Chapter 75

Luo Cheng Second People's Hospital, Emergency Department.

Originally, the ward was relatively quiet, but suddenly it was filled with members of Kunlun.

These young warriors, who were full of energy when catching criminals, now lay on the beds groaning and demanding that the nurses give them painkillers.

But these were just minor scratches.

At first, the nurses thought they were trying to act pitiful to flirt, a common sight they had seen many times, and were about to intentionally give them a few crooked injections.

Later, when they heard that these men had saved people, they did not go too hard on them.

Moreover, they realized that these young warriors were genuinely in pain.

In fact, this kind of pain has a specific term in the Inner World: post-overload syndrome.

Ordinary people experience lactic acid buildup in their bodies after excessive exercise, which is quite uncomfortable.

However, those who have injected "low-number" gene agents experience more direct neural pain.

For example, if Liu Dezhu overexerts himself, he will also feel pain, as he only injected the FDE-005 agent.

If he had injected the 004 and 003 agents in sequence, this after-effect would gradually disappear.

The nurses had never seen this before, but Hu Xiaoniu had seen it in the Inner World.

Although he had not injected gene agents, he had seen pigs run even if he hadn't eaten pork.

Hu Xiaoniu thought to himself that the Kunlun organization seemed to have considerable strength.

It had only been a short time since the穿越 (穿越 means "穿越" in Chinese, which can be translated as "穿越" in English, but in this context, it means "the start of the story" or "the beginning of the穿越 event"), and they had already obtained so many gene agents.

That boss Zheng must have a significant position in the Inner World.

At this moment, Lu Yuan was the last to be carried off the ambulance. A Kunlun member winked and said, "Captain Lu, we'll arrange a private room for you. Xiao Ying said the nurses in the private room are very pretty."

Xiao Ying is the taxi driver who crashed into the criminals' car. He was the one who, when Liu Dezhu was kidnapped under the overpass, drove the SUV to overturn the minivan. In Kunlun, he is known as "Iron Man."

Lu Yuan frowned and said, "No, switch me to the room with Hu Xiaoniu."

"Huh?" The Kunlun member was taken aback. "That big ward is very noisy."

"Don't worry about that," Lu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I still have some things I need to figure out, and I need to ask our four new friends. By the way, have Wrench check their identities."

"Okay."

The Kunlun member pushed Lu Yuan, who had been treated for his wounds, into the ward.

The member watched as Lu Yuan, who had been calmly thinking a moment ago, suddenly started groaning in pain as soon as he entered the ward, instantly getting into character.

When Lu Yuan lay on the bed next to Hu Xiaoniu, he ignored him and just writhed in pain.

Hu Xiaoniu hesitated for a while, then turned to Lu Yuan and said, "Thank you for coming to our rescue in time."

"Of course, it's our duty to thank us," Lu Yuan turned over, wincing from the pain in his leg, waist, and back. "Did you see how bravely I saved you? I was calm and composed, even with the criminals' guns pointed at me... Oh, wait, you were in the sack, so you couldn't see."

Hu Xiaoniu: "..."

Lu Yuan sighed, "If Boss Zheng had seen it, he would definitely give me a promotion and a raise!"

Hu Xiaoniu changed the subject, "But how did you know we were in trouble?"

Lu Yuan replied, "We didn't discover it; someone else did. We just happened to be there. Of course, catching those criminals is our responsibility."

Hu Xiaoniu asked, puzzled, "Someone else? Who?"

"Can't say," Lu Yuan shook his head, indicating he had to follow the confidentiality rules.

A Kunlun member walked into the ward with a black plastic bag, "These are the four phones we found in the criminals' car. Are they yours? Please identify them."

Hu Xiaoniu took his phone from the bag, and the password had not been cracked; it was still intact.

He opened it and saw a WeChat message from Liu Dezhu: "This is the first transaction, remember to pay the gold bars."

Hu Xiaoniu was stunned.

This WeChat message connected all the dots: Liu Dezhu had discovered the danger and created an opportunity for Kunlun to catch the criminals and save him.

So, Liu Dezhu said the first transaction was complete, and this so-called transaction was saving his life.

Suddenly, Liu Dezhu's image became mysterious and grand.

He couldn't understand how Liu Dezhu knew he was in danger and how he mobilized Kunlun.

Hu Xiaoniu thought for a moment and replied to Liu Dezhu, "Thank you, this cooperation was very pleasant. For the first transaction, I will pay double the price."

Liu Dezhu, on the other end of the phone, was overjoyed when he saw the message.

What a godlike partner, saying double and giving double. Is this what the rich world is like?

Moreover, this time he should be able to secretly keep a gold bar without anyone knowing.

At this moment, Lu Yuan suddenly asked Hu Xiaoniu, "By the way, how did you get caught? I initially thought the criminals had kidnapped Jiang Xue and Li Tongyun, but when I opened the sack, it wasn't them. I've never seen you before."

This was one of Lu Yuan's doubts.

Liu Dezhu had gone to Xingzhu Road No. 4 courtyard for no apparent reason, as if waiting for the criminals.

The taxi driver Liu Dezhu took to Xingzhu Road was a Kunlun member, Xiao Ying.

At that time, Xiao Ying had probed Liu Dezhu, who said he was there to get gold bars.

Afterward, it was discovered that the crime scene was in Jiang Xue's house, but Jiang Xue and Li Tongyun were not there; instead, there were Hu Xiaoniu and the others.

There were too many suspicious points before and after the battle.

Hu Xiaoniu explained, "We are new residents on the 12th floor, students from Luo Cheng Foreign Language School. Today, we were visiting our neighbors in Room 201, but we unexpectedly encountered the criminals inside and were captured."

"You're not Time Travelers?" Lu Yuan was puzzled. "It was just a coincidence?"

"Yes, it was a coincidence," Hu Xiaoniu nodded.

Lu Yuan smiled but said nothing.

At this moment, a Kunlun member walked in from outside, holding a stack of documents. He handed them to Lu Yuan and said, "We found Jiang Xue. She and her daughter are staying at a friend's house. She sent you a message before the incident, but you didn't reply."

Lu Yuan was taken aback, "I didn't receive any message?"

The Kunlun member paused, "Captain Lu, your phone is out of credit..."

Lu Yuan muttered, "What bad luck. My salary is so low that I can't even afford the phone bill. I wonder if this counts as a work injury? It should, right!"

Hu Xiaoniu hesitated, not expecting the Kunlun members' salaries to be so low.

After all, this was a department dealing with bizarre events, with extremely high risks. Who would risk their life for a low salary?

With gene agents and extraordinary abilities, he could easily make a million a year as a bodyguard for a wealthy person.

Isn't this the era where money can make the devil grind the mill?

Hu Xiaoniu thought for a moment and said seriously, "If possible, I am willing to donate to Kunlun in my personal name..."

"Stop," Lu Yuan interrupted Hu Xiaoniu, "If you donate, and you and an ordinary person are in danger at the same time, who do I save first? I would have to save the closest one, right? But if you are the closest, Kunlun's fairness would be questioned... This isn't my opinion; it's our boss's. Don't worry, Boss Zheng is very capable and can make money on his own."

Lu Yuan opened the documents, which contained the identity information of Hu Xiaoniu and the others.

The Kunlun member leaned in and whispered in his ear, "His father is... transferred to Liu Dezhu's class..."

Lu Yuan was stunned. No wonder he offered money so readily; he must be very wealthy!

He suddenly turned and asked directly, "Hu Xiaoniu, how many gold bars did you promise Liu Dezhu, and how many grams?"

Hu Xiaoniu was stunned. At this moment, Lu Yuan was staring at him intently, as if he knew everything.

He hesitated for two seconds, "100 grams, two bars this time."

Lu Yuan thought to himself, this makes sense; Hu Xiaoniu is Liu Dezhu's buyer.

Given his wealth and influence, it's reasonable that he would buy Inner World resources from Liu Dezhu.

He told the Kunlun member, "Register all four of them. They are all Time Travelers, no doubt about it."

At this moment, Lu Yuan felt he had uncovered the truth.