Annihilation

"Jiang Chu, your child's condition is worse than we imagined... Where exactly did you find this bone marrow?"

A colleague frowned, looking at Dr. Jiang Chu with a grim expression.

Jiang Chu quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

The colleague sighed, "Jiang Chu, this kind of rejection usually only happens with an incompatible match, and it's almost fatal... I don't know where your child had surgery before, but could something have gone wrong somewhere? Under normal circumstances, such a mistake shouldn't happen! This is practically murder!"

"How could this happen..."

Jiang Chu froze, then frantically rushed out of his colleague's office. He kept his head down, avoiding everyone's gaze, almost barging through the hallway.

"Jiang Chu? What are you doing?"

He had indeed bumped into someone... it was the Dean! And also Jiang Chu's mentor.

"Teacher... I..." Jiang Chu was flustered and couldn't get a word out.

The Dean sighed, "I know about your child's condition, and I'm very sorry this has happened. How about this, your current situation isn't good either. I've arranged for another doctor to take over your surgery today. Spend these few days with your family. I'm also contacting some overseas hospitals to see if there's any way..."

Jiang Chu shook his head, "Dean, I just want to be alone for a while."

The Dean nodded and left with a sigh. He truly felt regret. This was supposed to be an opportunity to promote him, but with this incident, the patient's family knew about it and naturally wouldn't feel comfortable letting Jiang Chu perform the surgery. If he were distracted on the operating table, it could be fatal.

Jiang Chu walked alone down the corridor like a zombie. Were the girls rushing past him discussing his situation?

Were his colleagues' gazes filled with pity? Or mockery?

Jiang Chu went to the ward of the child he was supposed to operate on and found another doctor already there, checking the situation and calming the patient. He didn't blame the Dean for changing doctors at this time. Setting aside whether he could even hold a scalpel anymore, given his current state, he truly couldn't focus.

Rather, giving up this surgery felt more like a release... he couldn't face the little girl's pleading eyes.

Jiang Chu went to the hospital rooftop alone. Trembling, he took out his phone from his pocket. After a long hesitation, he dialed a number.

"Mr. Sun?"

A hoarse, synthesized voice came from the other end. Mr. Sun said, "Dr. Jiang, I was just looking for you as well."

Jiang Chu said sternly, "Let's not talk about anything else for now! Mr. Sun, I need you to clarify one thing for me! Was the bone marrow you provided for my son a match?"

Mr. Sun continued speaking on his own, "The 'Black Cat' has been caught. The local police should be coming for you soon. I've made some arrangements for you, you need to leave immediately."

"What?!" Jiang Chu's expression changed drastically. Just then, he shivered and said, "No! I can't leave... I can't abandon my son!"

Mr. Sun said calmly, "You're still young, having more children won't be difficult. But if you don't leave, it won't be good news for us. 'Black Cat' was just a contact person, they don't know much... but you know exactly how much you know. We won't let you get caught by the police. You understand what I mean, don't you?"

Jiang Chu roared like a madman, "Tell me! Was the bone marrow you provided for my son a match?!"

"Someone will pick you up in an hour. You can only choose to leave or stay here permanently. Remember, we are not short of doctors."

Beep—!!

Half an hour later...

Jiang Chu's hand slipped, and the phone fell to the ground. He slumped to the ground, utterly weak. Mr. Sun was incredibly powerful; if he said an hour, it was an hour, not a minute more, not a minute less.

He gritted his teeth and rushed down from the rooftop.

The iron door of the rooftop slammed shut. At the same time, the crisp sound of high heels clicking on the concrete slabs echoed.

"Master, Jiang Chu is also at his wit's end, isn't he? Do you think he'll choose to leave or stay?"

Luo Qiu thought for a moment and said, "That depends on how deep his love for his son is."

You Ye nodded, then added, "But I'm starting to understand why Master wanted to come to the hospital."

Luo Qiu asked curiously, "Why?"

You Ye smiled, "The hospital is a place where hope and despair coexist, and where life and death converge. Both patients and their families here will experience feelings of despair and helplessness. It's indeed a very suitable place to cultivate patrons. You Ye will have the Black Soul Envoys pay more attention to hospitals in the future."

Wait... is there some misunderstanding here?

There must be a misunderstanding.

I really just came out for a walk, and to check on Jiang Chu's situation...

However, he didn't intend to correct You Ye's thoughts. Instead, he muttered, "An hour... it's almost time to make a decision."

"One hour... one hour..."

He knew too well the terror behind Mr. Sun. The time left for him was only one hour... no, perhaps fifty-nine minutes, or fifty-eight minutes!

Jiang Chu hurried down the stairs.

A group of medical staff was pushing a hospital bed past him.

It was the girl who was supposed to be operated on by him... The little girl didn't know much about the world. Seeing a doctor she had met before, she gave a slight smile.

In his haste, this smile sent ripples through Jiang Chu's heart. He suddenly stopped, leaning against the wall, feeling completely drained.

Unknowingly, Jiang Chu arrived at another ward.

His exhausted ex-wife was leaning against their son's hospital bed, holding his hand, and had fallen asleep. Jiang Chu didn't dare to make a sound as he walked to the bedside and looked at his son with a complex expression.

He should have had a happy life.

Yes... it should have, if the bone marrow had matched!

Jiang Chu's hand trembled as he reached out to touch the child's face, but he abruptly pulled it back.

He gritted his teeth, abruptly walked out of the ward, and went down to the small park below the hospital. He sat on a stone bench and began to space out.

An hour later.

Jiang Chu was still sitting in the same spot until a man in a black suit with an ordinary face suddenly approached him.

"Dr. Jiang, Mr. Sun sent me to pick you up. Please come with me."

Jiang Chu slowly raised his head, looked at the man, and suddenly patted the bench beside him, saying, "Don't be in a hurry, sit down. I have a few questions I want to ask you."

The man frowned and said coldly, "Dr. Jiang, I hope you don't make things difficult for me. Please leave with me immediately."

Seeing the man reach into his pocket, Jiang Chu sneered, "What? I've done so much for Mr. Sun, and in the end, you're not willing to spare me a few minutes?"

The man calmly took out a folding military knife from his pocket.

"Mr. Sun said that if Dr. Jiang doesn't cooperate, there's no need for him to stay."

The man was about to make a move without another word, but at that moment, a thunderous voice suddenly shouted to stop him.

Six or seven figures suddenly rushed out from all around, led by Officer Ma: "Don't move! You're surrounded! Drop your weapon and surrender!"

The man's eyes turned cold, and he stared directly at Jiang Chu's face.

Jiang Chu's lips trembled, and he said excitedly, "It was you who lied to me with fake bone marrow... You are unjust, so don't blame me for being unrighteous! I'm calling the police! I'll expose everything you've done! Hahaha, since it's already been traced back to me, I can't escape anyway... Let's all die together!"

The man let out a cold snort and calmly reached out to stab Jiang Chu's neck!

Bang—!!!

A gunshot rang out at the same time. The man's wrist was hit by a bullet, and the military knife fell to the ground.

"Damn it! I told you I'm the number one sharpshooter in the bureau! Damn it, you just don't listen! Catch him!! Damn it!! You idiots!! Block him! Don't let him escape!! Get lost! Chase after him!! If he gets away, you'll all be ****!!"

The irritable Officer Ma suddenly flew into a rage.

"Officer Ma! The brothers are all watching from around here. He's injured, he can't escape! And what about this guy?"

Two plainclothes officers escorted Jiang Chu to Officer Ma.

Officer Ma said, "What else can we do? This guy is an important witness. Send him back immediately! Watch him carefully... Hmm, stuff something in this guy's mouth and tie him up! Damn it!"

"Officer... Before you go, can I see my son one last time? Please..." Jiang Chu suddenly pleaded.

Officer Ma sneered, "What, now you have a conscience and remember your son? When you helped these scumbags cut people open and sell their organs, did you feed your conscience to the dogs?"

Jiang Chu's face turned pale, and he knelt on the ground in pain, begging, "Please... let me see my son one last time. He, he can't hold on much longer either!"