Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1533 Resurrection from the Dead

"Old Yuan, you can't even recognize my voice anymore?" The masked man removed the mask from his face in front of Yuan Dongchang, and the moonlight coming in from the window illuminated his face.

When Yuan Dongchang saw the other person's true face, he was horrified. The person in front of him was actually Pan Tianhua, who had been declared dead. Yuan Dongchang could not believe his eyes. He had just gone to the funeral hall to pay his respects the day before. How could Pan Tianhua be alive and well in front of him that night?

Was he dead or a spirit appearing? Yuan Dongchang was an atheist, but the reality he witnessed made him suspicious: "You...you're clearly dead..."

Pan Tianhua sneered, "Do you think you can kill me so easily?"

Yuan Dongchang suddenly threw the cigarette in his hand at him. Actually, the cigarette was just to distract the other party. At the same time, a sharp triangular steel cone was also thrown.

This is an uncommon concealed weapon, used in secret, with a poisoned tip that kills instantly upon contact with blood.

Pan Tianhua's figure suddenly disappeared before his eyes. Almost at the same time, Yuan Dongchang felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck. It was Pan Tianhua who had stabbed him in the back of the neck with a steel awl.

The opponent moved too fast, like a ghost. Yuan Dongchang couldn't see how he moved or how his hidden weapon ended up in the opponent's hands.

Pan Tianhua's voice rang in his ears: "Yuan Dongchang, you're far from being able to kill me. Where is Ji Buyao?"

Yuan Dongchang said, "You are not Pan Tianhua, he... he is clearly dead..."

A sharp pain shot through his back as his opponent repeatedly stabbed him along his spine with a steel awl.

"Tell Ji Buyao for me, he's next!"

Just then, the sound of a door opening came from outside. It was the hotel security guards who had arrived immediately after receiving the alarm. The lights inside were on, but all they could see was Yuan Dongchang sitting blankly in a chair. There was no one else present.

Several police cars arrived promptly downstairs with sirens blaring. Xu Chunliang pushed open the door of the coffee shop across from the hotel, chose a seat by the floor-to-ceiling window, ordered a coffee, and quietly observed the commotion across the street.

Yuan Dongchang was weaker than he had expected, which further confirmed his previous idea that the real mastermind behind the recent series of changes at the Orchid Gate was Ji Buyao.

Ji Buyao pushed Yuan Dongchang to the forefront, while he secretly orchestrated things behind the scenes. In other words, Yuan Dongchang was just a shadow.

Xu Chunliang simply couldn't understand why Ji Buyao would target Hua Zhuyue. Hua Zhuyue had always been extremely loyal to him; was he trying to use Hua Zhuyue to blackmail him?
All signs indicate that after Mo Changqing escaped, these people became impatient. Unable to find Mo Changqing, they turned their attention to themselves.

Ye Qingya called to ask if his drinking session with Chen Qianfan was over. Xu Chunliang told her that he had already returned to the hotel.

Xu Chunliang waited quietly for someone, sitting alone in the coffee shop for half an hour, when a middle-aged woman dressed in an intellectual style came to his side.

Xu Chunliang immediately recognized her from the scent on her body and moved the coffee he had already ordered to her: "You're a little later than I expected."

The woman smiled calmly; she was Bai Lan in disguise. She picked up the cup of coffee, took a sip, and said, "The coffee is still hot." Her eyes remained fixed on the flashing police lights below the hotel building across the street. "So many police officers came to Xingchen. I thought you had betrayed me."

Xu Chunliang said, "It seems you lack trust in me."

Bai Lan said, "The reason I've lived this long is because I don't trust men."

Hsu Chun-liang laughed and said, "You don't trust anyone, do you?"

Bai Lan winked at him: "That was true in the past, but I believe you now."

Xu Chunliang had no objection to this.

Bai Lan said, "Xingchen is Hua Zhuyue's business. Has she encountered some trouble?"

Xu Chunliang nodded and told her what had happened.

Bai Lan frowned: "This matter isn't complicated. There must be a problem within their ranks. If they want to find Hua Zhuyue, why not just target Yuan Dongchang?"

She paused, then lowered her voice and asked, "Have you already killed him?"

Xu Chunliang said, "He's just a puppet. There's no point in killing him now."

Bai Lan said, "That means keeping him around to play the long game and catch a big fish."

Xu Chunliang said, "The big fish should be about to surface."

Bai Lan's beautiful eyes lit up: "You asked me to come here to help you catch a big fish?"

Xu Chunliang asked, "How did Huang Youlong become Li Bingxing's son-in-law?"

Bai Lan said, "I think I mentioned it to you before. He helped Li Bingxing cure his incurable disease, and that's when he met Li Changji."

Hsu Chun-liang said, "I've recently discovered that many things are interconnected and not as simple as they seem on the surface."

"Explain it more clearly."

Xu Chunliang took a sip of coffee and said, "I don't have concrete evidence yet, but I will soon."

“It’s the same as if I didn’t say anything.”

Xu Chunliang's phone rang, and when he picked it up, he saw it was Ji Jiajia calling. She must have something important to say calling so late, so Xu Chunliang answered immediately.

Ji Jiajia asked, "Master, Master, where are you?"

Xu Chunliang was taken aback: "Jiajia, aren't you with Uncle Gao and the others?"

Ji Jiajia said, "Fu Xuedong's parents had a fight and asked me to meet them to talk. I think it would be better if you could come along if you had time."

Xu Chunliang thought to himself that Fu Guomin was also being inconsiderate. Why was he looking for Ji Jiajia so late? Thinking of the series of events that had happened recently, he was worried about Ji Jiajia's safety and reminded her, "Jiajia, you don't need to go. Just tell me the place, and I'll go see him."

Ji Jiajia said, "I'm already on my way, Master. I'll send you the address, and we'll talk when we meet."

Xu Chunliang knew this girl's nature; once she made up her mind, she couldn't be easily swayed. Since she had already sent him the meeting address, he should go there as soon as possible to prevent any unexpected events.

Although Bai Lan thought Xu Chunliang was making a mountain out of a molehill, after learning about the recent frequent internal changes within the Orchid Gate, she felt it was better to go and make a trip.

Xu Chunliang had intended to call a taxi, but he was surprised that Bai Lan had driven there herself. He asked curiously, "Where did you get your car?"

Bai Lan opened the car door and said, "It's rented."

Ji Jiajia decided to call Xu Chunliang halfway through the journey. Although Fu Xuedong emphasized that he wanted to meet alone, Ji Jiajia had been restless these past two days and was more vigilant than before.

The place Fu Xuedong asked her to meet was an abandoned amusement park. Fu Xuedong used to come here to exercise. Ji Jiajia parked her car and was about to go to the meeting place when she saw the two men walking towards her.

Her intuition told her that the two men were coming for her. Ji Jiajia hurriedly turned around to run away, but saw two more men surrounding her from behind. One of them raised his right hand and held a pistol in his hand.

Ji Jiajia's eyes widened, and she was about to cry for help when the man holding the gun said, "Miss Ji, you'd better cooperate if you want to live."

Although Ji Jiajia learned the Eight Steps of the Serpent from Xu Chunliang, she was now facing a pistol, and no matter how fast she was, she probably couldn't dodge the bullets.

Remembering Xu Chunliang who was on his way, Ji Jiajia decided to stall for time and warned, "Don't come any closer, the police are nearby..." She mustered her courage and decided to try to escape.

The hand hidden inside the other person's clothes pulled the trigger, but it was a stun gun.

A blue arc of light emanated from Ji Jiajia's body. She instantly lost the ability to resist and collapsed to the ground, trembling.

Four burly men strode forward, preparing to take Ji Jiajia away.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound rang out, and the man holding the gun was the first to be hit by a crossbow bolt. The bolt pierced his knee, and he screamed as he fell to his knees.

With a series of whooshing sounds, a man in black emerged from the woods, raised his crossbow, and swiftly shot down four men. He then quickly approached Ji Jiajia and helped her up with some concern.

Ji Jiajia was temporarily unable to speak after being shocked by the electric shock, but she recognized the person in front of her. The person in front of her was not her master, but Yuan Dongchang, her father's best friend.

Yuan Dongchang looked at Ji Jiajia with pity and self-reproach in his eyes, and whispered, "It's alright, it's alright."

Just then, Xu Chunliang and Bai Lan arrived by car, and Yuan Dongchang instinctively shielded Ji Jiajia behind him.

Xu Chunliang pushed open the car door, unaware of the situation, and angrily asked, "Yuan Dongchang, what do you want to do?"

Yuan Dongchang said, "Just passing by!"

The four men he had knocked down endured the excruciating pain and fled into the forest.

Xu Chunliang was not about to let them escape. He rushed forward, raised the baton he had gotten from Bai Lan, and smashed it down hard on the thighs of the men. The sound of bones breaking echoed as the four kidnappers curled up on the ground in pain, but they were unable to make a sound because Xu Chunliang had sealed their pressure points.

Bai Lan walked towards Yuan Dongchang and extended her hand to him, meaning that he should hand over Ji Jiajia to her.

Yuan Dongchang had no objection to this and said softly, "Jiajia, it's good that you're alright."

Ji Jiajia was now able to speak: "Uncle Yuan... saved me..."

Xu Chunliang returned and heard Ji Jiajia's explanation. He was a little puzzled as to why Yuan Dongchang was here. However, his immediate priority was to find out where Fu Xuedong was.

Yuan Dongchang said, "Could you hand them over to me to handle?"

Xu Chunliang nodded: "Please go ahead." He guessed that these four people were most likely from within the Orchid Sect. Regardless of Yuan Dongchang's purpose, his timely appearance had indeed saved Ji Jiajia.

Ji Jiajia said, "My junior brother..."

Yuan Dongchang said, "Don't worry, they've been rescued. The person is in the van over there."

Xu Chunliang asked Bai Lan to accompany Ji Jiajia, and followed Yuan Dongchang to the front of the van. He opened the door and saw Fu Xuedong lying there fast asleep.

Yuan Dongchang said, "Those people grabbed him and forced him to coax Jiajia out."

Xu Chunliang asked, "How did you get the information?"

(End of this chapter)