He stared wide-eyed at the woman, his face filled with terror, and stammered, "But... I really can't guarantee that Zhu Hong won't say anything carelessly! What if she provides even the slightest bit of simple information to someone else? With Xia Xiong's abilities, he could easily trace it back to me. You can't just stand by and watch me fall into this predicament!"

However, the woman remained completely unmoved by the man's desperate pleas.

She rolled her eyes at the man with extreme impatience, her face full of disdain, and then coldly said, "You just need to grit your teeth and firmly claim that you know nothing about this, and emphasize that Zhu Hong has mental problems. That way, even if they have any doubts, they can't do anything to you!"

After saying this, the woman turned and left without hesitation, leaving the man standing alone. No matter how he shouted or panicked, the woman did not look back even once.

The two were discussing their next move in hushed tones, completely unaware that danger was lurking nearby.

Just as they were having a heated discussion, a pair of sharp eyes had already peered through the gaps in the crowd and locked onto them.

However, all of this happened so secretly that the parties involved were completely unaware of it.

As they finally finished their conversation and turned to leave, a tall, upright man slowly emerged from the slightly dilapidated public restroom next door.

He walked hurriedly, as if carrying some important mission, and quickly left the hospital in the opposite direction from the two of them.

It turns out that this mysterious man was named Lin Yu, and he was Xia Xiong's capable subordinate who was carefully arranged to protect Xia Jianguo's safety.

Originally, he should have been focused on protecting Xia Jianguo, but by a twist of fate, he overheard the shocking conversation.

At this moment, his heart was like a stormy sea, with all sorts of thoughts rushing in.

After a brief but intense period of deliberation, Lin Yu finally made up his mind to report the matter to Xia Xiong as soon as possible.

Although he knew he bore the heavy responsibility of protecting Xia Jianguo, he also understood that there were other people in the hospital who could temporarily take over his work. As long as he acted quickly enough, leaving for a short while shouldn't cause any major problems.

Without hesitation, he strode off toward where Xia Xiong was.

When Lin Yu rushed back, panting, Xia Xiong was sitting around the table with his eldest daughter, Xia Shuyu, discussing seriously how to investigate the things Xia Wan had said in more depth.

When Xia Xiong suddenly saw Lin Yu rushing in, his heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition instantly welled up in his mind.

Xia Xiong's expression suddenly turned serious. He stood up abruptly before he could even sit up properly, and rushed to Lin Yu with a tense expression, asking anxiously, "Lin Yu, why are you back at this time? Did something happen to Jian Guo?"

Lin Yu was breathing heavily, his chest rising and falling with each breath. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and waved to the upright-sitting leader in front of him, saying in a slightly hoarse voice:

"Sir, Comrade Xia Jianguo's condition is currently stable, and there are no major problems for the time being. However, I rushed back this time because there are other extremely important matters that I must report to you in person!"

Hearing this, Xia Shuyu, who was sitting to the side, quickly stood up from her seat. A hint of doubt appeared in her beautiful eyes as she asked softly, "Is it something that's inconvenient for me to hear? If necessary, I can excuse myself for a moment."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but glance at Lin Yu again, only to see that his expression seemed somewhat complicated, which made her wonder if some confidential matter had occurred within the military.

Lin Yu took a deep breath, trying to calm his slightly agitated emotions, and then slowly shook his head, indicating that Xia Shuyu did not need to leave.

He then recounted without reservation the series of unusual events he had observed in the hospital to Xia Xiong and Xia Shuyu.

These anomalies include not only the suspicious movements of some medical staff, but also some unusual drug usage records and other details.

Xia Xiong listened attentively to Lin Yu's narration. As he learned more, his originally serious face became increasingly gloomy, like the oppressive and heavy sky before a storm.

Without realizing it, his fist was clenched tightly, and his knuckles began to turn white from the force.

When Lin Yu mentioned one of the key figures, Xia Xiong couldn't help but interrupt, "The woman you just mentioned, is she Shuhua's sister-in-law?"

Xia Shuyu, too, had her brows furrowed in thought.

After a moment, she looked up and analyzed with a hint of confusion in her voice, "You mean Zhao Ling? Logically speaking, she shouldn't have thought of plotting to frame Jianguo... Could there be some misunderstanding here?"

"This is what I didn't have a chance to tell you earlier: yesterday, Xia Jianlin actually went to the ward where Jianguo was staying. However, the person who revealed this information to him..."

As Xia Xiong spoke, he gently rubbed his temples. His slightly haggard and tired face seemed to bear a heavy burden.

Then, he slowly recounted all the details he had heard at the hospital and the information he had just obtained from his investigation.

Xia Xiong had always believed that as long as the few remaining key figures in the Guo family were dealt with properly, all problems would be easily solved. However, he never expected that before the Guo family's affairs were completely resolved, internal strife would break out within his own family.

Faced with such a difficult situation, he felt utterly exhausted and miserable.

At this moment, Xia Shuyu, who had been silent all along, finally broke the deadlock after some deep thought and said softly, "Dad, why don't I go and ask Shuhua what happened? In my opinion, Shuhua has always been cautious in her actions and would never make such a low-level mistake easily. Perhaps, this was caused by those restless guys in the Zhao family acting on their own."

After all, Shuhua and her husband's family have never had a good relationship. If her husband hadn't been a responsible person, the two of them probably wouldn't have gotten together!

Thinking of those short-sighted members of the Zhao family, Xia Shuyu's eyes showed disgust.

They always thought the Xia family only had the three sisters, and they were hoping to take advantage of the situation. Now that they heard Jianguo had been found, they couldn't be sure they wouldn't do something underhanded.

The more Xia Shuyu thought about it, the more she realized that this was indeed the case.

Xia Xiong paused for a moment, then spoke up, instructing, "Investigate this discreetly!"