Chapter 19: Bit Her Gland p3
“15:10, October 2, 167 New Calendar, the Trial Court of the Independent State of Yi Meng officially announced the list of criminals involved in the gene theft. All fifty people on the list have been sentenced to death and will be executed on October 8…”
The list of criminals newly released by the privileged Trial Court of the Independent State of Yi Meng sparked heated discussions online at 15:12.
[www Finally! Those gene traffickers are going to be shot, thank you!]
[Oh my god, there are several familiar names on the list. I’m shocked.]
[Gene theft deserves death!! And the Trial Court is so powerful, how long did it take them? If it were the Taiya police, it would take half a year.]
[No one is allowed to defy the Victory Column! Chief Judge Zhu is my god!]
[Chief Judge Zhu is eternally divine! Wuwuwu, no matter how much time passes, whenever I see images of the former Victory Column together, I subconsciously offer them electronic flowers [flower.jpg][flower.jpg][flower.jpg]]
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Ming Fei, sitting in the study chair, was browsing the official comment section of the published list. After reading many comments praising the Trial Court or Zhu Yiqiao, her friend Li Xing also sent her a message about this celebratory event.
[Did you see it? The list is out!!!]
[I can’t believe there was a traitor within the Trial Court!]
Ming Fei rubbed her slightly sore eyes, picked up her black-framed glasses from the side and put them on, then replied to her friend’s new messages.
[I saw it.]
[So many people were involved. Fortunately, it ended smoothly and successfully.]
[[Kitten giving thumbs up.jpg]]
Li Xing’s reply was always quick.
[Zaozao made these new emojis for you, right?]
[Hahaha, they suit you quite well, much better than the smiling one.]
[By the way, what is your academy preparing for the centennial celebration performance? I’m so worried, I have no ideas at all T-T]
Li Xing also taught at Q University, but unlike Ming Fei, who stayed at the school directly after graduation, she entered Q University’s Philosophy Department through the recruitment process after passing the written and interview stages.
Ming Fei hadn’t figured out the talent show either. The professors in the institute were all busy with their own things, making it difficult to set a fixed time for rehearsal. Moreover, everyone had different talents and interests.
She closed the book on her desk and chose the most appropriate emoji from the many that Ming Zaozao had added for her, sending it to Li Xing.
[[Little rabbit stomping feet and sighing.jpg]]
[We haven’t decided yet either.]
[Everyone’s schedules are all over the place, and they have different strengths.]
It rained more in October than in September in Xi He City. It was already drizzling outside the window, and it would turn into the moderate rain predicted in the weather forecast later.
Ming Fei got up and walked to the bookshelf on the left, trying to find inspiration and answers for the talent show from the books on traditional crafts.
Time passed very quickly after moving. Because Zhu Yiqiao hadn’t returned since leaving at the end of September until mid-October, Ming Fei and Ming Zaozao had gradually adapted to this large new home during this time.
On October 10, Xi He City was hit by a rainstorm that lasted for three days.
After the long rainstorm, the temperature in this concrete jungle dropped rapidly. The outdoor temperature during the day was basically below 10°C. And according to previous years, it would fall below 0°C in half a month, and Xi He City would slowly see fluttering snowflakes. The greenery, lakes, mountains, and rivers would all be covered with snow as time went by.
Q University’s centennial celebration was scheduled for October 16. Ming Fei had been busy with the celebration recently. With only one day left until the celebration, she worked in the school lab until 10 pm before heading home.
Ming Zaozao was already asleep at this hour. Ming Fei gently pushed open her bedroom door, made sure she was covered with a blanket, and then went back to her own room to wash up.
Perhaps because of her recent busyness and fatigue, Ming Fei found that her… glands were stinging more and more frequently. When she first noticed the abnormality in her glands, she had searched all possibly related information, but there was no way in this world to alleviate the discomfort originating from the glands.
She could only endure it temporarily and consult her friend Li Xing’s mother, the dean, after the school celebration.
Ming Fei finished the warm milk that 0619 had prepared for her in advance, washed up, and changed into her pajamas. She originally wanted to go straight to bed, but because she was thirsty, she had to go to the living room with her empty glass.
Soon, Ming Fei, who rarely worked overtime so late, discovered an unfortunate event on this awful late night.
—The intelligent water dispenser on the second floor was malfunctioning.
Ming Fei sighed, not wanting to bother 0619, which had already entered sleep mode, and went up to the third floor as a second option. The left side of the third floor was Zhu Yiqiao’s bedroom and office area, and the right side was the common area.
She had only been up here once before.
She was someone who valued personal space, but tonight she was really tired and thirsty, and didn’t want to go down to the first floor, which was even farther away, and the right side of the third floor was indeed an open common area.
But—
The usually dim multi-function hall had a night light on.
Ming Fei thought 0619 had forgotten to turn off the lights. Just as she walked over, she saw a figure on the sofa, instantly dispelling most of her sleepiness.
“Zhu—” She almost forgot to change her address again. “…Jiejie.”
The person with their back to her seemed to have not heard.
Ming Fei didn’t move forward, and was about to give up on the idea of getting water when she saw the person on the sofa suddenly slide down. She looked up and felt that something seemed strange about Zhu Yiqiao’s situation.
After a moment of thought, she put down her glass and approached the sofa: “Jiejie.”
Zhu Yiqiao still didn’t respond.
Ming Fei approached again, and under the warm light of the night light, she could see that Zhu Yiqiao’s cheeks were flushed with an unnatural redness. She was a little worried and quickly went to the cabinet to retrieve the first aid kit that was kept on every floor.
After taking out the thermometer, just as Ming Fei was about to try to wake Zhu Yiqiao, her wrist was suddenly grabbed, and she fell onto the sofa. Dizzy from the sudden movement, before Ming Fei could speak, Zhu Yiqiao tightly gripped her slender neck.
In a flash, Ming Fei’s pupils constricted, a sharp pain emanating from her gland and quickly spreading.
The delicate skin became moist and wet.
The next moment—
Zhu Yiqiao bit her gland.
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