Chapter 489 - Unpredictable Mans Heart (1/2)
The men gave a cold shudder at the appearance of Lin Mengya.
To them, she was a strange woman who made them bristle with anger.
They were still troubled over the scene of what happened to the man just now and were unable to calm themselves down yet.
Now she had appeared once again all smiles, she looked like a butcher who was sizing up her prey whomever her eyes fell on.
No, perhaps it would be appropriate to liken her to an executioner who was careful and precise.
“Fear not. Each of you is holding on to something of interest to me. I’ll not simply hurt you. You may think of it as your capital you use to deal with me. You may even negotiate with me.”
Little did they expect that the first thing Lin Mengya said was to instigate them to put up a desperate struggle against her, rather than using a carrot and stick approach.
Perplexed, these men could not figure out her intention.
“Unfortunately…”
Lin Mengya turned the thread of discourse and all of a sudden, a look of embarrassment appeared in her eyes.
“Unfortunately only one person would have this chance. As for the others, you will become my guinea pig to test out new medications.”
She turned her left palm upwards and presented six colorful pills on her fair palm.
Instantly, the hearts of the seven men, who were bound securely, almost skipped a beat.
Earlier on, their companion had become crazy after ingesting a similar pill.
They had heard that some physicians who specialized in studying poison would keep people as guinea pigs to test out their drugs.
These guinea pigs most certainly met with tragic ends.
“I’m not in a hurry, so you need not panic, but at sunrise, it would be time for you to pick the one who will remain. Take your time because I can wait.”
Yu An had instructed men to carry a table and a chair here for Lin Mengya. At this moment, she had sat herself down casually on the chair and laid the six colorful pills on a square plate.
It was a jade-color white plate and under the light of the lamp, the six colorful pills reflected bizarre lights.
Only one chance was given to seven people, therefore, the atmosphere became eerily quiet right from the beginning.
The slim chance of survival was placed before their eyes and it was impossible for any of them not to be stirred in their hearts.
Moreover, she already announced that the remaining six men would remain behind to be her guinea pig.
With the passing of every minute, each was increasingly gripped with a kind of fear that far exceeded death itself.
“Don’t you think we are frightened! Brothers, I’m going to go first!”
A stiff voice sounded and Lin Mengya looked in the direction of the voice. It was coming from a man with a dark and muscular face.
Was he seeking death? This must be a joke. The man was about to kill himself by biting his tongue suddenly fell to the ground, paralyzed and unable to exert any strength.
“If dying is your wish, you would have died earlier. There’s no need for you to put up an act of loyalty. I’ve checked your background and know that none of you are each other’s trusted aide. All of you are but bandits hired using money. Of course, I won’t stop you if you want to show your loyalty towards your master. Men, cut off his tongue, and feed him with the pill.”
Lin Mengya did not sound like she was rushing them. These seven men, as well as those who tried to block her leeway and died from her poison, seemed to want to seize her alive, rather than really hurting her.
Moreover, her bodyguards did not only consist of only the servants arranged by Li Yuan.
No matter which powerful organization sent its trusted men to infiltrate the mansion, it would be highly likely for Zuo Qiuyu to discover them.
Even with the secret help from Li Yuan, they could not afford to be careless in their investigations.
Therefore, the best course of action would be to spend money to hire strangers from outside. On one hand, they would not be able to provide any clues even if they were being caught.
Secondly, getting rid of them after they had accomplished their mission would mean that there would be no one coming to look for them.
Any intelligent person would employ such a safe tactic of killing two birds with one stone.
However, there had to one or two among them who were the employer’s subordinate, who was put here to oversee and direct this mission.
This person would most likely be still in ambush among the guards.
Those four who died and the one who went crazy were certainly not working for the employer.
This was because this person would have to relay the information to his master. How would it be possible for him to be carrying out the real work?
Moreover, Lin Mengya had put them in the storeroom for logs earlier. By this time, the medicine she gave them to weaken their muscles would have taken effect.
The man would likely not have the strength to bite down on his tongue.
The effect of the medication gradually spread to the other parts of their bodies, and within a short while, the seven men had lost all strength and fell to the floor, defenseless.
The man who was crying out that he would kill himself by biting his tongue had curled up into a ball at the innermost corner with fear written all over his face by now.
While he fixed his gaze on the pills on the plate with fear in his eyes, he was struggling to break free from the two guards with his might.
Lin Mengya’s intention was merely to scare him. After seeing his reaction, she smiled gently and waved her hand, saying, “I won’t make things difficult for you because I’m too soft-hearted. I’ll let you off this time.”
At Lin Mengya’s words, the two guards loosen their grip on the man and the cat-and-mouse game came to a stop temporarily.
However, Lin Mengya’s casual attitude allowed these few men to see even more clearly, that she could not care less about their lives.
Her so-called interrogation was merely a game that made them kill each other.
Their life and death were simply hanging on her mood.