Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 630 - 626: Chen Jianguo Assassinated

Chapter 630: Chapter 626: Chen Jianguo Assassinated

(When I released this Chapter today, Young Master Xiao must have already been on his way, so for today, this is all I am able to update. After getting off the car tomorrow, I’ll try to update with over ten thousand words! I hope everyone can understand! In any case, I have promised my readers to try my best to update with twelve thousand words every day this month, and I will push myself to meet the total count!)

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Chapter 626: Chen Jianguo Assassinated

"Uh..."

Xiao Yi knew about Fatty Tang’s situation. Although he was aware that Fatty Tang could be pretty measured in his actions, he still couldn’t stand his nouveau riche demeanor. After rolling his eyes at him, Xiao Yi didn’t bother with pleasantries and started mentally searching for nearby restaurants, considering which one to try and planning to take Fatty Tang for an expensive meal.

"Ring..."

However, before Xiao Yi could decide on a restaurant, his phone began ringing urgently.

Hearing the ringtone, Xiao Yi immediately stopped thinking and pulled out his phone. Glancing at the caller ID, he saw it was from Liu Yuan.

Uncle Liu? What does he want?

Seeing Liu Yuan’s name on the phone, Xiao Yi felt a flicker of confusion in his mind. Recently, Liu Yuan and Chen Jianguo had both been very busy and hadn’t been in contact for a long time. The last time they met was after that incident, when Chen Jianguo invited him for a drink.

While he was momentarily distracted, the phone rang once more. He quickly refocused, pressed the answer button, and brought the phone to his ear.

"Hello? Uncle Liu? What’s wrong?"

"Xiao... Xiao Yi, where are you right now?"

On the phone, Liu Yuan’s voice sounded especially frantic and even somewhat panicky, and he had dropped his usual address of Young Master Xiao, now calling him Xiao Yi directly.

"I’m at school, what’s going on? Uncle Liu? What happened? Don’t panic, take your time and tell me."

Listening to Liu Yuan’s voice, tinged with alarm and urgency, Xiao Yi’s mind instantly grew tense, a bad premonition emerging in his mind. He took a deep breath and spoke as calmly and gently as possible.

"Xiao Yi, something has happened, something big..."

On the other end of the phone, Liu Yuan’s face showed none of the composure and demeanor of Jianguo Group’s chief secretary and steward; his hair was disheveled, his suit appeared exceptionally crumpled, and what was even more alarming and heartbreaking was the terrible bloodstains on his body. He was sitting on a chair, hands gripping the phone tightly, struggling to keep his voice steady to prevent it from trembling.

"What happened? Uncle Liu, don’t panic, what’s the matter?"

As he heard Liu Yuan’s words, Xiao Yi’s heart sank. He knew his foreboding feeling had turned into a reality. He understood Liu Yuan; if there hadn’t been a major incident, Liu Yuan wouldn’t be in this state, and undoubtedly, the person involved in the incident was Chen Jianguo!

Still, he tried his best to control his emotions, striving to keep his voice calm and composed.

"Chen... President... has been assassinated..."

Having finally managed to get those words out, Liu Yuan’s eyes involuntarily revealed a complex mix of fear, guilt, pain, and regret, as the terrifying scene from before seemed to replay in front of him.

"Where are you right now?"

Xiao Yi’s fingers involuntarily made a clicking sound as his already sinking heart plunged further, and for the first time, a hint of panic appeared on his face, his tone becoming urgent.

Strictly speaking, Chen Jianguo could be considered an old subordinate of the old man; that’s how Chen Jianguo always saw himself, treating Xiao Yi with the utmost respect.

But Xiao Yi knew that the old man would never regard Chen Jianguo simply as a subordinate. The old man might consider Chen Jianguo a friend, a junior, but certainly not just a subordinate.

From the moment Xiao Yi arrived in G City, he had always been under the care and concern of Chen Jianguo. Chen always placed him in the highest priority, and in Xiao Yi’s heart, he had long come to regard Chen Jianguo as family, as an elder.

Just as outsiders would find it difficult to understand the importance Xiao Yi held in Chen Jianguo’s heart, Chen Jianguo’s status in Xiao Yi’s heart was also something ordinary people would struggle to comprehend or imagine...

"I’m at the First Affiliated Hospital of Z University, Young Master Xiao, please come and see for yourself. I’m arranging for someone to come pick you up now."

Perhaps it was the release of the news, or maybe those terrifying images, that were finally coming to an end. Liu Yuan’s heart had somewhat stabilized, and his mind had slowly regained some clarity.

"No need, I’ll go there myself immediately," Xiao Yi refused Liu Yuan without hesitation. After speaking, and without even saying goodbye, he hung up the phone.

"Boss, what’s going on? Is something wrong?" Fatty Tang had noticed Xiao Yi’s change in complexion earlier but didn’t want to interrupt while he was on the phone. Now, seeing Xiao Yi hang up, he quickly asked with concern.

"Fatty, something came up. I can’t have lunch with you. Go ahead without me. Oh, and I won’t be attending the English class this afternoon either. Could you please ask the teacher to excuse me?"

Xiao Yi did not respond to Fatty Tang’s words. He just hurriedly left a message and then turned around with an ashen face and glum eyes, dashing towards the school gate.

"Boss..."

Fatty Tang wanted to say something more, but Xiao Yi was running too fast. His mouth had just opened when Xiao Yi’s figure had already rushed away, leaving him no choice but to abandon any further thoughts of speaking.

He had wanted to catch up and see if he could help Xiao Yi in any way, but after only a few steps, he once again gave up.

Forget it, with the boss’s capabilities, if he can’t solve the problem he’s facing, then my presence likely won’t make any difference. I might just become a burden. Better to follow his instructions and excuse him from this afternoon’s class.

Boss, you’re a good person. Blessed people will always be protected. No matter what you encounter, you’ll certainly handle it with ease!

Fatty Tang stood still, looking in the direction where Xiao Yi had disappeared in an instant, clenching his fists silently and with a hint of devoutness, he offered his silent prayers.

As he sprinted out of Z University’s gates, Xiao Yi didn’t bother to hail a taxi, and continued to run at top speed toward the direction of the First Affiliated Hospital. It was the first time he had pushed his speed to its absolute limits without holding anything back.

Along the way, he swiftly overtook one pedestrian after another, and one car after another. He seemed like a gust of wind, causing passersby to feel a breeze as if someone had run past. But when they turned their heads, they saw no one, only a faint shadow of wind. They thought their eyes were playing tricks on them.

The drivers, on the other hand, were flabbergasted, opening their mouths in disbelief. Under the onrush of speed, they could clearly see a figure sprinting forward at a pace even faster than their moving vehicles!

At first, they thought they had made a mistake. But after rubbing their eyes and looking again, once they saw that the figure was getting farther and farther away, their jaws dropped in shock, totally baffled.

My God! Is that even human?

It must be a robot, definitely a robot!

If it’s not a robot, it’s absolutely impossible!

How could any human run so fast?

You have to understand, even though they weren’t driving very fast within the city, they were still going faster than forty kilometers per hour. Even the world’s top long-distance runners couldn’t run over forty kilometers in an hour, right?

The person in front of them was running even faster than their cars, and not just by a little bit, but by a lot. In just a moment, he had turned into a small dot in the distance, and they couldn’t catch up with him!

Some quick-thinking people had already taken out their cameras, trying to snap a picture of the running figure. Unfortunately, by the time they got their cameras out, the figure had turned into a speck and was no longer recognizable.

There were also some who tried to speed up and chase, but unfortunately for various reasons such as traffic congestion, none of them could keep up with the figure. No one managed to get a clear look at him, and no one could confirm whether it was a robot or not.

Although they couldn’t keep up, the drivers heatedly discussed what had happened. Almost every driver was talking to friends about the astonishing event. Each one of them expressed amazement. At first, when people called friends and family about what had happened, no one believed it. Almost all of them had the same reaction: "Did you drink too much last night?" They even took care to remind them, "Make sure you don’t drink and drive." It almost drove the drivers crazy with exasperation.

However, as soon as a blurry video and a photo of the back were uploaded online, and calls were made to radio and television stations, those fellow drivers immediately got excited. And in the online and real world, this event quickly sparked a huge debate. Whether the figure was real or not, if it really could be the robot that drivers speculated, and if a robot could run that fast, what did it mean? If it wasn’t a robot, could humans possibly run that quickly? What is the limit to human speed...

Uncle Chen, as a blessed person, you will certainly be fine!

Xiao Yi had no idea that his running had triggered such a sensation behind him. He couldn’t spare any attention for other matters, as his entire focus was now on the First Affiliated Hospital, on Chen Jianguo’s wellbeing, his mind tirelessly praying over and over.(To be continued. If you like this book, welcome to Qidian to vote for it, subscribe, and your support is my biggest motivation.)