Chapter 592: Serious case!

"Thud!" Lei Xiaotian landed instantly.

His landing sound was slight, yet in the silent ward it was unusually clear.

The six officers snapped to attention instantly, jerking their heads around...

The six officers' gazes locked in unison on the suddenly appearing Lei Xiaotian.

The six officers' eyes were filled with shock and vigilance!

"Who are you?!" an officer shouted sternly, his words not yet finished…

The six officers simultaneously reached for their waists to draw their guns, movements swift…

But Lei Xiaotian's movements were even faster!

In the instant of landing, Lei Xiaotian's right hand had already reached into his work uniform's inner pocket... and drew out a cold, gleaming short dagger!

The blade was narrow, long, and sharp, casting a chilling gleam under the ward's lights.

Facing the officers' gun-drawing motion, Lei Xiaotian showed no panic…

Lei Xiaotian stepped sharply sideways, his body gliding left like a ghost!

He precisely dodged the bullet fired first by one officer!

"Bang!" The bullet grazed Lei Xiaotian's shoulder and flew past…

The bullet slammed into the wall, spraying fragments.

While dodging the bullet, Lei Xiaotian had already closed in!

Lei Xiaotian's short dagger, whistling with fierce force, thrust straight toward the chest of the officer who had just fired!

That officer had just fired a shot and hadn't yet had time to adjust his aim…

Then a flash of blade light, and a sharp pain erupted in his chest!

The officer's pupils contracted sharply, he spat a mouthful of blood, and his body slumped down…

The officer's handgun clattered to the floor with a clang.

Another officer had just drawn his gun and hadn't yet had time to pull the trigger…

Lei Xiaotian had already turned and lunged to his front!

Only see Lei Xiaotian snap his wrist upward, the short dagger flashing cold light as it swept out!

"Swish!"

That slash cleanly severed the officer's gun-wielding wrist!

"Ah……!" A piercing scream echoed through the ward!

The severed wrist, still gripping the handgun, fell to the ground together…

Blood spurted from the wound like a fountain.

Lei Xiaotian's eyes held no pity, his strike merciless.

After taking down those two, his figure did not stop…

Lei Xiaotian, like a tiger among sheep, charged at the remaining four officers!

The short dagger in his hand was like a scythe of the grim reaper, each swing precise and vicious—either a straight thrust to vital points or a horizontal sweep across meridians.

One officer tried to raise his gun to shoot, but Lei Xiaotian kicked his wrist, sending the gun flying;

another officer swung his baton to block, but Lei Xiaotian cleaved it in half with a stroke…

Immediately afterward the dagger followed through, stabbing into his lower abdomen!

Screams, bone-breaking sounds, and blood-spatter noises intertwined…

In just a dozen seconds, the ward turned into a hellish battlefield.

Finally, the last officer was pierced in the chest by Lei Xiaotian's blade and fell rigidly to the ground.

The six fully armed officers all lay in pools of blood, on the brink of death…

Blood spatter covered the floor and walls of the ward, the air thick with a heavy stench of blood, shocking to behold.

Lei Xiaotian slowly straightened his body, the short dagger in his hand dripping blood.

His shoulder bandage was already soaked with blood, his face somewhat pallid from blood loss and intense exertion.

Yet Lei Xiaotian's eyes remained scarlet, filled with killing intent.

He spared no glance for the officers on the floor, instead heading straight for Lei Chen Zhou on the hospital bed…

Lei Chen Zhou on the bed, though severely wounded, could barely move a finger…

But, hearing the fighting and screams in the ward, he mustered all his strength to slit open an eye.

When he saw the figure approaching him was his father, Lei Xiaotian…

Lei Chen Zhou's murky eyes… instantly sparked a glimmer of light.

Beneath Lei Chen Zhou's oxygen mask… his lips trembled slightly.

Lei Chen Zhou slowly lifted his hand, cuffed and shackled…

Lei Chen Zhou's hoarse, broken voice came through the mask:

"Dad……dad……"

Lei Xiaotian quickly walked to the bedside…

Seeing his son in such a frail state, the killing intent in his eyes surged.

Lei Xiaotian raised his hand… gently wiping the cold sweat from his son's cheek.

Lei Xiaotian reached out… removed the oxygen mask from Lei Chen Zhou's face, and said in a low voice: "Chen Zhou, don't be afraid, Dad's come to save you!"

"Dad……" Lei Chen Zhou, now free of the oxygen mask, breathed ever more rapidly.

Lei Xiaotian looked at his son, wounded to this extent, and gritted his teeth.

Lei Xiaotian's hand gripping the dagger trembled slightly from anger as he gritted his teeth and asked: "Chen Zhou, tell Dad who did this to you? I will surely avenge you!"

When mentioning the person who hurt him, his son Lei Chen Zhou's eyes flashed with a hint of fear……

Immediately, resentment replaced it; he trembled and uttered two words: "It… it's that Lin Yuan……"

"Lin Yuan?" Lei Xiaotian's eyes narrowed, and his hostile aura surged instantly!

"Isn't he the one who uses hidden weapons and has ruined many of our affairs, Lin Yuan?"

Lei Chen Zhou nodded with difficulty; every movement tugged at his wounds all over his body.

Lei Chen Zhou was in such pain that cold sweat poured from his forehead: "It's him… he wounded me with those strange silver needles… and even ruined my meridians……"

"Good! Good one, Lin Yuan!" Lei Xiaotian laughed angrily.

The killing intent in Lei Xiaotian's eyes almost condensed into substance!

Lei Xiaotian clenched his fists tightly, grinding his teeth as he let out a low growl.

"Lin Yuan, you wait for me! Today's grudge, I will repay it a hundredfold! I will surely tear you to shreds to avenge my son!"

Just then……

"Thump thump thump……" A hurried footsteps…… came from the corridor outside the ward.

Outside in the corridor, accompanied by the shouts of police officers: "What's going on in there?! I heard gunshots and screams! Open the door quickly!"

The footsteps grew closer……

Obviously, the patrolling officers outside noticed the abnormality…… and were rushing this way.

Lei Xiaotian's face changed, and he silently cursed, "Damn it!"

The time to rescue his son was even more urgent than expected.

Outside, the police had already heard the commotion inside.

Lei Xiaotian hesitated no longer and yanked out all the tubes connected to Lei Chen Zhou's body.

Afterwards, Lei Xiaotian pulled out the tools he carried and, in a few quick moves, pried open the handcuffs and shackles locked on Lei Chen Zhou's wrists and ankles.

Lei Xiaotian quickly locked the ward door from the inside, preventing anyone outside from entering.

"Chen Zhou, hold on tight, Dad!" Lei Xiaotian said, bending down.

Lei Xiaotian carefully…… yet extremely swiftly, lifted his son Lei Chen Zhou into his arms.

He used one arm to firmly shield his body, and with the other hand picked up a short dagger from the ground and tucked it at his waist.

Lei Xiaotian looked up…… toward the open ventilation duct on the ceiling, exactly the spot he had just jumped down from.

At this moment, the ward door began to reverberate with violent pounding!

The "bang bang bang!" sound shook people's eardrums painfully.

Lei Xiaotian held his son Lei Chen Zhou and hurried to beneath the ventilation duct.

Lei Xiaotian stepped on the hospital stretcher inside the ward and launched himself upward with explosive force!

He brought his son…… and together they squeezed into the narrow ventilation duct.

Just after crawling in, Lei Xiaotian immediately replaced the cover, leaving only a slit to observe the outside.

The ventilation duct was already cramped, and with a person in his arms it became unbearably crowded.

Lei Chen Zhou leaned against his father's chest, weakly panting.

Lei Xiaotian held his breath, listening to the tremendous crash as the ward door was forced open and the policemen's cries……

Inside the ventilation duct, Lei Xiaotian's eyes turned sinister as he ascertained the direction……

He led his son, crawling forward slowly, moving along the pre‑planned escape route……

"Clang……!" Just as Lei Xiaotian replaced the ventilation cover……

The ward door was forcibly smashed open by the police, shards of wood flying everywhere.

Over a dozen fully armed police officers poured in!

The police raised their guns, warily scanning the entire scene……

But when they took in the sight inside the ward, everyone froze on the spot, their eyes filled with incredulous shock!

Six policemen's broken bodies lay scattered across the floor……

Blood soaked the floor, seeping along the cracks……

The stench of blood in the air was so strong it made one want to vomit.

"How… how did this happen?!" a young officer exclaimed, his voice trembling, his grip on the gun shaking slightly.

They had never imagined, before rushing in, that they would encounter such a horrific scene.

On the hospital bed, the serious criminal Lei Chen Zhou had already vanished!

This means, someone has hijacked the hospital?!

The team leader, the police chief, suppressed his shock and anger, quickly walking over to a patrolman still faintly breathing……

The captain was about to bend down to examine……

But that patrolman, using his last ounce of strength, lifted his hand and pointed to the ventilation duct above, then his head slumped and he completely lost consciousness.

"Ventilation duct! The suspect is up there!" the police chief instantly realized and shouted loudly.

All officers immediately turned their guns, aiming in unison at the ventilation duct cover on the ceiling.

"Bang bang bang……"

The rapid gunfire instantly echoed through the ward, bullets raining down on the cover, shredding the old panel into countless holes and scattering wood chips.

But their shooting was ultimately a step too late.

Lei Xiaotian had already brought his son crawling several meters along the ventilation duct; the dust inside was shaken loose by the gunfire, yet it did not affect his speed at all.

"Captain! They've already crawled deep into the duct! I'll go after them!" a relatively slender officer shouted, immediately dropping his gun.

That officer stepped onto the stretcher, climbed onto the windowsill, forcefully lifted the shattered cover, and was about to crawl into the ventilation duct to pursue.

The police chief was about to stop him, warning that the duct was narrow and dangerous……

But that police officer had already eagerly darted inside, leaving only a swaying silhouette……

Everyone in the ward held their breath, staring intently at the ventilation shaft opening, awaiting news of a successful pursuit.

But as time ticked by, aside from a few muffled crawling sounds from inside the duct, there was no other movement.

"How's it going? Did you catch him?" the Captain shouted sternly at the duct opening, but received no reply.

After another agonizing two minutes, the duct remained utterly silent.

The Captain's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition rose.

The Captain immediately ordered: "Send two more people in to check! Watch your safety!"

Two officers responded, stepping forward and carefully crawling into the ventilation duct……

Not long after, their stifled cries came from inside the duct: "Captain! It's terrible… he… he's dead!"

Everyone's faces turned pale, and when the two officers carried out their comrade's body, everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.

The pursuing officer had a ferocious wound on his neck……

Fresh blood stained his uniform……

Obviously, he had been ambushed inside the duct and killed with a single blade.

The narrow ventilation duct was Lei Xiaotian's preset ambush point; any officer rashly pursuing would be walking straight into a trap.

"Damn it!" the Captain cursed, feeling both angry and pained, and slammed his fist hard into the wall.

He knew this martial arts group was not only ferocious but also highly counter‑surveillance‑savvy—sending more people after them recklessly would only increase casualties.

The Captain immediately grabbed the walkie‑talkie and barked into the microphone:

"All units, note! The suspect is fleeing with a seriously injured person through the ventilation duct—immediately seal off all hospital entrances and exits, stairwells, and elevators! Notify patrol units on every floor to thoroughly search the areas around the ventilation ducts! Additionally, request backup and lock down the entire hospital!"

A unified response came from the other end of the walkie‑talkie.

Inside the hospital, a tense state of alert descended instantly.

The officers each performed their duties, swiftly sealing off all key areas……

The police forces launched a dragnet search of the hospital!

Sirens and shouts rose and fell, turning the formerly noisy hospital into a place of panic.

But all of this…… was exactly as Lei Xiaotian had anticipated.

He brought his son Lei Chen Zhou…… and after crawling a short distance in the ventilation duct, he found the pre‑marked exit.

A ventilation shaft located in the hospital's logistics area.

Lei Xiaotian carefully lifted the cover……

After confirming no one was around, Lei Xiaotian brought his son down, landing steadily on the ground.

Below, two core lieutenants of the Thunder Tiger Gate were already waiting.

Seeing the Gang Leader arrive safely with his son, they immediately stepped forward to receive him.

"Gang Leader!" the two greeted softly, their eyes full of respect.

Lei Xiaotian handed Lei Chen Zhou to one of his aides for support, then ordered in a low voice: "Hurry, follow the plan into the sewer tunnel!"

The three hurried to an abandoned storage room in the logistics area……

The aide moved the wooden crate piled in the corner, revealing a rust‑covered manhole cover.

Opening the cover, a stench of foul odor rushed out……

Below lay the hospital's sewer tunnel.

Although the tunnel was dark, damp, and filled with flowing sewage, it was wide enough for two to walk side by side……

This was a retreat route Lei Xiaotian had surveyed long ago.

"Go!" Lei Xiaotian said without hesitation, taking the lead into the tunnel.

The two aides supported the weak Lei Chen Zhou and followed closely behind……

After the group entered the tunnel, they immediately replaced the cover, restoring it to its original state and erasing all traces.

The tunnel was pitch black; only the faint beams from the strong flashlights carried by the few Thunder Tiger Gate members illuminated the muddy road ahead.

They trudged forward through the sewage, each step deep or shallow……

The icy sewage rose to their ankles, emitting a nauseating stench……

Yet nobody cared.

Lei Xiaotian walked in front, vigilantly observing the surroundings……

Several aides guarded Lei Chen Zhou from behind, doing their best to avoid obstacles in the tunnel.

……

Meanwhile, reinforcements kept arriving outside the hospital.

The police encircled the entire hospital, leaving no gaps.

The police not only sealed all entrances and exits but also brought in police dogs to search the surrounding area……

But they never imagined……

That Lei Xiaotian would choose such a concealed, filthy sewer tunnel as his escape route……

……

Several minutes later……

Lei Xiaotian led his son and his aides forward along the sewer tunnel, successfully passing beyond the hospital's perimeter and reaching the tunnel's other exit……

An abandoned discharge outlet in the city's suburbs.

When the few of them emerged from the outlet……

Outside, an inconspicuous minivan was already waiting.

"Gang Leader, get in!" the Thunder Tiger Gate member in the driver's seat immediately flung open the door and shouted softly.

Lei Xiaotian brought everyone onto the vehicle quickly; the minivan instantly started, sped off toward the distance, and soon disappeared into the suburban highway……

Meanwhile, the lockdown search inside the hospital was still being carried out tightly……

The police were never able to find Lei Xiaotian's whereabouts, leaving only the gruesome scene filling the ward and endless fury.

……

At the same time, Su Group.

Lin Yuan was sitting in the office, handling risk-control-related documents.

But just then, the phone on the desk suddenly rang sharply, breaking the tranquility.

Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly, catching sight of the three jumping characters "Mu Lingxue" on the screen?

A faint premonition instantly arose in Lin Yuan's heart??

That strong sense of unease from before was likely about to come true.

He hesitated not at all, immediately picking up the phone to answer the call.

Lin Yuan said in a solemn voice: "Hello, Officer Mu."

Just as the call connected, Mu Lingxue's anxious voice, clearly panting, came from the earpiece:

"Lin Yuan, something big has happened!!"