A Twist of Fate

"How is Sophia?" Catherine raised her voice, drawing everyone's attention.

"Hermann...Hermann has turned into a monster!"

Bruce's voice was filled with the gasps of a gunfight and unbelievable fear:

"He rammed our side with his car as we were turning! The car flipped over... We crawled out and opened fire... He wasn't afraid of bullets at all! His body was riddled with bullets, but he was still moving! Then... he grabbed Sofia... He... he cut out Sofia's tongue... and ran away, we couldn't catch him... Fuck! Ambulance! Call an ambulance—!"

Bruce's voice turned into a breakdown and hysteria at the end!

Sophia is in trouble too, so now... only Amy is left! She is the final piece of the Zhan Ma Peng black magic puzzle!

Needless to say, the next battleground will definitely be Cedars-Sinai Medical Center!

Qin Jin was about to call Constantine and Catherine to come with him when suddenly, an idea popped into his head. He stopped and looked at Johnny beside him—

This guy was released from the detention room, but because there were too many things to do, he hadn't had a chance to ask about the Tong family yet. Qin Jin quickly called him over and asked him a couple of questions:

"Johnny, what's going on with the Tong family? Who's here?"

"I saw Tong Shouzhong, Tong Shouyi's younger brother, and more than ten gunmen," Johnny hurriedly ran over to report to Qin Jin.

"He's the Tong family's top enforcer. He wasn't there when you went to San Francisco last time, so he brought his men this time."

"Is there anyone else?" Qin Jin continued.

Johnny shook his head, his face contorted with despair. "Boss! I don't know, I really don't know! I was so scared when I saw him, I didn't dare ask him anything, so I just hid in your territory..."

Qin Jin touched his nose thoughtfully. Although Johnny had only revealed a few words, considering everything, their purpose in coming to Los Angeles was nothing more than two things:

Continue searching for the ghost's trail, continue seeking revenge; or, find Tong Jiye's whereabouts—that target should be yourself...

Back in Saint-Simon, I took Tong Jiye and the gunman away in front of everyone, wasn't it all to lure them here?

Seven or eight days without any movement, turns out they were waiting for this top-notch thug to arrive!

Qin Jin instantly had an idea, and he immediately instructed Johnny:

"Contact the Tong family and tell them you've identified the ghost; he's Officer Herman from the Los Angeles Canyon Precinct's Homicide and Major Crimes Unit," Qin Jin said quickly, as there was still a lot of work to be done.

"Tell them Herman is on his way to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, seriously injured. Tell them to go there and look for him! I'll send you a picture of Herman later!"

Johnny was stunned!

He wasn't quite sure of Qin Jin's intentions, but he immediately realized that this was definitely another vicious and insidious scheme.

That's so cool!

This cunning and ruthless boss, who's also a detective, has such...stunningly beautiful thighs!

"Don't worry, boss, I'll call right away," Johnny frantically fumbled for his phone to find the number. Qin Jin didn't linger, heading straight for the medical center with Constance Dante and Catherine, finally tossing Johnny a final word:

"After you finish the call, stay at the station and wait for me to come back! I'll bring you the money."

On the way, Constantin and Catherine didn't ask any questions about Johnny's phone call.

Constantin already knew that Qin Jin had many secrets, so it was normal for him not to ask. But he didn't expect Catherine to be the same way. He glanced at Catherine, only to see a meaningful smile on her face, as if she had already seen through something...

When Qin Jin and his group arrived, the VIP ward floor was still calm. Congressman Michael, his bodyguards, and police officers were still there, but Frank had left looking extremely flustered.

The Canyon branch office had too many issues to handle.

Qin Jin was still very considerate of his financial backer. He approached Congressman Michael and said:

"The situation is very bad! Everyone else involved in this black magic has already died, now only Amy is left..." He glanced at the closed hospital room door:

"That monster will be here soon!"

"What!" Congressman Michael exclaimed in shock, immediately pulling out his phone to call Director Edward, but Qin Jin stopped him.

"We can't invite too many people!"

He solemnly told the councilor, "If there are too many people, and he doesn't come today, it will be even harder to guard against! There's an old saying in the East: 'You can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can't guard against him for a thousand days...' If we don't get rid of him today, the consequences will be endless!"

Congressman Michael looked at Qin Jin's serious expression, and at the Bible, holy water, cross, and fine salt that Constanze and Catherine had brought up...

An invisible pressure was hanging over the legislator!

At this critical moment, the legislator's keen insight, rich social experience, and outstanding humanistic knowledge enabled him to immediately make the most correct and crucial choice.

He held Qin Jin's hand firmly, his face sincere and earnest, and said from the bottom of his heart:

"Qin! Guarantee my safety, and I'll... I'll add another million!"

Qin Jin immediately shook hands firmly with Congressman Michael, his face full of confidence: "Don't worry, Congressman! You'll definitely be fine!"

"But!" Qin Jin added, "You'd better stay in a room; I'll handle things outside!"

After the setup was completed, the entire VIP ward corridor was now filled only with cold white lights, the smell of disinfectant, and a suffocating heaviness.

Qin Jin knocked on the ward door, called out, and then pushed the door open, speaking earnestly to Alessa:

Do you remember what I just told you?

Aresa nodded. Little Bear Cub Yuanxiao seemed to wake up, stood up on the ground, and looked at Qin Jin.

"It's about to begin!" Qin Jin said, then closed the ward door tightly again.

At this moment, Constantine was already prepared in front of the ward: several bottles of holy water, a heavy holy silver cross, thick Latin exorcism prayers, the Old Testament of the Bible, plus the holy hunting rifle that had been loaded. His eyes no longer showed the usual drowsy and decadent look.

Catherine stood on the other side, her Glock pistol now fitted with rune bullets, a dagger with a cross-shaped hilt tucked into her boot, her breathing slightly rapid, but her eyes resolute, like a leopard poised to pounce.

Qin Jin sat to the side, surrounded by equally armed police officers. In addition to pistols, they also went to the head nurse's office and the medical room to retrieve some shovels, IV poles, and other cold weapons, as Qin Jin had instructed.

Suddenly, the elevator numbers in the corridor started changing.

Ding--!

The two elevators stopped almost simultaneously, one at the end of the corridor, and the other... near the nurses' station!

The elevator doors at the end of the corridor slid open first, revealing a strong stench of blood and a distorted figure—

Herman reappeared as if it were a premonition, dragging a thick black liquid, and pounced on the ward with a clear objective!

Almost at the same time, the elevator door near the stairwell also suddenly opened!

A dozen or so Chinese men dressed in black suits, with fierce expressions and menacing eyes, poured out of the elevator!

The leader, with a hooked nose and sinister eyes, was none other than Tong Shouzhong!

Everyone was holding a pistol fitted with a silencer!

The moment the gun barrels saw the horrific scene at the end of the corridor, they immediately turned, some pointing at Qin Jin and the police officers, and most at the twisted, lunging Herman!

Johnny's luck is truly remarkable; because of his phone call, the Tong family and Herman, controlled by Zhan Mapeng, arrived at the scene simultaneously, much better than Qin Jin had expected!

The prepared police officers raised their guns even earlier than the soldiers, while the officers themselves hid behind cover, shouting in unison:

"Put down your gun! Crouch down! Put down your gun—"

However, they didn't have time to put down their guns! Herman paused for a moment when the door opened, then instantly rushed towards the end of the corridor, towards the police and the Tong family's house, at an extremely fast speed!

"ghost--!!!"

Qin Jin suddenly shouted at Herman, then, in a tone that was both commanding and warning, nervously addressed the police officers and Constanze:

"Be careful! The ghost is coming!"

Bang! Bang bang! Bang bang bang!!

Just as Qin Jin shouted the word "ghost," seeing the monster rushing towards them, driven by instinct and fear of the terrifying creature, someone from the Tong family had already opened fire!

In an instant, countless guns spewed flames, and bullets struck Herman's head and body relentlessly.

The immense impact also caused Hermann's diving action to falter!

However, the expected fall did not occur!

Herman's shattered head jerked open, his intact eye fixed on the Tong family member who had fired at him!

A wild, guttural growl escaped his throat, filled with the fury of someone who had been offended!

Qin Jin then led the police officers back, leaving the entire front half of the corridor to the Tong family and the monster...

Tong Shouzhong's expression changed drastically. He seemed to realize something, but it was too late!

"puff--!!!"

From Herman’s wide-open mouth, the viscous, writhing, terrifying monster composed of countless wet, black hairs erupted like a long-suppressed volcano!

The hair-like monster instantly condensed and transformed in mid-air, turning into a twisted and churning black anemone!

Countless hair-like tentacles, like dense javelins, pierced the air with a sharp whistling sound, frantically thrusting towards the Tong family's gunmen!