Special Forces Medic-Chapter 665 - 627: Stay in Dragon Soul for a Lifetime

"Yes," Xiao Lin straightforwardly admitted his identity, turning on the lights in the room. It was too dark to see Tang Xiaoxia's facial expressions clearly, and during conversations, he was someone who liked to focus on the other person's facial expressions.

On Tang Xiaoxia's face, he saw regret. On the political path, choosing the wrong road was equivalent to burying everything, so Xiao Lin did not sympathize with her. "You still have a chance."

"Whether I speak or not, I'm someone who will be eliminated," Tang Xiaoxia had a clear view of her future.

"Wang Zhanting will never see you as his ally; you should be very clear on this." Xiao Lin's reminder wasn't about Wang Zhanting but about everything he knew about her, and Tang Xiaoxia understood.

"If I speak, what's in it for me?"

"Reinstatement in your position is impossible, but I can guarantee your safety as an ordinary citizen," Xiao Lin said the terms without hesitation.

"A lifetime in Dragon Soul?" Tang Xiaoxia mocked herself; that indeed could save her life, but what's the difference from being dead?

"You don't necessarily need to stay for life. If Minister Tang cooperates, perhaps you can reunite with your family soon," Xiao Lin hinted. "I believe you're currently isolated from your family, right? With Wang Zhanting's methods, he'd surely use your family as leverage to induce you."

"Yes, they're now under his surveillance; as soon as anything happens here, he'll go after them."

"Playing crazy won't fool him for long."

"If I can buy you time, can you rescue my child and family?"

Without absolute certainty, Xiao Lin wouldn't give a definite answer, and Tang Xiaoxia wanted that 100% certainty. "I can't guarantee anything to you, only that I'll do my utmost."

"Officer Wu, ask whatever you want to know."

"How did Minister Tang get the prohibited drugs?"

"One day, Wang Zhanting suddenly found me, placed the evidence of my corruption and bribery before me. He told me Hua Muyun had already started closely monitoring my movements, cautioning me to be careful in my actions. At the next meeting, I could be the first target."

Tang Xiaoxia didn't shy away from her corruption charges, which were already a common topic in society. In fact, Hua Muyun's indictments were just child's play; having been the head of the publicity department for so many years, she was clear where she could make money. What could she have gained from those reimbursements?

Wang Zhanting was much more ruthless than Hua Muyun, having already figured out her background before finding her.

"Wang Zhanting is a petty man," Tang Xiaoxia paused before continuing. "Young Master Xiao spread the word extensively whenever he tripped up the Poison Dragon Gang, aiming to enhance the City Committee's image in the public's mind. I also didn't skimp on sponsorship to help him out. Those two Audi cars were brought in at that time; guess how much he spent buying them?" Tang Xiaoxia sneered coldly.

"For cars originally costing over 2 million, Wang Zhanting spent only 6,000 to buy two. Do you call that corruption and bribery? Hua Muyun wants me to account for the money for these cars; whom should I look for?"

Wu Shuang glanced at Xiao Lin; Tang Xiaoxia's topic had strayed a bit. "When did you receive the drugs?" Xiao Lin subtly suggested Wu Shuang not to rush.

"In fact, I'm not sure if Wang Zhanting gave them to me." Tang Xiaoxia fell into recollection, rubbing her head, which recently began to hurt severely for unknown reasons.

Xiao Lin walked behind her. "Feeling headache?" He placed his hand on Tang Xiaoxia's neck, massaging from the back of her head to the shoulder joints point by point. The drug samples sent to Dragon Soul Headquarters had not been analyzed yet, so he couldn't determine whether Zhou Hong had mixed other substances into the sedatives given to Tang Xiaoxia.

"When he found me, I was panicked. Now is a critical time, I can't just step down like this." Tang Xiaoxia suddenly grabbed Wu Shuang's hand, startling the latter with her action.

"Wang Zhanting told me that if I sided with him, the evidence could be eliminated. I wrongly trusted him, thinking he would leap out in this power selection. After all, despite the huge trouble in the Wang Family, he managed to sit firmly without prejudicing any family matters and would thus gain support from the higher-ups, thinking following Wang Zhanting wouldn't be wrong. So in the last City Committee meeting, I proposed a statement equal to his."

"What statement?"

"Wang Zhanting always wanted the land in Liger City. Before Fatty Wang died, the City Committee intended for the Wang Family to take over, but due to Fatty Wang's affair, it stalled. Now Liger City is leaderless, the City Committee wants to allocate it, Wang Zhanting saw it as an opportunity, so he requested me to collaborate before the meeting, persuade the committee members to free up Liger City."

"Didn't Secretary Qin already implement the bidding system from the business world for Liger City? How could Wang Zhanting possibly grab the opportunity? The Wang Family's current economic situation couldn't swallow Liger City," Xiao Lin asked, sensing there was something Tang Xiaoxia hadn't disclosed.

"I don't know either. He just wanted me to follow orders and not worry about anything else."

"Then how did you end up taking the drugs? Do you have any memory of the attack on Secretary Hua?" Wu Shuang interjected.

"I have no memory. I first went to see Wang Zhanting, hoping he could spare me some money, especially since those two cars weren't mine. But he turned his back on me and told me to find Hua Muyun. In desperation, I threatened to expose him, but he kicked me out. When I returned to the office, the more I thought about it, the more furious I became. I drank some tea and went to find Hua Muyun. I only remember that Hua Muyun had a very aggressive attitude back then, and then we started arguing. I don't know what happened, but my anger kept growing, and I couldn't control myself. My vision became blurry."

"You don't know what happened to you? Your body's sensations were just heat and blurriness?" Xiao Lin leaned against the door, staring at Tang Xiaoxia's face, ensuring she wasn't lying.

"At first there was some awareness, normal conversations, but then something happened, and my mind became a bit chaotic. The only thought in my head was to kill the person in front of me."

"Hypnosis!" Xiao Lin understood what was going on. But this kind of suggestive hypnosis wouldn't be used in a drug, nor would it occur due to the human body. This is a mental hypnosis. Has Fourth Master's drug surpassed the ordinary concept of drugs? "You approached Hua Muyun after drinking water, and from the beginning to the end, Wang Zhanting never had any contact with you in this regard."

Tang Xiaoxia nodded. Wu Shuang closed her notebook. She had a misconception. "Has anyone come to visit you after you arrived here? Do you remember who?"

"In fact, before I was brought here, I was locked up in the City Committee Building. I had no awareness there either. My whole mind was confused, unable to distinguish who was who. After being brought here, I had some memory. They injected me with something, calling it a sedative. I could hear them talking. A doctor said something like, 'It's an order from above,' and then I fell into a coma. These people were always in a daze."

"The drug's effect lasts only fifteen minutes." Xiao Lin calculated the approximate time. This deduction was made based on Zacks. From the time Zacks was injected to the time he reacted, it was five minutes, and Tang Xiaoxia took longer than five minutes from drinking the water to meeting Hua Muyun. The effect cycle of each drug is different. Zacks had a battle-type drug, which reacted faster physically than mentally. The durability for Zacks was about ten minutes longer than for Tang Xiaoxia, which is likely based on the body's constitution.

"Minister Tang, do you usually drink tea?"

"I've heard that drinking strong tea can detoxify the lungs, so I have a habit of drinking aged tea." Tang Xiaoxia didn't understand why Xiao Lin asked this question. "Is there something wrong with that?"

"Do you have a smoking habit? Has Wang Zhanting recently sent you any cigarettes?"

"He did give me a carton of soft-pack Chunghwa cigarettes when he last visited, but I prefer foreign brands, so I haven't opened them and left them at home."

"In that case, you don't mind if we visit your home later, do you?"

"Is there a problem with the cigarettes?"

"I'm not sure yet, it's just a suspicion." Xiao Lin opened the door and brought in the soldiers waiting outside. "Escort Minister Tang to Dragon Soul Headquarters."

"I have one more question." Wu Shuang quickly stopped the people coming in from outside. She asked Tang Xiaoxia, "Minister Tang, do you have any direct connections with the North District?"

Tang Xiaoxia just smiled at Wu Shuang, then followed the Dragon Soul soldiers out. Rather than saying she walked out, it was more like she was carried out. She looked like a boneless person, tilting her head, her face blank.

"How should we handle the two people here?" Wu Shuang asked Xiao Lin.

"Dean Zhao is dead." Mu Rongyun, who came down from above, suddenly appeared behind Xiao Lin, bringing even more surprising news.

"Dead?"

"You don't need to check." Mu Rongyun pulled Wu Shuang aside. "Poisoned to death."

Xiao Lin patted Wu Shuang on the shoulder. He silently dismissed the team and walked away. There was nothing left for Dragon Soul to do here.

Some things could be left unsaid. As Xiao Lin walked past Mu Rongyun, he stopped and whispered four words in his ear. "Handle it well."

Whether Mu Rongyun understood or not was no longer related to him.

Taking off his uniform, Xiao Lin got into his QQ car. He had a place he needed to be. Tang Xiaoxia was lucky to have survived. If it weren't for her habit of drinking strong tea, she wouldn't be alive now.

The tea Tang Xiaoxia drank was just a lead for the drug. Had someone also infiltrated the City Committee? Or had Wang Zhanting tampered from the start? (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)