<h4>Chapter 1421: Chapter 1729: Turning Peril into Safety</h4>


    Two hourster, Xia Mutong drove to the hospital. Standing outside the ward, looking at the waiting crowd, Xia Mutong eagerly asked, "Where is he?"


    Hu Fei pointed to the ICU and said, "He’s still resting. The doctor said he’s still in aa and shouldn’t be disturbed for now." Just as he finished speaking, the door of the ICU was pushed open. A doctor in a white coat emerged, looking at everyone outside and said, "The patient has woken up, and he wants to see you. However, his injuries are quite serious, so it’s best not to talk to him for too long to avoid dying his rest."


    Upon hearing this, the crowd immediately rushed into the ICU. At this moment, Ling Chen had already awakened, leaning against the slightly inclined hospital bed. Because of the explosion, his body was mostly covered in bandages, even his left cheek was wrapped up.


    "Sixth brother, how are you, are you alright?" Qiu Yong and others surrounded Ling Chen, asking with concern.


    Ling Chen managed to squeeze out a faint smile and said, "I’m okay. It’s already fortunate enough to be alive." After a pause, Ling Chen changed the subject and asked, "What about Jiang Hao and Sir Chen? How are they doing?"


    "Don’t worry, both of them are fine," Hu Fei said, "Among the three of you, your injuries are the most severe."


    "Sigh! We were too careless this time," Ling Chen sighed lightly. "I didn’t expect Zhu Hong would nt bombs in that warehouse." At this point, Ling Chen turned his gaze to Xia Mutong and asked, "Officer Xia, was the explosion damage severe?"


    Xia Mutong nodded and said, "I just got back from the scene. We found a total of nine bodies from the fire, all killed in the explosion. Besides your people, there were also two passersby who happened to be nearby the warehouse. There’s a strict order from above to capture the perpetrator."


    "Fatty," Ling Chen looked at Hu Fei and asked, "Didn’t I tell you to arrange people at the airport? How did Zhu Hong manage to board a ne and leave?"


    "I was puzzled at first too, but Iter checked. If I’m not mistaken, someone definitely helped them board the ne secretly."


    "Who?"


    "Zhu Qianshan," Hu Fei said, "I checked all the flights departing at that time, and on one flight to Beijing, I found Zhu Qianshan’s name. Later, I retrieved the surveince footage of Zhu Qianshan entering the airport. At that time, besides the couple, there were a few apanying people. I carefully checked the identities of thosepanions and found two of them were very suspicious. They should be Zhu Hong and Chen Quan."


    "Zhu Qianshan..." Ling Chen frowned slightly, surprised it was him. But thinking about it, it made sense; they were father and son. If Zhu Hong reached out to Zhu Qianshan for help, thetter wouldn’t refuse. Thinking of this, Ling Chen instructed, "Zhu Hong should have arrived in Beijing. Notify the people in Beijing to keep an eye on Zhu Qianshan’s movements to see if we can find Zhu Hong’s whereabouts."


    "Understood."


    Ling Chen pondered for a moment and then added, "Also, don’t tell Wanqing about my situation for now. I don’t want them to worry about me."


    "Got it."


    After chatting for a while, since the doctor advised Ling Chen to rest more, everyone didn’t stay in the ward for too long, except Ling Gengqiu, who stayed behind.


    "Kid, you’re really fortunate this time," Ling Gengqiu said with lingering fear, "You don’t know, when I got the message, I was worried sick."


    Ling Chen jokingly said, "You worry? I thought after living so many years, you would be indifferent to life and death."


    "Actually, that’s the downside of living too long. Even though you’re ustomed to life and death, it still feels terrible when it involves someone close to you. Maybe I’m a bit carefree usually, but I really care about you all. Rest assured, anyone who crosses you won’t have a good time."


    Ling Chen smiled slightly, "No need to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Zhu Hong is just a minor issue, I can handle it myself." Then, as if remembering something, Ling Chen changed the subject and said, "By the way, big brother, there’s something else. Besides Su Cheng’en, there’s someone else in this world quite simr to you all."


    "Oh?" Ling Gengqiu got interested and asked, "Do you know who?"


    Ling Chen nodded and said, "Not long ago, we discovered an ancient tomb hundreds of years old. The tomb’s owner, like you, lived for hundreds of years. Later, tired of endless life, he put himself into endless slumber until we unearthed the tomb, waking him up. Recently, I was nearly killed by the conspiracies of the Nanrong Ling Family, and it was him who helped me to narrowly escape. I had a brief conversation with him, and he seemed very confused, not knowing what direction to pursue in the future. I told him that there are others like him in this world. Moreover, I promised him that if there’s a chance, I’d bring you to meet him. Perhaps you’ll have manymon topics."


    "If that’s the case, I would be very interested to meet him. ording to what you said, he should have lived longer than us." After a pause, Ling Gengqiu continued, "Do you know what I’m most interested in now? Huaxia has over a billion people. Given that a few of us possess immortality, living for so many years, maybe there are others like us in this world that we haven’t discovered yet. If there are more like us, it would certainly be interesting."


    "Interesting?" Ling Chen chuckled bitterly. He didn’t think so. If it were true, this world would be in chaos.


    "Big brother, aren’t you going to rest?"


    Ling Gengqiu waved his hand and said, "No, I will stay with you until you’re discharged, in case something else happens. Su Cheng’en and that Su He are still lurking, waiting for an opportunity. If they learn about your incident, who knows what they might do. So I think it’s safer if I stay here."


    Ling Chen nodded. With Ling Gengqiu by his side, he indeed felt more at ease. Still, thinking of so many people dying in this ident, he felt terribly bad. Therefore, he had already instructed Hu Fei to properly take care of the families of those who died, including substantialpensation for the two passersby.


    Not only that, but Xia Mutong also just called. Since the ident was orchestrated by Zhu Hong, they have already issued a wanted order in the public security system, searching for Zhu Hong’s whereabouts with all their might.