant gaze, probably thinking I was an abnormal person. I don't blame him, who made me run around in my underwear on a cold winter's day? If I saw something like that, I would think the same as him too.

  From here to the provincial capital, it's less than a hundred kilometers away, and the train arrived in just over an hour. After careful consideration, I took out my phone again and called Sun Heng.

  "This time it finally got through, Sun Heng's voice came with a hint of noise: 'What's up? I'm in the middle of executing a task, not convenient to take calls.'"

  "I was being chased and killed."

  "What?" Sun Heng asked in surprise immediately.

  I lowered my voice and said: "It's someone from the Wanlong Association, a kill order has been issued online."

  "Then where are you now? Is there any danger?"

  I whispered: "On the way to the provincial city, I plan to go find Chen Jing for help. If you have a chance, help me give Chen Jing a call. By the way, I've already contacted Old Chen."

  Sun Heng quickly agreed to my request: "I'll contact Chen Jing right away, and when you arrive in the provincial city, go find her. She'll be waiting for you at the Provincial Public Security Bureau."

  I put down the phone and looked around, then said to the young man sitting next to me with a surprised face: "Don't make a sound!"

  The young man nodded immediately, without making a sound.

  "I said again: 'Are there more clothes? It's very cold weather!'"

  He immediately opened a package he was holding in his arms and handed me a coat from inside without daring to speak.

  I smiled and stopped talking, put on my coat, feeling much better.

  The train soon arrived at the provincial city. I returned the overcoat to the young man and after getting off, hailed a taxi and rushed to the location of the Provincial Public Security Department.

  The taxi driver on the road said kindly to me: "It's so cold outside, you're wearing too little, you'll catch a cold, better wear more clothes."

  I said gratefully: "Then find a place where I can buy clothes and stop the car, I'll buy some clothes."

  So I bought a black cotton-padded jacket for 100 yuan on the way and put it on before arriving at the Provincial Public Security Department.

  Chen Jing probably received a call from Sun Heng and was waiting for me outside the Public Security Bureau. As soon as I got off the car, I saw her.

  She was wearing a military uniform, and her military attire made her look particularly elegant and beautiful. I took a few steps forward, just about to speak, when she said: "Let's go inside first, it's not safe here."

  I followed her into the Provincial Public Security Department and went directly to the fifth floor of the office building.

  Chen Jing led me to sit down in an office on the fifth floor, and only then did she say to me: "I already know everything, and I've also checked out the online assassination order. It's indeed the work of the Wan Long Society, but what I find strange is that since the Wan Long Society has already been eliminated, how can there still be someone with money to put out this assassination order? Also, regarding the person named Zu Qing who tried to catch you at the hospital, I've investigated her too. She's just a member of a gang-like organization on your school side, not very well-known, and her nickname is 'Black Society Girl'. She was arrested three years ago and sentenced to two years in prison, and she just got out not long ago."

  I nodded: "Then do you know who specifically issued the kill order?"

  Chen Jing shook her head: "I can only find out that the source of the kill order is the original Wanlong Association, but whether it's a person from the Wanlong Association or not, I couldn't investigate further."

  I furrowed my brow: "Then what should I do now? Continue to flee or follow you?"

  Chen Jing's face suddenly turned red and she said, "What do you mean by following me? Don't talk nonsense. I have received orders to protect you, not for you to follow me!"

  I laughed: "That's not what I meant, my point is, what should I do now?"

  Chen Jing also smiled: "You just follow me."

  I was taken aback and suddenly felt a little surprised: "Me following you... is that appropriate?"

  Chen Jingxiao laughed even more happily: "What's wrong with following me? Don't you want to?"

  I muttered: "No... nothing."

  Chen Jing suddenly turned stern: "What else do you want to ask? I'm warning you, don't provoke me or I'll hit you! I'm not a good-tempered person, if you annoy me, I won't be polite to you."

  I quickly nodded: "I know."

  Chen Jing was stunned and didn't speak for a while before saying, "So you're actually such a timid person? I thought you were very bold based on your previous behavior!"

  I muttered to myself: "I'm not afraid at all, if I didn't like you, I wouldn't be afraid of you..."

  Chen Jing saw that I wasn't speaking, so she smiled and said: "It seems like I still can't intimidate you, after all, you're just a student. By the way, what I actually wanted to say is, you can consider me as your older sister or something like that, this way, you won't feel uncomfortable."

  I heard this and quickly shook my head: "That won't do, if you were my sister, how could I still pursue you? Besides..."

  Chen Jing's face suddenly turned red, as red as a very tempting apple: "Nonsense, if you go on like this, be careful or I'll really hit you!"

  I stared at Chen Jing, and for a moment I was stunned. It wasn't until much later that I said: "So you're this beautiful..."

  Chen Jing's face turned even redder, and she pouted: "Have you had enough of staring?!"

  I hastily lowered my head and secretly said in my heart: "What a heavenly proud daughter, a goddess who is worthy of being called one!"

  Chen Jing seemed to be somewhat angry, turned around and walked out of the room, don't know where she went.

  I'm still thinking about Chen Jing's charming face, and I secretly made up my mind to do everything possible to win her over!

  I'm already twenty, and before I know it, I'll be twenty-one. As for the young and beautiful Chen Jing, I have no resistance to her at all. This is also a common human feeling, although everyone's perspective and views are different.

  I don't know how long I was lost in thought, but anyway, even when someone entered the office on the fifth floor where I was, I didn't notice.

  Until this man burst out laughing: "Young fellow, aren't you hungry? If you don't eat soon, it'll get cold!"

  I was startled and hastily stood up, only to see an elderly man standing in front of me, looking at me with a profound gaze.

  There is a box of fast food on the table in front of me, which seems to have been delivered for a long time and has lost its warmth.

  The old man smiled and said to me, "Anyway, we have to eat. Young man, what's your name? I'm the old gatekeeper here, everyone calls me Old Xiao. What's your name, is there something that's troubling you? Can you tell me about it?"

  I quickly shook my head: "No... nothing's wrong. Thank you for your concern, I'm fine. By the way, Old... Old Xiao, right? What time is it now? This box of rice is..."

  Old Xiao burst out laughing and said: "Young fellow, this was delivered by me half an hour ago, now it's all cold and can't be eaten."

  I finally understood why Old Xiao appeared here: "Is that so? Why didn't you call me? I... I'm still hungry!"

  Old Xiao opened his eyes wide and shouted: "Didn't I call you? Are you deaf like my old man? I've called you several times already..."

  "I quickly apologized: 'Sorry, I didn't hear you, I thought it was you who didn't call me! Sorry...'"

  Lao Xiao immediately laughed again: "Tell me, what are you thinking about? I see the expression on your face, is it that you've encountered someone you don't dare to confess to?"