His Cute Wife is a Little Crazy

Chapter 559 - THE COST OF SALVATION

The following day, Kaito and Akira finally had a chance to discuss the matters that occurred in the Floating Pavilion after she lost consciousness. She was anxious to hear about it because she was sure that the three people in the little family were not going to survive. 

Kaito looked overwhelmed and tired as he started narrating the events of that day to Akira. The two of them were in the garden outside the hospital, drinking tea in the morning sun. 

"When Clyde pushed me out of the window, I thought that I would die for sure. Even with my abilities, I could not do anything because there were no points to hold along the surfaces of the building. I could only look up and hope that you would be safe." He said. 

"Then, in an unexpected move, Uncle swung from the roof on a harness like a bungee jumper. I did not see it clearly then, but there are a few blurry videos of the event. He just jumped down and caught me before I hit the ground." 

Kaito pursed his lips as he remembered the pool of blood around Clyde after he hit the ground. The scene was quite horrific. He believed that Clyde was more horrified by the fact that Kaito was saved instead of dying with him. 

He was injured as he was rescued by Taiki, but he could not deny that he felt deep satisfaction at seeing the end of Bonnie and Clyde. Akira reached a hand to comfort Kaito. He held her hand and felt reassured about her wellbeing. He could not express his joy at being by her side. 

"When we entered the restaurant from the rooftop, we found the medical team called in by CAB conducting emergency treatment. However, your situation was not optimistic. The chances of survival were low." Kaito tightened his hand around Akira's fingers. 

"You were taken to hospital, and the medical team tried their best. But the bullet did a lot of damage. It was almost impossible to repair the damage even with multiple operations. Luckily, Uncle Taiki mentioned a renowned doctor that used to be on Martial Island." He added. 

"Are we on Martial Island?" Akira finally realised that she never thought about her current location. She realised that it was quite hot, and the sun was shining particularly brightly for the beginning of spring. Inside the hospital, she could not tell the difference because of internal climate control systems. 

"Yes." Kaito nodded. "We travelled here about a week after the incident in Floating Pavilion."

"Is the renowned doctor Dr Jiang?" Akira asked. 

"Yes. She might be young, but her skills are unparalleled. She combined robotic surgery with biomedical engineering techniques to restore the damage done to you and Little Precious. Before that, you were both surviving on constant blood transfusions." He responded. 

Akira was silent for a long moment before speaking again. "What was the price?" 

"What?" Kaito was startled. 

"A doctor with such skills would not be moved by money or other simple things like that. So, what did Dr Jiang ask for in order to save my life?" Akira asked with stern eyes. 

"Do not worry. She did not ask for our firstborn." Kaito tried to make a joke. 

"Do not kid around." Akira kicked Kaito lightly on his shin. 

Kaito's eyes darkened, and he sighed before he responded. "She did not ask for anything from us." 

His mind went back to that night in the hospital when he was desperate and hopeless. He could only look as the doctors walked out of the intensive care unit with forlorn expressions after yet another resuscitation. 

Uncle Taiki put a hand on his shoulder in comfort, but he could not even summon the strength to look at him. Then, he said the most magical words. 

"There is a certain genius doctor who might be able to save Akira," Taiki said, even though he was unwilling to give his nephew a glimmer of hope. 

Kaito felt rejuvenated. "Who? Tell me!" 

Taiki sighed. "She was a young girl when I last saw her. But she could perform medical miracles even before she was ten years old. She never worked as a doctor for long, but I think her medical knowledge is vast and mysterious." 

"I don't want to know her life story. I just want to know who she is and her location." Kaito looked at Taiki with crazy eyes. 

Taiki pushed Kaito to a bench outside of the ICU. For the moment, Kaito could not enter the hospital room, but he had been staring through the glass for hours. He was exhausted, hungry and possibly dehydrated. 

Taiki offered him a bottle of water and urged him to drink before continuing. 

"Did you hear about a man called Demon King on Martial Island?" Taiki asked, even though he knew that Kaito knew him. 

Kaito nodded as he drank the water. People did not dare offend the so-called Demon King, but they were not shy about talking about him. He was spoken about in horror, and most stories about him were wild and exaggerated. 

But most importantly, he knew that the Demon King was Yuan Haoran. He was the person responsible for getting him off Martial Island when he was trapped the last time. 

"What about him?" Kaito asked while taking a deep breath. 

"The powerful doctor is his lover. Or at least, they are extremely close. He took her away from Martial Island about five years ago. He shows up on occasion on the island, but no one has seen that young lady since then." Taiki explained. 

Kaito did not think twice. "I have to get in contact with him. I have to find that doctor." 

Taiki sighed. "No one knows where he is because no one can control what Yuan Haoran does. Usually, Martial Island keeps people loyal and in contact while they are in the outside world by holding their families as collateral." 

"But you should know what happened to the Yuan clan. Yuan Haoran killed them all, and he refused to comply with the rules of Martial Island, including conforming to the order of names. The only person he cares about is that doctor." 

Kaito understood what he was saying. The hope was almost non-existent. 

"Since your friends could compel Yuan Haoran to rescue you from Martial Island, they should know how to get in touch with him." Taiki finished explaining his bad idea because he could not bear to see his nephew suffering or stand to lose Akira and the baby. 

"Kaito, Kaito, Kaito!" Akira called out repeatedly, bringing Kaito back to the present. 

"Yes, dear." He smiled a little stiffly. 

"What do you mean by she did not ask anything from us?" Akira asked.

"Hu Lei made a deal with the devil again," Kaito said with an overwhelmed weariness.