Unknown Intrusion

Chapter 57 Night Battle
Late at night, at Harry's Clinic, 205 Tran Street, Bonn.
This is a private clinic that everyone in town has heard of. Although it's called a clinic, it can treat pediatric conditions, injuries, and basic surgeries.

It was a three-story building, completely silent inside, brightly lit, and with a somewhat tense atmosphere in the simply decorated, rough-hewn structure.

A group of people surrounded the middle-aged man at the head of the group, in front of whom was a nurse in white holding medical records.

"Are you asking about the patient in room 05?" the nurse asked, a little suspicious.

“Yes, we are his family.” The boss squinted his unfocused eyes, looked up at her, and seemed a little anxious as he subtly stroked a bracelet.

The others also began to look at her anxiously, waiting for her reply.

"Family?" The nurse seemed dazed for a moment, then appeared thoughtful.

"Yes, he has a mental illness. We went through a lot of trouble to come from out of town to take him back for treatment."

The boss's voice was powerful and conveyed a sense of sincerity.

Seeing this, the nurse gradually relaxed and simply tossed her hair.

You're too late!

The boss frowned... He got away, and sighed helplessly in his heart.

The reason they came to Harry's clinic was because of their previous failures. Not only did the ambush on the train fail, but two people also died. What angered them even more was that their men lost track of Xu Cheng.

The boss personally led a team, following the trail, and tracked him down here, intending to ambush him.

But to my surprise, it was still too late.

Xu Cheng is like a mouse, so hard to catch!

"How is this possible?" someone exclaimed excitedly.

The nurse put her index finger to her lips and snorted loudly, saying with displeasure, "Keep your voice down, there are other patients upstairs!"

The boss turned around and glared at her with eyes as cold as a knife.

The subordinate immediately fell silent, like a decapitated chicken, and lowered his head in dejection.

"When did he leave?"

"Just before you arrived, about fifteen minutes ago!"

"By the way, since you are family members, please settle his medical expenses, which total 50 gold coins."

"Why is it so expensive?" the shopkeeper asked in surprise.

"He used a precious alchemical healing potion!"

In this world, normal treatment methods still exist, but if you want to heal quickly, there are special methods—of course, they are very expensive!

"Damn it, did they know we were coming and deliberately set a trap for us?"

To be honest, the boss originally thought Xu Cheng was only temporarily usable, but because of Xu's grandfather's influence, Xu Cheng would definitely be disposed of, so he was assigned to dirty work and was not deliberately trained.

Now, however, he realized that Xu Cheng really had some potential, having caused him so much trouble.

"Pity!"

Without delay or reneging on the bill, the boss settled the account and stood at the hospital entrance with a gloomy expression, as if it could rain at any moment.

"Is this all you've done?"

"Yes, I'm sorry," a young man said, bowing his head, his voice filled with shame.

"So many people have followed me for so many years, and yet they've made such a mess of this little thing."

"He's just a nobody!"

Although he was very angry, the boss's tone was somewhat powerless.

I'm too exhausted to curse anymore... My subordinates are all this kind of scum... Cursing won't do any good.

What a pity... Xu Cheng is still very useful. If it weren't for the need to investigate the truth... This feeling of regret had just arisen when it was extinguished in the blink of an eye.

The boss knows himself well; even if Xu Cheng doesn't investigate the truth, he will still deal with the matter when necessary.

This is a lesson learned the hard way in our family. Toilets need to be cleaned frequently.

"Boss, why did I have to pay earlier?" The young man leaned closer, a ruthless glint in his eyes. "It's a clinic that treated a traitor. Forget paying, it's only fair they demand 50 gold coins in compensation..."

Before he could finish speaking, the boss, unable to vent his anger, snapped, "Are you stupid? Didn't you see the sign at the entrance? This is a legitimate clinic, a member of the medical union..."

"It's fine if we use some tricks, but if you want to extort money, do you think you have a long life ahead of you and there will be doctors to treat you?"

The young man was scolded but still looked defiant. The boss was helpless. What a bastard! How could these lowly people know how powerful the Medical Association is!
Just at this time--

With a "smack," the arrogant young man froze, only to find a hole between his eyebrows and half of his skull flying off, with a piece of red and white still grazing his cheek.

"Enemy attack!" The boss was the first to realize the attack, and nimbly dodged, bending down to take cover under a flower bed near the corridor.

Bang, bang, two more gunshots rang out in quick succession.

One of those who couldn't dodge in time fell down, letting out a terrible scream.

"fight back!"

"Kill him! He's all alone!" the boss commanded his men, his voice sharper than ever with rage.

I thought it was just a dog, but it turned around and bit its owner. It was so treacherous and cunning that it knew to chase after me and even ambushed me—how despicable!
The flustered group pulled out their revolvers and fired wildly into the darkness.

The boss felt a warm, stinging sensation on his cheek. When he reached out to touch it, he found blood—blood from the splattered bone!
With a livid face, the boss gritted his teeth and cursed.

"This is just interest!" Xu Cheng's low voice came from the darkness.

Mixed in the cold wind, the tone sounded somewhat elongated and distorted, making it sound sinister and terrifying.

Several revolvers fired in quick succession, aimed at the direction from which the sound came.

After that, no sound came from the darkness.

But no one knows if that man is still lurking in some corner.

"Boss, should we go after them?" a subordinate asked softly, his voice trembling slightly.

"Why chase after him? He's not afraid of walking at night, and neither are you?" Despite the sudden assassination attempt, the boss suppressed his anger and calmly gave orders.

"You can continue the chase when it gets light!"

“He has no money left and can’t go too far.”

"Also, put a bounty on his head in the underground. I'll offer 500 gold sea dragons for it, not alive!"

"I'll make sure he can't make it in any other county!"

"Keep an eye on the station! He'll definitely come back."

"If he doesn't come back, he can forget about his cadre status!"

Spitting against his stinging cheek, the boss gritted his teeth, staring at the dark night sky, a fierce determination rising within him.

"Also, regardless of whether things go smoothly or not, you must report your progress to me every day!"

"...Boss, where are you going?"

"Back to the platform hotel, time to sleep!"

"Stay at night, do you think you have too long a life?" The boss spat at his subordinate, then glanced at the clinic's security guard, who still looked somewhat dazed, and felt even more that these people were stupid.

It's a golden rule for most industries not to work at night, and clinics are no exception; they don't open at night unless it's an emergency.

We were able to enter using magic.

Are we not leaving, waiting for the gatekeeper to wake up and blow the whistle?

Besides, even if we brought amulets, did we really think we would be safe at night?
The boss can be considered a semi-professional, but the more he knows, the more fearful he becomes.

"Let's go, why aren't we leaving yet?"

(End of this chapter)