Demon Sword Immortal

I will threaten you, saying that I have the ability to kill your loved ones, so that you will be wary and hesitant to act against me.

But what if I just kill someone? Wouldn't you fight me to the death?

Therefore, the Chai family had no motive to harm anyone.

"Three possibilities." Bai Shengju's words echoed in my ears.

"The first possibility is that another group of people wanted to poison him, and Zhou Ji received the laxatives in a package similar to a courier package. Then, when he received the package, he mixed it up with the other party's package and took the wrong one."

"This possibility is very low. Unless there is some important person hidden in No. 1 Middle School, this development is too absurd. The probability is very, very low."

"The second possibility is that someone was specifically targeting Zhou Ji and others, and deliberately switched the medicine powder in an attempt to get him imprisoned."

"This is also a low probability, because someone with the ability wouldn't need to do this. Even if you forcefully explain it as revenge from an enemy—why not just poison Zhou Ji directly?"

"And the third type..."

"Xiang'er, do you still remember the plane collision at the Jingmao Building on Nanping Road?"

Economic and Trade Building.

Bai calmed himself down and carefully recalled the sequence of events.

She didn't need to painstakingly retrieve her memories of this matter, because it was actually etched very clearly, containing many details.

Qizhou is located in the southernmost part of the Dayu Kingdom, in the southwest corner, and is surrounded by mountains on three sides.

Chilong Road ranks second among the four roads of Qizhou, second only to Qiyun Road of Qizhou Prefecture. It also has many open economic policies. The most prosperous southern urban area is full of high-rise buildings, which are mostly used to build comprehensive plazas and office buildings.

The Nanping Road Trade Building is the tallest office building in the city, with 68 floors, and is considered a landmark building in Chilongdao.

In Bai Xiang's memory, when this body was 8 years old, Nanping Road, which connects to the Jinhua Plaza of the Economic and Trade Building, was the most prosperous and crowded place in the entire city.

But it's not as lively there anymore.

No matter how much the road administration cooperates with businesses to advertise and promote, the area remains sluggish and lifeless.

There are still people going, and it looks crowded during holidays, but compared to before, it has been cut in half many times, because of the 'collision incident' that Bai Shengju mentioned.

When Bai Xiang was eight years old, a helicopter carrying four people and belonging to the official radio station of the Roads Department crashed into the building in the dark of night, killing a total of 203 people and leaving no survivors.

This incident caused an uproar after it was reported, because anyone with common sense knows that even super high-rise buildings with more than 60 floors, let alone buildings like the Trade Center, would have warning lights installed on them to warn aircraft and guide them in the dark.

It's one of those red lights that flash in the dark, and they're distributed on the rooftops and in the middle of buildings.

Logically speaking, with warning lights present, it's impossible for a plane to crash into it.

The road maintenance company hired the most professional maintenance personnel to enter the building during the day for repairs and inspections, confirming that the warning lights on the roof and in the middle section were in good condition and not malfunctioning.

Because the incident was indeed bizarre, various rumors circulated among the public, which affected the flow of people in Jinhua Square. Therefore, the Roads Department decided to send another group of reporters to fly over the Economic and Trade Building in a new helicopter, and broadcast the entire process live throughout the city.

Eight-year-old Bai Xiang witnessed the live broadcast accident.

At first, everything was normal.

The beautiful female reporter would sometimes point the camera at herself, and sometimes at the outside, showing off the city's neon lights under the night sky, which looked dazzling and mesmerizing.

The Trade and Economic Building stood there like a giant shadow, its top and middle sections obediently flashing red lights.

It's safe to say that no one, unless blind, would ever pilot a plane into it.

But an accident did happen.

The helicopter suddenly lost control, and the live broadcast began to shake violently and spin.

Amidst the female reporter's screams, the entire image was initially filled with static before returning to clarity.

Anyone watching the live stream could see that the image... indicated that the plane had crashed into the building.

Not far from the rooftop, they could even see a large warning light, about half a person's height, that flashed every now and then.

The problem is that the footage is too clear.

Many people later made confident statements and explained the situation to those who hadn't watched the live stream.

They said it wasn't a warning light.

They said they were absolutely certain that whenever the red light appeared, they saw an enormous, bulging biological eyeball, about half a person's height...

The incident was ultimately determined to be caused by the evil spirits in the pool.

The Roads Bureau invited Zhou Jing'an, the "Green Fang Sword Saint," to kill the strange creature, which finally calmed the storm.

However, the fear in people's hearts was difficult to eradicate due to the live broadcast accident. To this day, the legend of the haunted Jingmao Building continues to circulate among the people, profoundly affecting the business of the office building.

Bai wanted to know what Bai Shengju meant.

The plane collision at the Jingmao Building was the most serious and memorable incident she had ever personally experienced or witnessed in her life.

Bai Shengju hoped to use this example to raise her awareness of the poisoning incident.

In other words.

He suspected that this was also caused by the demon pool.

"The Demon Pool..."

Bai Xiang straightened up and gently stroked the scabbard.

Having experienced the harsh realities of human relationships in her past life, she is indeed far more mature in handling certain matters than her peers.

However, since she had never experienced the Demon Pool in her previous life, she wouldn't have thought of it for a while if Bai Shengju hadn't brought it up.

When Bai Shengju was young, he went out to learn swordsmanship from a master, and his footprints covered several states and rivers. He had long developed the habit of "assuming that any strange event he encountered was a demon pool".

This is not a false accusation against the Demon Pool.

Why has this habit persisted to this day?

Because of Bai Shengju... he managed to survive several times by relying on this habit.

"Listen to Grandpa."

Bai Xiang made up his mind: once this matter is settled, he will find a hotel to stay in tonight.

Meanwhile, in the corridor on the first floor of the laboratory, Zhang Longze, the principal of No. 1 Middle School, was making and receiving a phone call.

"Yes...that's roughly how it is."

“Jing’an, I understand how you feel… but please be considerate of me, after all, it brought the Inspection Department here…”

"You insist that I handle this now, ah... to be honest, I have no choice. The First Middle School can only follow the instructions of the Inspectorate. Ah... if you insist on doing this, you shouldn't have come to me. You should have asked Inspector Zhang, okay?"

"What? What did you say... I can't hear you at all!"

"It's probably just the heavy rain interfering with the signal, right? Ah... how about we leave it like this for now?"

"I still suggest you ask Supervisor Zhang, ah... and then we can get together and discuss it further~"

"That's it then? I'm hanging up!"

"drop!"

Zhang Longze casually turned off the red microphone, and his expression returned to normal.

"headmaster……"

Gao Feng stared at his expression, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

"Consider yourself lucky." Zhang Longze glared at him irritably.

"With the supervision of the authorities, the school will definitely handle this impartially. Consider it a free opportunity for you to gain a promising talent."

“Isn’t that also a merit of the principal?” Gao Feng’s face was beaming with joy. He moved closer to Zhang Longze, looking just like a eunuch.

"Has the compensation for Lao Niu's shop been settled?"

"Okay, it doesn't add up to much money."

"What about the students?"

"Apart from the broken leg, the other injuries are not serious. The medical expenses have been agreed upon. According to the rules of Jian Sheng Martial Arts, most of the expenses will be borne by ourselves."

"well done."

Zhang Longze was very satisfied with this.

"Alright, let Zhou Jing'an and Zhang Daoming talk slowly. You come with me to meet that student."

"Drip-drip-"

Just then, Zhang Longze's phone rang again.

He answered the call and listened for a while, his expression quickly turning from sunny to cloudy.

Chapter Nine Blood Skull

Luo Yu is the chemistry teacher of Class 10 in the third year of high school. He is just 28 years old, has an outgoing personality, and is handsome with gold-rimmed glasses. He is very popular among teachers and students.

This makes sense, because no matter who it is, as long as they approach him to ask for a solution, he will definitely try his best to help them if it is within his power.

The school asked him to do some testing at the last minute. He hurriedly ate a few bites of food and rushed over from his dormitory, only to find out that the test subject was a pot of water.

A pot of water—it looks and smells normal.

Luo Yu did not take it lightly. He used the most professional and rigorous testing techniques and finally produced a report confirming that the water contained a very unfamiliar neurotoxin.

"Is it really highly poisonous?"

He still remembers the shocked expression on the female teacher's face when she received the report: "Not a laxative? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

“I might get the dosage wrong, but it’s impossible for me to confuse it with laxatives.” Luo Yu was very angry; he felt that the other party was questioning his professional competence.

Then the other person quietly told him that someone in the school was suspected of poisoning someone, and a female student had put laxatives into another girl's water bottle—the white water bottle on his table.

Luo Yu was shocked after hearing this, and then expressed his doubts.

Even he was unfamiliar with this neurotoxin, which is a controlled substance in any city in Dayu. How could a student obtain it so easily?

He felt he could understand the female teacher now; indeed, it seemed perfectly reasonable for students to use laxatives together.

"How should I know?" The female teacher hurried away, grabbing the report and running into the hallway, muttering to herself, "Didn't you prepare the report?"

Yes.

Luo Yu remained silent.

He issued the report, and the conclusion of neurotoxicity was personally verified step by step by him, and he witnessed the conclusion being reached with his own eyes.

He had always been very confident in his professional skills, but given the strange circumstances, he suppressed his hunger, closed the laboratory door, and went through the testing process again.

Then, a miracle happened.

This time, although it is still highly poisonous, the type of poison has changed from neurotoxic to decomposing.

Detailed explanation: The first test revealed a highly toxic substance that could kill a person in their sleep. It only harms the mind and has very limited physical damage.

However, if the data on the report is correct for the second type of decomposing poison, it means that if someone drinks even a small sip of the poison, all the muscles in their body will dissolve and rot within ten minutes, quickly falling off their skeleton!

How is this possible...

Luo Yu suspected there was something wrong with his eyes and rubbed them several times before confirming that the numbers were correct.

How could the results be completely different on both occasions?

If he really made a mistake, he would accept it. But even if he did make a mistake, how could the two results be so different?

The neurological class jumped to the decomposition class, which requires a reaction with an enzyme in the blood. This is absolutely impossible to miss in the first test, and he couldn't understand why it wasn't detected the first time.

"What exactly are you...?"

While browsing the report and staring at the computer screen through his glasses, Luo Yu shook his head and finally fixed his gaze on the white kettle.

Half an hour later, he hung up the phone, a satisfied expression on his face.

He requested power for the lab tonight.

I'm not going back to the dorm tonight; I'm determined to uncover the secret of this pot of water.

After taking off his white coat, Luo Yu planned to go to the cafeteria to buy some food.

After all, he still had a whole night to use, so he should find some energy to replenish his strength first. Sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood.

As he was going downstairs, a girl with pigtails walked towards him.

"Teacher Luo," the girl asked cautiously, "I don't know the test results...?"