Black Raven Prison (13) The Scheme

After arriving on the fourth floor, Zhou Kui and Zheng Kai first took a moment to survey the interior from the doorway.

The place was quiet and eerie; aside from a nurse at the registration desk, no one else was around. Zheng Kai lowered his voice and asked, “Brother Zhou, do you really think that girl is in here?”

Zhou Kui glanced toward the locked door at the other side of the stairwell. The fifth floor was clearly off-limits for now, which only strengthened his belief that this hospital floor held the key to breaking through.

Still, the thought that a dungeon boss might be lurking inside filled him with unease.

He took a deep breath. “Not sure. Anyway, let’s go in and take a look.”

Just as they were about to step inside, a voice from behind stopped them.

“Brother Zhou! Brother Zhou! Wait for us!”

It was clearly Feng Xuanyuan and Zhang Dafu, who had hurriedly caught up from below. They were panting heavily, hands on their knees.

After a long moment, Feng Xuanyuan spoke, a hint of complaint in her tone: “Brother Zhou! Seriously! You got hurt and didn’t even come back to tell us! We were so worried! We thought something had happened to you!”

“You two…” Zhou Kui’s body stiffened for a fraction of a second.

He clicked his tongue in frustration inside. Damn it! How did these two find out? And they followed him here!

Zheng Kai quickly came to Zhou Kui’s rescue, “Oh, Brother Zhou and I got unlucky and were attacked by some strange creature in the restroom. We fought it off but got a few minor injuries.”

Zhou Kui immediately added, “Yeah, we figured since we were hurt, we might as well check out this floor. It’s not like we didn’t want to let you know.”

Zhang Dafu didn’t think much of it. “No worries! Let’s talk things through calmly. Brother, since you’re hurt, healing is the most important thing.”

Feng Xuanyuan sneered to herself. Only a fool like Number Two would buy such a clumsy lie! Their wounds were clearly from knives—intentional and human-inflicted!

But seeing Zhang Dafu already believed Zhou Kui’s side, she held back her anger, biting down on her frustration with no outlet.

Her chest felt tight, full of rage with nowhere to vent.

“By the way, there’s news about Number Three,” Zhou Kui said, trying to ease the awkwardness by bringing up a topic everyone was interested in.

“What? Number Three?!” Feng Xuanyuan exclaimed. Hadn’t Mu Xinning already died?

Then Zhou Kui relayed what Zheng Kai had just told him.

Feng Xuanyuan clenched her fists so tightly that her knuckles turned white, her nails digging deep into her palms, nearly piercing the flesh.

Why? Why?! Mu Xinning had always taken all the advantage, drawing everyone’s attention away, now lying comfortably in the hospital!

Everything seemed to benefit Mu Xinning unfairly.

She thought of the handsome prison doctor she’d seen that morning. The thought of Mu Xinning interacting with that man in the hospital made her blood boil. She wished she could wipe them both out immediately.

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