Chapter 195: Should I Give Them Another Chance?

Xu Zihao nudged Li Laifu's arm and asked, "What's he doing?"

Old Zhang's treatment of the body was gruesome. The young Xu Zihao had never seen anything like it. He was terrified, not of being beaten, but of being tortured.

"Little friend, don't ask so many questions," Li Laifu whispered.

He was telling the bewildered young man not to overthink things, just to protect himself. A child away from home needs to learn self-preservation.

Xu Zihao desperately wanted to tell him straight out, "Do you know who I am? Do you know my status? Do you know who my father is?"

But he thought better of it. He was a low-key person and never liked to flaunt his identity or status. What was the point?

Meanwhile, Old Zhang held the silver needles, inserting them one by one with apparent effort. His face was covered in sweat. The previous absent-minded air was gone, replaced by seriousness.

After ingesting the poison, Gao Xiong's face was livid. The toxin had entered his body, instantly ravaging his internal organs.

Even a Daoist immortal couldn't save him.

Lin Fan watched Old Zhang intently.

He always believed that Old Zhang was the most skilled.

Old Zhang held the last needle and inserted it into Gao Xiong's forehead. Pfft, it sounded like it was piercing something.

"Wah!"

A disharmonious sound suddenly echoed through the solemn ward.

Gao Xiong opened his mouth and vomited a mouthful of black blood.

The one-eyed man, who had been watching outside from the window, heard the sound and turned around in bewilderment. He stared at Gao Xiong lying on the bed as if he had seen a ghost.

This…

"Old Zhang, you did it!" Lin Fan exclaimed.

Old Zhang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said proudly, "I told you I was amazing. The 99% success rate is serious business."

"Yes, I knew you were amazing," Lin Fan praised.

Gao Xiong slowly opened his eyes. He felt terrible. His body ached, as if someone had shoved a stick inside him and was churning his insides.

"Is this hell?"

"No, it should be heaven. A white ceiling, though it's not quite what I imagined."

Gao Xiong's view of the ceiling was blocked by a head. The one-eyed man stood before him, staring in shock. "You're alive."

Gao Xiong: ???

That's right.

Gao Xiong found the one-eyed man's words perplexing. He had just taken the deadliest poison. How could he be alive? He should be dead. This was impossible.

Perhaps it was too much excitement.

Cough! Cough!

Gao Xiong coughed violently.

Li Laifu hurriedly said, "Leader, based on my observation, there are still toxins lurking in his body. I believe the most important thing now is to immediately perform gastric lavage."

"Quick, arrange it! He must live for me," the one-eyed man ordered.

"Yes, I guarantee I will complete the task you have entrusted to me," Li Laifu responded seriously. He had to perform well in front of the leader.

Soon, a group of doctors and nurses lifted Gao Xiong onto a gurney and rushed him to the gastric lavage area.

Their movements were a bit rough.

Gao Xiong's limbs were numb.

He was like a dead pig, ready for slaughter.

The one-eyed man glanced furtively at Old Zhang.

His once-dead heart was stirring again.

He had been tricked by Old Zhang many times, and each time the result was painful. He felt as stupid as a pig. He had been fooled so many times, yet he never learned his lesson.

Later, he decided that even if he died, he would never trust Old Zhang again.

But now…

Gao Xiong had taken the poison, the deadly toxin had entered his body, and he was beyond saving. Yet, Old Zhang had brought him back to life right before his eyes. This was a blatant temptation.

"Should I trust them again?" the one-eyed man muttered to himself.

He was having second thoughts.

He wavered between trust and distrust.

It was truly difficult.

"How did you do that just now?" the one-eyed man asked quietly.

In the end, curiosity overcame his past disappointments.

He was willing to give Old Zhang another chance.

Old Zhang smiled. "It wasn't anything special. This is my ability. My acupuncture is very powerful. Didn't I tell you before? I can help your eye grow back, but you never believed me."

The one-eyed man wanted to curse.

How could he have believed him?

He was clearly trying to ruin him completely! And after being tricked so many times, he considered himself to be good-tempered. If he had met someone with a bad temper, Old Zhang's head would have been blown off.

If Old Zhang knew that the one-eyed man had said that someone with a bad temper would have blown his head off, he would definitely whine to Lin Fan pitifully:

"Fan, someone wants to blow my head off."

"I…"

The one-eyed man hesitated. He wanted to say that he was willing to trust him again, but he was also afraid, having been fooled too many times. It was hard to completely trust them.

Lin Fan said, "You should trust Old Zhang. He's really amazing. Let me tell you, the Cosmic Circulation Technique is a very powerful acupuncture method. If you had trusted us from the beginning, I think you would have been healed by now."

The one-eyed man was dumbfounded.

Was that even human language?

He had always trusted them, hadn't he?

It was just that they had always disappointed him.

"I… I'll think about it carefully," he said.

He didn't agree immediately. He needed to think.

Lin Fan said calmly, "Yes, that's fine. You need to consider it carefully. Old Zhang is very tired after performing the acupuncture. If you can, you can come find us tomorrow."

The one-eyed man smiled wordlessly. He hadn't said he would go find them tomorrow, had he?

The most shocked person was Xu Zihao.

He had come from Xiadu.

He had discovered that Lin Fan was very powerful, having experienced it firsthand. He understood that it wasn't just bragging; Lin Fan was truly powerful.

But now…

Old Zhang's acupuncture had completely opened his eyes.

Gao Xiong had just swallowed poison, and the change in his face showed how potent it was, capable of taking someone's life instantly.

Yet, Old Zhang's acupuncture had brought him back.

What kind of needles were these?

Miraculous.

In the emergency room, Li Laifu personally took charge. As the director, he no longer needed to do things himself. All surgeries could be handed over to other doctors.

"Director, you can leave this to us," a doctor said.

Li Laifu waved his hand and said seriously, "No, although I am the director now, I am also a doctor. Saving lives and healing the wounded is our duty, regardless of our position. When faced with a critically ill patient, we must give our all."

Listen!

Everyone listen!

The doctors and nurses in the emergency room looked at the director with admiration.

They felt his image grow taller, radiating a holy light, somewhat dazzling. No, it wasn't a dazzling light, but the sacred light of a doctor.

"Director, listening to your words is better than reading ten years' worth of books. We've learned a lot."

A doctor said respectfully.

The nurses nodded. If they weren't in the emergency room, they would have posted the director's words on their social media, praising him profusely.

The performance ended there, just the right amount, not too much.

"Begin gastric lavage."

"Top and bottom simultaneously."

Li Laifu waved his hand, and the gastric lavage battle officially began.

Gao Xiong lay there dumbfounded.

His mind was full of question marks.

Top and bottom simultaneously?

What did that mean?

He soon understood.

Pain!

It was truly painful!

Gao Xiong lay there, his eyes wide open, tears streaming down his face.

He couldn't understand why things had turned out this way. He had clearly taken the poison, why hadn't it worked? He had felt the arrival of death.

Yet unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, he had opened his eyes again, as if he had just had a short dream.

The poison was fake.

He wanted to struggle, but his limbs couldn't move.

He remembered that when he fought the evil creature, only his chest had some broken bones. His limbs seemed fine, but the current situation left him completely bewildered.

Outside the suburbs, the six escaped members of the Shadow Society hid in a secluded spot.

They observed their surroundings, and after ensuring their safety, they slowly breathed a sigh of relief. For them, surviving was the greatest guarantee.

Everything else was unimportant.

"Aren't we being a bit disloyal?" one member asked, looking at the others.

Everyone remained silent.

They were all somewhat subdued.

After a moment, someone spoke.

"There was nothing we could do. If we hadn't left, we would have been captured too. Sacrificing Brother Xiong to save our lives is the best deal in my opinion."

"Yes, I agree with that."

"Brother Xiong will understand us. After all, Brother Xiong always said that he would take responsibility for any problems, since he's our leader."

"That's right. Meeting a leader like him is the greatest fortune of my life."

"We will live on strongly with Brother Xiong's will."

What else could they say at a time like this?

Nothing.

They could only say that sacrificing Brother Xiong was the best option.

After all, betraying a teammate wasn't something to be praised, so it was best to handle it discreetly.

Of course, when praise was due, they would still praise.

Xiao Jie typed a message: "Mission failed."

Then he sent it.

Shadow Society.

Beep! Beep!

Numerous devices were placed in a hidden location, emitting beeping sounds as they operated at high speed.

Every member of the Shadow Society had a tracker.

"Gao Xiong is at Huatian Hospital in Yanhai City."

A cloaked figure received this data and walked expressionlessly towards the meeting room. He had to report this information to the higher-ups.

The outcome?

Rescue if possible, eliminate if not.

The secrets of the Shadow Society could not be revealed.

And they trusted Gao Xiong implicitly. He should have died from the poison, but to be absolutely certain, they had to see it with their own eyes.

Several days later.

April 16th!

The weather was clear.

Several days had passed since the incident outside the suburbs.

On this day, a mysterious person appeared at Huatian Hospital.