Qin Xiao's brows furrowed instantly, and an ominous premonition welled up in his heart.
He patted the backs of the hands of the two women beside him reassuringly, his tone calm and steady.
"You guys rest first, I'll be right back."
Before he finished speaking, he had already thrown off the covers, gotten up, and quickly dressed.
Su Wanying and Gu Siqing exchanged a glance, both seeing worry in each other's eyes, but they also knew that Qin Xiao's decision was not open to questioning.
Gu Siqing said softly, "Be careful."
Qin Xiao nodded, grabbed his car keys, and strode out of the room.
The sports car engine let out a low roar, breaking the morning tranquility, and sped off towards the south of the city.
The street scene outside the car window rushed past, but Qin Xiao's expression grew increasingly solemn.
A large number of workers have fallen ill, but hospitals cannot find the cause?
This sounds very abnormal.
Was it an accident, or...man-made?
If it was deliberate, was the target the Qin Group or Qin Xiao himself?
Half an hour later, the construction site of the "Yujingyuan" residential complex in the south of the city was in sight.
The area outside the construction site gate was crowded with anxious workers' families, and many reporters, armed with cameras and microphones, were also there, trying to capture the first-hand news.
The scene was chaotic and noisy.
Qin Xiao parked the car a little further away, put on his helmet, and pushed through the crowd.
The pungent smell of disinfectant mixed with the scent of earth hit me.
He immediately spotted the project manager, who was deathly pale and directing security guards to maintain order.
"President Qin!"
The project manager saw this as a savior and rushed to greet him.
Qin Xiao waved his hand, his gaze sweeping over the workers who were slumped on the ground, their faces contorted in pain.
"How is the situation?"
"President Qin, the situation is very bad! We've already arranged for ambulances, but there are too many people, and we simply can't get them all here!"
The project manager's voice was trembling with tears.
Qin Xiao immediately gave instructions.
"Immediately contact all nearby hospitals for all sick workers and send them for examination and treatment at all costs!"
"Take control of the cafeteria; immediately seal and send all food and water supplies for testing!"
His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable authority, instantly bringing order to the chaotic scene.
While the medical staff were carrying the workers away on stretchers, Qin Xiao bent down and quietly took the wrists of three or five of the workers.
A faint and disordered pulse came through my fingertips.
His brow furrowed even deeper.
These people do not have any obvious organic lesions in their bodily functions, and their pulses are weak and feeble, as if... their vital energy has been drained away by something.
This is definitely not a simple case of food poisoning.
Qin Xiao stood up, his sharp gaze sweeping across the entire construction site.
He began to search carefully in every corner of the construction site.
The soil beneath my feet seemed softer and damper than elsewhere.
The air was thick and sticky, like an impenetrable fog. Despite it being early morning, there was no coolness at all; instead, there was a sultry heat that made people feel restless.
The wind seemed to have stopped.
The cries of the surrounding workers, the sobs of the family members, and the clamor of the reporters all seemed to be separated by an invisible barrier, appearing somewhat distant and distorted.
Sure enough, in an inconspicuous corner of a newly poured load-bearing wall column, he found some residual dark red powder.
It is cinnabar.
Deep in a crack in the wall next to it, there was a small piece of yellow paper that was already somewhat blurred, with distorted symbols drawn on it in red paint.
Talismans.
Qin Xiao straightened up and looked around.
The location where he stood happened to be a special node in the entire construction site area.
The heat and humidity here are particularly intense.
"So eerie..."
Qin Xiao muttered to himself, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
"This must have been done by that old bastard Ye Chen!"
Aside from that vengeful and despicable Dragon King, he couldn't think of anyone else who would resort to such underhanded tactics.
"all."
He called out in his heart.
[Host! I'm here!]
Yun Yiyi's voice immediately rang out, carrying a hint of smug satisfaction.
"Do you have a system here that can crack feng shui formations? Refresh it for me."
No problem! Watch me!
The system interface flashed, and three options appeared.
Qin Xiao immediately spotted one of the options that was emitting a golden light.
[Feng Shui Brute-Force Solution System (Permanent): Automatically identifies most Feng Shui inauspicious formations and arrays, and provides brute-force solutions. Successful resolution will inflict triple damage on the person who set up the formation.]
Yun Yiyi's smug voice rang out again.
[Hmph! Host, look! Who said I always use useless systems? This time it's pretty powerful, isn't it!]
Qin Xiao looked at the system description but did not immediately choose to bind.
He crouched down again to examine the remaining talisman closely.
Although the cinnabar marks on the talisman were somewhat blurred, the lines were smooth and delicate, and one could faintly smell a very faint scent, similar to sandalwood mixed with some kind of floral fragrance.
This technique... is too exquisite.
Ye Chen, that king of soldiers who only knows how to fight and kill, would do such meticulous work?
A sudden inspiration struck Qin Xiao, reminding him of the information he had previously investigated.
The Feng family, Feng Lingyi...
That woman, who was nominally Ye Chen's fiancée but actually controlled a vast overseas fortune, came from Southeast Asia and whose family made their fortune through magic and sorcery.
He slowly stood up and said to Yun Yiyi, "I guess you'll be disappointed this time."
[Huh? Why, host? Isn't this system good? It has a three-fold backlash!]
Yun Yiyi was somewhat puzzled.
"The system is a good system, but this time, I don't want the caster to suffer too much harm."
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