Duan Chen’s expression turned extremely grim.
After receiving confirmation from Xiao Li, he could not even begin to imagine the immense pain Ming Yan must have endured when she swallowed the Charm Banknote.
What kind of ordeal would drive her to swallow it?
“I need to know exactly what happened,” Duan Chen’s voice was low and terrifying.
Even Xiao Li, who could barely be considered a colleague to Duan Chen, felt a tremor of unease at that moment.
Xiao Li bit her lip tightly, unsure whether to tell Duan Chen.
But even if she wanted to tell, how could she?
In the end, Xiao Li chose to say nothing. She looked at Duan Chen with wide, innocent eyes.
She gave a bitter laugh, “It’s not that I don’t want to tell you, but this matter is something I truly cannot speak of. If I reveal it, not only I, but you, everyone here, and everything that President Ming Yan has accomplished will be destroyed.”
However, Duan Chen did not want to hear any of this from Xiao Li.
He sat on the bench outside the intensive care room, his legs spread, his arms resting on his knees.
His hands were clasped tightly together, clenched into fists, and Duan Chen’s brow was deeply furrowed. To this day,
he still couldn’t comprehend how such a thing could have happened.
But even if Xiao Li didn’t tell him, he would find out himself with his own abilities.
Duan Chen made up his mind, his eyes burning with an inferno.
This flame seemed to possess the power to incinerate everything in the world. Xiao Li merely glanced at it and was suddenly jolted awake by the power in Duan Chen’s gaze.
After much hesitation, she finally opened her mouth, “I really don’t know if I should say it; it will definitely cause problems.”
Xiao Li said with some frustration.
“President Ming Yan’s situation indeed happened because of the Charm Banknote you mentioned. This banknote was dropped by a Sea Monster when President Ming Yan killed it.”
Xiao Li seemed to recall something dreadful. She opened her mouth, suppressed her trembling, and finally decided to reveal everything.
“This peculiar object, we couldn’t detect its true properties with our detectors,” Xiao Li seemed lost in thought. But at this moment, her words were suddenly interrupted by Duan Chen.
A hint of confusion flickered in Duan Chen’s eyes.
He opened his mouth and asked, “These are things that happened when Ming Yan went on a mission, how do you know about them?”
His tone was somewhat aggressive.
But Xiao Li did not blame Duan Chen, she merely pursed her lips slightly.
“I know because people like the President have recorders with them when they go on missions. Each recorder has a recording device.”
“Where is the recording device?”
Duan Chen inquired.
Xiao Li sighed, “I cannot show you the recording device; this is something that absolutely cannot be shown to you. All you can know is what I relay to you verbally.”
“Furthermore, because President Ming Yan experienced such a significant event, the recording of this incident has been sealed and sent to the Capital Region.”
A peculiar object that could severely injure the president of a guild must be taken seriously.
Moreover, this could be the start of a new milestone.
Xiao Li offered a brief explanation and continued to recount what had happened before.
Duan Chen didn’t insist on Xiao Li telling him why he couldn’t see the recording device.
He felt much better now that Xiao Li was willing to speak, and he sat on the chair, quietly waiting for her to finish.
“Regarding the Charm Banknote, I only saw some of it on the recording device.”
“The appearance of this peculiar object was somewhat strange; the Sea Monster actively dropped it.”
Upon saying this, Xiao Li’s expression seemed filled with disbelief.
The others who heard this revealed expressions of disbelief.
“How is that possible?”
Wang Zihao’s face was full of bewilderment, “Are you sure you weren’t dreaming? Why would a Sea Monster actively drop loot?”
Duan Chen glanced at him, his eyes holding a threat, “Don’t speak nonsense.”
Xiao Li shook her head with a bitter smile, continuing, “Of course, it wasn’t a dream. I saw it with my own eyes in the recording device, and the device has been checked; there’s no possibility of forgery.”
“The Sea Monster actively dropped the banknote, and upon its appearance, the Charm Banknote was fiercely contested by everyone. Most people with weak minds would be drawn in by its allure.”
“This is also why the final name of this peculiar object was settled as the Charm Banknote.”
“It wasn’t detected for its attributes on the recording device, so its name wasn't revealed either. The name ‘Charm Banknote’ was given after much deliberation and discussion.”
This name was also chosen based on the peculiar object’s characteristics.
Anyone who saw this peculiar object would become engrossed in fighting over it, everyone wanting to possess it.
In severe cases, they would even kill everyone else who saw the Charm Banknote.
It was considered a very dangerous peculiar object.
And most importantly, regardless of strength, anyone with a crack in their mental fortitude would be deceived by the Charm Banknote.
Especially those who loved money the most would be more easily ensnared by it.
This led to most of the members in the team that Ming Yan led going mad because of the Charm Banknote, with some even attacking their comrades.
Finally, under multiple factors, Ming Yan, after snatching the Charm Banknote, forced herself to swallow it despite feeling unwell.
However, as a result, she was infected and mutated by the Charm Banknote.
Xiao Li couldn’t help but start to cry softly.
“President was already severely injured at that time. After swallowing the banknote, she had no strength left to resist the mutation caused by the peculiar object. Although she saved others, she herself…”
There was no need to elaborate further; everyone understood what had happened.
After all, the protagonist of the matter was still lying behind them!
Duan Chen stood up, his brow furrowed tightly, and said urgently, “Immediately send someone to find Yun Nuannuan. You should still have her contact information, right?”