“Not a human trafficker?”
Su Wanxing sat bolt upright in shock. “Then… was she an undercover agent?”
That didn’t make sense either. The plump woman’s methods and套路 were exactly those used by human traffickers.
Lu Chenyuan’s expression turned complicated, as if he was considering how to explain it to her.
After a moment of silence, he said, “That plump woman is a thug from Shanghai.”
“A thug?”
Now Su Wanxing was even more confused.
There were female thugs back in this era?
But weren’t thugs supposed to harass people? How did this turn into something like human trafficking?
“She was acting under someone’s orders—specifically targeting you.”
“Me?”
Su Wanxing was stunned.
Who would chase her all the way from Shanghai to the train just to target her?
Su Xueqing?
Xu Wenbin?
Su Yaozu?
Zhou Meijuan?
Honestly, there were far too many people who wanted to go after her.
Lu Chenyuan didn’t want her worrying about this and comforted her, “Just rest properly. Leave this matter to me.”
Su Wanxing thought about it and agreed. Whoever it was, if they dared come again, she would make them pay dearly!
The next day at noon, Su Wanxing and Lu Chenyuan boarded the train again.
Lu Chenyuan looked worried. “Are you sure you’re okay? Should we rest for a couple more days?”
Su Wanxing smiled and waved her hand. “I’m fine.”
She had secretly entered her space in the middle of the night to drink some Spiritual Spring water—she had mostly recovered already!
Still, she had overestimated her body. The window by their seats was broken and couldn’t be opened.
The carriage was stuffy, filled with mixed smells, and combined with the jolting of the train, Su Wanxing developed a mild fever when they got off at the transfer station.
By the time they reached the arranged guesthouse, their luggage had already been delivered.
Seeing Su Wanxing lying on the bed, Lu Chenyuan patiently applied a wet towel to her forehead again and again.
“I should send you back to Shanghai,” he said.
They hadn’t even reached the northwest yet, and she was already struggling. He couldn’t be so selfish.
The guilt and heartache in Lu Chenyuan’s eyes nearly overflowed.
“No! Wherever you go, I’m going with you,” Su Wanxing stubbornly refused.
“But you—”
“I’m really fine. It was just the stuffy train. Trust me.”
The more she insisted, the more Lu Chenyuan’s heart ached.
The woman he loved could have lived an easy, comfortable life in Shanghai, yet she was willing to suffer alongside him.
“Lu Chenyuan, I’m hungry.”
“Alright, I’ll go buy you some food. Rest well.”
Lu Chenyuan tucked her in, gently closed the door, and even went to the front desk to ask the staff to keep an eye on her.
Su Wanxing focused and entered her space, found some fever medicine in the stasis storage, swallowed it with Spiritual Spring water, and filled up a thermos while she was at it.
Just as she lay back down to rest, the door was suddenly knocked loudly.
“Who is it?”
The voice outside sounded urgent. “Comrade, something terrible happened! The male comrade who was just with you was hit by a car at the street corner! He’s bleeding a lot! Hurry and go check on him!”
Su Wanxing’s head buzzed. A wave of terror instantly engulfed her!
Ignoring her weak body, she didn’t even bother putting on her shoes and rushed to open the door.
A man in a guesthouse uniform stood outside, looking anxious. “Quick, come with me!”
“Take me there—now!”
Su Wanxing staggered as she followed him out.
Just as they rushed out of the guesthouse entrance, she saw a woman collapsed by the roadside.
The woman looked to be in her fifties, plainly dressed, clutching her chest with a pained expression.
Su Wanxing’s mind was full of Lu Chenyuan. She only glanced once before running forward—
But after just two steps, she turned back!
As medical personnel, she couldn’t ignore someone in need!
Su Wanxing patted the woman’s shoulder. “Auntie, auntie, can you hear me?”
The woman nodded.
Su Wanxing asked again, “Is your chest tight? Do you feel discomfort anywhere else?”
The woman shook her head.
Su Wanxing began examining her.
The guesthouse staff member urged anxiously, “Comrade, that male comrade was hit by a car—and you’re still—”
“I know!”
Su Wanxing shouted back.
It was also a reminder to herself not to panic.
Of course she wanted to fly to Lu Chenyuan’s side immediately, but there was also someone here who needed saving.
It would take at least ten minutes for an ambulance to reach the accident scene—and she believed she could save this woman within those ten minutes!
Lu Chenyuan, you must wait for me!
The woman was likely having an acute angina attack.
Su Wanxing immediately loosened the woman’s collar, took out medical alcohol from her space to disinfect her hands.
The staff member beside her thought his eyes were playing tricks on him.
That item… had it appeared out of thin air?
Su Wanxing’s movements were professional and efficient. After providing emergency treatment, she took out a small bottle of fast-acting heart pills from her space and fed them to the woman.
Soon, the woman’s complexion gradually improved.
“Auntie, you’re fine now. Lie here for a bit. When you can move, go back inside. I still need to go save someone!”
Su Wanxing stood up and looked at the staff member. “Hurry, take me there!”
Still reeling from shock, the staff member reacted half a beat too slow.
The two arrived at a secluded alley.
The alley stretched straight ahead with no exit at all.
Su Wanxing realized she had been tricked. She turned to run—but the way out was blocked by two men with shifty, rogue-like appearances.
She stared at the three of them warily. “What are you trying to do? Where’s Lu Chenyuan? Is he actually hurt or not?”
“Heh heh, pretty little thing, still thinking about another man?” one of them sneered. “Aren’t the three of us enough to make you happy?”
“We’ve been waiting for you for a long time! Come on—let big brothers here take good ‘care’ of you!”
The three closed in, reaching out to touch Su Wanxing’s face.
Su Wanxing clenched her fists tightly, her gaze resolute.
Suddenly, she grabbed two gleaming gold bars from her space and flung them hard onto the ground some distance away!
“Gold!”
The staff member reacted first!
“Gold falling from the sky?” one of the thugs picked one up, weighing it in his hand.
Damn—at least a hundred grams!
For a moment, all three forgot what they had come for, grinning ear to ear as they clutched the gold bars.
But there were only two bars—and three men.
They exchanged looks. The two holding the gold quickly stuffed them into their clothes.
The one left empty-handed lunged to snatch one.
“That’s mine!”
“Bullshit! I found it first!”
“Give it to me!”
The three immediately started fighting each other.
With a flick of her hand, Su Wanxing pulled a surgical scalpel and a bottle of high-concentration alcohol from her space.
She slashed at them with the scalpel, then sprayed alcohol over the wounds!
“Aaaargh—!”
Screams more piercing than a pig being slaughtered echoed through the alley.
Su Wanxing slashed them twice more with the scalpel.
As a doctor, she knew exactly which spots hurt the most while causing the least damage.
“Talk! Why did you trick me here?”
The thugs were in too much pain to answer.
Seeing their silence, Su Wanxing sprayed alcohol onto the wounds again.
Fresh waves of screams rang out.
“If you don’t talk, the next cut won’t be superficial!” Her gaze was sharp as a blade.
“I’ll talk, I’ll talk! It—it was Wang Xiaoliu who told us to!” one thug finally gave in.
“Who is Wang Xiaoliu?”
Su Wanxing was sure she didn’t know this person.
“He’s—the small boss of the photo studio in the southern part of Shanghai.”
“His wife has a grudge against you. She told us to sleep with you, said once you lost your purity, Lu Chenyuan definitely wouldn’t want you anymore…”