Chapter 2328 — A Poison Pill
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Wu Chengtian had long since guessed that the day Wei Zhao returned would be the day his wounds were healed, so he felt neither great joy nor great sorrow. Pi Zhifeng and Old Master Pi were another matter. Gu Mengyao had said she had been in contact with Wei Zhao these past days, but Wei Zhao had never given a definite answer as to when he would return or whether he could heal them.
And today, Wei Zhao had told Old Master Pi to bring Pi Zhitao over too—which meant Wei Zhao had agreed to treat Pi Zhitao. Old Master Pi was beside himself with excitement! Even if his own injuries could not be cured, he would accept it so long as Pi Zhitao could be healed—and had Wei Zhao not said that neither his nor Wu Chengtian's injuries were any problem at all?
"Thank you for conveying the message, Miss Gu, and Mr. Lin," Old Master Pi said, hastening to express his thanks. "This old man will send for Zhihai at once and have him brought over!"
"Good, then see to your preparations. I'm going back to my room to rest as well." Having passed on the message, Gu Mengyao breathed a sigh of relief.
Over at the XX Hotel in Qingrun City, Brother Dafeng had already hurried over. But when he stepped into Wei Zhao's room, he froze, and blurted instinctively: "Sorry, I've got the wrong room..."
Brother Dafeng did not recognize Sun Jingyan, nor Wei Zhao without his Thousand-Silk Mask, and so he assumed he had walked into the wrong room.
"You've got the right one. Come in, Dafeng!" Wei Zhao said to Brother Dafeng.
"Ah?" Brother Dafeng started at the sound of Wei Zhao's voice, but the next moment he understood. He stared at Wei Zhao in disbelief and ventured: "You... you're Brother Eagle?"
"Mm." Wei Zhao gave a faint nod.
Only after getting a definite answer did Brother Dafeng hurry into the room and shut the door. Carefully he said: "Brother Eagle, I've already reported everything that happened here in full detail to Red Conch headquarters—to my... superior in Tianshan. But I didn't mention Brother Eagle's name. I only said that Feng Tianlong of the Mystery Investigation Bureau had brought in outside help and uprooted the Fire Wolf Hotel root and branch..."
"Mm. Did he ask you why your Conch Bar was left untouched?" Wei Zhao asked.
"He did." Brother Dafeng nodded. "But I said it must be that the Mystery Investigation Bureau's people simply never traced that lead—otherwise there's no way it would have come through unscathed..."
"And he believed you?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Of course he believed me. I'm a man he promoted himself, and I pay him a handsome tribute every year. He was glad enough that I came out of it fine, and he's getting ready to maneuver me into the position of the local top boss," Brother Dafeng said. "And I also let slip to him that I'd happened to come by a Lesser Qi-Gathering Pill. I just hadn't taken it before because the timing wasn't right. Now, if this great undertaking succeeds, I'll take the Lesser Qi-Gathering Pill—and that made him all the more certain of me."
"Good." Wei Zhao nodded. "These matters are yours to handle as you see fit. The Lesser Qi-Gathering Pill should arrive by post in a day or two. Here—this is a poison pill. Take it first!" (To be continued.) RQ