Chapter 380 - A Surprise Gift for a Visit (III) (2/2)
”But don't worry. I made use of some of your gifts.”
Use?
Xiong De was given a bit of hope that perhaps the old man used the gifts alternately. Though, a part of his mind could sense that something was wrong. He just could not pinpoint what exactly was wrong.
”My granddaughter is quite interested in scientific research nowadays. She may be wanting to invest in this field.”
Xiong De: ?
What was with this topic, all of a sudden?
”You see, she seemed especially curious about chemistry. She kept on testing a few samples from here and there. There was a time that she used a few of your gifts as samples...”
Badump.
Xiong De's heart skipped a beat. The direction of this conversation... finally, the ominous premonition seemed to drown him.
Coldness from within the bones started to cover his being, and he began to tremble.
He stared at the old man's cold gaze, his face pale and pupils dilated.
”Guess what we found?”
No way—
”Potent Poison. Untraceable and undetectable in nature. They estimated it needed at least two years to kill someone without trace.”
It can't be—
”I find it funny. Was it the same time you started giving me this 'gift' out of your concern? You are just blabbering earlier at how concerned you were about my health. It seems you are really eager for me to die, eh?”
He knows—
His mouth opened but he could not speak.
The air around them had reached the freezing point. Xiong De's vision faded to black and white. It was as if the whole world stopped. No sound could be heard and everything was swallowed in the darkness. Only the old man's unfeeling eyes and his cold voice sounded in this moment.
”Hmm? I'm kind of disappointed to see the shock all over your face. It's like you never saw this could possibly fail at all.”
How long?! How long did he know?!
”For you to be so confident like that, there must be a spy in this mansion.”
Xiong De opened his mouth. But like a fish gaping for water on the ground, he did not know what to do at the moment. He tried to stabilize his mind as his thoughts ran in an unprecedented speed.
His scheme that he painstakingly and carefully laid out for a very long time was exposed so easily like this?
He already checked everything. Even if someone indeed investigate and check the incense, they would not be able to find anything at all... unless they were already familiar with the poison and did a considerable study of it.
However, this poison was unique in the world. The only people who knew of this kind of unknown drug was the man who gave it to him and his confidants.