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Chapter 662: Chapter 667: Ling Chen Poisoned

Lin Tong had no idea that at this moment, Ling Chen was like a blazing fire, which suppressed the poison that had seeped into his body. Alcohol was known to disinfect, let alone the strong liquor brewed by Du Kang.

At this time, Ling Chen seized the opportunity and threw a fierce punch, instantly breaking through Lin Tong’s defense. His iron fist charged straight in, heavily bombarding Lin Tong’s left shoulder. Hit by the punch, Lin Tong’s body immediately swayed, losing his footing.

Seizing this chance, Ling Chen lifted his leg high and delivered a sweeping kick, sending Lin Tong’s body flying out.

However, when Lin Tong landed from midair, he landed right in front of the small liquor gourd.

Without waiting for Ling Chen to catch up, Lin Tong reached for the small gourd, pulled out the stopper, and guzzled it down his throat.

Seeing Lin Tong’s actions, Ling Chen was startled. This guy... he’s actually stealing my drink!

After standing stunned for a few seconds, Ling Chen simply abandoned the idea of making a move, standing still and watching for Lin Tong’s reaction.

Before long, after tossing the empty gourd on the ground, Lin Tong glared at Ling Chen across from him, his nostrils flaring with heavy breaths.

"Now it’s my turn," Lin Tong sneered coldly, his face twisting into a savage grin.

Hearing this, Ling Chen took two steps back, gazing meaningfully at Lin Tong, a playful smile on his lips.

As Lin Tong stepped forward, ready to make a move, his complexion suddenly changed, his originally pale cheeks instantly turning crimson.

"No... what’s going on?" Lin Tong frantically clawed at his chest, a look of intense discomfort on his face, as if millions of ants were gnawing at his flesh. After struggling for a moment, Lin Tong suddenly collapsed to the ground, rolling back and forth, emitting painful howls, his clothes already torn to shreds by his hands.

"So hot... so hot... water... I need water..."

Seeing Lin Tong’s painful state, Ling Chen shook his head lightly. Such overestimation of oneself, to down all the liquor from the small gourd—I myself wouldn’t dare to do it. Most importantly, I have the mental method taught by Du Kang to help control the liquor’s effects on the body. Lin Tong, not having learned the method and drinking so much, couldn’t possibly withstand such torment even if he were a master of the Earthly List.

At this time, Wei Bo, who was responsible for watching over Porridge Girl, saw Lin Tong’s agonized expression and his writhing on the ground. He hurriedly came to his side and helped him up.

"Water... I need water!" Lin Tong yelled, eyes bloodshot as he grasped Wei Bo’s arms.

"Yes, yes, I’ll get water right away."

Wei Bo quickly acknowledged and then hurried to a Mercedes-Benz car to fetch a bottle of mineral water, handing it to Lin Tong.

As soon as the cap was off, Lin Tong tilted his head back and in a matter of seconds downed the entire bottle of water. However, he had underestimated the potency of the strong liquor. Even after drinking water, the fiery liquor was still burning inside him like flames, unstoppable.

While Wei Bo’s attention was on Lin Tong, Ling Chen quickly went to Porridge Girl’s side and undid her restraints.

"Quick, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ling Chen suddenly felt his head grow heavy and lost consciousness, collapsing into Porridge Girl’s arms.

"Ling Chen! Ling Chen, wake up!"

Porridge Girl anxiously looked at Ling Chen, gently shaking his body and calling his name. But at this moment, Ling Chen appeared to be unconscious, showing no reaction as he lay in her embrace.

Seeing this, Porridge Girl reluctantly gazed at Lin Tong and Lin Jiawei inside the Mercedes-Benz, then turned to leave with Ling Chen.

If it weren’t for Ling Chen suddenly falling unconscious, Porridge Girl would not have let Lin Tong and Lin Jiawei off easily.

She had not run far when porridge girl saw a box truck parked on the side of the road. She hurriedly carried Ling Chen over, forcefully knocking on the rear door of the cargo area.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Hu Fei leapt out of the vehicle upon seeing the two of them, and asked looking at the unconscious Ling Chen, "What happened to him?"

"Not sure yet, quickly take us back."

Hu Fei nodded, hastily helped Ling Chen into the vehicle, and urged the driver to head to the research base.

In less than half an hour, the box truck finally arrived at the destination.

By now, the medical team, having been notified earlier, was already prepared. As soon as Ling Chen arrived, he was immediately carried into the medical room on a stretcher.

In the medical room filled with the smell of disinfectant, Zhu Xiaozhu, wearing a neat white lab coat, looked at Ling Chen lying on the hospital bed, and a complex expression fleetingly crossed her beautiful eyes.

"Miss Zhu, can we start now?"

Hearing the voice of a colleague nearby, Zhu Xiaozhu nodded, reached out to check Ling Chen’s eyes, and then examined his pulse.

"He has been poisoned," Zhu Xiaozhu said with certainty, "Prepare to draw blood for testing."

"Understood!"

After more than an hour of busyness, Ling Chen’s physical condition gradually came under control and he was transferred from the medical room to a hospital ward.

"Miss Zhu, how is his condition?"

Porridge girl stood by Ling Chen’s side and asked Zhu Xiaozhu.

Zhu Xiaozhu lifted her head, sizing up porridge girl in front of her and then withdrew her gaze. She had noticed the existence of porridge girl when Ling Chen was brought back earlier. However, at that time, she had been occupied with saving Ling Chen and did not have the mind to think too much, only remembering that plain yet stunning face.

At this moment, there was no one else in the ward besides the two of them. Zhu Xiaozhu couldn’t help but take a few more glances, thinking to herself, wondering what the relationship between this woman and Ling Chen was. The concern revealed in porridge girl’s words suggested that her relationship with Ling Chen was probably more than just friends.

With this thought, Zhu Xiaozhu sighed softly, a hint of melancholy flashing in her beautiful eyes.

"Miss Zhu..."

Seeing that Zhu Xiaozhu did not respond for a while, porridge girl spoke up again. noveldrama

"Rest assured, his condition is temporarily stable, there is no serious harm to his body, he’ll be fine after a few days’ rest." After finishing speaking, Zhu Xiaozhu looked at porridge girl and asked, "Are you Ling Chen’s friend? How come I’ve never seen you before?"

"I don’t associate with him much," porridge girl replied lightly. Being a woman herself, porridge girl could naturally see Zhu Xiaozhu’s concern for Ling Chen. However, her thoughts on this matter were not like other women’s, she wouldn’t overthink.

"Zhu Xiaozhu, since Ling Chen is all right, I’ll leave him in your care. I’ve got things to do, I’ll come back in a couple of days."

"Okay."

Once porridge girl left the ward, Zhu Xiaozhu locked the door and then took out a medical box from the side, preparing a syringe and a vial of medicinal liquid.

Taking advantage of Ling Chen still being unconscious, Zhu Xiaozhu rolled up the sleeve of Ling Chen’s shirt, filled the syringe with the medicinal liquid, and injected it into Ling Chen’s arm.

As the medicine entered Ling Chen’s bloodstream, Zhu Xiaozhu pulled out the syringe, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and murmured to the unconscious Ling Chen, "Don’t blame me..."