With Black Widow injured, Agent Coulson went all out, mobilizing every resource at his disposal.
Before long, a helicopter equipped with a full emergency medical facility hovered and landed on the street.
Coulson rushed to the hospital shortly after Black Widow was taken to the emergency room.
"How is she?"
Though characters in Marvel often exhibit goofy and foolish traits, most proved reliable when real crises arose.
After receiving Qin Xiao's call, Coulson's first priority was to dispatch a professional medical team and the helicopter.
His second was to immediately order a thorough search of the area, including surveillance, security measures, and review of surveillance footage.
Understanding Qin Xiao's implied question, Coulson replied, "Two teams have been assigned. One is reviewing surveillance footage from the past few days, while the other is investigating your and Natasha's movements during that period. This was a premeditated attack, not a spontaneous act. I believe they've been tailing one or both of you for several days."
"What I'm curious about is why they stopped attacking after firing that one missile at you."
Qin Xiao recalled the situation in detail and said, "When the explosion happened, I was afraid Natasha would get hurt, so I held her and took the blast head-on. If this had happened before I went to Asgard, I probably would have been injured. For an ordinary super-soldier, that hit would have been enough to seriously injure them or temporarily incapacitate them."
Agent Coulson's mind raced through the times Qin Xiao had displayed his strength in front of outsiders. Then he put himself in the attackers' shoes.
"It must have been an intelligence failure. They misjudged your capabilities. If they had pressed the attack, Natasha might have died, but you would have inevitably taken them down or killed them!"
"Qin..."
Coulson was about to say something more when the operating room door burst open, and a doctor hurried out.
"Doctor?"
Qin Xiao shot to his feet.
"A piece of shrapnel has penetrated halfway through her chest, causing severe lung damage. She needs surgery immediately, but the problem is, the shrapnel is very close to her heart, and two major arteries are nearby. The surgery will be extremely difficult!"
The doctor gave a brief and rapid explanation of the basic situation.
The unspoken message was clear: the surgery had a very low chance of success.
"There must be a way to increase the success rate, right? Advanced equipment, a better surgeon—there has to be something, right? Just tell me what you need! I'll get you any person, any machine, anything you want!"
Qin Xiao gripped the doctor's shoulder, his voice trembling with urgency.
The doctor let out a pained grunt, and Qin Xiao immediately released his grip.
"I'm so sorry, Doctor. I'm just too nervous. Now, give me an answer. I want my girlfriend to come out of this operating room safe and sound!"
"The best surgeon in New York City, perhaps all of North America. His skills are extraordinary—his hands are more precise than any machine. He's also incredibly dedicated. If he performs the surgery, your girlfriend's chances of recovery will be very high."
"But that doctor has one quirk: he absolutely refuses to take any work after hours. A wealthy man once offered him ten million dollars for a house call, but he turned it down. He believes he saves lives most effectively by focusing solely on his work during official hours."
"Tell me his name!"
The doctor was taken aback by the icy coldness in Qin Xiao's eyes. He didn't believe anyone could persuade the best surgeon in all of New York to come. Countless billionaires had tried to hire him as a private or family physician, only to be rejected.
But seeing Qin Xiao's imposing presence, and Agent Coulson standing nearby with two agents, it was clear this was no ordinary person.
After careful consideration, the doctor revealed the name:
"Stephen Strange!"
Qin Xiao froze at the mention of that name. *Doctor Strange!*
When the doctor had described him as the best surgeon in all of New York, even North America, Qin Xiao should have realized.
But there was no time for reflection. Before Qin Xiao could speak, Agent Coulson had already waved to the two agents.
"Find him and bring him back!"
Qin Xiao turned to the doctor.
"Within an hour, I guarantee there will be no complications. If you haven't secured Dr. Strange's services by then, I'll have to say I'll do everything in my power!"
With that, the doctor hurried back to the operating room.
Finding an ordinary person was easy for S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
In just twenty minutes, the future Doctor Strange stood before Qin Xiao.
Arrogant, conceited, eccentric, and insistent on doing things his own way.
In some ways, he was similar to Tony Stark, but compared to Tony, Doctor Strange seemed less cynical.
"I told you, I don't take any cases after work hours, no matter who you are. Let me go and apologize!"
"Five hundred million dollars! Go in and perform the surgery, and I'll give you five hundred million dollars!"
Qin Xiao offered a price that no ordinary person could refuse.
"Even if you put five hundred million dollars in cash in front of me right now, don't expect me to perform the surgery. Money is merely a necessity for living, not the driving force or purpose of my work. So save your breath."
Doctor Strange stepped closer to Qin Xiao and spoke each word deliberately.
In a flash, Qin Xiao's hand shot out, snatched a pistol from a nearby agent, and pressed it to Doctor Strange's temple.
"Hey!"
Agent Coulson and another agent stared nervously at Qin Xiao.
"Qin, calm down!"
Qin Xiao ignored them and threatened Doctor Strange directly. "Now, go in and perform the surgery. The five hundred million dollar promise still stands! Otherwise..."
"Otherwise you'll shoot me, right? This is a hospital. You're going to kill me here? Sir, please call the police. Your friend is a little too impulsive!"
Doctor Strange remained unmoved by both threats and reason.
Qin Xiao hesitated, then fired a shot that shattered a ceiling light. He turned the gun to his own forehead.
*Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!* He fired several shots in rapid succession.
Then, to the stunned eyes of Doctor Strange and the two agents, he smashed through the wall beside him with a single punch.
"Christine Palmer is one of the doctors here. If you don't go in, I'll kill her right now and then chop off those hands of yours—the ones you claim are more precise than machines. Think the police can stop me?"
Doctor Strange stared intently at Qin Xiao.
After a long pause, he finally spoke slowly, "Fine, you win! I'll go perform the surgery now, but I reserve the right to call the police afterward."
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