The front window rolled down, and Huang Ziya poked her face out. "Mr. He's guest has some minor injuries that need to be treated. Keep watch outside, and arrange for some more people to get to Tianshen Alley as soon as possible."
"I know, Third Brother." The two young men stepped aside, letting the car drive in. When they arrived at the entrance of the two-story building, Huang Ziya got out of the car without saying a word, took out his gun, and escorted He Xian away quickly, disappearing into the building. Only the bodyguard who was driving and acting as the driver was left, helping Song Tianyao was half covered in blood, to get out of the car with difficulty. Before Song Tianyao could even utter a curse, five or six doctors and nurses in white coats rushed out, pushing a Western-style stretcher. Without saying a word, they put Song Tianyao on it. Two female nurses held down Song Tianyao's upper body to prevent him from moving, and a doctor had already given Song Tianyao an injection in his shot arm.
"Don't give me anesthesia..." Song Tianyao struggled to finish his sentence before the doctor had already finished and removed the needle.
Seeing that the doctor had already removed the needle from his arm, Song Tianyao weakly said to the doctor, "I'll fucking kill you..."
Song Tianyao didn't know how effective the anesthetics were in Macau, but many hospitals in Hong Kong used cheap anesthetics, and the dosage was not well controlled. There were cases where patients were rendered mentally disabled by the injections. Song Tianyao would rather endure the unbearable pain than be rendered mentally disabled by an injection and lose his intelligence.
Although the chance of a medical accident involving anesthetics is one in ten thousand or even one in one hundred thousand, who can say for sure about probability and luck? Even someone as smart as Song Tianyao never expected that he would get shot just for coming to Macau to thank He Xian.
He Xian has lived in Macau Street for ten years, and although gunmen have been trying to shoot him all the time, he has never been hit. Song Tianyao, on the other hand, has only been in Macau for half a day and is already lying on a stretcher awaiting emergency treatment. This shows one thing: Macau is not a suitable city for Song Tianyao, at least not for now.
"Take him in to prepare for surgery," the middle-aged male doctor said to the nurses, ignoring Song Tianyao's words.
Several nurses pushed Song Tianyao quickly into the building. Lying on his back on the stretcher, Song Tianyao stared at the ceiling flashing past him. Perhaps the anesthesia was working, because before he even felt the stretcher stop, his eyelids closed heavily...
When he opened his eyes again, the anesthetic in his shoulder was probably still in effect, so Song Tianyao didn't feel much pain in his wound. He just couldn't lift his arm for the time being. He had changed into a blue and white hospital gown and was lying on the hospital bed covered with a thin blanket. His uninjured arm was now connected to an IV drip.
"He's awake! Mr. Song is awake!" Sitting on a chair by the hospital bed, staring intently at Song Tianyao's Nine-Tattooed Dragon, she saw Song Tianyao's eyelids twitch twice and slowly open, and immediately exclaimed excitedly.
A series of footsteps sounded outside the door. Lei Yingdong, Lei Yingdong two men, He Xian's two bodyguards, and two female nurses from the hospital all rushed in. Song Tianyao and the others looked at the doorway where these people were coming from and realized that their hospital room seemed to be a suite. In addition to the room where they were lying, there seemed to be a living room outside.
"A-Yao, how are you?" Lei Yingdong pushed aside the Nine-Tattooed Dragon in front of him and squeezed in front of Song Tianyao, asking anxiously.
Song Tianyao had contacted him before the Lantern Festival to visit He Xian to express his gratitude, but Lei Yingdong had been busy with business and wanted to find some suitable gifts for He Xian, so he kept postponing it. As a result, he brought Song Tianyao to Macau today, but Song Tianyao was shot. If he had listened to Song Tianyao and visited him after the Spring Festival, Song Tianyao might not have been shot. Therefore, Lei Yingdong felt very guilty after Song Tianyao was shot.
Song Tianyao stared intently at Lei Yingdong, licking his lips, which were chapped from blood loss. "Hold up all ten of your fingers."
"Huh?" Lei Yingdong didn't understand Song Tianyao's words, but after a moment of hesitation, he held up both palms in front of Song Tianyao's eyes. Song Tianyao's eyes scanned each finger, and he quickly recited a number in his mind. He found that his mind seemed unaffected; he still remembered clearly what had happened before he was shot and his plans. He breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm fine."
"Should I call back to Hong Kong for you to let your family know you're safe? The doctor said it's best to stay in the hospital for observation for a few days, just to be on the safe side," Lei Yingdong said to Song Tianyao. "Or you can go to the living room and call back to Hong Kong yourself once you can get out of bed; there's a telephone line in this room."
"I need to make a phone call. Since I've been shot, I can't let it go to waste. I need to tell my family I'm safe, and I also need to tell others that I've been shot and can't do much about business." Song Tianyao said, his eyes darting slightly as he looked out the window of the hospital room.
Chapter 284 Giving Him a Chance
"I'm worried that Song Tianyao from Hong Kong might really cause trouble for A-Liu," Huang Ziya said after He Xian had seen off several guests from the Macau Bankers' Union with friendly smiles.
The fact that He Xian could continue to appear in the office of the Macau Bankers' Union after the shooting and meet with guests according to his previous schedule without changing his expression was a testament to his courage. Even Huang Ziya admired He Xian greatly. Back when he was a notorious bandit and robbed a Japan transport team, he had to hide in the mountains for a while to avoid trouble. However, after He Xian sent Song Tianyao to the hospital, he simply changed cars and came to the office to meet with guests as usual.
After listening to Huang Ziya's words, He Xian looked up at him, then walked back to his desk, picked up his tea, and took a sip. "What did Song Tianyao say after he came to his senses in the car? His eyes were quite frightening. The first part, saying he was determined to kill Huang Liu, was true; the killing intent between life and death couldn't be hidden. However, he's a smart man; he knew that what he said in a moment of sudden shock and anger was a mistake. So, the second part immediately said he wanted to kill A-Liu because A-Liu kicked him twice too hard. Just kicking him twice, would that lead him to kill someone? The first part about killing someone, plus the second part about being kicked twice, together it's like Song Tianyao said something in anger while he was being kicked. After all, he came to thank me but was shot innocently; it's okay to vent some resentment. But as for him actually killing A-Liu... does he dare? Hmm?"