Chapter 888
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Ling Ling's fingers tapped on her laptop even faster, and she quickly pulled out some blurry pictures.
"I was wondering why the way they died looked so familiar. Take a look, it's the poisoning incident that was covered up by the manor a long time ago. Did you forget? The City Hunters even came to investigate the incident, but the perverted captain was sent away by Carly!" Ling Ling blurted out excitedly.
"But what does it have to do with the tea?" Mofan was still confused.
"I've got an idea. Give me some time. I should be able to find out the cause of the poison and formulate an antidote that can temporarily suppress the poison. "Lingling stood up from her seat and walked towards the room with the notebook in her hand.
"Where are you going?" Mofan asked worriedly.
"I have the information disk with me, but the people of the Black Vatican have sealed off the signal. I'll have to build a tool in my room to download the information into the computer. It's going to take me some time," said Lingling.
"It's not safe for you to stay here alone," Mu Ningxue said.
"The Black Vatican's main focus is on the Golden Battle Hunters. They won't have time to care about us. As long as we don't expose ourselves, even if they realize there are Hunters among the tourists, I believe they won't suspect a first-year student like me. You two, try your best to dig out the Black Vatican's people. Otherwise, even if the poison is cured, they will still be able to escape unscathed! "Ling Ling said.
Mofan and Mu Ningxue nodded.
They left the poison in Ling Ling's hands. Mofan and Mu Ningxue would not be able to provide any help. The Black Vatican's ability to make use of strange things was indeed impressive. Luckily, they had brought Ling Ling with them. Otherwise, they would have no choice but to wait for rescue.
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After Ling Ling left, Mofan rubbed Mu Ningxue's arm and said, "You're so considerate. I totally forgot about the tea."
"I was just casually mentioning it. I didn't expect the problem to actually be here. It seems like everyone who entered the manor was served a cup of their specialty black tea, and they were given it under the watchful eyes of Carly and the butler. Even if they didn't drink it, the maids would serve it to them as sleeping tea or morning tea. Basically, you can see their so-called specialty black tea everywhere …" Mu Ningxue said.
After hearing Mu Ningxue's words, Mofan did remember that the manor did not provide drinking water. Most of the food was their specialty black tea …
"There must be people who didn't drink it, but only a small portion of them, including you, me, and Ling Ling. Everyone must have been infected by the poisonous tea. The poison hides in their bodies and is activated through a certain method. Those who are activated will start vomiting black blood and turning into black ashes … damn it, I've been drinking a whole pot of that tea lately!" Mofan said.
Mu Ningxue did not want to talk about him. Someone else would drink the tea like a cow when they claimed it was their specialty, and it was free. If the poison was triggered by a certain amount, Mofan would be among the first ten people to die.
Luckily, hundreds of corpses had shown that the poison would not stack if they drank too much of the black tea.
Mofan and Mu Ningxue did not announce their discovery to the public. It would only cause panic among the people before they came up with a solution.
The poison hides in everyone's body, and they had not figured out how to control the poison. The bird that stood out would die easily.
"Mofan, I beg you …" Guo Wenyi's voice suddenly rang in Mofan's ears.
Mofan glanced at Guo Wenyi, whose face was covered in tears. Guo Wenyi obviously thought that Wang Xuxu had predicted this.
"Help me find her. Xuxu is my best friend. If I didn't suggest that she come here to play, she wouldn't have left her exams behind. If anything happens to her …" Guo Wenyi blamed herself.
"I don't know where she is either. This manor is so big," Mofan rejected.
Mofan really couldn't do anything to look for someone. The Black Vatican was still watching over them. If they didn't solve this poison problem, everyone would die here, including Mu Ningxue and Ling Ling.
Mo Fan could understand Guo Wenyi's self-blame. If he had insisted on rejecting the quest, the two girls would not have ended up in the demon's den. Even though he was calm now, he could not help but panic.
Until now, he hadn't found a single trace of the Black Vatican.
"They aren't willing to help us find her … only Flourish & Prosper and I …" Guo Wenyi continued to plead. It was obvious that after overcoming her fear that night, Guo Wenyi trusted Mofan too much.
"Let's go and look for Wang Xuxu." Mu Ningxue stood up.
Mofan was surprised.
"We won't find any clues by sitting here." Mu Ningxue told Mofan.
Mofan gave it some thought and agreed with her. Instead of being clueless, they might as well walk around and look for the missing Wang Xuxu. The more they could save, the better.
"Thank you so much, thank you so much!" Guo Wenyi was moved.
Flourish & Prosper's eyes were filled with gratitude too.
Their classmates had been hiding in the living room whenever something happened. None of them dared to step out of the door. They didn't even care about Wang Xuxu's life. They didn't expect the two people they had known for less than a week would be willing to take such a risk!
"Let me give you a piece of advice. Don't wander around. If the poison spreads outside … you won't be able to come back alive."
"Yeah, let's listen to the Golden Battle Hunters. Stay in the house and wait for rescue. You'll be in trouble if you wander around." Wang Bin advised.
The four of them ignored him. They pushed open the door and started looking for the missing Wang Xuxu.
…
Since they were looking for Wang Xuxu, they had to look for her seriously. Mofan was an orthodox Hunter Master. He had done similar jobs before. He didn't mind being a private investigator if he was paid well. The Hunters of the Hunter Club were basically the upgraded version of private investigators.
"Where was the last time you saw her?" Mofan asked seriously.
"Her room. She said she wasn't feeling well after dinner, so she stayed in her room. I went to knock on her door, but she didn't respond. I thought she had gone somewhere with Zhao Pinlin … Oh, Rong Sheng, don't be mad," Guo Wenyi said.
"That asshole Zhao Pinlin, how dare he abandon Wang Xuxu!" Rong Sheng was still furious.
"Let's check her room first, maybe we'll find some clues. By the way, why do you think she went out with Zhao Pinlin?"
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