Chapter 86: Revenge is a Must, Vow to Not Be Human

Soon, the car arrived at the Chunqiu Medical Center. After Yan Shining got out, he rushed inside to call for Li Chunqiu.

Xia Yu and Xia Jun carried the unconscious Xia Lei into the medical center.

"Doctor, my brother has been shot and is unconscious. Please save him!" Xia Yu urgently called out to Li Chunqiu, his face filled with anxiety.

Li Chunqiu didn't hesitate. He instructed Xia Yu and Xia Jun to quickly move Xia Lei onto a bed inside and then started examining Xia Lei's injuries by lifting his clothes.

Xia Yu was breathing heavily, his heart racing. Although he was desperate to know Xia Lei's condition, he dared not speak too much and could only pray that Li Chunqiu could wake Xia Lei up.

In the back room, Li Wuyang also heard the commotion and came over. Seeing Yan Shining standing guard at the door, he nodded in acknowledgment, then glanced inside to see Li Chunqiu treating the patient on the bed.

"What's going on?" Li Wuyang asked Yan Shining.

"Xia Sheng was attacked. His brother Xia Lei took the bullet for him and is now unconscious," Yan Shining briefly explained.

Li Wuyang frowned deeply, his gaze fixed on Yan Shining. "With your skills, how could you let Xia Sheng get hurt?"

Yan Shining's face showed shame. His fists clenched as he felt deeply guilty. Although Xia Yu had asked him to fetch the wine, he still blamed himself for not being alert enough. If he had stayed by Xia Yu's side, he would have noticed someone approaching and wouldn't have given the attacker a chance.

Fortunately, Xia Lei had taken the bullet for Xia Yu. If Xia Yu had been shot, Yan Shining would never have forgiven himself, no matter the cost. Even with Xia Lei injured, he felt this was an insult to him.

Especially since Li Wuyang had questioned him, Yan Shining felt even more embarrassed. He had seen Li Wuyang practice martial arts and knew he was skilled, so failing in front of a fellow practitioner was a severe blow to his pride.

Right and wrong were clear; explanations were for the weak. Yan Shining sighed and didn't explain the situation to Li Wuyang.

Seeing that Yan Shining wasn't saying anything, Li Wuyang didn't press further. He glanced around the room once more, then went to the phone to make a call.

"Hua Zi, bring some people to guard near my house and prevent any unknown individuals from coming near!"

After hanging up, Li Wuyang took a chair and sat by the door, leaning against the wall and scanning the surroundings.

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Time passed in anxious waiting for Xia Yu and Xia Jun.

After Li Chunqiu removed the bullet and stopped the bleeding, he began tidying up his tools. Xia Lei was still unconscious. Xia Yu hurriedly asked, "Doctor, what's my brother's condition now?"

Li Chunqiu smiled reassuringly to comfort Xia Yu and Xia Jun.

"His condition is relatively good. He's lucky; the bullet hit the muscle in his lower back and didn't injure any vital organs or bones. Moreover, his body is strong."

"And the timing of the treatment was right. The blood loss is still within controllable limits. I've removed the bullet, and now he just needs to rest and recover."

"I'll apply the medicine now. He should wake up either tonight or tomorrow."

"Thank you, Doctor. Thank you!" Xia Yu sighed with relief, his face showing gratitude as he thanked Li Chunqiu repeatedly.

"I'll go prepare the medicine," Li Chunqiu said before heading outside.

Watching Xia Lei on the bed, Xia Yu saw his pale face and lips. The image of Xia Lei throwing himself to save him and continuing to fight despite being shot replayed in Xia Yu's mind.

The more he thought about it, the more upset he became, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Bang!"

Xia Yu slammed his fist into the wall, making a loud noise that drew the attention of Xia Jun and Yan Shining.

Seeing Xia Yu's distressed and self-reproachful state, Xia Jun also felt pained but knew he needed to prevent Xia Yu from falling into despair, as it could leave a psychological scar.

"Ah Yu, don't be too upset. The doctor said Xia Lei is lucky, right? The most important thing now is to avenge him," Xia Jun patted Xia Yu's shoulder to comfort him.

Hearing Xia Jun's words, Xia Yu suddenly lifted his head, his eyes bloodshot and filled with rage. "I swear I won't rest until I've avenged this grudge! If I find out who did this, I'll take the lives of their entire family!"

"Ah Yu, didn't Yan Shining capture someone earlier? I'll go interrogate him. You stay here with Xia Lei."

Xia Jun agreed with Xia Yu's statement and suddenly remembered that Yan Shining had brought someone back. Since he hadn't been put in the car, Xia Jun had been focused on Xia Lei and had only just remembered.

"Brother Jun, you must find out who did this! After interrogating him, throw him into the sea to feed the fish!" Xia Yu said with a fierce look.

Xia Jun nodded and then went out with Yan Shining.

Shortly after, Li Chunqiu returned to change Xia Lei's bandages.

"Xia Sheng, don't worry. Your brother isn't in any danger. I've brewed some ginseng soup. Once he wakes up, you can feed it to him. With his physique, he will recover much faster than usual."

Seeing that Xia Yu still looked worried, Li Chunqiu reassured him again.

"Thank you, Doctor!" Xia Yu said, pressing his lips together and nodding.

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After a long while, Yan Shining and Xia Jun came back to the ward. Seeing only Xia Yu and the unconscious Xia Lei in the room, Xia Jun reported on the interrogation.

"Ah Yu, the captive was tight-lipped, but Yan Shining had a way, and he eventually confessed. He's from the Ma family. It was Ma Chengkun who sent him to kill you," Xia Jun said gravely.

"Ah Yu, this is serious. You're in great danger. They won't stop until they've killed you!"

The Ma family!

One of the four major underground families in Xiangjiang, with immense power. The two main figures of the Ma family started from selling laundry powder.

Everyone knows that those who sell laundry powder are ruthless and have more blood on their hands than ordinary criminals. Only those involved in arms smuggling might compare.

Now that the Ma family has targeted Xia Yu to the point of sending someone to kill him, and since this attempt failed, they will soon find out. They won't give up, and next time will be even more ruthless!

Xia Yu is in danger!

Xia Jun's anxiety was understandable.

Xia Yu took a deep breath and did not respond to Xia Jun's words. Instead, he asked, "What happened to the captive?"

"He was thrown into the sea!" Yan Shining, who had been silent, spoke up.

Xia Yu nodded and then said to the anxious Xia Jun, "Brother Jun, they tried to take my life and injured Xia Lei. Even if it's the Ma family, they must pay the price."

"But the Ma family's influence is too great. We are too weak to fight back!" Xia Jun quickly advised. He wanted to avenge Xia Lei, but he didn't want Xia Yu to act recklessly. The hope of revenge seemed slim. Having already lost one brother to injury, he didn't want Xia Yu to face more danger.

"Boss, let me go. Even if it's a den of wolves, I can kill my way in and out to help you get revenge!" Yan Shining said with a determined look.

This was his mistake, and being a person with strong pride and a history of martial arts, he had never experienced such a significant failure. Having just become Xia Yu's bodyguard and already making such a grave error, he couldn't forgive himself unless he set things right.

"No need!" Xia Yu directly refused Yan Shining's offer.

Then he fell into deep thought, pacing back and forth in the room.

Seeing Xia Yu deep in thought, Xia Jun and Yan Shining could only remain silent, not wanting to disrupt Xia Yu's train of thought.

As Xia Yu pondered, his mind raced, trying to recall all available information about the Ma family.

After a long time.

"It seems that the Ma family has been in trouble recently. Ma Xiru and Ma Xizhen have fled to Taiwan, and now Interpol is involved. The timing matches perfectly. There may still be an opportunity for revenge!"

"Just need to figure out how to proceed…"

"Taghte…"

"SD…shadow?" Xia Yu mumbled, his eyes growing brighter.

"First, find out the Ma family's details, then look for an opportunity!" Xia Yu thought to himself.

"Ah Yu, do you have a plan?"

Xia Yu's changing expressions were not hidden from Xia Jun, who hurriedly asked.

Xia Yu nodded and said, "Brother Jun, don't worry. I won't act recklessly. I'll only do what I'm sure I can handle."

"Whether we can use someone else's power depends on the detailed intelligence!"

"Ah Yu, what are you planning to do?" Xia Jun asked anxiously.

"I'm going out for a while. I'll come back later!" Xia Yu said to Xia Jun.

"You're going out? What if…?" Xia Jun tried to stop him.

"Don't worry. I'll be careful this time, and the Ma family won't act so quickly again.