Chapter 769: Shadow Reappears in the Jianghu

Chen Xiaolin came over to take a look; Liu Guangfu was covered in blood, his face as white as paper. She hurriedly shouted, "Dad! He's injured, let's rush him to the hospital!"

Liu Guangfu looked at Chen Xiaolin weakly, his lips trembling as he spoke: "I'm sorry... Xiaolin, I was wrong. Considering that I usually treat you quite well, take me to the hospital... Find someone who can drive, use that car to take me there. Any later... and this blood of mine will all be drained."

Chen Xiaolin had originally been full of anger toward Liu Guangfu, but seeing him in this state, the resentment in her heart vanished into thin air.

She hurriedly shouted outward: "Who knows how to drive? Who knows how to drive a car?"

Before long, an old man in his fifties ran over: "I can drive! I can drive!"

Chen Xiaolin and her father worked together, scrambling to lift Liu Guangfu into the car, and sped all the way to the Beijing hospital.

At the Beijing hospital Emergency Department, Gynecology Department Director Huang Ying was on duty today.

The department had been relatively quiet, with only a few patients with stomach discomfort coming in for treatment, all of whom she had left for the regular Resident Physician to handle.

Just then, Chen Xiaolin's father, Chen Guoying, came running in while carrying Liu Guangfu. Over the past two years, Liu Guangfu had put on some weight, weighing a good 160 or 170 jin; Chen Guoying was clearly struggling to carry him.

"Director Huang, there's a critically ill patient!" a young nurse shouted loudly.

Huang Ying walked quickly out of her office, only to see a middle-aged man carrying another man covered in blood as they burst in, fresh blood still dripping continuously along the hem of his clothes.

Huang Ying frowned and hurriedly told Chen Guoying to place the person on the hospital bed.

She performed a brief examination and said in a deep voice: "The injuries are very severe; take him to the operating room immediately. Little Ma, hurry and call Jiang Mei; she will be the lead surgeon for this operation."

Not long after, Jiang Mei arrived in a hurry.

"Director Huang, you were looking for me?"

Huang Ying pointed at Liu Guangfu on the stretcher: "He was just sent in, stabbed by someone; it looks like his kidney is injured. You take the lead; if we delay any longer, this person probably won't make it."

Jiang Mei leaned in to take a look and was slightly startled: "I think I know this person... he's from the same courtyard as He Yuzhu."

Huang Ying sighed, her tone carrying a hint of helplessness: "That courtyard of He Yuzhu's is truly never at peace. They just sent someone over a while ago, and now here comes another."

"Where are the family members? Who is the patient's family?" Huang Ying asked, looking at Chen Guoying.

Chen Xiaolin stepped forward and spoke somewhat awkwardly: "I am not his family; he is a driver. He was stabbed by someone while taking me home."

Huang Ying frowned and pressed: "Do you know how to contact his family?"

Chen Xiaolin shook her head: "I don't know."

"Without a family member's signature, this surgery cannot be performed," Huang Ying's tone grew a bit impatient.

"How about... you call my new boss, He Yushui? She knows people from his family."

Jiang Mei immediately interjected: "Saving the person comes first; you send someone to call Yushui immediately and have her help contact the patient's family."

After several twists and turns, He Yushui finally made contact with Liu Guangtian.

By the time Liu Guangtian arrived at the hospital, the surgery had already been underway for an hour.

He rushed to the entrance of the operating room, panting, just in time to see the surgery light go out.

Liu Guangtian's heart tightened. Seeing Huang Ying and Jiang Mei walk out one after the other, he immediately rushed forward and asked: "Doctor, how is my brother?"

Huang Ying took off her mask, her tone calm but carrying a trace of regret: "The left kidney could not be saved. He won't be able to do heavy labor in the future, but his life has been saved. He will need to rest and recover peacefully for several months."

Liu Guangtian stood frozen in place, then turned to look at Chen Xiaolin, his gaze darkening: "What exactly happened to my brother?"

Chen Xiaolin then recounted everything that happened that night, from beginning to end, in full detail.

After listening, Liu Guangtian could no longer blame her; instead, he said with some apology: "I'm sorry, miss. It was my brother who was blinded by greed."

Chen Xiaolin sighed: "When it comes down to it, this matter has to do with me too... I'm sorry."

Liu Guangtian waved his hand: "You go home; you don't need to worry about this anymore."

He Yuzhu had already been in M Country for five days.

He had long since figured out the terrain and layout of the core equipment area at the Intel Chip Factory in Oregon.

The factory grounds were densely packed with cameras, leaving almost no blind spots.

He Yuzhu did not choose to force his way in; instead, he started from underground—he first crawled into the factory sewers and dug bit by bit along the pipes, forcibly excavating a tunnel leading to the core factory area.

To clear this passage, he paid the system a full half-ton of gold.

At the hour of dawn, the tunnel was finally completed. He Yuzhu crawled in silently and securely placed the High Explosive in the core equipment area of the wafer production line.

When he climbed out of the sewer covered in mud and water, although he was in a sorry state, his eyes shone with excitement.

"Bastards, daring to scheme against me; I'll pull you up by the roots."

As his voice fell, he took out the Remote Control and pressed the button without hesitation.

Boom—

A loud noise tore through the silence of the early morning.

Flames shot into the sky, thick smoke billowed, and the entire factory building was instantly swallowed by the fire.

He Yuzhu did not linger, turned and got into a car, and headed straight for California.

On the third day, the California Chip Factory also suffered an explosion.

The R&D building, the core chip production line, and the testing building were all razed to the ground.

Highly toxic chemical reagents leaked, yellow smoke permeated the sky above the ruins, and the entire factory area became a place of deathly silence.

In just a few days, two of M Country's major chip cores were completely destroyed.

The stock market plummeted, the global supply chain fractured, and major news headlines were flooded with images of the explosion sites.

By this time, He Yuzhu had already boarded a cruise ship heading for international waters.

The deck was brightly lit; he leaned against a gambling table, holding a hand of blackjack cards, his expression relaxed, as if he had just finished a leisurely long vacation.

When He Yuzhu returned to Si Jiu Cheng, it was already August of 1985.

As soon as he arrived home, he received a call from Secretary Liu. On the other end of the line, Secretary Liu was so anxious he lost his composure, even blurting out words like "bastard," a lapse he had never shown in all his years of knowing He Yuzhu.

The root cause was that M Country had already begun to suspect that the "Shadow" who manufactured all of this was from Huaxia.

He Yuzhu spoke calmly: "Leader, don't be afraid. We've been dealing with each other for so many years, so I might as well give you the bottom line—if I really wanted to act, I could make their entire country fall into chaos."

Secretary Liu said in a deep voice: "I have told you, we must seize the opportunity now and develop the economy with all our might."

He Yuzhu said, "I understand, but they have truly gone too far; time and again they have tried to blow up my Chip Factory, and our factory was nearly destroyed."

Secretary-General Liu sighed, "You must promise me that if there is any action next time, you must tell me first."

He Yuzhu smiled, "Leader, if work is too tiring, why not just retire and enjoy a life of leisure."

The Secretary angrily rebuked, "For this recent period of time, you are not allowed to go anywhere; just stay by my side."

He Yuzhu smiled and agreed, "Fine, I will follow you without leaving your side for even an inch."

Just after hanging up the phone, He Jia ran in and said with a gossipy face, "Dad, Liu Guangfu was stabbed by someone and nearly lost his life; in the end, he had a kidney removed."

He Yuzhu's eyes widened abruptly: "Who did he get into a fight with?"

He Jia shook her head: "That kid didn't know his own limits; he was pursuing a female singer and tried to get handsy with her, only to end up being stabbed by another suitor."