God-Level Special Forces Soldier-Chapter 598 - 595: Melinda’s Injuries

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In the base camp of the Third Force, a group of experts sat with legs wide apart, enthusiastically talking.

"That Jiang Kaishan must be dead by now, right?"

"And we can't let that little slut get away either!"

"By the way, why hasn't there been any news for so long?"

Everyone paused at this question. Indeed, it was a bit strange that it had been two days since they had sent money to the blond man, yet there was no news at all!

"Don't worry!" Just as everyone was feeling anxious, a tall, thin man spoke up, "The chief operative of Water Drop Organization's biochemical lab, who is also ranked highly on the Dark List, certainly can handle Jiang Kaishan and that witch, right?"

After hearing the tall, thin man's words, most nodded in agreement. However, a small number still held doubts, questioning, "How much did you actually pay him?"

The tall, thin man instantly understood the implication, and as more people looked at him, he froze: "You're not suspecting me, are you?"

After a moment of silence, the tall, thin man took out a notebook and said, "You can see for yourselves. This book records every penny from everyone, totaling thirty million three hundred ninety-nine thousand five hundred two and seventy-two cents. You can check for yourselves."

He then pulled out a receipt showing that the purchased items were hard currencies like gold and diamonds, but the issuing entities were not regular shop names, rather different numbers.

Yet everyone present understood that the numbers represented black market shops, and the gray mark in the bottom right corner was the unique symbol of each merchant.

"At that time, two million was allocated for Jiang Kaishan, and the rest was assigned to that witch," the tall, thin man said, "There's no dispute over this, right?"

At this point, if either Melinda or Xiao Tian were present, they would be able to explain why the blond man attacked them on sight.

With Xiao Tian, it might have been understandable, but with Melinda, it was perplexing since there was no enmity between them yet he started with a killing move!

After looking through the dozen receipts, the middle-aged man who had questioned before spoke righteously, "Why bring these out? It's not that we don't trust you!"

Others echoed him, causing the tall, thin man to sneer inwardly. If he hadn't kept these proofs, could they still say this?

Just then, a master with a solemn face approached, causing the others' hearts to skip a beat upon seeing his expression because he was the one dealing with the blond man.

Now, with such an expression, one couldn't help but suspect if there was a problem on the blond man's end.

"What's wrong?" the tall, thin man asked gravely, "What happened?"

The solemn-faced master remained silent for a while, then under everyone's gaze, he delivered news that sank everyone's hearts.

"The expert from Water Drop Organization we hired at a high price has lost contact!"

His words instantly triggered outrage in the crowd; Jiang Kaishan had already emptied their savings.

Having managed to scrape together every last penny to seek revenge, they were now truly penniless; if they got scammed again...

Right there, someone couldn't handle the pressure, clutching their chest and leaning back as if having a heart attack, plunging the scene into chaos.

"How could this happen? How could it lose contact?"

"Could it be that they took the money and ran?"

Although everyone knew the rules of the Assassin Realm, they were still uneasy upon hearing this.

They simply couldn't bear another blow!

After a long while, observing the increasingly out-of-control situation, the tall, thin man furrowed his brows and interrupted their speculations, "Ultimately, without evidence, any guesses are meaningless."

"I'll go find out what's happening; maybe they're currently chasing after Jiang Kaishan!"

Having said that, the tall, thin man took a deep breath and walked out with legs wide apart…

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Late at night, as Xiao Tian was getting drowsy, Melinda suddenly grabbed his shoulder and burrowed into his embrace.

But Xiao Tian didn't have time to overthink it, as he was shocked by the coldness coming from Melinda's hand.

In the dim firelight, he saw that Melinda's forehead was drenched in sweat, her face deadly pale, and her lips, which should have been rosy, had turned purple, her whole body shivering uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Xiao Tian frowned, touching Melinda's forehead, only to find no sign of fever.

Two words suddenly popped into his mind—poisoned?!

Looking at Melinda's uncontrollable trembling, Xiao Tian disregarded any propriety and began checking Melinda's body for wounds.

Soon, a tear on Melinda's chest caught Xiao Tian's attention. Tearing it open, he saw a wound that had almost healed.

The fact that the wound was healing only made it more troublesome for Xiao Tian!

After taking Melinda's pulse, Xiao Tian realized the situation was much worse than he thought, but if he acted quickly, there might be time to save her.

If left unchecked, Melinda might not survive the night!

Determined, Xiao Tian pulled a set of silver needles from his pocket and inserted them around Melinda's limbs, head, and wound, then quickly turned to leave the cave.

"Don't, don't go!"

With a weak voice, Xiao Tian felt a cold sensation on his hand as the shivering Melinda held onto him.

"I'll be right back!" Xiao Tian reassured Melinda, knowing the situation was urgent. He softly said, "Wait for me!"

After gently releasing Melinda's hand, he dashed to the cave entrance, violently breaking through the camouflage, and ran out without a pause.

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Three minutes later, Xiao Tian dumped a bundle of firewood by the fire, lit it, and placed Melinda closer. He selected a few herbs, ground them into powder, and boiled them in a pot over the fire.

This step couldn't be rushed. The timing of the herbs was particularly critical; the size of the fire and duration were strictly regulated, with errors either reducing effectiveness or causing adverse effects!

Looking at Melinda's wound, Xiao Tian placed a knife in his mouth, laid her upper body on his lap, removed the knife, and carefully reopened the healing wound.

Seeing the dark blood flow out, Xiao Tian hesitated, knowing he needed to draw the poison out. But if he did that...