Chapter 65: Live-streamed Poisoning

At this very moment, by the side of the road not far from the Kabango base, a black Santana came to a stop at the foot of the mountain with a screech.

Because he had set off early and taken the highway, Su Yichen was the first of the three to arrive.

However, he was ruthlessly blocked at the roadside by the Sozali government army. "Who goes there?!"

Su Yichen's fingers trembled as he pulled his passport and documents from his pocket. "I... I am a doctor from China. I need to go in now to save my friend!"

The soldier looked at the man's pale face and the gauze on his shoulder already soaked through with blood, then let out a mocking laugh:

"Heh, in that state, you still want to save your friend? I think you'd better save yourself first."

Subsequently, the soldier handed Su Yichen over to Asante.

Asante checked Su Yichen's documents. Seeing that he was a Chinese doctor sent by the International Rescue Team, he didn't make things difficult for him, instead telling him to report to Camp 21 himself.

Su Yichen had no other choice but to have the taxi driver take him to the nearby camp, where he happened to run into Zhou Yutong and the others.

Zhou Yutong had originally thought someone from the embassy had arrived; hearing Su Yichen say he was a doctor from the medical team, she couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.

However, she still arranged a room for Su Yichen.

Seeing that his shoulder was injured and blood had seeped through the gauze, Zhou Yutong took the initiative to bring over a first-aid kit. As she helped Su Yichen re-bandage the wound, she asked, "Dr. Su, how did you get injured? This wound looks like... a knife wound?"

Su Yichen's heart was now entirely with Shi Yi; he was already on the verge of a breakdown.

Having just seen the footage of Shi Yi being tortured by electric shocks, his heart ached so much he could barely breathe. Coupled with the fact that he had already lost a significant amount of blood, he had nearly fainted several times. It was only by sheer willpower that he had held on until now.

"My wound is of no consequence. Please, how is Xiao Yi now?!"

"You know Shi Yi?" Zhou Yutong's hand paused.

"I... I am her friend."

"But I heard Xiao Yi say she didn't have a single friend back home," Zhou Yutong said bluntly.

Su Yichen's heart ached.

"We were... friends once, but later, we parted ways for certain reasons. Please, tell me, how is she doing right now?!"

Zhou Yutong's eyes grew sore; she, too, had seen all the footage of Shi Yi being abused just moments ago.

"How is she? Didn't you watch the live stream? Do you really have to ask when you already know? Dr. Su, did you run all the way here just to add to our trouble!" Zhou Yutong said, both anxious and angry.

Her hand also exerted a sudden force, causing Su Yichen's face to turn pale from the pain.

Just then, the door was pushed open with a "bang," and Wang Yang rushed in, his face full of panic.

"Yutong, come quickly!"

"What's wrong?"

"Kabango has started live-streaming again!"

Zhou Yutong's heart tightened, and she threw Su Yichen aside and ran out. Su Yichen had also heard the doctor's words; without a second thought, he ripped off the half-applied gauze and followed Zhou Yutong out.

The courtyard was packed with people—men, women, the elderly, patients with gauze wrapped around their arms, and soldiers on duty.

On a small table usually used for meals sat a mobile phone, which was currently broadcasting a live stream.

Su Yichen hurriedly squeezed his way through.

In the frame, it was still that cold, damp torture room. Shi Yi's hands were bound, and she was hung from a wooden beam. Her hair was even more disheveled, and her head hung low, making it impossible to see her face or know if she was dead or alive. However, a large, shocking patch of blood stained the chest of her white dress.

Just one look, and it felt as if a knife had been plunged into Su Yichen's heart!

"Xiao Yi!"

Intermittent, sorrowful weeping could be heard all around. Many in the courtyard had been cared for by Shi Yi, and others were the parents of the children Shi Yi had just rescued yesterday. Seeing Shi Yi in her current state, not one person didn't feel deep grief.

"Don't play dead, little girl."

Kabango walked over, forcefully grabbed her hair, and patted her cheek. But Shi Yi's eyes remained closed, unresponsive. Her small face had been tortured until it was as pale as paper, like a fragile butterfly with broken wings.

Kabango's gaze sharpened, and he gave a wink to the soldier beside him.

The next second, a "splash" was heard.

A large bucket of ice water descended from above. Shi Yi's body shuddered, and she suddenly opened her eyes, coughing violently as she choked.

She couldn't stop coughing, her face a mask of pain, her pale cheeks flushed with a hint of red. Before long, thin threads of blood flowed from the corners of her mouth, sliding down her jawline.

"Heh, I knew you weren't dead," Kabango sneered. "Wake up, little darling, so many viewers are watching our live stream."

Shi Yi's chest heaved violently. Her eyes were shattered, as if enduring immense pain. After a long time, her amber eyes slowly began to focus. The next moment, she seemed to notice the camera lens.

"Don't... don't come to save me..." she suddenly said with difficulty. "I've wanted to die for a long time, you... don't come to save me!"

"Slap"—

A loud, crisp slap landed heavily on Shi Yi's cheek.

"You're still being stubborn, damn it!"

Kabango said viciously, "Want to die? Hmph, it's not that easy!"

As he spoke, he leaned his face toward the camera, revealing an evil smile: "My dear Chinese friends, why are you so slow? Haven't you come to rescue your little hero yet? You aren't really going to... just watch her die, are you?"

"To give you a little more motivation, I've prepared a little extra meal for this young girl... Hehe... Now, don't blink, please enjoy the show carefully."

Su Yichen's expression suddenly tightened, his hands clenched into fists, his teeth biting his lips until they almost bled.

The next moment, Kabango ordered those below: "Bring it up!"

A soldier quickly handed over a syringe. The syringe looked twice as large as a standard one, filled to the brim with an unknown pale yellow liquid, its sharp needle tip glinting with a chilling light.

In front of the screen, everyone's heart tightened.

Su Yichen's brain went "buzz"! Everything went black before his eyes.

"You beast! What exactly are you trying to do?!"

As if to answer Su Yichen, Kabango curled his lips and smiled:

"Don't worry, this isn't fatal, it's just saline. It's just that... I've added some of the Ebola virus you're most familiar with. By the way, it's highly purified."

As he spoke, Kabango held the syringe high and stepped closer to Shi Yi.

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

Zhou Yutong closed her eyes in despair, and Wang Yang had already begun to sob.

"Little girl, I'll have to wrong you for a moment, otherwise... what will your rescue team do if they don't come to deliver the serum?"

The next moment, Kabango's large hand grabbed Shi Yi's hair, exposing the girl's pale, slender neck.

A "hiss" was heard—

The sharp needle tip, like the most venomous snake in the world, bit into Shi Yi's neck in an instant!

"Ugh!"

Shi Yi finally let out a pained groan.

Her body shuddered uncontrollably, her eyes filled with despair and pain. Her neck arched high, like a dying white crane, struggling incessantly.

Yet, the pale yellow liquid in the syringe was pushed into her body, bit by bit.

Finally, two lines of transparent tears slid silently down her pale cheeks... ===== CHAPTER 66 =====