Chapter 12: Chapter 12 Children

The elevator doors had already opened, and the person inside hadn’t expected to see her here. He was stunned for a second before reacting, "Mr. Rong?"

Jiang Gujun looked up and down at Rong Zhi for a while before confirming it was really her.

"Mr. Rong, why are you at the hospital?"

Rong Zhi didn’t reply. Seeing that the elevator doors were about to close, Bai Su, who had been silent, raised his peach blossom eyes, a soft glow in them, and smiled quietly, "The doors are closing. Aren’t you coming in?"

Rong Zhi narrowed her eyes and stepped into the elevator.

Bai Su’s smile deepened at the corners of his lips, "Which floor?"

Rong Zhi: "Tenth floor."

The operating room was on the tenth floor.

Bai Su nodded, and Jiang Gujun immediately understood and pressed the elevator button.

The elevator doors closed, and the small space was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard.

Rong Zhi sent a message to Zeus, instructing him to take care of what was mentioned earlier.

The young boy held the phone in his right hand, the loose sleeve of his sweatshirt slipped down, revealing a pale, slender wrist with a black bracelet, contrasting sharply with his skin, enhancing its cold clarity.

Yesterday morning, she hadn’t looked closely, but now after taking a few more glances, it’s clear that she’s wearing something on both hands.

This bracelet is more discreet; if you don’t look carefully, you wouldn’t notice it.

Bai Su narrowed his gaze.

Yesterday, her right wrist had clearly been bare.

After sending the message and receiving Zeus’ affirmative reply, a hint of satisfaction flashed across Rong Zhi’s calm eyes.

Sending that group of criminals to prison, her agitated mood finally eased somewhat.

Just then, the elevator doors dinged open, arriving at the tenth floor.

Rong Zhi stepped out first, walked a few paces, then stopped, slowly turning her cool eyes toward the two trailing behind, "Not gone yet?"

Bai Su withdrew his gaze from her wrist, slightly raised his chin towards Jiang Gujun, and his eyebrows gently furrowed, somewhat helplessly: "We just had a car accident. His hand is injured. We’re afraid of future complications, so we’re here for another check-up."

Actually, Jiang Gujun with just a scratched hand: "..."

Bai Su’s thin lips curved into a seemingly mocking smile.

A blatant threat and warning.

Jiang Gujun instantly stiffened, his brows furrowing tight as he hugged his arm, appearing ’in pain and discomfort,’ whining: "My bones must be broken. I need surgery."

Upon hearing this, Rong Zhi’s gaze fell on Jiang Gujun’s bandaged forearm, then looked up.

Their clothes were both dust-stained, and Bai Su’s neck bore a very thin, slightly red wound.

It seemed freshly scabbed over.

No lie, they might have actually been in a car accident.

Rong Zhi squinted, considering the reason acceptable.

...

At around three in the morning, this floor was sparsely populated, the only light being the glowing "In Surgery" sign that illuminated a small area in front of the door.

Rong Jiazze was severely injured, extending the surgery time indefinitely.

When Bai Su and Jiang Gujun returned, they only saw Rong Zhi with one leg bent and the other casually stretched out, arms crossed and head bowed as she sat in a medical chair, her short black hair slightly covering the upper half of her face, revealing a delicate chin.

The window across the corridor was not closed. The night wind blew, causing her sweatshirt to cling to her slender body. Bai Su’s gaze darkened.

Her figure was very good but... a bit thin.

He softly instructed Jiang Gujun a few things, Jiang Gujun nodded and left, while he moved towards Rong Zhi.

Noticing someone sitting nearby, Rong Zhi lifted her eyelids and smelled the faint fragrance of mixed light tobacco.

Her head hurt, but the cool scent made her feel slightly better.

"Rong..."

Bai Su had just started speaking when the operating room door was suddenly pushed open, interrupting him.

Rong Zhi turned her head.

A doctor with a serious expression approached, speaking heavily: "Mr. Rong, there are some things I need to discuss with you."

"The patient’s condition is very serious, multiple whip and burn injuries on his body, vocal cords damaged from a tear years ago, extensive internal damage, and..." At this point, Li Gaofei’s face was filled with distress.

"He’s missing a kidney."

The child really had suffered too much.

During surgery, Li Gaofei observed Rong Jiazze’s bone age, at least nine years old, yet he appeared more frail than a six-year-old child.

Just after he finished speaking, the air around them seemed to instantly condense into a substantial chill.

Low pressure hit him in the face, chilling his spine. Knowing the anger wasn’t directed at him, Li Gaofei couldn’t help but shiver in fear.

He held up against the cold, trembling as he spoke quietly, "Please rest assured, for the patient’s further treatment, I will apply for Director Jin from Internal Medicine to take over."

Rong Zhi suppressed her brows, calming her internal agitation, and nodded, "Thank you."

A group of medical staff took Rong Jiazze to the ward.

Rong Zhi’s eyes narrowed slightly, her brows dyed with malice.

Bai Su looked at the youth, whose aura couldn’t hide his stern and murderous presence, lips slightly pursed.

...

"Mr. Su, our whereabouts have been exposed, and Old Fan is now covering tracks,"

Jiang Gujun returned after buying a late-night snack, reporting the latest news he received, "The opponent is showing no mercy this time, hiring three among the top ten ranked hackers. One person can’t handle it, we suggest finding better hackers for help."

The car accident today was also due to this.

The Bai Family was well known across the black, white, and gray areas, but with great fame came numerous enemies.

As the eldest son of the Bai Family, Bai Su naturally was on their enemy hit list. Once the news of him being expelled from Shengge Island spread, the assassins arrived the next day.

Bai Su’s eyebrows furrowed deeply, wrapped in frost, "Have you contacted Heaven Gate Network?"

He was referring to the Heaven Gate Network, the largest international dark web comprised of the Hacker Alliance, Underground Moon Group, Night Wanderer Mercenary Group, and the Qianji Pavilion, which joined forcefully three years ago.

In the Heaven Gate Network, you can buy all sorts of things, items, money, information, lives, and so on.

There is nothing you can’t find.

This time, the enemies hired the top hackers from the alliance with a hefty sum, clearly intending to put Bai Su in deadly danger.

On their side, they only had Old Fan, who couldn’t handle it, unless they could hire the first-ranked myth on the hacker list.

Jiang Gujun’s face was grim, responding solemnly: "We’ve contacted them, but Thoth hasn’t taken many orders in the past six months. Customer service only said to join the queue list, not guaranteeing he’ll take the job."

The "Thoth" Jiang Gujun mentioned was a legend in the hacker world.

Three years ago, he emerged and hacked M Country’s Gemini Building, stealing important documents and selling them widely, leading to M Country’s economic downturn, a financial crisis, and indefinitely delaying their planned warfare expansion.

After that, he brazenly invaded the Gemini Building again, openly provoking. When the building’s owner enraged hired hackers to attack him, he counter-hacked over a hundred computers in ten minutes.

The leader of the Hacker Alliance marveled at his skills, stating that resolving the crisis and counter-hacking would take him at least an hour.

With this statement, Thoth became renowned, gender unknown, identity unclear, becoming the unrecognized king of hackers with top-tier skills.

With Thoth’s ability, dealing with those three hackers would be as simple as drinking water, so it’s understandable Bai Su wants to hire him for help.

Unfortunately, Thoth is very lazy, only taking one job per month.

Bai Su thoughtfully rubbed his fingertips, his peach blossom eyes filled with dark intent.

"Continue contacting," he finished, looking towards Rong Jiazze’s hospital room direction, the corners of his lips curled with interest: "Also, investigate the information on that child inside."

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