Chapter 66
Xun Jiang's knocking interrupted their pre-sleep exchange of clues, and Chi Xia hung up the call to open the door.
"Dr. Xun?"
Xun Jiang stood at the door with a cup of hot milk in his hand. "I warmed this up for you. Drink it so you can sleep better."
Xun Jiang had just taken a shower, his half-dry hair disheveled and covering his forehead. Xin Ran had a bedroom for him, where his personal belongings were always kept. Now he had changed into his pajamas. Looking at him like this, Chi Xia thought of an old internet slang term: "male mother."
She suppressed the fleeting thoughts that popped into her mind and adopted her usual indifference. "Does Xin Ran have one?"
Xun Jiang's smiling face immediately turned stern. "He won't get any. The little brat is disobedient."
Having something that no one else has, Chi Xia reached out and took it, saying, "Thank you."
The two stood at the door, one unwilling to leave and the other unable to retreat. Chi Xia turned her head slightly and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Xun Jiang looked at her, a warm smile slowly returning to his face. "Could I invite you to come out and sit for a while?"
Chi Xia drank the milk in front of him, put the cup on the small table in the room, and said, "Okay."
"Put on a jacket, it's getting chilly at night now that it's autumn." At Xun Jiang's suggestion, Chi Xia turned back and put on a black jacket. Xun Jiang glanced at her ugly workwear jacket but didn't say anything.
The two sat on the third floor, on a small balcony by the window. The streetlights outside cast dappled light and shadows as the branches of the trees swayed.
"You and Xin Ran are very similar; you both have many secrets."
Chi Xia was surprised that Xun Jiang could speak so bluntly. She was adjusting her coat when she heard this and looked up to meet Xun Jiang's gentle eyes. He continued, "I just advised him to quit his job at the Magic Fishing Academy, but he didn't agree. I want to ask, don't you two realize that something is wrong with the Magic Fishing Academy?"
Just a moment ago, Xin Ran shared Xun Jiang's observations with her, so hearing such remarks now was not surprising.
Chi Xia looked at Xun Jiang calmly, "Does Dr. Xun want to persuade me to quit my job now?"
Xun Jiang remained silent for a moment, then turned his head slightly to look out the window under Chi Xia's calm and composed gaze. "I couldn't even persuade Xin Ran, let alone convince you. It's just that the feeling of powerlessness of seeing danger but being unable to do anything makes me very uneasy."
He turned back to look at Chi Xia, "Xia, is there no possibility for me to stay with you?"
The topic shifted so abruptly that Chi Xia was momentarily speechless.
Xun Jiang smiled faintly, "I told you you're a lot like Xin Ran. Xin Ran told me he would never marry or have children, and if something happened to him, he told me not to claim his body, to pretend I didn't know him. Xia, I've observed you. You're a loner with no relatives or friends. Are you an orphan like Xin Ran, and do you both have that kind of fearless determination? I might be Xin Ran's only bond, but what about you? Do you still have any bonds?"
If it were anyone else, Chi Xia might have gotten up and left immediately. But Xun Jiang, even the fine lines under his eyes were gentle. He was so open and honest with someone he had only known for a short time, let alone Xin Ran.
With such an older brother, Xin Ran worked hard to move to a bigger house, took good care of the house as if it were uninhabited, and made a will early to leave everything to Xun Jiang. Suddenly, everything made sense.
Who can live in this world without any burdens?
Chi Xia: "Sometimes, bonds aren't limited to a specific person; they might be a responsibility."
Twilight died, and Dawn was besieged by Music. Dawn is an organization that trains cold-blooded killers, but Twilight was tortured to the point of wishing he were dead, yet he did not betray his comrades. He even used every means to destroy the Dawn One-Way Private Domain that Music had stolen, keeping the number of Dawn's casualties to 43. Isn't this a kind of integrity as an assassin?
If Mu Se, who is ranked tenth, has done so much, how could she, who is ranked third, just sit idly by?
Although she was merely a ruthless killer with little moral compass, she used the guise of punishing evil to recruit the greedy and lustful Zhang Peng as a spy; she had an agent who poisoned his idol, leaving him still on the brink of death; she used the most disgusting methods to humiliate the killer and recorded the acts; she even extended her reach into the education sector, plunging a group of underage children into misery as bait…
She wasn't noble, but she couldn't stand by and watch such a disgusting organization devour Dawn. She wanted to tear off the hypocritical mask of the music, drag out the person behind it all, and crush their ugly face!
Xun Jiang frowned slightly. "Xia, what responsibility could be more important than a person's life?"
It's about the lives of many more innocent people. Chi Xia smiled faintly, "Dr. Xun, why did you become a doctor? If one day you stop being a doctor, what will you do?"
Xun Jiang was stunned. After a few seconds, he said truthfully, "I only learned medical skills. If I weren't a doctor, I wouldn't know what I should do."
Chi Xia: "If you apply your line of thinking to me and Xin Ran, maybe that's the answer you're looking for."
Xun Jiang was speechless for a long time. He looked at the girl in front of him silently. She was only in her early twenties. How could she speak so clearly?
What she went through, perhaps her journey was no easier than Xin Ran's.
Chi Xia stood up. "Dr. Xun, please rest. I have to teach tomorrow. Those students have a bunch of questions waiting to test my professionalism."
Xun Jiang stood up and asked urgently, "Will those students become a burden to you, making you... value your life?"
Those students were mischievous and often harbored bad intentions. Some were exceptionally talented, some were ambitious, and some were hypocritical. They were all so vibrant, sitting under the podium, looking at her with their clear and sincere eyes, and calling her teacher.
Chi Xia smiled and answered steadily, "Yes. I really like the role of a guardian. Dr. Xun, let me correct you, I value my life."
Xun Jiang smiled and said, "From now on, just like Xin Ran, call me Brother Xun Jiang."
Chi Xia smiled and turned around, "Good night, Brother Xun Jiang."
"Are you really not planning to try sleeping together?" Xun Jiang blurted out, seemingly back to that straight man who asked if he wanted to be in a relationship on their third meeting.
Chi Xia smiled brightly, "I called you 'brother,' and you asked a question like a human being?"
Xun Jiang smiled too, the fine lines at the corners of his eyes looking real and vivid. "Good night, sweet dreams."
The next day, what woke everyone up before the alarm clock was Xun Jiang's excellent cooking. The aroma of his boiling dumpling pot wafted outside the window. After each of the three of them ate a bowl of steaming, sweet shrimp dumplings, the start of a wonderful day became a reality.
Xun Jiang drove to the hospital, while Xin Ran drove Chi Xia to the academy in the small hospital car he had picked up from the academy and had no intention of returning.
As the car drove into the underground parking garage, Chi Xia was unbuckling her seatbelt when her communicator rang. It was Ye Feng.
"Young Master Ye?"
"I see your car. Get out, I'll wait for you in my car."
After saying that, the call was disconnected. Chi Xia frowned slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable with Ye Feng's sudden conciseness.
Chi Xia wasn't wearing headphones, so she spoke through the speakers. After listening, Xin Ran asked, "Should I wait for you?"
Chi Xia: "No need."
After the two parted ways, Chi Xia found Ye Feng's private parking space. The luxury car offered good privacy, and it was impossible to see what was happening inside from the outside. Chi Xia raised her hand and knocked on the car window. Hearing the sound of the lock opening, she reached out to open the car door.
The gun muzzle in the monoculars was pointed at Chi Xia's forehead. In addition, there were two people in the back seat firing biochemical toxins. The three of them were all dressed in black and fully armed, wearing special gas masks, as if they were about to face a powerful biochemical monster.
"Sizzle!"
A sharp screech, like a long sword, pierced the tranquility of the underground parking garage. Chi Xia's hand paused as she opened the car door, her foot instinctively bracing itself. In the instant she turned her head to search for the source of the sound, the luxury car's door sprang open on its own. At the same time, the car that had been rampaging into the underground parking garage like a mad beast rolled down its windows as it frequently switched between the accelerator and the brake.
"Get out of there!"
Ye Feng's extremely anxious face appeared in another car. He shouted at Chi Xia, and at the same time, he saw the horrifying scene that appeared after the car door popped open on the other side. His eyes widened, and before he could even shout, he pulled out his gun and pulled the trigger directly at the person behind Chi Xia.
How fast is Chi Xia's reaction?
On the still-open window of the luxury car, she was like a blur, her long legs leaping into the air, kicking out and sweeping the gun from the driver's hand. She folded her upper body, reaching out with one hand at an exaggerated angle, grabbing the man by the collar, and with a "snap" like drawing a knife, she lifted the seated man out, blocking Ye Feng's uncertain shot. Then, using her other hand to brace herself against the center console, she flipped her legs and launched herself forward, kicking away the biochemical toxin that was already being sprayed towards her.
For Chi Xia, it was a slow-motion, practiced muscle memory, but for others, it was deadly. The three people in the luxury car were stunned. The attack was just a subconscious action. No one could have imagined that in such a limited and narrow space as the car, one person could complete so many difficult and continuous actions at the same time, and the key was that she hit the target every time.
Thick, toxic smoke instantly filled the car. Chi Xia tumbled off the train like a spinning top, and as she rolled on the ground, she snatched the pistol from the man whose fate was unknown. As she crouched down and stood up, she aimed at the luxury car's fuel tank and detonated it with a single shot.
"Bang!"
The enormous roar slammed into a group of vehicles in the underground parking garage, causing them to scream and wail. The person struck by the blast instinctively tried to get up and take cover, but the explosion was too rapid. He crashed to the ground amidst the flames, like a dead toad being slammed to the ground.
Ye Feng was initially shocked. He knew Chi Xia was a hidden talent, but he didn't realize she possessed such a terrifying level of skill. He hurriedly got out of the car and ran towards Chi Xia, grabbing the person on the ground and pulling him up. His voice was trembling with anxiety as he asked, "Are you alright?"
Chi Xia slowly exhaled, shook her head, and at the same time shoved Ye Feng's hand away, walking towards the person who was barely breathing on the ground. Ye Feng followed and was about to squat down to check on him when Chi Xia grabbed him, saying, "Don't touch him, be careful of infection."
After persuading Ye Feng to stop, Chi Xia didn't say much. He shot the person who was still panting heavily in the back, right in the heart. Watching the person writhe and struggle in pain on the ground, Chi Xia shot him in the head again until the person was stiff and motionless. Chi Xia looked down at the mixture of brains and flesh splattered on his shoes and seemed somewhat speechless.
"Call someone to handle it."
Ye Feng noticed that her usually clean and tidy black work clothes were now covered in dust, and instinctively raised his hand to brush it off for her. Chi Xia blocked his hand with her gun, saying, "No need, I'll go take a shower and change."
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
Before the two had even left the underground parking garage, several cars filed in. Ye Feng glanced at the license plates and said, "They're mine."
Thinking of something, Chi Xia turned around and glanced at the boy who was following her closely. "Did you run a red light?"
Ye Feng relaxed his tense shoulders. "I'm afraid I won't make it in time. I don't want anything to happen to you."
Chi Xia nodded, a faint smile playing on her lips. "Very timely, thank you."
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