191: Chapter 191 Night Shift Ward

Chapter 191 Night Shift Ward

"Xiumei, after twelve o'clock, come to my room and sit for a while."

"Then after half an hour, turn off the lights again. Remember not to open the curtains, and just leave the key at the door after you leave."

"I'm going out for something and don't want those police officers outside to know, so sorry to trouble you..."

Amid Zhou Xiumei's gaze filled with doubt and worry, Fang Cheng carefully explained the matter he was entrusting her with.

Fortunately, she didn't ask too much, only gently urging him with a few words before nodding in agreement.

Seeing Zhou Xiumei off, he closed the door shut.

Fang Cheng sat alone on the sofa, his eyes gazing at the TV screen as he made calculations in his mind.

Taking a taxi from Jiuchang Street to Renan Hospital located in Xiguan District would take about 45 minutes or so.

There and back, if things went smoothly, it could be completely controlled within two hours.

Even if any accidents occurred, three hours should be enough.

That's right.

Fang Cheng planned to sneak out late at night to replace the blood sample drawn during today's physical examination.

Based on the various signs seen at the time, it could be inferred that those medical staff members should be from Renan Hospital.

At noon, Fang Cheng even made a phone call to Nurse Chen who worked in the oncology department, intentionally telling her the doctor's name he saw on the chest badge to inquire about the related situation.

Nurse Chen indeed knew this person, thinking that Fang Cheng had taken a fancy to them, and thus began introducing them with a chuckle.

From her mouth, Fang Cheng roughly learned some inside information.

Ever since the military took control of the Rehabilitation Center, some elite personnel from Renan Hospital had also been transferred to work at the Rehabilitation Center.

Although their usual work was relatively grueling and they often stayed up late for overtime, their bonuses could reach more than three times their salary.

When chatting about this matter, Nurse Chen's words were still full of envy.

Although he didn't know what kind of assay items the other party would ultimately perform with the blood sample.

But judging by his current physical fitness and cellular vitality, without needing to overthink, he would inevitably be detected as being different from ordinary people at that time.

Especially since he possessed a heterogeneous talent like Water Breathing, his blood hemoglobin concentration was far higher than normal values, completely unlike what a human being should look like.

Also, as an Awakening ability user, Wen Xin's blood peculiarity was probably similar to his own.

Therefore, this hidden hazard had to be dealt with in a timely manner without a moment's delay!

During the day, visibility was good, people were numerous and eyes were mixed, and secret sentries were deployed around the Tubular Building.

Fang Cheng was unable to act.

He could only delay it until the dead of night to find a chance to slip out.

Tick, tick, tick——

The room was dead silent, and the wall clock slowly moved its hands.

It was ten o'clock.

Fang Cheng immediately got up, preparing to start his action.

He first turned off the television, then walked over to the balcony.

Glancing at the vaguely visible scene in the opposite building, he unhurriedly drew the curtains.

Afterward, he walked into the bedroom, took out books, and pretended to start self-studying for the graduate entrance examination.

The bedroom curtains were also drawn shut with a swish.

Fang Cheng took a pillow from the bed, placed it in the chair, and then put a trench coat over it.

In this way, looking from the outside, the shadow projected on the curtains...

...looked just like someone hunched over the desk studying hard.

After finishing all this, Fang Cheng quickly changed into a black-toned hoodie and sweatpants, putting on a black cotton mask.

Looking at the full-length mirror, watching his face hidden within the hoodie's hood and becoming unremarkable, Fang Cheng nodded in satisfaction.

Standing in a dimly lit place with this outfit, unless one walked close to look carefully, they probably wouldn't be able to notice.

After reviewing it once, he immediately walked to the foyer, put on his sneakers, and shouldered his bag.

Clang.

The iron door was gently closed shut.

At a little past ten in the evening, most of the neighbors had already entered dreamland or were preparing to wash up and sleep.

The entire Tubular Building appeared very quiet, with only the gurgling echo of water flowing through the drainpipes occasionally coming through.

In the pitch-black stairwell, a series of faint footsteps subsequently sounded.

Fang Cheng came to the ventilation window at the western end of the corridor.

His gaze abruptly swept across the street outside the window, then he took out his phone and dialed a number.

Beep, beep.

After two rings of the waiting tone, the call was quickly connected.

"Donghe, are you ready?"

"Rest assured, mission guaranteed to be completed."

Hearing the familiar voice coming from the phone, Fang Cheng immediately hung up the phone and tucked it into his bag.

Then he stared intently at the night view outside the window, waiting silently.

Less than half a minute later, a clamor of shouts to fight and kill suddenly came from afar.

Shortly after, the street downstairs resounded with the shattering sound of glass and the screeching alarms of cars.

It seemed like members of two Gangs were fighting a duel nearby to contend for territory.

As a result, they ran into the police guarding outside the Tubular Building, and the two sides collided, instantly presenting a chaotic and disordered state.

Just as the noise of the argument came over, Fang Cheng's figure moved, swiftly opening the window.

The moment he flipped out, one hand grabbed the outer edge of the windowsill, and his other hand smoothly closed the open window back up.

Following closely, his entire body pressed against the outer wall of the Tubular Building, sliding spinningly down and landing silently on the ground.

Then his feet kicked off the ground, and like a black lightning bolt, he swiftly darted into a nearby alley without streetlights.

From jumping out the window to landing, and diving into the alley, the entire process took less than three seconds.

Within five hundred meters around the Tubular Building, there were probably four security cameras.

One was installed by a nearby hotel for theft prevention.

The other three were located at the intersection of the road, strictly speaking not belonging to the scope of Jiuchang Street.

The key points were the police on duty and the Special Investigation Team specialists guarding in secret.

He had to bypass their surveillance and choose a visual blind spot.

Before taking action, Fang Cheng had long planned the route to break away and leave.

At this moment, his figure was light and agile, vaulting over walls and houses continuously, and soon he vanished into the neon-flashing urban night veil.

...

Late at night, Xiguan District.

Dark clouds drifted by, obscuring the moonlight.

The suburban park at the foot of the mountain was pitch black and silent.

Only a few dots of light in the distance flickered faintly in the darkness.

Whoosh——

A gust of cold wind shuttled through the forest, branches and leaves shaking and rustling.

It was as if countless tiny whispering sounds arose, making people unable to help letting their imagination run wild.

If paired with the bizarre events rumored recently, it would appear even more eerie and terrifying.

At a time like this and in a place like this, absolutely no one would come here to stroll around.

However.

A black figure suddenly flashed as the sound of the wind rose.

In the pitch-black, dense bushes, a pair of eyes shone distinctly, resembling a beast peeping out at the scene.

Through the dim moonlight, the vague outline of a human figure could be faintly seen.

Yet the face hidden within the hood could not be seen clearly.

The person who had arrived was precisely Fang Cheng, who had rushed overnight from Jiangbei to Xiguan.

And the place where the lights flickered in the distance was the location of Renan Hospital.

At this moment, Fang Cheng was standing on a tree branch, using Eagle Eye Vision to gaze out toward the direction of the hospital, carefully checking the paths to sneak into it.

Renan Hospital itself was adjacent to the suburban park, located in a secluded place with few buildings around.

Because of its own special nature, the Rehabilitation Center was situated even more so in the northwest corner of the one-hundred-acre hospital area.

That was the gray building standing tall in the night curtain that Fang Cheng could see looking over from his current position.

However.

Between the hospital area and the suburban park, there was a very tall enclosing wall.

The wall was densely covered with barbed wire, and security cameras for monitoring were specially installed at every interval.

Red light flickered slightly in the darkness, resembling pairs of electronic eyes.

These things must have been installed recently; the former Renan Hospital did not have such strict security measures.

Fang Cheng observed intently for a moment, then jumped down from the tree, walked to the edge of the park's lake, mixed yellow clay with water, and kneaded two mud balls.

Then standing in the woods dozens of meters away from the wall, aiming at the target, pulling back with both hands alternately, he raised his hand and threw them over.

Slap! Slap!

The two soggy yellow mud balls hit the target one after another with precision, completely wrapping up the lens surfaces of two of the cameras.

Seeing that the surveillance problem was successfully resolved, Fang Cheng subsequently stepped forward, looking up at the wall that was over four meters high.

If the barbed wire on top of the wall was added, it was visually estimated to reach over six meters, meaning a height exceeding two floors.

Moreover, the barbed wire seemed to be equipped with a laser detection alarm System, fundamentally cutting off the possibility of climbing.

Wanting to cross this boundary line, currently there seemed to be only one way.

That was to jump directly across.

A height of over six meters...

You must know that the world pole vault record could only barely cross the six-meter limit.

"Without a single mistake, every single one seen!"

This was a challenge like never before.

Fang Cheng's gaze narrowed slightly, then he took a deep breath and retreated a dozen or so steps in succession.

Then fixing his gaze on the towering barbed wire, he bent his waist and knees, striking a starting posture.

His whole body's muscles tightened like a string, silently building up momentum.

Suddenly, his feet kicked off the ground, instantly bursting forth with all the strength of his thigh muscles, and his entire person rushed forward like an arrow released from a bowstring.

Taking only two or three steps to cross a distance of several meters, he accelerated his body to the limit in an extremely short time, just like whipping up a hurricane.

Just as he was about to crash into the hard, thick concrete wall...

Suddenly, with a bang, it was as if something was stepped on and cracked.

Fang Cheng exerted force with his right foot once more, heavily stomping the ground.

Along with flying dust, a deep footprint impressively appeared. He was seen twisting his waist and thrusting his hips, swinging his arms, soaring into the air like a giant bird.

Whoosh——

Borrowing the kinetic energy increased by the run-up, as well as the greatly enhanced jumping capability from Elasticity and Ape Waist...

Fang Cheng soared straight up into the sky, his body carving a continuously upward, graceful arc in mid-air, directly jumping over the enclosing wall and barbed wire over six meters high.

And he did not trigger any alarm System.

When his body crossed over the wall and descended downward, Fang Cheng subsequently twisted his waist and abdomen once more.

Compared to the posture of his previous fierce sprint and takeoff, his entire person instantly seemed as though a slow-motion button had been pressed, pausing continuously several times in mid-air.

Finally controlling his posture, his legs bent at the knees to cushion the impact, drifting slowly to the ground like a fallen leaf.

The sound of landing was so slight as to be almost imperceptible, smoothly entering the heavily guarded courtyard area just like that.

Fang Cheng straightened his waist and got up, raising his head to look forward.

Sweeping past the concealment of the treetop, one could vaguely see a tall building with grayish-white exterior walls.

This place leaned against the suburban park, far away from the noisy outpatient department, and usually the environment was very quiet and secluded.

As it reached the late night close to dawn, human traces were even scarcer, making it quite suitable for sneaking.

Fang Cheng hunched his waist, swiftly darting forward over a dozen meters, and with a roll, concealed and hid himself beneath a flower bed.

Then he slowly poked his head out to peer at the scene outside.

Because further back from the rear of the Rehabilitation Center building was a tightly sealed enclosing wall.

Therefore, no roadblocks were set up here; only two armed soldiers acted as sentries, guarding the back door of the building.

Perhaps even the military commander who deployed the defense measures didn't expect that someone could actually cross a wall over six meters high equipped with multiple alarm Systems without a sound.

This was likewise an important reason why Fang Cheng chose to scale the wall and enter.

Just as he was pondering how to continue moving forward and sneak into the building before his eyes...

A series of footsteps suddenly sounded, gradually approaching this place from afar.

Fang Cheng instantly held his breath, lowered his head, and secretly watched with the corner of his eye.

He saw yet another team of fully armed soldiers bypassing the right corner and patrolling over.

Seen this way, even if he used the fastest method to subdue those two soldiers, it would certainly still alert other patrolling personnel.

As for choosing to enter from the main entrance anew, that was even less possible.

The defense personnel on that side would only be more than here.

Moreover, an even more important point.

Since the military had taken over the Rehabilitation Center and sealed off the entire building...

...then the targets they primarily guarded against were obviously more focused on the "patients" inside who could turn crazy at any moment.

Therefore, the defense measures inside the building must also be extremely tight.

Thinking of this, Fang Cheng activated Eagle Eye Vision once more, observing the heavily guarded Rehabilitation Center even more carefully.

As his eyes narrowed slightly, electric currents seemed to flash across his pupils.

The outline of the building, nearly as clear as during the day, instantly emerged within his field of vision.

Furthermore, as the range of vision expanded and the degree of light distortion decreased, he could even see human figures walking back and forth on the left and right sides of the building.

Nearly half of the distribution locations and dynamic images of various sentry posts were all reflected within his eyes.

His vision moved upward again, constantly pulling closer, zooming the focal length, and his gaze penetrated through windows that were alternately bright and dim.

Fang Cheng then proceeded to observe the specific situation inside the Rehabilitation Center.

According to what Nurse Chen said, those medical staff members usually worked in this building and frequently worked overtime late into the night.

Thus, he placed his primary observation targets in those rooms where the lights were still lit.

A few minutes later, he roughly locked onto two locations.

Fang Cheng withdrew his gaze, rapidly making various route plans in his mind.

Ultimately, he chose an infiltration method with the minimum risk and highest safety.

Afterwards, he silently shifted his hiding position, coming to the opposite side of the connection point between the right main building and the annex building.

This place happened to be located in the blind spot of observation for the three surrounding sentry posts.

Fang Cheng held his breath, lay flat on the ground, concealed himself in the darkness, and waited silently for an opportunity.

Tap, tap, tap.

The night was thick, and all around was dead silence.

Occasionally, voices accompanied by footsteps came over.

That was the soldiers who had patrolled a round passing by again.

Until the human voices gradually receded and returned to silence once more, a dark shadow suddenly darted out from the corner.

He was seen leaping with all his might, agilely climbing up the annex building that was only two floors high like a civet cat.

Then standing at the top of the annex building, he looked up at the main building which was fully 15 floors high.

Immediately after, he squatted and bent his knees, his feet exerting force to kick the ground, swinging his arms.

Instantly executing a sudden upward leap from flat ground, he directly jumped up and grabbed the outer edge of a fourth-floor windowsill.

After that, Fang Cheng did not take advantage of the momentum to flip upward.

Instead, like doing a Pull-up, he hung suspended outside the wall, took a deep breath, and began gathering strength.

"1, 2, 3, 4..."

As he counted silently in his heart, the muscles in both arms gradually expanded and thickened, and his skin swelled up hot and red.

When counting to 5 seconds, Fang Cheng gave a fierce pull, and his Qilin Arm activated, instantly hoisting and propelling himself upward.

His entire person soared into the air like a nimble bird, whizzing straight upward as he darted out.

Clack.

His ten fingers gripped tightly onto the outer edge of the windowsill like iron tongs.

Looking down, this jump was actually two floors high, impressively reaching the outside of the main building's 7th floor.

You must know that at this moment his body was suspended in the air, unlike standing firmly on the ground where he could exert strength to his heart's content.

Fang Cheng cast his gaze toward the adjacent position on the left, a room where the lights were extinguished.

Afterwards, twisting his waist and swaying his body, he horizontally jumped three meters away, grabbing that room's windowsill once more.

Relying thus on arm strength and waist-abdomen strength, sometimes flying upwards and sometimes panning horizontally to the left...

Fang Cheng climbed higher and higher, finally arriving at the 13th floor, which was the location of one of the targets.

The wind whistled and poured into his ear canals. Lowering his head to look down, he could see the patrolling soldiers seemingly turned into a few black dots.

If one didn't intentionally raise their head and look closely, absolutely no one would discover such ghostly traces.

Fang Cheng gripped the outer edge of the wall tightly with both hands, his gaze peering inside through a sliver of a gap exposed by the curtains.

At this moment, a burst of speaking voices faintly sounded inside the room.

"Senior Brother Zheng, this blood sample seems to have some issues; please come over and take a look."