Over on Chu Ge's side, they had not even waited for any fighting to draw their forces away. They had already taken the initiative to weaken the guard.
That was because they had moved Du Lianfeng and Qi Chengtai elsewhere. They were no longer at the hospital.
The reason was simple. Everyone could see that with Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji's arrival, the other side would worry that Du Lianfeng and Qi Chengtai might be cured and would very likely try to kill them at any cost. This was no longer like before, when they had all sorts of reservations. If they really made Doctor Zheng's hospital the battlefield, ordinary caregivers and patients might well get caught in the crossfire, and even people living nearby could be dragged into it.
So Qiu Wuji's first reaction was, "Move them somewhere else first."
Zhong Yi did not want Doctor Zheng getting too deeply involved either. Once things got vicious, the other side might target Doctor Zheng's family. Moving before things reached a fever pitch was better for everyone.
In fact, with the successive arrivals of Chu Ge, Qiu Wuji, and the Black Room Tour Group, their strength had not diminished at all. It had actually increased...
Doctor Zheng did not stop them from moving the patients. Instead, he sighed somewhat self-mockingly. "So there's really nothing about me worth 'trusting the most' either."
Zhong Yi smiled. "You have a family to look after. You're not a boy anymore. Why force yourself?"
"But you're still a boy."
"I'm all alone. It's different. I'm off. Stay safe and well."
The place Zhong Yi had arranged was a converted factory building in a desolate area, with sand, gravel, and waste materials everywhere. Even the lighting was temporary. Clearly, he had planned ahead and prepared a "final