Reaching the Pinnacle: Starting from Joining the Discipline Inspection Commission

hiss…

The intense pain interrupted Zhou Qingjun's thoughts.

His arm was already in the process of settling and recovering, but just now, in order to block that fatal blow, he had to defend himself.

The consequence was that the already injured arm became even more painful at this moment.

For an instant.

He was drenched in cold sweat, and excruciating pain surged through his heart.

Crimson blood flowed from his arm again, soaking his sleeve in the blink of an eye.

Zhou Qingjun dared not linger and retreated again while the opponent's attack missed.

boom!

A dull thud came, and he had nowhere left to retreat.

Behind me was a solid wall…

"good!"

Upon seeing this, the female assassin's lips curled into a cold smile.

A hint of surprise flickered in his eyes.

She had assumed that Zhou Qingjun, who was already seriously injured, would not be able to dodge her fatal blow.

After all, her attack just now was extremely fierce, and most people wouldn't be able to react in time.

But Zhou Qingjun escaped...

This surprised her somewhat.

But soon.

The surprise in her eyes was replaced by hostility.

She glanced at Zhou Qingjun, who had nowhere left to retreat, took out a lollipop, examined it carefully, and then crunched it to pieces.

"Which is harder, your bones or this candy?"

The female assassin's lips moved slightly, and what she said made Zhou Qingjun gasp.

He understood.

The other party was making a statement to him, meaning that he would die a gruesome death, just like the candy she mentioned.

He was breathing heavily...

He understood his current situation; a direct confrontation offered him no chance of victory…

I was only lucky to escape just now.

If it happened again, he definitely wouldn't be able to avoid it.

All he can do now is stall for time... hoping for a miracle.

Of course, there is another way.

His eyes fell on the emergency call button on the bedside table.

If he acts quickly enough, once the button is pressed, his chances of survival will increase significantly.

His eyes quickly swept over the emergency call button on the bedside table, which was within easy reach.

but…

He believed that as soon as he made a move, the female assassin would immediately attack... and the dagger in her hand would fly towards him instantly.

"How much money did Lin Yao pay you to risk being arrested to sneak into the hospital and kill me?"

When Zhou Qingjun saw the female assassin walking towards him, he tried to distract her with words.

Do you know who I am?

"Kill me, and it won't matter where you run to..."

The female assassin chuckled upon hearing this, seemingly unconcerned about what Zhou Qingjun had just said.

"The special task force will arrive here first thing tomorrow morning. If you take action now, you'll be courting death."

Once things are exposed, Lin Yao will be in trouble, and you'll just be pushed out as a scapegoat... Do you think you'll even survive then?

The female assassin chuckled softly upon hearing this, her fingertips lightly tracing the blade of the dagger, the cold light shimmering under the lamplight.

"A scapegoat?"

She chuckled and continued.

"Since we're already here, do you think I'd care about this?"

"I know you're trying to stall for time this way, but do you think it will work?"

"So instead of worrying about me, you'd better worry about yourself..."

"That was just an appetizer; now I'm getting serious... Are you ready?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she took a step forward and suddenly shot out.

The dagger in his hand whistled sharply as it pierced straight into Zhou Qingjun's chest.

Zhou Qingjun's pupils suddenly contracted...

In desperation, they tried anything, even if it seemed hopeless...

He suddenly raised his foot, aiming directly at the other person's abdomen.

However, due to exhaustion, the kick was weak and even deviated far from the intended target.

But by sheer coincidence, she bumped into the opponent's joint, causing the female assassin to pause and her attack to slow down instantly.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Qingjun immediately turned around, raised his hand, and pressed the emergency call button on the bedside table.

In an instant.

A sharp, piercing alarm sounded instantly.

The noise startled the doctors and nurses on duty. After realizing it was Zhou Qingjun's ward, they rushed over without hesitation.

at the same time.

In the ward.

The female assassin's expression changed drastically the moment she heard the alarm...

The moment the bell rang, her plan to kill Zhou Qingjun silently was completely ruined.

This means she doesn't have much time left to make a move...

So she abandoned her playful attitude, her eyes sharpened, and she once again raised the dagger and stabbed at Zhou Qingjun's neck.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Qingjun instinctively turned his head to the side.

next second.

The sharp blade grazed his neck, leaving a shallow bloodstain, and a trickle of blood slowly slid down his neck.

The intense pain and the feeling of suffocation intertwined...

He felt his vision blurring, and the wound on his right arm reopened, with blood dripping down his arm and spreading large patches of bright red on the sheets.

He realized he couldn't hold on much longer, but his willpower kicked in again, keeping him from collapsing.

Just then.

A series of hurried footsteps came from outside the ward, and the sound indicated that the person was not far from the ward.

Upon hearing this, the female assassin's eyes turned extremely sinister.

She understood…

If she dragged it out any longer, she would be discovered and surrounded, and once discovered, it would mean that her mission for the night had failed.

For an assassin, failure is the most unacceptable thing.

then…

She gritted her teeth, a resolute glint in her eyes, and decided to make one last attempt…

She leaped up and charged at Zhou Qingjun again, the dagger in her hand, aimed directly at his heart.

At the critical moment...

Zhou Qingjun gritted his teeth, grabbed the enamel basin from the bedside table, and smashed it hard.

boom!

The basin slammed heavily onto the female assassin's shoulder, the force of which made her stagger...

next second.

The dagger plunged deep into the hospital bed sheet, embedding itself firmly into the bed frame…

Immediately afterwards…

A knock sounded on the door, followed by an urgent voice.

"Director Zhou, Director Zhou... are you alright?"

Hearing the sounds coming from outside the door, the female assassin turned pale, knowing that she had no chance left.

"You're lucky you survived!"

This was the second floor. She flipped over, climbed onto the windowsill, and leaped, disappearing into the deep night…

Zhou Qingjun gazed in the direction where the female assassin had disappeared, and his tense nerves completely relaxed.

then…

His vision went black, and he collapsed heavily onto the bed…

at the same time.

the other side.

Not long after Wang Feng got into the car, he realized something was wrong.

This road…

This is not the road to the county committee at all…

"Mayor Wang, there's road construction ahead, so we'll take another route..."

Secretary Guo's explanation only confirmed his anxiety.

Wang Feng nodded upon hearing this.

Then, taking advantage of Secretary Guo's inattention, he quietly made a hand gesture to the two police officers accompanying him...