Villain Boss Chapter 249
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 249: Pulling The Wool Over People’s Eyes
Huo Xuan was seriously injured, and Huo Sichan simply arranged for people to keep an eye on him, without taking him forcefully out of the hospital.
Aside from medical staff entering and exiting daily to check on the patient, outsiders were prohibited from entering the wards at will.
Ever since Huo Lingyin visited him last time, Huo Xuan had become erratic. Regardless of whether there was anyone in the room, he just stared at the ceiling, muttering to himself. He was sometimes angry, sometimes fanatical.
The superhumans who guarded him were initially worried, but later they got used to it.
"Is that person inside chanting scriptures again?"
"Yeah, he's been chanting from morning till night. I wonder if his mouth gets dry?"
"Haha, what do you know? Maybe he's casting a spell or something, praying to the gods of the four seas and eight wastelands."
"Hey, that sounds weird—if you put it another way, doesn't that just mean he’s crazy?"
After the two superhumans exchanged jokes for a while, one of them got up and went to the bathroom.
The other leaned against a bench in the corridor, watching the doctor walk toward them at the end of the corridor, and thought about the daily examination time.
As was customary, he checked the doctor's work permit and ID card before opening the door and letting the doctor in.
Huo Xuan ignored the person who came in. The person put the medical records on the table, walked to the bedside, and looked down at him.
She wore a mask, with only her eyes showing, and when she stared straight at him, she looked like a venomous snake eyeing its prey.
"You..." For some reason, those eyes looked familiar. Huo Xuan stopped muttering to himself and asked in a low voice, "Who are you?"
The person pulled down her mask, smiled, and said, "Huo Xuan, we meet again."
The moment Huo Xuan saw the person's face clearly, his eyes widened in disbelief. "H-how could it be you?!"
Upon closer listening, one could detect the fear in his voice.
"Haven't you been praying to your God to save you?" The woman smiled nonchalantly, took out a vial of reagent from her pocket, and flicked it with her finger. "I heard your prayers, so I came to save you."
Seeing her movements, Huo Xuan became wary. "Have you been the one contacting me through the lamplighter all this time?"
"It’s me." The woman chuckled, drawing the reagent into the syringe and expelling the air. "Who else did you think it was? A non-existent god? Haha."
"Wh-what are you going to do?" Sensing danger, Huo Xuan moved inward slowly. "Get out of my room right now, or I'll call for help!"
"Shh—"
The woman leaned down, placed her index finger on his lips, and gestured for him to be quiet.
Huo Xuan opened his mouth, but could no longer utter a sound.
"I'm here only to fulfill your wish," the woman said, inserting a needle into his neck and injecting a vial of medicine into his body.
As the reagent was injected, Huo Xuan's trembling eyes gradually lost focus.
"You know, just because of one casual remark from you, all my plans have been completely disrupted."
The woman put away the syringe, looked at the pale-faced Huo Xuan, and knew that he still retained the last bit of human sanity. She chuckled in his ear. "Huo Xuan, it's time to pay for the sins you've committed."
Huo Xuan let out two cries of "Ah!" and as his consciousness was being stripped away, he was still frantically shouting the woman's name.
"Si Nian! You'll die a horrible death!"
Unfortunately, the vicious curse couldn't reach the woman's ears.
She wiped her hands clean with disgust, put her mask back on, and turned to leave the room.
"The patient isn’t in a good mental state, so I gave him a sedative injection. Please keep a close eye on his condition."
The superhuman, who was fiddling with the cards with his head down, replied without looking up, "I know, thanks for your hard work."
After saying you’re welcome, the woman left the hospital with her medical records.
After leaving the hospital, she casually dumped her mask and empty syringe into the trash can.
……
Unexpectedly, Jiang Suxin asked to meet her so soon. Jiang Ran, who was originally planning to go to the Huo family with Si Xu, turned back to the lantern tower.
"Si Xu, aren't you the one who wants to buy information? Why did she contact me?"
Si Xu shook his head, too lazy to think about Jiang Suxin’s little schemes, and asked Jiang Ran, "Do you want me to come with you?"
"No need." Jiang Ran touched the watch on her wrist. "This is Beichen base, and she's someone you know. She wouldn't dare do anything to me here."
Even if Jiang Suxin tried to do something to her, she was confident she could escape.
Si Xu trusted her enough and didn't insist on going with her. "Be careful, I'll pick you up later."
Jiang Ran nodded obediently, looked around to make sure no one was watching, then stood on tiptoe and placed a kiss on Si Xu’s cheek. "I'm leaving."
Si Xu lowered his eyes, chuckled softly, and placed one hand on the top of her head, ruffling her hair.
At the street corner, a young man suddenly stopped.
Huo Heng, who was walking alongside him, took two steps, turned around and looked at him, puzzled. "Captain Pei, what's wrong?"
Pei Xiao pursed his lips and gave a wry smile. "It's nothing."
He lowered his gaze slightly, looking at the ground. "Let's go."
Jiang Ran, who had separated from Si Xu, saw the two of them and waved her hand. "Captain Pei, Deputy Captain Huo."
Not noticing anything amiss with Pei Xiao, Huo Heng replied to Jiang Ran, "I received a message about a meeting. Miss Jiang, aren't you coming?"
"I have some personal matters to attend to, so I won't be joining you guys."
"I see."
"..."
After exchanging a few words, Jiang Ran said goodbye to them.
Watching her retreating figure, Pei Xiao's throat bobbed, but in the end, he said nothing.
Oh well, that guy had suffered a lot. It would be a good thing if he could have a girl like that by his side in the future.
At least... he hoped she could help him extricate himself from his resentment toward the Pei family and Huo Zhisang.
……
In the room on the top floor of the lantern tower, Jiang Suxin lit incense, brewed tea, and waited for Jiang Ran's arrival.
She could see the street below from the window. Although it wasn’t as bustling as the streets in the past, it was still lively and bustling.
According to that person, Si Xu intended to unite with the four major bases to end this disaster.
Given that person's purpose, it was definitely not as successful as Si Xu's, so she had Jiang Suxin arrange to meet Jiang Ran and reveal some things to her.
However...
Jiang Suxin stroked her teacup, a bitter smile on her face. What was wrong with ending this kind of world? Look at the zombies roaming everywhere outside the base. If they let the virus spread unchecked, one day, humanity would face its end.
The end of humanity—was this the outcome that person desired?
Thinking about this, she could hear footsteps skipping lightly to her room door.
Before Jiang Ran could knock, she said directly, "Come in."
Jiang Ran pushed open the door and entered, her gaze sweeping around the room before she smiled and sat down opposite her.
"Why?" Jiang Suxin asked with a half-smile, noticing Jiang Ran’s subtle movements. "Are you afraid I've set up an ambush in the room?"
Jiang Ran knelt down on the tatami mat and sighed upon hearing this. "We don't have much of a relationship. It's normal for me to be wary of you suddenly asking me out... What if you have designs on me?"
Jiang Suxin glanced at her. "Who has designs on you???"
“You,” Jiang Ran said. “You even asked Si Xu to use me to exchange information with you before.”
Jiang Suxin tightened her grip on the teapot, hesitated for a moment, and then poured tea for her.
"No need," Jiang Ran said honestly. "I won't drink it even if you pour it out, so don't waste it."
Jiang Suxin, "..."
She calmly lowered her hand and gave a smile. "You're so honest."
"Si Xu said that honesty is a virtue."
Si Xu said? Would Si Xu say such a thing? You must be kidding me!
