Those Years When the Son of Destiny Was Severely Scammed [Quick Transmigration] CHAPTER 22
Chapter 22: The Male Lead with X-Ray Vision VS Five Female Leads (22)
“Mr. Ho, thanks to you, we were able to successfully apprehend Mac,” the airport public security special forces captain said gratefully, shaking Huo Xian’s hand.
The man apprehended was the internationally infamous “Poison King” Mac, responsible for countless deaths and the destruction of countless families. The arrest of such a heinous criminal without any casualties was a miracle.
However, Huo Xian only had one thought: Absurd.
Just ridiculously absurd.
Regardless of why someone with the status of an internationally notorious “Poison King” would choose to use City A’s international airport, wouldn’t such a figure have a few underlings?
And, if he’s so “internationally known,” shouldn’t his wanted poster be in the airport’s facial recognition system? Shouldn’t his identity have been identified and triggered an alarm during security check? He traveled with a whole plane of people and nobody noticed him until he got off the plane at City A’s exit gate. Is that absurd?
Finally, if airport security didn’t recognize the “Poison King’s” face, wouldn’t they have detected the foreign objects in his body through the security channel?
Before leaving, Huo Xian didn’t mention the foreign objects in Mac’s abdomen. After all, it was quite puzzling that a prominent international “Poison King” would resort to human drug trafficking.
“[System, whether you admit it or not, I have to say it: the person who came up with this setting has shit for brains.]” Huo Xian sneered.
The system remained silent.
What made Huo Xian think the world was better off destroyed was that Qiao Yi Rong, whom he had accidentally injured when he flung her away to avoid being caught in the crossfire instead of having a heroic rescue, stood before him as a victim, flanked by two bodyguards blocking his path.
The system quietly appeared: [Host, Qiao Yi Rong has a spoiled and willful personality, and she’s very stubborn. She’s set in her ways; ten oxen couldn’t pull her back. Perhaps… ]
[Shut up.] Huo Xian gave it two words.
Qiao Yi Rong’s baby face was pale. Unable to feign a delicate and tearful appearance, she bit her lip and looked at Huo Xian with accusing eyes. Facing Huo Xian’s cold eyes, she felt overwhelmed with grievance and finally couldn’t help but ask, “Huo Xian, I was injured because of you, don’t you have anything to say?”
Huo Xian’s gaze grew colder. Looking down at the woman, he said coldly, “Frankly, Miss Qiao’s injury was self-inflicted; what does it have to do with me?”
The last bit of color drained from Qiao Yi Rong’s lips. The two bodyguards showed anger, their fists clenched tightly, ready to give Huo Xian a beating.
“Get out of my way,” Huo Xian ignored the bodyguards, his condescending gaze making him appear even more detached and impatient.
“I…” Qiao Yi Rong opened her mouth to speak but felt her throat constrict.
Huo Xian didn’t give her a chance to speak, turned away, and strode past her and the bodyguards with his suitcase, bumping one bodyguard back slightly because of the narrow space, which naturally drew more angry glares.
Having just passed them, his gaze fell upon another pair of complex eyes.
A familiar scene, a familiar plot, a familiar person.
Heh.
“Huo Xian.” Unlike before, this time Qiao Yi Xuan, the elder sister, called his name, not “Mr. Ho.”
Huo Xian paused slightly and turned to look at her.
Qiao Yi Xuan, just like the first time they met, was dignified and elegant. While sharing her sister’s face, she presented a completely different image. The two sisters were strikingly different.
“4 billion, Happiness Garden,” Qiao Yi Xuan took a deep breath and said slowly.
Before Huo Xian could react, Qiao Yi Rong exclaimed in shock, “Sister?!”
Ignoring her sister, Qiao Yi Xuan looked directly at Huo Xian, waiting for his reply.
Huo Xian didn’t even change his expression. As if Qiao Yi Xuan’s offer wasn’t 4 billion but 40 yuan, he calmly asked, “Miss Qiao, do you have the authority to make this decision?”
Hearing this, Qiao Yi Xuan’s eyes brightened. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Huo Xian say, “But I’m sorry, I’m not going to sell for 4 billion.”
“Why?” Qiao Yi Xuan asked hurriedly.
“Miss Qiao, what do you think the actual value of Happiness Garden is?” Huo Xian didn’t answer directly but asked a question instead.
Qiao Yi Xuan paused. This was a question she couldn’t answer. The Qiao family had already received the news that the demolition documents would be officially issued in half a month. Due to its prime location, the demolition compensation in the area where Happiness Garden was located would be higher than usual. Happiness Garden covered a large area. Even though the complex was an old-style walk-up building with only six floors at the highest, it had many buildings and many residential units. If it were really demolished…
4 billion wasn’t nearly enough.
“What’s Mr. Ho’s asking price?” Qiao Yi Xuan asked.
Huo Xian held up two fingers, making the number 8.
Qiao Yi Rong’s eyes widened, almost blurting out “You’re crazy for money” again. Remembering her current favorable impression of Huo Xian, she stopped herself, but unfortunately bit her tongue, causing her eyes to fill with tears from the pain.
Qiao Yi Xuan also frowned. She had guessed that Huo Xian would raise the price, but she didn’t expect him to double it. This price was basically the same as the actual value, with only a small profit margin.
[Host, you’re too ruthless, aren’t you?] Even the system couldn’t help but complain.
Huo Xian ignored it and looked at Qiao Yi Xuan, saying, “If Miss Qiao can accept this price, we can make the transaction today.”
Qiao Yi Xuan’s eyelashes trembled. After hesitating for a while, she said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Ho. The price you’ve offered is beyond my authority. I need to discuss it with my father. Can you give me three days?”
Huo Xian’s reply was straightforward: “Okay.”
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The next day, Huo Xian received a call from Qiao Yi Xuan, indicating her willingness to buy Happiness Garden for 8 billion. He set a signing time with her.
After hanging up the phone, Anna personally came to the hotel to pick him up.
Unlike their last meeting, she had lost weight, her face was haggard despite makeup, making it hard to imagine what she had been through.
However, Huo Xian didn’t ask.
And because he didn’t ask, Anna’s already low mood worsened. Huo Xian and Ho Xuan—the former was the playboy she knew from her research, the latter was the person she truly knew and had interacted with, and it was he who made her heart flutter. But this man was polite but distant towards her, surrounded by an invisible barrier, excluding everyone and making him hard to approach.
The two of them were silent all the way to the hospital. Only when they got out of the car did Anna regain her composure, her voice hoarse, “Mr. Ho, if ‘he’ says anything offensive, please don’t take it to heart.” After a pause, she added, “‘He’ is emotionally unstable and has violent tendencies, so Mr. Ho will have to stay outside the ward for a while.”
Huo Xian nodded in agreement.
Actually, even if Anna hadn’t said anything, he would have kept his distance from An Chun. He carried a time bomb. Compared to the terminally ill world bug with violent tendencies, the system was far more dangerous.
However, Huo Xian still underestimated the system’s danger level.
When Huo Xian was still twenty meters from An Chun’s ward, he saw tiny white luminous dots floating out of the ward and gathering towards him. However, these luminous dots weren’t heading towards him but towards a gray orb hidden in his consciousness for a long time.
“[System!]” Huo Xian stopped, calling out in a low voice.
At the same time, a sharp, piercing alarm sounded from the ward, indicating that the patient’s vital signs were in danger and required emergency treatment.
Anna immediately forgot about Huo Xian and rushed towards the ward.
Huo Xian turned and walked away with a grim expression. But he stopped after a few steps because he “saw” the gray orb detach itself from his consciousness and fly rapidly towards the ward.
Damn it!
He cursed inwardly and quickened his pace towards the ward. He wasn’t a doctor, and Anna wasn’t allowed inside either. Unexpectedly, Liu Xu Xue was also in the ward and was asked to leave after the doctors entered to perform emergency treatment.
“Mr. Ho?” Liu Xu Xue was also surprised to see Huo Xian.
Before Huo Xian could speak, Anna frowned and asked, “Miss Liu, why are you in my brother’s ward?”
Hearing her unfriendly question, Liu Xu Xue temporarily withdrew her gaze from Huo Xian and replied, “Mr. An contacted me and said he had something important to tell me.” As she spoke, her gaze drifted back to Huo Xian involuntarily.
Anna wanted to block Liu Xu Xue’s view of Huo Xian, but her pride prevented her from doing anything so petty. She frowned, asking, “Miss Liu, do you know my brother?”
Liu Xu Xue shook her head. “This is the first time I’ve met him. We’ve never had any contact before.”
“Then why did he say he had something important to tell you?” Anna looked at her intently.
Liu Xu Xue gently curled her lips, didn’t answer, but looked at Huo Xian again, saying, “Mr. Ho, may I speak with you privately?”
Anna’s expression turned cold, and she bit her lip tightly to prevent herself from saying anything harsh or doing anything out of line. But soon, her anxious mood gradually subsided because Huo Xian stood facing the ward, not giving Liu Xu Xue a single glance.
“Mr. Ho?” Liu Xu Xue was getting impatient and called out again.
However, this time, Huo Xian still seemed not to have heard, his expression cold as he stared at the rescue scene through the ward’s glass door.
To be precise, he was looking at two small gray orbs. One was slightly larger, the one that had flown out of his consciousness, and the other had flown out of the person whose heart had stopped. Now, the two gray orbs were chasing each other, seemingly playing, but in reality… fighting.
Anna was on Huo Xian’s right, and Liu Xu Xue glanced at her, then circled to Huo Xian’s left, vying for the man’s attention.
Huo Xian remained silent, his eyes fixed on the ward without blinking. Besides his increasingly cold aura, his facial expression didn’t change at all, as if he had been frozen in place.
Anna’s originally heated mind gradually cooled, and her brow furrowed.
She then looked into the ward. Although she didn’t accept that “brother,” he was still her relative. Why, when Huo Xian appeared, did she not even care about the relative who was being resuscitated?
What kind of magic did Huo Xian possess?
An hour later, the doctor announced the patient’s death.
Anna swayed, and would have fallen if a nurse hadn’t caught her.
Liu Xu Xue glanced at her, then shifted her gaze to Huo Xian, who hadn’t moved, a subtle curve on her lips.
After the doctors and nurses left the ward, and Anna hadn’t yet recovered, Huo Xian finally moved—he stepped into the ward and closed the door.
At the same time, after chasing for a full hour, the larger gray orb finally swallowed the smaller one and then rushed towards a bewildered-looking shadow emerging from An Chun’s body.
Author’s Note: An Chun: Appearing and immediately receiving a lunchbox??
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Thank you to the little fairy “Zhushu Yin” for watering nutrient solution +9, muah =3=
