The Urge to Retire (Two Chapters Combined)

The rain pattered softly, filtering through the window into the dim room.

At first, the rain had come down hard, but by now, the torrential downpour had weakened considerably.

"Ring ring..."

The sudden ringtone shattered the quiet atmosphere in the room.

Third Master Xu opened his eyes from where he had been dozing on the bed. He turned over, reached out, and picked up the ringing phone from the nightstand.

Seeing the name displayed on the screen, Third Master Xu frowned.

The caller was one of his men, who had stayed behind at the hospital to care for the injured. Calling at this hour most likely meant the injured man's condition had worsened.

"Hello?"

"Third Master Xu, my second brother has woken up." The man responsible for caring for the injured immediately reported it the moment the call connected.

The voice coming through the phone was highly agitated, but after hearing the news, it was easy to understand why.

After hearing the report from the man caring for the injured, Third Master Xu immediately sat up and pressed him for details.

"What did you say?"

"My second brother has woken up." The man repeated himself.

"He woke up so soon?" Third Master Xu asked in surprise.

"Yes." The man hurriedly explained, "The nurse came to change my second brother's dressing just now. Not long after she finished, he regained consciousness."

"It's good that he woke up. That means his injuries are recovering well." Third Master Xu could not help smiling slightly at the good news.

They were short of money right now. If an injured subordinate who had been unconscious woke up, they could save a large sum on medical expenses.

"Third Master Xu, my second brother said he wants to see you. There are some things he wants to