Chapter 477: The Plan Disrupted

Chapter 477: The Plan Disrupted

Suddenly, the once smoke-filled grassland returned to tranquility.

The Yi family bodyguards quickly stepped forward, loaded the blood-soaked Yi Hou into a car, and rushed him to the hospital.

Meanwhile, Ji Ming drove straight back to the southern city. After making sure it was safe, he found a place to park, and the three of them got out.

Yun Mu's palms were clammy, and her face was pale.

Yi Jue supported her, his face filled with concern, "Are you alright?"

Yun Mu waved her hand, "I'm fine, don't worry."

Ji Ming watched the affectionate interaction between the two, feeling a surge of anger he couldn't express!

"What about our agreed cooperation? Huh? Yun Shumo got to join in, but I was left out!" Ji Ming's blue eyes narrowed as he stared at Yun Mu, "Amu, I've been your partner for years! How could you act behind my back!"

"You were in Tongzhou and couldn't make it in time, so I had to act with Yi Jue first," Yun Mu explained, "I didn't mean to exclude you."

"I think you clearly wanted to end the partnership! Life-and-death partners can't compete with a husband-and-wife team!" Ji Ming snorted coldly.

Yi Jue's face turned grim, his mood somber, "Enough! The priority now is to determine if Yi Hou is alive or dead. If he dies, what happens to Yun Mu's antidote?"

Hearing this, all three of them changed expressions.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the hospital.

Inside the hospital, Yi Yanran had already received the news and rushed over, helping the Yi family send Yi Hou into the operating room.

Yi Hou had been shot in the chest and abdomen, but with a bodyguard shielding him, the wounds weren't deep.

Even so, the shots had hit vital areas, and the situation looked grim.

Outside the operating room, everyone waited anxiously.

Yi Hou's surgery lasted nearly five hours. By then, Yi Jue and Yun Mu found it bitterly ironic that they were now the ones who most wanted Yi Hou to survive.

Even more than Yi Yanran did!

Finally, the operating room doors opened from the inside.

Yi Yanran rushed over, "Doctor, how is my father..."

The doctor shook his head, "We did our best. The bullets hit critical areas, and there was a lot of blood loss. Whether he wakes up depends on Mr. Yi's own condition."

Yi Yanran had a bad feeling, "You mean, my father might not wake up?"

"The chances of him waking up are very low. Right now, Mr. Yi's brain is nearing brain death, and he might become a vegetable," the doctor said.

Yi Yanran's face turned pale.

Yi Jue suddenly stepped forward, grabbing the doctor by the collar, "A vegetable? He was shot in the chest, not the brain! Can you even treat patients? Ji Ming, call Yunzhe!"

"Alright," Ji Ming quickly went to call Yunzhe.

Yunzhe arrived within half an hour after receiving the call.

Yun Mu's current physical condition prevented her from entering the operating room, so Yunzhe had to take over.

After two hours, Yunzhe emerged, looking pale, his words echoing the doctor's earlier prognosis.

"It's uncertain if he'll remain in a vegetative state, but he could lapse into a coma," Yunzhe said.

Yun Mu's heart faltered.

Yi Jue pressed, "How long could the coma last?"

"Anywhere from a few days to several years," Yunzhe replied.

Several years?

Yun Mu was pregnant now, and even a few months would be too long to wait...

Yi Jue's eyes blazed with fury. He moved to rush into the ward, but Yun Mu grabbed his wrist. "Let it be, Yi Jue. Perhaps it's fate..."

This life was already a gift from heaven to her. She couldn't keep selfishly asking for more chances to live.

To live again and meet Yi Jue was already a stroke of luck for her.

"Don't give up; I won't stop treating Yi Hou," Yunzhe said deeply to Yun Mu. "During this time, I'll take charge of his treatment and try to find things that can stimulate his brain and emotions. Bring the child here."

"No!" Yi Yanran immediately stepped forward to object without hesitation. "We must keep that child out of the public eye!"

With Yi Hou's life on the line, if the Yi family were to find out now that Yi Hou had such a grown, healthy son, she would never inherit the family's rights.

Yi Yanran's face was pale as she pleaded with Yi Jue. "Cousin, please, don't bring that child into this. You promised!"

Ji Ming was furious. "How can you be so cold? That's your own father. Don't you want him to live well?"

"Of course I do!" Yi Yanran turned and shouted at Ji Ming. "Even knowing his affection was always fake, using me as a shield, a tool, I still don't want anything to happen to him! But why should I hand everything over to that child now? If it were you, would you be willing?"

Ji Ming was left speechless.

Yi Jue's eyes darkened. "I can only promise to keep his identity and location secret, but whether we can successfully hide it from the Yi family depends on your own abilities."

Leaving the hospital in Yunzhe's hands, Yi Jue took Yun Mu and left.

As he stepped into the elevator, he called Cheng Li, his entire being surrounded by anger.

"Investigate the mastermind behind this assassination immediately! Who ruined my plan?!"

After getting into the car, Yun Mu didn't immediately fasten her seatbelt but turned to look at Yi Jue. "Do you think the target was really just Yi Hou?"

Yi Jue's movements paused.

The helicopter's attack seemed focused on Yi Hou, but in reality, it was a two-birds-one-stone situation.

If Yi Hou died, then Yun Mu would never be able to get the antidote formula.

Even if Yun Mu's medical skills were exceptional and she could develop the antidote herself, it would be impossible to succeed in such a short few months, so Yun Mu would undoubtedly die.

"The person behind this doesn't want you to get the antidote formula."

Yun Mu nodded. "Yes, so everything is still aimed at me. But this time, even we only found out about Yi Hou's trip to the pasture from Yi Yanran. How did the other party know?"

"There's a mole," Yi Jue said firmly.

Yun Mu pondered for a while. "It's possible the culprit is someone we know, someone who is very familiar with both your and my whereabouts."

The two sat in the car in silence for a long time, still clueless about who the mastermind behind all this could be.

At that moment, Yun Shumo's call came in.

"Yun Mu, what's going on? I've been stuck out here in the middle of nowhere with this kid for hours without a word from you. Did you get the antidote? Can I leave now? This place is a dump, not even a sip of water!"

Oh no, they had forgotten about Yun Shumo.

Yun Mu said, "Bring the kid back; things have taken a turn."

"What happened?"

Yun Mu sounded exhausted, "We were ambushed, and Yi Hou might end up brain-dead."

Yun Shumo gasped, and his tone turned serious instantly, "Alright, I'll head back right away."