School Beauty's Peerless Soldier

Chapter 309 Strange Hat Man


Miyamoto Itto-ryu wanted to retaliate against him, and Xu Fan couldn't help but think of the man with a hat he encountered at the elevator entrance before.

Previously unaware of this incident, Xu Fan thought he might be overthinking, but now, Xu Fan felt it was necessary to be cautious.

"This person should be able to be found in the hospital's surveillance footage; go check it for me now," he said.

After giving Hu Busan a rough description of the man's appearance, Xu Fan took out his mobile phone.

"Also, take this phone and see if there's anything wrong with it," he added.

If the man in the hat had come for him, Xu Fan guessed his phone might have been tampered with...

It might be his paranoia, but past experience told Xu Fan that a healthy dose of skepticism could save his life.

"Master, we'll go right away," they responded.

Hu Busan took the phone, gestured, and left the ward with Su Shouzi.

Hu Busan had strong connections in this hospital, and Xu Fan believed it would not be difficult to retrieve the surveillance footage. Xu Fan and Xiao Lan didn't wait long before Hu Busan and Su Shouzi hurried back with a person in tow.

"Master, take a look," they said.

The person who came with Hu Busan seemed to be from the hospital; they placed a laptop in front of Xu Fan and opened the video.

On the screen, a sneaky man was seen lowering his head, walking towards the hospital's exit.

From the video, it was apparent that this was the same man with the hat Xu Fan had encountered at the elevator. Watching the man leave the hospital, Xu Fan couldn't help but smile.

"Heh, an old hand?" he mused.

The video showed that the man had obviously scoped out the position of the hospital's surveillance cameras in advance, as he never revealed his face the whole way through.

Hastily, Xu Fan tried to recall the man's face, but he couldn't remember any specific features. Without a clear description, in a place as large as Jinling, even Lingyan Pavilion might not be able to locate him, Xu Fan estimated.

"Forget it. If we can't find him, then we can't. Did you find anything on my phone?" Xu Fan sighed and asked about his phone.

Hu Busan pulled Xu Fan's phone out of his pocket and reported, "Master, we just had someone check it, and your phone has indeed been tampered with..."

"All the data in your phone was stolen, and additionally, a listening device was installed..."

Just as Xu Fan had suspected, his phone had indeed been interfered with.

Xu Fan wasn't worried about the data theft; the phone Xiao Lan gave him had only been used for a few days, and aside from logging into his secondary account, he had only made a few phone calls.

The stolen data contained nothing important, but the installed listening device was something Xu Fan took seriously.

Having a listening device meant the recent conversation was probably already known to the other party, which would likely cause them to hide even deeper...

"From now on, we can only react to their moves as they come," he concluded.

Rubbing his head, frustrated, Xu Fan guessed that in the upcoming days, he'd probably be harassed by these pests quite a bit.

"Alright, I've nearly died of boredom from lying in the hospital for a day. Hu Busan, go and handle the discharge procedures for me," he expressed.

Heaving a sigh, Xu Fan got up from the bed and contemplated leaving the hospital now.

But when he turned around, he saw the group staring at him, dumbfounded.

"Hmm? What's the matter? Is there a problem?"

"Master, you, maybe you should stay a few more days..."

Hu Busan said with a guilty face, knowing Xu Fan was shot. It had barely been a day, and he was already talking about leaving the hospital, which could affect his recovery.

"Xu Fan, Hu Busan is right. You should rest easy in the hospital. Next, we'll have people keep watch in the vicinity,"

Thinking Xu Fan was worried about people from Dongying, Xiao Lan also urged him to stay.

Moved by everyone's concern, Xu Fan couldn't help but shake his head with a bittersweet smile and said, "Aren't you guys underestimating my body a bit too much?"

"A gunshot wound of this severity, lying around for a day is pretty much enough. As long as I don't overexert myself, there won't be any major issues."

If it had been in the past, removing the bullet was enough for Xu Fan to feel recovered. This time, having lain in the hospital for a day almost set a record for him.

Even though this was the best hospital in Jinling, arranged by Hu Busan, its doctors still couldn't compare with his own medical skills, and Xu Fan continuing to stay wouldn't help his condition.

He might as well prescribe himself medicine when the time came.

"All right, let's not talk anymore. Hurry up. Staying here, I really do recover slower."

As he said this, Xu Fan thought of Xia Yanyu.

If he continued to stay in the hospital, he was sure Xia Yanyu would inevitably come to see him every few days.

Their passionate encounter on the bed made it clear that her title as the Ice Beauty of Jinling was well deserved. However, Xu Fan wasn't so despicable as to stay in the hospital just to be with Xia Yanyu.

Ultimately unable to bear Xu Fan's temperament, Hu Busan, seeing Xiao Lan nod, left the ward to take care of Xu Fan's discharge procedures.

After escorting Xu Fan home, Xiao Lan instructed Zhou Zhanlong, "Zhou Zhanlong, send some extra people over these few days to stay nearby. If something happens, it's good to have someone to watch over."

Xiao Lan was aware of Xu Fan's skills, but now that he was injured and couldn't take action, she was worried about him. She planned to have Zhou Zhanlong send more people to secretly protect Xu Fan.

"There's no need..."

Before Zhou Zhanlong could nod, Xu Fan rejected Xiao Lan's idea.

It wasn't that Xu Fan was arrogant, but now that the enemy was aware they were on guard, they would be extremely secretive in their actions. Sending people to watch might just delay when they would make a move.

Xu Fan didn't like the feeling of being watched by an invisible pair of eyes all the time. True, he was indeed injured, but that didn't mean he had completely lost his ability to fight.

Injured and with no immediate backup nearby, he was practically a sitting duck.

Now, Xu Fan considered playing the role of bait himself, to lure the enemy out of hiding.

"But, Xu Fan..."

After hearing Xu Fan's plan, Xiao Lan frowned deeply, not too keen on agreeing.

Indeed, by doing so, Xu Fan could easily draw out the enemy. But it also meant putting himself in grave danger.

Xiao Lan didn't want anything to happen to Xu Fan.

"Lan sis, relax, okay? This bait isn't something just anyone can bite into,"

Xu Fan reassured Xiao Lan with a smile. He was actually quite eager for the enemy to daringly come knocking on his door.

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