Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 382: Gather Together

Chapter 382: 382: Gather Together

Chapter 382: Gathering

At the hospital, when Yusuf Zuck saw Ember Vance again, he was so excited he didn’t know what to say. Ember’s muscular functions had recovered, her heart was beating strongly, her stomach and intestines were functioning normally, and even the deep damage in her brain had healed completely. Her skin even had a healthy glow.

Yusuf finally witnessed the miraculous effects of Miao medicine witchcraft. Although he had personally experienced many strange events, the miracle that had occurred with Ember still left him in awe of the profound and extensive heritage of Chinese civilization.

"Even though she hasn’t awakened yet, it won’t be more than a few days now. Before the Spring Festival, I guarantee she will wake up!" Sophia had been very tired these past few days, keeping vigil at the hospital. Although the hospital had arranged a private room for her to rest in and the Vance family had assigned people to take care of her, the hospital was so noisy that she probably hadn’t had a good sleep at all!

"You’ve worked hard, thank you is not enough, from now on, your affairs are my affairs," Yusuf said, bowing with a fist to Sophia in the traditional way of expressing gratitude among the people of Jianghu.

"Ha ha, go about your business, keep the good food and drinks coming." Sophia was enjoying special treatment in terms of food and drink; she got different dishes every day. Grey Petty delivered meals to Sophia every day from the restaurant, which were already prepared and placed in food containers.

"I’m not busy today, you go rest. I will stay with her for a while!" Yusuf shook his head. He hadn’t been with Ember for many days, so he wanted to stay here for a while and talk to Ember.

"Okay, I’ll go rest, and you talk to her," Sophia said, giving Yusuf a wink before turning and walking out.

Once Sophia had gone out, Yusuf sat down and took Ember’s hand. There were caregivers to wash and wipe her body every day, so all Yusuf had to do was sit there with her.

"Wake up soon, I am waiting for you..." Yusuf gently warmed her hand and stared at her; she had lost a lot of weight.

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Meanwhile, as Yusuf was at the hospital with Ember, the news of his return had reached everyone. Samuel Ross and others got the word, and so did Miles O’brien and the nurses. Then, they all made their way to the hospital.

It was quite difficult nowadays to get a chance to see Yusuf.

The Petty family had also received the news of Yusuf’s return, but they got even more insider information. It could be said that they understood through special channels everything Yusuf had done in Japan.

"Dad, should I give him a call?" In a large mansion located in Beijing, a traditional courtyard house owned by the Petty family, with dedicated people to clean and manage it regularly.

"No need, he just got back and will definitely be busy. Let’s wait, we will talk when Raelyn has news," the old Mr. Petty shook his head. The more powerful Yusuf became, the more the Petty family dared not order him around, and they felt the need to lower their stance even more.

"All right, I understand. But Dad, we can spend this Spring Festival in Beijing; it’s really nice here." Alvin Petty had not spent the Spring Festival in Beijing for many years, so after staying for a few days, he had grown fond of it and didn’t want to leave.

"Okay, inform the Hong Kong side, anyone who can come should come. Beijing is Dragon Rising Land, the head of the dragon’s vein. The longer you live here, the more you can bask in divine energy, ha ha." Old Mr. Petty laughed heartily. Beijing was considered a treasured land, but, in the hearts of many, it was also seen as a land of fierce energy, as it was the imperial capital where many people had died, including some very famous individuals.

While the Pettyp family was busy preparing for the Spring Festival, Russ Trujillo and Felicity O’brien, who had already returned to Beijing, received a secret order from their organization, instructing them to invite Yusuf to headquarters because the vice commander had issued the command.

The vice commander of the Sacred Dragon group was not only powerful but also an extremely formidable figure. In Sacred Dragon, he was the strongest next to the commander, overseeing all affairs, both domestic and foreign. As for the commander, he was as elusive as the head and tail of a dragon, a figure whom Russ Trujillo and Felicity O’brien had never seen and whose appearance and rank were unknown, not even whether the person was male or female.

With an order from the deputy commander, Russ Trujillo and Felicity O’brien had no choice but to comply, and they also needed to go through Miles O’brien to learn of Yusuf’s whereabouts; otherwise, they would not be able to locate him.

Miles O’brien received a call from Felicity while on his way to the hospital.

"Felicity? Are you back home? On leave?" Miles O’brien didn’t know the specific unit number where Felicity O’brien was serving; she just knew that Felicity was a communications soldier in the army, stationed in the south, but that was about the extent of her knowledge.

The military had strict oversight, and she had never visited, although the sisters did frequently talk on the phone.

"Sis, where are you?" Felicity laughed as she spoke.

"I’m in the capital. I’ve been really busy with work recently. I’m not even sure if I can make it back home for the Spring Festival," Miles said, pre-emptively setting expectations because she had a feeling that Yusuf Zuck might not go home with her for the holiday this year. So if Yusuf didn’t go back, she didn’t plan on going back either.

After all, they had spent every year at home before; missing one wouldn’t be a big deal.

"Oh, busy with work? Then what about my brother-in-law? What’s keeping him so busy?" Felicity teased, her voice brimming with mischief, prompting Miles to blush, mistaking it for a joke.

"Stop talking nonsense, what brother-in-law." Miles’s face turned red. The relationship between her and Yusuf was at most that of boyfriend and girlfriend, without any talk of marriage or engagement. Besides, she was in the car with Paisley Kirk and Raelyn Petty.

"I’m asking what he’s doing that’s keeping you so busy. Sis, I’ve got something to tell you—I’m in the capital. Where are you? I’ll come find you," Felicity said, knowing full well that Miles might not reveal the whole truth over the phone, so a meeting was necessary.

"What? What are you doing in the capital? I... where are you, I’ll come find you?"

"Tell me where you are, and I’ll come find you. My boyfriend is from the capital, and we’re out shopping right now."

"I have a friend who’s sick, and I need to visit the hospital first. How about this—you and your boyfriend come to Peking Union Medical College Hospital. After I’ve visited the patient, I’ll meet you and your boyfriend, and we can all have a meal together."

"Ah, got it, let’s hang up then. See you in a bit!" Felicity understood immediately; she knew about Ember Vance’s hospitalization, so she was familiar with the location.

Miles was somewhat nervous, though. It wasn’t that she was worried about Yusuf refusing to meet her sister and future brother-in-law, but she feared her sister might barrage Yusuf with questions, making it difficult for him to respond.

Driving with Paisley Kirk and Raelyn Petty, Miles arrived at the hospital just as Jerome Hart, Faye Webb, Everest Zuck, and Rachel Fournier coincidentally reached the parking lot, too.

Jerome Hart had heroically rescued a damsel in distress, thoroughly capturing Faye Webb’s heart. Although Faye was still worried about possibly jinxing Jerome, the power of love was great, and she couldn’t bear to be apart from him.

And Jerome was an expert at playing his cards; whenever Faye was upset and wanted to put distance between them, he would suddenly be in pain, claiming residual symptoms from an arrow wound!

During Jerome’s injury convalescence, he had been staying at Khaza Zuck’s house, while Khaza himself resided at a hotel because he was accompanying Rachel Fournier.

Samuel Ross and his friends didn’t need mentioning—nicknames like Pillar, Uriel Arellano, and others, including the recently discharged Floyd Hart, were all present. Grey Petty, as it happened, was already at the hospital.

Coming along with Samuel Ross and the others was the private detective Anais Dillon, accompanied by his wife Mary Berger, while the lone wolf Isaac Quintana had not made an appearance.

The group met in the hospital corridor, exchanged greetings, and then all headed to Sophia’s private resting room, which was essentially a patient room, just cleared out for her exclusive use.

Yusuf stepped out from Ember’s hospital room and entered Sophia’s rest room as well!

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