Huo Yunjiao took the documents and casually tossed them onto the folding table in front of his hospital bed.
He had no desire to understand, completely indifferent to his own condition.
Having gotten the information he wanted, Third Master Huo curled his lips into a smile, his tone warming as he issued a polite dismissal, "Understood, Professor, it was no trouble at all, I'm fine here."
Given that he currently couldn't get out of bed and his body felt as if it had been hollowed out, he indeed wouldn't recover without resting for a month or so.
With his father in the country, there was no need for him to worry.
In that case, why rush to return home?
Still, he had to clear up everything that happened yesterday.
No sooner had Professor Brent left the ward than Huo Yunjiao called out to someone outside the door, "Come in."
The door to the hospital room was opened from the outside, and in walked a solemn-looking bodyguard.
"Third Master?"
The bodyguard stood respectfully, three meters away from the hospital bed.
Huo Yunjiao leaned against the pillow behind him, exuding a lazy and aristocratic aura.
His stunningly handsome face, almost bewitching, was marred by signs of illness; his demeanor was modest and elegant, truly the relaxed posture of a privileged young master.
When he was expressionless, he gave off a keep-away vibe, an unapproachable sense of distance.
Once the bodyguard entered the room, a slight pressure emanated from Huo Yunjiao.
His long, pale fingers tapped lightly on the folding table of the hospital bed.
Tap after tap, the slow rhythmic sound echoed crisply in the room.
Huo Yunjiao's gaze swept over the bodyguard with a lazy tone and an air of nonchalance, "Where did Second Brother go?"
The bodyguard bowed his head, speaking with deference, "Upon learning that Third Master was unharmed, Second Brother went to change his clothes. Before he left, he said he might come later as he has to handle some matters in the domestic company and the Hidden Department."
Huo Yunjiao was now the true power-holder and manipulator of the Huo Family, rarely appearing in person due to the inconvenience of his health.
His cousin, Huo Yirong, was his right-hand man, dealing with all matters of the Huo Family, both overtly and covertly.
Huo Yirong was the leading figure of the Huo Group while also managing the Huo Family's Hidden Department.
The Hidden Department's existence was to ensure the safety of Huo Family members, carry out assassinations, gather intelligence, and perform surveillance.
Those who entered the Hidden Department were all confidantes of the Huo Family, part of the family's inner circle, and were given the Huo surname.
They were the equivalent of loyal retainers in ancient times.
Each person in the Hidden Department had extraordinary skills, masterful artistry, and appeared and disappeared unpredictably, proficient in all sorts of martial arts.
They were all carefully chosen, rigorously screened, and then molded and transformed into elite all-rounders for the Hidden Department.
The corners of Huo Yunjiao's lips barely curved, "Call him and tell him to come over. I have instructions to give."
His single sentence disrupted all of Huo Yirong's plans.
At the moment, Huo Yunjiao was more curious to know who the woman was last night.
Whether everything was premeditated or a spur-of-the-moment decision, he did not believe in coincidences.
In this world, coincidences were extremely rare.
"Yes, Third Master."
The bodyguard immediately sprang into action.
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Capital City, Shengshi Academy.
As night fell, a faint mist descended mysteriously.
The dark yellow moonlight and the enveloping white fog shrouded the solemn and revered school, and the campus appeared as if veiled in a light gauze, becoming indistinct.
The cool and quiet night was out of the ordinary.
If someone were walking in the campus, they would surely feel a chilling fear.
Girls' dormitory, fourth floor.
Ling Xiaoxuan and Qin Ruan were staying in the same dormitory tonight.
In the end, Qin Ruan thought of a way to keep Ling Xiaoxuan at the school.
Her reasons made it impossible for the other to refuse.
Qin Ruan told Ling Xiaoxuan that she had a dream last night in which a demon haunted her, threatening to come for her at midnight, telling her to be ready.