Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

The Xie family's basement.

"A miracle drug?"

Xie Yuchen looked at the documents in his hand, his face extremely grim, his well-defined knuckles almost squeezing holes in the paper.

A person was kneeling on the ground.

He is the head of the Xie family laboratory.

Xie Yuchen sneered, "Didn't you even notify me when you hired people? Why did Mother Li's condition suddenly worsen? What exactly is this so-called miracle drug? Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

The kneeling person was sweating profusely.

The person Xie Yuchen mentioned was a research fanatic. The person in charge recognized his talent and specially approved his employment. Who would have thought that the person would do so many things behind the scenes?

At the same time, there was a knock on the door.

Jie Yi walked in, bowed to Jie Yuchen, and said respectfully, "Master, we have dealt with that person completely."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yuchen's tense face finally relaxed a bit. When his gaze fell on the person in charge on the ground, he waved his hand and said, "It's time for the laboratory to have a fresh start."

"Yes."

Jie Yi accepted the order, went over and directly escorted the person in charge, who was trembling like a leaf on the ground, away.

The patriarch's meaning was clear: these people had done something wrong, and to prevent leaks, they would all be sent for electric shocks to cause amnesia, after which they would become members of the clan who would remain hidden from the public eye.

After the room quieted down, Xie Yuchen looked at the glass bottle in his hand, feeling very heavy-hearted.

The main ingredient of the special medicine is Shen Mingchao's blood.

He didn't want to speculate whether Shen Mingchao had played a role; such a thing was too shocking. His only course of action was to erase everyone who knew about it and keep the matter buried forever. This was the safest approach.

As for others, let's just consider it a miracle.

……

A week after Li's mother was out of danger, Shen Mingchao still couldn't resist and pushed open the tightly closed door.

The room was dark, and a strong smell of alcohol filled the air. Fortunately, it wasn't completely dark yet, and she could still use the light from the window to see Li Chu's location and the bottles scattered on the floor.

Shen Mingchao was sometimes very curious. Before she was a minor, her family wouldn't let her touch alcohol, and after she became an adult, they basically excluded her as well. She could say she had never drunk alcohol, so she couldn't understand why some people liked to drown their sorrows in alcohol.

But she's willing to try.

Li Cu sat on the floor with one leg bent, leaning against the edge of the bed, looking much more haggard.

Shen Mingchao walked over and sat down on the ground as well. She didn't say anything, picked up a new can of beer, and easily opened the tab with her fingertip.

A "click" sound.

Li Chu, who had been watching out of the corner of his eye, assumed Shen Mingchao was opening a bottle of wine for him. He took out the other half-empty bottle and said, "No need to open a new one, I have this—"

The conversation abruptly ended.

As Shen Mingchao tilted his head back to drink, Li Cu's eyes widened, and he scrambled forward, snatching the wine from Shen Mingchao's hand.

"Hey! What are you drinking?"

It was too late; Shen Mingchao had already finished his drink.

The bubbles burst in my mouth, and upon closer tasting, there was an indescribable bitterness.

Shen Mingchao didn't like it.

She frowned, and after swallowing the wine in her mouth, she gave her evaluation: "It doesn't taste good, but it's better than Chinese medicine."

She laughed again and asked Li Chu, "Is this stuff really as magical as they say, that it can cure all your troubles in one drunken stupor?"

Li Chu gripped the can tightly, not daring to look Shen Mingchao in the eye. He had thought Shen Mingchao had come to persuade him, but it turned out that the other party had come to keep him company.

It's not just a difference of one word.

Advising is, of course, well-intentioned, but accompanying someone means that the two of you will sink into depravity together, and the temptation of that is just too strong.

In this situation, Li Chu dropped his pretense and revealed his true thoughts: "No, alcohol doesn't work that well. I'm just a coward, using alcohol to escape reality."

Everything happened too fast. Li Chu was filled with mixed feelings and had nowhere to vent them, so he could only hide away.

"Oh~~"

Shen Mingchao nodded seriously: "Then next time I encounter something sad that I can't resolve, I'll do the same."

"Hey!" Li Chu laughed in anger: "Why do you have to learn bad things instead of good ones? If those people find out that I took you to drink and drown your sorrows, they'll come after me to kill me tonight."

"them?"

Shen Mingchao curled his lip and complained, "They don't deserve it at all. I bet they've all had their share of drinking."

Li Cu sighed, "Xiao Han, let's keep things separate."

Shen Mingchao put his hands on his hips and sneered, "Why is it that only officials are allowed to set fires, but ordinary people are not allowed to light lamps? I can drink if I want, and nobody can stop me."

This isn't being willful; it's her personal choice.

No one stipulates that women should maintain good habits, such as not smoking or drinking; these are just prejudices.

Seeing that Shen Mingchao insisted, Li Cu stopped trying to dissuade him, handed the wine back, and advised, "A little wine is good for the mood, but too much wine is bad for your health. You just drank, so be careful to drink in moderation."

Li Chu thought that a can of beer shouldn't be a big deal.

As it turns out, he underestimated the problem.

Damn it, his sister is a lightweight.

What troubled Li Chu even more was that it was fine if he just fell asleep after getting drunk, but Shen Mingchao liked to treat people like toys. He would hug him tightly and keep nudging him with his head.

Terrible!

Li Chu felt that no matter how much alcohol he drank, it couldn't compare to the moment when he was completely infatuated.

After his reason crumbled, he had only one thought: let him let his sister drink, and now he's getting his comeuppance.

Before he could make a fool of himself, Li Chu could no longer contain himself and shouted towards the door, "Su Wan, Yang Hao, come in here!"

Based on his understanding of these two people, they must have been lurking and waiting at the door for a long time.

Li Chu's guess was right. No sooner had he finished speaking than the door was slammed open. Blinding lights rushed in, revealing the chaotic scene hidden in the darkness.

Su Wan was almost speechless with shock, stammering, "Ya...Ya...Ya Li, even if you like it, you shouldn't use such low-class tactics! Getting someone drunk and then forcing yourself on them, Ya Li, I despise you!"

"Yeah, I despise them too." Yang Hao looked at the two who were inseparable, her eyes already filled with aggression.

Upon hearing this, Li Chu's face turned ashen. He was so angry he almost twisted his nose, and in a flash, he retorted, "Are you two blind? I forced myself on her? It was clearly her who forced herself on me!"

After saying that, Li Chu realized something was off about his words. His face flushed red, and he said in embarrassment and anger, "You two have really led me astray! What do you mean by 'domineering'? Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Drag her off me!"

Su Wan tilted his head, looking completely bewildered: "Ya Li, you can't be serious, can you? The Ming Dynasty was very lenient."

Yang Hao sneered, helping out while sarcastically saying, "You coward, you'll have to rely on me when it matters, won't you? I..."

"Thump!"

He landed on the back of his head.

Yang Hao stared blankly at the ceiling, completely ignoring the pain in the back of his head. His mind was full of questions. He had only pulled her arm, so how did she suddenly turn around and bump into him? And with such force that he couldn't even stand up straight.

Of course, that's not the most important thing.

Most importantly, the girl in his arms was restless, hugging and rubbing against him. Who could resist that?

Yang Hao didn't dare to move, but suddenly he was startled.

He clenched his sleeves, slowly turned his head, his eyes unfocused, and kept muttering, "It's over, it's over, I'm finished, it's really all over..."

With two of the team's strongest fighters defeated, Su Wan was at a loss. He took small, hesitant steps and reached out to pat Shen Mingchao's shoulder, "Ming, Mingchao."

At the same time, Li Cu and Yang Hao shouted in unison, "No—"