Chapter 182 Deep Virtual Reality 9

A hovercar was parked outside the balcony, and a cold, electronic voice announced, "Please put down your weapons and put your hands behind your head."

Xie Ning glanced at her arm, which she could no longer lift, then raised her face to reveal two tears that she had been holding back for a long time.

Four security guards jumped out of the police car and onto the balcony, cautiously surveying the scene inside, their guns pointed at Xie Ning, the only living person.

"Identity and name!"

Xie Ning coughed lightly, then said with a pale face, "My name is Xie Ning, and I am a graduate of the Leston Federal Institute of Technology. Four thugs broke into my house, and I fought back in self-defense."

However, the force was too great, and all the thugs died.

The security guards frowned as they looked at the scene inside the house, secretly shocked that Xie Ning had single-handedly fought four thugs and even killed them. However, they were all relieved when Xie Ning mentioned that she was a student at Leston Academy. Leston Academy had combat classes every year, and the students there were not all weaklings.

But the original owner of this body was a weakling; in combat class, she was just a punching bag.

A hovering machine flew to Xie Ning at the security guard's call and then scanned him. Xie Ning's identity was, of course, not a problem, but the other four people all had criminal records and seemed to be connected to gangs.

Xie Ning silently made a note of it. A female security guard stopped in front of Xie Ning and picked her up in her arms. "Ms. Xie, we will take you to the hospital first. Then we will need your cooperation in making a statement."

Seeing Xie Ning's pale face, the security guard assumed that Xie Ning was afraid of being punished, so he comforted her, "You acted in self-defense and did not violate any federal laws. It was just a matter of procedure. There's no need to worry too much."

Xie Ning was not worried at all. Article 23 of the Federal Criminal Code stipulates that any act taken to stop an ongoing unlawful infringement in order to protect the Federal Republic, the public interest, or the personal, property, and other rights of oneself or others from such infringement, and which causes harm to the perpetrator of the unlawful infringement, is considered legitimate self-defense and is not criminally liable.

Her worry was about the medical expenses; she only had a little over a thousand federal dollars left, and she didn't know if that would be enough to cover the costs...

When Xie Ning lay on the hospital bed again, she looked at Xia Yan, whose expression was cold and aloof, and was slightly surprised. "Dr. Xia, you also handle this kind of surgical procedure."

Isn't he the head of cardiothoracic surgery?

Xia Yan placed the machine plate on Xie Ning's shoulder, paused for a moment after hearing this, and then said, "Today is the weekend, I'm on duty, and I'm a general practitioner, not just a cardiothoracic surgeon."

He was expressing that being on duty in the orthopedics department was no big deal.

The truth is that he came specifically to deal with it after learning that Xie Ning had been hospitalized again.

"That really is fate." Xie Ning looked away, letting the tingling sensation spread across her shoulder. She didn't really believe in the word "fate."

The treatment was quick; in less than an hour, Xie Ning went to the security bureau with the security guards. Sitting in the closed interrogation room, Xie Ning glanced at the lie detector that the interrogator had just adjusted; she had never seen such a thing before.

But it's not a big problem. She doesn't lie. She just concealed some details, such as the fact that she deliberately killed those people to prevent future troubles.

After the interrogation, Xie Ning followed the female security guard through the long corridor and bumped into Zhan Lin, who had just returned from her shift, and a tall young man with a slightly bleeding bandage on his left arm.

Zhan Lin's eyes widened when she saw the bloodstains on Xie Ning's white nightgown. "What happened?"

Before Xie Ning could speak, the female security guard leading Xie Ning out glanced back and forth between the two and asked, "Do you know each other?"

"Of course I know her, Xie Ning is my roommate."

"Ah?" The female security guard clearly knew Zhan Lin as well, and looked at Zhan Lin with pity. "Zhan Lin, your house was burgled. Four thugs broke into your house, and this Ms. Xie almost lost her life on the spot."

They believed Xie Ning had some fighting skills, but they didn't think he could kill four thugs so easily, judging by the injuries he sustained.

Zhan Lin, whose home was raided: ...Then don't blame her for raiding their hideout.

"Xie Ning, wait for me in the lobby on the first floor. I'm going to ask for leave." Zhan Lin's tone was somewhat resentful. The young man standing next to her patted Zhan Lin's shoulder.

"What leave are you asking for? You're going on a mission."

The female security guard immediately understood, "Right, why would you need to ask for leave for this? You're giving up your perfect attendance record, aren't you? But it's a bit chaotic there, so be careful."

Of the four, only Xie Ning was completely confused. She vaguely understood a little bit, but she wasn't sure. However, she didn't make the mistake of asking immediately and planned to ask indirectly when there were only two of them.