No words could describe Li Feng’s mood at this moment. Though he had suspected assassins might come to the hospital to kill him, facing them in reality ignited an unexpected fury in his heart.
Being targeted by assassins for no reason would sour anyone’s mood, especially Li Feng’s. What made it worse was that these weren’t ordinary assassins. Each was highly skilled, particularly Cai Die, whose strength was only slightly below his own.
This time, though there were only three assassins, the danger surpassed the ambush at the crossroads. In the confined space of the dozens-of-square-meter special care ward, with limited room to maneuver and nowhere to retreat, it was far more perilous.
If not for his formidable strength, he might already be dead.
After defeating these assassins and failing to extract their origins, Li Feng intended to eliminate them completely. But then Shu Wei, that idiot, intervened, recklessly attacking him and allowing Cai Die to escape.
Cai Die was no ordinary assassin. Her skills were exceptional, and having been gravely injured by him, she now harbored a deep hatred. Lurking in the shadows, she would become a massive threat.
At this moment, Li Feng wanted nothing more than to slap Shu Wei to death. This fool, a police officer no less.
“You can’t just kill indiscriminately,” Shu Wei said. Having just faced death in Cai Die’s hands, he sensed he’d done something wrong but would never admit it in front of Li Feng.
“Even if they’re assassins, they need to be judged by the law,” Shu Wei said solemnly.
Hmph.
Li Feng snorted coldly, having no desire to argue with this fool. He found a spot, sat cross-legged, and began circulating his energy to heal.
He had been shot earlier, and during his fight with Cai Die, the wound had reopened. Several intense clashes had caused his energy to churn, resulting in significant internal injuries. If not treated promptly, they could leave lasting damage.
Running the Nine Heavens Heart Sutra for two cycles, Li Feng’s injuries began to show signs of healing, largely due to his tempered physique. For anyone else, such injuries would take at least ten days to half a month to recover, and some hidden damage might remain untreatable.
The dim light in the special care ward cast a faint glow on Li Feng. His breathing was synchronized, each inhale and exhale perfectly rhythmic. With every breath, the spiritual energy of the surroundings flowed into his body.
The spiritual energy poured endlessly into Li Feng, his body like a bottomless abyss, never reaching capacity no matter how much it absorbed.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Feng’s pale complexion was replaced by a healthy flush, and the spiritual energy fluctuations around him gradually faded.
As the fluctuations subsided, Li Feng’s eyelashes twitched, and moments later, he slowly opened his eyes.
*Tap, tap, tap…*
At that moment, footsteps approached. Li Feng looked up to see He Zhiwu rushing in with a dozen criminal police officers.
A cold smile curved Li Feng’s lips. The police, the people’s servants, always showed up to clean up the aftermath.
Before He Zhiwu could speak, Li Feng sneered, “Captain He, I’m very disappointed in you. Look, this is Central City Hospital, in a special care ward, under your police protection, and yet such formidable assassins appeared. How do you explain this, Captain He? Is this the extent of your police force’s competence?”
He Zhiwu’s face darkened. He never imagined assassins would come to the hospital to kill Li Feng. He had stationed officers to protect him out of duty, not expecting anyone would dare attack in a major public place like Central City Hospital.
In his mind, with criminal police stationed there, even the boldest assassins wouldn’t dare act. Yet reality had slapped him hard.
Hearing Li Feng’s mocking words, He Zhiwu glared coldly, “Aren’t you fine?”
In his heart, he was shocked. The signs of combat in the ward showed the fight had been intense, proving Li Feng’s extraordinary skills.
“If I weren’t fine, would it be too late?” Li Feng sneered at He Zhiwu, “If I died, would you just give me a hero’s title? What’s the use of that?”
“Li Feng, that’s enough. Because of you, two officers died at the hands of those assassins. What more do you want?” He Zhiwu glared angrily at Li Feng.
Upon entering the ward, He Zhiwu had discovered that the officers stationed outside were dead, clearly killed by the assassins.
“What more do I want?” Li Feng’s lips curled into a cold smile as he fixed his gaze on He Zhiwu, “Are you blaming their deaths on me?”
“Isn’t it because of you?” He Zhiwu said coldly.
“Hmph, leaving police to protect me was your order, wasn’t it? If we’re talking responsibility, you, He Zhiwu, bear the undeniable blame. Did you think your police force’s mediocre skills could protect me? Look at the result, Captain He. The responsibility lies with you, not me,” Li Feng snorted coldly. This was the first he’d heard of police deaths, but so what? How could their deaths be blamed on him? He didn’t ask them to stay.
“Li Feng, are you even human? Do you have a conscience? Those assassins came for you. Aren’t their deaths because of you?” He Zhiwu glared at Li Feng, his gaze so fierce it could kill.
“Don’t worry, I’ll apply for martyr status for them, so their deaths won’t be in vain,” Li Feng said lightly.
“You…” Not just He Zhiwu, but the officers behind him glared at Li Feng with rage. They never expected him to be so callous. Thinking of their two brothers who died because of him, their anger burned fiercely.
“What, you feel bad because your brothers died?” Li Feng sneered, seeing through these officers, “Don’t worry, the law will give them a fair judgment.”
He Zhiwu glared at Li Feng furiously. Those were the words he had said to Li Feng that day, now thrown back at him unchanged. His mood was imaginable.
Looking at the two dead scar-faced assassins, He Zhiwu said coldly, “Couldn’t you have left one alive?”
“Leave one alive?” Li Feng’s lips curved into a cold smile as he glanced at Shu Wei, “That’s the kind of thing you police do. Don’t you know that could cost your lives?”
“What’s going on?” He Zhiwu asked Shu Wei.
Shu Wei hurriedly recounted what happened. He Zhiwu hadn’t expected such an incident and was momentarily at a loss.
“Today, that assassin escaped because of your police’s soft-heartedness, Captain He. Don’t you owe me an explanation?” Li Feng sneered.
“Li Feng, it was an accident,” He Zhiwu said. If it were him, he would have made the same choice as Shu Wei. After all, to the police, a live captive was crucial. Cai Die’s escape was, in his view, an accident.
“An accident?”
“Don’t worry, we’ll catch that Cai Die,” He Zhiwu said.
“You’ll catch her?” Li Feng laughed as if he’d heard the biggest joke in the world. It wasn’t that he looked down on the police, but how could they be a match for Cai Die? Unless they set up an ambush with heavy weapons, someone like her was nearly impossible to catch.
“This time, we’ll definitely catch her,” He Zhiwu said, his tone icy with resolve. Two of his good brothers had died at the hands of these assassins, and he was determined to avenge them.
Li Feng pursed his lips, refraining from further mocking He Zhiwu. The deaths of the two officers were unexpected, and if possible, he didn’t want anyone to die. After all, these officers were innocent. At the same time, Li Feng grew wary of these assassins. Killing police officers showed they were utterly lawless.
The police represented the government’s authority. Killing them was a challenge to the government, which might prompt a manhunt. Though Li Feng outwardly dismissed the police, he knew how terrifying the government’s forces were, with countless experts in the military.
He wondered if the assassins killing the police was an accident or a sign they didn’t fear the government. If the former, it was manageable. If the latter, it suggested a massive force backing them.
“No need. From now on, this case will be handled by the National Security Bureau,” a cold voice came from the doorway.
