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Chapter 79 - 76: Someone Above Laozi

Chapter 79: Chapter 76: Someone Above Laozi

Inside a fully-equipped luxury hospital ward.

Xu Jingsong slowly came to, feeling only that his head was heavy, and his body also felt somewhat peculiar.

"Jingsong! Jingsong, you’re finally awake?" A woman’s voice filled with surprise came from beside him.

Looking over, Xu Jingsong saw a young woman in her twenties perched at the bedside, her beautiful face stained with tears, who was his recently kept mistress, an ambitious third-rate starlet.

Cui Jizhong was standing on the side as well, and upon seeing Xu Jingsong awaken, seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Jingsong, I was so worried about you, when I heard something happened to you, I rushed over from the set. How do you feel? Are you okay?"

The woman beside him said as she tenderly leaned over to check Xu Jingsong’s temperature.

Her low-cut top immediately revealed a swath of snow-white skin, and at the same time, a fragrant breeze wafted over.

Still under the influence of medication, Xu Jingsong immediately felt a reaction, and in the next moment.

"Ah!" He grabbed the blanket and let out a twisted scream of agony, his entire body curling up on the hospital bed.

This scene stunned everyone present.

"Mr. Xu!" Cui Jizhong exclaimed in fright.

"Jingsong! Jingsong, what’s wrong with you? Don’t scare me!" The woman’s face lost all its color, and she immediately clung to him, ready to offer comfort, her body unintentionally inching closer to Xu Jingsong’s.

Unexpectedly, Xu Jingsong exploded in rage, grabbing the blanket with one hand and harshly shoving the woman who was pressing herself against him with the other.

"Get away! Get out!"

The woman let out a cry of surprise as she was pushed to the floor, her face a mix of disbelief as she looked at Xu Jingsong.

"Jingsong, you..."

Seeing the woman on the ground with her clothes disheveled only fueled Xu Jingsong’s anger.

"Who let you in? Get out! Get out of here immediately!"

Xu Jingsong curled up, his face twisted in pain, and his eyes bloodshot as he glared at the woman.

"You..." The woman was dazed, completely unaware of what had happened.

Her face began to show displeasure, yet she appeared too scared to express her anger.

Cui Jizhong finally reacted, immediately calling out to his subordinates at the door, "Call the doctors here at once!"

"Miss Qianqian, Mr. Xu must be under the influence of medication, and we should not agitate him right now. Please wait outside for a moment, Miss Qianqian."

Although she was only one of Xu Jingsong’s mistresses, she was the most favored, and no one knew if she might successfully ascend to become his wife, thus Cui Jizhong was very respectful.

Not to agitate him? Who just sent me a message saying that he needed stimulation right now?

Though the woman harbored much dissatisfaction, facing Xu Jingsong who seemed like a possessed man, she dared not stay there any longer, and could only hastily leave the ward with her face full of aggrievement and wiping away tears.

"Mr. Xu, how are you feeling? Don’t worry, the doctor is on his way," Cui Jizhong said cautiously as he approached Xu Jingsong.

"Who told you to call her here?!" Xu Jingsong appeared to be suffering a little less, and with gritted teeth, he glared at Cui Jizhong.

Cui Jizhong’s face turned bitter.

I was the one who prepared that medication; how could I not know its effects? Wasn’t this just being prepared for any contingency?

"That medic..." Cui Jizhong started but then stopped himself.

Xu Jingsong’s mind seemed to clear a bit by this point, and he realized that his henchman indeed was quite thoughtful—with the exception of the terrible pain...

"Gao Yuan, where is that bitch?" Xu Jingsong suppressed the pain and said through clenched teeth.

No need to ask, he knew how he had gotten these injuries.

Cui Jizhong replied cautiously, "She was rescued by the police."

"What? She was rescued by the police?! Ah—" Xu Jingsong’s eyes bulged with shock, and in his agitation, he again pulled at his wounds.

"Mr. Xu, calm down, calm down, your health is what’s important!"

By this time, the doctor had already entered, and Cui Jizhong, not wanting to neglect anything, hurriedly let him check Xu Jingsong’s condition.

"Mr. Xu, where are you feeling discomfort?" The doctor asked, perplexed, as he examined the various readings on the machines.

The readings are all normal, and there’s no visible injury on the surface. Could it be internal injuries?

Xu Jingsong, enduring the pain, hesitated to speak, then suddenly glared at Cui Jizhong, "Get out!"

Cui Jizhong was momentarily stunned, then quickly nodded, "Yes, Mr. Xu, I’ll leave now."

Cui Jizhong left with a puzzled expression on his face, and soon the door to the ward was closed.

Considering Xu Jingsong’s bizarre behavior, could it be...

Tsk tsk! Gao Yuan really is quite ruthless.

Given Xu Jingsong’s proud nature, he would never speak of such an embarrassing incident; enduring that beating turned out to be in vain.

It’s just unknown how serious the situation is. If it happened to be...

Considering that possibility, Cui Jizhong couldn’t help but shudder.

Mr. Xu wouldn’t go as far as to silence me, right?

No, no, I don’t know anything...

At this moment, the woman outside saw Cui Jizhong come out and couldn’t help approaching with a grievance strewn across her face to inquire.

"Manager Cui, what exactly does Jingsong mean by this?"

"Uh... Mr. Xu might be influenced by medication and hasn’t recovered his senses yet. Miss Qianqian, rest assured, that’s definitely not Mr. Xu’s true intention," Cui Jizhong tried to reassure her.

"Hmph!" The woman snorted lightly and was about to say something more.

"Chairman!" "Chairman!"

Just then, voices from down the corridor drew the attention of the two.

They saw an old man with graying temples, leaning on a cane, making his way over here, with bodyguards bowing to him one after another.

"Chairman, you’ve come!" Cui Jizhong quickly stepped forward and bent slightly, and the woman stood by, restraining herself, not even daring to breathe loudly.

This elder was the chairman of Xu Group, Xu Jingsong’s father, Xu Bonian.

Xu Bonian glanced at Cui Jizhong, then at the woman, and let out a cold snort.

"More trouble than you’re worth!"

Cui Jizhong could only bow his head silently.

At this time, the doctor came out of the room and looked at the few people outside.

"I’ve given Mr. Xu a sedative, and the situation is stable for the time being."

"He’s injured? Why did he still need a sedative?" Xu Bonian frowned.

"This..." The doctor hesitated to speak.

Xu Bonian sensed something was amiss and frowned, "Jizhong, come in with me!"

The two entered the sickroom and saw Xu Jingsong, whose complexion had eased a lot.

"Dad!" Upon seeing Xu Bonian enter, Xu Jingsong hesitated for a moment, his face showing embarrassment.

"Hmph! Speak up, what exactly happened?" Xu Bonian snorted and sat down in a chair.

Xu Jingsong and Cui Jizhong exchanged glances.

Xu Jingsong only knew what happened inside the private room; he had lost consciousness in the latter half.

On the contrary, Cui Jizhong knew exactly what transpired afterward.

So each recounted what they knew, and combining their information, the three of them finally managed to roughly understand the events of the evening.

"So you’re saying... Gao Yuan not only knew about the drugging but also called the police in advance to extricate herself?"

A lifetime of dealing with conspiracies enabled Xu Bonian to instantly sniff out the scent of a scheme.

"Exactly! That woman must have known something in advance!" Xu Jingsong said through clenched teeth.

He recalled, "She did say something at the time. She said she didn’t want to believe that I would hurt her, which means the other party must have received some sort of advance warning!

From what I know of her, she would never have doubted me so readily unless she had been on alert beforehand."

"Besides you two, who else knew about this?" Xu Bonian asked with narrowed eyes.

Xu Jingsong’s sinister gaze fell on Cui Jizhong.

Cui Jizhong felt a jolt in his heart.

"Reporting to the chairman, apart from Mr. Xu and myself, there’s a thug I hired, but we have dirt on him; he has no reason to spill the beans," Cui Jizhong said.

"Hmph! We can suspect you, so why not a petty thug?"

Xu Bonian’s voice was indifferent, but it sent a chill down Cui Jizhong’s spine.

"Chairman, I’ll verify it as soon as possible. If it’s really him, I’ll make sure his life is worse than death!"

...

At the police station, in an interrogation room.

"Achoo!" Huang Mao sneezed and, wiping his nose, looked at the questioning officer. He arrogantly crossed his legs, his demeanor quite insolent.

"Officer, I’ve told you, that bottle of medicine was just for fun; at most I’m like a curious cat. You’ve got no evidence, don’t frame an innocent man!

"Fine, fine, if you don’t believe it, forget it. Anyway, someone will bail me out soon, I have powerful connections!"