Chapter 705
Chapter 705
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>Translator: Ryuma
>Chapter: 705
>Chapter Title: Chen Hongyu
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Chapter 705: Chen Hongyu
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> Li Huowang tilted his head back, gazing up at the massive main building of the hospital in front of him, and at the red characters on the main building that read Sixth People's Hospital.
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> This was the address Qian Fu had mentioned, where his friend who could supposedly help lived.
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> It was ten in the morning now, and the two had agreed to meet here at this time.
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> Li Huowang looked around to both sides and spotted Qian Fu standing nervously in the sunlight, scanning his surroundings. Clearly, he'd arrived very early, and he was carrying some things in a black plastic bag.
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> He led Yang Na over but said nothing, merely pausing in front of him before heading straight into the hospital.
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> Qian Fu clearly understood what Li Huowang meant and immediately followed.
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> Once the two met up in the hospital lobby, Li Huowang said to him,
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> “Let's go for the visit. Go find that helper you're looking for.”
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> Qian Fu nodded calmly.
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> “Don't worry, I know this place better than you. Lend me your ID—I didn't bring mine.”
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> After going through the visitation procedures, Li Huowang learned the name of Qian Fu's so-called helper. Chen Hongyu.
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> “Sounds like a girl's name. Huowang, you think she's this guy's girlfriend?”
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> Yang Na's voice carried curiosity as she spoke.
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> “If there's any relation, it could only be his wife. At his age, girlfriend is impossible.”
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> At this moment, Li Huowang felt a faint worry in his heart—not that the helper might be mentally ill, but whether Qian Fu's friend could actually help.
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> For someone as erratic as this, believing even half of what came out of his mouth would probably be generous.
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> Just as the two were talking, the door was pushed open, and a tall, fat woman walked out.
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> The woman was very fat and looked to be in her forties or fifties, with lifeless eyes drooping down, appearing utterly listless. Her forehead and cheeks were covered in red pimples, her cuffs and collar were filthy, and through her sparse hair, her scalp was clearly visible.
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> Dressed like this, she looked utterly destitute.
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> “Hongyu! Hongyu! It's been years since we last met!”
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> Spotting the woman, Qian Fu immediately rushed up excitedly.
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> “Look what I brought you!”
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> With that, he opened the black plastic bag and proudly revealed what was inside: half a green apple with yellowish flesh, some grilled eggplant skin wrapped in tinfoil, and two half-drunk bottles of soda.
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> “You fished this out of a trash can?”
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> Hongyu asked with a look of disgust.
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> “You think I'm destined to eat garbage?”
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> “Don't be ungrateful. Back when we were wandering, finding stuff like this was like New Year's.”
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> Glancing at the surveillance camera, Li Huowang quickly snatched Qian Fu's bag and tossed it into the nearby trash can.
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> He leaned close to Qian Fu's ear and said sternly,
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> “Do you want to get arrested?!
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> Act normal!”
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> Seeing Li Huowang's gaze, Qian Fu finally stopped his attempt to fish the trash back out.
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> Li Huowang pushed Qian Fu aside and sat down in the visitation seat himself. He looked up at the woman before him.
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> “Hello, I'm Li Huowang. Your parents asked me to check on you. How have things been in the hospital lately? How's your condition?”
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> The corners of Hongyu's drooping eyes twitched into a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
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> “Cut the act and just say what you want. They can't hear us.”
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> Hearing this, Li Huowang immediately felt relieved. No matter what, this old woman seemed far more reliable than Qian Fu.
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> Li Huowang stopped pretending and quickly recounted everything he'd been through.
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> But as soon as he finished, he was met with mockery.
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> “Heh heh heh, Qian Fu's a nutjob. You actually believed him.”
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> “Um, Hongyu.”
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> Qian Fu looked up at the fat woman before him with a pleading expression.
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> “Stop messing around. You must have felt it too, right? They've really come. And it's not just after Li Huowang—once he's gone, it's us next. Those Leo aliens are never satisfied.”
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> Hongyu ignored Qian Fu and turned back to Li Huowang. Her voice was lazy as she spoke.
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> “He's crazy. Actually, the people you encountered aren't aliens. They're just ordinary people with designs on you. It's a highly organized group hiding in the shadows.”
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> “Oh?”
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> Li Huowang's heart leaped with joy. Finally, he'd met someone who wasn't insane and knew something.
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> “Go on. How much do you know about them?”
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> As Hongyu hesitated, Qian Fu spoke up from the side.
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> “It's fine, Hongyu. Tell him. He's one of us. He got me out.”
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> Hearing this, Hongyu finally spoke.
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> “They don't just target you—they go after others too. I was caught by them once, but I managed to escape.”
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> “Why? Why do they do this? Who exactly are they?”
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> “They do it because they want to steal my special abilities! You know, 'the jade's innocence brings calamity, the common man bears the blame.' They're an underground group obsessed with snatching superpowers!”
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> “. . . . . .”
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> Li Huowang was at a loss for words.
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> He turned to look at Qian Fu, suddenly feeling like a complete idiot for ever trusting him.
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> “.”
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> Li Huowang looked at Chen Hongyu before him with a very complicated expression.
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> “Schizophrenia?”
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> “What? You don't believe me? Don't you think you have special abilities? Don't tell me you don't know—if you hadn't shown off your powers, why would they come after you?”
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> “Special abilities? How do I—”
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> At this point, Li Huowang suddenly remembered something and shook his head vigorously.
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> “No, that's not it. Absolutely not.”
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> At that moment, Qian Fu chimed in from the side.
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> “Hongyu, look, I'm out now. You should get out too. Let's do this together! Solve those problems once and for all.”
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> “No way, too exhausting. I'm not bothering. You all fight for your lives out there—it's fine watching from in here. Anyway, they can't touch me here.”
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> With that, Chen Hongyu turned to leave.
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> Hearing this, Qian Fu panicked. He glanced around, suddenly snatched Bai Lingmiao's shoulder bag, and quickly pulled out its contents.
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> “I'll give you money! See? All red bills! Help us, and this money's yours! And how can you be so sure they can't get in? Are you really safe?”
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> Seeing the bills in Qian Fu's hand, Chen Hongyu, who had been about to leave, suddenly stopped. When she turned back around, a glint of greed appeared on her fat face.
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> She extended her five fingers, nails caked with grime, toward Li Huowang and the others.
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> “Fifty thousand! Fifty thousand each after it's done. Pay me fifty thousand per person, and I'll come out to deal with them.”
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> (End of chapter)