No wall was airtight, much less a wall like City Hall's, full of holes like a honeycomb briquette. It was utterly unreliable. In less than half an hour, the entire Yacheng knew.
Xu Chao Xian had crossed the street without watching the lights and been struck by Great Fortune. Xu Chao Xian had showered without cutting the power and been electrocuted by high voltage. Xu Chao Xian had stepped out left foot first and been killed by a falling flowerpot. Xu Chao Xian had finally received his retribution and choked to death on shit. Xu Chao Xian had been unable to accept the latest scientific theory and blown his own head off. Xu Chao Xian had reincarnated into another world... In short, there were a hundred thousand ways for him to die, every one more colorful than the last, every one utterly believable. Unfortunately, there was just one flaw...
He hadn't died.
He was currently being resuscitated in the hospital!
When Ji Jue received Tong Shan's message, his feelings became a complicated mess. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should hope the illness defeated Xu Chao Xian quickly, or hope it defeated him a little later...
At least wait until this wave had passed!
"What exactly happened?"
Ji Jue couldn't make sense of it. "Food poisoning, just like that? An esteemed Governor couldn't possibly have eaten expired Pig Trotter Rice, could he?"
"Probably not Pig Trotter Rice, but he ate plenty of other things. After all, that's what he liked."
Tong Shan sighed. "The chef made black-striped sea snake stew. He didn't remove the venom sac cleanly enough while preparing it, and the heat wasn't high enough either. After lunch, he started coughing up blood during an afternoon meeting. Luckily, Ji Xue was on duty. Otherwise, they might