Chapter 1159: The Sky Hasn’t Fallen Yet
by xennovel“Grass Mud Horse, go ahead… have the guts to kill me.”
Chen Dongqiu glanced up weakly at Wang Zhanhang and cursed.
“Oh, you still have the energy to curse me? You seem to be doing well. You must have rested well last night. Let’s continue tonight.”
Wang Zhanhang laughed with a hint of mockery in his eyes.
Seeing Chen Dongqiu in his worse-than-death state made him feel immensely satisfied and beyond words.
If forced to compare, it was like drinking a bottle of Sprite on a scorching summer day, refreshing and uplifting.
Chen Dongqiu gritted his teeth and glared at him without speaking, as he no longer had the strength to curse.
He realized the more he cursed, the worse his torment would be.
From yesterday until now.
He hadn’t had a drop of water or a grain of rice, nor had he closed his eyes to rest, and he was repeatedly beaten by Wang Zhanhang’s men.
Maintaining clear consciousness under such intense torture was already not easy.
“Why aren’t you talking? Keep going, didn’t you have a lot to say before?”
Wang Zhanhang patted Chen Dongqiu’s face, the mockery on his face growing thicker.
“Slap!”
The hand that was lightly patting Chen Dongqiu’s face suddenly exerted force, delivering a slap across his face.
Wang Zhanhang grabbed Chen Dongqiu’s hair, saying through gritted teeth, “Don’t think Xu Shaochen will save you. You didn’t come in blindfolded. Do you think he can find this place?”
Hearing this, Chen Dongqiu felt a shadow over his heart.
Because Wang Zhanhang was right, this place was extremely secretive.
Even if someone knew about it, they wouldn’t realize it, even if the entrance was right before them.
“Feeling hopeless?”
Noticing the change in Chen Dongqiu’s expression, Wang Zhanhang smiled in satisfaction, speaking word by word, “I intend to slowly kill you in this hopeless environment.”
“Don’t laugh too early,” Chen Dongqiu said through clenched teeth. Despite feeling somewhat hopeless, he wouldn’t give in verbally.
“Hahaha…”
Wang Zhanhang laughed dismissively, saying, “If Xu Shaochen can find this place, I’ll die gladly.”
He left one more thing unsaid.
The experiment was nearly complete.
Once the new professor from the headquarters arrived and the experiment was completed, they would retreat.
By the time Xu Shaochen arrived, it would be too late.
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Tai County.
Xu Shaochen had already secured the rights to use the land behind Lower River Bay Village.
The construction team he arranged was on its way there.
Xu Shaochen had one request: make a big scene and flatten the mountain.
Although the construction team didn’t understand what Xu Shaochen intended.
As long as they got paid, it wasn’t their concern.
In the afternoon.
The construction team was in place, and Xu Shaochen waited at the mountain’s base for the work to begin.
Someone conducting perimeter checks informed Wang Zhanhang of this news.
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhanhang sneered, “He’s quick, let him slowly search the wilderness. Withdraw everyone we placed outside, don’t let anyone get caught.”
At his command, all the laboratory’s external security retreated to the underground laboratory.
“Boss, the explosives are set, we can start the blast anytime.”
The construction team leader respectfully reported to Xu Shaochen.
“Do it. After the blast, start digging.”
Xu Shaochen said coldly, challenging Wang Zhanhang to see how long he could hide.
“Yes, Boss.”
The construction team leader replied, then spoke into his walkie-talkie, “Blast team, ready to start blasting.”
“Boom—”
“Rumble—”
Suddenly, the entire Lower River Bay Village shook with the movement of the earth and fractured rocks, trees uprooted and fell.
The villagers were stunned.
“As expected of a big city boss, using this much explosives on the first day, our old roadwork never had such a spectacle.”
“It’s different, I’ve heard they’re flattening the back mountain to build a factory with efficiency. Efficiency is money.”
“Once the factory is built, our villagers won’t need to leave for work…”
While villagers dreamed of the factory’s completion, Wang Zhanhang in the underground lab panicked.
“What’s going on? Was that an earthquake? What just happened?”
Wang Zhanhang paled at the debris falling in the corners.
If it were really an earthquake, everyone in the underground lab could be buried alive.
“Calm down, Young Master. It wasn’t an earthquake. I’ve sent someone to check and we’ll know soon.”
The security captain reassured Wang Zhanhang.
Soon, a security guard rushed over.
“Did you find out? What’s going on?”
The security captain asked.
Pale-faced, the guard stammered, “Young Master, Captain, those people at the mountain base… are blasting the mountain. Many excavators are digging it.”
Bang! Hearing this, Wang Zhanhang’s mind exploded into a blank state.
He quickly realized Xu Shaochen must have secured the mountain’s rights.
He never expected Xu Shaochen to use this tactic.
No matter how hidden, no matter how deep the lab is underground.
They’d either be dug out or buried forever by explosives.
“Young Master, what do we do now?”
The security captain’s face was white, and sweat dripped from his brow.
Thinking of being buried alive made his heels turn cold.
“Calm down! The sky hasn’t fallen. People don’t die from holding urine.”
Wang Zhanhang said sternly with a dark face.
Despite his own panic, he couldn’t show it, being the backbone here.
If he panicked, chaos would ensue in the lab.
The security captain felt like crying. The sky might not fall, but the lab might soon collapse.
He wasn’t afraid of death, just such a torturous and humiliating way to go.
Wang Zhanhang’s expression fluctuated, then he went silently to the stone chamber holding Chen Dongqiu.
He was thankful for not killing Chen Dongqiu.
Chen Dongqiu was now the only bargaining chip he had with Xu Shaochen.
Seeing this, the security captain paused, then quickly followed.