Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

"Jiang Mantian." Huo Canghai thought for a moment before recalling this name.

He scrutinized Jiang Heng’s face for a while and sharply remarked, "You don’t look much like your father."

It’s unclear whether Huo Canghai spoke carelessly or intentionally, but Jiang Heng certainly felt stung by Huo Canghai’s words.

However, the other person is Huo Canghai, the head of the noble family that even Jiang Mantian would bend the knee to; Jiang Heng didn’t dare to go against him.

"Lord Captain, do you know my father?" Jiang Heng pretended not to catch the sarcasm in Huo Canghai’s voice.

Huo Canghai continued, "Twenty years ago, because of the Rashomon kidnapping case, we met several times."

First he said that Jiang Heng doesn’t look like Jiang Mantian, then hinted that he was aware of the Rashomon kidnapping case, making it hard for Jiang Heng not to suspect that Huo Canghai was deliberately targeting him.

Why?

He hadn’t done anything to displease Huo Canghai, had he?

"What were you going to say just now?" Listening to Huo Wen’an’s cries, Huo Canghai’s expression was not good.

Therefore, when he sat in the wheelchair and swept his gaze at Jiang Heng, Jiang Heng felt his legs weaken.

Self-styled as a lion, Jiang Heng felt a rare unease and anxiety in the presence of Huo Canghai, akin to what a young lion might feel in front of an adult lion.

Seeing Jiang Heng lost in thought at such a moment, Huo Wenbei gently reminded him, "Ah Heng, what were you going to say to my grandpa just now?"

Jiang Heng snapped back, and hurriedly spoke to Huo Canghai, "I heard Lord Captain mention Medicine Farmer Star on the phone just now."

Upon hearing this, Huo Canghai gave Jiang Heng his full attention.

"Do you know Medicine Farmer Star?"

Jiang Heng replied, "I once had the fortune of contacting Medicine Farmer Star to save my wife. Here, I have her email contact." Back then, Medicine Farmer Star only gave him an email, but the email was virtual, and Jiang Heng had no idea about the person behind it.

Huo Canghai gazed thoughtfully at Jiang Heng for a while before saying, "That’s excellent."

Jiang Heng immediately provided Medicine Farmer Star’s contact information to Huo Canghai.

Huo Canghai told his eldest son, Huo Yunsheng, "Yunsheng, help me get in touch with Medicine Farmer Star."

Huo Yunsheng is Huo Wen’an’s biological father.

He continuously watched the operating room while nodding at Huo Canghai’s words, then picking up his phone, promptly messaged Medicine Farmer Star’s email.

Jiang Heng commented beside him, "Lord Medicine Farmer might be quite busy, not necessarily able to see the message promptly."

Yet, just after Huo Yunsheng sent the message, Medicine Farmer Star quickly replied. "Dad, Medicine Farmer Star has responded to us!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Heng stiffened.

Medicine Farmer Star replied to Huo Yunsheng so quickly?

Then why, when he had sent numerous messages about Bai Xuan’s condition to Medicine Farmer Star’s email, was there never a single reply?

Was Medicine Farmer Star unwilling to respond to him, or truly too busy?

Realizing that Medicine Farmer Star might have deliberately ignored him soured Jiang Heng’s mood.

Huo Canghai seized Huo Yunsheng’s phone, scrutinizing the email content, showing Medicine Farmer Star’s simple response—

[Arriving on the island today.]

She only mentioned arriving today, but didn’t specify the time.

Huo Canghai personally emailed Medicine Farmer Star, asking: [Do you know, Lord Medicine Farmer, what time you’ll arrive today? It’s urgent on our side, we need your help urgently!]

Inside the operating room, Huo Wen’an’s screams were becoming faint and hoarse.

Huo Canghai feared Huo Wen’an might not last until Medicine Farmer Star arrived.

Unblinking, Huo Canghai watched his phone and soon received Medicine Farmer Star’s reply: [Within an hour.]

Huo Canghai swiftly switched off the phone, speaking to the butler in a deep voice, "Medicine Farmer Star says they’ll arrive within an hour, they must be in the Divine Concealment Island waters by now. Quick, send someone to meet her!"

Meanwhile, Zheng Lie at the back of the crowd received a call from Zheng Qin.

Zheng Lie took the phone, moved to an isolated spot, and in a low voice asked Zheng Qin, "Why call?"

Zheng Qin inquired, "How’s it going with the Pilot’s condition?"

Everyone in the Huo Family believed Huo Wen’an was close to death, only Huo Wen’an’s confidants understood that he was about to transform and rejuvenate.

Zheng Lie didn’t want others to see any abnormalities, so he deliberately wore a sorrowful expression and spoke heavily, "The Pilot’s condition is worsening, no signs of improvement. Not sure if he can make it through today..."

Zheng Qin was rendered speechless by Zheng Lie’s Oscar-worthy performance.