Chapter 18: Deep in the jungle, next to the wooden house. ...
Deep in the jungle, next to the wooden house.
Lingqi was given an injection by Su Keke and is now placed on a chair in the wooden house with his eyes closed.
"When will he wake up?" Song Heng looked at Lingqi who fell down after being manipulated by Su Keke.
"It will take another stick of incense. He needs to regain consciousness. Once he opens his eyes again, I can give him orders."
A stick of incense has arrived.
Lingqi opened his eyes slightly, his eyes were empty.
Su Keke: "You can give orders now."
"You are currently on a mission. Your mission is to meet a man in black. When you get the poison, you must subdue the person who gave you the poison." Song Heng gave the order directly, looking at Su Keke at the same time, "Miss Su, give him a dose of the medicine."
"Okay." Su Keke rummaged in her bag and took out a packet of medicinal powder that could make people weak.
As dusk fell, the twinkling stars gradually brightened by the stream outside the cabin window. The tiny, flowing specks of light drifted above the stream, like the Milky Way winding down from the sky.
[Fireflies. They're so rare in the real world, but there are quite a few here.] As night fell, Song Heng and his companions hid around Ling Qi. Song Heng's mind wandered to the sky, completely bored.
[Let's take a closer look after we finish this. Or why not take a look now? It's been so long since anyone has been here...]
【……Come. 】
“Squeak—”
The slightly rotten wooden door was pushed open heavily, making a friction sound.
Through the half-closed wooden cabinet, Song Heng could see a tall man in black tights. Facing him head-on, the moonlight shone on his face, which was completely obscured by a burlap veil.
Only a pair of cold snake eyes were revealed, with slender pupils, releasing a cold aura like a poisonous snake catching its prey.
With the sound, Song Heng's thoughts were interrupted.
With a quick glance, I instantly felt like I was being stared at by a poisonous snake. The icy snake core seemed to be real, wrapping around my body and making it hard to breathe.
"Lingqi. This time's medicine." The man in black took out the medicine powder wrapped in white paper from his sleeves and handed it to Lingqi before speaking.
Lingqi followed the order and was about to raise his hand and take the medicine from the man in black.
Unexpectedly, the man in black suddenly withdrew his hand that was handing over the medicine and immediately attacked Lingqi.
Lingqi's reaction speed was also not to be underestimated. He had been holding the Softening Meridian Powder given by Su Keke in his hand, and it diffused in the air in the blink of an eye.
The man in black drew his knife and scratched Lingqi's arm, and then he was hit.
"Lingqi, you..." The man in black collapsed, his slender pupils dilated, and his face was full of shock.
Lingqi would not answer him. The machine program was set up the same as before. After knocking the man down, he took out a thick hemp rope, put the man on a chair, and tied him up tightly with the hemp rope with his back hand.
Everything around them returned to calm. Song Heng and the others stopped hiding and came out from their hiding places.
"Who sent you?" Song Heng went straight to the point.
The limbs of the man in black were limp because of the loose muscles and could only droop helplessly. He was so limp that he only raised his eyelids when he heard the question.
No other actions.
"Miss Su, I'm in trouble." There was no need to think about the result. Song Heng looked at Su Keke on the side and bowed.
Su Keke took out the cloth bag containing silver needles from the medicine box in Chen Yeran's hand.
"Lingqi, Yeran, hold him still so I can give him the acupuncture."
Chen Yeran: "Okay, Coco."
Zero Seven: “Yes.”
Another dozen silver needles hit his body, and the man in black began to look dull, just like before 2007.
"Okay, Lord Song, you can ask now." Su Keke wiped the sweat from her forehead and turned to Song Heng.
"Who sent you here?"
"Zero Five."
"Who is Zero Five? And who are you?"
"I'm from the organization. I'm Zero Six."
“…”
“Where is the organization?”
"capital."
Lu Zhifeng listened to the conversation between Song Heng and the man in black and pondered. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind: "How long will you continue to poison this place?"
"This is the last time."
Instead of continuing to poison, Su Keke asked everyone's question: "Why?"
"I don't know..." Lingwu's head was about to burst into tears, but his soft body was shaking the chair, and the veins on his exposed neck and the back of his hands were bulging.
Suddenly, Lingwu became quiet. He slowly raised his head, which had been tilted to one side. "...people."
"ah……"
"The person has been hit, it's almost done... Stop it." After saying the last three words, Lingwu, who was soaked in sweat, closed his eyes and fainted.
"It's getting late, let's go back first." The man had lost consciousness and nothing could be asked for the time being. Song Heng ordered 07 to load 06 onto the platform and drag him back to the secret cell.
"Miss Su, this is the poison the man in black just took out. Please study it and try to find the exact antidote to save more people infected with the plague."
"Don't worry, Lord Song. I will do my best to help everyone overcome this crisis as soon as possible." Su Keke took the white paper package and pulled Chen Yeran with her. "It's late, so Yeran and I will leave first. Once Zero Seven's time is up, although he will no longer obey orders, he will also be unable to sleep for a night. Lord Song, you can rest assured about Zero Seven's subsequent issues."
"Goodbye." Song Heng nodded to show his understanding and waved his hand.
"Your Majesty, let's go back too." Everyone else had left, and only Song Heng and Lu Zhifeng were left in the small house.
"My dear, I have been in a daze these days, staying in bed all day. My daily activities are limited to that room." After saying this, Song Heng covered his chest.
"I am so bored."
"Then let's go out for a walk?" Lu Zhifeng became worried, fearing that Song Heng was feeling uncomfortable somewhere, and quickly made a suggestion.
"My dear, you understand me. I think the stream outside is beautiful. Fireflies are everywhere in the sky, just like a starry sky on earth."
The fireflies flying all over the sky are right in front of you, within reach.
"I'll give you one." Song Heng gently closed his hand, then opened it again. A bug with a glowing tail suddenly appeared in his hand.
"Your Majesty, I am sending this piece to you." Lu Zhifeng noticed that Song Heng seemed to like this kind of scene very much. "In the future, I will definitely accompany Your Majesty to watch these fireflies, again and again."
"I heard that this is like a shooting star, and you can make a wish. My dear, do you want to fulfill my wish?"
"Of course." Lu Zhifeng didn't know what the shooting star represented, but he knew about making a wish, so he readily agreed.
…
"What's your Majesty's wish?" Lu Zhifeng saw Song Heng staring at the sky without saying a word. He thought Song Heng didn't believe he would help him realize his wish, so he slowly asked, "You won't tell me?"
"A wish?" Song Heng was amused by Lu Zhifeng, his eyes curved into crescents. "A wish won't come true if you tell it to me. I'll tell you if it comes true."
"Then Your Majesty must remember to inform me. If it fails to materialize, I will try my best."
"If it's related to me, I won't let you down." Lu Zhifeng didn't say this.
"OK!"
*
Last night, when the humidity grew heavier and the damp air was filled with coolness, Song Heng and Lu Zhifeng finally decided to return to the palace.
Early to bed, early to rise, this sentence does not work for Lu Zhifeng, but it works for Song Heng who goes to bed late and rises late.
After a long rainy season and endless cloudy skies, the town finally welcomed its first bright red sun. Song Heng was awakened by the dazzling red sunlight.
After waking up, Song Heng washed up and finished his meal, and then he immediately received the first bowl of medicine of the day.
"Your Majesty, this is the antidote Miss Su refined this morning after analyzing the powder. The people who drank it have all seen significant changes. Your Majesty will definitely recover after drinking it this time."
"Is this really the last time?"
"The last time." Lu Zhifeng was very sure.
[Okay, this is the last time.] Lu Zhifeng didn't dare to say what was in his heart.
After all, your Majesty's health is the most important.
Seeing Lu Zhifeng's confident look, Song Heng inexplicably felt that he was very reliable. He took the medicine bowl and drank it in three gulps.
Seeing Song Heng's hazy eyes as if he had just woken up, and his disgusted yet obedient look as he drank the medicine, Lu Zhifeng thought it was adorable, but a hint of regret flashed through his mind.
It's a pity that I can't see the person in front of me. He acts like a spoiled child to me like before and doesn't seem to be planning to take the medicine.
Lu Zhifeng shook his head slightly, shaking off these strange thoughts.
He took out the candied fruit prepared early in the morning from the oil paper bag, handed a large bag to Song Heng, and then put one fruit to Song Heng's mouth.
As usual, Song Heng opened his mouth and quickly bit the candied fruit that Lu Zhifeng handed to him.
He reached out and took the oil paper bag, and then stuffed the candied fruits into his mouth one by one according to the bitterness of the medicine, until there was no trace of bitterness in his mouth.
After eating five or six candied fruits, Song Heng put the oil paper bag aside.
"Your Majesty, this is the transcript of yesterday's interrogation of the man in black at 05." Song Heng's action of putting it down indicated that Song Heng was ready. Lu Zhifeng took out yesterday's record book and planned to analyze it carefully with Song Heng to look for clues.
"Okay, my dear, let's watch it together."
The pages of the notebook were turned one by one.
Suddenly, two slender index fingers pointed to the same location at the same time.
The two people raised their index fingers at the same time, looked up in tacit understanding, and smiled at each other. It was as if they were in perfect sync.
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