LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 417 The Second Poison
Outside the Bamboo Cui Community, Jiang Hui drove an old car slowly toward the entrance.
There was a dim streetlight at the community's guardhouse, illuminating the rusty iron gate. Two security guards dressed in thick jackets were sitting inside, and upon seeing the car, one of them came out.
"Which family are you from? I don't recognize you,"
he said in a gruff voice.
"We're from Building No. 4, Unit 802."
Jiang Hui promptly responded from the driver's seat.
Hearing this, the man came over, brushed the snow off the license plate to see it clearly, and then took out a small notebook to flip through it. After verifying, he nodded to the guard inside the booth. Together, they went to open the gate.
There was no Building No. 4 in Bamboo Cui Community, and the highest number of floors in any building was only six—there was no such unit as 802... It was just a code for entry.
The car belonged to Qiu Rong, previously used to buy medicine, and had been registered in advance.
If the code and the license plate matched, they would be allowed to pass.
As for the people in the car, they didn't need to be checked, since most of the arrivals today had their identities concealed.
"The lights near Building No. 4 are still on, just go straight ahead and you'll see it..."
The car slowly entered the community, with one of the security guards pointing the way to Building No. 4.
The community was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.
Aside from Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue being calm, Jiang Hui, the policewoman, and Qiu Rong all felt a bit tense.
The two police officers were naturally nervous about catching a big fish soon, while Qiu Rong was nervous because it was her first time at this place, and the dark environment instinctively made her a little scared.
The roads within the community were spacious and seemed to have been cleared of snow, unlike the harder-to-navigate roads outside.
A moment later, a faint light appeared in the dim environment ahead.
Not far away, under a building hung a lamp of the same model as the one at the community guardhouse.
After getting out of the car, Wang Tao looked up and, despite the darkness elsewhere, his Night Vision Ability allowed him to clearly see the number "8" affixed to the six-story building.
Below this building, there were quite a few old, modified cars parked. These people were obviously intentionally hiding their identities. However, driving such cars here was no easy task.
"To have so many come in such extreme weather..."
Jiang Hui's expression was very serious.
Wang Tao had only told him about "health medicine" without specifying its actual effects, but Jiang Hui wasn't foolish and immediately thought of a new type of drug. Given the current scene, the fact that people risked their lives to buy this medicine indicated how addictive it must be!
"Let's go."
Wang Tao and the others got out of the car one after another.
Qiu Rong was still weak, and now that the drug's effects were kicking in, she felt dizzy after getting out of the car. Wang Tao asked the policewoman to support her as he surveyed their surroundings.
Before coming to the community, Jiang Hui had already investigated it; the population was small, and there hadn't been much human traffic recently. So, the Dusk Church members must have rented a place here. After all, their operations weren't fixed in one location—they wouldn't stay long in one place but would change locations once one was used up to avoid detection.
For the moment, Wang Tao didn't notice anything unusual anywhere else; the focus was definitely on this building.
Under the dim light outside the first-floor lobby, a cross symbol could be seen.
Just as Jiang Hui was about to push the door, it suddenly opened from the inside.
Inside it was still pitch-dark, but it felt much warmer. The door was opened by a man wearing a mask, whose figure was very burly, half a head taller than Wang Tao and his presence was quite oppressive.
Wang Tao instantly noticed that his Strength Ability was only Level Two, just a Silver Gun Head—impressive to look at but not very useful.
Nevertheless, Qiu Rong was startled, and if the policewoman hadn't supported her, she probably would have backed away several steps.
The burly man glanced over everyone, bypassed Wang Tao, who was of a similar build, and fixed his gaze on Jiang Hui.
Normally, an Ability User can sense the general strength of others. The burly man could tell at a glance that Jiang Hui was the strongest among Wang Tao's group.
He addressed Jiang Hui gravely,
"Which group are you with? I haven't seen you around before."
"We're from Unit 302."
Jiang Hui said, unfazed.
This was also a code; if he said anything about the eighth floor, it wouldn't match. The deal was happening on the third floor; any fictitious room on the third floor would do.
"Oh, from the third floor, huh? The light is broken here, let me take you up."
After the code matched, the burly man turned and walked, holding a yellowed flashlight in his hand.
Jiang Hui immediately followed.
It was only after entering did he realize there were four burly men in all, each with Level Two Strength Ability! The strength of the Dusk Church was not to be underestimated. After all, Jiang Hui himself was only Level Two, and the policewoman with him was merely Level 1... If Wang Tao weren't there, he certainly wouldn't have dared to venture so deeply into the lion's den.
The lobby was still dark, and they could only follow closely behind the burly man. But Wang Tao could clearly see that the windows here were sealed off. He estimated the situation was the same upstairs.
As Wang Tao suspected, it became much brighter once they went upstairs. However, the second floor was unoccupied, and the rooms were firmly closed.
The group continued upstairs, but they didn't take the main stairwell, as it was blocked off; instead, they entered through a concealed door hidden in the dark. The Dusk Church was extremely cautious.