Chapter 99: Sick Gu Ci

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Who?”

Gu Ci looked up and looked at him, “Ji Chi.”

Jiang Junlin’s eyes were as black as ink, without any fluctuations. He lowered his gaze slightly, “Black Hawk Vice President, how coincidental..”

Gu Ci took out her phone, opened the screen, and showed it to Jiang Junlin, “His appearance was very timely. The car shielded you from the bullets and brought you to the hospital, but..”

Gu Ci paused, “Let me calculate the time from the incident location to the hospital. It only takes ten minutes, but he drove for fifteen minutes. In the meantime.. Were you conscious?”

Jiang Junlin watched the video, repeatedly playing the scene where Ji Chi fought off three attackers, remaining silent.

“Brother?”

Jiang Junlin snapped out of his thoughts, his gaze moved away from the video as if he just heard Gu Ci’s words, “No, after 1 got shot, 1 lost consciousness. It was probably peak traffic.”

Gu Ci checked the traffic conditions, and there was no congestion. She even added an extra two minutes for traffic, but Ji Chi was delayed for five minutes on the way. Gu Ci sliced an apple and placed it in front of Jiang Junlin.

“When you were attacked in Haicheng, Ji Chi also informed me,” Gu Ci said casually, “This is the second time he has appeared at the scene where you were assassinated. It’s too coincidental.”

Jiang Junlin handed the phone back to Gu Ci and calmly ate the apple, “Indeed, quite coincidental.”

Gu Ci looked at his calm expression, noticing that she didn’t remove the apple core when slicing it, and Jiang Junlin ate the cores without realizing it. Gu Ci had a hunch.

Her brother was hiding something from her.

He knew Ji Chi, and there was a grudge between them. Jiang Junlin didn’t tell the truth, and Gu Ci didn’t delve deeper.

Everyone has their secrets.

“Brother, you’ve been ambushed time and again. This is unusual. Can’t you think of anyone you might have offended?” Gu Ci asked.

“Has this matter alerted the police?”

Gu Ci nodded and wiped her hands, throwing the wet wipes in the trash can. “Uncle reported it to the police as soon as he learned about your situation. The plainclothes officers outside are there to protect you.”

“I’ll investigate it myself once I’ve recovered.” Jiang Junlin said, “Cici, you don’t need to worry about this.”

“I can ignore it,” Gu Ci said, “But what will you tell the police?”

“I know what to say.”

With the conversation reaching this point, Gu Ci knew that Jiang Junlin had made up his mind. She changed the subject and said casually, “Liu Shijie was also involved in this. Unfortunately, the people he sent didn’t make it to the scene. They were scared away.”

“Liu Shijie?” Jiang Junlin sneered, “Has he gone crazy?”

“Liu Shijie is a typical villain, vicious and selfish. He has been nurtured by Lu Ze’s influence. Since his engagement banquet with Gu Chuyun, he has faced setbacks one after another. Now he’s like a mad dog, biting anyone he sees.” Gu Ci thought of Liu Shijie, who used to be influential in her previous life. “Brother, villains are hard to guard against.”

“The recent discord between Hualan Bank and the Lu Corporation may have something to do with it. But Lu Shijie’s targeting me is because 1 have become your support, and he covets you, right?”

Gu Ci nodded.

Jiang Junlin’s expression darkened, “He needs to take a good look at himself in the mirror. This grudge is irreparable.”

Gu Ci felt warm in her heart. It was great to have her brother protecting her.

“Brother, he’s also in the hospital. He lost a leg and needs to rest for three months.” Gu Ci paused, seemingly boasting, “Lu Zhiyuan did it.”

Jiang Junlin didn’t know what to say.

Jiang Junlin’s thoughts were complicated. Gu Ci was subtle, but the siblings shared an inexplicable smile.

After Jiang Junlin fell into a deep sleep, Gu Ci left the ward. There were two plainclothes officers outside Jiang Junlin’s door, as well as Jiang Junlin’s security team. “No one is allowed in. I’ll leave for a while.”

“Yes!”

Gu Ci left and looked at the surveillance cameras in the corridor. Tonight, there was a major accident on Melan Road. Doctors and nurses were concentrated in the emergency room, leaving only two doctors and four nurses in the ward area. It was unusually quiet.

Gu Ci entered Lu Shijie’s hospital room. Lu Shijie was in a deep sleep with a gunshot wound on his thigh that had been stitched up. Gu Ci picked up a surgical knife, its cold light glimmering, reflecting a smiling gaze.

The surgical knife pressed against his leg, cold and painful. Lu Shijie woke up and saw Gu Ci, startled, “Gu Ci, what are you doing?”

“Hush!” Gu Ci put her index finger to her lips, “Don’t speak.”

Lu Shijie looked at the surgical knife in her hand in fear as it slid down his thigh along the suture of his wound. He urgently pressed the call button, and Gu Ci swiftly threw a small surgical knife, aiming it at his hand. Liu Shijie was forced to retract his hand.

The surgical knife was stuck in the wall.

In the dim night, Gu Ci’s eyes carried a hint of amusement, like a poppy blooming in the darkness. “Lu Shijie, I heard you hired a hitman to kill my brother?”

“Gu Ci, what are you planning to do!”

“Lu Shijie, why can’t you learn your lesson?” Gu Ci licked her lips, resembling a bloodthirsty wolf. She raised the knife and stabbed it into his wound.

Lu Shijie screamed in agony, “Ah..”

Blood splattered on Gu Ci’s face. She raised her eyes, smiling sweetly and innocently, “Ah.. How noisy.”

Lu Shijie clenched his lips tightly, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. Gu Ci said, “When you killed the cat that Lu Zhiyuan raised, didn’t you say the same thing? It was noisy, right?”

It annoyed you, so you killed it. You killed Lu Zhiyuan when you killed his beloved cat.

She held the surgical knife firmly and twisted it, piercing deeper into Lu Shijie’s flesh and bone. Lu Shijie writhed in pain, and his vision darkened as he fainted. Gu Ci tsked, “Useless trash that bullies the weak.”

Twenty minutes later, Lu Shijie was injected with a drug by Gu Ci and forced to wake up. The pain in his wound intensified, and his head throbbed. Gu Ci had removed his bandage and undone the stitches. She reached for a nearby medical tray.

She took the needle and thread, and Liu Shijie stared wide-eyed, “What are you going to do?”

“Sewing you up.” Gu Ci smiled wickedly. “Don’t worry, I’m good at this.”

The more she said so, the more frightened Lu Shijie became. “Madwoman, madwoman.. I’ll call the police. I’ll call the police..”historical

“Go ahead!” Gu Ci chuckled. “We’ll both end up in the same place. I’m just causing wilful bodily harm to someone, I’ll receive a fine at most. You, on the other hand, attempted murder. I don’t think it’ll just be a fine.”

Lu Shijie froze, hesitating to make the call. Gu Ci intentionally used a larger needle, piercing his skin without anesthesia. Lu Shijie screamed in pain once again.

“Ah..”

“Don’t make a fuss!” Gu Ci shouted sternly. Lu Shijie looked at her fearfully, doubting for the first time if he had provoked the wrong person. Gu Ci seemed crazier than him.

Another needle pierced his skin, and Lu Shijie endured it. “Gu Ci, I won’t dare anymore. Give me anesthesia, please. From now on, we won’t cross paths.”

Gu Ci ignored him, slowly sewing him up. This pain was worse and more despairing than a knife slashing through Lu Shijie’s body. He endured nearly thirty minutes of stitching.

“It’s too late.” Gu Ci wiped her hands with alcohol, smiling as she looked at Lu Shijie. “Three strikes, Lu Shijie. If you provoke me again, I’ll take your life and..”

Her blade grazed across his chest. “1’11 cut you into pieces and feed you to the dogs. 1 guarantee that no one will find a single strand of your hair..”