Chapter 719 - 437: This Terrifying Reaction... He Didn’t Take Poison, Did He?

Chapter 719: Chapter 437: This Terrifying Reaction... He Didn’t Take Poison, Did He?

In the Rongcheng City District, in a corner of an Urban Village slated for demolition, stood an old, two-story bungalow.

In the living room, Chen Xiaoyan sat on the sofa watching a TV show, dressed in an off-the-shoulder shirt and a short skirt. The severely injured Wang Hao was in the guest room, recuperating in bed.

Yesterday, Chen Xiaoyan had called Wang Hao’s friend, who said he’d immediately arrange for his people to deliver the organization’s latest special medicine. It was supposed to arrive this afternoon.

But now the sun was about to set, and there was still no sign of the special medicine Wang Hao’s friend had promised.

Though Chen Xiaoyan was watching TV, her mind wasn’t on the show. ’Should I call and ask him again?’

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.

Just as Chen Xiaoyan was debating whether to call Wang Hao’s friend and ask where the promised special medicine was, there was a knock on the door.

"Coming." Earlier that morning, an old lady from the neighborhood committee had knocked, handing Chen Xiaoyan a form to fill out and saying she’d be back in the evening to pick it up. Chen Xiaoyan assumed it was the old lady coming to collect the form.

CREAK.

She opened the metal gate to find a middle-aged man in his early forties standing at the door. He had an ordinary face, wore a cap, and held a small cardboard box in his hand.

"And you are...?" Chen Xiaoyan asked, looking at him with confusion.

The middle-aged man in the cap glanced at Chen Xiaoyan in her off-the-shoulder shirt and short skirt. His expression didn’t change as he said in a flat tone, "Your delivery is here. Please sign for it."

"But I didn’t order anything online!" Chen Xiaoyan blurted out, momentarily stunned.

"..." The man in the cap was silent for a few seconds before adding, "This package was sent by the Heilin Society... You are Chen Xiaoyan, right?"

The words snapped Chen Xiaoyan to her senses. She never would have guessed that this ordinary-looking middle-aged man, dressed just like any other courier, was the person Wang Hao’s friend had sent.

"That’s right, I’m Chen Xiaoyan. Sorry, I didn’t realize at first."

"Hn." The man in the cap nodded, handed the small cardboard box to Chen Xiaoyan, and had her sign her name.

Once the paperwork was complete, the deliveryman turned and left. The whole exchange was brief and professional, without a single wasted word.

Clearly, the man in the cap was no ordinary person. But Chen Xiaoyan, clutching the small box, had no mental energy to spare on his identity. She just turned and went back inside.

TAP, TAP, TAP...

Chen Xiaoyan padded into the guest room in her slippers. Lying on the bed with his eyes closed, Wang Hao heard her enter and opened his eyes.

"Wang Hao, it’s here!" Chen Xiaoyan said with a happy smile, raising her hand and giving the small cardboard box a little shake.

"Finally." Wang Hao’s eyes were fixed on the box in Chen Xiaoyan’s hand. Enduring the pain, he pushed himself up to lean against the headboard.

Chen Xiaoyan walked over to Wang Hao, pulled up a chair, and sat down. Then she started opening the small cardboard box.

She tore off the outer packaging to reveal a small, square brocade box inside. She took it out and peeled off the clear tape wrapped around it.

Opening the lid, she revealed a black pill the size of a pigeon’s egg.

The moment the black pill was revealed, a foul odor quickly filled the air. Chen Xiaoyan covered her nose, her voice muffled as she said, "This smells awful."

Despite being largely immobile, Wang Hao didn’t even frown at the foul smell. Instead, his face lit up with joy.

"The bad smell is a good sign. I’d heard that this special Healing Medicine developed by the organization doesn’t smell very good. The fact that this black pill smells so foul proves it’s the real deal..."

In all his years with the Heilin Society, this was the first time Wang Hao had been so severely injured.

His condition was so bad that he couldn’t move freely and could only lie in bed to slowly recover. For the perpetually active Wang Hao, this state—only slightly better than being paralyzed—was excruciating.

Now, the key to a swift recovery was right in front of him. Wang Hao couldn’t wait to take the Healing Medicine his friend had sent.

"Hurry up and give it to me!!!"

Chen Xiaoyan nodded, tipped the pigeon’s-egg-sized black pill from the box into her palm, and handed it to the impatient Wang Hao.

"I’ll go get you a glass of water."

"Don’t need it."

Wang Hao took the black pill and immediately tossed it into his mouth.

GULP.

Wang Hao swallowed the pigeon’s-egg-sized pill in a single gulp. Chen Xiaoyan’s lips twitched. ’To swallow a pill that smells that awful without even flinching... Wang Hao is really something else.’

After taking the special Healing Medicine, Wang Hao closed his eyes, focusing on the changes it was producing in his injured body.

Ten seconds, thirty seconds, a minute and a half...

After about three minutes, Wang Hao, still immobile against the headboard, suddenly let out a blood-curdling scream.

"AHH—"

Sitting in her chair, Chen Xiaoyan was so startled by Wang Hao’s sudden scream that she nearly fell off her seat.

"Wang Hao, what’s wrong?"