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Chapter 816: Chapter 819: The Skull’s Small Movement

”Second Brother, are you alright?”

On the main road outside Yu Linglong’s villa, Qin Tian drove over and finally met up with Lin Yu.

Lin Yu looked exhausted, quickly emerging from the mountains. The chase after Yu Linglong had drained his energy significantly today, which was very apparent.

”I’m fine.”

Lin Yu glanced into the villa and saw that, as expected, it was completely vacant.

He got into the car and handed the antidote given by Yu Linglong to Qin Tian, saying, ”Big Brother, I promised to get the antidote, and I did.”

”I know your character, Second Brother. Hehe, as long as you’re okay,” Qin Tian laughed.

”How is Lin Zitong?”

”She’s fine. Wan’er said Lin Zitong’s poison wouldn’t be life-threatening, just causing weakness and lethargy... Initially, Wan’er said it would take some time to detoxify Zitong. Now, with your antidote, there’s no need to worry anymore. This mission is completed perfectly.”

Qin Tian said this while looking at the brocade bag in his hand, then suddenly thought of something and glanced at Lin Yu.

Lin Yu was also looking at Qin Tian; the two had the same thought.

”Big Brother, do you think... this antidote... might be a trick by Yu Linglong, not a genuine antidote?”

Lin Yu felt a sudden tightening in his chest and looked at Qin Tian.

Qin Tian didn’t respond directly but asked, ”Do you think it’s a possibility?”

Qin Tian’s question truly left Lin Yu speechless.

Both of them were aware of Yu Linglong’s devious and unprincipled nature.

Especially Lin Yu, who had been chasing her for hours today and had seen all her tricks and schemes. Lying came naturally to her.

More so, Yu Linglong herself admitted that she wouldn’t give up on anything she desired.

So, thinking about it, Lin Yu began to worry that perhaps Yu Linglong was pretending to give an antidote but in reality gave poison instead?

This thought left Lin Yu with an inexplicable discomfort.

”She... wouldn’t, would she...” Lin Yu muttered, lacking confidence.

Qin Tian also mulled over this issue, though he didn’t know Yu Linglong as well as Lin Yu did.

Decisively, he said, ”We’ll handle it like this. Let’s take the antidote back and let Wan’er test its components first. If it seems capable of detoxification, then let Zitong take it. If not, we’ll proceed cautiously and let Wan’er detoxify her.”

This seemed like a good plan.

Lin Yu nodded, and they drove to Qin Pharmaceutical.

At Tang Wan’s exclusive laboratory in Qin Pharmaceutical.

After testing the antidote, Tang Wan returned to Qin Tian, saying, ”Brother, Second Brother, from my test results, this antidote should be genuine and should work on Zitong’s poison. This medicine is truly remarkable... Some of the herbal ingredients are beyond my expertise to replicate. Who made this antidote?”

Tang Wan didn’t know about Yu Linglong, so Qin Tian and Lin Yu exchanged a glance, and Lin Yu explained the truth.

After hearing the story, Tang Wan praised, ”So, Yu Linglong is indeed a master of medicine, able to utilize traditional herbs to such an extent. I’m quite impressed. Especially some of the herbs are said to be extinct in medical books, and she managed to concoct them...”

Qin Tian and Lin Yu were left speechless.

Lin Yu said, ”Since the antidote works, that’s good. Wan’er, you take care of Zitong. This medicine should be taken after meals, three times a day, for two days. Big Brother and I need to head back to the base now.”

Earlier, both Qin Tian and Lin Yu had received a call from Zhou Yang, who had already returned to the base.

...

Zhou Yang returned early, not only because of Lin Yu, but also due to some information he had received from the Asian Mercenary Association.

”Big Brother, Skull’s Asia division has made some moves. Among the newly promoted four three-star mercenary teams, they have started contacting the Dahe Mercenary Team and the Korea Mercenary Team.”

At Wolong Mountain Base, Zhou Yang analyzed gravely to Qin Tian and Lin Yu.

”Including the Persian Gulf Mercenary Team, if they succeed, our War Dragon will lose its voice in the council.”

Zhou Yang frowned. At the Asian Mercenary Association, during meetings, he had always tried to maintain good relations with Dahe and Korea Mercenary Teams.

However, surface-level relationships couldn’t compete with Skull’s real wealth.

After losing the positioning competition, Skull’s Asia division began leveraging money and task allocations to woo the Korea and Dahe Mercenary Teams.

”What’s the current situation?” Qin Tian asked, ”Are Korea and Dahe wavering towards Skull?”

”Not yet.”

Zhou Yang replied, ”It seems both Dahe and Korea are indecisive, currently playing coy, probably considering the concrete benefits.”

Lin Yu frowned, ”Big Brother, Old Zhou, if that’s the case, we must also compete with Skull for Korea and Dahe, right? If we don’t win them over, the Asian Mercenary Association will be under Skull’s control again.”

”Of course we need to compete, but how to compete is the issue,” Zhou Yang pondered.

”Skull uses money, so we should use money too. If Korea and Dahe are money-driven, then we should lure them with money,” Lin Yu said angrily.

Back in Dragon Soul, Lin Yu had already clashed with Skull members, so he always held a grudge against them.

”That won’t work...”

Zhou Yang waved his hand, ”Currently, War Dragon’s financial resources might not match Skull’s. Moreover, even if we offered the same amount to compete for Korea and Dahe, they wouldn’t choose us over Skull, right? Skull has massive international influence, and they’d likely choose the stronger party as their backer.”

”Then what should we do...”

Zhou Yang’s words made sense, leaving Lin Yu speechless and anxiously staring at Qin Tian.

Qin Tian, however, was contemplating Dahe and Korea Mercenary Teams’ performances in the positioning competition.

After careful consideration, Qin Tian said firmly, ”I don’t think Dahe and Korea will side with Skull, especially the Dahe Mercenary Team.”

”Big Brother, are you sure?” Lin Yu was shocked.

Qin Tian nodded, ”Yes, from the positioning competition, it’s evident. The Dahe Mercenary Team’s overall strength is top-notch in Asia, and they seemingly aimed for the top spot, only to be overshadowed by our War Dragon.”

”So, I believe Dahe won’t ally with Skull, but rather oppose them, challenging Skull’s supremacy. They’re ambitious and won’t settle for subordination!”

Qin Tian’s eyes sparkled as he continued,

”As for the Korea Mercenary Team, they’re relatively weaker. Despite their dissatisfaction with Skull, they may lack the courage to confront them directly... Their stance will waver, depending on the unfolding situation.”

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