Chen Xiao's expression instantly turned extremely grim. He shoved his hands into his pockets and, radiating killing intent, strode into the room.
"So why are you here?"
Bai Lang pouted, pointing at Chen Qing, who lay unconscious on the hospital bed, a sinister grin on his face. "The prey I've been hunting for days has hidden here, so of course, I had to come and enjoy the scenery..."
Before he could finish, he saw Chen Xiao pull a jet-black ceramic fruit knife from his pocket. His face contorted in shock, and instinctively, he kicked out at Chen Xiao's abdomen.
Too late!
Enduring Bai Lang's brutal kick, Chen Xiao, with all his might, drove the knife into Bai Lang's chest. He followed up with a vicious knee strike to Bai Lang's groin.
"Bang—"
Accompanied by the piercing thud of air being forced through his trousers, Bai Lang collapsed to the ground, doubled over, without even a grunt. Only the blood-stained handle of the fruit knife protruded from his chest, his expression a mask of terror.
But thinking of the brutal harassment and humiliation Chen Qing had suffered at Bai Lang's hands for days before the car accident, Chen Xiao had no intention of stopping. He lunged forward and relentlessly kicked Bai Lang's groin, his eyes blazing with fury as he roared, "I'll enjoy your mother—"
In the blink of an eye, the once burly Bai Lang lay on the ground like a dead dog, unmoving. Blood flowed from his chest, and his groin was a bloody mess.
Zhou Wanrong, snapping out of her shock, rushed forward and desperately hugged Chen Xiao, her voice hoarse as she pleaded, "Stop! If you keep hitting him, you'll kill him..."
Chen Ming, who had always enjoyed bullying Chen Xiao since childhood and never took him seriously, was now utterly terrified. Witnessing Chen Xiao's violent takedown of Bai Lang, he seemed possessed, clutching his head and fleeing. "Ah—you dare stab Young Master Bai with a knife, you bastard Chen, you're dead! Dead! There's no escape for you anywhere..."
Zhou Wanrong grew even more panicked, tears welling up as she urged, "Chen Xiao, before the Bai and Ye families find out, you and Auntie should flee. Run as far as you can, and never return to San Hai Province..."
Knowing that the immediate priority was to save Bai Lang's life, she rushed out before finishing her sentence, calling for doctors and nurses. "Help! Help! Young Master Bai is injured, someone come quickly!"
News of Bai Lang's injury turned the previously quiet corridor into a frenzy. A dozen doctors and nurses, who had been cowering in their offices moments before, rushed out and, in the blink of an eye, carried Bai Lang away.
Seeing Chen Xiao still standing there, Zhou Wanrong became even more anxious, her emotions completely breaking down. She lunged in front of Chen Xiao, crying, "What are you still standing here for? Run! The hospital will definitely notify the Bai and Ye families immediately to avoid responsibility. By then, you won't be able to escape even if you had wings!"
Feeling Zhou Wanrong's genuine concern, Chen Xiao's rage finally subsided slightly. Recalling the scene of him drawing the knife and taking down Bai Lang, he felt a lingering fear, but looking at Chen Qing, unconscious on the hospital bed, he hesitated for only a moment before steeling himself and saying, "How can I escape with my mother in this condition? Besides, that beast Bai deserved to die. I have a clear conscience!"
With that, he found a mop and began cleaning the bloodstains on the floor.
"You..."
Zhou Wanrong was on the verge of tears, her eyes glistening as she continued to persuade him, "Even if Bai Lang deserved to die, do you think his family will reason with you? Especially the Ye family, they don't even care about the richest Song family..."
As she spoke, she saw a dozen security guards surge forward like a tide, instantly blocking the hospital room door. Her legs went weak with fear, but she resolutely shielded Chen Xiao behind her and coldly questioned the head of the security department, Deputy Director Lei Qingfeng, "Deputy Director Lei, what do you mean by this?"
Lei Qingfeng, over forty, was burly with a face full of rough flesh. He shot Chen Xiao a sinister glance and said with schadenfreude, "My superiors ordered me to prevent the murderer of Young Master Bai from escaping. Of course, I have to block the door immediately. This is my duty, hehe." He greedily looked Zhou Wanrong up and down, then added, "Deputy Director Zhou, I advise you to distance yourself from that Chen fellow. It would be a shame if Bai's family's wrath falls upon you next."
As if certain Zhou Wanrong would obediently leave Chen Xiao behind, he even bowed slightly in a gentlemanly fashion, gesturing for her to leave.
But Zhou Wanrong, without a second thought, said coldly, "As his supervising teacher, how could I abandon my student at a time like this?"
Lei Qingfeng waved his hand, his face instantly contorting into a ferocious expression. "Close the door!"
Chen Xiao decisively stepped forward, passing Zhou Wanrong who was shielding him, his icy gaze fixed on Lei Qingfeng. "Deputy Director Lei, you'd better not do that, or your end will be very grim!"
Having gradually calmed down, he had already thought of a way to escape.