Chapter 154: Yun Heshu’s Deception

Chapter 154: Yun Heshu's Deception

Yun Mu shook her head. "I didn't see anything specific, but... I feel that Yun Heshu died too easily, too suspiciously."

Could someone like him really die so simply in a car accident?

Huo Tingying looked at Yun Mu in disbelief and reminded her, "But he's already dead. The doctors declared it."

Yun Mu raised an eyebrow. "Have you heard of the Intermittent Cryogenic Agent?"

Huo Tingying glanced at her, indicating he had not heard of it. She continued.

Yun Mu rubbed her chin with one hand. "It's an agent injected into the body that can quickly induce sleep and freeze all bodily cells. In simpler terms, it puts a person into a state of apparent death."

Huo Tingying narrowed his eyes. "Are you saying Yun Heshu used this agent to fake his death? That he's feigning death?"

When she touched Yun Heshu's "corpse," she noticed something odd. From the time of the accident to now, barely over an hour had passed, yet Yun Heshu's "corpse" was abnormally stiff.

Yun Mu shook her head uncertainly. "There's no evidence yet."

She asked the doctors again and then meticulously scanned every corner of Yun Heshu's ward, not missing any clues.

Unfortunately, she still found nothing.

Could Yun Heshu really be dead?

Just as Yun Mu was about to give up and leave, Yun Heshu's assistant walked by carrying his personal belongings.

Yun Mu quickly glanced at the items: clothes, phone, brand-name goods...

As they passed each other, a broken vial of biochemical agent fell from the pile.

Yun Mu lowered her gaze, staring at the glass shards on the ground, and gently picked them up.

She brought the shards to her nose and sniffed the residual agent, tilting her head thoughtfully.

Gradually, a meaningful smile appeared in her eyes.

"Wife, what is it?"

Huo Tingying also examined the glass shards in Yun Mu's hand. He knew nothing about agents but was worried the shards might hurt her.

Yun Mu sneered. "The agent inside is one that gradually paralyzes a person's nerves, leaving no trace detectable afterward."

Then, Yun Mu added, "The key is that I've only heard of one person capable of making this agent—the Professor Foreman."

Huo Tingying's pupils constricted sharply.

Foreman was a world-renowned bio-geneticist.

Yet, he was someone who should not exist in Huaguo or even on this continent.

He came from the Southern Ming Continent.

Interesting. Is the boundary between the Southern Ming Continent and Huaguo becoming increasingly blurred?

Even drugs are now circulating between the two continents.

Yun Mu felt slightly surprised.

Huo Tingying stared at Yun Mu, wondering how she could know about Professor Foreman's existence.

At that moment, both were lost in their thoughts.

But they both chose not to ask further.

They were speculating how much the other knew about the Southern Ming Continent, but more importantly, why Yun Heshu's belongings contained traces of this agent.

"Since Yun Heshu kept this vial, it means he knew he had been drugged beforehand. This suggests the possibility of him faking his death..."

After a while, Huo Tingying broke the silence.

Yun Mu nodded and put away the vial.

"The troubles of the Yun family are exhausting. I'm hungry; let's go eat." Yun Mu lifted her face, looking somewhat pitiful.

Huo Tingying smiled indulgently. "Sure, I'll have Feng Shuo book a restaurant."

Seeing Yun Mu limping, Huo Tingying carried her bridal style out of the hospital, got into the car, and headed straight for the restaurant.

By then, it was already dark.

They walked to the private room reserved for them and pushed the door open.

Feng Shuo had thoughtfully booked a couple's set meal. The room was dimly lit, filled with the scent of champagne roses, and flickering candlelight...

But who could tell them how the man sitting at the candlelit dinner table in a suit managed to get there?

The man had handsome features and clear eyes, sipping wine elegantly, exuding nobility.

He seemed entirely unrelated to the "corpse" Yun Mu had seen earlier.

"You're here?"

The man glanced at his watch, seemingly displeased that they were late.

Yun Mu, leaning on Huo Tingying, slowly approached and scrutinized the pale-faced man before her.

"Aren't you supposed to be lying in the mortuary? Why are you here pretending to be alive?"

And they were having their candlelit dinner in broad daylight!

Yun Heshu picked up a handkerchief and elegantly wiped the corner of his mouth before slowly speaking.

"Continue lying inside, and you'll really turn into a frozen corpse. The body in the ice cabinet now is just a stand-in."

Yun Heshu gestured with his chin toward the sumptuous dinner and red candles on the table, his tone dissatisfied, "But what's the meaning of this? Celebrating my death?"

He had heard that these two had just left the hospital and immediately ordered a grand meal, heading straight for the restaurant.

Huo Tingying helped Yun Mu take her seat, then pulled out his own chair and sat down, squinting his eyes and speaking in a casual tone, "You can also consider it a celebration of your rebirth."

"Then I must thank President Huo." Yun Heshu maintained the demeanor of a gentleman, looking at Yun Mu, "Did I leave something with you?"

Sure enough, it was about the glass tube fragments.

Yun Mu didn't want to give them up; she wanted to keep them for herself.

From these glass tube fragments, she could extract the components of the serum, allowing her to attempt to replicate it.

Though it might not be useful, it would give her a great sense of achievement.

Huo Tingying seemed to read her thoughts and chuckled lightly, "Give it to him; I'll buy you a new one later."

The tone was as if he were saying, "I'll buy you a new bag."

Yun Mu reluctantly handed the fragments to Yun Heshu, asking at the same time, "Did you know someone was trying to harm you and deliberately feign death?"

"Weren't you already guessing that? Why ask?"

Yun Mu, "…"

Yun Heshu said calmly, "Yun Shuiyao thought that once I was dead, she could continue staying in the Yun family."

Yun Mu was somewhat surprised, "You knew it was Yun Shuiyao who wanted to kill you, yet you don't seem surprised at all?"

"Is there a need to be surprised? I'm not the third son; I know exactly what Yun Shuiyao has done in the past. I've tolerated her until now only because I lacked evidence."

Yun Mu nodded.

Indeed, he's an expert at spotting deceit. If Yun Chengdong had even half of his brother's acumen, he wouldn't have been deceived for so many years.

Huo Tingying, however, sneered coldly, "You've tolerated her to maintain the appearance of peace in the Yun family, haven't you? Yun Heshu, you're actually the coldest person in the Yun family."

Otherwise, he wouldn't have watched his own sister be wronged for so many years without uttering a single word.