Infinite Mask Game.

Chapter 329 Sphinx
"Tell me your intelligence."

Wei Miao asked directly.

If no substantial findings are made, you can politely ask them to leave.

The young man walked to the center of the hall but did not take a seat.

What was his status and power that allowed him to sit at the same table as Gu Fuhui? So he could only stand.

"My name is Lin Ming, and I specialize in pathology and pharmacology."

"What I want to say is that the disease that caused this plague... no, this plague is not an ordinary infectious disease, but caused by a martial artist's special technique. Unless it is thoroughly studied, ordinary medicine is useless."

Gu Fuhui asked, "Special cultivation technique? Is it poisonous?"

He nodded hesitantly: "You could see it that way."

Wei Miao silently threw a [Crimson Contamination] at him.

[Scarlet contamination is being assessed using a multi-dimensional method...]

The player's will to resist is tenacious, but their multi-dimensional strength is weak...

[Judgment complete! Initial dominance over the player is expected in ten minutes.]

This sales pitch is definitely from a gamer.

I must have just blurted out the word "virus," but then realized that there is no such thing as a virus in this world, so I quickly changed my mind.

Wei Miao deliberately shattered the eye seed. She saw no need to control this player; it was better to let him take the initiative.

Gu Fuhui asked, "What kind of poison?"

Lin Ming: "It is highly contagious and highly pathogenic, but not as virulent as highly infectious diseases. Patients may appear to be seriously ill, but they are rarely in mortal danger. At the same time, ordinary medicines are ineffective."

Gu Fuhui: "So, you know a lot about this? Can you cure it?"

Lin Ming: "Sure, but it will take time, and I'm not familiar with the medicinal herbs on the market, so I need someone who is an expert in this field to help me."

Gu Fuhui said astutely, "You just said you were an expert in pharmacology?"

“Uh… that’s all theory,” Lin Ming explained helplessly. “However, I do have special techniques that can treat patients and help them recover, but it’s very energy-consuming and just a drop in the ocean when facing such a large group of patients. Because patients who recover from my treatment don’t have the resistance to the plague and are very likely to be reinfected.”

"Therefore, we still need to find a way to develop an antidote."

His subsequent explanations were out of fear that these two people would treat him like a beast of burden, making him treat patients 24 hours a day without interruption.

Gu Fuhui asked the question that concerned him most: "Do you know who the martial artist who caused the plague is?"

"know."

The matter-of-fact response immediately put everyone present at ease.

Lin Ming said, "She calls herself 'Miss Crow,' possesses top-tier strength, and has a grudge against me. This disease... cough cough, this type of poison is called 'Sphinx,' which she has specially modified to reduce its lethality. The original Sphinx could infect martial artists, but the current Sphinx can only bully mortals."

Finally, news of the person behind it all arrived. Gu Fuhui asked seriously, "Where is she?"

Lin Ming: "I don't know. She's an unpredictable wanderer, a wanderer of the martial world."

Gu Fuhui: "Why would she do that?"

Lin Ming: "She was a female demon to begin with, so it's not surprising that she did something like this."

Gu Fuhui: "Do you have any way to find her?"

He was yet another person whose whereabouts were shrouded in mystery; it was very difficult for the Imperial Secretaries and the Imperial Observatory to track down such a person with so little information.

Lin Ming: "If even adults can't find her, I doubt anyone will be able to find her."

“How about I take charge of this?” Wei Miao, who had been observing from the sidelines, finally spoke up. “If the Grand Eunuch has confidence, that would be best.” Gu Fuhui stood up to leave; he had already lingered here long enough.

He needed to instruct his men to investigate the matter of "Miss Crow".

As long as a person exists in the world, they will inevitably leave traces.

Wei Miao watched him leave, saying, "Take care, and don't bother seeing me off."

Lin Ming lowered his head slightly. To be honest, he preferred dealing with Gu Jianzheng. Judging from their reputations in the martial arts world, Pei Wenwei and Gu Fuhui were both ruthless characters, but the latter's methods were more upright and he disdained intrigue and trickery.

Pei Wenwei was an extremely cunning man. Once, when he was thoroughly investigating a case of corruption, he remained inactive despite having readily available evidence, until the corrupt official "accidentally" killed the son of the Minister of Revenue.

The corrupt official was unaware that Pei Wenwei was behind his downfall. When he could no longer conceal the truth, he fled in fear of punishment.

He later died in the home of the Minister of Revenue.

Using this as an excuse, Pei Wenwei ransacked his house and "found" a huge sum of money, which was the ill-gotten gains of a corrupt official.

As a result, the Minister of Revenue was dismissed from his post, imprisoned, and later died in prison.

The sudden death was so easy that even a fool could see something was wrong, but they couldn't find any fault with Pei Wenwei. They could only speculate that the Minister of Revenue had recently obstructed the implementation of the new policies and made no attempt to hide his dislike for the Secretary of the Imperial Secretariat, which led to this underhanded attack.

I heard that the supervisor jokingly referred to this operation as "cricket fighting".

Suddenly, Lin Ming heard the Grand Eunuch say, "Come with me."

He followed the Grand Eunuch out of the main hall with considerable trepidation and turned towards the back.

Lin Ming's current disguise coefficient is 39, roughly equivalent to a first-class player, and he's almost at the top-tier level.

He considers himself an ordinary game enthusiast who got into "Masquerade" because of its stomach-soothing properties, and ordinary games no longer arouse his great interest.

However, he also harbors a certain fear of pain and death. Torn between this excitement and fear of suffering, he has maintained perfect attendance to this day, never missing a single match.

Due to the high level of immersion, when facing superiors in the dungeon, he cannot truly place himself in a transcendent player position and regard the other party as a simple NPC.

Like a truly unknown wanderer of the martial world, he obediently followed the master's orders and went behind him to an elegant study.

This is clearly the office of the supervisor.

The supervisor even brought him a chair and said gently, "Sit down."

Lin Ming sat down with a chill running down his spine.

Wei Miao felt that this player was indeed well-behaved and sensible. Judging from his outward aura, he could be considered a strong person in this world, but he did not have the mentality of a strong person.

They seemed quite wary of her.

She began, "Tell me about that Miss Raven. Your feud with her isn't just a simple enmity; it's also because you two share similar paths."

Lin Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he admitted, "You're right. In general, we both belong to the category of poison doctors. But she leans more towards epidemics, while I lean more towards pharmacology."

He frankly admitted, "I had a competition with her over something... and I lost."

Wei Miao asked, "Do you know what prophetic poems are?"

What appears to be a question is actually a statement.

"Everyone in the martial arts world knows this."

"Then you should understand what Gu Jianzheng and I care about. Although Miss Crow is involved, she is not the mastermind."

"How do you know?"

"She's not sophisticated enough."

For her, one of the Seven Sects, to be involved, if there were players on the opposing side, their strength would definitely be more than just top-tier.