Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 116: Chapter 116: A Dog’s Nose

”Ouch, the little wife is really thoughtful. Alright, you there, I’ll take you to make a fire.” Target Three took Zhao Xin out again, simply to prevent the three of them from staying together in private.

Once the person left, Chiang Xiao quickly opened the paper package, which contained just two tiny white pills.

She leaned close to his ear and whispered, ”There’s something off about these pills I smell. Take a closer look.” She had just sensed the smell of these pills. Normally, she wouldn’t be able to distinguish anything unusual about the scent of Western medicine, but when she sniffed these carefully and inhaled their aroma, she felt inexplicably excited and dizzy.

What kind of wound medicine would make her feel like this?

However, Chiang Xiao did make another discovery—not only was her hearing better, but her sense of smell was also stronger.

Meng Xinian’s expression changed immediately, and he took the two pills to examine them closely.

”This is a drug that can cause addiction!” A boundless darkness surged in his eyes.

These beasts!

They clearly had no medicine but handed over the drugs they had on them just to put them off.

”Will it kill people?” Chiang Xiao was also startled.

”It definitely won’t in the short term,” Meng Xinian’s gaze grew heavy, ”In fact, because this substance can excite people, and it has some numbing effects, it can make a person overlook the pain. As a result, Chu Liang might actually show some improvement.”

But this improvement was extremely temporary and afterward could be fatal, as it was draining the last bits of his life.

Meng Xinian looked at Chiang Xiao. If it hadn’t been for her quick thinking, even if he had noticed something wrong with the medicine, it would have been difficult to distract Target Three before feeding the medicine under those circumstances.

Chiang Xiao spoke before opening the medicine package, and no one saw the medicine. Diverting her attention at that moment had aroused no suspicion.

How clever was this girl?

Chiang Xiao reached out and took the pills back from his palm, ”Since we can’t eat them, I’ll hide them. Don’t worry, I won’t let them see.”

Keeping the drugs on any of them might lead to their discovery. Both were dressed only in shirts and trousers, and although they had pockets, despite the pills being small, they had to ensure that they didn’t accidentally reveal their shape.

If discovered, their cover would be blown. If it was any other medicine, they could perhaps swallow it themselves, but they couldn’t afford to touch this kind of drug, not even slightly.

Only having them on her was the safest.

After all, she had ”Space”!

Chiang Xiao, holding the pills, turned around, pretending to hide the drugs, but in an instant, she tossed the pills into her ”Space.”

When she turned back around, she met Meng Xinian’s probing gaze, his eyes unfathomably dark.

Meng Xinian certainly wanted to ask how she managed to smell that something was wrong with the pills, but it wasn’t the time to inquire; he had to suppress this doubt for now.

In any case, this girl must have a dog’s nose.

”Give me the water.” Even though they couldn’t give him the pills, it was still good to give Chu Liang some water.

Fortunately, although Chu Liang was groggy, he could still swallow instinctively.

As Meng Xinian gave Chu Liang water, he whispered, ”Wait a bit longer. During cooking, I will figure out the whereabouts of the other hostage and the number of criminals, and I will find a way to get you out. According to our plan, after you get out, go straight to Hu Xibing and tell him the situation, then do not come back.”

Chiang Xiao nodded in agreement, then remembered Yao Cong.

They had agreed on two hours; by now, approximately forty minutes should have passed. If the time came and Yao Cong didn’t find her, and after asking at the bookstore, learned she didn’t buy paint, would he search the whole town for her?

After giving water to Chu Liang, Meng Xinian lifted the thin blanket to check his injury.

He was wounded in the abdomen, with a deep gash from a wild animal. He had been bandaged before, but by now, the gauze had been re-soaked with blood and was sticking to the wound; if they attempted to pull it off, it would probably cause another injury.