1686 The Dark Side (1/2)

Edited by Aelryinth

”The others are all dead, but you two are fine!” Gu Ying remained biased against Lu Zhuo.

”Gu Ying, I used to be your old captain. When did you see me not obeying the protocols of the Hunters? It's not as simple as you think. I barely escaped too! Do you seriously think I should get myself killed against something that we didn't stand a chance against? Besides, Li Yumei was the closest to me when it happened. It made sense for me to save her first. It was already too late by the time I wanted to go into the cave again,” Lu Zhuo replied seriously.

Gu Ying did not speak any further. As a matter of fact, she was not too sure of Lu Zhuo's character. Somehow, her instincts were telling her that he was a hypocrite, but that did not necessarily mean he was immoral. She would have to wait until Wu Dong was awake to find out what had happened.

Lu Zhuo indicated that he wanted to check on Wu Dong since Gu Ying was not asking any more questions.

Gu Ying agreed, but she did not allow Lu Zhuo to touch him.

Lu Zhuo was relieved when he saw Wu Dong was still unconscious.

Luckily, the man was mentally unstable. Otherwise, he might be in great trouble if the Foehn Hunter Squad knew what had happened.

However, he would be exposed if the Foehn Hunter Squad brought Wu Dong to the Seven Star Hunter Master. He had to find a way to get rid of Wu Dong!

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Lu Zhuo relocated his tent to near the Foehn Hunter Squad. Gu Ying was still suspicious of him, so she made sure Wu Dong was well-protected.

Gu Ying knew that Lu Zhuo was a Poison Mage. She knew something was not right when she noticed Li Yumei was extremely quiet, even though the woman would always pick a fight with her normally.

”Keep an eye on Wu Dong, don't let anything happen to him,” Gu Ying told Big Nose.

”What's wrong? Are you worried that something might happen to him?

”Mm, I've heard some things about Lu Zhuo from other places, but there wasn't enough evidence to prove them...” Gu Ying said softly.

”Oh, alright, I understand,” Big Nose nodded shortly.

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In the other tent, Li Yumei was holding it in with a blank face.

”How many times did I tell you not to lose your composure? You will only make Gu Ying more suspicious of us!” Lu Zhuo was utterly displeased and disgusted by Li Yumei's behavior.

Li Yumei was very stupid at times. Lu Zhuo was actually quite annoyed by how dumb she was. She was eventually going to be a burden for him!

”I...I didn't know what to do. Should we just turn ourselves in? I don't think leaving our post is a serious offense, right?” Li Yumei said uneasily.

”What did you do?” Li Yumei asked with a confused look.

”I did Luo Mian a few favors,” Lu Zhuo said.

”Luo Mian? Do you mean Councilman Luo Mian, the person responsible for the blood serums that caused the plague?” Li Yumei exclaimed.

”How do you think I managed to become a Hunter Master?” Lu Zhuo harrumphed coldly.

”You were involved too?” Li Yumei blurted out in surprise.

”Not much, but I did benefit from it. I went to the West Ridge with a group of Hunters. One of our members was bleeding to death, so an Old Hunter among us decided to replenish his blood with the blood of an Epidemic Rat. He accidentally discovered that the blood of the Epidemic Rats is similar to the Mutated Blood needed to produce blood serums. We were desperate to make some quick money, so the old Hunter found a pharmacist to produce a batch of fake blood serums. We only knew the fake blood serums have weak side effects at first, and that they were not as effective as the real blood serums. The pharmacist was only mixing the fake blood serums with the real ones to save some money.

”However, Luo Mian managed to find out the truth. We initially thought Councilman Luo Mian would destroy the fake blood serums right away, but to our surprise, he had an even wilder ambition than us. He began to mass-produce the fake blood serums and mix them with the real blood serums with his connections to cover for the money he had embezzled from the government. It ended up resulting in the plague,” Lu Zhuo admitted.

Li Yumei stared at Lu Zhuo in astonishment.

The plague at Hangzhou had gotten so much attention. Li Yumei never thought Lu Zhuo was one of the first people that had discovered the formula of the fake blood serums!

”Luo Mian gave us some benefits to shut our mouths. I also became a Hunter Master after that year. We weren't involved in the things he did after that, so we weren't caught during the investigation,” Luo Mian went on.

Li Yumei recalled that Lu Zhuo did indeed become a Hunter Master not long after the plague. His rank had been improving a lot since then!

”But what about your teammates? Wouldn't they be investigated too? They might find out that you are related through them!” Li Yumei said.

”They won't, because they are all dead,” Lu Zhuo grinned coldly.