pertwk Chapter 33 The Missing Yao Xiwei?
Chapter 33 The Missing Yao Xiwei?
William died, taking all his discoveries and despair with him to a world where truth might exist.
But all he left Su Changming, besides that farewell letter, was a room full of overwhelming experimental equipment.
The clues that were originally meant to lead to the discovery were abruptly cut off here.
Su Changming stood in the center of the messy laboratory, looking out the window, and for a moment felt a sense of bewilderment, as if he had drawn his sword and looked around.
It's like playing a puzzle game; you're about to find the next key point, but then someone cuts the power.
What should we do if we can't find the source?
Of course, you should ask the all-knowing bell!
Left with no other choice, Su Changming could only skillfully summon the all-knowing external brain in his mind.
"Ring, what do we do now? The trail has gone cold."
The bell didn't appear in person, but simply spoke softly in his mind: "What's the panic?"
"Those things hiding in the gutter, going to all that trouble, just to scare people?"
"Since he set up the scheme, he must have something in mind. If he has something in mind, he will definitely show up."
Ling's voice was calm and composed: "What you need to do is stabilize the current situation and wait for the right opportunity to come to you."
"When that evil spirit shows itself, we will cut it down with a single sword strike."
He slashed it with a single sword stroke.
Simple, crude, yet damnably reasonable.
Su Changming took a deep breath, and the anxiety in his heart immediately dissipated a lot.
Yes, although I am just a novice who has only recently started learning martial arts and spirit control, both of which are at the ninth rank.
But as long as Ling was there, he felt that none of these things mattered.
Especially considering the other party's calm and composed tone, it was clear that none of this was beyond her control.
So what he needs to do now is to hold onto the school as his base; the other side will get anxious sooner or later.
Just then, the bell rang again:
"On the left, the third refrigerated display case, the lower shelf."
"What?" Su Changming was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what Ling had discovered.
He quickly did as instructed and went over to open the cabinet door.
Among a pile of colorful chemical reagents, he indeed spotted an inconspicuous glass test tube.
It contained half a tube of viscous black liquid that looked like petroleum.
Su Changming held it in his hand and examined it carefully, but found nothing. It seemed that his cultivation was still far from perfect.
"What is this?" he had no choice but to ask.
"An extract from a spiritual being."
"Spiritual beings? What are those?"
Ling said calmly, "Although that foreigner was a bit stupid, he stumbled upon a spiritual substance that could inhibit the activity of schistosomes from the blood of that mutated black cat."
Upon hearing this, Su Changming's expression became somewhat complicated.
It seems that Yao Xiwei's previous information was not entirely wrong.
William was indeed conducting animal experiments.
But he wasn't trying to create monsters; he was looking for a cure.
Even in despair, he still tried to analyze everything through various means in order to save the students who didn't seem to trust him.
It's tragic, lamentable, but also admirable.
……
Ten minutes later.
Principal's Office.
Su Changming knocked on the door and entered, placing the vial of black reagent on Li Wenyuan's desk.
"Principal Li, this is a special medicine developed by Professor William before his death..."
Su Changming didn't explain much, but simply said, "Although it can't cure the disease, it can suppress the symptoms. Please arrange for trusted personnel to dilute and distribute it immediately."
Li Wenyuan looked at the tube of dark liquid, glanced at Su Changming, and didn't ask any further questions.
"Okay." He nodded emphatically, then picked up the phone and started calling people: "I'll arrange it right away."
……
3 PM.
The first batch of prepared medicine was sent to the quarantine area.
Su Changming stood in front of the hospital bed, watching the school doctor inject the medicine into the vein of an infected student.
He then activated his spiritual vision and focused intently on the back of the student's neck.
As the medicine entered the bloodstream, the red tumor that had been actively and greedily absorbing the essence visibly slowed down, as if it had gotten drunk.
It no longer contracted violently, nor did it emit those gray-black ripples that controlled consciousness; instead, it lay there listlessly, in a state of hibernation.
Although they are not dead, the threat has been greatly reduced.
The infected person's brow gradually relaxed, the convulsions caused by the nightmare stopped, and their breathing became steady.
"call……"
Seeing this, Su Changming breathed a long sigh of relief, his tense nerves finally relaxing a bit.
Immediately afterwards, as this batch of reagents was injected into the bodies of those infected, the oppressive atmosphere in the isolation room finally eased somewhat.
The situation has stabilized, at least for the time being.
After dealing with all of this, Su Changming walked out of the infirmary and stood in the corridor.
The cold wind blew by, clearing his somewhat drowsy mind considerably.
Next...
Su Changming rubbed his temples, recalling Yao Xian's meaningful words of entrusting his son to Yao Xian before he left.
"Xiwei is a stubborn girl, and she's easily impulsive..."
That old fox entrusted his daughter to him, and now that such a big thing has happened at the school and William is dead, it's only right and proper for him to go and see his fiancée.
Moreover, Yao Xiwei left in a hurry after exchanging information with him yesterday, so he doesn't know if she made any new discoveries.
Thinking of this, Su Changming straightened his collar and turned to walk towards the girls' dormitory.
however.
When he arrived at the girls' dormitory and asked the dormitory supervisor about Yao Xiwei, the answer he received made his heart skip a beat.
"Yao Xiwei? She didn't come back yesterday afternoon."
The dormitory supervisor flipped through the logbook and said with certainty:
"I checked the records. She went out around 3 p.m. yesterday and never came back. I thought she went home, since there's a flu outbreak at the school and many local students have gone home."
Yesterday afternoon around 3 PM?
Su Changming glanced at the pocket watch.
That was the time they left after talking in the corridor yesterday.
He immediately ran to Yao Xiwei's class and asked a few classmates who were usually on good terms with her.
"Xiwei? I haven't seen her. She hasn't been to class all day."
"We couldn't get in touch with her either. We called her home, but no one answered."
An extremely ominous premonition instantly enveloped Su Changming's heart.
Normally, it would be perfectly normal for Yao Xiwei to skip class or go home.
But at this critical juncture, with the city under martial law, the main force of the Demon Suppression Division withdrawing, and a plague breaking out in the school, she absolutely could not have disappeared without a reason!
unless……
Su Changming suddenly looked up at the thick layer of dark clouds on the horizon.
William committed suicide shortly after.
Yao Xian had just left.
Then, Yao Xiwei also disappeared.
All of this seems to be connected too closely.
Something's happened.