Blades Cut a Path

In the early morning, the tranquility and dignity that Ankang Hospital had deliberately maintained as a private institution were completely shattered.

Li Jun took the lead, walking at the very front. His steps were steady, and the hem of his black leather jacket swayed slightly with his movements, like a silent battle flag. Behind him were dozens of burly men in black who followed silently. Their steps were heavy and orderly, converging into a chilling Undercurrent that echoed in the empty corridor.

Monkey pushed the wheelchair, closely following behind Li Jun. In the wheelchair, his sister Hou Xiaoya remained unconscious, her pale face appearing even more fragile against the backdrop of the wheelchair. He was draped in a black coat handed to him by one of his underlings, trying to shield his sister from the morning chill and the ever-present, suspicious gazes.

The group was bizarre and terrifying. A menacing team of menacing men dressed in black protected a young man pushing a wheelchair, his face filled with grief and indignation. The girl in the wheelchair was unconscious. Wherever they passed, Patient and their families peeking out from the wards on both sides of the corridor all looked on in shock and whispered among themselves. Some medical staff who were unaware of what was happening also stopped and watched from a distance, not daring to approach, their eyes filled with confusion and a hint of fear. This scene did not look like a discharge from the hospital; it looked more like a silent armed escort, or... some kind of more unsettling ritual.

No one dared to stop them, or even raise their voices to ask questions. The invisible pressure, formed by sheer numbers and fierce demeanor, was as tangible as a physical force, silently pushing aside all obstacles in their path.

However, as the team surged out of the inpatient building like a black iron torrent and was about to reach the last corridor connecting to the main building lobby, the scene ahead changed.

A large crowd of people was blocking the entrance to the hall.

Leading the group were several middle-aged doctors in white coats with somber expressions. One of them was none other than Doctor Qin, who had been on duty last night and had just been urgently summoned this morning! His face was ashen, and his eyes darted around, yet he stood calmly at the front of the crowd.

Behind them were more than twenty men in security uniforms, holding rubber batons and walkie-talkies. Although there were quite a few of them, most of them looked tense and hesitant, which was in stark contrast to the menacing group behind Li Jun.

This group of people clearly came prepared, blocking the only way to the hospital entrance.

Upon seeing Li Jun and his group appear, the leading doctors immediately reacted like cats whose tails had been stepped on, bursting into a cacophony of shouts that sounded particularly sharp and chaotic in the empty hall.

"Halt! Who are you?"

"What are you trying to do in broad daylight?!"

"This is a hospital! A place to save lives! We won't tolerate your misbehavior!"

"We've already called the police! They'll be here soon! Put the Patient down quickly!"

"You took away a critically Patient without permission. Can you take responsibility if something goes wrong?!"

"Put the Patient down! Otherwise, you'll be in trouble when the police arrive!"

A cacophony of questions, threats, and seemingly righteous rebukes swarmed around them like countless flies. They attempted to use their voices and the banner of the law to build a defensive line to stop this silent and dangerous force.

Li Jun, who was walking at the very front, did not even pause for a moment.

He merely tilted his head slightly, a look of extreme impatience on his face, as if he had heard some annoying noise. He reached out his right hand, picked at his ear with his thumb, and a playful smile appeared on his face.

The two young henchmen who had been closely following Li Jun, with their youthful faces but fierce eyes, reacted as if they were hunting dogs receiving the most precise command. Almost simultaneously, their expressions turned serious, and the ferocity in their eyes intensified!

The two moved in perfect unison, suddenly reaching up and lifting the hem of their black coats!

"Whoosh!"

In the sunlight, two cold, gleaming lights suddenly appeared!

Those were two machetes, each about a foot long, with thick backs and blades that gleamed with a chilling white light!

They gripped the blade tightly in their hands, their arm muscles tensing instantly.

Immediately afterwards, the two of them took a step forward simultaneously, their bodies slightly bent, like leopards poised to pounce. Gathering all their strength, they unleashed a thunderous roar that instantly drowned out all the noise.

"Don't they all want to live anymore?!"

"Get out of my way if you don't want to die!!!"

The roar echoed wildly in the hall, making everyone's eardrums buzz. The two gleaming machetes reflected a blinding and cold light in the morning light, like an invitation from the Grim Reaper.

Threats are no longer just words.

The cold steel, carrying the most primal and direct threat of death, was laid bare before everyone.

The effect is immediate.

The security guards, who were already feeling uneasy and had only been pushed forward to make an appearance, turned deathly pale the moment they saw that the other party had actually drawn a knife—a weapon that was clearly sharpened and had seen blood.

"Oh my god!"

"They... they've used a knife!"

"Get out of the way!"

Someone shouted first, and like a dam breaking, the twenty-odd security guards scattered almost without hesitation, like startled sparrows, clearing a wide passage in the middle. They huddled together, their eyes filled with terror as they stared at the two machetes, their rubber batons hanging limply, no longer daring to step forward to stop them.

A few thousand yuan a month? Why risk your life like that?!

Once the security guards dispersed, only the few leading doctors remained, standing alone in the middle of the passageway, facing the two machetes and dozens of cold gazes.

Doctor Qin's legs were trembling, his face turned from pale to ashen, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something—perhaps about hospital rules and regulations, or perhaps about a doctor's duty—but when he met the fierce, murderous gazes of the two knife-wielding henchmen, all the words stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter a single syllable.

The other doctors exchanged bewildered glances, their faces filled with fear and resentment, but their feet involuntarily moved backward little by little until they finally made way for the road.

silence.

A deathly silence enveloped the entire hall.

Only the heavy footsteps of Li Jun and his group remained, along with the soft sound of wheelchair wheels rolling across the smooth ground.

Li Jun remained expressionless, not even glancing at the trembling doctors and security guards on either side. With steady steps, he led his henchmen through the passage cleared by the crowd, much like Moses parting the sea.

Monkey pushed his sister's wheelchair tightly, his palms sweating and his heart pounding, but he gritted his teeth and kept his eyes fixed on the huge automatic glass door of the hospital in front of him, following closely behind Li Jun.

The group walked out of the main lobby of Ankang Hospital without any hindrance.

Outside the door, seven or eight black Hummer SUVs waited silently, like loyal wild beasts.

The Monkey carefully lifted his younger sister from the wheelchair, his movements as gentle as if she were a rare treasure, and then placed her securely in the spacious and comfortable back seat of the SUV in the middle, carefully fastening her seatbelt.

Li Jun and all his underlings quickly got into the car.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" A series of dull thuds echoed as doors slammed shut.

With a deep roar from the engines, the black convoy, like wild beasts breaking free of their restraints, sped away from the entrance of Ankang Hospital without stopping, merging into the morning traffic and soon disappearing at the end of the street.

All that remained in the hospital lobby were a group of doctors and security guards, still in shock and pale-faced, and passersby who were dumbfounded and had not yet recovered from the shocking scene.