Outside the hospital room, Su Mo sat on a chair, lost in thought.
This car accident was definitely not an accident. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have exploded so quickly, and no one would have shown up to interfere.
But the suspicious part was that the other side only made a single move. As soon as they encountered resistance, they immediately backed off, decisively. It was as if their purpose for coming was simply to force him to make a move.
Wait, force him to make a move!
Su Mo suddenly thought of something, and a flicker of disgust flashed deep in his eyes.
A guess had already formed in his mind.
It was very likely because Nishimura Koishi still didn’t trust him. The reason was that Su Mo had once revealed a black flame with properties very similar to the dark cyan flame. Even his methods of using it were so alike. Calling it a coincidence was indeed hard to believe.
His goal this time was probably just to see if Su Mo would openly and confidently use the black flame to defend himself.
Su Mo was almost certain that various other tests and trials were waiting for him next.
Just then, Chiba Sankai and his aunt arrived at the scene. Seeing Su Mo sitting alone outside the operating room, its door tightly shut and the monitor displaying “Emergency Treatment in Progress,”
the aunt’s mouth trembled open several times, but she couldn’t utter a single sound.
The door to the operating room opened. The doctor’s face was grim. “Family member, the patient’s condition is very critical. Even if we can revive her, she will most likely be in a vegetative state. Do you want to proceed with the rescue? You need to decide.”
“Save her, save her, save her! Please, doctor, you have to cure my daughter! We’re willing to pay any amount!” Chiba Sankai’s voice trembled as he struggled to keep himself calm.
The doctor handed a liability form to Chiba Sankai. “Please sign here.”
“Wait a moment!” A middle-aged woman’s voice suddenly rang out, carrying an intimidating authority. Chiba Sankai was already nervous, and this shout startled him so much that the pen in his hand dropped to the floor.
He picked up the pen shakily, his only thought to sign it quickly so the doctor could go save his daughter. But then, a flying knife shot from a man in black standing beside the woman, heading straight for his right hand.
The flying knife was incredibly fast, yet it stopped mid-air. Su Mo’s two fingers firmly clamped onto the blade. “Uncle, just go ahead and sign. Doctor, you go ahead and treat her. I’ll handle things here.”
“I’m afraid that even if you dare to sign, he won’t have the guts to treat her,” the woman sneered coldly, the heels of her shoes clicking sharply as she walked forward.
The man in black beside her stared intently at the short knife in Su Mo’s hand, sensing a huge threat.
Just as the woman had predicted, the doctor looked troubled. “I’m sorry, I’m just a simple doctor. I can’t afford to offend a big shot like Mrs. Uesugi.”
Su Mo’s gaze turned cold as he met the approaching woman’s eyes, not backing down an inch.
Mrs. Uesugi… she must be Uesugi Fumikazu’s wife, he thought.
Su Mo’s heart sank. This woman surely hated Chiba Keiko to the core and wanted her dead more than anyone. Even if someone told him this accident was her doing, he would believe it.
She approached Su Mo, looking down at him with a condescending gaze. “Get out of my way.”
The eight men in black behind her were ready to strike at any moment, including the one who threw the knife—one C-level, seven D-level. She herself was only D-level.
What should he do?
Su Mo began weighing his options in his mind.
Should he break with Mrs. Uesugi for Chiba Keiko’s sake, or protect himself and disregard everything else?
Putting aside his personal feelings, Su Mo wondered what Nishimura Koishi would want him to do.
Of course, it would be to break with Uesugi Fumikazu and remain loyal only to him.
With that in mind, he hesitated no longer. The sapphire hairpin flashed, and Momo appeared in his hand. “I haven’t used this blade yet. If you all want a taste, I’d be happy to oblige.”
Mrs. Uesugi dismissed Su Mo’s words as mere bluster, paying him no mind. She pushed him aside, sneering, “So you’re the woman who slept her way up? No wonder you’re sisters, you’ve got half the skills of that vixen Chiba Keiko.”
Su Mo, seemingly truly intimidated by her status, was pushed aside without a word. Only his hand gripping the hilt trembled slightly.
Chiba Sankai looked as if struck by lightning, staring at her incredulously. “What did you say?”
Mrs. Uesugi didn’t even glance at him. “Looks like the vixen didn’t tell her parents the truth.”
She laughed mockingly and pointed at the operating room. “Well, no harm in telling you. The one lying in there, your precious daughter, seduced my husband. When he rejected her, she resorted to drugging him and filming videos to blackmail him, eventually scheming her way into becoming the disciple of the Deputy Leader. In reality, she’s nothing but a complete home-wrecker.”
“You’re lying! Our Keiko is a good girl, how could she do something like this!” Li shrieked and lunged at Mrs. Uesugi.
Chiba Sankai held onto a shred of rationality, grabbing his wife’s shoulders and trying to persuade her. “She’s trying to provoke us, woman! Our Keiko is a good girl…”
Both parents’ eyes were filled with tears. They naturally wouldn’t believe their daughter actively chose to be someone’s mistress. But what parent wouldn’t have sensed their daughter’s unusual behavior?
At first, they thought it was just pressure from competition. But now, it seemed she must have been bullied by that Uesugi Leader back then and chose to hide it to spare them worry.
Mrs. Uesugi disdainfully skirted around them and headed straight for the operating room.
“Stop!” Su Mo seemed to have made a momentous decision, his chest heaving violently. “Take one more step, and I’ll kill you!”
Mrs. Uesugi acted as if she’d heard the funniest joke in the world and completely ignored him. The next instant, however, a chill touched her neck—a gleaming precious knife pressed against her fair throat.
The eight bodyguards were utterly useless. It wasn’t until their mistress was taken hostage that they even registered Su Mo’s movement. It was too late to act now; they could only watch helplessly.
“You wouldn’t dare kill me. After all, you worked hard for your position. You wouldn’t give it up so easily,” Mrs. Uesugi said, not panicking at all, as if she knew Su Mo inside and out.
Su Mo hesitated briefly, then pressed the knife a little closer.
Suddenly, a flying knife came at him in a sneak attack. Su Mo easily dodged, the blade whistling past Mrs. Uesugi’s face, leaving a deep gash.
Without another word, Su Mo applied pressure. Blood began to seep from Mrs. Uesugi’s neck as the knife dug deeper, inching towards the major blood vessel.
“Ah! You useless idiots, stop! Are you trying to get me killed!?” Feeling Su Mo’s crazed determination, Mrs. Uesugi finally knew fear. She began pleading desperately, “Don’t kill me! If you let me go, I’ll give you anything you want! Please, don’t kill me…”
Su Mo, like a deaf madman, completely ignored her…
“I have a way to cure your sister!” The password was correct. Su Mo’s knife stopped its deadly advance.
“Talk!”
To save her own life, Mrs. Uesugi could only comply. “I have a miraculous medicine at home. It can cure the… your sister. I’ll call someone to bring it.”
Su Mo raised an eyebrow. “Afraid you’re not just calling for the medicine, are you? Let me make this clear: for my family, I’m capable of anything. Worst case, I’ll take you with me as compensation for my sister.”
“Wait!” A deep, powerful voice rang out. The robust Uesugi Fumikazu himself strode over, his expression dark. “Release her. I’ve brought the medicine.”