Peach-Orange! – Chapter 522 – Anger

As time passed, Su Tao began searching the sewers all over Jiuzhou City for Chi Xiaocheng.

Considering that Si Chen was still a discarded pawn at this time, not as powerful as he was in the real world where he completely controlled the Si family of Jiuzhou City, and was already overwhelmed himself, Su Tao only told Chi Song about the task of searching the sewers for someone.

With this big man’s help day and night, the search range was continuously narrowed.

She thought that by following the procedure, she would be able to find Chi Xiaocheng, but she never expected that Chi Xiaocheng would appear outside the hospital again.

Of course, this wasn’t because Su Tao had found Chi Xiaocheng, but because she was located through the surveillance Si Chen had set up.

By now, Su Tao had been in this dream for a month.

For the first half of the month, she was recuperating in the hospital. She was very eager to search for Chi Xiaocheng, but Ye Liang and Dongfang Yang, citing her critical illness, forced her to continue staying in the hospital to rest and recover. At the same time, they refused to tell her any news about Xiaocheng.

In the latter half of the month, as soon as she was discharged from the hospital, she immediately cooperated with Si Chen and contacted everyone she could, tirelessly searching for the little one she longed for.

She had almost turned Jiuzhou City upside down, yet she never expected that she would reappear at the hospital!

And in a situation that made Su Tao extremely unhappy.

That day, she brought Fang Ning along to the hospital’s surveillance room. Si Chen was already waiting there. He raised an eyebrow at Su Tao and said, “Look here.”

In front of them was the previously recorded surveillance footage.

The surveillance showed a small side door of the hospital, originally connected to a garbage storage area. For the first half minute, it was empty, with no one entering.

Suddenly, the door opened a crack.

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A small head peeked out.

Two grimy little hands gripped the edge of the door. Her face was smeared with black mud, making it hard to see what she looked like. Even the half of her body that was visible was clothed in dirty, torn clothes.

The exposed skin occasionally showed many bruises and wounds.

Even though it was impossible to see the girl’s face clearly, Su Tao recognized her immediately.

It was her Xiaocheng!

Her slightly reddish eyes, and the tea-colored long hair that, though dirty, was still recognizable.

Having stayed in this dream suffering all this time, constantly wondering what Hei Tao meant by that despairing outcome, and being unable to find Chi Xiaocheng all along.

And now, she had finally seen her.

The words almost burst out of Su Tao’s mouth, “Is Xiaocheng here looking for me?”

Because the location where she appeared was precisely the Great Sun Hospital.

Si Chen responded, “Most likely, yes. And I think I know why there’s been no news of her all this time.”

In the surveillance footage, Chi Xiaocheng had only just appeared and was approaching the emergency exit when a tall and burly janitor appeared behind her, his voice disdainful.

“So this is where you’ve been hiding, you little rat. Right under our noses.”

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The janitor was clearly not an ordinary person. His tall and imposing figure frightened Chi Xiaocheng.

The little one almost instinctively turned and ran towards the emergency exit.

The janitor snorted coldly, taking large strides. With his size, one step covered the distance of three of Chi Xiaocheng’s. He even had the leisure to take out his phone and make a call, “Young Master, we’ve caught Chi Xiaocheng. She’s right here in Young Master Dongfang Yang’s hospital.”

A cold snort came from the other end of the phone, “Finally caught her. Don’t let her get away this time, and absolutely must not let Su Tao know this person exists!”

“Understood, Young Master.”

The janitor/bodyguard responded and immediately chased after Chi Xiaocheng, following her out of the emergency exit.

It was late at night, and this was a private hospital. Even though the running caused quite a commotion, the entire hospital remained quiet.

The surveillance camera switched views, showing Chi Xiaocheng running out from one of the emergency exits.

Due to her poor physical condition, long-term lack of nutrition, intense exercise, and emotional turmoil, her legs gave way, and she fell straight to the ground.

She happened to crash into a door, making a “bang” sound. The faint lighting in the hallway, originally just for illumination, suddenly brightened.

The janitor/bodyguard snorted coldly, “Why aren’t you running? Did you really think you could outrun me?”

Chi Xiaocheng shrank her neck, hiding fearfully in a corner.

The pitiful and helpless appearance made Su Tao subconsciously grip the armrest next to Si Chen’s seat.

She wanted to rush over immediately but realized this was surveillance footage, something that had already happened.

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In the surveillance, the janitor/bodyguard, seeing Chi Xiaocheng too afraid to resist, reached out to grab her. Thinking it would be as easy as picking up a chick, he never expected Chi Xiaocheng would still fight back.

The girl suddenly pulled out a rusty fruit knife from her clothes and stabbed it towards the janitor/bodyguard’s hand. But the fruit knife was too shabby, and Chi Xiaocheng had no strength.

What should have pierced straight through the hand only managed to leave a cut.

The bodyguard was injured and instantly enraged, “You little bitch, how dare you hurt me!”

A heavy slap landed directly on Chi Xiaocheng’s face.

The girl wasn’t sent flying, but the force caused her head to hit the wall with a “thud,” knocking her out instantly.

At that moment, Su Tao also slammed a fist onto the stone table in front of her.

With a “crack,” cracks spread across it.

Si Chen glanced stealthily at the stone table and swallowed, “Su Tao, don’t get agitated yet. Keep watching. We can take revenge slowly after we find Chi Xiaocheng. Besides, don’t forget, this is a dream.”

Hearing this, Su Tao let out a long breath.

She nodded slightly and inadvertently glanced at Fang Ning.

The little one didn’t seem to have heard Si Chen’s mention of the dream-related content. She was just watching the surveillance footage of Chi Xiaocheng being slapped, her eyes showing a trace of anger and empathy.

Su Tao seemed to understand why, in reality, Fang Ning and Xiaocheng were so close.

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Was it because they resonated with each other?

Fang Ning’s past living conditions, and Xiaocheng’s current situation.

She snapped back to attention and turned her gaze back to the surveillance, where new developments had occurred.

The lily knight nurse who often ate candy in the real world happened to be on night duty at the Great Sun Hospital. Hearing the noise, she came to investigate and witnessed the janitor/bodyguard slapping Chi Xiaocheng.

She immediately questioned sharply, “Who are you? What are you doing!”

The janitor/bodyguard, covering his bleeding hand, instantly flared up, “What I do is none of your business!”

“Don’t… don’t think I won’t call the police!”

The nurse took out her phone.

But the janitor/bodyguard didn’t indulge her. Adhering to his boss Ye Liang’s consistent style, he pulled out a silenced pistol and aimed it directly at the nurse.

“Bang—!”

The pistol shot made no sound; the noise came from the nurse’s body hitting the floor.

The janitor/bodyguard raised a smug smile, then viciously kicked Chi Xiaocheng before picking her up like a chick.

And left arrogantly.