Chapter 21.2 Nepenthes

Chapter 21.2 Nepenthes

Zhang Haiyans attack lasted for seven minutes. Based on his previous experience, the battle should have been over in an instant, but he didnt expect that the two assassins were able to ward him off. Even though it was absolutely clear that Zhang Haiyan had the upper hand, the two killers didnt panic at all.

For ordinary people, two fists, two feet, two elbows, and two knees were just a few of the parts that could be used to kill their opponents. But Zhang Haiyan also had blades under his tongue.

When Zhang Haiyan completely focused on attacking, he was like an animal. Not only would the blades suddenly shoot out from his mouth, but they would also slash the opponents throats and wrists. It was impossible to fight him using ordinary peoples reaction speed. But seven minutes later, the two killers already had more than a dozen injuries and still weren't panicking.

Because he had inhaled the poison gas, Zhang Haiyans attack soon came to a halt. His lungs started to burn, and his movements gradually slowed down. The two assassins finally found a chance and threw their daggers. As soon as Zhang Haiyan dodged, the two immediately rushed out of the corridor, ran to the restaurant, and started clapping their hands.The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

Zhang Haiyan chased after them. There were numerous doors to the restaurant, so the two killers had quickly separated and rushed into the darkness.

Zhang Haiyan picked one of them and moved to give chase, but his lungs suddenly hurt and he knelt down. He took a few deep breaths, coughed a few times, and instantly calmed down.

His opponents were too well-organized.

I shouldnt chase them. Since they clapped their hands just now, there may be a second trap. Moreover, I've been exposed and my internal organs are hurt.

Zhang Haiyan immediately returned and helped He Jianxi up. He Jianxi leaned against the wall, looked at the policemens bodies, and started to throw up.

You really went and reported me, cousin, Zhang Haiyan said.

They found me when they were patrolling. Stowaways are going to be incarcerated. I dont want to be incriminated because of you. Im going to San Francisco. I dont have the money to buy another ticket.

You should realize that you are the stowaway on this ship. I have a ticket. Zhang Haiyan pulled the ticket stub from his pocket and looked down at the policemens bodies. They had all been killed in an instant. You had no intention of killing them, but they died because of you.

He Jianxi was obviously shocked and sad, and didnt know what else to say.

What happened on this ship? He Jianxi asked him. What the hell is going on? Who are you?

I already said that I would tell you. These people might be pirates. We have to put aside our personal grievances for now. Otherwise, the money on the ship will be stolen, and the women will be ruined.

The women wont be ruined, He Jianxi said. "Those people were women."

Women? Zhang Haiyan froze for a second. The fight was so intense just now that he didnt even notice.

I can tell that theyre women by their smell.

When he walked out of the infirmary carrying the gas cylinder, He Jianxi asked, Tell me, can I still go to San Francisco?

Zhang Haiyan showed him the gas cylinder. This is a military-grade gas cylinder. Its very difficult to come by and is worth a lot of money.

If the murderers noticed him investigating the plague on the ship and wanted to kill him, then they would shoot him or poison his food at most. Why would they use professional gas cylinders?

He could tell that these had been specially prepared in advance. It meant that the murderers targeted him and wanted to kill him from the beginning because they knew he had excellent skills. That was why they had planned to kill him like this.

But why? Zhang Haiyan couldnt figure it out. He hadnt been thinking in that direction at all. Could it be that Zhang Ruipu and the other party agreed to kill him? But if it was the case, Zhang Ruipu could have killed him before he got on the ship.

If it wasnt Zhang Ruipu, then

When Zhang Haiyan saw that there were more gas cylinders in the cabinets, he had a sudden epiphany and finally understood the logic behind everything.

What if he wasnt the only person that the killers were after?

What if the killers wanted to kill all of those who were investigating the plague on the Nanan?

If so, the obvious clue he had found wasnt accidentally left by the murderers. Instead, it was a honey-coated thread that was deliberately placed (Nepenthes secrete a sweet thread in order to hunt insects. Ants will follow this thread and enter the Nepenthes cage).

So those who investigated the plague would eventually board the Nanan, find this clue, and then enter their poison gas trap.

If that were true, then he had an even more terrifying thought.

He ignored He Jianxi and the corpses and said, Find a place to hide.

He rushed all the way to the sailors duty room that was opposite his room. The sailors inside had already gone out to patrol the buildings, so he found the list of their names and began to flip through it.

Song Chai. Song Chai. Song Chai.

He found the name Song Chai. There was a note saying that he was of Chinese and Vietnamese descent. His Chinese name was Zhang Haiyun.

This was the naming rule the Southern Archives used. Their last name was Zhang and the character in the middle was hai. The last character would come from a poem.

The Nanan was a Nepenthes! Song Chai had been warning the spies who showed up after him that the entire plague incident was a Nepenthes thread used to lure the spies sent by the Southern Archives and hunt them down.