Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 627 - 625 Design 9_1

Chapter 627: Chapter 625 Design 9_1

Her face was obscured by a terrifying mask adorned with sharp fangs, the kind that could scare a child to tears.

However, Xia Ningxing caught the scent of ointment on his body, and connecting this with his previous words, she instantly realized his face had been damaged.

That was why she hadn’t killed him.

He wanted her help in making medicine.

"If I succeed in making it, will you let me go?" Xia Ningxing asked.

"Maybe," the other party replied, "But if you don’t, then you can only die!"

The man’s words were light and dismissive, as if Xia Ningxing was nothing more than an ant he could crush at any moment.

For the sake of her own life, Xia Ningxing resolutely said, "I’ll do it!"

"But why choose me?" Xia Ningxing wondered to herself.

Was it because she was too outstanding?

"You are very capable, better than the rest," he replied expressionlessly. In fact, even if Ning Jian hadn’t been involved, he would have planned to capture Xia Ningxing to make the ointment for him.

A woman who could develop a drug to counter S must be able to create an ointment that restores skin to its original state.

Xia Ningxing: "..."

Alas, being high-profile had brought trouble!

"May I see your wounds?"

"No!"

"Then how am I supposed to make it?"

"Rely on experience!"

"..." How arrogant! She wanted to poison him directly and kill him with the poison!

"Take her to the lab." The man tilted his chin up, issuing commands.

Upon arriving at the laboratory, Xia Ningxing discovered many medical researchers at work, and people armed with ominous-looking devices stood guard all around.

On a bookshelf not far away, there were also some books placed.

"These prescriptions and medical canons..." Xia Ningxing felt they looked very familiar.

"They are from the Ning Family," the man told her directly before she could finish.

"So it was you who stole the prescriptions and medical canons!" Xia Ningxing suddenly realized. After letting out a cold laugh, she added, "Was Ning Jian colluding with you from the inside out again?"

Otherwise, even if one knew there was a way through the hot springs, it would be impossible to bypass all the traps along the way.

"Clever," the man said, clearly proud of himself, and thus didn’t mind revealing the truth to her.

Xia Ningxing looked down, her gaze fixed on these medical canons and prescriptions.

If she had failed to find them, that would have been the end of it, but now that she had, she was determined to find a way to take them with her.

For the following days, Xia Ningxing was busy researching the medicine, and of course, she received threats.

"Xia Ningxing, you’d better not dare to play any tricks, or that damned old man will be your fate!" The leader spoke with overpowering hatred in his voice, and Xia Ningxing could hear the sound of his teeth grinding.

Had it not been for that damned old man, his face wouldn’t have been destroyed, nor would he need to wear a mask every day.

Xia Ningxing looked bewildered, not catching his threat at all, "What mad old man?"

"Take her to see," he ordered, lifting his chin and signaling the guard to lead her away.

Soon, the guard brought Xia Ningxing to the entrance of a dungeon.

Upon entering, she instantly smelled the musty stench of rot coming from inside, which was extremely uncomfortable.

"It’s this old man!" The guard brought her to a cell.

Xia Ningxing instinctively looked up and saw a hunched figure in the filthy cell, curling up in a corner like a hedgehog.

It was unclear how long it had been since he had bathed, as lice joyfully leaped in his dusty hair, his long beard dragged on the ground, and his hair was incredibly overgrown.

From a distance, you might think it was just a dirty ball of fur.

Seemingly aware of someone’s presence, the person slowly lifted his head, revealing a face that was destroyed, as if scorched by burns, with skin and flesh muddled together, beyond recognition of its original appearance.

Xia Ningxing involuntarily took a sharp breath, clearly seeing this was the work of intentional disfigurement.

Considering the burn marks, it must have been caused by a hot iron, like those in ancient times heated red-hot and then pressed onto one’s flesh.

Such cruelty!

His eyes were cloudy, and his gaze at people was somewhat silly. Staring at Xia Ningxing for a while, he then let out a foolish laugh.

For some reason, Xia Ningxing suddenly felt an inexplicable sorrow in her heart.

As to why it was saddening, even she could not fully explain.

The masked man mistook her reaction for fear and, feeling satisfied, curved the corner of his lips and signaled the guard beside him.

The guard promptly explained to Xia Ningxing, "This damn old man was also a researcher here, but he caused trouble behind the scenes leading to an explosion that injured his face. Afterwards, ’the head’ disfigured him with a hot iron and threw him into the Venomous Insects Den, where he was bitten for three days and three nights, coming out completely mad."

After hearing this, Xia Ningxing immediately surmised that this man must have been captured forcefully just like her, which is why he wanted to kill the masked man and then escape.

Only, this method seemed rather foolish.

"Miss Xia surely doesn’t want to become the second him, right?" the masked man threatened coldly.

"Of course not! Haha, everyone wants to live a good life, who would want to end up like this, right?" Xia Ningxing said with a forced laugh, while her fingers clenched tightly.

This man was too cruel and ruthless; she had to think of an absolutely foolproof way to quickly leave this place with the medicine formula.

"As long as you know," the masked man grunted.

While Xia Ningxing worked on researching the medicine for the masked man, she also often visited the Mad Old Man.

Initially, the masked man refused to let Xia Ningxing near this person, but she proposed using the Mad Old Man to test the medicine, and then he agreed.

"Grandpa, come here, I’ve brought you buns to eat."

When she came, Xia Ningxing also brought two steaming meat buns to give to him.

In truth, Xia Ningxing didn’t understand why her compassion had suddenly overflowed so much, but every time she saw this old man, her heart ached, and she couldn’t help wanting to reach out to him.

Perhaps they were both fallen from grace!

The man was clearly starving, lunging forward to snatch the buns, stuffing his face hungrily as if he feared Xia Ningxing would change her mind and take them back.

Xia Ningxing took the opportunity to feel his pulse.

The moment she took his pulse, Xia Ningxing distinctly felt the Mad Old Man’s body stiffen, his heartbeat erratic, and the originally foolish look in his eyes showed a hint of wariness.

However, it disappeared in a flash, almost too quickly to be noticed.

But these details did not escape Xia Ningxing’s eyes.

Xia Ningxing had suspected from the start that the old man was not truly mad, and now she was even more certain of her thoughts.

However, she didn’t confront him directly.

"Grandpa, the poison in you is too deep, and if it’s not treated soon, I’m afraid your heart and lungs will be at risk. But don’t worry, with me here, you will definitely be okay," Xia Ningxing whispered in his ear in a low voice.

The Mad Old Man acted as if he didn’t understand, continuing to laugh foolishly, rolling himself into a ball and playing on the side.

Xia Ningxing knew his guard must be very high at the moment, so she didn’t mind his disregard.