Zhao Qiang punched another wall to pieces, cursing, "Whoever wastes my time, I'll kill them!"
Another doctor on duty, quick-witted as ever, immediately told the nurse, "Stop just staring blankly, saving lives is the priority. Prepare for surgery to remove the fragments right away!"
Volume 2 [651] A Different Body
Yang Shiyun was wheeled into the operating room. After thinking for a moment, Zhao Qiang followed her in. It wasn't that he wanted to see Yang Shiyun's naked body during the surgery; Zhao Qiang was genuinely afraid that someone might have malicious intentions towards her at this moment. She was in a difficult situation to protect herself, so he had to stay by her side.
A doctor pushed Zhao Qiang, saying, "Get out, get out. You can't just walk into the operating room." Zhao Qiang shoved the man so hard he fell on his backside. "Get back to your surgery." Zhao Qiang's overly domineering behavior deterred others from approaching. As for calling security guards to subdue him, no one dared to do so, since Zhao Qiang had arrived in a suit of armor. Security guards would be asking for trouble. So the doctors could only focus their attention on Yang Shiyun. The surgery began. First, they had to remove the fragments that had cut into the blood vessel, then suture and bandage the ruptured blood vessel. Only in this way could the bleeding be completely stopped. Zhao Qiang carefully observed the doctors' movements, afraid that they might accidentally hurt Yang Shiyun. It would be too late to regret it then, since Yang Shiyun had been injured while trying to save him. Yang Shiyun's skin was cut open, and the fragments were removed bit by bit. Because the force generated by the explosion was great, the fragments were deeply embedded. Zhao Qiang had been observing carefully the whole time. As the doctor cleared away the muscle bit by bit, Yang Shiyun's bone was exposed. Zhao Qiang saw that Yang Shiyun, even after being anesthetized, was still frowning from time to time, and he knew that she must be in a lot of pain. This time, she had suffered so much to save Chen Xinxin and Zhao Ling, and Zhao Qiang felt extremely guilty.
"Stop!" Zhao Qiang suddenly shouted. Fortunately, Yang Shiyun was already out of her mind due to the drug, otherwise she would have been really frightened by Zhao Qiang.
The doctors turned around inexplicably. In the operating room, they were the most powerful, and this was the first time anyone had dared to call for a halt at this moment.
Zhao Qiang pushed the surgeon aside and said, "You guys go out for a bit."
The doctor pulled down his mask and said, "Are you crazy? The surgery is in progress, and the anesthesia will wear off if it's not finished soon."
Zhao Qiang said coldly, "Give me one minute."
The doctor, frightened by Zhao Qiang's cold gaze, took a step back to the door and said, "Okay, okay, I'll wait outside." The nurses from the operating room naturally followed. By this time, they could already hear sirens blaring outside, presumably because the hospital had called the police. A robot had descended from the sky; this was a big deal.
Why did Zhao Qiang kick the doctor and nurses out at this moment? It wasn't because he saw that the next step was to deal with the fragments in Yang Shiyun's chest, but because he suddenly realized that Yang Shiyun's bones were different from ordinary people. Zhao Qiang had never been able to see through Yang Shiyun's body, but now that her skin had been cut open, he could see the internal structure of her body clearly. Just now, when Yang Shiyun's bones were exposed, Zhao Qiang could tell at a glance that their color and structure were not those of normal bones. Fearing that the doctor would notice something was wrong, Zhao Qiang naturally had to kick them out first.
Approaching Yang Shiyun, Zhao Qiang carefully used tweezers to pry open her skin and muscles. He saw the bones beneath – not just bones, but a metal skeleton. Zhao Qiang's astonishment was palpable. Could it be that Yang Shiyun had suffered some injury and had her bones replaced with metal? Zhao Qiang then examined several other wounds on Yang Shiyun's body, quickly confirming his suspicion that this was unfounded, as those other areas were also made of metal.
"How...how is this possible?" Zhao Qiang sat down on the ground with a thud. "Yang Shiyun isn't human, she is?"
Zhao Qiang quickly got up from the ground. Yang Shiyun was bleeding, and her wound needed to be treated immediately. Calling a doctor in again would be inappropriate; they would soon notice the difference in Yang Shiyun's body. Therefore, Zhao Qiang had to treat the wound himself. Zhao Qiang replayed the process of the doctor treating Yang Shiyun's wound in his mind and retrieved relevant medical information from his memory. Although Zhao Qiang had never performed surgery before, with the precise control of the super biochip, he should be able to perform this surgery better than any of the doctors.
Zhao Qiang picked up the tweezers and scalpel from the floor and calmly began treating Yang Shiyun's wounds. Just then, the operating room door was flung open, and several police officers burst in, guns drawn: "Don't move! Don't move! Hands up!"
Zhao Qiang glanced back at the police officers and said calmly, "I need to perform surgery on her."
The police officer said, "Come out. There's a doctor here who will take care of it."
Zhao Qiang said, "I must perform this surgery. You wait outside, and I will give you an explanation."
The police officers dared not lower their guns and continued to threaten Zhao Qiang, saying, "Come out right now, or we'll shoot."
Zhao Qiang quickly cleaned Yang Shiyun's wounds and then stitched them up. He heard a commotion outside, with a large number of police officers surrounding the operating room. Someone was using a megaphone to launch a psychological offensive, saying, "Listen up, those inside, confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be punished severely. If you come out now, you can still try to get lenient treatment..." This person was probably transferred from the prison.
Zhao Qiang tossed aside the scalpel in his hand. Yang Shiyun's wound had already been stitched up. As the anesthesia wore off, Yang Shiyun would soon wake up. Zhao Qiang looked around. This was an emergency operating room, not strictly sealed and sterilized. One window was closed, facing outwards. Zhao Qiang picked up Yang Shiyun, kicked the window, shattering it, and leaped out of the operating room. Immediately, someone outside shouted, "She's out! She's out through the window!"
Scanning the crowd, Zhao Qiang saw that Chen Xinxin and Zhao Ling had already left. Without lingering, he increased the energy output of the propulsion device and flew into the distance. The police officers shouted and chased after him, while simultaneously calling for air support.
Zhao Qiang's car was still parked at the hospital emergency room entrance, surrounded by more than a dozen police officers. One of them said to the police, "This is the car. I saw it disintegrate from that person and turn into a car." Another police officer wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "My God, this is a Transformer! Should we step back? What if it suddenly attacks us?"
Another police officer said, "Quickly get a net to cover it up first. Once this thing goes berserk, our weapons won't be able to handle it." These people knew a lot about Transformers and even knew to use a net to deal with it.
A police officer with rank insignia said, "No way, I think it's just a car. Xiao Zhang, go up and open the car door to take a look."
The police officer surnamed Zhang shrank back: "I dare not go up, what if it suddenly wakes up?"
The police officer said, "Your car can wake up? Go check it out."
Officer Zhang had no choice but to cautiously approach, his gun still pointed firmly at the car. He didn't even consider that if it were a Transformer, what use would this broken gun be? Bang! Officer Zhang pulled open the car door, and the driver's side light immediately switched on. A voice said, "Unauthorized intrusion! Unauthorized intrusion..."
This is the fingerprint recognition alarm on the car door. At this time, you can turn off the alarm and safely enter the car by entering the confirmation password. Otherwise, Xu Xiaoya and others will not be able to drive Zhao Qiang's car. The engine will not start without confirming the driver's identity, and may even take some countermeasures.
Bang! The car door slammed shut, startling Officer Zhang so much that he ran backward. Since no one else tried to get back into the car, the alarm was canceled after a few seconds. The officer waved his hand: "Get the tow truck here immediately and tow the car away first."
When towing, the mech vehicle naturally needs to be moved. The text in this chapter was provided by a big shot here. As soon as the vehicle was touched, the alarm started again. The police officer shouted, "Ignore it and tow it away immediately!" The scene was chaotic, and the hospital was a place with a large flow of people. If this unsafe object was not towed away, the police could not bear the responsibility if something went wrong.
After Zhao Qiang's car triggered the alarm due to continuous vibrations, the alarm was not canceled in time, which finally triggered the counterattack device. The launcher came out from the front of the car and fired a shell at the trailer. The trailer was blown to pieces on the spot. Everyone was stunned and retreated.
"Attack! Attack!" someone shouted, and the police officers, commanded by this voice, were about to open fire on the car. The more fierce their attack, the stronger the car's counterattack. This place was about to become a living hell. Fortunately, Zhao Qiang issued an autopilot command at this moment, ordering the car to rush to the designated location to wait. At this moment, the transforming car, which had activated all its weapons, immediately retracted its weapons and then crashed through the hospital and sped away.
A police officer got up from the ground: "It...it drove off by itself, and there was clearly no one driving it."
Another police officer said, "Idiot, this is an alien car, of course it doesn't need a driver."
The police officer slapped the group, yelling, "Damn it, go after them! If you don't catch them, none of you are going to work at the station!" Letting the alien car escape was a big deal. Leaving aside whether the city police would let them off the hook, the government would likely send people to investigate and hold them accountable soon. (This chapter's text was provided by a big shot here.) However, these people were overthinking things. Afterwards, no one dared to investigate because the government knew about these mecha robots. Unfortunately, the government's cooperation with Zhao Qiang had always been lukewarm, so Zhao Qiang hadn't equipped the government with them, let alone fully utilized their advantages. Only after this incident did the government begin to take mecha robots seriously, but that's another story.
Volume 2 [652] Examination of Wounds
When Yang Shiyun woke up, the first person she saw was Zhao Qiang, followed by Chen Xinxin and Zhao Ling. The two girls had tears in their eyes and said, "Sister Shiyun, you're finally awake. You got injured while saving us. We would never have peace of mind if anything happened to you."
Yang Shiyun forced a smile. She had lost a lot of blood and felt weak and tired. Her face was pale. "I'm fine. It's good that you're all safe. Otherwise, Zhao Qiang would blame me to death."
Zhao Qiang chuckled and said, "Thank you. If you hadn't been there, it probably wouldn't have been easy to save them this time."
Yang Shiyun said, "I couldn't have saved them without you. It was the result of our cooperation. Have you investigated the scene? Was it a natural accident or was it a deliberate car crash?"
Zhao Qiang said, "Xin Xin went to the traffic police brigade to check the scene record. It seems to be an unintentional car accident, since the drivers involved are all dead. If it was a car accident targeting us, there would be no need for so many people to die."
Yang Shiyun said, "However, we need to be more careful. They won't care how many people die in order to achieve their goal."
Zhao Qiang said, "I understand. You should rest."
Yang Shiyun closed her eyes. Zhao Qiang led Zhao Ling and Chen Xinxin out of the room. For safety reasons, Zhao Qiang did not send Yang Shiyun back to other hospitals. The place where Chen Xinxin and Zhao Ling lived was fine. They had moved to Shanghai to work not long ago and were now doing very well. They had already made their mark in Shanghai's upper circles.
Chen Xinxin leaned against Zhao Qiang, while Zhao Ling sat on the floor beneath Zhao Qiang's feet. The two of them were close to Zhao Qiang, having not been this intimate in a long time. Thinking back to how the three of them used to sleep together, Zhao Qiang felt a warmth in his heart. It was indeed a blessing to have so many girls around him, but when Zhao Qiang's time was tight, he could attend to one while neglecting the other. Thinking about it, he felt guilty towards Chen Xinxin and Zhao Ling.
"How's it going in Shanghai? Are you getting used to living here?" Zhao Qiang asked.
Chen Xinxin said, "It's alright. We have ample funds and advanced technology, so we don't have to worry about anyone's feelings when we speak, which makes things much easier."
Zhao Ling said, "The Chen family has been quite polite to us, and the various departments haven't tried to extort or demand anything, so there haven't been any difficulties."
Zhao Qiang said, "That's good. Let me know if anything happens."
Chen Xinxin said, "Yes, how long will you be staying in Shanghai this time?"
Zhao Qiang said, "Nothing major is happening in Beijing. Xiaoya and her colleagues are opening up their office buildings one by one and have established a firm foothold in Beijing. I will stay here for a while longer and spend more time with you two."
Zhao Ling hugged Zhao Qiang's big legs: "Okay, we'll show you all over Shanghai."
Zhao Qiang said, "Okay, but the road here is not safe, so we must pay attention to safety."
Chen Xinxin said, "After what happened at the tollbooth, how could we dare to be careless?"
Zhao Qiang asked, "Why aren't you wearing glasses?" Because Zhao Qiang had integrated the X-ray glasses with the head armor. If the two women hadn't been wearing glasses, they wouldn't have been in danger of serious injury, and Yang Shiyun wouldn't have had to risk her own injury to save them.
Chen Xinxin blushed and said, "Neither of us are quiet people, and wearing glasses doesn't suit us."
Zhao Qiang sighed: "Alright, I'll change the head armor to earrings later. They'll be a bit bigger, but it won't affect your desire to look good."
Zhao Ling said guiltily, "Maybe I should wear my glasses. We feel bad that Shiyun got hurt this time."
Chen Xinxin asked Zhao Qiang, "Why did you bring Sister Shiyun here? Does Sister Shiqi know?"
Zhao Qiang scratched his head and said, "It was she who caused me trouble. Shiqi's parents wanted to find a husband for Yang Shiyun, but Yang Shiyun disagreed, so she ran away from home."
Zhao Ling laughed strangely, "Not only did you abduct their third daughter, but this time you also abducted their second daughter. No wonder the Yang family doesn't like you."
Zhao Qiang retorted, "That's not true at all. We're good friends."
Chen Xinxin said, "Stop making excuses. Who isn't your good friend? Luo Wei? Liu Yiyi? Or Hu Qian?"
Zhao Qiang said, "You've really misunderstood. Actually, I and they are all very innocent."
Chen Xinxin snorted, and Zhao Ling also snorted, naturally not believing Zhao Qiang's words.
Zhao Qiang said, "I'm a little hungry, let's make some breakfast." It was already past nine in the morning, and he hadn't even had a sip of water since he'd been busy all morning. Zhao Ling stood up and said, "Oh dear, I forgot, Xin Xin, let's go make breakfast."
Zhao Qiang said, "Just order some takeout, don't go through all that trouble."
Chen Xinxin said, "That won't do. What if someone tries to poison us? Don't worry, we usually cook at home. Just wait a moment. Lingling, come on, let's get busy and make a loving breakfast."
Zhao Qiang gently pushed open Yang Shiyun's room door, but to his surprise, Yang Shiyun was awake. Hearing the door open, she stared at Zhao Qiang with wide eyes.
As Zhao Qiang walked over, he asked, "How are you feeling?" Actually, Zhao Qiang wanted to find out more about the metal skeleton inside Yang Shiyun's body, but he didn't know where to start. After all, it wasn't a big deal.
Yang Shiyun said, "Don't worry, I'm not that bad. What's wrong? Judging from your expression, you have something to say."
Zhao Qiang thought for a moment and finally said, "This matter is a bit strange, and I'm afraid you might have some thoughts about it."
Yang Shiyun said, "Let it go. I know you treated my wounds later. I won't hold it against you after seeing my physical condition. After all, I studied in the US and I'm not so closed off about these things."
Zhao Qiang smiled and said, "It's good that you can think positively about it, but that's not what I wanted to talk about."
Yang Shiyun was somewhat surprised: "Oh, what else could it be?"
Zhao Qiang asked, "Have you had surgery before?"
Yang Shiyun said, "No, I'm not sick, why would I need surgery?"
Zhao Qiang asked, "For example, someone who hasn't broken a bone and has had bone-setting surgery?"
Yang Shiyun said, "As far back as I can remember, the situation you described absolutely does not exist."
Zhao Qiang said, "That's strange."
Yang Shiyun asked anxiously, "What's wrong?"
Zhao Qiang said, "Originally, this was your secret and I shouldn't have asked, but from what you're saying, it seems that you yourself don't know about this matter either."
Yang Shiyun was so anxious that she tried to get up from the bed: "What exactly happened? You're going to drive me crazy!"
Zhao Qiang quickly calmed her down, "Listen to me slowly. When I was treating your wounds, I felt that your bones were different from ordinary people."
Yang Shiyun asked, "Different? How are they different? Could it be related to my ability to become invisible?"
Zhao Qiang said, "I'm not too sure about that, so I can't draw a conclusion, but I feel that your bones aren't made of minerals and living cells at all, but rather of metal bones driven by a power system..."
Yang Shiyun was shocked; judging from her expression alone, she knew she herself didn't know the situation. "What? You...you're talking nonsense!"
Zhao Qiang said, "I'm not lying. You can examine your wound if you don't believe me."
Yang Shiyun was utterly incredulous upon hearing this news. Even if Zhao Qiang hadn't told her, she insisted on examining the wound. So, the previously well-bandaged wound was torn open, and both Yang Shiyun and Zhao Qiang were stunned. The wound, which had been bleeding, was now beginning to scab over. This meant that Yang Shiyun's recovery was not much slower than Zhao Qiang's.
"Give me the knife," Yang Shiyun said through gritted teeth.
Zhao Qiang shook his head: "Never mind."
Yang Shiyun said firmly, "No, I must see it for myself."
Because Yang Shiyun's body was not suitable for X-ray vision, the only way to find out what was wrong was to cut open her skin. Helpless, Zhao Qiang handed the knife to Yang Shiyun. Yang Shiyun was a decisive girl, and she cut open the scabbed wound with one stroke. She was in so much pain that she broke out in a cold sweat. Why did she have to do that?
"Help me..." Yang Shiyun gritted her teeth. Removing the bone was no easy task, and Yang Shiyun couldn't bring herself to do it. There was no other way; Zhao Qiang had to do it to find out the truth. So he pulled open Yang Shiyun's wound to expose the bone behind it. Yang Shiyun fainted after just one glance. There wasn't even a need to tap or listen for sounds, because there were several thin metal linkages under the wound, completely different from those in a normal human body.