Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 443 - 444: Awakening

Chapter 443: Chapter 444: Awakening

After waking Xiaoxiao up, he confirmed her address and dropped her off near her home. Then, feeling relieved, he hailed a taxi and returned to Azure Waterfront.

By the time he returned to Azure Waterfront and took a cold shower, it was nearly three o’clock in the morning.

After calming his breathing, Xiao Yi called Xiaoxiao to make sure she had gotten home safely. Once he confirmed everything was fine, he began his cultivation.

.........

That was when Xiao Yi arrived home and began his cultivation.

In a small hospital, hundreds of kilometers away in a mountain city in G City, an unprecedented commotion had just begun since its opening.

Accompanied by a series of long police sirens, the entire hospital was almost completely surrounded by police cars.

The hospital’s parking lot was filled with police cars within moments, some from the H City police department and others from G City.

The hospital staff were almost petrified with fear, some of the more timid nurses had already turned pale, all clueless about what could cause such a commotion.

Even if there was a serious medical incident, it didn’t warrant such a grand response, right?

Many of the medical staff started peeking out, quietly watching the intimidating scene downstairs while whispering among themselves, trying to figure out what serious case had caused so many police cars to arrive.

Some astute doctors had already realized something was amiss and quickly picked up their phones to call the dean, only to find out when they got through that they were too late; the dean was already on his way to the hospital.

As the hospital was in chaos, a middle-aged man in a neatly pressed police uniform, looking very stern, got out of a police car marked with an H City plate.

The middle-aged man did not enter the hospital immediately but looked ahead and quickly approached another police car.

Just as the middle-aged man reached the car, the door of the vehicle opened, and another middle-aged man in police uniform, about forty-something, stepped down.

"Team Leader Li!"

Upon seeing the man, the middle-aged officer’s expression froze for a moment, revealing a hint of shock in his eyes. However, having been exposed to various situations, and being quite an experienced figure himself, he quickly changed his initial gesture of a handshake to a serious salute.

While saluting, his mind raced with shock.

The injured person in this hospital, who exactly was he to warrant the police chief of G City to call him personally in the middle of the night? He was already surprised but had not expected that, in the late hours, Team Leader Li would personally make the trip!

He was internally relieved that he had not taken it lightly; he had gotten up from bed immediately after receiving the call and rushed over as quickly as possible, barely arriving before the leaders. Although, the lead time was barely negligible.

Team Leader Li did not acknowledge the man’s crisp salute but simply nodded slightly, signaling with a gloomy expression to head towards the hospital’s entrance.

At this moment, he had no interest in dealing with these people or these matters; he was only praying that Xiaomei inside was alright.

Meanwhile, from the other police cars marked with G City plates, officers in uniform and armed hurriedly jumped out, a very serious and grim expression on their faces. One of them, appearing about the same age as the middle-aged man, followed closely behind Team Leader Li, his expression grave as he quickly walked into the hospital.

"Brother, what exactly is..."

The middle-aged chief recognized the man as the Deputy Chief of G City, higher in rank than him. Seeing his solemn expression, he hurriedly followed and shook his hand, then whispered to try and get some information.

"Let’s not talk about that now, let’s go inside first."

The G City Chief didn’t offer an explanation but spoke gravely and quickly followed Team Leader Li, striding forward.

Seeing the G City Chief’s grave demeanor, the H City Chief’s heart skipped again, and a cold sweat formed on his forehead.

"Where is your hospital’s dean?"

Team Leader Li had hardly reached the hospital entrance when he stopped a pale-faced doctor and asked flatly.

"He... he is already... on his way here!"

The doctor was already frightened by the spectacle, and hearing Team Leader Li’s unfriendly tone, coupled with feeling the authoritative presence from his years of policing, made the doctor all the more incoherent.

"Which room is Zeng in?"

Upon hearing the doctor’s words, Team Leader Li’s thick eyebrows immediately shot up, displaying his extreme dissatisfaction. It seemed he wanted to burst into anger, but ultimately, he didn’t let it out and instead turned his head to look at the captain from G City behind him.

"Intensive care unit, room 507."

The captain from G City did not dare to relax at all and hurriedly reported the room number.

Intensive care unit.

At these words, Team Leader Li’s face suddenly grew cold, his brows jumping fiercely a few times while the expression on the captain from G City’s face also suddenly showed a hint of worry after he spoke those words.

"Lead the way."

Team Leader Li took a deep breath to compose himself and gave the doctor a cold look.

His words were very brief, tinged with an air of authority that brooked no doubt.

Seeing Team Leader Li’s imposing manner, as well as the extraordinary looking crowd behind him, who even though they were his subordinates, did not look like ordinary police, the doctor dared not slacken at all. He did not even dare to breathe heavily, quickly moving his trembling legs, heading towards the room they indicated.

Inside room 507 of the hospitalization department.

Zeng Xiaomei slowly opened her eyes and looked around the unfamiliar environment. Subconsciously, her mind tensed, and her body shrank slightly. When she realized that there were none of the gang members she had seen before around her, her mind finally eased a bit and she began to closely observe her surroundings.

When her gaze fell on the IV stand next to her and the white sheets covering her, she immediately deduced that she was in a hospital.

Hospital?

Why am I in a hospital?

When the word "hospital" flashed through her mind, Zeng Xiaomei was stunned for a moment and after a while, began to vigorously rub her head, trying to recall her situation before. She remembered being severely injured... that scar-faced man seemed to want to...

Could it be that they were the ones who brought her to the hospital?

How could that be possible? With their vicious nature, how could they possibly let her go? And to bring her to a hospital for treatment?

Treatment, right, my injuries?

At the thought of the word "treatment," Zeng Xiaomei suddenly became aware of the unusualness of her body. She had confronted that scar-faced man with a palm strike, injuring her organs. It had been hard to speak and breathing also brought a clear sense of suffocation, but why did it seem now as though nothing had happened?

She cautiously tried to regulate her Inner Breath.

Her Inner Breath flowed unhindered! The internal injuries on her body had inexplicably healed!

A look of complete astonishment spread across Zeng Xiaomei’s face!

Although she was not a doctor, she was very clear about the severity of her injury at the time. Such an injury, even if she had returned to G City and, under the best conditions, found the finest doctors to recuperate, would have likely taken a very long time to heal. Although she did not know how long she had been unconscious, it was clearly not too long.

Furthermore, she became even more certain that it could not have been those child trafficker gang members who had taken her to the hospital for treatment. Because, even if they felt her life was in danger and took her for treatment, at most they would have merely kept her alive, there was no reason they would fully treat her injuries, essentially giving her a chance to escape.

With her mind full of doubts, Zeng Xiaomei suddenly jumped up from the bed and cautiously walked to the door of the room. She listened intently for a while to make sure there was no one outside before gingerly opening the door and observing the surroundings. Finding indeed none of the gang members she had seen, nor even any people around, the hospital corridor was exceptionally quiet in the dead of night.

"Doctor."

Certain the environment was safe and without threat, Zeng Xiaomei couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Upon seeing a doctor pass by in the corridor, she immediately called out to someone in a white coat outside.

"Yes, Officer Zeng, what do you need?"

The doctor heard Zeng Xiaomei’s voice and hurried over, his face bearing a warm smile. This doctor was precisely the one Xiao Yi had personally entrusted.

Seeing that Zeng Xiaomei had actually stood up and come to the door, his face unavoidably showed a look of utter surprise. He clearly remembered that when she came in, her injuries seemed very severe. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to vote or purchase monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)