Mated at First Sight
Chapter 1071 - 722 Do you believe me if I say it wasn’t you? (Second Update)

Chapter 1071: Chapter 722 Do you believe me if I say it wasn’t you? (Second Update)

"Linlin, are we sure to stay here for the time being?" Jing Tian whispered in Mu Lin’s ear, considering their mission in this place was not just one.

Mu Lin nodded, "Other matters can be put aside for the moment." Even if she was a few days late, Mu Lin believed those people wouldn’t joke with F Country’s lives; everything was only to lure them to F Country.

And now, their goal had been achieved.

Jing Tian nodded; before coming here, the higher-ups had already instructed that everything should follow Mu Lin’s orders once they arrived, he definitely couldn’t contradict her, or he’d face military justice.

Alas...

Mu Lin turned to Ouyang Bo, "I have a question, why don’t you cremate those who died? Piling them up like that will only breed more troublesome viruses." And the viruses that emerged from that were truly the most horrifying.

"Besides, while the air in this town isn’t toxic, living here for an extended period will cause problems." The turbidity in the air was almost suffocating.

But Ouyang Bo looked somewhat troubled at Mu Lin, "Actually, I’ve already discussed the cremation issue with the locals, but they believe that cremation is disrespectful to the gods and will bring misfortune, so..." They were helpless too!

After all, the divide between them was still quite large.

"Misfortune." Mu Lin snorted coldly, "Could it be that they don’t realize they are already plagued by misfortune?" Indeed, old beliefs were terribly harmful.

Ouyang Bo smiled faintly without a word. Mu Lin turned to Ouyang Zishan, "Anyway, I still hope you can cremate those bodies as soon as possible; if being nice doesn’t work, use force. I really don’t believe that if their own lives are at stake, they’ll still care about any misfortune." Sometimes, it was necessary to be roundabout in approach.

In this world, what is more important than one’s own life? Mu Lin reminded, "Often there’s no need to be too gentle in your speech, if you’re too soft, others won’t take you seriously. You need to use both carrot and stick, of course, you have to apply them wisely."

Ouyang Zishan nodded, actually they understood this too; Mu Lin looked at Jing Tian, "Before I come out, get it done."

Jing Tian gave Mu Lin an OK sign, "No problem, mission will be accomplished!"

After Mu Lin and Ouyang Bo left, Ouyang Zishan turned to Jing Tian, "Are you sure you two are really married?" It looked really odd!

Jing Tian glanced at her, "If I say we’re not, would you believe me?"

Without hesitation, she shook her head, "I don’t believe it." Her father had said that they were a couple, and even Mu Lin had acknowledged it, "Compared to what you say, I trust Mu Lin more." After all, she liked Mu Lin better.

Jing Tian: ...Naive girl, be careful not to get conned.

But... it seemed from when he first knew Mu Lin, those who were conned by her were willing to be—willingly conned to this very day.

Tsk, tsk, tsk... no wonder she won over his brother, the iceberg, now totally wrapped around his sister-in-law’s finger!

Sister-in-law, mighty and dominant!

...

How many days had it been since they entered the research room? This had been the question plaguing Ouyang Zishan for the past few days; why did it seem like such a long time?

Jing Tian: "It’s been three days." His sister-in-law had started those days of forgetting to eat and drink again.

Ouyang Zishan looked at Jing Tian, "Aren’t you worried?" Eating just one meal a day, are you even her husband, and Mu Lin looked so frail, what if she starved?

Compared to her own father, Ouyang Zishan seemed more worried about Mu Lin.

Ouyang Zishan thought that they already had one research fanatic here; who would have guessed that Mu Lin, so young, was just like her father; was it a trait of those who studied Chinese Medicine?

Jing Tian sighed, "Worried. But worrying is useless, every time Linlin encounters such things, she becomes like this." Even his brother couldn’t control her, what could he do?

In the research room, Mu Lin and Ouyang Bo had been utterly invested for these three days, focused, and serious; this was arguably Mu Lin’s first time researching in the same lab with another person; of course, previous ones with Mu Jue didn’t count, those were teaching, not researching.

On the first day in the research room, Mu Lin had already determined what the poison was, and it wasn’t anything nice—it was something she once researched for fun, similar to the corpse-dissolving liquid of ancient times but not quite, just somewhat similar.

If this poison was ingested or even touched, it would cause rotting from the outside in, rotting to the bone without feeling even the slightest pain; just like with the victims in F Country. However, the thing infecting them actually only contained a small amount of decay.

Don’t doubt it, decay was the name Mu Lin had once given this poison (Mu Lin’s naming was always so indifferent).

There were other ingredients too, presumably what Mi Zheng developed to provoke her.

Mu Lin just scoffed at this point.

However, during these three days, Ouyang Bo felt he had gained tremendously. It had been a long time since he had such an epiphany, as if a years-long knot was untied.

Now he understood why so many once called Mu Lin the Poison Doctor, her mastery of poison was unmatched in the present, he might even say there was nobody who could compare to her.

Even this epidemic that had troubled him for over twenty days, in just three days, they... had developed an antidote! They really had been successful.

Hehehe... It seemed he really should retire now!

The more he worked with Mu Lin, the more Ouyang Bo liked her, whether it was her temperament or her medical skill, if it weren’t for the fact that Mu Lin had other matters afterward, he truly wished she could stay longer for research.

In just three days, both of them emerged from the lab, and as for Jing Tian and the others, they had dealt with the graveyard. As for how they managed to persuade the locals, Mu Lin didn’t care.

After all, a little coercion and bribery often worked better than anything.