Chapter 112: The Madman (Midnight—Please Subscribe)

Two women burst in.

One had long hair cascading over her shoulders, her face pale and drained, wearing an expression of utter despair.

The other was a petite, delicate-looking woman, small in stature but surprisingly strong.

She was almost carrying the long-haired woman as they climbed over the rear wall of the building on the west side of the mercenary group's headquarters.

Then, the two of them slumped down against the corner of the wall. The delicate woman panted heavily, while the long-haired woman remained lost in hopelessness.

Tang Mubai, hearing the disturbance, stood by the window and looked down. The petite woman was catching her breath and quietly comforting the long-haired woman.

“Xin, don’t worry. The chairman will definitely come back for you.”

“They’re accusing us of colluding with the half-beasts and causing countless deaths. It’s all slander!”

“We’ve been researching medicine all along, saving countless lives.”

“Those people are villains. They just can’t stand to see us succeed, so they destroyed the lab and arrested Brother Wang, Professor Li, and the others. I believe once the chairman returns, justice will be served!”

“So Xin, don’t be sad or worried. Once the chairman is back, we won’t have to live in fear or hide anymore.”

“If you really can’t bear it, just sleep. When you wake up, you’ll feel better.”

The petite woman’s voice was soft and intermittent, trying to soothe the long-haired woman.

But the long-haired woman seemed deaf to her words, her eyes hollow and void, embodying utter despair.

Tang Mubai listened to their story, his mouth twitching involuntarily.

First, there was no doubt these two women belonged to the Honghu Group.

Second, the Admiral’s Office, Security Bureau, and Martial Association had stormed the laboratory where they had been, arresting the involved personnel—only these two had escaped.

Third, the petite woman seemed to lack detailed knowledge of the situation, simply offering naive comfort to the long-haired woman.

In contrast, the long-haired woman appeared to have a close relationship with the Honghu Group’s chairman, Yue Shengke.

Lover? Mistress? Or confidante?

Tang Mubai’s interest was piqued. Confirming that they had no intention of leaving anytime soon, he descended the stairs and followed them into the back alley behind the building.

“Who’s there?” the petite woman asked nervously, standing up and blocking the long-haired woman, eyes fixed on the alley entrance.

Under the bright glow of a streetlamp hanging from the alley wall, Tang Mubai stopped two meters in front of her.

“Y-you… who are you?” The petite woman relaxed slightly upon recognizing him but remained puzzled.

Tang Mubai replied, “You ran into my home and ask who I am?”

“Oh, this is your home?” The petite woman paused in surprise. “Your place is huge!”

Tang Mubai was momentarily speechless.

Before he could respond, the long-haired woman, who had been sitting on the ground, suddenly stood up. With a “thud,” she struck the petite woman from behind, knocking her unconscious, then laid her down gently.

Tang Mubai watched calmly, intrigued, and made no move.

“She doesn’t know anything,” the long-haired woman said without looking up. She tenderly stroked the petite woman’s cheek, then rose with an expression of hopelessness and looked vacantly at Tang Mubai. “Let her go, and I’ll give you ten million Federal Credits.”

“Only ten million?” Tang Mubai grinned. “You’re the woman of the Honghu Group’s chairman. Your price shouldn’t be that low.”

“It’s not me, it’s her,” the long-haired woman said impassively. “Ten million to let her go. As for me, you don’t need to know. I’m not Yue Shengke’s woman.”

“What do you mean?” Tang Mubai raised an eyebrow.

The long-haired woman offered no explanation but repeated, “Ten million, let her go. If you’re unwilling, you can hand her over to the Martial Security Bureau. But if you do that, I doubt you’ll ever see that ten million credit reward.”

Tang Mubai frowned, his gaze sweeping over the long-haired woman.

Suddenly, his eyes flashed sharp, and he stepped forward swiftly, his hand reaching out to grasp the long-haired woman’s head, examining her complexion closely.

In the next instant, he unleashed his “Poison Control” technique, extracting a dense wisp of bluish-green toxic gas from her body.

The long-haired woman, who had been lost in despair, trembled uncontrollably upon seeing this.

“You… you…” She widened her eyes in disbelief as she stared at Tang Mubai.

“Want to die?” Tang Mubai flicked the swirling poison around his fingertips. “If I’m not mistaken, you swallowed this poison yourself, didn’t you?”

“W-who exactly are you?” The long-haired woman took a deep breath, looking at Tang Mubai with a mixture of fear and astonishment, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Indeed, the poison extracted was self-ingested.

She wanted to die.

Yet Tang Mubai’s unfathomable method made it impossible—even for her to die.

“Irrelevant who I am,” Tang Mubai chuckled softly. “You want death, I won’t stop you. But before that, I want to know how Yue Shengke managed to get so many half-beasts into the city.”

Before the woman could answer, Tang Mubai continued, “Since you want to die anyway, why bury these secrets with you? Tell me to satisfy my curiosity. In return, I promise to let this girl go and even send her to other cities to start anew.”

“Agreed!” The long-haired woman answered decisively.

Tang Mubai’s display of power left her no room to resist.

She was ready to die, but the petite woman should not. That little scatterbrain deserved care.

Even if Tang Mubai was deceiving her, the long-haired woman didn’t care.

She was gambling.

If she guessed right, the petite woman could break free from this cursed cage and begin life anew.

“My name is Luo Lianxin. I’m the head of Honghu Pharmaceuticals. About half a year ago, Yue Shengke approached me, asking me to research whether human and beast genes could be fused.”

“It was a grand experiment. If successful, my name would be immortalized in history!”

“I admit I was vain. For the sake of fame, I gathered everyone I knew and formed a team to research day and night. Yue Shengke also provided numerous gene samples.”

“At first, I thought those genes came from ferocious beasts. But soon, I realized something was off. After several experiments, I confirmed my suspicion: the genes Yue Shengke provided were not from ferocious beasts but from half-beasts!”

“What he wanted was not what I imagined—to inject beast genes into humans to awaken ferocious power—but to transform half-beasts into humans!”

“That’s right. He had long colluded with the half-beasts, attempting to turn them human and have them live inside the domain walls.”

“I don’t know his purpose. I confronted him, but he convinced me to continue the research.”

“Hahaha, you heard right—I agreed!”

“If I could turn half-beasts into humans, my name would be remembered throughout the ages! No matter how many years pass, as long as humans live, they’ll never forget me!”

A madman!