Ultimate Firepower
Chapter 636 - 610 Amnesty

Chapter 636: Chapter 610 Amnesty

Once the door opened it felt wrong, yet he still acted with such calmness and poise, it truly had an air of welcoming thieves.

Gao Yi instinctively wanted to see Yuri’s reaction, but Yuri instead grabbed the only chair opposite the doctor, motioning for Gao Yi to take a seat.

Gao Yi also instinctively tidied up his clothes, then sat heavily opposite the doctor.

In Gao Yi’s world, there were hardly any clueless fools; everyone was sharp-eyed and quick-witted, making it impossible to put on a show of mock arrogance.

But skipping the show-off and face-slapping step had its advantages, sparing a lot of awkward moments and saving time.

"Speak, what do you know."

Gao Yi’s question made little sense, but the doctor answered earnestly, "I know almost nothing, but when I discovered someone had deliberately taken the patient I treated and left me clues to track the patient, I realized things might be troublesome."

"Oh, tell me more."

The doctor pondered for a moment, then naturally said, "Yesterday morning, I took in a gunshot victim. I don’t know how he found me, but he did, gave me reasonable compensation, and I didn’t think there would be any issues, so I performed surgery on him."

"Describe in detail, what kind of person."

"Age around thirty-five to forty years, uh, powerful and wealthy. He wore the finest topcoat and undergarments; his outfit likely cost fifty thousand USD, shoes worth about US$ 100,000, his socks were custom-made with his initials embroidered in gold thread on the instep. Seeing all this, I knew there was something wrong with him."

Spreading his hands, the doctor continued, "He was shot in the abdomen, the bullet pierced the colon, rolled over and hit the spleen. I cleaned the abdominal cavity, observed it wasn’t necessary to remove the spleen, so I sutured it. He received about 1200 ml of plasma, the surgery lasted three and a half hours, five hours after surgery, two people came looking here."

Gao Yi nodded, speaking in a grave tone, "Continue."

"These two people came directly, clearly stating their boss was receiving treatment here, with no need for verification. At the time, I outright denied it, but they said nothing more; one took out a bundle of cash, while the other aimed a gun at my head."

With a hand gesture, the doctor said, "I had nothing to say, so I took them to the operating room. I didn’t have a ward for treating the patient, so I had to use the secret operating room as a bed, then they brought in two more people, who carried the still-unconscious patient away on a stretcher."

"Hmm, that sounds about right. Why do you think they purposely left you clues then?"

"Because during the operation, I stripped the patient of all his clothes, there was also a wallet, and documents inside. You know, if it’s a bodyguard coming to retrieve his boss, then these things would certainly need to be reclaimed; not a shred of clothing would be left behind, yet they didn’t mention anything about it."

The doctor opened the drawer, took out a wallet, and placed it on the table, pressing down on it, speaking low, "But that’s not the main thing. The main thing is, under normal circumstances, they’d either kill me for secrecy or give me a huge reward, yet their behavior was as one was aiming a gun, the other quickly mentioned an address, saying send to Compaq Building."

After finishing, the doctor pushed the wallet forward, placing it before Gao Yi, continuing, "Either they immediately shoot or immediately pay up, no one would show intent to kill for secrecy and then abandon the idea, give me US$ 100,000, and then say don’t harm the person who saved the boss, putting the gun away."

Briefly yet completely conveying the information, the doctor calmly said, "So this matter is clear as day. They want me to convey a message to those who come afterward, their acting loaded with a strong academic flair, typical of the routine, arrogant yet used to doing dirty work kind of people, but lacking the finesse of the underworld due to a powerful official background."

Gao Yi chuckled, saying, "Your observations are keen."

"If I weren’t cautious enough, I’d have died long ago. This time my slip wasn’t from carelessness nor error, rather it’s something I couldn’t foresee, that the Andic Group would seek my help."

The doctor appeared dejected, heavily sighing, speaking with extreme helplessness, "It’s like hailing a cab, getting inside only to find the driver is Bill Gates post-bankruptcy in a second career. What can I do with such odds?"

Gao Yi said with interest, "That’s quite a fitting metaphor, so how do you know he’s from the Andic Family, and how do you know we’re the ones you’ve been waiting for?"

The doctor sighed, saying hopelessly, "I knew what happened with Ben, but never imagined the Andic Group to be the culprits behind the Ben nuclear explosion, even less expected, upon seeing the bounty for the Gardener on the Dark Web, that I’d actually encounter you lot fitting the description."

The doctor seemed near tears, sighing, "An Asian, a beauty, and an old man, ha, I really don’t know if I’m lucky or cursed to first meet the legendary Andic and then the Gardener."

Having even revealed identities, what else is there to say?

Gao Yi grinned, the doctor said helplessly, "In the wallet, there’s a dropper containing blood samples and some hairs, uh, I did this because I must do something, some retribution action within my capacity."

Finishing his words, the doctor lamented, "I’m like a fish, a carefree little fish on Bikini Island’s coral reefs, yet one day, the United States conducted a nuclear test next to Bikini Island."

Gao Yi laughed heartily, then addressed the doctor, "I like your metaphor, it’s quite amusing."

The doctor nodded, continuing, "There’s a gun in the drawer, I could take it out, aim it at my head and fire, but the woman outside, please don’t harm her, can you? It’s my only request, seeing how I’ve cooperated so well, you must give me due response, please?"

Gao Yi rubbed his chin, saying, "One more thing, since you realized there’s danger, why didn’t you run?"

The doctor seemed surprised again by Gao Yi’s question, furrowing his brows, saying, "I saved someone I shouldn’t have, entangled in a storm I can’t possibly withstand, and I’ve already been chosen to relay a message, someone wants me to lead you to Compaq Building. Under these circumstances, do you think I’d have a chance to leave? Staying quietly here offers some hope, hoping you wouldn’t find this place, but if I attempted to escape, those surely watching all around would kill me immediately."

Gao Yi nodded, saying, "Makes sense, makes sense, you’re right."

"A small man’s survival instinct, we must know whom can be offended and whom cannot be, I have no attachments but I don’t wish to be interrogated for days without dying, Gardener, please, you are the Gardener."

After finishing with a wry smile, the doctor spoke softly, "May I take out the gun now? Of course, you could personally kill me, but please not in a too-painful way, after all, I’ve been so accommodating."

Gao Yi laughed, "Who said I’d kill you? You are considerate, in return, I pardon you."

Some inappropriate wording, but Gao Yi couldn’t think of a more fitting word, and he felt pardon sounded cool.