GBP Chapter 1896 Little Buddha
Chapter 1896 Little Buddha
The atmosphere in the hall was as still as iron, with a hidden danger brewing.
Cheng Kui's violent aura, like a volcano about to erupt, weighed heavily on their hearts.
Li Xiangnan and Song Ziming were both tense, having already prepared for the worst.
Sonorous!
Even unconsciously, Li Xiangnan could hear the sound of a broadsword being drawn from its sheath coming from the surrounding rooms.
However, the expected furious outburst did not materialize.
Cheng Kui stared intently at Li Xiangnan, his gaze a mixture of anger, humiliation, and struggle, which finally culminated in a long, weary, and bitter sigh.
In that instant, it was as if all his energy and spirit had been drained away, and his mountain-like aura collapsed at the same time, leaving only a helpless middle-aged man driven to the brink of despair.
"Enough, enough! Enough—" Cheng Kui sighed deeply, his voice hoarse. He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, they were bloodshot and filled with cold despair.
"Dr. Li, since you insist on getting to the bottom of things... then I, Cheng Kui, will throw away all my pride! You're right, my Hongxing Clinic has indeed been held hostage, and I have no choice but to become a tool to be used!"
After he finished speaking, as if he had made up his mind, he suddenly waved his hand, and then the sound of footsteps could be heard from the surrounding rooms. Dozens of burly men came out of the rooms and rushed towards the front yard.
Li Xiangnan and Song Ziming exchanged a glance and both breathed a sigh of relief.
If a real conflict had broken out just now, even if the two of them had used all their skills, they might not have been able to escape unscathed.
Soon only the four of them remained in the room, and even the burly man who had led the way earlier tactfully left.
Cheng Kui lowered his voice, as if every word was a bloody experience.
"Our brothel... has a huge weakness that has fallen into the enemy's hands! This weakness is enough to ruin our century-old reputation and make it impossible for the hundreds of brothers in the brothel to have a foothold in Beijing!"
As he spoke, his fists clenched and his jaw clenched, clearly showing extreme pain and anger within him.
“They… used this as leverage to blackmail my father into meeting with them… It wasn’t a meeting, it was coercion. My father had no choice but to go to a deserted temple outside the city to meet them! How could we dare disobey… To protect the coffin shop, my father had no choice but to go alone!”
Cheng Kui's voice was choked with sobs as he pointed at his father and sighed, "After coming back... he's become like this!"
He suddenly raised his head, his eyes wide with anger, filled with overwhelming hatred and helplessness.
"I suspect... my father wasn't poisoned passively at all. He must have known he was going to die... or, in order to get some promise from the other party, he deliberately took that damned Ice Marrow Leech! He wanted to use his old life to give my ward a chance to survive!"
This conjecture struck Li Xiangnan like a heavy blow.
Old Gangtou Chengyue attempted to preserve his children, grandchildren, and legacy in such a tragic manner.
The tragic and helpless situation behind it deeply moved Li Xiangnan and his companion.
"Then they sent a message," Cheng Kui continued, his tone suddenly turning cold, "saying that they were the only ones in the world who had the antidote for this poison! If we wanted to save the old man, we had to do as they said!"
"What do you need me for?" Li Xiangnan narrowed his eyes, though he had a vague idea of what was going on.
Cheng Kui raised his head, looked directly at him, and said bluntly, "We will do everything we can to get you out of the courtyard and find out whether Mu Huanying is actually at your house!"
"..."
Sure enough!
Li Xiangnan and Song Ziming exchanged another glance.
"They said the old man was deeply poisoned and had no chance of survival; no one in the world could save him. They told me not to waste my energy resisting their decision and that I should obey in order to get the antidote!"
He looked at Li Xiangnan, a faint glimmer of disbelief appearing in his eyes. "But I didn't expect... Dr. Li, you actually said just now that the old man could be saved? You really..."
He suddenly became agitated at this point, and couldn't help but stand up from his chair and rush down from the platform, asking, "Can you really cure this Ice Marrow Leech poison? Or are you just lying to me?"
Li Xiangnan met his gaze and nodded solemnly.
"A doctor's heart is like a parent's. As a descendant of the Qihuang lineage, I, Li Xiangnan, never speak recklessly about illnesses! Although your father's poison is dangerous, there is indeed a glimmer of hope! The method of slow simmering I mentioned before is not an empty promise. As long as we grasp the condition and gradually remove the poison, we can indeed do as I said. Not only can we save your father, but we can also restore his strength!"
At this point, Li Xiangnan paused, then keenly reminded him, "But, Gangtou, have you considered this? They claim to have the antidote, yet they assert that no one can cure the old man's poison, and yet they insist that you come to ask me for help... Don't you find this contradictory?"
Cheng Kui was suddenly taken aback.
"If they were truly confident that no one could save me, why would they go to all this trouble to force me to leave the hospital? What does this mean? It means that their real target, from beginning to end, has only been me, Li Xiangnan, or rather, my grandmother, Mu Huanying!"
Li Xiangnan looked at Cheng Kui and uttered the ruthless words slowly and deliberately, saying, "Your father was probably a pawn they planned to sacrifice at any time, a tool to coerce you into submission!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Kui's body trembled violently, and the anger and regret in his eyes burned even more intensely.
He had obviously thought of this as well, but his mind had been clouded by his father's safety and the continued existence of the ward. Now that Li Xiangnan had pointed it out, he was even more heartbroken.
"These bastards!" Cheng Kui roared, slamming his fist on the armchair. The wooden armrest groaned under the weight.
Li Xiangnan knew the time was ripe, so he patiently asked, "Cheng Gangtou, their actions are so despicable, you probably don't need to cover for them anymore. Tell me, who exactly are they?"
Upon asking this question, Li Xiangnan felt slightly nervous.
All along, there has been a man lurking in the shadows, coveting the Li family and the Mu family's account books, causing one trouble after another around him!
As time went by, he gradually approached the truth of what happened back then and got closer and closer to Mr.
If the person Cheng Kui mentioned as the mastermind is also Mr., then things will get really interesting...
"Doctor Li!"
Cheng Kui sighed, stepped forward, grabbed Li Xiangnan's hand, looked him straight in the eyes, and said firmly, "The person who forced my brothel to attack you and poison my father... is Little Buddha's man!"
Little Buddha?
The name struck Li Xiangnan like a thunderclap!
His heart trembled, but he struggled to maintain a calm expression, forcibly suppressing the myriad doubts in his mind, and asked, "Young Master? Who is this person? Where is he? Why is he targeting my Li family?"