Chapter 98 We absolutely must keep my sister here...
Both brothers are dual-elemental ability users, which is quite rare.
"The Gongyang family doesn't know that we are all dual-elemental ability users. They don't know about my petrification or my brother's misfortune."
Jiawen confessed his dual abilities, partly to express his sincerity in this cooperation, and partly because he told Shanran about something that even the Gongyang family didn't know.
Secondly, I hope that Shanran can be as frank as him, and that we can both be more sincere with each other.
Shan Ran understood his intentions, of course, but...
Sincerity is impossible. The other party has thoroughly investigated her. She is completely unfamiliar with the Gavino brothers; this is their first meeting. How could she possibly trust them from the start?
If it hadn't been for the fact that she was exposed when she emerged from the mist, she would still be hiding the truth about her special constitution from Chandler and Nan Guishang.
She glanced at the silver-haired boy without batting an eye; whether he was telling the truth or not, she would have to verify it herself later.
Gavin continued frankly, explaining that the two brothers had another very special characteristic—
You can use each other's special abilities, so both of you can become invisible and go on missions together, but the time you can use them each day is limited.
Even with limited time, it was enough for top-tier assassins and elite killers like them.
With the addition of superpowered individuals, the effects of previous poisons became weaker. In order to control these assassins, the Gongyang family had their laboratory develop a new poison.
A poison specifically designed for those with superpowers; it is said to contain a crystal core.
The Ram family had no trust in the superhumans among the assassins; they were trained specifically to do dirty work, and would be killed afterward.
Now that they have superpowers, they are even more difficult to control.
The dose of poison was very large, and both Gavin and Gano suffered greatly during the first few days after taking it.
Several suicide soldiers succumbed to the shock and died from their bodies exploding, or became contaminated.
Fortunately, both brothers survived.
However, in the days leading up to when the antidote is needed, the pain will return, and it will get worse every day.
Gavina had become numb to this kind of life; it was all a cage, all about working, there was no difference.
However, one day, when Gavin was invisible, he overheard the head steward Gongyang Cheng talking to someone else. He learned that the three major families were conducting a very important experiment.
The experiment involved transferring superpowers to ordinary people.
Jiawen immediately realized that this was for Gongyang Qing and Gongyang Xuanye.
They were in charge of the family affairs, so of course they knew that the family head and the Grand Master were ordinary people.
Besides this news, Jiawen also heard Gongyang Cheng say that Gongyang Xuanye was determined to obtain his invisibility ability and had already reserved it long ago. The family head, Gongyang Qing, originally also wanted it, but the two made some kind of exchange, and in the end, the family head gave this special ability to Gongyang Xuanye.
Ironically, Gavin's own special ability was fought over and traded away without his knowledge.
Even ordinary items involve a transaction process, right?
But he didn't. He was directly assigned to Gongyang Xuanye, without the right to choose or even the right to know.
He and his brother were not as good as objects.
All those people with superpowers before him were just for experimentation. Once the experiment is proven to be feasible and officially implemented, his invisibility ability will be stripped away.
He died, and Gano's superpowers could not remain alone; they would be distributed among other members of the clan who did not possess superpowers.
Those whose superpowers are stripped will die.
Gavin wanted to live; he desperately wanted to live, and his younger brother also needed to live.
If he could find a way to get the antidote, he and his brother could live freely.
Do you know where the antidote is?
"The Gongyang family currently only has a temporary antidote once a month. My instructor said that there is no antidote in this world that can completely cure poisoning. They have never thought of letting us go, so they have never thought of making one."
Shanran: ...Can I conjure up something you don't have?
"How can I help?"
"The Ram family may be good at conducting human experiments, but the Solomon family excels at making medicine and poisons. What the instructor said may not be true. If we find the laboratory, they may already have the antidote. If not, we will force them to make it on the spot. Many medicines of the three families are interchangeable. Now that we are on the Solomon family's territory, we should go find the Solomon's laboratory."
Shan Ran suddenly realized: "Just like their experimental projects, it's also universal."
Jiawen gazed at her, his eyes crinkling with a smile: "I knew it. Not long ago, it was my sister who destroyed the Gongyang family's laboratory."
Shanran: ? I accidentally got tricked into saying something.
The elite assassins carefully trained by powerful families should not be underestimated.
She nodded: "That's right."
Jiawen raised his hand, lifted a strand of mountain-dyed red hair, and twirled it with his fingertip.
"Fire, water, agility, eagle, teleportation, spatial storage... Sister, you are the most powerful ability user I have ever seen. When my brother and I are in synesthesia, we can only use four at most. We have never seen a six-element ability user."
"Sister, do you have any other special abilities that I don't know about?"
Shan Ran remained calm, her heartbeat unchanged: "Only these six."
Jiawen glanced at the security camera inside the room: "Huh? Why hasn't anyone noticed anything unusual here after all this time? It seems like you're not afraid of your identity being discovered, sister."
Shan Ran remained expressionless and unfazed: "You miscounted. There's also a numerical information ability."
Jiawen:........
He couldn't help but lower his head and laugh, this time a genuine laugh from the bottom of his heart.
Seven types of ability users, no, there might even be more.
He knew he hadn't made a mistake.
And this person is also quite interesting.
"Xiao Nuo, go and close the curtains and turn on the lights."
I heard a rustling sound behind me, and then the light came on.
The Gano people didn't move; the serpent did all the work of closing the windows and turning on the lights.
This is a black snake, entirely black, with a red tip on its tail.
It's about the thickness of a forearm. Gavin said its size can change. At its largest, it can be as thick as two people holding hands and as tall as a dozen stories. When it shrinks, it can be wrapped around your wrist.
When Gavin and Gavin are in synesthesia, they can perform at the level of an A-grade ability user.
When a superpower reaches level A, there will be a qualitative leap, and only then will one become a true powerhouse.
Shan Ran's eyes lit up when she heard this.
She was very curious to know what it would be like when her superpower level reached A-level.
She turned around and looked at the boy behind her.
The two faces were exactly the same, except one had silver hair and the other had black hair.
One had a slight smile on his face, while the other was expressionless, even somewhat dazed.
"You two brothers have very different personalities."
Upon hearing this, Jiawen paused for a moment. He suddenly realized something and glanced at his younger brother: "He rarely speaks, he almost only talks to me, but just now Xiaonuo spoke to his sister."
What did he say? He's been silent ever since he came in, like a tool.
No, he just said something like "We've been found out."
It was said together with his brother that Shanran almost overlooked it.
"That counts?"
Jiawen looked delighted and nodded repeatedly, revealing a rare hint of childlike innocence.
"Of course it counts!"
He peeked at his younger brother behind him and asked, "Xiao Nuo, why were you talking to your sister just now?"
Shan Ran also turned around and looked back in confusion.
She had the same face as the boy in front of her, but her face was as cold as ice, without any expression.
Compared to his older brother, the younger brother is more like a delicate, inhuman doll.
Gano's clear eyes turned to her brother, then to Shanran. A rare look of confusion appeared on her usually calm, slightly dazed face.
After a long silence, he opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.
Seeing that Jiawen wanted to say something more, Shanran interrupted him: "These things are not important. The most urgent thing is, how do you want to cooperate?"
How could it not be important? Of course my brother's matter is important!
But my sister doesn't seem to care.
Gavin was somewhat disappointed.
But I can't explain why I feel lost.
Seeing that Jiawen suddenly lowered his head and remained silent, Shanran was puzzled.
He was the one who proposed the collaboration, so why did he seem unhappy when we got down to business?
She felt that the twins had strange personalities and weren't like normal people.
One always wears a fake smile, the other is dull and aloof, unable to communicate.
But they are elite assassins who have been carefully trained since childhood, so they should be quite capable and reliable, right?
Suddenly, Shanran's fingers were touched by something that was icy cold and had a slippery feel.
It looks somewhat familiar.
Looking down, it was indeed the black snake.
At this moment, the black snake had shrunk considerably, to about the thickness of two fingers, and coiled around Shan Ran's hand, nuzzling her with its head.
This black snake, so large it seemed like it could be crushed with a single finger, lacked any sense of oppression and didn't appear ferocious or bloodthirsty.
It's actually kind of cute.
Shanran had petted cats and dogs before, and even furry creatures after the apocalypse, but she had never petted a cold-blooded animal.
She couldn't resist reaching out and tapping the black snake's little head.
Its eyes are also black, round and dark, but when you stare intently, you can see a faint red light deep in its pupils.
It would occasionally flick its scarlet tongue and obediently let Shanran stroke it, looking very well-behaved and cute.
Jiawen narrowed his eyes. When had the black snake ever been so obedient?
This is Gano's black serpent, not something he conjured.
This is the first time that Gano has voluntarily allowed someone to touch the black snake.
He grinned, a flash of madness crossing his eyes.
If the younger brother wants to be close to his older sister, then let her stay.
We absolutely, absolutely, absolutely must keep her here.
Stay.
He gave a cryptic smile.
It's okay if you don't care now. As long as you can stay, your older sister will take care of Xiao Nuo in the future.
Do you know what the purpose of this party is?
Shan Ran stroked the black snake with one hand, nodding: "I guessed it, there would be a gladiatorial arena, right?"
"Yes, this time the performers are from the Shan family."
Shan Ran paused in his snake-stroking motion, but quickly resumed.
As expected, the Shan family was invited, but they did not appear with the foreign guests because they had been selected as performers.
"Sister, are you going to save the mountain people?"
Shan Ran looked at Jia Wen with a half-smile: "Saving them? There's no need."
"It seems my sister really hates them."
"I wouldn't say I hate them, I just treat them like strangers. Who cares about the life or death of a stranger?"
When he received the mission to assassinate Shan Ran, Ga Wen reviewed all the information related to Shan Ran.
He knew, of course, that Shan Ran was not a cold-blooded person; on the contrary, she was much kinder than he had imagined.
However, she only shows kindness to those she deems worthy, and even strangers will lend a helping hand if she feels it is worthwhile.
In addition, she never hesitates to strike down enemies or villains, leaving no loose ends.
Even though Shan Ran pretended not to care, Jia Wen could tell that deep down she still hated the Shan family.
Since that's the case, then they should all just die.
It would be best if he died a gruesome death, then my sister would definitely be happy.
They might then care more about Xiao Nuo.
“I will help my sister resolve things here. After this is over, I hope she can come with us to find a laboratory.”
"If the antidote isn't hidden in the lab either, then we'll need to find someone to make it on-site?"
"Yes, this is the only way at the moment."
Have you contacted the Light faction?
Jiawen chuckled softly, his laughter tinged with weariness and desolation.
"We've searched, we've searched with healing, light, and even water and wood elements, but it's no use. This is a poison that the Solomon family's laboratory specifically made to target us. My sister went to the fifth floor last night, and the medicine those people were using was also made by the Solomon family. They are experts in making poisons and medicines."
Oh, and I have something else to share with my sister.
"Um?"
"The Solomon family recently developed a potion that can enhance superpowers."
"A potion to enhance superpowers?" Shan Ran was very surprised.
Currently, there are only two known ways to enhance one's abilities: consuming crystal cores and engaging in combat.
If medicine can improve one's abilities, wouldn't top-tier families be able to produce powerful individuals in large numbers?
Jiawen nodded: "Yes, but it's newly developed and still unstable. They've had many people test the drug. The process is extremely painful. If you can endure it, you'll improve; if you can't, you'll die, and your death will be gruesome."
However, even if we get through it, the side effects will be severe, so the drug is not yet in mass production and is still being tested.
The process of trying the drug was very painful.
Shan Ran suddenly thought of Xie Huaimin's phone call.
Is Xie Qingheng testing drugs?
Shan Ran's body stiffened, and she accidentally gripped the snake's body too tightly, squeezing the little black snake until its eyes rolled back.
Even with such force, the little black snake only hissed a few times and didn't bite her.
Shan Ran quickly let go, piled the obedient little black snake in her palm, apologized twice, and then stroked it soothingly, stroking its scales.
"Is the laboratory that makes power-enhancing drugs the same one that makes antidotes for assassins?"
"I can't be sure, but I'm guessing it's the same one."
Do you know where it is?
"I just arrived here today and haven't investigated Hugh Solomon's place yet. I'll go look for him later and see if I can find any clues."
“Okay, I’ll send my companion to investigate as well.”
That night, when Yu Yuan went to the toilet, someone suddenly appeared next to him, almost making him scream.
Fortunately, Jiawen was prepared and quickly covered Yuyuan's mouth.
Yu Yuan's mental abilities are unpredictable and difficult to counter, but his physical defense and offense are very poor, making him a complete weakling.
Moreover, while creating dreams, he also falls asleep, at which point anyone can easily kill him.
Gavin easily subdued his opponent without even using his petrification ability.
"Shh," the silver-haired boy whispered with a smile in Yu Yuan's ear, "My sister sent me to find you. She told you to find a way to enter Hugh Solomon's dream tonight and find out the location of the pharmaceutical lab. To be on the safe side, it would be best to ask the higher-ups around him as well, ask as many as possible."
Yu Yuan's expression changed from fear to surprise, and finally to helplessness.
He said with a long face, "My dear little aunt, how many people's dreams do I have to enter in one night? I'm not made of iron, my superpower bar has a limit, okay?"
Jiawen still had a smiling expression, but Yu Yuan couldn't sense any smile from his face.
"I'm just delivering a message. How you accomplish it is up to you. Don't let your sister down."
For some reason, Yu Yuan's jaw clenched and he trembled with fear.
The silver-haired boy looked younger than him, but he exuded a sense of oppression as if he had emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
The boy's constant smile was chilling.
I've never seen such a terrifyingly powerful expert before. Where did he suddenly appear from?
Sister Ran is indeed unfathomable!
"I...I will do my best to reassure my little aunt. Even if it means going through fire and water, I will complete this mission!"
Jiawen's eyes curved into a smile, which became more genuine: "Okay."
That evening, everyone had their own tasks, and Shan Ran was not idle either.
The monitor still showed her asleep, but in reality, she had already teleported to several other buildings to hack into their surveillance systems.
However, in Building 1, not long after Shanran's intrusion, he was suddenly attacked.
He is an even stronger digital information superpower user!
The other party discovered her presence and wanted to follow the signal to find her.
Sensing the other party's intentions, Shan Ran disappeared without a second thought and returned the way she came.
Soon, the door to a restroom on the third floor of Building 1 was kicked open, and a group of people filed in.
A woman in her forties or fifties walked in from the back of the crowd.
"Sister Tao, is this the place?"
Sister Tao's expression was serious: "It should be here. Search every cubicle carefully, don't miss any corner!"
"yes!"
Sister Tao looked up at the ceiling and pointed at it: "Tear everything down above."
"yes!"
Several people were using the toilet in the cubicle when they were all taken away and interrogated.
They were completely bewildered, not knowing what had happened, and shouted loudly, but no one paid any attention.
Sister Tao then checked the surveillance footage of Building 1 and found nothing unusual.
They tortured everyone in the toilet, but they couldn't get anything out of them.
After all that effort, nothing was gained.
Sister Peach couldn't help but doubt herself. Could it be that what she just felt was just her imagination?
That's impossible.
After thinking for a moment, she led her team to check the entire surveillance network on the island.
There were no abnormalities.
In order not to affect tomorrow's Colosseum performance, Sister Peach could only pretend that what had just happened was an illusion and did not report the situation here.
Strict internet censorship has drawn away many people, which has actually made things easier for Gavin Gaño's operations.
After returning to her room, Shan Ran immediately lay down on the bed and pretended to be asleep, then removed the disguised surveillance camera.
Yu Yuan tossed and turned all night, gritting her teeth.
The next day, Yu Yuan couldn't get up at all.
It wasn't until Shan Ran knocked on the door repeatedly that he finally came to open it, his hair a mess.
He was so tired that he could barely open his eyes, and he didn't care about his appearance at all; he looked completely drained.
The two then went to Building 1 for a meal.
Many people stayed up all night partying and didn't go back to sleep until this morning. Some even just found a spot in Building 1 to sleep.
Therefore, there are hardly any people along the way.
"My dear little aunt, I did everything you said, you're really killing me."
Shanran: ...How did Jiawen convey her message?
Yu Yuan first entered Xie Huaimin's dream.
Xie Huaimin is mentally unstable and in poor spirits, making him very prone to dreaming.
In the dream, Yu Yuan not only asked about the Xie family's address, but also about Xie Qingheng's current situation.
"Tsk tsk, Sister Ran, isn't it said that even tigers don't eat their cubs? Xie Huaimin is ruthless enough to want his son dead."
He did indeed inject Xie Qingheng with a drug that enhanced his supernatural abilities.
The medicine was still in the experimental stage and was very unstable. Xie Qingheng was in great pain and almost died several times, but he persevered through sheer willpower.
"He's a real psychopath. He even dreamt about the water dungeon where his son was imprisoned!"
Under the stimulation of the drug, Xie Qingheng used his second superpower and transformed into the form of a shark. Fortunately, he was in a water prison, otherwise he would have died of dehydration.
But when Xie Huaimin saw that his son had a second superpower, he flew into a rage and severely whipped Xie Qingheng. My God! I couldn't bear to watch. He could whip his son so mercilessly even in his dreams; what must he be like in reality?!
As they talked, Yu Yuan noticed that Shan Ran was acting strangely.
She clenched her fists tightly, her body trembling slightly with extreme anger.
Yu Yuan quickly changed the subject: "By the way, since we had some extra time, I also asked him about... about your parents, Sister Ran."
Shan Ran turned around abruptly, staring intently at Yu Yuan with an unusually sharp gaze.
What did you find out?
Yu Yuan licked his dry lips and said, "Sister Ran, your parents had just entered a high-tech industry at that time. Later, they mastered the core technology and the company gradually got on the right track."
Yes, Shan Chuan is the second generation of the Shan family. They are considered to be rich second-generation heirs who have made some money, but in the eyes of aristocratic families, they are just newly rich nouveau riche who are not worth mentioning.
Shanchuan has the best vision and ability among his siblings. After mastering the core technology, he refused to be acquired or seek financing, and only wanted to focus on building his own brand.
Xie Huaimin, as one of the partners, was found by people under the Solomon family and betrayed Shan Chuan, causing the company to fall into crisis and its capital chain to break.
Upon learning the truth, Shan Chuan broke ties with Xie Huaimin. In a fit of anger, he decided to go all out and make the core technology public for free, even at the cost of huge losses, rather than let those who harmed him succeed.
So Solomon sent assassins to kill, and after obtaining the mountain people's travel routes, they staged a car accident to make it look like an accident.
Xie Huaimin knew everything from beginning to end.
He had long been bound to the Solomon family, and all his wealth was in their hands. When they came knocking, he quickly gave in.
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