Chapter 190: No Qualification to Touch
Fortunately, Ling Zhongwen didn’t linger by her side for long. It seemed he received a call, and he quickly left the laboratory.
Xia Chenge thought of the places Ling Zhongwen had touched and wished she could disinfect them immediately. That scumbag was like a virus to her, disgusting.
Where did Ling Hanmu get locked up by Ling Zhongwen? Xia Chenge’s thoughts returned, and she felt very uneasy.
After all, she didn’t know if Ling Hanmu was playing along with the plan or had truly fallen for Ling Zhongwen’s trick.
“Damn it, once I get the information I want, I will absolutely not let you die a good death. Ling Zhongwen, you just wait for me!” Xia Chenge thought to herself, “Out of a hundred ways to die, I’ll surely pick the most suitable one for you.”
Before the laboratory’s monitoring system was destroyed, she couldn’t open her eyes to observe the laboratory. She could only focus her weak mental power to sense the layout of the place.
Generally, evolved humans with strong healing power are usually matched with equivalent mental power, but she was an anomaly. Her healing power was strong enough, but her mental power was unable to withstand a single blow.
Therefore, even sensing a small laboratory made her exhausted, as if she had killed thousands of zombies.
But her mental power was not wasted. While she mapped out the entire laboratory layout, she also confirmed that Ling Hanmu was indeed not here.
She felt a little relieved. Ling Hanmu was safe for now, and Ling Zhongwen couldn’t do anything to Ling Hanmu outside the laboratory.
“Lu Lian, Ji Shinian, Zheng Changdong…” Xia Chenge silently recited these three names, recalling what Ling Zhongwen had said earlier.
The first two names were unfamiliar to her, but she seemed to have heard the name Zheng Changdong somewhere before.
Who was Zheng Changdong?
As Xia Chenge pondered, a flash of inspiration struck her, and then she was completely shocked.
Wasn’t Zheng Changdong the President of the neighboring country? And was Ji Shinian from the Ji Group, the top tycoon family of the neighboring country!
And Lu Lian, could he be the family member of Lu Tangtang that Ning Xia mentioned?
Connecting Ling Zhongwen’s actions in Country A, Xia Chenge became even more certain that her guess was ninety-nine percent correct.
Such human modification experiments required a massive amount of funding. Only by controlling someone from a top family in a country could they have the ability to sustain such enormous expenses.
“Are these people trying to reach for the sky?” Xia Chenge was furious.
So many people were still struggling on the brink of starvation, yet these unforgivable culprits were full and had nothing better to do than think about how to destroy humanity!
“Even if I, Xia Chenge, die, I will not let you succeed!” Xia Chenge vowed.
Xia Chenge forced herself to calm down, conserve her energy, and recover her stamina, waiting to make a move when Ling Zhongwen brought Ling Hanmu.
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Meanwhile, after Ling Zhongwen left the laboratory and reached the office door, a sense of dread inexplicably surged within him.
He only felt this way when that person appeared.
Even though he hadn’t seen him for many years, the deep-seated fear within him had not diminished one bit.
Ling Zhongwen took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and indeed saw the back that inspired genuine fear.
His habits hadn’t changed; he liked to draw all the curtains, leaving the space in a dim atmosphere.
“You’re here.” Ling Zhongwen instinctively showed respect. “When did you arrive?”
“Where is Ling Hanmu?” The other person, with his back to him, spoke in his usual cold tone.
Ling Zhongwen clenched his fists, suppressing his anger with all his might, but he dared not hide anything from him: “He is currently being prepared for the second stage of modification.”
“Ling Zhongwen, have you forgotten what I told you?” The voice seemed to have no fluctuation, but it sent a chill down Ling Zhongwen’s spine.
Ling Zhongwen lowered his head and said cautiously, “Ling Hanmu’s episodes have been more frequent recently, I was worried…”
“Did you forget my rules?”
“I wouldn’t dare.”
“Since you wouldn’t dare, why did you break the rules? What qualification do you have to touch the person I want?”
“Once an experimental subject completely loses control, the consequences are unimaginable. I just didn’t want to see that happen.”
“Heh…” The person let out a cold laugh and slowly turned around, but his face was still hidden in darkness, making his features indistinguishable. Only his eyes could reveal his sinister and cold resolve.
Facing Ling Zhongwen directly, he exerted even greater pressure on Ling Zhongwen.
Ling Zhongwen didn’t dare to breathe heavily, his head bowed motionlessly, cold sweat dripping down his back.
“Hand over all the data regarding Ling Hanmu. From today onwards, I will temporarily stay in Country A and will not leave until Ling Hanmu’s second stage of modification is complete.” The person’s tone shifted, becoming gentle and calm, and the pressure on Ling Zhongwen vanished.
Ling Zhongwen breathed a sigh of relief. If he had insisted on taking Ling Hanmu and Xia Chenge away, he would have had no ability to stop him.
Although he didn’t want him to stay in Country A, compared to Ling Hanmu and the other person being taken away, Ling Zhongwen found this choice of him staying more acceptable.
“Was it you who dealt with Xia Chenge?” the person asked again.
“Yes.” Ling Zhongwen, now relaxed, spoke more fluently. “She has too many secrets, which might be helpful for our experiment, so I kept her.”
“What about the Xia family?”
“Xia Chenge is still in the VIP hospital room, unconscious. She won’t be exposed anytime soon. Oh, right, I plan to hypnotize Ling Hanmu before proceeding with his second stage of modification.”
“So?”
“I need your help.”
“Heh, if I hadn’t come, were you planning to hide it all along?”
Ling Zhongwen neither admitted nor denied, simply standing there silently.
This person was naturally suspicious and cruel. Such a response was the most appropriate. He didn’t like people resisting him, nor did he like people being too obedient. Only by occasionally showing his claws like a cat could he best preserve his life.
“I can allow you to have your own ideas, but don’t harbor any vain hope.” The person’s words were neither light nor heavy, but each word landed heavily on Ling Zhongwen’s heart. “Don’t forget, what I gave you, I can take back at any time, and then turn you into one of them.”
Ling Zhongwen’s heart turned to ice, and his clothes were already soaked with cold sweat.
Even after ten years, his fear of this person had only increased, not decreased.
Ling Zhongwen didn’t know how long he stood there with his head bowed. It wasn’t until the terrifying feeling disappeared that he looked up. The space before him was empty, with only the curtains gently swaying in the breeze, bringing light to the dark room.
Ling Zhongwen walked to the chair, leaning on the edge of the table. In that moment, it felt as if all his strength had been drained, and he slumped softly into the chair.
Leaning against the back of the chair, he took deep breaths, his hands trembling slightly.
He closed his eyes, still with lingering fear.
Just now, he had been just a little bit away from meeting the King of Hell.
Death had been within reach.
