The Rise of a Special Forces Soldier Abandoned by a Wealthy Family

The lights in the hospital corridors were dimmed to save energy.

The only sounds in the silence were the low hum of the central air conditioning and the light footsteps of bodyguards patrolling in the distance.

Ling Ye seemed to merge into this silent shadow, his senses heightened to their limit.

"Little Sparrow, keep scanning all wireless signals and report any abnormal fluctuations immediately."

"Focus on monitoring areas with complex signals that are easy to hide, such as medical staff rest rooms, stairwells, and waste disposal channels."

Ling Ye's voice was barely audible through the bone conduction headphones.

"Understood! Signal sniffers are fully activated, but the other side is too cunning, like an eel!"

Lin Que's voice was filled with intense focus.

Ling Ye's movement speed didn't seem fast—

But every step lands precisely in the position where it is least likely to make a sound!

His gaze swept over every possible hiding place like a radar.

He first quickly checked several stairwells and restrooms near the rest area, but found nothing.

Since the other party can transmit messages almost in real time, it means that they are very familiar with the hospital's surveillance and security patrol patterns and have excellent concealment capabilities.

Ling Ye's mind raced through the hospital's structural diagram.

Besides the regular areas, there are also equipment rooms and pipe shafts that are rarely visited...

His gaze sharpened as he turned toward the old annex of the hospital.

Because of upcoming renovations, most of the departments there have been emptied, and some of the surveillance cameras are malfunctioning, making it an excellent hiding spot.

He moved like a ghost through the connecting passage between the main and auxiliary buildings, where the lights were even dimmer and the air was filled with a faint smell of dust.

Suddenly, his keen hearing caught a very faint sound coming from the equipment room around the corner ahead, like a metal lid being closed!

Ling Ye instantly held his breath, pressed his body against the wall, and approached silently like a cheetah before hunting its prey.

The door to the equipment room was ajar.

Inside, a figure in a caregiver's uniform and wearing a mask had their back to the door.

The tiny device, about the size of a matchbox, was shoved into an unused power junction box on the wall with practiced speed and skill.

After finishing, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and subconsciously looked around.

The moment he turned his head, despite wearing a mask, his eyes and profile made Ling Ye's pupils suddenly contract!

It's Marcus!

A member of Mr. Ronnie's dedicated nursing team, a taciturn male nurse who has worked for five years, is considered to have a clean background, and is deeply trusted!

He even helped push the equipment during the emergency treatment a few days ago!

It turned out to be him!

Almost at the same moment Ling Ye recognized him, Marcus seemed to sense the danger outside the door through some kind of intuition and turned around abruptly!

His eyes met Ling Ye's icy gaze in mid-air!

A flash of extreme terror crossed Marcus's eyes, but it was replaced by a ruthless, desperate look in the next second!

Without hesitation, he slammed the miniature device in his hand to the ground!

With a soft "bang," the device emitted pungent white smoke and sparks, clearly indicating that it was a self-destruct mechanism!

At the same time, he swiftly drew a ceramic dagger from his waist with his other hand (to avoid metal detectors) —

Instead of stabbing Ling Ye, he lunged directly at the fire alarm button on the wall next to him!

He wanted to create chaos so he could escape!

But his movements were too slow in Ling Ye's eyes!

Just as Marcus's finger was about to touch the alarm button, Ling Ye moved!

He didn't even fully enter the room; he just flicked his wrist!

A flash of silver light!

"laugh--!"

A slender silver needle—

It pierced Marcus's arm at the Quchi acupoint with perfect precision!

A sharp, tingling, numb pain—

It instantly engulfed his entire arm.

My finger froze, hovering just centimeters from the alarm button, unable to press it any further!

Marcus groaned and tried to resist with his other hand.

But Ling Ye had already appeared in front of him as if by teleportation, and delivered a clean and precise chop to the side of his neck!

Marcus rolled his eyes and slumped to the ground, where Ling Ye caught him without making a loud noise.

The entire exchange happened in the blink of an eye, lasting no more than three seconds.

Ling Ye quickly examined Marcus's mouth—

After confirming that there were no drug capsules hidden, they dragged him to a corner of the equipment room, tied his hands and feet with plastic straps they were carrying, and gagged him.

He picked up the still-smoking, broken miniature transmitter and glanced at it.

Equipment of professional special agents.

"Little Sparrow, the target is under control."

"identity:"

"Caregiver Marcus. The transmitter has self-destructed."

"Immediately obtain all his employment records, background checks, recent communications, and financial records—search him thoroughly!"

Ling Ye said coldly.

"Marcus?! It's him!"

Lin Que was clearly also taken aback:

"Received! Investigating further!"

Ling Ye quickly searched Marcus's body, but apart from the ceramic dagger and some other common items, he found no further direct evidence.

But when his fingers touched the inside of Marcus's uniform collar, he felt an extremely thin, hard sheet.

He carefully unstitched the seams and took out a tiny memory card smaller than a fingernail.

"Found something."

Ling Ye inserted the memory card into a specially made reader and connected it to his hardened phone, "attempting to decrypt it."

"Leave it to me!" Lin Que immediately intervened remotely.

Ling Ye stared at the unconscious Marcus.

A pawn that has been lying in wait for five years or even longer, just to deliver a fatal blow at the crucial moment?

The scale and depth of this "Pluto" plan are astonishing.

A few minutes later, Lin Que's voice rang out again, tinged with a mixture of excitement and seriousness:

"Boss, the memory card is decrypted! There's not much data on it, but it's crucial!"

"There are several encrypted phone calls, an anonymous account record at an overseas bank (with recent large inflows of funds), and..."

"A detailed record of Mr. Ronnie's frequently used medication allergy history!"

"The key point is that it mentions the old man has a severe allergic reaction to a component of an antihypertensive drug called 'captopril'!"

Ling Ye's eyes turned cold!

Mr. Ronnie has high blood pressure and has been taking antihypertensive medication, but definitely not captopril!

This allergy record is so well hidden that it may not even be clearly marked in the family's private doctor's archives!

If... if during the rescue or subsequent treatment, someone "unintentionally" administers a medication containing this ingredient to the old man...

The consequences would be unimaginable! This is practically a poisoned dagger hidden within a medical procedure!

"It seems that 'Purge Plan B' refers to this."

Ling Ye's voice was icy cold:

"Silent assassinations are carried out by exploiting information asymmetry and medical techniques. Even if we defend against external attacks, it is difficult to prevent 'medical errors' from 'our own people'."

What a vicious plan!

"Immediately send this allergy record to Dr. Blake and Mr. Robert. This is a top priority warning!"

Ling Ye ordered, "At the same time, investigate the origin of those encrypted phone calls and bank accounts!"

"It's already been sent! Dr. Blake replied with a string of 'Oh my God' and 'Thank God'... Mr. Robert is probably furious."

Lin Que responded quickly:

"We're tracking down their phone number and accounts; they're hiding very well, it'll take some time."

Ling Ye picked up the unconscious Marcus and carried him out of the equipment room like a piece of luggage.

He needs to interrogate this person as soon as possible to uncover more information about "Pluto".

However, just as he stepped out of the annex passage and returned to the main building area, another anomaly occurred!

"Beep beep—beep beep—beep beep—!"

A sharp, urgent alarm suddenly blared throughout the entire hospital floor!

It's an alarm from the life support monitor in Mr. Ronnie's hospital room!

Ling Ye's expression changed drastically! He abandoned Marcus and his body transformed into a blur as he rushed towards the VIP ward at top speed!

Outside the ward, Anna and her bodyguards were also in a state of panic!

"What's wrong?!" Ling Ye rushed to the door.

"I don't know! Grandpa's heart rate and blood pressure suddenly dropped sharply!"

Anna turned pale with fright, her voice trembling with tears.

Dr. Blake and his team of nurses rushed in and are conducting a tense examination.

"It's not an external injury! It's not related to the previous bleeding point!"

Dr. Blake said urgently:

"It sounds like an acute drug reaction! Quick! Check the IV drip records!"

Ling Ye's heart sank!

Plan B... has already been activated?! In the very few minutes he held Marcus?!

There's a mole...and more than one?!

Or was the last message Marcus sent just now the command to launch this fatal attack?!

Ling Ye's icy gaze swept over the panicked faces of every medical staff member in the ward.

The fangs of the venomous snake had already reached so close!