Eunuch, do you really know these martial arts?

Chapter 626 My Own Mistake

Now, the aircraft carrier and satellite research projects have all entered the final testing phase. Whether Jiang Nian is there or not, it doesn't really make much difference.

Within the Shadow Organization, Jiang Nian felt that he could actually do more for China.

"You've been poisoned by a Gu, don't you feel anything at all?"

After leading Zhou Zhou into his room, Jiang Nian finally spoke.

He always felt that Zhou Zhou wasn't such a foolish person; he couldn't possibly fall for such a scheme so easily. Besides, wouldn't the Gu poison in Zhou Zhou's body react at all? That shouldn't be the case.

"I've been busy preparing for my trip to Japan lately, so I haven't been paying much attention to anything else..."

As she spoke, Zhou Zhou's voice gradually faded.

Regardless of the circumstances, it was his own mistake.

He was too careless, thinking that the organization was the safest place, but he didn't realize that he had been away from the organization for several years and now that he was back, everything was different from before.

Seeing Zhou Zhou like this, Jiang Nian didn't know how to comfort him. After all, it was easy for him to hit someone, but asking him to comfort someone was really asking too much.

"Actually, being poisoned by Gu isn't a big deal. You've already survived it, haven't you? You won't die, at most you'll just feel some pain. A real man doesn't need to worry about this!"

Jiang Nian said this dryly.

Zhou Zhou's eyes widened.

He felt that Jiang Nian was joking with him.

Otherwise, how could someone say something so casually? Is this supposed to be comforting someone? It's clearly like stabbing themselves in the heart again.

If the Gu poison were so easy to overcome, would he have needed to come looking for Jiang Nian so early in the morning?

It was already incredibly difficult to get through this, and Zhou Zhou couldn't guarantee that he could handle it again if it happened again.

However, the thought of possibly dying silently in his room sent a chill down his spine.

How can this be?

"Try to think more positively. At least the person who poisoned you didn't kill you directly, isn't that good enough? If they didn't kill you, then there must be something they need you to do. You won't die for now! The person who poisoned you will definitely appear soon."

Seeing Zhou Zhou's lifeless expression, Jiang Nian said the following.

The person is still alive, why act like this now?

The person who used the poison hasn't shown up yet, so Zhou Zhou can't die at all!

Zhou Zhou felt that he would probably die of anger from Jiang Nian's anger before he even died from the Gu poison. Therefore, he dragged his extremely exhausted body and left Jiang Nian's room.

The cruise ship did not stop just because Zhou Zhou was poisoned by the Gu, so three days later, the cruise ship docked at the port of the Sakura Country as scheduled.

Jiang Nian stretched, wearing a mask, and calmly disembarked from the cruise ship.

Wearing a mask, Jiang Nian walked the streets of the Cherry Blossom Country, attracting countless stares.

However, no one dared to come forward and ask anything, which made Jiang Nian feel much more at ease.

Zhou Zhou followed Jiang Nian off the boat.

He put on makeup, and his entire appearance changed drastically. He looked ordinary, the kind of person who would be easily overlooked in a crowd.

They didn't stay in a hotel. Zhou Zhou had already made arrangements before Jiang Nian; they stayed in a villa that wasn't very big.

This was Jiang Nian's first time visiting the land of cherry blossoms, but he had no intention of exploring it.

Sitting in the living room, Jiang Nian was deep in thought.

His ostentatious display of power would surely alert anyone with a discerning eye to the fact that international arms dealer Mr. An has arrived in Japan.

Then, the person who is supposed to come knocking on our door should appear very soon.

Jiang Nian slept very well that night. A tough battle was ahead, so getting some rest was essential.

Zhou Zhou didn't sleep well on her first night at the villa.

As he lay in bed, he sensed something was wrong.

Picking up the pillow, Zhou Zhou saw a note with a sentence written on it in flamboyant handwriting.

"Plant the Heart-Eating Gu in Jiang Nian!"

It was such a simple command. Zhou Zhou knew that the person who had poisoned him had revealed themselves.

But why would the other party want to target Jiang Nian?

He mentally reviewed everyone Jiang Nian had come into contact with at the Shadow Base.

Apart from An Yi, there are basically only three people in power.

If they wanted to poison Jiang Nian, they could have simply instructed Zhou Zhou; there was no need for such a complicated process, specifically targeting Zhou Zhou first. Therefore, the person in charge can be excluded. So, those with a direct interest in Jiang Nian are the researchers in the laboratory.

Jiang Nian's revised sniper rifle blueprints caused quite a stir at the Shadow Base. Jiang Nian himself didn't care about such things, but Zhou Zhou knew perfectly well that many of the researchers who joined the Shadow Organization were madmen.

The difference between genius and madness is only a matter of a single thought—a point that Zhou Zhou, who had spent a long time in the Shadow Organization, deeply understood.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Zhou folded the note and put it back under his pillow.

Now, the three people in charge of the organization—An Yang, An Ye, and even An Ying, who has always disliked Jiang Nian, actually think highly of Jiang Nian.

Zhou Zhou felt that her choice was already quite clear.

"Someone wants me to use a Gu poison on you."

Inside the restaurant, Jiang Nian was leisurely eating breakfast.

After Zhou Zhou walked over, he simply tossed a folded piece of paper onto the table and said nonchalantly.

Jiang Nian sat there without reacting at all, nor did he rush to look at the contents of the note. He seemed not to have heard what Zhou Zhou said at all, and simply ate his breakfast.

"To be fair, this breakfast tastes pretty good. The chef you arranged is quite good."

Jiang Nian spoke so calmly only after finishing the last bite of breakfast.

Zhou Zhou's face showed a mixture of emotions she no longer knew.

He even began to doubt—had he not spoken at all? Or had Jiang Nian not heard him at all?

Otherwise, how could he be so nonchalant and have the mood to discuss with me whether breakfast is delicious or not?

Zhou Zhou felt that either he himself had a problem, or Jiang Nian really had a serious problem.

What kind of talk is this!

"Mr. Jiang Nian, did you hear what I just said?" Zhou Zhou had to ask this question, and he was starting to doubt himself.

“I heard that. But it’s not a big deal. Food is the most important thing for people. The chef you arranged is quite skilled. You can consider bringing him back to the base. At least, his cooking suits my taste perfectly.”

Faced with Zhou Zhou's question, Jiang Nian nodded seriously, indicating that she had heard what he said, and then explained.

"..."

Suddenly, Zhou Zhou didn't know what to say.

If Jiang Nian hadn't heard him, he could have explained again. But now that Jiang Nian had clearly heard him and understood his meaning, how could he maintain such an indifferent demeanor?

Zhou Zhou said that he genuinely finds Jiang Nian increasingly incomprehensible.

Forget it, since Jiang Nian, who is about to be murdered, isn't worried, why should he be so concerned? After all, it's said that the emperor isn't worried while the eunuch is, and he's not a eunuch, so he shouldn't worry about others for no reason.

After figuring this out, Zhou Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the rice ball from the plate, and took a big bite.

After taking a bite of the rice ball, Zhou Zhou's facial expression stiffened.

He looked at Jiang Nian with a face full of shock, not understanding how Jiang Nian could eat the rice ball without any expression.

Could it be that Jiang Nian really couldn't sense anything amiss with the rice ball?

For the first time, Zhou Zhou began to seriously consider what Jiang Nian had just said.

He said the chef was very good, he was very satisfied, and he wanted to take the chef back to the base.

But how could an ordinary chef possibly infiltrate the Shadow Organization?

Jiang Nian isn't stupid; he couldn't possibly be unaware of this. So why would he say something like that?

Unless—there's something wrong with the chef, and Jiang Nian said that on purpose.

He glanced at Jiang Nian again, seeing her casually leaning back in her chair, picking up the newspaper on the table, and leisurely reading it, paying no attention to him whatsoever. Zhou Zhou didn't dare say anything more, and simply lowered his head to eat his breakfast earnestly.

Seeing that Zhou Zhou had finally stopped talking, Jiang Nian finally breathed a long sigh of relief. At least, this teammate wasn't completely stupid.

Although Zhou Zhou arranged the accommodations, they were only prepared by his subordinates; Zhou Zhou himself did not come here to make all the preparations.

If even Zhou Zhou, a protector, could be poisoned by a Gu curse, it's likely that there's another force within the Shadow organization that just hasn't been revealed yet.

Jiang Nian came downstairs a little earlier than Zhou Zhou.

Although he didn't understand Gu poison, no one knew that Jiang Nian possessed a heaven-defying artifact system.

That's why Jiang Nian realized immediately that the entire breakfast table had been poisoned.

Someone wants to harm me!

After reaching this conclusion, Jiang Nian became excited.

He'd been getting a bit bored at the Shadow Base lately, so when someone offered to add some fun to his life, he naturally accepted.

After redeeming the antidote with his points, Jiang Nian calmly finished the feast he had prepared for himself.

However, to Jiang Nian's surprise, Zhou Zhou would simply throw the note he had found on the table and openly tell him about it.

In that instant, Jiang Nian felt that Zhou Zhou was truly a terrible teammate. How could he be so clueless?

This is, in a sense, someone else's territory. If they were to attack from the shadows, it would be incredibly easy for them. Even if Jiang Nian wasn't afraid of being attacked...

But Jiang Nian was still somewhat exasperated by Zhou Zhou's foolishness. After all, could someone so stupid really cooperate with her and accomplish anything during her time in Japan?

My own affairs are the most important; I can't afford to neglect them at all.

Fortunately, Zhou Zhou finally realized something was wrong and stopped talking nonsense.

"Host, host, someone wants to use a curse on you to control you. Don't you really have any objections?"

Jiang Nian appeared to be reading the newspaper attentively, but only he knew that he was actually communicating with the system in his mind.

There was no way around it; after the system discovered the Gu poison, it became active and kept whispering in Jiang Nian's ear, preventing him from thinking about anything seriously.

"What could I possibly think? Anyway, I'm immune to all poisons, and you're here. At worst, I can just exchange for more antidotes, and no one can do anything to me."

Jiang Nian shrugged, indicating that he was powerless to help with the problem the system had been nagging about. After all, he couldn't change other people's minds or stop them from casting spells on him.

It must be said that people who want to poison themselves with Gu poison are quite cautious.

Not only was the food poisoned, but Zhou Zhou was also given a separate order to use a Gu poison on him.

The Gu poison on Zhou Zhou's hands is definitely much more potent than the Gu poison in the food.

After going through all this trouble, who is the one who wants to control me?

Within the Shadow Organization, the person with the deepest grudge against Jiang Nian is Dark Eagle. However, if Dark Eagle wanted to harm someone, wouldn't it be unnecessary to use Gu poison on Zhou Zhou?

"Host, you must find the person who poisoned you and plant the poison in their body as well, so that they can neither live nor die!"

"I really didn't expect that you, as a system, could be so ruthless!"

Jiang Nian hadn't expected that before he could even figure out what was going on, the system would start encouraging him.

Jiang Nian felt that he had never been a good person. At least when it came to the people in the Shadow Organization, he didn't have much kindness. However, he thought that killing someone was just a matter of beheading them, and he never intended to torture the people behind the scenes.

"Respected host, system task issued! System task issued!"

The system suddenly changed its attitude, becoming serious, and even its voice sounded cold.

"It's been so long since the system assigned any tasks. Now that it's suddenly popping up, I think this task of yours is definitely not simple!"

Jiang Nian said that there didn't seem to be any maintenance tasks in Japan right now. It wasn't like he was on his own turf. For some reason, this sudden task from the system gave Jiang Nian a bad feeling.

"Mission: Please find the person who poisoned your food and give them a good slap in the face, making them understand one thing—you can offend anyone, but never offend the host!"

"Mission time limit: 72 hours!"

"Mission Penalty: If the mission fails, all skills previously acquired by the host will be revoked!"

Mission Reward: None!

The system issued the entire task very carefully. (End of Chapter)