Chapter 27: The Mysterious Black Stone
"Miss Guo, are you alright?" Seeing the girl lead out by the police unharmed, the police officers all breathed a sigh of relief.
This girl is named Guo Yuanyuan, the precious daughter of Guo Hong. If something had happened to her, it really would have been difficult to explain.
Guo Hong only controlled some regional sales channels and wasn't really formidable; what was truly fearsome was his wife's background, deeply entrenched and influential in the city.
Fortunately, Guo Yuanyuan was alright, otherwise, it really would have been hard to explain. If that woman decided to make a fuss, it would definitely have been never-ending.
"I'm fine. Where is the person who just saved me?" Guo Yuanyuan had recovered from her fear, her big eyes once again lively as she looked around, seemingly searching for someone.
"Do you mean… that man?"
"Yes, the man who saved me and got shot, is he alright?" Guo Yuanyuan asked anxiously.
At that moment, facing the hunting rifle, she thought she was surely going to die.
Unexpectedly, that man, like a Heavenly God, stood in front of her and quickly subdued the criminal.
Guo Yuanyuan was only nineteen, the age of idolizing heroes, and fantasizing about prince charming and princess love stories.
Su Chen's appearance, and that broad back standing in front of her, instantly became her most everlasting memory.
"I'm afraid it's quite serious, he was hit in the chest. If the pellet hit his heart… Xue Wei has already taken him to the hospital…" The police officer shook his head and sighed.
"Which hospital?"
"Xue Wei didn't say…"
"What's his name?"
"It seems to be Su Chen!" another police officer said.
One of the officers was the one who brought Su Chen back; he remembered that during the deputy captain's interrogation, he said his name was Su Chen.
Whether it's his real name or not is unknown.
"Su Chen, you must survive, I haven't even thanked you yet…" Guo Yuanyuan muttered with tearful eyes.
Jiangdu Private Hospital.
Originally, Xue Wei was planning to take Su Chen to the City First Hospital, but somehow, she changed her mind.
After witnessing Su Chen's extraordinary capabilities, her doubts intensified.
An ordinary person could definitely not have such impressive skills; Su Chen's background must be extraordinary.
If it was an official background, like being part of some national super organization, that would still be okay, but what if Su Chen was a hitman or an international fugitive?
Logically speaking, in such a case, she should have taken Su Chen to the City First Hospital, and have the police guard him strictly…
But…
In the end, she took Su Chen to Jiangdu Private Hospital.
Perhaps, deep down, she also hoped that Su Chen was the first kind of person she thought of.
"Xue Wei, oh Xue Wei, what have you done? If he really is a murderer, you'd have practically let a criminal escape!" Xue Wei murmured bitterly outside the emergency room.
After hours of waiting, the door of the emergency room finally opened.
"Doctor, how is it?" Xue Wei asked, both anxious and worried.
The doctor, in his fifties, took off his mask, his expression not looking good, which made Xue Wei feel uneasy.
"Ah, we have done our best; most of the pellets have been removed, but a few have hit the heart and are deeply embedded. Forcing them out might severely threaten the patient's life."
As expected, the doctor's words weighed heavily on Xue Wei's mood.
"And, if we don't remove them?"
"Not removing them? He could temporarily survive."
"How long could he live?"
"If he's lucky, perhaps three to five years, depending mainly on whether it causes a heart infection or not..."
"And if unlucky?"
"Three to five days…"
The doctor's words left Xue Wei completely stunned.
Only with good luck, he might live three to five years… Sourced directly from MV6LEMP6YR.
She remembered, Su Chen was only 22 years old.
22 years old, such a wonderful age.
It could be said that life had just begun.
Regardless of Su Chen's identity, at least, he was injured while saving others.
He was a hero.
"I understand..." Xue Wei held back her tears from falling.
On the hospital bed, Su Chen slowly regained consciousness.
Damn, it hurts.
He naturally knew that his heart was hit by a steel bead, and he heard what the doctor who performed the surgery said.
The steel bead could not be removed; with good luck, he could live a few more years, with bad luck, he might die in a few days.
However, there was not a trace of worry in his eyes.
He removed the gauze on his chest, exposing the hideous wounds.
"Eh, oh!" Then, his expression was like struggling on the toilet but unable to defecate.
A few minutes later, a bizarre scene occurred.
A tiny steel bead slowly squeezed out of the wound.
A second one, then a third.
Success!
After the third steel bead came out, Su Chen's whole body was drained, drenched in sweat.
Damn, that really hurts.
If someone saw this scene, they would probably be scared silly.
What the hell, is this a movie shoot? Wolverine?
But, this wasn't a movie; this was real.
When that mysterious black stone penetrated into Su Chen's body, he gained strong regeneration abilities.
Being hit by a few steel beads was merely child's play; he remembered one mission where half of his body was blown up by a bomb, and the Reverse Dragon Team thought he was surely dead.
The doctors even declared him dead.
But, he stubbornly survived and was bouncing around lively a few days later.
Regarding the Black Stone, Su Chen had little knowledge, only knowing it was a treasure, and countless people were desperate to possess it, bankrupting themselves.
Many international super organizations were involved in obtaining it, with countless casualties including the Reverse Dragon Group.
However, he never expected it would end up in his hands.
Originally, he was supposed to hand it over to the Organization, but for some unknown reason, the stone penetrated his body.
He wanted to confess to the Organization.
But his sister-in-law stopped him.
He remembered her exact words were, "If you want to be dissected like a lab rat, then go ahead."
Naturally, Su Chen didn't want to become a lab rat, so this became a secret only he and his sister-in-law knew.
This was also the reason his sister-in-law insisted on him temporarily leaving the Reverse Dragon Group before doing that thing.
Since the Black Stone was absorbed by him, not knowing what side effects it might have, if the Organization found out when she was not around, Su Chen would still end up as a lab rat.
However, as it stands, the Black Stone had not caused any side effects for Su Chen; instead, it significantly enhanced his strength and made his hearing more sensitive.
Most importantly, it almost granted him an undying body.
Of course, he didn't know if he was truly undying.
He dared not try.
"Ah! You, you're awake!" Just as Su Chen was about to re-wrap the gauze, an incredulous voice sounded.
Su Chen recognized this voice; it was a nurse from this hospital.