Chapter 937 - Mystery of Life or Death (1/2)

In a villa on the outskirts of Huahai. Xie Yao walked around restlessly, a constant worry for Nie Yan gripping at her heart. She couldn’t help but worry something bad was going to happen. Cao Xu had hired nearly 300 hitmen to kill Nie Yan. Though he also had a small army of himself protecting him, it was still impossible for her to relax.

Cao Xu was a wily old fox. Who knew if he had some sort of last ace up his sleeve.

Xie Yao prayed nothing would happen to Nie Yan. She didn’t know what she would do if something did happen to him.

Xie Yao sat on a sofa by the window. The sun shone through the window and on her face. She wore a long white dress, beautiful like a dream, indescribable. Anyone would think she was a peerless beauty. However, this peerless beauty was sick with worry.

A 25 years old woman in an office dress rushed into the room. “Miss, something bad has happened!” she said with a panicked voice.

Xie Yao’s heart sank. “What happened!?”

“Nie Yan was shot in the heart. He’s in surgery right now. Maybe-” She was about to say something, but thought better of it. “The chairman says you should go to the hospital.”

Xie Yao looked deathly pale as though she was struck by lightning. How was this possible...

No! He will be fine! Xie Yao stood up and grabbed her jacket. “Let’s go!”

Xie Yao and the lady ran out of the villa and stepped into the car waiting for them outside.

The car immediately sped away.

...

Every news agency jumped on the news of Cao Xu’s death. This story quickly grew wings as it crossed the world. Having lived in the spotlight for so many years, the entire world knew Cao Xu. So, his death would naturally garner a lot of attention. Police quickly arrived at the scene of the crime and conducted a thorough investigation. They found that Cao Xu had died from poisoning. According to eyewitness records, the deceased showed signs of suicidal tendencies; both in the amount of liquor he drank and the words he spoke. However, due to a satellite malfunction these reports couldn’t be confirmed, and it would be hard to convince the public of them. Nevertheless, a lot of people were happy to hear of Cao Xu’s death.

In other news, it was reported that Nie Yan, the young master of World Bloc and future son-in-law of the Glory and Dragonsoar Financial Groups, was shot in the heart and currently fighting for his life. If it were only for these titles, not many people would care. They had other things to worry about than some big shot from a large financial group. However, Nie Yan was better known under another name–Nirvana Flame! If Nirvana Flame died, who knew what great waves would wash over Conviction?

A rumour started spreading that Cao Xu had sent hitmen to take Nie Yan out. Afraid and desperate that he would be found out, he took his own life. It was unclear whether there was any truth to this rumour. It was said that one of Cao Xu’s former confidantes had requested the police to release the satellite footage. The police complied, but the videos were all noise and static. This only served to fan the conspiracy theories further.

Another rumour started spreading that some of Cao Xu’s men had attempted to enter Huahai First Hospital to confirm Nie Yan’s death. But they couldn’t find out anything. Apparently, Cao Xu had left ¥20 billion with an underworld notary. If Demon Fox successfully killed Nie Yan, the money would be his. If he failed, whoever did kill Nie Yan would receive the money. However, it seemed like Demon Fox went missing as well, never showing up to turn in the mission.

The Huahai First Hospital didn’t give any updates on Nie Yan’s condition to the public. His life and death became an unsolvable mystery.

Over the next two months, countless people eagerly followed the news, expecting an update on Nie Yan’s condition. However, none came; not from the hospital nor from World Bloc. In fact, all mentions of Nie Yan on the intensive care ward were removed as though he’d never been there in the first place.

This made everyone feel silly. All the major news outlets started writing pieces guessing as to whether Nie Yan was still alive or dead. Some people asked the doctors who were supposedly in charge of Nie Yan, but even they didn’t know. Nie Yan had indeed arrived at the Huahai First Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest. However, early the next morning he was secretly moved to an undisclosed location. The hospital and World Bloc only kept the ruse up for the patient’s safety. Something that was proven a wise choice, as five terrorist attacks hit the hospital within these two months. Naturally, World Bloc rewarded the hospital generously for all their troubles. Some employees could even retire because of it and live a life of comfort.