Tranxending Vision - Chapter 803

Chapter 803

Chapter 803 - Sudden Death

The sunset dipping down the horizon was a deep shade of red .

A Chevrolet Suburban drove into the car park of the sanatorium . Wei Guanyi, who was already waiting, greeted Xia Lei as soon as he got out of the car .

“Mister Xia, please follow me . ” Wei Guanyi led Xia Lei to the building .

“Doctor Wei, are you sure that Doctor Ning has recovered?” asked Xia Lei .

“Mister Xia, to be honest, I couldn’t believe it either . It’s a miracle . You’ll understand more when you meet her,” said Wei Guanyi .

Xia Lei was puzzled but chose to wait and see . He would be meeting Ning Jing soon and he would find out about her situation when he met her .

It was way past office hours so most of the doctors and nurses were off duty . The sound of footsteps echoed throughout the corridor . Coupled with the light emitted by the energy-saving lamps, it was a very unsettling atmosphere .

They stopped by the door of Ning Jing’s ward . Wei Guanyi said . “Mister Xia, you should go in by yourself . I’ll stand by in my office . You can call me by the pager if you face any problems, I’ll come in a minute . ”

Xia Lei nodded, then pushed open the door to enter the ward .

Ning Jing was standing at the balcony, watching the sun in the west . She was quiet and did not notice his arrival . Her hair fluttered with the evening wind .

Xia Lei was going to call her before he realised that she was so absorbed with something . He couldn’t bear to disturb the peace . Thus, he chose to watch her quietly, waiting for the moment she turned around .

It didn’t take long . Ning Jing turned around after one minute, her glance fell on Xia Lei immediately .

Their eyes met .

There was no emotional embrace . Not even a friendly greeting between them . It was as quiet as before .

Xia Lei was getting an eerie vibe from her calm expression . A thought helplessly crossed his mind . Had she really recovered?

They looked at each other silently . After about ten more seconds, a smile appeared on Ning Jing’s face . “Xia Lei, you’re here . ”

Her smile was unnatural .

But he still returned a smile of his own “Hi, Ning Jing . ”

“Why are you being so polite with me?” Ning Jing said while curling the corner of her lips .

“You…Are you alright now?” asked Xia Lei .

Ning Jing spun around . “What do you think?”

Xia Lei didn’t know what was wrong with her . At this moment, she was in disguise .

“Get me out of here,” said Ning Jing .

Xia Lei came back to his senses . “You could be discharged if you’ve recovered . ”

“Of course, I have,” said Ning Jing while she approached Xia Lei . Her pyjama-styled patient dress was dancing in the breeze . She seemed a lot thinner .

Inexplicably, Xia Lei took a step back .

Ning Jing stopped approaching Xia Lei . Her eyes were as deep as the ocean, piercing into Xia Lei’s soul .

“If you need your family to sign on the discharge consent, I’ll notify them . I don’t have the right to do so,” said Xia Lei .

“It’s pointless . They won’t let me leave but I must leave,” said Ning Jing .

Xia Lei slowly pieced together the situation . “What do you want to do after leaving?”

Ning Jing was suddenly silent . She frowned as if she was forgetting something and trying her best to recall it .

“Ning Jing?” Xia Lei tried to call her . “What do you want to do?”

“I have no idea . ” Ning Jing suddenly took a step forward and grabbed on Xia Lei’s hand . Then she said nervously . “But I know you have to help me to leave here and give me ten million dollars . ”

Xia Lei was startled .

“They won’t let me out and mentioned that I need to be under observation for quite a while . I don’t have the time for that . ” Ning Jing grabbed Xia Lei’s hand r . “You have to help me and give me ten million dollars . ”

Ten million dollars was equivalent to sixty million RMB . This was a big amount . He couldn’t just give her the money . Besides, it was obvious that she hadn't recovered . How could he give her that much money? Although he was rich, he wasn’t stupid . He shook his head . “Calm down . Tell me, why do you need so much money?”

Ning Jing was silent . Again, she was frowning and trying to recall something .

“Tell me, what are you going to do with that much money?”

“I don’t know . ” Ning Jing shook her head . “What I do know is that I need to get out of here . I want to go to India . I need ten million dollars . ”

“India?” Xia Lei was shocked . “What do you want to do in India?”

“I’ve no idea!” Ning Jing was suddenly out of control . She shouted at Xia Lei . “I don’t know! Don’t ask anymore! Help me to get out from here! Give me ten million dollars!”

“If I refuse to do so?” Xia Lei said .

Ning Jing loosened her grip and took a few steps back . Tears welled up in her eyes, then the tears began to stream down her face .

“I’m sorry . Don’t cry, I’m just trying to figure things out,” Xia Lei explained . “I think you know that your identity is special as you are part of the expert group . You are undergoing treatment here and there are many restrictions to adhere to . If you want to be discharged, you’ll need to go through a very complicated procedure . It’s pointless for me to sign your discharge consent . Besides, I need to know what I’m giving you the money for . So, tell me, why do you need so much money?”

Ning Jing held her head and crouched on the floor . She tugged her head in agony . “I don’t know, I don’t know! My head hurts . There is a voice who keeps telling me what to do . If I don’t leave soon, I’ll die . I don’t want to die…I don’t want to die!”

She was terrified .

Xia Lei could not remain his composure anymore . He approached Ning Jing, pulled her up and clutched her shoulder with both of his hands . He asked nervously . “You mentioned that you heard a voice, what’s going on? What did the voice say to you?”

“Leave here, ten million dollars, New Delhi in India . ” Ning Jing spat out all terms in confusion .

“Is the voice threatening you?”

Ning Jing nodded . She seemed scared .

“How did it threaten you? What did it say?”

“If it wants me to die, I will die . ”

Xia Lei was stunned . “What did you say? What do you mean?”

Ning Jing suddenly pushed Xia Lei off and took two steps back . “If it says I will die, my heart will stop beating . It was like that yesterday . When I heard it call for me to die, I fell onto the ground and my heart stopped beating . I felt like I'd died, but my heart started beating after a minute . ” As soon as she finished her sentence, she suddenly closed her eyes and fell onto the ground .

“Ning Jing!” Xia Lei pounced upon her and held her by her waist, which prevented her from falling on the ground .

Ning Jing opened her eyes . “I want to show you how it happened . ”

Upon hearing that, sadness hit Xia Lei hard and he was about to cry . She was a poor woman .  

Ning Jing rested in Xia Lei’s embrace . Once again the tears were streaming down her face . “I don’t want to die . Please get me out here and give me ten million dollars, okay?”

A tear rolled down from Xia Lei’s face and fell on Ning Jing’s cheek .

It was clear that she hadn't recovered . She had deceived the nurses and Wei Guanyi . This was the real her .

Should he get her out of this half-military administered sanatorium and give her ten million dollars?

Xia Lei was unable to make a decision . Who would trust a patient in this state? It was difficult to let her out of here . It was even riskier to let her go to New Delhi of India with the ten million dollars . How could he help here in such a situation?

However, another thing was troubling him . It was the voice that had been mentioned by Ning Jing .

He couldn’t forget Ning Jing’s prophet role during the operation in Italy . If it wasn’t for her painting, he wouldn’t have found out the password and clues of entering the underground maze from Leonardo da Vinci’s art, Mona Lisa .

Just when he was still contemplating in agony, Ning Jing suddenly let out a loud belch before she lost all her strength .

“Ning Jing? Ning Jing?” Xia Lei called out her name loudly and anxiously .

She didn’t respond to him .

Xia Lei put his hand in front of her nostrils . It was at that moment he was shocked as if he was struck by lightning . She wasn’t breathing!

“Ning Jing! Ning Jing!” Xia Lei immediately panicked . He laid Ning Jing on the ground then placed his overlapping hand on the centre of her sternum and delivered chest compressions .  

“Wake up! Don’t scare me like that!”

His mind was a mess, forgetting that he was in a hospital . The only thing he had in mind was to resuscitate her .

Chest compressions, artificial breathing, everything that he did didn’t make her come back alive .

Xia Lei finally snapped back to his senses after thirty seconds . He got up from the ground and reached out to the pager beside the bed . He grabbed the pagers and shouted . “Ning Jing is dying, please save her! Quick!”

There was no response from the pager .

“Speak damn it!” Xia Lei shouted at the pager . It was at that time he found out that the wire to the pagers had been cut . He was stunned, who would cut off the wire of the pagers?

“Cough!” The sound of cough came from behind .

Xia Lei turned his head around . He was stunned by what he saw .

Ning Jing propped herself up from the ground slowly with her arms . She couldn’t stop coughing, tears were running down from her cheek .

The door to the ward was suddenly thrown open, Wei Guanyi and a nurse came barging in .

“Mister Xia, what happened?” Wei Guanyi looked at Xia Lei and Ning Jing with shock .

Xia Lei put down the pager . “Uh, nothing . You guys may leave, I need to talk to Ning Jing . ”

“Really? Nothing happened?” Wei Guanyi was curious .

“Nothing, please leave,” said Xia Lei .

Wei Guanyi left with the nurse .

Ning Jing finally got her breath back . “Do you believe me now? I don’t want to go through it again, please help me . ”

Xia Lei nodded, he then pulled out his phone to dial a number .

“I have been expecting your call . Alright, tell me, what’s the bad news?” Qin Xiang was the recipient .

“Help me with something . ”

“You want me to steal something?”

“No, I need you to kidnap someone,” said Xia Lei .