Mated at First Sight
Chapter 1017 - 681: Mu Lin Kills Two Birds with One Arrow (8)

Chapter 1017: Chapter 681: Mu Lin Kills Two Birds with One Arrow (8)

He didn’t speak, nor did he argue. Anu Toji looked at the woman hanging on the wall in a sorry state, his eyes somewhat terrifying.

And Mu Lin, with a calm expression, watched him. The next moment, the woman on the screen suddenly disappeared, replaced by a terrifying zombie picture, that face of rotting flesh completely filling the huge screen, mouth agape, with her eyeballs just hanging there, scaring someone into stumbling backwards uncontrollably.

Luckily there was a chair behind, if not, someone would have made a fool of themselves.

The zombie face on the screen was Mu Lin’s perverse fun, intended to scare certain people. Nightmares, oh how interesting.

Some people have done too many bad things, she didn’t believe they could really sleep soundly. If that was really the case, then she could only—express her admiration.

"What exactly do you want?" After a long time, Anu Toji finally spoke, his voice carrying a trace of weariness.

From the beginning, Mu Lin had not said what exactly they wanted to do. What was their ultimate goal?

The girl before him was full of danger, impossible to see clearly.

What do I want!

Mu Lin laughed once more, "Actually, my purpose is very simple," she said, looking at him. Finally, Mu Lin spoke.

Truly, from the very beginning, she had only one goal, and that was to make his life difficult.

Under the bright incandescent light, Mu Lin’s hand shimmered with silver. The next moment, someone’s mouth was open, their whole body frozen, unable to move.

She leisurely took out a small porcelain bottle from her bosom, then poured out a snow-white Happy Pill and brazenly tossed it into someone’s mouth.

The silver needle was removed.

"What did you give me?" He intended to spit it out first, only to find that it had already dissolved in his mouth. Anu Toji immediately seemed somewhat panicky.

Watching him with an indifferent look, Mu Lin’s expression was tranquil, "Of course it’s something good." How could anything she offered not be fine? She paused, then benevolently began to explain, "Actually, it’s analogous to something you had certain people research." The repeated ’something’ could almost make one dizzy.

Mu Lin continued expressionlessly, "It’s just that I personally believe I’m a cut above those so-called researchers of yours. The things you develop rot from the outside in, too ugly, completely devoid of aesthetic sense. Mine, however, rots from the inside out; it starts with your heart, liver, spleen, lungs, etc. It won’t rot quickly, just little by little, gradually deteriorating, growing putrid, until death."

Hmm... Mu Lin calculated, "Probably, it will take about half a year; but don’t worry, it’s not contagious." So, with her face beautifully uplifted, Mu Lin looked at the man before her turning pale with a smile, "Mr. Anu, you probably have about half a year left to live. Of course, if you are already in poor health, then you only have..." She casually extended four fingers. "I estimate you only have four months left." Four and death, quite fitting indeed.

"I think Mr. Anu, you should hurry and draft something like a will. After all, from the look of it, you seem to be quite wealthy." Mu Lin’s words almost infuriated Anu Toji to death.

No one had ever dared talk to him like this.

"Do you think I’d believe that?" Anu Toji didn’t believe that such a thing existed in the world at all; if it did, they wouldn’t have had so much trouble.

"Whether you believe it or not has nothing to do with me!" Mu Lin spread her hands, "My purpose today was just to warn you, nothing more!" That leisurely aura about her changed at that moment, an aura of coldness emanating from her body that even made Anu Toji’s pores stand on end.

Danger!

Every pore and cell in his body was reminding him of the danger level of the woman in front of him.

The faint curve on her face had already faded away.

"Anu Toji, starting from today, I believe you certainly won’t extend your hand towards us anymore." Mu Lin said this blandly, but Anu Toji took no notice.

Ignored by Anu Toji, Mu Lin just continued on her own, "If one day you slip up again, I don’t mind letting your entire Anu Family go down with you." She looked at him with calm eyes, "Don’t disbelieve it. Mu Lin always means what she says." In this world, there was no one she wanted to kill that she couldn’t, because her methods of killing were too many.

So many that ordinary people—couldn’t guard against them all.

Mu Lin suggested, she could have become an assassin, probably would have quickly earned the title of Gold Medal Assassin; but she preferred the Silver Medal.

The crowd: You’ve gone off-topic.

Mu Lin: Cough cough cough...

Mu Lin regained her composure, stepping back a few steps to Jing Chen’s side.

"The things you develop can only enter the body through our esophagus or bloodstream; but the poison of a Poison Doctor like myself can penetrate through breathing, touch, or even seamlessly through your pores. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to experience that day, nor would you wish to die without knowing," Mu Lin said.

"Anu Toji, your life is worth less than any of our fingernails. I spared you this time for the sake of those above, but next time! Those people know my temper; there’s no one in this world that Mu Lin wants dead that can escape!"

"That’s all I have to say," she concluded, "you can believe it or not."

She paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, "Oh right, almost forgot to mention..." Mu Lin was helpless with herself, "The poison in your body still has an antidote."

Having said that, Mu Lin took out a small pill from her pouch, "One month, one pill. This is your dose for the month. The rest, I will kindly leave with Otani Masao. Remember to fetch it when the month is almost up, otherwise even I wouldn’t be able to save you."

"I heard you two are quite fond of each other... I wish you happiness in your—’loving murder,’" she mocked.

Phew... finally done talking; speaking is so tiring. Mu Lin slumped against Jing Chen’s body; she felt as if she had become a chatterbox.

When Anu Toji came back to his senses, Mu Lin and Jing Chen had already disappeared. He hurriedly ran to the door only to find that the guards outside were still quietly standing their guard, patrolling without any reaction. He shut the door with a loud "bang".

He turned and walked to his desk, standing where Mu Lin had stood before, looking at the pill on the table. His first instinct was to throw it away, but the next moment, he pocketed the pill.

Tomorrow, he would need to find a doctor to check his body.

Truth be told, even now Anu Toji no longer believed Mu Lin’s words, until... his body started having issues, until... he was forced to take the antidote Mu Lin had left behind and thus became controlled by Otani Masao.

Only then did he believe every word Mu Lin had said.

Of course, that was a matter of a few days later, by which time Mu Lin had long since disappeared.

After leaving Anu Toji’s residence, Mu Lin and Jing Chen once again appeared before Otani Masao.

"Mrs. Jing?" Every time he heard that title, old Jing felt extremely pleased.

Mu Lin handed a porcelain bottle to Otani Masao, who subconsciously took it, looking at Mu Lin in confusion.

"The poison inside Anu Toji’s body was placed by me. This poison, in this world, nobody except my master could possibly concoct the antidote," Mu Lin was sure of this, "and you have the antidote in your hands."

Otani Masao looked at Mu Lin, "Is this enough?" Why did he feel like it was too simple?

Mu Lin said, "Wait a few days, and when he comes looking for you, you’ll understand. But I’ve already given him this month’s antidote. You just need to give him the next dose when the time comes, one pill a month. The bottle contains an entire year’s worth of antidote." So, in other words.

"A year later, I’ll still need to get the antidote from you to continue controlling Anu Toji, is that what you mean?" What a clever plan! This way, he had to fulfill the promise he had made, although he had no intention of going back on his word.

Looking at Mu Lin, Otani Masao’s gaze was complex. She had even calculated him into her plans, and from the beginning, he had fallen into the trap she had dug. This feeling of being controlled by someone else was really not that—comfortable!

But it seemed he had no other choice.

Mu Lin looked at him with an expression that said he could learn from this.

Really, never mistake her as the kind of person who does good deeds anonymously. She’s very practical.

If she paid a price, then of course she would want a return on her investment to feel comfortable.

Otani Masao managed a wry smile, "Now I finally understand why my ancestors failed to conquer for so many years." The thoughts in their minds were not something they could contend with.

Human minds, twisting and turning; if they truly competed in cunning with you, they would be no match; it’s a pity they were mostly too upright. But the woman in front of him was different.

Moreover, it’s true: the more beautiful things are, the more poisonous. For their own country, they would employ any tactic, and yet, they are still more righteous than we are.

Perhaps that’s why they are becoming stronger by the day!

Watching his expression, Mu Lin’s eyes curved into a smile, her charming face beaming, "Thank you for the compliment." After a pause, she added, looking at him, "As my upcoming partner, remember to send some people to find me in a couple of days. I’ll give you another gift then, you don’t need to thank me too much."

Mu Lin planned to return that woman to him as well; after all, keeping her didn’t really serve much purpose.

"Remember, don’t let anyone know; especially your enemies." Otherwise, if she were carelessly killed or lost, the one weeping wouldn’t be her.

Even after Mu Lin and Jing Chen had left, Otani Masao stood in place, smiling bitterly.

He really didn’t know whether he had won or lost in this cooperation. But one thing he could be sure of was that in the end, he would be the ultimate winner.

Because they had sent this girl.