Chapter 022: Hospital

Hospital corridors are always busy and noisy. Patients, family members, doctors, nurses, and all kinds of people come and go incessantly. Although no one shouts, various subtle sounds are always present.

Cyrus Greene followed unhurriedly behind a black female orderly, slowly walking toward the exit. This orderly was pushing a wheelchair, swaying back and forth, not knowing where to go, but her large, stout figure almost blocked the entire corridor, forcing Cyrus Greene to follow behind her.

Just as they were about to reach the hospital exit, Lina Fox's voice came from behind, telling Cyrus Greene he was going in the wrong direction. However, Cyrus Greene pretended not to hear and even quickened his pace, trying to pass by the side of the female orderly.

At that moment, something unexpected happened.

Seven or eight burly men with vicious expressions rushed out from outside the corridor. Both parties immediately recognized each other upon sight, and Lina Fox's exclamation rang out at the same time. Cyrus Greene clearly remembered that one of them was one of the kidnappers who had exchanged fire with him earlier.

The sudden encounter left both sides unable to dodge, but the kidnappers had the advantage in numbers. Cyrus Greene, seeing the kidnappers pull out rifles from under their clothes, knew he wouldn't gain any advantage in a confrontation.

Exceptionally agile as he was, even that couldn't withstand the concentrated fire from seven or eight gun barrels! However, this attribute of Cyrus Greene not only allowed him to always strike first but also to escape first!

Seeing the other side aiming their guns, Cyrus Greene immediately ducked his neck, and then heard continuous gunfire like popping beans from across the corridor. The stout female orderly in front of him immediately sprayed blood and shook violently.

Ah... After the gunshots, heartrending screams echoed throughout the hospital corridor, with everyone running around in panic like headless flies. Cyrus Greene saw the female orderly's body about to fall and quickly grabbed the collar of her clothes, dragging this human bulletproof vest backward.

The sound of gunfire was incessant, and vibrations from bullet impacts continuously transmitted through the female orderly's body. Fortunately, this woman was large and stout, weighing at least 160-170 kilograms, which prevented the bullets from penetrating, though the blood flowing from the body left two striking blood trails on the floor.

Ah... Lina Fox was still at the emergency room door. Seeing this scene, she couldn't help but cover her mouth with both hands and scream. Her bodyguard Raji immediately said, "Miss Fox, we must leave here at once."

"But what about Officer Hugo?" Lina Fox was being dragged away from the emergency room by her bodyguard. As they ran, she shouted, "Shouldn't we help him?"

"We can't help him." Bodyguard Raji shielded Lina Fox as they ran more than ten meters, finding a fire stairwell entrance and darting in. As for Lina Fox's question, he could only apologetically shout, "Officer Hugo has his duty; we should trust his ability."

Trust Cyrus Greene's ability? With his exceptionally terrible marksmanship? Even Lina Fox knew that Cyrus Greene's previously demonstrated shooting skills were horrendously bad, not at all like a well-trained police officer.

Cyrus Greene was getting quite tired of dragging the human bulletproof vest weighing over a hundred kilograms. Seeing the kidnappers shooting without restraint, he drew the Glock pistol from his holster, peeked out from the shoulder of the corpse, and repeatedly pulled the trigger toward the opposite side.

The returning fire at least prevented the kidnappers from getting too close. Cyrus Greene took advantage of this opportunity to retreat, gritting his teeth. At that moment, the elevator suddenly opened beside him, and a doctor was about to exit.

"Get in, get in, there's been a shooting here." Cyrus Greene shouted hoarsely. Using the corpse as cover, he rushed into the elevator and frantically pressed the close button. By the time the elevator doors closed, the kidnappers' bullets had almost destroyed the door frame.

The elevator doors closed, and the elevator descended. Several kidnappers rushed over, pounding on the bullet-riddled elevator doors.

The stern-faced leader of the kidnappers walked up from behind, holding an assault rifle in one hand. Looking at the elevator indicator showing the basement level, he said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, the entire hospital is already under our control. We'll catch that girl, and we'll catch that damn cop too.

John, take some men to the underground parking lot and kill that cop. Bob, gather the hostages, block the hospital entrance, and tell the police outside that if they dare come any closer, we'll kill the hostages. The rest of you come with me; our Miss Fox is waiting for us."

There were already several corpses in the corridor outside the emergency room. Many patients and medical staff either hid or crouched on the ground with their heads covered. Several kidnappers shouted, kicking these hostages, demanding they obey orders and gather at the lobby by the hospital entrance.

Meanwhile, Cyrus Greene was gasping for breath inside the elevator. The doctor raised his hands, looking at him with terror and asking, "What's happening?"

"A group of people has broken into the hospital, trying to kidnap Lina Fox. They've already killed many people," Cyrus Greene said. "We must find a way to escape now, or we're dead."

"Kidnap that Miss Fox with 50 billion in assets?" the doctor asked, pointing at the radio Cyrus Greene was carrying. "Officer, have you called for backup?"

"I'm not a f*cking... alright! I've called for backup. The New York Emergency Service Unit will be here soon. Don't worry, you'll be rescued. But if possible, we'd better escape quickly."

The elevator doors opened with a ding. Cyrus Greene aimed his gun outside, looking around, then jumped out with the doctor. The entire underground parking garage had only a few lights on, making it quiet and desolate.

After asking the doctor for directions to the exit, Cyrus Greene walked to a new BMW sedan, smashed the window glass, and opened the door.

The BMW's alarm wailed, and the doctor following Cyrus Greene exclaimed, "This is our hospital director's car. Is what you're doing legal?"

"If you think what I'm doing is illegal, feel free to report me." Cyrus Greene found the spare electronic car key behind the sun visor. He first pressed the button to cancel the vehicle alarm, then pressed the start button, and the engine automatically started running. "Thanks to technological development, cars are becoming easier to drive."

Seeing Cyrus Greene starting the car and about to leave, the doctor quickly came forward to block the front of the car, shouting, "Hey, where are you going? You're a police officer. Gunmen are attacking the hospital now; you must protect my safety."

"I..." Cyrus Greene was truly speechless. Being repeatedly mistaken for a police officer was annoying. He could only shout, "Fine, get in quickly. I don't have much time."

The doctor quickly opened the door and sat in the passenger seat. Cyrus Greene stepped on the gas pedal, and the BMW accelerated forward, heading toward the exit of the underground parking garage.

The anxious Cyrus Greene just wanted to leave this damned place quickly, but as the car approached the exit gate, his sharp eyes immediately spotted the parking garage security guard lying in a pool of blood inside the booth.

"Damn it, get down!" Cyrus Greene shouted. A rainstorm of bullets flew out from behind the booth, riddling the BMW with holes.