Chapter 459: Waiting for the Hare
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Song Fan snorted. If Cao Lei survived to the end, she thought he might not hesitate to kill her. However, now was not the time to discuss this. She quickly changed the subject, “You said you were selected for some reason. What reason? It couldn’t have been a TV station audition where you emerged victorious, right?”
Song Fan had doubted his story from the beginning. Even with a billion-dollar prize, most people would prioritize their lives. Even if they didn’t know if it was true or false, they wouldn’t have come so easily. Those willing to kill for money and who were selected to participate in this competition were most likely fugitives.
Seeing him remain silent, Song Fan spoke again, “It seems you did something heinous. If you showed your face in Hua Country, you’d be arrested. Did you hit someone? Rape? Murder?”
“No, no, no!” Cao Lei shook his head vigorously. “No, absolutely not.”
Seeing Song Fan silently staring at him, he finally mustered the courage to say, “I… I was just greedy.”
“I found a way to monopolize a special cancer treatment drug. It could only be imported, and in my small hometown, no one could get it,” Cao Lei said, nervously sniffing. “So, I sold it at a high price and didn’t allow them to buy it from elsewhere.”
His words were vague, but Song Fan understood. He monopolized the cancer drug market in a certain area, possibly even collaborating with gangs. Anyone who dared to buy medicine from outside would be punished. The price Cao Lei set was likely dozens of times higher than the market price.
“Even so, it shouldn’t have come to this,” she implied, meaning it wasn’t enough to be brought here to kill people.
Cao Lei, feeling somewhat desperate, decided to spill everything since he might not survive anyway. “Later, my pharmacy was mysteriously smashed by some foreigners. They said they were from the Brown Group. I thought, on our turf, a strong dragon can’t suppress a local snake, so I… I…”
He found it hard to continue. Song Fan could tell he was cowardly, perhaps greedy, but not murderous. Otherwise, having already monopolized the market, wouldn’t selling fake drugs bring in money faster?
“Anyway, I gathered a few of my brothers and, under the cover of darkness, we ambushed these foreigners in a factory and beat them up,” Cao Lei’s voice grew smaller. “One of them, named Peter, had his kidney damaged by us. I was not only wanted locally but also frequently harassed by foreigners.”
Hearing the name Peter, Song Fan fully understood why this guy was sent here. Peter Brown was indeed the eldest son of the Brown Group.
Song Fan felt she had grasped a key point. Brian sent her here, and Jason probably didn’t know, but this island was also under the Brown Group, specifically managed by Peter. Jason was responsible for drug research and experiments, while Peter was in charge of finding “subjects” for new drug tests. If the people went crazy, they were thrown onto this island, where Peter even developed a new “entertainment project.”
She glanced at the terrified Cao Lei, wondering if he was lucky or unlucky. Peter probably didn’t expect such a small fry to dare attack him, thus getting caught off guard.
Cao Lei quickly adjusted his mood and said with renewed energy, “It’s okay. If we win the competition, we get the money. I’ll split half with him and let him get a kidney transplant.”
His idea was simple, but Song Fan knew he probably wouldn’t have the chance. Peter didn’t kill him outright because he wanted to torment him.
Song Fan didn’t want him to lose hope yet, so she changed the subject again, “Do you know any of the normal people who came to the island with you?”
“How could I? Everyone was on high alert. We were enemies the next second, hoping the others would die on the boat,” Cao Lei said, curling his lips.
At that moment, they heard sounds in the distance—footsteps and the rustling of clothes. At least three or four people were approaching.
Song Fan quickly hid in the bushes with Cao Lei. Sure enough, three men appeared, dressed as fishermen, just like the man who had died earlier. But these three were covered in blood, and each had a small box at their waist, containing bloody eyeballs.
Cao Lei couldn’t stop trembling; he was truly scared. Song Fan extended a hand, pressing down on his shoulder, helping him regain some control over his body.
It was evident that these three weren’t completely insane. They whispered something and then smiled as they dove into the bushes, just two or three meters in front of Song Fan and Cao Lei, clearly intending to wait for prey.