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Capítulo 64

"Oh no, it's a snake infant!" Ye Cheng shouted.

Xia Chen's palms immediately broke out in a cold sweat. If one snake infant was so difficult to deal with, what about so many?

"Hurry up!" Xia Chen shouted.

Ye Cheng carried Li Xiao's body and rushed outside, with Xia Chen following behind to cover their retreat. The two finally reached the car, only to find even more twin snake infants waiting for them outside.

Xia Chen hurriedly opened the car door and stuffed Li Xiao's body inside. Just as Xia Chen was about to get into the car, a snake-like infant with a human face and a snake's body suddenly rushed towards him.

The snake-like infant opened its mouth to bite Xia Chen's arm, but Xia Chen grabbed a baseball bat from the car and smashed it down. With a "crack," the rotting head, whose eyes had already fallen out, snapped into Xia Chen's baseball bat.

Xia Chen casually handed over the baseball bat, his head hitting the ground along with it. With a loud thud, Xia Chen slammed the car door shut.

"Run!" Xia Chen shouted.

Only then did Xia Chen notice a head perched on the car's windshield.

"Quick, lock the car doors!" Ye Cheng suddenly shouted.

The shout startled Xia Chen, who hurriedly locked the car doors. Ye Cheng quickly turned the key and started the car, while the body on the windshield began frantically smashing its head against the glass. At the same time, more and more "snake-like" monsters appeared around the car windows.

With a loud crash, the glass behind them shattered. A snake-like infant flew towards Ye Cheng. With a sharp thud, its head was smashed off by Xia Chen using a CD case he had casually grabbed.

"Clang, clang, clang," the snake-like baby kept banging against the glass.

Suddenly, the car moved. It started!

Ye Cheng floored the accelerator, his head smashing into the shattered rear window like a souvenir. Xia Chen slammed his elbow into the snake infant, then turned to see Ye Cheng's grim face. "I know! It must be there!" Xia Chen shouted.

Ye Cheng was taken aback, and Xia Chen immediately explained, "I know the answer. Let's go back to the school's laboratory building."

010 Snake Infant

The night was desolate.

Two blood-soaked guests arrived at the Yishi Academy's laboratory building. Their bodies were covered in Li Xiao's blood; they had vowed to avenge their respective loved ones.

Reaching the junction of the third and fourth floors, the strange door reappeared on the wall that should have been snow-white. Xia Chen had already witnessed what kind of world lay within. In other words, Xia Chen hadn't been dreaming that day; he had truly existed in this world.

Ye Cheng pushed open the door and the two entered. The room was still pitch black. Suddenly, Ye Cheng turned on his flashlight, which startled everyone.

This place is no longer what Ye Cheng saw. There is a huge desk behind the door, and someone is actually working with their back to the door.

What's most surprising is that someone who looks exactly like Xia Chen is sitting in the office desk.

Xia Chen froze, staring in astonishment at the person before him who looked exactly like him. What shocked him was that the malevolent aura in this man's eyes was the same as the one he had seen in the empty mirror! The only difference was that this man was holding a snake-like infant in his arms!

"Who are you?" Xia Chen asked in surprise.

There was no mirror in front of Xia Chen, so this person was clearly a living, breathing human. If Luo Shimin were here, she would definitely go up and pinch this person's cheek to confirm whether this person was truly human!

The man in front of him, exuding an evil aura, raised his chin and looked down at Xia Chen, his eyes filled with a strange cunning.

“You can also call me Xuan Xiaotong. I am the founder of the Xiamen Group,” the man said.

But when he spoke, everyone was stunned. Her voice was so sweet, as melodious as a lark's song. What Xia Chen found most unbearable was that a woman's voice was coming from beneath a face exactly like his own!

Ye Cheng, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but ask, "What did you say?"

Xuan Xiaotong, who was holding the snake baby, relaxed her shoulders.

Could she be Xuan Xiaotong? Shouldn't Xuan Xiaotong be a woman? How could this be?

Xuan Xiaotong slowly walked to the desk and gently placed the snake-like infant in the small cradle beside him. His movements were very light, as if he were afraid of waking the baby. His actions were like those of a true father, genuinely loving his child. Could it be that this snake-like infant really is Xuan Xiaotong's child?

tender!

Xia Chen quickly shook his head. Impossible, he was overthinking it.

After putting down the snake infant, Xuan Xiaotong slowly walked to the rocking chair by the window and sat down. The night breeze blew in, stirring the snow-white curtains. In front of Xuan Xiaotong's American country-style rocking chair, Xia Chen, lying in the rocking chair, did not look like a demon at all, but rather like a mysterious man enjoying the midnight breeze and exploring the mysteries of the starry sky.

Xuan Xiaotong half-closed his eyes, leisurely watching Xia Chen and Ye Cheng, whose faces were filled with astonishment. It was as if he was watching a farce, or rather, he didn't take these two people seriously at all.

As expected of the veteran police officer Ye Cheng, he took a step forward and pulled out his police ID.

"I am police officer Ye Cheng, and I have a few words to say..."

"You two are really something. You actually found this place." Xuan Xiaotong suddenly interrupted Ye Cheng. She squinted at the two of them and said calmly, "I'm tired. You can leave now."

This sentence sounded like an order! Ye Cheng almost fainted from anger! So, he immediately frowned, and his tone became much more serious: "Are you Xuan Xiaotong, the founder of the Xiamen Group?"

Xuan Xiaotong coughed and looked at Ye Cheng, saying, "A name is just a code. Maybe my name is Xuan Xiaotong, maybe my name is Xuan Butong, and of course, maybe my name is Xuan Datong." As she spoke, Xuan Xiaotong smiled slightly.

Wait, why would Xuan Xiaotong get plastic surgery to look like him?

Xia Chen was startled. Could it be that he was going to use his appearance to do bad things and then attract the police to arrest him? Xia Chen moved closer to Xuan Xiaotong without making a sound, and Xuan Xiaotong immediately turned her gaze to Xia Chen.

Their eyes met, and Xuan Xiaotong's gaze was as sharp as an eagle's and as cunning as a fox's, with an unusual coldness that instantly made Xia Chen's heart sink to the bottom.

"You are suspected of involvement in multiple murders. Please cooperate with the investigation," Ye Cheng said immediately.

Xuan Xiaotong immediately turned her gaze to Ye Cheng, who let out a cold laugh that was as disgusting as the cry of a bat!

"Just you guys?" Xia Chen suddenly clapped his hands, and in an instant, the room, which was only lit by a single table lamp, was filled with tiny fluorescent green dots.

In the darkness, the green dots resembled hellfire. They were like will-o'-the-wisps, flickering back and forth in the eerie, large house.

"I was in a good mood and was about to let you go, but now I'm in a bad mood. I'm keeping you here to make dinner for my little darling!" Xuan Xiaotong suddenly shouted.

In an instant, countless green dots suddenly rushed over. Xia Chen then realized that these green dots were actually snake infants! Countless snake infants pounced, and Ye Cheng and Xia Chen immediately dodged.

The snake infants pounced on them relentlessly, as if possessed. Xia Chen drew his dagger and engaged the snake infants in combat, while Ye Cheng remained unarmed. Seeing a snake infant charging towards Ye Cheng, Xia Chen immediately stepped in front of him to shield him.

With a "bang," Xia Chen was violently knocked away by the snake infant.

Xia Chen fell heavily to the ground. At that moment, Xuan Xiaotong walked over, carrying a snake infant in her arms. Xuan Xiaotong bent down and looked at Xia Chen with great interest, while Xia Chen, covered in blood, looked at her weakly.

He was completely unable to stand up, and Ye Cheng, who was fighting beside him, was in no better condition.

"How are you?" Ye Cheng shouted.

Xia Chen was panting heavily, blood streaming down his forehead, even obscuring his vision. Xuan Xiaotong, on the other hand, held the snake infant as if it were his own child. He tilted his head to look at Xia Chen, then suddenly reached out to touch him.

"I can't kill you! And I can't keep you alive either," Xuan Xiaotong said with a smile.

Suddenly, in a split second, Xia Chen leaped up and tackled Xuan Xiaotong. As Xuan Xiaotong cried out in alarm, Xia Chen's dagger had already pierced her collarbone.

Xuan Xiaotong kicked Xia Chen hard, sending him flying. He looked at his shoulder and collarbone in shock, where it was slowly rotting!

"Ah, you!" Xuan Xiaotong exclaimed in surprise.

Xia Chen, who was lying on the ground, gave a bitter smile. Xuan Xiaotong frantically wiped the area around his wound with his clothes, while he angrily made all sorts of strange noises.

As if hearing his call, the snake infants suddenly rushed towards Ye Cheng. The snake infants fought with Ye Cheng, while Xuan Xiaotong frantically tended to her wounds.

Xia Chen's mind was racing, trying to figure out why Xuan Xiaotong's body was decomposing so rapidly.

Suddenly, a snake infant that had been knocked away flew horizontally in front of Xia Chen. With a "poof," the green liquid on the snake infant sprayed all over Xia Chen's face.

Xia Chen suddenly remembered that he had plunged this knife into Luo Shimin's corpse. Could it be... could it be that the blood on it was stained with Luo Shimin's blood that caused Xuan Xiaotong's wound to fester so quickly?

Looking at Xuan Xiaotong, the wound on her body, which was only a few centimeters in size a moment ago, has now rapidly fused to the size of a palm. Green viscous fluid is constantly oozing from the palm-sized wound, and this fluid seems to be similar to the viscous fluid in the mouth of the snake infant.

Xia Chen, quick-witted, immediately shouted, "Ye Cheng, capture the leader! She's afraid of the snake baby's slime!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Xiaotong's expression changed drastically. He stared at Xia Chen in astonishment, seemingly unable to believe that such words had actually come from his mouth.

Ye Cheng immediately grabbed the snake infant he had just killed and threw it over. Xuan Xiaotong dodged the snake infant projectile with a sudden movement. The snake infant crashed into the wall, and the slime spurting from its corpse immediately stuck to Xuan Xiaotong. Xuan Xiaotong let out another scream.

Xia Chen and Ye Cheng were overjoyed. Ye Cheng immediately picked up several snake infants and walked towards Xuan Xiaotong. Xuan Xiaotong was terrified when he saw this. He immediately shouted, and the snake infants pounced on Ye Cheng.

"If you don't want to die, tell them to stop right now!" Xia Chen said.

At this moment, Ye Cheng had already reached Xuan Xiaotong's vicinity. As long as he threw the snake infant in his hand at Xuan Xiaotong, Xuan Xiaotong would be annihilated in less than a minute.

Xuan Xiaotong's expression changed, but the snake infants attacked Ye Cheng again.

"Tell them to stop, or we'll all die!" Xia Chen said.

Seeing that she couldn't turn the tide, Xuan Xiaotong had no choice but to make that strange sound again. Sure enough, after hearing that sound, the snake baby stopped its attack.

In the dim light, Xuan Xiaotong clutched the wounds on her chest and back. She gasped for breath, while Ye Cheng, holding the slippery snake-like infants, felt utterly disgusted. Xia Chen struggled to his feet. He hated Xuan Xiaotong and cut to the chase: "Why were you impersonating Xia Chen? Where are the Horror Files?"

Xuan Xiaotong sneered, and suddenly, something appeared in his hand. The thing was about ten inches in size, and the cover looked very old.

"So this is what you've been looking for?" Xuan Xiaotong said.

Xia Chen and Ye Cheng exchanged a glance, both wondering: Could this be the legendary terrifying file?

Xia Chen's heart sank. If this terrifying file was in Xuan Xiaotong's hands, it meant that Tang Ying might already be dead. Given Tang Ying's personality, she wouldn't have given the terrifying file to anyone else.

A surge of adrenaline rushed to his head, and Xia Chen immediately lunged forward. However, he stumbled and fell to the ground after taking only one step. Ye Heng quickly helped him up, and Xia Chen, clutching his head, glared angrily at Xuan Xiaotong.

"Where is my sister? Where is my sister Tang Ying?" Xia Chen asked.

Xuan Xiaotong clutched his wound, his eyes filled with anger.

Ye Cheng immediately stepped forward and grabbed Xuan Xiaotong by the collar. He said fiercely, "Xuan Xiaotong, where is Tang Ying? If you don't tell me, I'll put all these snake infants on you right now and let you rot to death!"

As he spoke, Ye Cheng simultaneously raised the snake infant. Xuan Xiaotong looked at Ye Cheng and could only sigh helplessly.

“This thing originally belonged to me. I’ve never even seen any of those Tang Ying or Tang Buying people,” Xuan Xiaotong said.

"Why are you in the hands of those terrifying files?" Ye Cheng asked immediately.

Xuan Xiaotong shrugged. She said, puzzled, "These are my things, of course they're in my hands."

These words nearly made Ye Cheng faint with anger. Ye Cheng immediately held up the snake infant's corpse in front of Xuan Xiaotong. Xuan Xiaotong waved her hands repeatedly and said, "This file has always been here."

Upon hearing this, Ye Cheng couldn't help but glance at Xia Chen. Xia Chen was also taken aback. If the terrifying files had always been with Xuan Xiaotong, then what had Tang Ying taken?

Xia Chen's heart sank. If Xuan Xiaotong wasn't lying, then it must be Director Wang who was lying! That damned old man had been deceiving him all along!

As Xia Chen angrily clenched his fist, Ye Cheng grabbed Xuan Xiaotong by the collar.

“You are the founder of the Xiamen Group, you should have died long ago,” Ye Cheng said.

Xuan Xiaotong sneered and said coldly, "How could someone like me be threatened with death!"

"Tell me, who are you?!" Ye Cheng shook Xuan Xiaotong twice and shouted.

Panting, Xuan Xiaotong pushed Ye Cheng's hand away and looked at him with utter disdain, saying, "Why can't I be Xuan Xiaotong?"

“If you were Xuan Xiaotong, you would be at least 150 years old!” Ye Cheng said.