Chapter 160: Chapter 158: I Want You to Die

A young doctor from the lab ran in. “That vial of liquid… it’s a highly mutated strain of streptococcus! It multiplies rapidly upon contact with air. If it infects someone through a wound, the mortality rate is over ninety percent.”

“Why would she bring bacteria here? Besides, how did she even get it inside?”

Su Tang was puzzled. ’Su Xinyao must be determined to die, doing something like this.’

’But is she trying to take me down with her?’

“Lock this area down first. Full disinfection and testing. We don’t know how much of the bacteria has been released yet.”

The dean said nervously, standing to one side.

Lu Xiao gripped Su Tang’s wrist. “Stay here and don’t move. I’ll handle this.”

But Su Tang grabbed his arm in return. “I need to see her.”

Lu Xiao froze for a moment at her words but didn’t stop her.

He knew Su Tang must have something she needed to do.

When Su Xinyao was brought in by the guards, her hair was a mess, but a smile played on her lips.

“Su Tang, I bet you want to know why I brought this, don’t you?”

She shook her handcuffed wrists, the chains clanking in the silence.

“In our last life, you died of a postpartum infection. Wasn’t it streptococcus? I had an expert cultivate a special variant, ten times more potent than that one.”

“You should have died long ago. What right do you have to be alive now?”

Su Tang subconsciously protected her stomach. “You’re insane. There are so many injured people here.”

“I’m insane?”

Su Xinyao’s voice suddenly rose to a shriek, the chains rattling loudly.

“What right do you have to steal my life? Everything from the Su Family should have been mine to inherit! Even this natural disaster was supposed to be my stepping stone to climb up over the bodies of others!”

“What right do you have? What right!”

She suddenly broke free from the guards’ grip and lunged for Su Tang, only to be kicked to the ground by Lu Xiao.

Su Xinyao’s forehead hit the corner of a medicine rack. A bead of blood oozed out and slid down her brow.

Her eyes, full of hatred, stared at Su Tang.

She’d had a dream in Xiangjiang. In the dream, she was smart and beautiful, and she and Zhou Rui were truly in love.

But why? Why had everything changed?

The variable. The variable was Su Tang.

’She should have been dead. Why? Why is she not only not dead but living so well?’

Looking at the crazed Su Xinyao on the floor, Su Tang felt a wave of complex emotions.

“Su Xinyao, wake up.”

“Even without me, your life wouldn’t be what you imagine. Your greed and malice are the real reasons for your own destruction.”

’Because the female lead in the original book was nothing like Su Xinyao.’

’The heroine earned everything with her own two hands.’

’Instead, it was the original owner of this body who lost everything because of her arrogance.’

Now, their experiences had been reversed, but they had reached the same end by different paths.

“Shut up!”

“I wish you would die! Why don’t you just die? Why? Why won’t you die!”

Su Xinyao shrieked, struggling to get up, but the guards held her down firmly.

“It’s all your fault! If it weren’t for you, how could I have ended up like this? Zhou Rui would have loved me, everything from the Su Family would have been mine, and I would have been the happiest person in the world!”

Lu Xiao frowned and gave the guards a look, signaling for them to take Su Xinyao away.

He walked over to Su Tang and gently patted her shoulder. “She’s gone completely mad.”

Su Tang shook her head, a trace of worry in her eyes. “What if the bacteria she brought…”

“Don’t worry.”

Lu Xiao squeezed her hand, giving her a reassuring look.

“I’ve already had the area completely locked down and disinfected. We’ll find the source and the extent of the spread as quickly as possible. I won’t let anything happen to anyone.”

Just then, a nurse rushed in, her face pale. “Dean, this is bad! A few of the injured are showing symptoms of fever and difficulty breathing, very similar to a streptococcus infection!”

Everyone’s heart leaped into their throat.

The dean said hurriedly, “Quick, isolate them and run tests immediately!”

Lu Xiao’s expression turned grim. “It seems the bacteria is already spreading. Tangtang, you stay here. I’m going to check on the situation.”

But Su Tang stopped him. “I’m going with you. I’m a doctor; maybe I can help.”

Lu Xiao hesitated for a moment before finally nodding. “Alright. Be careful. You absolutely cannot come into contact with the bacteria.”

The two followed the nurse to the isolation ward. Inside, several injured patients lay in bed, their faces flushed and their breathing rapid. They looked to be in extreme pain.

The doctors were anxiously performing examinations and treatments.

Su Tang carefully observed the patients’ symptoms, her brow furrowed. “The situation isn’t good. These symptoms are much more severe than a normal streptococcus infection. It seems Su Xinyao was right; this is a highly mutated strain.”

Lu Xiao looked at Su Tang’s focused expression, feeling both worried and proud.

The dean turned to the person beside him and said, “Increase the disinfection measures. All medical staff who have come into contact with these patients must be tested and quarantined. Also, order another shipment of our best antibiotics. We must do everything in our power to save them.”

“I’ll go make the call.”

As everyone bustled about, Su Xinyao was escorted past the ward’s doorway.

Seeing the scene inside, a smile appeared on her face. “See that? That’s what’s waiting for you! Su Tang, you won’t escape either!”

Hearing her words, a chill went down Su Tang’s spine, strengthening her resolve to cure the patients.

She turned to Lu Xiao and said, “We have to develop a way to fight this bacteria as soon as possible, or the consequences will be unimaginable.”

Lu Xiao nodded. “The dean has already contacted the best microbiology experts in the country. They’ll be here soon. We’ll definitely get through this.”

「For the next few days, a tense atmosphere filled the hospital.」

The doctors worked day and night, studying the bacteria and searching for a treatment.

Su Tang and Lu Xiao also barely slept, constantly monitoring the patients’ conditions and the progress of the research.

Finally, thanks to the experts’ efforts, they developed a special antibiotic that could effectively combat the highly mutated streptococcus.

After the first batch of antibiotics was administered to the patients, their symptoms quickly eased.

Everyone could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Su Tang watched the gradually recovering patients, a gratified smile on her face.

Lu Xiao walked to her side and gently hugged her. “You’ve worked hard. It’s all over now.”

“What about Su Xinyao? Where is she now?”

Hearing Su Tang’s question, Lu Xiao’s expression soured.

“She’s been detained on suspicion of poisoning. The trial is in a few days. She won’t be able to escape the death penalty.”

“I think her abnormal behavior might have something to do with that Zhou Rui. Lu Xiao, go see her once, and tell her this.”

Su Tang stood on her toes, leaned close to Lu Xiao, and whispered something in his ear.

“Are you sure?”

“It’s just a guess, but I think my guess might be very accurate.”

’Perhaps Su Xinyao’s return and her actions this time are inextricably linked to Zhou Rui.’

’Zhou Rui is the male lead of the book. Did he order Su Xinyao to do this?’

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