Chapter 701 - Unlucky One (1/2)

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The information provided by Elder Zhang reminded Jiang Baimian of their analysis of the situation revolving around the nuclear warhead.

One possibility was that the person receiving the nuclear warhead in Ubei had failed to send the item out of the city in time due to an accident and was trapped here under martial law. Upon seeing that the Salvation Army was close on his heels in their investigations, he had no choice but to take the risk, hijack the radio, and design a 'game' in hopes of sneaking away amidst the evacuation.

Back then, the Old Task Force members had guessed what kind of accident it would be. There was the inclination to believe that the target had encountered something as his true identity, preventing him from escaping in a timely fashion. Another was the belief that he was a powerful Awakened whose weakness had been 'hit' by chance and had no choice but to spend two to three days recovering. Another belief was that something happened in the middle. For example, the defectors' contact and the person who hijacked the radio broadcast was infected with the Heartless disease not long after obtaining the nuclear warhead, or he suddenly had a brain hemorrhage or a heart attack. He couldn't hand over the nuclear warhead in time, causing the person who hijacked the radio to take two to three days to reestablish the 'connection.'

Now, someone's condition had rapidly acted up because of the theft of antihypertensive drugs. Being sent to the hospital for two days matched the second situation perfectly. Of course, the third scenario also made logical sense.

As these thoughts raced through her mind, Jiang Baimian felt delighted. She felt like they had caught the fox's tail.

It was definitely rare to have antihypertensive drugs stolen in Ubei, and it happened two days before martial law was enacted. This directly led to a certain person's illness acting up, leading to them being hospitalized for two days.

Jiang Baimian looked at Elder Zhang—who was wearing a grayish-white, deep aluminum pot—and smiled calmly. ”I roughly looked around and didn't find any especially valuable clues, but clues often seem inconspicuous alone. They will only glow when there's more. Elder Zhang, don't worry. We will cooperate with the Public Security Council and gather more information to find useful clues.”

Elder Zhang—who was wearing the faded black uniform—flew into a rage. ”Why should I be worried? If I'm worried, there will be many people criticizing me for being overreaching and being a busybody who can't bear to part with power! Do whatever you want. Don't bother me!”

Just like the hotel manager and the others said, he's a little irritable and irascible… Jiang Baimian muttered inwardly.

However, she didn't believe that Elder Zhang was unconcerned about the nuclear warhead.

If he was truly unconcerned, why would he painstakingly help interrogate people and gather this stack of information? If he really didn't care, he would've long evacuated Ubei with his family and comrades thanks to his status.

At this moment, the honest Shang Jianyao asked, ”Do we not have to tell you if we really figure out something?”

Elder Zhang waved his hand. After two seconds, he said angrily, ”Whatever! I'm heading back to the sanatorium! Remember to get an aluminum pot and wear it. You can't treat it lightly anymore!”

”Alright, alright.” The Shang Jianyao that sought novelty and liked to sing and dance didn't mind wearing the aluminum pot at all. Instead, he was eager to give it a try.

After Elder Zhang left, Shang Jianyao turned to Jiang Baimian and said, ”I didn't see the last two pages too clearly. Let me see them again.”

So you really didn't see it clearly. I thought you noticed the information, but you pretended not to notice anything… Jiang Baimian hung up the flashlight, folded the paper, and said in a meaningless tone, ”Read it again when we get back. It's dark here.”

There was a nuclear power plant in Ubei, and the large hydropower station upstream of the Yuelin River was relatively well maintained. There was no serious power shortage, but this was only relative. After all, this was an important industrial base for the Salvation Army. Therefore, there weren't many street lamps installed in the Ashlands Hotel's parking lot. The lighting wasn't good, and Jiang Baimian had to rely on the flashlight's beam to read the information.

”Alright.” Shang Jianyao had a look of disappointment as he eagerly walked to the hotel's back door.

Jiang Baimian walked by his side as her thoughts raced. She quickly analyzed what she had gleaned. From the looks of it, hypertension should be a certain price. Otherwise, it would be too much of a coincidence if the two matters of the blood-pressure medication being stolen and the medical emergency happened together. Only by treating hypertension as a price can the accident of having the antihypertensive drug stolen fluidly result in the target falling ill and being sent to the hospital for emergency treatment without any other chance factors…

The person sent to the hospital for emergency treatment was most likely a powerful Awakened. Otherwise, the result of the price wouldn't be so serious—collapsing the moment he didn't take his antihypertensive medicine…

I can't be sure if this person is the one who hijacked the radio system, the middleman in charge of liaising with the defectors, or if they are one and the same person… Personally, I'm more inclined to the former. Otherwise, there would be too many powerhouses in this matter, and the probability of being plagued by accidents would be extremely low… However, how could such a powerhouse have his vital antihypertensive drugs stolen?

The more Jiang Baimian thought about it, the more she found it ridiculous, comical, and funny. If not for the relatively comprehensive medical system in Ubei and the fact that the Salvation Army was willing to provide help to foreigners to a certain extent, the powerful Awakened might've already passed away. The reason for his death would be enough to be ranked on the Ashlands' hilarious list. Well, if such a list existed.

As they approached the back door, Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao saw the hotel manager, Shen Kang, poking his head out.