"You're quite the show-off!"
"Heh, with my skills, he's still dependent on me. Oh, right, this experimental method using male flesh and skin was also my suggestion," Zhao Gaoyuan said.
At this moment, I really wanted to beat Zhao Gaoyuan up. Of course, if I made a move now, it would expose that we weren't afraid at all.
Liu Yuning and I exchanged glances and cautiously followed behind Zhao Gaoyuan. After passing through this long corridor, we arrived at a door. Zhao Gaoyuan, familiar with the place, took out a magnetic card and swiped it. A steel door opened before us. I immediately smelled a pungent formalin odor. I guessed this must be another laboratory of theirs in the mountain village.
To my surprise, upon entering, I only saw corpses. There were no researchers or Gongsun Jiayi himself.
Zhao Gaoyuan noticed my surprise and pressed a switch on the wall, turning on the lights around us. I saw rows upon rows of metal cots covered with white cloths, each holding a corpse.
"This is just the morgue. The laboratory is across the hall."
"So that's how it is," Liu Yuning said at this moment, "This place doesn't seem much smaller than the previous villa!"
"Hmph, Officer Liu, what do you mean by that? Are you mocking us for having a small place?"
"No, it's impressive that you could build a new experimental base so quickly!"
"Hmph, enough nonsense, follow me!"
Zhao Gaoyuan turned and continued walking. In fact, there were quite a few police officers around him, but they were all his people. Otherwise, we would have already taken him down. I was observing these officers, hoping they would suddenly come to their senses, giving me a chance to deal with Zhao Gaoyuan. But the reality was that they remained the same as before.
Their guns were all pointed at our backs, making it impossible for us to move. After passing the morgue, we finally arrived at the laboratory. It was very similar to the previous one, with no air circulation and silence. However, this time, there were some other vines entwined here. I looked closely and realized it was a giant violet. Could this plant grow so large?
Approaching a workbench in the center of the laboratory, a person wearing a fire-retardant mask was intently working on a corpse on the table. I didn't know why he was wearing such a mask, but the moment the corpse caught fire, I understood. This guy actually set the corpse pieces on fire! I saw several researchers beside him, using knives to cut apart a male corpse on the table. They then placed the cut pieces onto an alcohol lamp to ignite them, and finally put the burnt flesh into a reagent bottle in the center.
Throughout the entire process, they were transferring flesh and skin. Zhao Gaoyuan led us closer. The man with the fire-retardant mask seemed to sense someone approaching but didn't turn around. He directly said, "Brought them? Kill them now!"
"Yes, Mr. Gongsun!"
Zhao Gaoyuan turned around to wave his hand. This guy was actually going to kill us! Liu Yuning and I moved instantly. At the same time, someone broke through the obstacles at a large door in the laboratory and rushed in. It was He Xiaoyu!
Before we arrived, I had already notified her. As soon as she appeared, she pulled out a gun from somewhere and began firing at the people around her. Bang, bang, bang! A series of loud noises. I finally saw clearly that it was a shotgun!!
This was the first time I saw her using a gun. I thought she only liked using cold weapons!
Under her cover, Liu Yuning and I quickly subdued the police officers nearby. At the same time, another person appeared beside He Xiaoyu. A man, dressed similarly to her, but wielding a strange Tang sword. With a few clacks, several researchers fell to the ground. However, he didn't kill them, only inflicted a few cuts on their shoulders!
The man with the fire-retardant mask was immediately subdued by him. The man sneered, "You dare to try and harm our young master? A guy who doesn't know his place!"
"Who exactly are you?"
"He family bodyguard, He Jinghui!"
"Ah!" The guy cried out. He Jinghui directly pulled off his mask, revealing Gongsun Jiayi's terrified and uneasy face!
At this moment, He Xiaoyu was giving each of the police officers a de-toxin pill. They all slowly regained consciousness, not knowing what had happened. I didn't have time to explain and said to He Xiaoyu, "What about Gao Mingqiang and the others?"
"Heh, it's alright. I already went ahead. They should be here now!"
Just as He Xiaoyu finished speaking, dense footsteps could be heard from not far away. Gao Mingqiang, holding the researcher, along with Xiao Yuande, Xiahou, and many other police officers, arrived at the laboratory.
We regrouped and captured Gongsun Jiayi. This mission was finally successful.
Seeing that the situation was beyond his control, Zhao Gaoyuan had no choice but to extend his hands for us to handcuff him.
I originally wanted to talk to He Jinghui, but when my attention shifted, his people had already disappeared.
I had to ask He Xiaoyu, "That man, do you know him?"
"Yes, he's my brother!"
"Oh? So he's He Jinghui! I remember now. You mentioned someone like him before."
"Yes, I did mention him once. Well, he's different from me. He doesn't like being around many people; he prefers to be alone."
"Uh, weren't you like that before too?"
"I'm different. I'm a woman, after all. I have girlfriends!"
"Haha, I can hardly imagine what kind of woman would be good friends with you."
"Not much, her name is Du Yuting!"
"Ah!"
Back at the provincial department, Zhao Gaoyuan and Gongsun Jiayi were taken to separate interrogation rooms. The remaining researchers were also brought in.
Fortunately, the few chemistry students who had just arrived were released because they were not yet involved in the case.
I went to the interrogation room, but I was facing Zhao Gaoyuan, not Gongsun Jiayi.
Gongsun had confessed all his crimes based on Yin Chushuang's testimony. I still had one question: why did Zhao Gaoyuan cooperate with Gongsun Jiayi?
"Zhao Gaoyuan, I know you're not inherently bad. But why did you choose this path? Can you tell me?"
"If I said it was just for money, would you believe me?"
I shook my head. "It's not like that. When I was in the laboratory, I noticed that giant violet. Are you trying to do something with it? You're very smart, Zhao Gaoyuan. You actually used Gongsun Jiayi."
"Hm? As expected of Detective He. No wonder people call you China's Sherlock Holmes; it seems to be true. That's right, that scumbag still thinks I'm working for him. In reality, I've long used him to help me cultivate a giant violet king."