She's dead?
In the hospital morgue, Heller Nicholson stared at the little girl's corpse covered by a piece of white cloth in front of him. His mind was totally blank.
"No, this can't be! Nelly, don't scare Daddy! Be good, Nelly. Please get up and give Daddy a hug?!"
Heller's trembling hands slowly flipped open the white cloth, hoping for a miracle and hoping that his daughter would come back to life.
But…
There was no miracle.
Under the white cloth was Nelly's icy-cold corpse.
There was blood everywhere on her and she had a look of abject fear and horror on her face. She must have experienced something terribly frightening before her death.
Boom!
Heller felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His eyes were widened so large that it felt as if the edges were going to split at any moment.
She was only four! And she was just a child! How could those beasts bring themselves to do something as cruel as this to a child?
Were they even human?!
Three hours ago, Heller had suddenly received a call from his daughter.
"Daddy! Daddy! Are you Daddy? I'm Nelly!"
"The bad guys took Mommy!"
"They also hit me and want to push me down the stairs!"
"Daddy! I'm scared!"
After that, someone snatched the phone away and started to speak.
"Remember me, Heller? I'm Jack Zoff! I was the one who killed your entire family!"
"Your woman is now in my hands, and so is your daughter!"
"If you don't want them to die, then get the hell back here right now and die!"
"This is not a joke!"
"In order to show you my sincerity, I'll kill one of them now!"
"Should I pick the older one or the little one?"
"Never mind, I'll make the choice for you! Kill the little one first!"
"Push Nelly Nicholson down!"
Heller heard Nelly's cries for help.
"No!"
"Daddy!
"Ahh!!"
"I've already thrown your daughter off the top of the building, Heller! Guess what I'm going to do to your woman next?
"Hahahahaha!"
The call was forcibly disconnected at this point.
As though he had gone mad, Heller drove back to the city that he had been away from for five years at the fastest speed he could muster—Los Angeles!
However…
He was ultimately still too late.
He slowly reached out and gently pulled Nelly into his arms. Then, he slowly tightened his hold around her.
"Nelly! Nelly! I'm sorry!"
"Mommy has never told Daddy. Daddy never knew that he had a daughter!"
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
The moon shines bright in waning and waxing, and the sword stays tough even if it breaks;
A man merely chooses not to weep during farewells bade.
Heller had enlisted in the army five years ago and made such a name for himself on the battlefield in the north that he came to be known as Hades. Anyone who saw him would greet him respectfully as Sir Nicholson. Yet in this instant, he burst into tears!
A man, no matter how powerful he was outside, was just a father in front of his daughter.
"Cough!"
A seemingly decent staff member wearing a suit and leather shoes stepped forward. His voice was deep as he asked, "So, are you her father? Here's an organ donation agreement that requires your signature!"
Instead of saving my child, all they're thinking about is organ donation? F*ck you!
Heller was so furious that he sent the man flying with a kick.
"Get lost!"
No one was allowed to touch his Nelly! Not even her finger!
Filled with extreme grief, Heller hugged his daughter tightly. However, it was at this moment that he suddenly felt a slight throbbing coming from her body!
Huh?
Was this an illusion? No! It wasn't! Heller was sure that he had sensed his daughter's heartbeat just now! Although it had been very weak, Heller was absolutely sure that it wasn't an illusion!
Heller didn't have the luxury of caring about anything else anymore. He laid his daughter on her back and took out a set of silver needles from his bosom.
At the same time.
Director Scott of the Los Angeles Central Hospital's A&E Department entered the morgue.
"Director Scott, this man is simply unreasonable!" The person whom Heller had kicked away got up from the ground and said anxiously, "That child is already dead, so I asked him to sign the agreement, but he actually hit me!"
Director Scott looked at the silver needle in Heller's hand and raised an eyebrow.
Alternative medicine?
With an unfeeling and indifferent look on his face, Director Scott said, "I understand how you feel, young man, but this child was thrown off a building and fell to her death on the spot. She can't be saved anymore. Please restrain your grief and accept it."
Heller said coldly, "She's my daughter! She won't die!"
The silver needle in his hand gleamed coldly in the light!
Although Heller's heart was trembling, his hands were very steady. He moved very slowly as if he was afraid that he would cause Nelly pain.
Despite that, he moved with pinpoint accuracy!
Hell Palace, Hell Letter, Hell Base, Hell Heart, Hell Path, Hell Pillow… Heller inserted thirteen needles into Nelly's thirteen Hell body points.
If a real master of medicine were here, they would surely be beyond shocked!
Because…
This was none other than Heller's legendary and world-famous Thirteen Needles of Death!
Everyone in true upper-class society would have heard of this—Hades had a pair of Hades Swords, and blood would always spill whenever he appeared!
He commanded 100,000 elites in the Hades Lair. They were bloodthirsty and even more ferocious and savage than the evil fiends and demons in hell!
Additionally, the Thirteen Needles of Death he was holding were even capable of taking back lives from the ruler of the Underworld himself!
Some called him Hades, but there were also those who called him the Miraculous Doctor!
It was said that if the ruler of the Underworld summoned one at the third watch, no one would dare keep them till the fifth!
Yet it was as if Heller could dictate one's life and death. No one could save whomever one wanted to kill, and not even the ruler of the Underworld himself could keep whomever he wanted to save!
In the eyes of many influential hotshots,
Heller was the one who was truly in charge of life and death on Earth!
But the laughable thing here was—
Director Scott, who was currently standing in front of him, had failed to recognize someone as powerful as him. Despite having clearly noticed the silver needles in Heller's hand, he nevertheless subtly sneered, "I told you, that child has been declared dead! You should stop your useless efforts! Besides, alternative medicine? Heh… It's no more than just a sham to hoodwink the masses!"
"Are you really that naive to think that you can bring your child back to life with those silver needles you're holding?"
"Listen to me, young man. She's already dead. Don't put those needles into her body anymore. Let her go with peace of mind. Isn't that better?"
"How can you bear to do that when you're her father? You… Huh?"
Halfway through his speech, Director Scott's eyes suddenly widened. He pointed at Nelly and blurted, "Did she move? Did she just move? How can this be?!"
That's right, Nelly's heartbeat was gradually resuming. It was just that as she gradually regained consciousness, she also started to feel pain. Her little face was full of pain and agony, and her eyelids were trembling without pause.
However, No matter what, this was enough to prove that Nelly had regained signs of life!
"Phew!"
Heller let out a long sigh of relief, feeling as though a huge weight had been taken off his shoulders.
Director Scott was terribly shocked. With a look of absolute disbelief, he exclaimed, "She was clearly dead just now! T-this is impossible!"
Heller said coldly, "I told you, my daughter won't die!"
At this point—
A noise suddenly reached them from outside the door.
"Is the little girl's corpse that was just sent to the hospital here?"
"Hurry, dissect her immediately while she isn't completely dead and remove her corneas and kidneys! They'll definitely sell for a high price!"
As the voice reached them, a group of uninvited guests wearing black suits rushed into the morgue.
Heller whipped around!
Fury and hatred instantly set Heller's whole body ablaze!
"Not only do you intend to take my daughter's corneas, but you also want to take her kidneys?
"How dare the lot of you!"