"Be careful!"
Lin Ching-wan only had time to remind him hurriedly. She didn't even have time to pull him up. Instead, she quickly pulled out her silver sword and hit the bullet that was shot at Frey.
It wasn't the first time that the people of S.H.E.L.D., including Howard, were attacked. As soon as they knew that there was a sniper aiming at them, they tacitly dispersed and looked for cover on the spot.
Tony also helped his father to hide inside a parked car on the side of the road, temporarily hiding.
"We have to take Sergeant Barnes away —"
Before Howard could finish his words, he was rudely interrupted by Tony, who was still slightly panting, "Come on, my dear father, you should be worried about your own safety now!" After that, he felt that his tone was not very good, so he awkwardly added, "… I just saw Qing drag him away, don't worry."
Knowing his son's temperament, Howard didn't mind too much. Right now, he wanted to know how to escape later.
The enemy hiding in the dark is always more terrible than the enemy in the light. Several agents tried to shoot at the possible sniper points, but they were shot and killed on the spot. In the face of a sniper who was hiding in an unknown place, no one dared to act rashly.
Howard slightly straightened his body and looked around. As expected, he didn't find any effective escape route, so he had to shrink back.
So, he and Tony didn't notice that a small red dot appeared on his chest.
— — That was the aiming point of the sniper.
"Chirp — —"
In the darkness, the sound of the loaded gun firing was so light that it was almost negligible. Before Tony, who was closest to Howard, noticed it, a small flower of blood had already bloomed on his chest.
Lin Ching-wan had completely released her divine sense, searching inch by inch for the sniper hiding in the dark. She didn't care about being exposed now. The most important thing at the moment was to get rid of the threat to the lives of the people present.
The powerful divine sense belonging to a Nascent Soul cultivator enveloped all the buildings within a radius of five miles, and it didn't take him long to find the two Hydra assassins. Then, she split the silver sword in her right hand into two. With a gentle wave of her hands, the two identical swords flew in two different directions.
Of course, there were people who saw her actions, but at this moment, no one made a sound, only quietly watching this black-haired girl. Not long after, the sword flew back. There was still a trace of blood on the blade.
The alarm was lifted, and everyone walked out from their hiding places. Lin Ching-wan looked around, but Tony and Howard were nowhere to be seen.
Then, she heard Tony exclaim, "Dad … Dad! Qing, call an ambulance! "
Something had happened.
Lin Ching-wan and Frey looked at each other. Without her saying anything, Frey had already gone to contact the medical team at S.H.E.L.D.. She ran a few steps to the place where Tony and the others were hiding. She saw that Howard had been shot in the chest, and he was already dying.
She immediately reached out her hand and hit several acupoints around the bullet hole, temporarily stopping the bleeding. But she couldn't do anything else. A human's body was much weaker than a cultivator's. Even if she had a healing pill, she couldn't give it to an eighty year old man who had been shot. His meridians couldn't bear the medicine.
"Damn it, why hasn't the ambulance arrived yet!" Tony's eyes were red and moist. At this moment, he held his father, who he once blamed, in his arms without any grudge. The estrangement and contradiction of the past seemed to have disappeared.
In the face of life and death, nothing else mattered.
Lin Ching-wan frowned.
Howard's injuries were too serious. He couldn't hold on for long. If they waited a little longer, he would have to meet their God.
Forget it, since they've already been exposed, it doesn't matter if it's more or less. Right now, saving people is the most important thing.
"Tony, do you believe me?"
Tony looked at her and nodded. "Of course."
"Then, hold Howard tightly. No matter what happens, don't move." After instructing Tony, she turned her head and asked Frey, "Chief Frey, is the operating room on your side ready?"
After asking for confirmation through the earpiece, Nick Fury nodded and told her the location.
"Okay, then I'll leave first. I'll leave the rest to you." Nodding at him, Lin Ching-wan took out a triangular yellow talisman from her pocket. She held Tony's shoulder with her palm facing up and activated her spiritual aura. The talisman spontaneously ignited without any fire. In the next moment, the three people who were hugging each other disappeared without a trace. Not even their afterimages were left in the air.
It seemed that this Miss Lin still had a lot of secrets waiting for him to explore. Chief Frey looked at her disappearing figure and thought.
As a logistics sub-department set up for the high-risk profession of agents, the medical team of S.H.E.L.D. was not only on standby, but also equipped with all kinds of equipment. The doctors were all elite talents. It was completely comparable to the first-class hospitals in the country.
When Lin Ching-wan appeared in front of the operating room with Tony and Howard, the doctors and nurses waiting there were stunned when they saw the three people appear out of thin air. But they quickly recovered their professional attitude and quickly and neatly pushed Howard into the operating room.
Only then did Tony feel that his heart that was hanging in suspense was slightly relieved.
He sat on the ground in the hallway outside the door. His caramel eyes showed a rare blank emotion. Too many things happened tonight. He felt that his mind was a bit messed up.
"Tony, don't worry." Lin Ching-wan walked to his side and sat down. She reached out and covered his clenched fist. "Howard is a good person. God will bless him."
"Qing, you know I don't believe in that kind of thing." There was finally a smile on Tony's pale face. But with his ugly face and gloomy expression, it looked forced and made people feel even more uncomfortable.
When people were waiting, time always seemed to be particularly long. It felt like a century had passed. The door of the operating room finally opened.
Tony quickly stood up and greeted, "Doctor, how is my father's condition?"
The chief surgeon looked tired, which made his expression even more serious. "The bullet has been removed, but he is still in a critical period. I have done what I can. Next, he can only rely on himself. "
Lin Ching-wan saw that Tony's originally straight back suddenly became a little bent. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he became silent.
She couldn't say useless and fake words like "I can understand how you feel." She could only silently walk up and hug this helpless young man who still wanted to pretend to be strong.
Howard was admitted to the ICU. The news of his injury couldn't be hidden from Maria.
Because of her fragile heart, Lin Ching-wan and Tony couldn't imagine what it would be like when she knew that Howard's life was in danger. But looking at her calmly sitting in front of the hospital bed and talking to her husband softly, Lin Ching-wan felt that she seemed to have underestimated her. Maybe, she was much stronger than they thought.
Lin Ching-wan sat on the bench in the hospital corridor and stared at the lines on the floor in a daze. Now it was the rare family visit time of the day. Maria and Tony were inside talking to Howard.
With a soft sound, the door of the ward opened and closed, and a pair of black shoes suddenly appeared in her sight. Lin Ching-wan looked up — it was Maria.
"Lin, can you accompany me for a walk?"
She nodded and got up to follow her.
"Tony is a hypocritical person. Oh, of course it's not a derogatory term. " Maria smiled. "He looks like a typical playboy from a rich family. He's arrogant, arrogant, and insufferably arrogant. He looks down on everyone, including his father, but he's not like that on the inside. He's like a child, sensitive, fragile, and his heart is locked. Even when he's injured, he has to pretend that he doesn't care. This always makes me worried. If we're not by his side, who else can he rely on? "
"Maria …"
"Then, you appeared. I can see that he treats you differently from other girls. "Maria interrupted her. "Lin, I know that you came to Washington just to find something, and you'll leave here one day. But, can you … spend more time with Tony before you find what you want and leave? "
"Please." Maria gently held her hands, and there was already a pleading look in her eyes.
At this moment, she was just a mother who was pleading for her child. Facing Maria like this, Lin Ching-wan couldn't say no.
"Okay."
"Thank you." She smiled, as if she finally got rid of a burden.
In the evening, Maria said that she wanted to accompany Howard in the hospital and asked the others to go back. Tony and Lin Ching-wan couldn't persuade her, so they had to go back first and help her get some clothes to change.
On the way back, Lin Ching-wan recalled the conversation during the day and felt that something was wrong. She always felt that Maria's words were strange, as if … she was entrusting an orphan to someone.
"Oh, no." She hurriedly stopped Tony. "Tony, turn around, let's go back to the hospital. Quick! "
However, it was still too late. Just as they turned around and ran, they received a call from the hospital —
"Mr. Stark Jr., Mr. Stark and Mrs. Stark … passed away."
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