Free Web NovelChapter 313: Chapter 313: Rescue
"You’re that swindler from the streets?"
Wang Hao blurted out.
"What swindler from the streets? Who are you talking about?"
The young man was not pleased to hear this and began shouting at Wang Hao, pointing at his nose.
"Don’t spout nonsense here, I’m a genuine descendant from The Church, He Peng at your service. I possess true skills, not some swindler!"
As He Peng spoke earnestly, Wang Hao couldn’t help but grin wryly.
"What did you make Shen Shiyi smell?"
At this point, Wang Hao couldn’t care less about He Peng’s nonsensical babbling and instead focused on the bottle in his hand.
"This is a divine medicine from The Church, which I’m not going to tell you about!"
He Peng, like someone guarding against a thief, quickly tucked the bottle away.
However, Wang Hao had already faintly smelled a peculiar odor in the air. The smell was foul and strange, but he couldn’t quite identify what was odd about it.
Seeing that He Peng was being unreasonable, Wang Hao couldn’t be bothered with him and instead turned to ask the old janitor.
"Was it Xing Hua who told you to do this?"
The old janitor didn’t even glance at Wang Hao, let alone say anything.
"Still playing tough, are you?"
Wang Hao said as he found the rest of the powder on the janitor.
"I’ve met Xing Hua before, and the smell on him is identical to these powders. Even if you don’t say anything, you can’t conceal the truth and the facts!"
"Hmph!"
The old janitor indeed snorted coldly.
"What Xing Hua? I’ve never heard of such a person. I did this solely to avenge my daughter-in-law. I’m the one behind all this. Anything you want, come at me; this has nothing to do with my son!"
The old janitor was resolute in his attitude.
But Wang Hao and He Peng were confused by the side. The place was clearly a school dormitory, so how did it become involved with his daughter-in-law and son? Moreover, they didn’t ask anything else, yet the old janitor just went on about how this matter had nothing to do with his son, which was like the giveaway of a thief that there is no silver hidden here.
"Old man, is your son Xing Hua?"
Wang Hao asked.
"I’ve already told you, I don’t know any Xing Hua. My son is Zheng Zong, the president of this university, and the president’s father. If not for them, my daughter-in-law wouldn’t have died, and my son wouldn’t have become..."
The old man grew angrier as he spoke, eventually roaring out his words.
"I just want to ruin this university and see them, father and son, fall from grace. They must pay for what they did in the past!"
As the old janitor spoke, his face became twisted with hatred, seemingly bearing deep animosity towards the university president.
Wang Hao and He Peng looked at each other in confusion because neither of them knew what had transpired between the old man, his son, and the president, causing such deep hatred between them.
But even if the old janitor harbored intense hatred for the president and his son, it was no excuse to harm innocent lives.
"Hahaha..."
Just as Wang Hao was about to call the police, the old janitor suddenly burst out laughing.
"What are you laughing at?"
Wang Hao asked, puzzled.
"I laugh at how utterly foolish you all are!"
The old man said with a sneer.
"Anyway, my task is already complete now. The rector here is quite capable, isn’t he? He managed to cover up when one person jumped off the building.
"But this time, let’s see if he has the incredible power to keep things under wraps when thirty people jump at once! Hahaha..."
The old man was laughing when suddenly his voice stopped. His mouth started spewing out mouthfuls of blood, and the blood was black.
"This is bad, he’s already taken poison!"
He Peng was suddenly shocked and quickly pulled out some silver needles from his robe’s lining, attempting to seal the acupuncture point at the old man’s heart to prevent the poison from spreading to his heart.
Yet it was a step too late. When he inserted the needles, they quickly turned black, signaling that the poison had reached his heart.
Soon after, the old janitor breathed his last.
"Did the old man just say there were thirty people jumping off the building at the same time?"
Wang Hao’s expression changed as he thought of Wen Zicong, who was still not found. He figured that Zicong must be among these thirty people.
Before, the school had always used its influence to suppress the incident of jumping off the building because the deceased were just commoners with no significant social status or background.
But Wen Zicong is the eldest grandson of the Wen Family, one of the three major families of Zao City. If he were to jump off a building in this school, it would be impossible for anyone to cover it up.
It seemed that this old man held an irreconcilable hatred towards the principal.
At this moment, He Peng’s face also looked rather unsightly. freewebnovel.cσ๓
"Upstairs!"
Wang Hao suddenly thought of Shen Shiyi after asking about the powder and immediately prepared to head upstairs.
If Wen Zicong and the rest of them had also smelled the white powder, then they would definitely go upstairs.
Without another word, the two ran towards the rooftop.
When they reached the rooftop, Wang Hao was completely stunned.
Thirty students, both male and female, were lined up neatly on the rooftop, slowly walking towards the edge.
Wang Hao didn’t think twice; he rushed over without hesitation and pinned them all to the ground. This was the only way to momentarily prevent them from jumping.
"Come and help!"
Seeing He Peng standing there, stunned, Wang Hao urgently called out.
He Peng was quick to react, immediately taking out a small bottle from his pocket and letting each student that Wang Hao had pinned down take a sniff.
As soon as they smelled the contents of the small bottle, the students all passed out.
After a great deal of effort, the two managed to save the thirty students by working together, leaving them completely drenched in sweat by the end of the ordeal.
If those thirty people had all jumped today, Xiangtan University would have been finished.
Having saved the students, Wang Hao immediately called the police. To avoid any misunderstanding before their arrival, Wang Hao and He Peng carried Shen Shiyi out of the dormitory.
Once outside the school gate, He Peng pointed to a luxurious SUV parked roadside and said to Wang Hao.
"That’s my car; let’s get this young lady into my car for now!"
Wang Hao took one look and thought, my goodness, that car must be worth at least a couple million! He hadn’t expected this priest, clad in a Taoist robe, could have conned so much money to afford such an expensive luxury car.
But now wasn’t the time to worry about that. Wang Hao quickly helped He Peng move Shen Shiyi into the back seat of the car.
"This car must have cost you a pretty penny," Wang Hao couldn’t help but say as he touched the soft leather seats after getting inside. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
"It’s alright, just around three million!" He Peng replied proudly. At his young age, being able to drive such a car in Zao City was definitely something rare, and of course, he felt proud.
"So people are really that easy to con these days!" Wang Hao still imagined He Peng had scammed the money with his tricks and cons.
"What kind of way is that to talk?" He Peng was clearly displeased with the comment. While taking off his Taoist robe, he complained.
"Do you think our Church is like what’s portrayed on TV, spending all day either chanting in the church or wielding swords outside to hunt ghosts?"
"We’re legitimately healing and saving people nowadays, do you get it? If not, then don’t spout nonsense!"
In Wang Hao’s eyes, all of He Peng’s claims were utter nonsense.
"Fine, let me ask you, have you ever read ’Journey to the West’ among the Four Great Classical Novels?" He Peng continued, seeing that Wang Hao still seemed skeptical.
"Tai Shang Lao Jun in the novel is our original archetype; you should understand now, right? He is our Supreme Ancestral Master."
"Alchemy has been mentioned since ancient times; you know this, don’t you? So why has it become deceitful tricks and showmanship in modern times? Our ancestral masters have used alchemy to save many lives!"
Wang Hao found himself speechless at He Peng’s explanation.
There have undeniably been records of alchemy since ancient times, albeit mostly glossed over.
It’s said that Shen Nong was the first to start the practice of alchemy, but initially, the method was simple: just cooking herbs until thick and then rolling them into pellets.
Only later did they start using Alchemy Furnaces. This is all recorded in "Shennong Herbal Medicine."
Although modern interpretations of ancient alchemy vary, no one can deny its authenticity.
Wang Hao suddenly thought of the small bottle He Peng had let everyone sniff earlier. Could there really be a connection to alchemy? He couldn’t help but ask.
"What exactly was the medicine you had them sniff just now?"
