Lin Yao, panting heavily, looked at his father and after a long while, he suddenly nodded, "Fine, I won't kill him. I'll cripple him, make him lose his sense of taste and smell forever, and make him lie in a hospital bed groaning forever. I'll make him wish he were dead!"
Ge Yong stood to the side, listening carefully to every word Lin Yao and his son said. He didn't speak at this moment, his expression indifferent, as if nothing had happened. His cold eyes were somewhat unfocused, but those who knew Harrier Eagle knew that this was when he was at his angrier and most dangerous.
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Chapter 116 The First Fifteenth of the Month
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Lin Yao's whole body trembled. The small grass on his chest changed again. He felt that the medicinal gas being sucked out of the beetle was decreasing, but the beetle was still alive. The tendrils of the small grass began to change. One tendril actively extended to the Shangyang acupoint on Lin Yao's right index finger, passed through the body, and extended an inch away from the body, remaining straight in the air without moving.
Huh? Why is this happening? I've never seen grass behave like this before. It detaches from the body for no apparent reason, and there's no movement after it detaches.
Lin Yao raised his right hand and held it to his eyes to observe. Actually, he didn't need to raise his hand at all, because the tendrils of the grass were invisible to the naked eye. Raising his hand was just a subconscious, instinctive action, but it made Lin Yao notice something unusual.
The tendrils of the blade of grass that were extending from its body moved! They shifted a position, still pointing in the same direction as before!
The grass is pointing the way!
Lin Yao instantly found the answer. He suddenly recalled the description in the "Compendium of Traditional Chinese Medicine": many Gu worms appear in pairs or groups, each consisting of a mother worm and one or more offspring worms. To control someone, one would use a mother-child Gu worm, implanting the offspring worms into the other person's body and then controlling them through the mother worm. The direction indicated by the little grass was definitely the current location of the mother worm, because there was a mysterious connection between the mother and offspring worms. Although he didn't know how the little grass determined the location of the mother worm, the result was certainly the same.
"Big brother, have Di Yi take charge of things here. We're going to catch the murderer." Lin Yao's cold voice rang out, addressing Shen Ruohua by the title "Di Yi" for the first time, gradually revealing an aura of authority.
"Yes." Ge Yong stood at attention with his legs together, responding to the order briefly and forcefully, then turned and rushed out the door.
A moment later, Shen Chongwen was pushed into the room. He stared intently at Lin Yao, waiting for instructions, his expression very serious.
"Di Yi, you immediately organize people to strengthen the security of the pharmaceutical factory. No one is allowed to meet with my father and Uncle Wen alone. No matter what they talk about, at least two team members must be present. The same applies to my mother. We absolutely cannot allow the same thing to happen again." Lin Yao's expression was solemn and his tone was cold. "In the future, if any situation threatens important figures, cripple them first, and then deal with it."
"Yes, I will carry out the order without hesitation!" Shen Ruohua immediately straightened his back, sat upright in his wheelchair, and loudly accepted the order. His gaze toward Lin Yao was full of respect and satisfaction. This was the kind of person Shen Ruohua was worthy of serving.
"Tianyi and Tian'er, take a few team members and come with me to punish the culprit. We must get revenge and never let the person who used the Gu poison get away with it!" Lin Yao gritted his teeth and gave the last order before turning and leaving the room, leaving Luo Jimin on the bed dumbfounded. He felt he needed to get to know the son who had raised him from childhood all over again.
The tendrils of the detached grass were always exposed outside the body, so Lin Yao had to release his true energy to wrap them up. The tendrils pointed firmly in a certain direction, making it easy for Lin Yao to find the target location.
"Captain, which way should we drive?" Ge Yong also used the title he had already decided on to address Lin Yao, so he couldn't call him "little brother" anymore when they were working.
“I only know the direction. The offspring indicate that the mother is over there, but the distance is unclear.” Lin Yao pointed to a certain direction to the east. “Tianyi, notify Diyi to conduct a full investigation into the important figures of the Luo family, their locations, and everything they do.”
"Yes, mission accomplished!" Ge Yong straightened up in the pilot's seat as a reflex. "Reporting to the commander, I suggest purchasing new vehicles. The current vehicles are too poor in performance and cannot meet the requirements in some situations."
"You can handle these yourselves. If you need more money, come to me." Lin Yao thought about the 60 million yuan he had already received, which should solve the family's financial problems. The important task now was to strike at the Luo family and their Huarentang Group, making sure they lost everything and could never recover.
Ba Nan took out a Chengdu map prepared in the car and helped Lin Yao find the target's location. As the vehicle moved, the intersection of the directions was the location of the enemy who released the Gu worms, which turned out to be near the Luo family's main residence not far away.
Knowing the location, Ge Yong took a shortcut and rushed there quickly. Lin Yao, on the other hand, thought of the role his grandmother had played in several incidents. This kind old woman clearly felt the persecution the Luo family was inflicting on his family, yet she still cooperated with them every time. This foolish sentiment made Lin Yao unsure of his future attitude towards her. The last bit of goodwill he had left among the Luo family was completely discarded by Lin Yao after this incident.
"Oh, right, brother." After relaxing a bit, Lin Yao forgot his usual work address. "We ran a red light earlier, why didn't the traffic police give us any trouble?"
“Report, the local authorities have contacted Director Liu of the National Security Bureau. Our company has now been upgraded to a key protected unit by the National Security Bureau. In such emergencies, they can provide protection. We will still have to pay compensation for the traffic accident, but after deducting insurance, the actual compensation is estimated to be not much.” Ge Yong was still very clear about his identity and his tone. “In addition, the old commander helped us contact the Chengdu Military Region. They will issue us three military license plates to be hung on the vehicles of the commander and his family.”
"Oh, thank you then." Lin Yao couldn't quite get the military tone right, so he simply stuck to his old way of speaking.
"You're welcome." Seeing that Lin Yao always used a colloquial tone, Ge Yong promptly changed his way of speaking. "Now, which direction should we go?"
"Over there." Lin Yao pointed in a direction, and looking over, he saw the West Second Ring Road, Section 2. The Chengwen Interchange came into view. The person who cast the curse was probably in a hotel or guesthouse near the interchange.
The door to the room was easily opened by Ge Yong, using only two thin and flexible steel wires. His lock-picking technique was very skillful, making Lin Yao feel that Hawk should be a detective.
No one shouted "Don't move!" Several team members rushed into the room and instantly pinned a man on the bed. A sound of joint dislocation was heard, and the restrained man lost the ability to move his hands and feet. He was then laid flat on his back on the bed.
"Did you use the Gu poison?" Lin Yao's voice was icy cold, as if it were squeezed out from between his teeth, making people's hearts tremble. "You did the first day, I'll do the fifteenth. Since you want my father's life, I'll take yours."
"Spare me!" A dark-skinned, lean man on the bed cried out for mercy, his expression terrified. His features, crammed together, made his already unsightly face look even more lewd and repulsive. "I didn't take his life. I just punished him a little as instructed. I didn't kill him."
"You can appeal to the King of Hell about this later." The hatred in Lin Yao's eyes could kill, making the man on the bed feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
"Spare me! I really didn't want him to die. There was just a problem with the Gu poison. I didn't mean to harm anyone." The man continued to argue, his face filled with fear that made him want to scream, but a teammate next to him quickly covered his mouth.
Ge Yong carefully examined the man on the bed, then took out his phone and made a call, using a code word that Lin Yao couldn't understand at all. After finishing the call, Ge Yong said another code word, and the two team members began to help the man on the bed with his makeup.
"Should we interrogate him? If not, we'll just kill him." Ge Yong looked down at Lin Yao, his tone very casual, as if he were asking if Lin Yao wanted a glass of water.
Lin Yao didn't speak. The grass's tendrils extended even further, pointing towards the man's chest. Lin Yao directly pressed his hand against the man's chest. The grass's tendrils instantly rushed into the man's body, then instantly retracted, shrinking back into the seed. Only then did Lin Yao realize that the tendrils had already wrapped several Gu worms and returned to the body. At this moment, the grass was desperately absorbing the medicinal energy of the Gu worms.
The detached Gu worm brought a handful of blood from the man's chest, which splattered onto his skin. The man let out a muffled groan, his whole body trembling violently as he twisted in pain, which intensified the pain in his dislocated limbs. The sounds of agony emanating from his nostrils grew even more pitiful.
The team member covering the man's mouth simply rolled up the pillowcase from the head of the bed, stuffed it into the man's mouth, and stood aside to prevent any accidents from happening.
Lin Yao suddenly interrupted everyone's actions, "I have something urgent to attend to, don't disturb me." After saying that, he immediately slipped into the bathroom and locked the door.
The grass began to absorb the medicinal energy intensely, and Lin Yao felt that the medicinal energy it contained was comparable to that of the Ganoderma lucidum from Qingcheng Mountain.
There are many kinds of Gu worms. In folk tradition, there are many legends about the Golden Silkworm Gu and methods for making and planting Gu worms. However, the Golden Silkworm Gu is actually the most common Gu worm, and its effects are often not very strong. Apart from causing death, it does not have any good practical effects.
The character "蛊" (gu) appears in oracle bone inscriptions. This ancient practice belongs to the category of witchcraft, relying on gu insects as a medium to strike and control enemies. It is now mostly practiced among the remnants of ethnic minorities, and its existence is very limited.
The Gu worms that Luo Jimin was infected with were clearly not ordinary Golden Silkworm Gu, but rather a mother-child Gu that could be controlled by humans. These Gu worms, which were fed with various rare medicinal herbs, special foods, and blood essence over many years, possessed certain characteristics of rare and precious herbs and contained a great deal of medicinal properties. These Gu worms were living medicinal energy generators, which Xiaocao absorbed with great pleasure.
After an unknown amount of time, the medicinal energy from the few Gu worms was completely absorbed by the small grass. Just as Lin Yao was wondering why these Gu worms were still alive, the seed of the small grass suddenly trembled, as if emitting a violent light, and the entire seed became extremely dazzling. Lin Yao seemed to hear a sound like "Ah!" resounding in his mind.
The dazzling light was just a feeling Lin Yao had; it didn't actually shine into the bathroom. When the feeling disappeared, the Gu worm also vanished, leaving no trace. Upon closer inspection, Lin Yao was surprised to find that the seed's outer shell had completely cracked open.