Transmigrated as the Cannon Fodder Boss of the Disabled Heroine - Chapter 35

Pei Yujiang’s injuries were actually quite severe.

Those people had struck hard. Although they hadn’t aimed to kill, the sheer number of fists and kicks had left Pei Yujiang, who was alone, covered in bruises when she was first rescued. Fortunately, there were no broken bones, and her face was unharmed, having been protected when she fell. However, her arms bore several deep gashes, some so severe the flesh had been torn open, leaving them bloody and raw.

Pei Pei Huai had been frantic when she heard her daughter had gotten into a fight outside. She abandoned an ongoing meeting and rushed over, only to nearly collapse at the sight of Pei Yujiang lying unconscious on the hospital bed.

She was lucky no bones were broken, and she wasn’t permanently disabled. Still, she needed over twenty stitches in total, especially on her arms, where the wounds might leave scars if not properly cared for.

Yu Zhiwan couldn’t see Pei Yujiang’s condition and had to rely on others’ descriptions to gauge the extent of her injuries.

Even if the accounts were downplayed, she could imagine just how perilous the situation had been.

Yet now, the woman acted as if she felt no pain, chatting and joking with her effortlessly. An ordinary person wouldn’t have such resilience. When Yu Zhiwan had received Pei Yujiang’s call, hearing the chaos in the background, even tracking the IP location had taken time.

By the time she arrived in person, the scent of blood was thick in the air.

The rain had been falling lightly, washing the blood away in thin streams. The needle-like droplets struck the wounds, pulling at them with a stinging pain, like fire ants gnawing at the flesh.

Yu Zhiwan knew this pain firsthand.

So when she heard the sounds of the violent struggle, powerless to intervene from the mouth of the alley, she felt something unfamiliar regret.

Back then, even knowing she couldn’t easily escape those people’s control, she had willingly walked into disaster, anticipating what they would do. The agony of her legs being crippled was something she had endured as well.

At the time, she hadn’t regretted her decision, it had been her only chance to break free. Because of it, she had been able to feign defeat while secretly gathering her own forces, step by step, right under their noses, until she finally gained the power to fight back.

But now, a fleeting pang of remorse flashed through her mind.

She wanted to see Pei Yujiang’s injuries, but her eyes denied her the ability to perceive the world like a normal person.

Yu Zhiwan hadn’t called the police. Instead, she had arrived with a small group, hiding herself to avoid becoming a liability rather than stepping forward to help openly.

From their first meeting, she had thought Pei Yujiang was a bit foolish someone who rushed in to help without even understanding the situation. She had privately mocked her for being naive.

In peaceful times, there were plenty of people who acted fearlessly because they had powerful backing, or who loudly proclaimed justice from behind their screens. But at the first sign of real danger, they would scatter faster than anyone, afraid of being implicated.

Pei Yujiang was the most foolish of them all.

“Get some rest,” Yu Zhiwan said after “staring” at her for a moment. She hesitated, then added, “I’ll visit you tonight. Since you just woke up, don’t eat anything greasy. I’ll bring you some scallion and shredded chicken congee.”

Scallion and shredded chicken congee was also one of Pei Yujiang’s favorite dishes. The scallions were finely chopped, the chicken shreds cooked until tender enough to melt in your mouth, with a clear chicken broth base that was flavorful yet light on the stomach not greasy at all.

Pei Yujiang immediately said, “Yes, yes! Add more scallions, I love green onions.”

Yu Zhiwan closed the door and slowly walked out.

As she made her way down the hospital corridor, the sharp scent of disinfectant filled her nose while she carefully pondered.

A few days ago, there had actually been two groups targeting Pei Yujiang. The first were just your typical street thugs bullies who relied on their size to intimidate others. Wing City had plenty of these local hoodlums. If Pei Yujiang had been a delicate girl, she might have been overpowered, but given her usual strength, dealing with these flashy but unskilled fighters was no trouble at all.

Those thugs were most likely hired by Zhao Longshuang’s people. Though Pei Yujiang hadn’t gone into detail about Zhao Shuangshuang, Yu Zhiwan had done her own research on the woman.

Ruthless, fond of underhanded tactics, and an expert at manipulating others to do her dirty work.

Years ago, there had been an incident in Wing City where two young masters from wealthy families fell for the same beautiful Omega. The Omega wavered between them not uncommon, given both men were well-off. But Zhao Longshuang had stirred the pot for her own gain, turning the two friends into bitter rivals over the girl.

Though not a pimp by trade, Zhao Longshuang might as well have been one. She first spent a little money on the Omega, teaching her to inflate her own value, to keep the two young masters from getting her too easily while also goading them into showering the Omega with gifts. Naturally, Zhao Longshuang profited handsomely from the arrangement.

In the end, under her instigation, the two young masters grew so desperate that they turned violent. When two Alphas saw red, physical clashes were inevitable.

After using a certain drug Zhao Longshuang had provided, one of them stabbed the other, landing him in the hospital. Fortunately, prompt medical attention prevented a fatality, but the scandal rocked Wing City at the time. Eventually, both families, humiliated, suppressed the matter to avoid further disgrace.

Yet Zhao Longshuang emerged completely unscathed. The two young masters, utterly bewitched by the Omega she had groomed, ended up tearing into each other after the hospital staystill convinced Zhao Longshuang was on their side.

Zhao Longshuang had connections in Wing City, but she also knew better than to push the Pei family too far. After all, Pei Jinhuai was fiercely protective of her daughter cross her, and she’d fight to the death.

As for the second group  that was related to Yu Zhiwan herself.

They had come to test them.

After leaving that underground lab, Yu Zhiwan hadn’t been able to return to a normal life as she’d hoped. Years ago, she had chosen to let them orchestrate a car accident that cost her both legs only then did they give her breathing room.

Already anticipating this outcome, Yu Zhiwan didn’t despair when she learned her legs would be difficult to recover. Instead, she calmly accepted it and immediately began rallying her parents’ old contacts, working against the clock.

By the time she had gathered them all and built some initial resistance, the other side took notice tightening their surveillance on her once more.

Yu Zhiwan had previously used Liu Huanran as a shield, since Liu was just an ordinary Alpha with no real use, those people wouldn’t target him. Now that they’d separated, Liu was even less relevant.

But Pei Yujiang had demonstrated abilities far beyond ordinary, and those people would never allow someone capable to remain by Yu Zhiwan’s side at least not anyone they could detect openly.

Yu Zhiwan maneuvered her wheelchair effortlessly through the hospital garden, following the sound until she reached a dilapidated old building. Some rooms inside were still used for storing scrap, emitting a musty, damp odor that assaulted her Omega-sensitive senses.

She casually pulled a mask from her pocket and put it on. As she reached the door, someone opened it for her. Ahead, where she couldn’t see, a doctor in a white coat was shooing insects off a grimy shelf. Spotting Yu Zhiwan, the doctor immediately asked:

“You still haven’t made up your mind?”

Seeing the Omega’s long lashes lower in silence, the doctor hissed in frustration, crouching down to meet her eye level.

“Miss Yu, what’s there to consider? You have no ties to this person. After what you saw today, surviving those people’s hands, she’s clearly no ordinary woman. I’d only heard she was some reckless playgirl, but with skills like that? The Pei family must’ve trained her in secret, connected to the higher-ups!”

“Even if she were just an ordinary person, and those people held back to avoid killing her can’t you do the math? Sacrificing one to save countless others, don’t tell me you don’t understand?”

Yu Zhiwan’s fingers trembled slightly, betraying her inner turmoil.

This ambush had been meant to test Pei Yujiang. Instead of calling the police, Yu Zhiwan had brought her own people, delivering the first direct counterblow.

Those chemicals, once administered, were excruciating severe cases could die within days. At the time, Yu Zhiwan had wanted both to gauge the enemy’s reaction and to avenge Pei Yujiang, which was why she’d brought her own forces.

Taking them to the police would’ve been pointless. Without major injuries, only the drug handlers would face extended sentences, the rest would walk free in a month, unscathed. She couldn’t accept that.

The one who’d attacked Pei Yujiang the hardest, Yu Zhiwan had his hands broken, his tendons severed, and left him in the wilderness to die.

Wing City’s oversight was lax; no one patrolled the wastelands daily. Of course, they wouldn’t report it either. This was Yu Zhiwan’s first retaliatory strike, biting back hard, a tit-for-tat that settled things for now.

Yet the real danger to Pei Yujiang hadn’t been them, it was herself.

Yu Zhiwan’s heartbeat quickened.

The white-coated doctor was her subordinate, though in truth, they were more like partners. Yu Zhiwan never pulled rank with them, always speaking in a consultative tone.

The doctor wasn’t outright defying her, but dissatisfaction laced the next question:

“Ultimately, you just need to find someone who can act as a decoy to make them lower their guard. If you give up on Pei Yujiang and use her to lure them out, I believe she’ll help you. Then we can find their weak spot, even if we can’t dismantle their entire operation in one go, we can still deal them a heavy blow. What’s the real difference between Pei Yujiang and Liu Huanran that makes you so determined to stick with her?”

Yu Zhiwan’s outward reaction: “Sacrificing others is wrong,” followed by a torrent of moral arguments.

Yu Zhiwan’s inner thoughts: I’m tempted, but don’t even think about it.

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