She couldn’t just wait helplessly.

Champion said he had a way. Within minutes, he tracked the phone signals of both Yin Feng and Chen Feng—moving one after another along the same road, very close together.

You Mingxu made an immediate decision, leading the group to follow.

Yet as Yin Feng and Chen Feng’s signals stopped moving and their destination became clear, You Mingxu’s frown deepened. When she looked up to see the hospital sign, her heart felt like a small boat adrift in the vast night. There was no way to see what lay ahead.

Until now, when she finally saw what it was.

Chen Feng, kicked aside by Yin Feng, sat helpless on the floor; Xu Mengshan drew his gun with an angry shout. Those behind her maintained an eerily unanimous silence.

You Mingxu stared at Yin Feng’s back, suddenly rigid, her hands slowly loosening.

Beneath his hands, Li Mingdi deflated like a punctured balloon, gasping harsh, desperate breaths, barely alive.

Attempted murder. The four words flashed through You Mingxu’s mind.

Under everyone’s dark, silent stares, Yin Feng turned around slowly, so slowly. He looked like a crazed criminal suddenly awakened; like a cornered child slowly raising his bowed head.

You Mingxu saw his deathly pale face, red-rimmed eyes, tears streaming down his cheeks.

Somehow, before she could process anything, tears were already running down her face.

Yin Feng’s unfocused gaze drifted over everyone before finally settling on her face.

He looked only at her.

His voice was hoarse, as if already dead: “Ah Xu, it was me.”

You Mingxu choked out: “What… were you?”

He smiled bleakly, his eyes already lifeless: “The Punisher organization… I created it…”

It felt like a punch to her head, leaving her dizzy with nothing but crushing waves of pain. She opened her mouth to speak but found her throat blocked. Suddenly she felt thrown into a desolate desert, with Yin Feng the only green thing in sight. Now, that fresh green slowly darkened to gray.

Tears burst from You Mingxu’s eyes as she shook her head, very slowly, hearing her own voice break: “I don’t believe it… impossible… it can’t be…”

Yin Feng looked at her once more, his eyes brimming with tears.

But those words seemed to drain his last strength. His eyes suddenly closed as he collapsed backward.

Chen Feng, closest to him, lunged forward to catch him. Xu Mengshan watched in horror, shouting: “Don’t move! Sister You, don’t interfere!”

You Mingxu stood frozen like stone.

Then Chen Feng grunted heavily, and as if in response, You Mingxu felt a sharp pain in her neck. Her vision instantly went black as she lost consciousness. Champion lowered his hand, catching her body and slowly laying her down.

Almost simultaneously, Graffiti pounced like a beast from behind Xu Mengshan, pinning him. As Xu Mengshan frantically tried to turn and resist, he found himself completely immobilized. Chen Feng, still holding Yin Feng, raised the tranquilizer gun behind Xu Mengshan, who crumpled to the ground.

Graffiti’s face was ashen as he walked over, crouched down, and lifted Yin Feng onto his back. Champion, for the first time without a trace of a smile, looked at You Mingxu on the ground with a pained expression. Tears fell from Xiao Yan’s eyes as he struggled to stay silent.

Chen Feng wiped the tears from his face and said: “Go!”

The four carried Yin Feng out, no longer avoiding nurses or cameras. In full view of everyone, they left the hospital, got into their car, and drove straight into the night, disappearing without a trace.