Special Forces Medic

Chapter 967 936: Ten Years Ago—5 Minutes 21 Seconds

In a pair of amber eyes emanated a ghostly allure, it sat quietly in the car, and no one dared to approach until Master Qin appeared there; only then did it obediently come down, following him all the way here, because he had Xiao Lin's scent.

It took a long time to recall what Xiao Lin had put in his pocket before he left, and now touching it, he finally understood what it was all about.

"The meeting has been moved to ten in the morning."

As Xiao Lin fed the crow, he cut a slit on his finger and put it in its mouth, making Xiao Zhenfeng's face turn very unpleasant.

"Your blood isn't meant to feed beasts!" Xiao Lin raised his eyebrows, showing a hint of anger at Xiao Zhenfeng's words.

"It may be a beast, but it won't betray me like you do." When did the air between them start brimming with hostility? Xiao Lin didn't really understand when this change began, for he had always admired his father, who stood on high, even when he was thrown into the basement as a child to endure inhumane experiments with other Xiao Family kids. He never lost that admiration because everything his father did and said was right. When did that admiration turn to disdain and contempt, and even a trickle of hatred seep in?

"What did Elder Miao tell you?" Xiao Zhenfeng coughed a few times, covering Xiao Lin's sarcasm.

"Are you afraid I'll find out about what happened ten years ago?" Stroking the crow's head, after feeding it his blood, this guy always got drowsy. "Elder Miao is one of the founding members of Dragon Soul. He was in charge of the hundreds of people in the basement of Dragon Soul back then. I was one of the last batches of kids from the Xiao Family to enter the labs. I remember it very clearly. Back then, many kids my age couldn't survive, and before me one such kid was sent to Dragon Soul, entering that trial base composed of hundreds of people."

Xiao Zhenfeng's eyelids twitched, but he listened quietly without saying much. "There's one thing I've never figured out. Why did he and I endure the process of toxin invasion, but only he had a physical mutation while I remained fine? The fact is, when he completed the last step in the Xiao Family's basement, he only lived for five minutes while his heart was being invaded by toxins, leading to subsequent experiments, correct?"

"No, to be exact, it was five minutes and twenty-one seconds. During the entire process, you were the only person whose body carried the toxin and could turn the tests in your favor and survive."

Xiao Lin moved his lips, realizing he was the only one alive, and suddenly burst into laughter. "If Mu Rongyun had survived back then, I wouldn't be here, right?"

"You could say that!" Xiao Zhenfeng admitted the fact coldly. "Mu Rongyun survived only for five minutes and twenty-one seconds. That alone was a quite unexpected gain, so at the time, we had to conduct more detailed research on him. If possible, we hoped he could be revived. It would be a breakthrough in the Xiao Family's field of research. However, I am very grateful he only lived for five minutes and twenty-one seconds; otherwise, I wouldn't have you as an heir."

Xiao Lin turned his head away, suddenly feeling a disgusting urge to vomit. "The experiment failed, huh? So you decided to eliminate and kill all the participants back then to cover up your grotesque deeds?"

"No!" Xiao Zhenfeng shook his head. "Actually, we could have succeeded. At the instant Mu Rongyun's heart stopped beating, we used high-tech means to freeze him, bringing all his bodily functions to a halt at one point—a state known as cryogenic shock."

"What?" Unable to contain his emotions, Xiao Lin jumped up, incredulously staring at Xiao Zhenfeng. This was something he'd only heard about as an unproven scientific technology abroad, yet it had been implemented in the Xiao Family ten years ago.

"Are you surprised? As for the Xiao Family you live in, what have you seen? You, who reject your own bloodline, cannot comprehend the heavy burden the Xiao Family says it's shouldering."

"Even so, it's not an excuse you can use as a shield. Don't tell me it was a national duty given to you." Watching Xiao Zhenfeng's calm demeanor, Xiao Lin slumped into a chair, and his silence indicated consent.

"At the last critical moment, an outsider barged in; perhaps it was fate that led to your appearance." When he said this, Xiao Zhenfeng showed not an ounce of shame.

"Hong Lian!"

"That's right!" Xiao Zhenfeng picked up a cup in front of him and glided it around in a circle. "Ten years ago, there was a huge artifact forgery case that became entangled with international issues, so Dragon Soul took on the case. But for some reason, the superiors insisted on capturing this person alive, even with multiple murders on his hands."

"Hong Lian was seized by the local police in the northeast region. How did you manage to get there so quickly?"

"Blame Hong Lian's greed. If not for the Wang Family giving him a push from behind, we wouldn't have captured him."

"Rose Staff!"

"That's right! It's just a ruse. You're aware of the arms smuggling case in the northeast, right? That underground organization has never had substantial evidence against it, and the figures supporting it are mysterious and never show themselves easily. The Wang Family has always had a close-knit relationship with the Italian Mafia, but trying to get a share in arms smuggling without the northeastern powers would be impossible."

"The northeast?!" A person suddenly came to Xiao Lin's mind, only to be dismissed quickly. "You said the Rose Staff and the Dharma Seal were completely useless."

"The Rose Staff in the Wang Family's possession was indeed an emblem handed down by the previous head, allowing them to command any subsequent Godfather to carry out a task as if it were the man himself, which is why the Wang Family has always guarded it carefully for when the time comes." Xiao Zhenfeng seemed hesitant about drinking the cold tea in front of him, feeling his stomach clenching.

"Did you use this point to get the Wang Family to find Hong Lian to forge a fake Rose Staff?"

"I was very aware of what the Wang Family was up to at the time. They just wanted to use the implication of the Rose Staff to spread a 'fact' that wasn't true. In exchange for collaboration, they used the Xiao Family, granting themselves a chance to lay a foundational role afterward."

"After Hong Lian completed the fake Rose Staff, the local police conducted a raid, and Dragon Soul took him away at the same time, creating casualties and fabricating a scenario that he was rescued by accomplices, while in reality, you were the ones who took him to Dragon Soul." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) and vote for recommendations and monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation.)