Upon witnessing this scene, everyone gasped in surprise, and their previous drunkenness vanished instantly.
"Seal off all exits immediately!"
Susan decisively issued the order.
The guards acted swiftly, spreading out as ordered to tightly surround Susan's mansion, ensuring that no one could easily enter or leave.
Qian Chuan rushed forward without hesitation, carefully lifted Chuan Liu's weak body, and steadily carried her horizontally in his arms.
"Susan, get out of here!"
His tone revealed his anxiety and concern.
Chuanliu's condition clearly required immediate treatment. Going further into the backyard might aggravate her wound, making Susan's villa, the closest to them, the best place for treatment.
Susan didn't care about anything else at the moment, quickly nodded, and led everyone into the villa.
The girl weakly opened her eyes as she lay on the bed.
Wang Shuo quickly asked, "What happened? Who did this to you?"
The girl opened her mouth with difficulty, as if she wanted to speak, but her voice was so hoarse due to the severity of her injuries that it was almost inaudible.
"Cough, cough."
She coughed violently, pointing laboriously to the door with one hand, her eyes filled with fear.
Qian Chuan lowered his brows and said in a deep voice to Wang Shuo, "Shuo, have your men search outside. Don't let any suspicious people escape."
Wang Shuo nodded solemnly and immediately ran out.
Such a serious incident occurring in the official residential area of the City of Hearts should be enough to make everyone take it seriously.
At this moment, the river finally made a sound.
As if due to intense pain, her delicate eyebrows were tightly knitted together, and her pale lips parted and closed, "Nine, Nine Long."
"You're saying Jiulong injured you?"
Susan's voice was serious but tinged with doubt.
From her perspective, Jiulong had no reason to harm Chuanliu. Even if he really wanted to harm her, he wouldn't target an outsider from Cube City first, let alone someone in a high position like Chuanliu.
Isn't this just stirring up trouble?
However, the bloody scene before her eyes forced Susan to believe that Jiulong had acted ahead of time, and had become so bold as to target "10 of Diamonds".
Chuanliu coughed twice more, then suddenly grabbed Qian Chuan's hand, his voice tinged with fear.
"Quickly, send someone to stop him! Jiulong said he brought a lot of people and is going to harm Sister Susan!"
"What? How did you know?" Susan was taken aback.
If what the girl said is true, then it means that Jiulong deliberately let the girl come back to challenge her.
Chuanliu said anxiously, “Jiulong told me that he knew Sister Susan had hired thugs from Spade City. He said, ‘If you’re ruthless, don’t blame me for being unjust.’”
Susan stood up angrily, her eyes blazing with fury. "That bastard Jiulong, he's got all the inside information! I hired thugs to keep an eye on him, and he's turning around and blaming me!"
Qian Chuan, as if remembering something, asked, "Aren't He Da Dong and Zhuang Qiang still in the red-light district?"
Susan glanced at her subordinate, who quickly replied, "Our men saw them rushing back this morning."
This news undoubtedly confirms what Chuanliu said once again.
After thinking for a moment, Qian Chuan said to Susan, "Here's what we'll do. I'll have Wang Shuo take his men to investigate Jiulong's strength first, and I'll bring your men to support them later."
Susan nodded and gestured to the head guard behind her. The head guard immediately gathered his men, leaving four to protect Susan while the rest left with Qian Chuan.
Susan's room fell silent again.
Only Susan, Zhuiming, Chuanliu, and the four guards remained in the room.
"Cough, cough."
The quiet atmosphere was constantly interrupted by a stream of violent coughing, which was quite alarming.
Susan asked Zhuiming to help Chuanliu sit up.
"Come on, take your medicine and I'll check your injuries again."
Susan handed over the painkillers and water, and frowned as she looked at the blood-soaked clothes.
"Thank you, Susan. I feel much better."
Chuanliu's complexion had improved somewhat, except that his face was still pale and the blood in his abdomen had stopped flowing out.
Susan originally wanted to lift Chuanliu's clothes to take a closer look, but when her hand approached the girl, the latter grabbed it tightly.
The girl held Susan's hand with gratitude, the cold fingers making Susan shudder.
"I'm sorry, Susan, I've caused you trouble."
Chuanliu's tone was full of apology. She coughed lightly twice and lowered her eyes sadly.
Susan quickly shook her head. "In the end, Jiulong came for me too. I'm the one who dragged you into this."
Rationally, Susan felt that Jiulong wouldn't act so impulsively. Seeing that Chuanliu had calmed down considerably, she asked carefully, "But why did you see Jiulong? Why would he attack you for no reason?"
The girl tried to suppress her weakness and said, "Tonight, I was wandering around the manor. I don't know where I ended up. I think I got lost. It was a... maze-like thicket."
Susan nodded in agreement. "There's a jungle maze behind the manor... so that's where you met Jiulong?"
Chuanliu nodded, then shook his head. "Yes, no... I shouldn't say I encountered him. It seemed like he was following me? I don't know. After I got lost, I suddenly saw him inside. He didn't seem surprised at all by my arrival. Then, he told me..."
The girl paused, as if trying to regulate her breathing, "He asked me if I was one of your people, Sister Susan, and whether I came to Red Peach City this time to impeach him to the management together with you."
Susan said resentfully, "Is Jiulong so obsessed with power that he's gone mad? Why would I impeach him?"
Chuanliu continued, “I also told him that you are not that kind of person. But Jiulong told me that the red-light district generates the majority of the profits in Red Peach City every year, and you are coveting his achievements and afraid that he will replace you.”
Susan didn't say anything.
She had to admit that, to some extent, Jiulong was right.
But as for the idea of getting rid of Jiulong, she certainly didn't have it before this incident.
Chuanliu continued, "Jiulong said he could offer me three times the price you asked for, inviting me to cooperate with him. All I need to do is support him with the resources of 'Cube 10' and persuade the upper management of Cube to integrate the business matrix between the red-light district and Cube City."
Susan scoffed, "He's dreaming."
The girl nodded gently. "I told him that my relationship with Susan was completely innocent and there was no conflict of interest between us. But Jiulong didn't believe me. He thought I was rejecting him, so... he planned to silence me."
Hearing this, Susan felt even more pity for the girl in front of her.
She sat on the edge of the bed, gently wiping the beads of sweat streaming down her forehead with a tissue.
Just then, the latter suddenly pulled her sharply towards him, shouting anxiously:
"Sister Susan, watch out!"
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