Chapter 296 - Small Insect (2/2)

Lu Siya and Meng Chao exchanged a glance.

The information provided by the Poison Scorpion member matched the information they had.

Small Insect was now their main suspect. They were almost sure that he had provided the mutated rabies virus to Jin Yongqiang.

“Where did Small Insect go after this?” Lu Siya asked.

“He died,” the Poison Scorpion member said.

“He died?” Lu Siya’s voice swiftly became shrill.

“Black Bone’s power is similar to that of Poison Scorpion in Golden Tooth Lair, but Small Insect had deceived them and caused them to lose a lot of money. There’s no way he wouldn’t be killed for it,” the Poison Scorpion member said.

“That guy was born in the lair and was not a normal citizen outside. Even if he died, no one would care. I heard that he was hung upside down and beaten up for a day and night. The bones in his legs were crushed to bits inch by inch. Then, he disappeared without a trace. No one knows whether he was buried underground, thrown into the depths of a pipe that crushes trash, or fed to monsters.”

Lu Siya frowned and asked, “When did this happen? Recently?”

“Not recently. It happened around half a year ago, I think.” The Poison Scorpion member shook his head and said, “I don’t know the details. The people from Fast Money didn’t tell me anything more. If it weren’t because of Poison Scorpion, they wouldn’t have wanted to tell me even this much.”

“Does Jin Yongqiang know anyone else in the lair, especially a vet or some other monster controller?” Lu Siya asked.

“I don’t know about that.”

Lu Siya cussed under her breath. She turned around and said to Meng Chao, “The trail went cold.”

Meng Chao rubbed the bridge of his nose gently before he suddenly turned to the Poison Scorpion member. “Say, did Black Bone’s results change compared to last year?

The Poison Scorpion member was slightly stunned. He thought about it before he nodded slowly and said, “Black Bone’s results weren’t much last year. They have never been able to find a suitable pharmacist, vet, or monster controller. Every time they spent a lot of money to buy a monster, that monster would usually be beaten up by their opponent using a monster of the same grade or one who is a grade lower.

“But they have been raking in quite a lot of victories this year. Their results can now compare to Poison Scorpion Fighting Squad.”

Meng Chao’s eyes began sparkling. “Then, if my guess is correct, their results have been getting better after they got rid of the fighting squad that cheated and tortured Small Insect for information before they made him disappear, right?”

The Poison Scorpion member thought about it before he nodded repeatedly. “Yes, that’s right!”

Lu Siya stared at the Poison Scorpion member before she looked at Meng Chao. She also came to a realization. “Are you saying that Black Bone took Small Insect in and asked him to use that illegal drug to modify the monsters of Black Bone Fighting Squad?

“Cultivating a vet, pharmacist, or modifier requires a lot of money, and it’s not something easy. Aside from needing a lot of resources, the person himself also needs a certain degree of talent,” Meng Chao explained. Small Insect was a member of the lair without a background. I don’t think he ever received any legitimate education from a university but learned things on his own, right?

“This is a vet who obtained his skills on his own, and he managed to create such a powerful drug that could cause monsters to go berserk, then used it to help a nameless fighting squad rise to power. I don’t think Black Bone would let a genius like this go so easily.

“And just as I expected, you mentioned that Black Bone hung Small Insect upside down and beat him up as well as crushed the bones in his legs inch by inch. I find it very strange.

“If they really tortured him to death, why did they only crush his legs instead of all the bones in his body?

“But once I thought about it from another angle, it’s easy. His hands and brains needed to be preserved to create new drugs for their monsters to go berserk!”

Lu Siya’s eyes shone with excitement.

“What’s Small Insect’s real name? Do you have his picture?” she asked the Poison Scorpion member.

“I don’t. Many of the lair members don’t like telling other people their real names. They don’t like having their pictures taken so that others would know what they look like, either.”

“Then…” Lu Siya thought about it. “Can we go to Black Bone’s territory and look for this Small Insect?”

“With my status, it would be too dangerous to go to Black Bone’s territory. Besides, many people know about Small Insect using illegal drugs, and Black Bone has already killed him in name. They won’t admit that they’re keeping this guy around.”

The Poison Scorpion member thought about it and added, “But there are a few of Black Bone Fighting Squad’s fights today in Black Blood Colosseum. If Small Insect has really been taken under Black Bone Fighting Squad’s wing, he should appear along with the team.

“Many of the drugs that make monsters go berserk only last for a short time. The vets have to use different formulae and concentration of the drugs based on the monsters’ condition and the effect they want to reach before the match. He won’t want to hand such an important job to others.”