My Super Beautiful Lady Boss
Chapter 317 - 317 317 Assassination

317: Chapter 317 Assassination 317: Chapter 317 Assassination Su Xuan smiled sheepishly as he looked at the middle-aged man before saying, “I just messed around and solved this endgame!”

After speaking, Su Xuan scratched his head, appearing somewhat bashful.

The middle-aged man was very magnanimous and didn’t show any dissatisfaction that the endgame he had set up was so casually solved.

Of course, he didn’t actually believe that Su Xuan could break the Single Horse Formation just by messing around.

“It’s no big deal, no big deal.

It seems the young brother has some unique insights into Chinese chess.

I’m wondering if you have some time for us to discuss the art of chess strategy, what do you say?”

Su Xuan hadn’t expected the middle-aged man to be so fond of Chinese chess.

“I’m sorry, but I need to appraise something I have with me, I’m afraid I don’t have the time to discuss the strategy of Chinese chess with uncle!” Su Xuan honestly replied.

The next moment, upon hearing that Su Xuan was going to appraise something, the middle-aged man stood up from his stool, a smile on his face as he walked over to Su Xuan.

“May I know what do you want to appraise?

I have some connections on this street, I could introduce you to someone!”

Hearing the middle-aged man’s enthusiastic offer, Su Xuan nodded his head.

Then, he took out his mobile phone from his pocket.

“It’s this thing!”

With a smile, Su Xuan showed the middle-aged man a picture on his phone, which was the image of the Treasure Map.

Su Xuan had already taken a photo of it earlier, so he did not show the actual Treasure Map to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man stared at the phone for a full two minutes before finally saying, “If I’m not mistaken, this should be a treasure map.

But without seeing the original, I can’t confirm if this treasure map is real or fake, or from what era it is.”

The middle-aged man handed the phone back to Su Xuan and continued, “Not to hide it from you, young brother, I’m actually an artifact appraisal expert!”

Su Xuan looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a shocked face.

“What?

Don’t believe it?” The middle-aged man returned to his seat, smiling at Su Xuan.

Su Xuan shook his head.

“No, I just feel that there really is such a thing as fate in this world.

I’ve been wanting to find an artifact appraisal expert.

I never expected that on Antique Street, the first person I’d meet would be an expert in artifact appraisal.

How could I not be surprised!”

After saying this, Su Xuan also sat down.

“Come on, young brother, let’s play chess and discuss your Treasure Map.

After we battle a three hundred rounds, we can take a closer look at the Treasure Map you have!”

The middle-aged man’s eyes sparkled with excitement at the mention of Chinese chess.

As he spoke, he skillfully laid out the chess pieces, astonishingly fast, leaving Su Xuan speechless.

Looking at the middle-aged man, Su Xuan assumed he must be the artifact appraisal expert.

Seeing the chess set ready, he felt an itch to play and started playing chess with the middle-aged man.

As a child, Su Xuan’s favorite pastime was watching his grandpa play chess, so he had been exposed to Chinese chess from an early age.

He was no stranger to it and even had considerable proficiency.

The two of them sat down on Antique Street and began to play Chinese chess.

The first game lasted for over half an hour before it concluded.

The middle-aged man frowned as he reviewed the chessboard and, after a long while, burst into hearty laughter.

His gaze towards Su Xuan was as if he were looking at a treasure.

“You kid, you’re truly full of surprises!

After you solved the Chaotic Horse Formation earlier, I had already begun to guess at your level, but I didn’t expect you to defeat me again.

Now, you can’t possibly say you were just playing haphazardly, can you?”

The middle-aged man’s eyes shone brightly, not discouraged by his loss in the least.

Su Xuan rubbed the back of his head: “A blind cat running into a dead mouse!”

“Whether it’s a blind cat or not, I can still tell!” the middle-aged man retorted.

“Another round!”

Hearing the middle-aged man call for another round, Su Xuan helplessly touched his nose and agreed.

The middle-aged man, still adept with his hands, quickly set up the chessboard again.

“You started first the last game, so I’ll start this one!” said the middle-aged man, making the first move.

Although Su Xuan wasn’t particularly eager, he played seriously.

It was nearly half-past three, and Su Xuan was very focused on the game.

Each move was a complex trap, and he employed all his skills.

In just about fifteen minutes, he had overtaken the middle-aged man once more.

“Uncle, I’m sorry, but I’ve won by a slight margin again!” The middle-aged man did not speak, reflecting on the process of the game they had just played.

“Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.

I didn’t expect Chinese chess to be played like that.

Young man, well done, I must admit that even I admire your skill in chess!” The middle-aged man’s face beamed with a smile as he looked at Su Xuan, his eyes shimmering like he was viewing a precious gem.

“Uncle, your Chinese chess skill is also very impressive.

I have some things to do, so I’ll be going now!” Su Xuan said cheerfully, quickly leaving with a pack of sanitary pads in hand.

He had been off to buy sanitary pads for his wife for almost an hour, and it wouldn’t be good if Yan Fangfei had an accident because he was late.

Thus, he left the supermarket immediately.

He caught a taxi and headed back to the hospital.

Cao Xiong and several others arranged by him were still in the hospital, watching over and covertly ensuring Yan Fangfei’s safety.

“Anything new?” Cang Yuan asked Cao Xiong.

Cao Xiong cracked a smile and shook his head.

“No issues, everything’s quite fine!”

Su Xuan nodded.

“Keep staying in the hospital.

I have a premonition that these people are about to make their move.

We must not let our guard down!”

“Boss, don’t worry, I won’t let sister-in-law suffer even the slightest injury!”

After patting Cao Xiong on the shoulder, Su Xuan left the corridor and stepped into Yan Fangfei’s ward.

“Wife, I’ve bought the sanitary pads you wanted!”

Yan Fangfei’s face turned slightly red as she looked at Cang Yuan.

“It took you more than an hour to buy a pack of sanitary pads, did something happen on the way?”

“No, I just played a few games of chess with an uncle next to the supermarket, that’s all!”

“Oh!”

After that, Su Xuan stayed in the ward and chatted with Yan Fangfei.

Meanwhile, in a room in the hospital, Lin Gang had already changed into a set of male doctor’s clothes and put on a mask.

After everything was ready, Lin Gang left the room.

In a corner of the room, a male doctor was tied up on the ground with gauze stuffed in his mouth.

Lin Gang successfully infiltrated the hospital disguised as a doctor.

This was his last chance.

Jiang Gan was already done for.

In order to complete Zhang Ziqing’s mission, he had put all his eggs in one basket, all for money.

After this, he planned to leave Qingshan City and never return.

After Yan Fangfei had rested, Su Xuan finally left the ward.

Outside the ward, Cao Xiong also arranged for two bodyguards to keep a lookout.

Su Xuan, leaving the ward, called Cao Xiong over to smoke beside him.

At that moment, Su Xuan suddenly felt an almost imperceptible, light-footed step coming from outside.

He quickly sensed a dangerous qi.

And also a killing aura!

Su Xuan saw a man with faint beard and bushy brows flash past in front of him, wearing a doctor’s uniform.

Cang Yuan had his back to the corridor, and the hospital was full of all sorts of people, so the disguised Lin Gang didn’t notice Su Xuan in the corridor.

After he turned a corner and a dozen seconds passed, Su Xuan suddenly had a bad feeling.

But as he was just standing up, gunshots came from inside.

As Su Xuan rounded the corner, he saw the man he had seen before heading towards Yan Fangfei’s ward, ready to enter.

Su Xuan’s face changed dramatically, and he quickly rushed towards Yan Fangfei’s ward.

In the blink of an eye, he had “teleported” to the doorway, just in time to see the assassin gun down a bodyguard at the door.

The gun had a silencer on it, so there wasn’t much of a sound.

Lin Gang burst into the ward, and Su Xuan’s heart hung in suspense, as he too darted into the room.

Su Xuan flew in with a kick aimed at Lin Gang’s lower abdomen, knowing that this person was definitely there to kill Yan Fangfei.

From the brief moment earlier when he managed to kill all the bodyguards, it was clear he was desperate to take out Yan Fangfei.

Lin Gang’s gun-holding hand shook visibly, and he fired wildly at Hu Tian on the bed before he had no more chances, as he had to focus on fending off Su Xuan’s attacks.

He spun to the side, threw a Vajra Arm, and dodged Su Xuan’s lethal blow.

Feeling a pause in his right leg, Su Xuan immediately turned his palm into a finger, aiming for the assassin’s eyes, his moves deadly and decisive, overwhelming the assassin to the point where he could no longer pay attention to anything else.

After over ten exchanges, Lin Gang had no opportunity to fire his gun and was kicked against the wall by Cang Yuan, knocking him out.

“Wife—”

He quickly turned around to the bed and pulled back the sheets, only to see that there was nothing on the bed.

Briefly stunned, Su Xuan looked bewildered.

“Where did Fangfei go?”

At that moment, the bathroom door opened, and Yan Fangfei peeked out her head, looking at Su Xuan.

“What happened?

I just went to the toilet!”

Glancing at Yan Fangfei, Su Xuan’s heart finally settled down.

“It’s nothing, wife, carry on!”

At this time, Cao Xiong also charged into the ward.

Two brothers at the door had been shot and were unconscious.

“Boss…

what should we do now?” Cao Xiong was somewhat incoherent, completely panicked by now.

“Go call a doctor!” Su Xuan commanded in an almost ordering tone.

Cao Xiong quickly left the room with a “Right!”.

Taking advantage of the absence of others, Su Xuan carefully checked the injuries of the brother at the door, finding him in a very dangerous state, with the bullet a mere half-inch from his heart, hanging by a thread.

Soon, doctors arrived.

“Prepare for surgery immediately—” ordered the attending physician in a white coat, instructing the nurses that came with him.

…