"Alright, that's enough playing around. Now, you can get lost."

Xu Fan lowered his voice and snorted, then his hand transformed into a claw, seizing Yi Qiu's fist tightly!

Ah!

As easy as tossing away an empty soda can, Xu Fan tossed Yi Qiu lightly, and like a kite with its string cut, Yi Qiu was thrown out!

With a thud, Yi Qiu's body slammed hard against a tree trunk, shaking loose a shower of leaves. Although he wasn't in any life-threatening danger, he was too pained to stand up for a good while.

After briefly questioning whether the Xia Family had brought these people in for a joke, Xu Fan's gaze turned to Yi Qiu's subordinates nearby.

"What? You also want to block me?"

His cold gaze twinkled with a chilling intent to kill in the cool night air, and the scene of Yi Qiu being thrown around like a monkey replayed in his mind.

"No, no, no... We wouldn't dare..."

The group spoke in unison, hastily waving their hands and retreating backward without even bothering to wipe the cold sweat on their foreheads.

"Hmph, if you dare to cause a commotion, you will all die!"

Xu Fan didn't want this incident to send the Xia Family into chaos and give Bingdilian the opportunity to take advantage of the turmoil.

After giving them a cold warning, he tipped his toe and vanished near the villa's surrounding wall.

"Fuck! All of you, come over here and help me up!"

At that moment, Yi Qiu, who had been groaning on the ground, couldn't help but curse loudly!

"Eh eh! Boss, we're coming!"

His subordinates immediately snapped back to attention, nodding in agreement and rushing over to Yi Qiu to help him up.

"Boss, that guy..."

The bodyguards supporting Yi Qiu were still trembling with residual fear.

The man's performance was terrifying; he had casually thrown Yi Qiu out...

You should know, Yi Qiu had gone through rigorous selection to become Xia Yanyu's personal bodyguard.

He wasn't someone to be trifled with!

"Hmph, let's just hope I don't find out who this guy is..."

Being thrown around like a dead dog was humiliating, and Yi Qiu felt a searing pain on his face at the moment.

Clenching his fist tightly, he cursed under his breath.

"So, boss, about this guy, should we report it to the young miss?"

"Report? That's bullshit!"

Hearing his subordinate's question, Yi Qiu glared and cursed outright!

He thought to himself, did these guys think they haven't been embarrassed enough? To even tell Xia Yanyu?

If she were to blame them, they could forget about keeping their jobs!

"Hmph, based on my observation, that guy is very likely an assassin planted undercover in the Xia Family."

"He indeed has some skills. I was careless for a moment and got played by him."

"No one is to speak of today's incident. We don't want to startle the snake. Got it?"

"Yes... we understand..."

...

After leaving the Xia Family's place, it wasn't long before Xu Fan received a location sent by Mu Qingyan on his phone.

As soon as Xu Fan saw it, he immediately called the other party.

But the call was not answered.

"Damn..."

Xu Fan put down the phone and cursed.

He didn't know if the other party didn't answer the phone because they were afraid of alarming someone, or if something had already happened.

"We must find her quickly."

The location Mu Qingyan sent to herself was not particularly far; by car, it would take roughly fifteen minutes to arrive.

Xu Fan had just hailed a car on the roadside, jumped in, and asked the driver to get to the location Mu Qingyan had sent as fast as possible.

The driver, a bearded uncle who seemed to be an experienced driver, started to make conversation upon hearing the destination from Xu Fan.

"Buddy, is your brother having surgery there?"

"Hmm?"

Xu Fan frowned involuntarily upon hearing this. The address Mu Qingyan gave was not at a hospital...

"You mean, that place is a hospital?"

Xu Fan asked the driver, looking at him doubtfully.

"You don't know?"

The driver gave Xu Fan a strange look and then explained, "That place is certainly not a hospital—it's a black clinic."

"It's quite large, with all the necessary equipment. Generally, people with a criminal record or those who can't go to a regular hospital due to their circumstances go there for medical treatment."

"Supposedly, someone's protecting it. Over the years, no one has gone there to investigate."

The driver explained while driving, and Xu Fan listened with a frown.

All of this sounded too strange...

Wasn't Qingyan supposed to take Xiaodu to see the very famous Professor Meng Feis from abroad?

Why choose a black clinic for treatment?

What exactly had happened...

Soon, the bearded uncle pulled up to the entrance of the black clinic. After receiving the fare from Xu Fan, he advised with earnest, "Buddy, if you don't have any shady illness, I suggest you go to a big hospital instead. This place... it's pretty sketchy..."

"No need, thank you."

Xu Fan didn't waste words with the driver. He jumped out of the car and headed straight for the gates of the black clinic.

The black clinic was disguised as a residential building from the outside; without entering, one would never detect the secrets within.

Inside, he saw suspicious-looking minors, thugs with knife wounds, and various members of the lowest social strata waiting for medical treatment.

Just as the driver had said, those who came here for treatment were either criminals or involved in shady dealings.

"Hehe, handsome, what kind of treatment are you looking for?"

Having searched the lobby without finding Mu Qingyan, Xu Fan was approached by a blond responsible for receiving clients, who moved towards him with a smirk.

This time, he gestured five fingers at Xu Fan and chuckled, "If you want to be treated, please make a deposit first. Not much, just five thousand."

"Heh."

Xu Fan revealed a brilliant smile to the man and then suddenly reached out, seizing the man's thumb fiercely.

"Ouch! You! What the hell do you want to do! Quick! Someone come! There's trouble at the place!"

A twisting motion in the opposite direction had the man howling like a pig being slaughtered, and he knelt on the ground!

His shouting instantly brought a group of dyed-haired thugs wielding machetes from a nearby room!

As a black clinic, the patients were mostly bad elements. To ensure payment after treatments, these people virtually resided there.

In less than a minute, they surrounded Xu Fan, brandishing their sharpened machetes, which glinted coldly under the dim lights of the clinic lobby. Xu Fan cast a disdainful glance at the shouting thugs and then turned his gaze back to the blond he was holding.

Crack!

"Ah! My! My thumb!"

With a gentle twist, Xu Fan smiled as he broke the man's thumb.

Without waiting for the man to babble on, Xu Fan covered his mouth and smiled, "Tell these guys to back off from your young master here."

"Otherwise, I'll turn all ten of your fingers into Bone-Strengthening Powder tonight."

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