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Guo Zhuanghuai sat in the chair while Sun Puyi carefully extracted the bullet from his abdomen with tweezers. Guo Zhuanghuai grimaced in pain, and it wasn't until Sun Puyi pulled the tweezers out of the bullet wound that he finally let out a sigh of relief, drenched in sweat.
"Damn it, that hurt like hell!"
Afterward, Guo Zhuanghuai picked up the smoking pipe on the table and took a couple of puffs to calm himself down. Sun Puyi began disinfecting the wound, applying ointment, and wrapping it with bandages.
Sun Puyi said, "Fortunately, you're lucky; the bullet didn't hit any of your organs. If it had gone any deeper, you would have been done for!"
Guo Zhuanghuai replied impatiently, "Don't say useless things; I'm tough! Ouch... take it easy!"
Sun Puyi, who was busy treating Guo Zhuanghuai's wound, quickly softened his approach.
Tao Gongjin, not far away and feeling frustrated while smoking a cigar, suddenly asked, "How did Thorned Rose find that Cellar?"
Guo Zhuanghuai replied, "How would I know? But today I saw a familiar face!"
"You recognized her?"
"That face was too familiar..." Guo Zhuanghuai recalled quickly and thought of the Casino he often visited. Across from the Casino was a café where two sisters worked; they were identical twins. "It's her! It's definitely her!"
Excitedly, Guo Zhuanghuai suddenly slammed his hand on the table, startling Sun Puyi, who was wrapping his bandage.
Sun Puyi scolded him, "Sit still!"
Guo Zhuanghuai looked down and saw that the bandages around his waist were already a mess. He casually tore them off. "With this little injury, why bother with all this? Just tie it up tight enough!"
He ripped off a piece of bandage and wrapped it around his waist twice before tying it firmly over the wound.
Tao Gongjin asked, "What did you think of?"
"I know who Thorned Rose is now!" Guo Zhuanghuai said through gritted teeth.
It was once again the late-night closing time at the café. As the last pair of customers exited, the Cheng Sisters had already tidied up the café.
When they stepped out to lock the door, the headlights of a nearby van flickered on.
After securing the door, the Cheng Sisters walked along the roadside together. The van slowly drove behind them, keeping its distance.
The route home for the Cheng Sisters passed through a pedestrian street. Often at this late hour, aside from the Cheng Sisters walking home, there was no one else around. Tonight was no different.
Walking in the center of the pedestrian street, the van turned slowly into the intersection behind them.
The driver of the van was Guo Zhuanghuai. With a fierce look in his eyes, he quickly shifted gears and pressed the accelerator, charging straight toward the Cheng Sisters.
Cheng Yuwan was the first to notice something amiss behind them. She turned her head and immediately pushed Cheng Yuyao away, shouting, "Sister, watch out!"
But it was too late for the Cheng Sisters.
The convertible struck them both, sending their bodies rolling over the roof and landing behind the van.
Guo Zhuanghuai hit the brakes and calmly stepped out of the vehicle. He approached the severely injured Cheng Sisters, took out a syringe and a vial from his pocket, broke open the vial, drew up the contents into the syringe, and bent down to inject it into both sisters who were unable to move. Then he walked away slowly while Cheng Yuyao watched.
Cheng Yuwan lay motionless not far from Cheng Yuyao.
Soon, Cheng Yuyao began to show signs of a drug reaction, starting to tremble slightly. She exerted all her strength to crawl toward her sister, weakly calling out, "Sister... Sister..."
Finally, Cheng Yuyao reached her sister's side and shook Cheng Yuwan vigorously. However, there was still no response from her. Cheng Yuyao dragged her sister's body with great effort to the roadside and held her against the wall.
Cheng Yuyao continued to shout, "Sister! Wake up, Sister!"
Using her nails, she pinched Cheng Yuwan's philtrum until Cheng Yuwan gasped for air and gradually began to awaken.
At this moment, Cheng Yuwan's voice was faint: "Sister..."
"Don't talk, little sister. Mom will definitely come looking for us soon. Let's just sit here and wait."
Cheng Yuwan saw Cheng Yuyao's trembling arms and pale face, and instantly understood: "Sister, you were injected too... with the 'Biological Experiment' toxin!"
"Don't talk! Don't talk!"
The two sisters' bodies trembled violently due to the effects of the drug, gradually collapsing onto the ground.
"Sister, I feel... I'm not going to make it."
"Don't... don't say that."
"If... if I die, you must... you must not let Tao Ziwen know. Just tell him I... I got married... Will you and Mom... come?"
"Yes... we will definitely come... definitely..."
Cheng Yuwan's eyelids drooped weakly. Cheng Yuyao trembled all over, tears streaming down her face. She struggled to lift her head and look in the direction of home. Just as Cheng Yuyao's vision began to blur, she finally saw Cheng Shuhua's figure appear at the entrance of the pedestrian street ahead.
Cheng Yuyao tried hard to get up, but she was powerless. She watched her mother running towards her from afar, her body and head heavy as she collapsed onto the pavement...
Outside the window, potted flowers bloomed vibrantly in the morning sunlight, and brilliant rays streamed into the room, illuminating the faces of the Cheng Sisters lying in bed.
Cheng Yuyao's eyes were tightly closed, but her eyelids kept fluttering as she attempted to open them. The sunlight was too glaring, so she raised her hand to shield herself from the harsh light.
She looked around the bedroom; Cheng Yuwan lay beside her, while Cheng Shuhua sat pale-faced in a chair, peacefully asleep. The table next to her was cluttered with various chemical apparatuses, all showing signs of previous use.
Cheng Yuyao tried to sit up from the bed, but a sharp pain shot through her leg, causing her to let out a soft "ouch." This slight sound surprisingly woke Cheng Shuhua.
"You’re awake?"
Cheng Shuhua spoke calmly as usual.
Cheng Yuyao's attempt had failed, and she could only lie back down on the bed. "Hmm. Mom, how is my sister doing?"
Cheng Shuhua replied, "Her injuries are more severe; she will need to rest for a few more days than you."
"Oh!"
Cheng Yuyao lay there, watching her sister sleep peacefully.
Cheng Shuhua continued, "You and your sister were both injected with the toxin. It's the same toxin as seven years ago."
Cheng Yuyao was not surprised. "I know. I can feel that our identities have been discovered by them."
"They" naturally referred to Guo Zhuanghuai and the forces behind him—Tao Gongjin, Zhang Zhaolin, and others.
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