Life, the Universe and Everything (Part 2)

Silence.

A long silence.

Under the glaring lights, Outbuilding's straight back seemed to have been broken.

Bit by bit, it bent down.

After a long while, a whimpering voice gave its answer.

Lin Zhongxiaowu nodded happily and waved behind her. The black-market doctor who had been waiting for ages clicked his tongue irritably and turned to leave.

What a wasted trip. Bad luck!

Only after that hand finally left his head did Outbuilding manage to catch his breath.

It was as though he had been stuffed into the deep sea and forced to endure a long suffocation.

He greedily sucked in every breath of air, tears and snot streaming down his face despite himself.

He burst into loud sobs.

"Good. Good child."

Lin Zhongxiaowu reached out to undo his restraints, crouched before him, then smiled as she took his hand and shook it. "From today onward, let's be good friends."

"Mm." Outbuilding nodded blankly, like a walking corpse.

Lin Zhongxiaowu nodded, took out a phone, and handed it to him. "Remember to tell your friends not to rob cargo trucks anymore—although we recovered the medicine they stole—the portion they hid needs to be returned as soon as possible too. There are sixteen kinds of special medicine, each intended for different beastification traits. If they inject them randomly, people really will die.

"Of course, you must also persuade them to turn themselves in and explain where their information came from, as well as who incited them."

"Mm."

Outbuilding nodded numbly.

"Lastly, starting today, learn to watch the news... Hurry up and fix your Yingzhou people's goddamned behavior."

Lin Zhongxiaowu tilted her head, removed the cigarette from the corner of her mouth, flicked it away, and crushed it beneath her foot. "This stuff was handed out for free in Tanba yesterday. Just