Chapter 254
Chapter 254
“Director Zhao, what kind of ward is this?”
“This… this is the elderly care ward.”
Director Zhao struggled to speak. Even getting a sentence out was difficult now.
He had never expected to end up here himself.
“You even take organs from the elderly?”
Xiaoshuai stared at him in shock. He had understood what kind of place this was the moment he met the Xu brothers. Human traffickers did not come to a place like this for no reason.
“Organs?”
Liu Sibo froze, then heard the truth from Xiaoshuai’s thoughts. His expression immediately darkened.
“That’s not it! They all volunteered!”
Seeing the fury in Liu Sibo’s eyes, Director Zhao hurriedly explained.
“These old people all came willingly. Some had children who wanted to buy homes, some needed money, and others didn’t want to burden their children. They came here and let us study them. We paid them!”
“Then how did this place form?”
“I don’t know… Our experiments were going perfectly well, but then one day they suddenly changed!” Director Zhao said tearfully.
“What experiments?”
“Experiments to… extend life. I used every method I could to prolong the lives of people who were about to die. We were doing a good deed! Brother Fei, hurry and think of something! I’m a good person. You have to save me!”
“Don’t panic. First tell me what happened when you discovered their mutation.”
Acting recklessly at a time like this would only get them killed.
“All right… It happened three years ago. That day, we were conducting our experiments as usual…”
…
“Director, an expert has been sent from above. They say he’s here to assist with our experiments.”
“An expert? What kind of expert?”
“An expert surnamed Li. They told us to receive him properly and said it concerns our funding for the next quarter.”
Director Zhao immediately took the matter seriously. The Illuminati had several research facilities, and if they performed well, the organization would direct more resources their way in the future.
That was why he attached such importance to the visit and personally received the man.
“I can’t remember what that fellow looked like, but he constantly carried an old rabbit doll.”
“A rabbit doll?”
John and the others all thought of the man who had given the little girl the drawing pen.
“I can’t remember the details. I only recall that something seemed to happen, and then he left. From then on, our hospital began to act strangely. But the people above told us not to worry about it. We only had to keep people away and regularly toss in blood offerings. So that is what we’ve done ever since…”
“Did they say what abilities the Fiend here possesses?”
“It drains people’s life force, and the closer you get to those grave mounds, the faster it drains you.”
At that moment, Guiwa suddenly sent a message.
“Be careful. This fellow has already formed a Fiend Domain. You’re still far enough away for now, but if you get any closer, that thing around your neck won’t be enough to protect you.”
“Brother Guiwa, can we escape a Fiend Domain?”
“Of course. Just don’t violate its Taboo. Find a weak point in the Fiend Domain and use that thing around your neck to get out. The lower-level the Fiend Domain, the easier it is to escape. This fellow was only born three years ago. It’s still an infant and probably hasn’t recovered all its memories yet. If you want to find the exit, your best option is to recover its memories, but the moment you do, its strength will increase.”
Because Xiaoshuai was an important tool for helping them keep Liu Ye under control, Guiwa and the other Fiends did not mind giving them some assistance.
After all, no matter how strong Xiaoshuai and the others became, they could never threaten them.
Guiwa had sent the information by private message, so Xiaoshuai immediately passed it to John.
“Xu Fei, have you heard of an Earthenware Tomb?” John asked as he drank his coffee.
“You mean the old custom where a family too poor to support both parents would put them in a tomb, deliver one meal and add one brick each day, until the bricks eventually sealed it into a grave?”
“Exactly. Don’t you think this hospital resembles that custom?”
“I understand. Many parents volunteered for it because they wanted to leave their descendants a chance to live. So these Fiends should also care deeply about their children.”
“Right. Look carefully at those tombstones. If there are names on them, send the names to me. I’ll help you find their descendants.”
Although this was only a guess, it at least gave them an opening.
“Liu Sibo, can you read the writing on those tombstones?”
“Yes!”
After his eyes fused with a Fiend, Liu Sibo’s vision had become exceptionally sharp.
He narrowed his eyes.
“Wu… Mei!”
In the real world, John and the others immediately began searching the moment they received the name.
“Found her. Wu Mei, female, from Huicheng’s eastern district. She has a son named Qian Xiaotong, male, general manager of the Guangming Group’s electronics division. More than ten years ago, he was unemployed. Then one day, he suddenly began working for the Guangming Group, where he was given important responsibilities and promoted all the way to general manager.”
“Find him immediately.”
“Yes!”
The Fiend Investigation Bureau moved at once and soon found Qian Xiaotong inside a villa.
“What are you doing? This is trespassing! I can sue you, you know!”
Qian Xiaotong tried to sound fierce, but his fear showed through.
“Qian Xiaotong, is there any point keeping this up? You wouldn’t want to humiliate yourself in front of your children, would you?”
Frog spoke calmly.
Qian Xiaotong glanced at his two children and his wife. His whole family watched him fearfully.
They had also been watching the livestream, but apparently did not know how Wu Mei was connected to Qian Xiaotong.
“I’ll go with you. I only ask that you protect my family and keep other people from harassing them.”
He already knew what he was about to face.
“Don’t worry. We only want you to help us with something.”
With that, they had Qian Xiaotong taken away.
A little over ten minutes later, John sent Xiaoshuai some information.
After reading it on the screen, Xiaoshuai immediately shouted toward the grave ahead.
“Auntie Wu, do you still remember Qian Xiaotong?”
The peaceful atmosphere erupted in an instant. Brother Biao and the others felt their life force draining even faster.
“Auntie Wu, Qian Xiaotong has done very well for himself. He became a general manager, got married, and had two children. He has a good life.”
The aura from the grave across from them suddenly paused. In the next instant, Brother Biao and the others returned to normal as their lost life force flowed back into them.
The burial ground then exploded, and a door appeared at its center.
“Run!”
Liu Sibo pushed Director Zhao, with Brother Biao and the other two stacked on top, and raced madly toward the door.
But just as they were about to reach it, the cliff beneath their feet exploded. Everyone plunged downward.
Xiaoshuai looked into the abyss below. Hundreds of elderly figures were reaching up toward them.
“Fuck!”