The other party had let mosquitoes loose on Yan An, clearly with the intention of her bringing them inside.
It was only after remembering the mosquito Zhang Zhilan had killed that An Yan realized Zhang Zhilan had likely already been infected with the fungus.
An Yan hadn’t expected Matsumoto Mina to stoop to such dirty tactics against them.
She wants to infect everyone with the fungus.
This way, with only three Dong Xuelian at her disposal, she would be forced to choose between her own teammates and the patients.
One wrong move, and the team might fall apart.
Luckily, my cousin was sharp!
Zhang Zhilan, brought over by Yan An, spread her hands open.
There was nothing in her palms, not even a hint of an itching sensation.
"Could it be because I’ve been continuously washing my hands and disinfecting them that the fungus couldn’t infect me?"
An Yan took a bottle of potion and dripped some onto Zhang Zhilan’s palm.
Then her expression darkened. "You’re already infected, right here! Look!"
Under the potion, the site of the fungal infection became visible.
A patch of skin the size of a soybean turned blue.
It looked just like a bruise that forms after a bleeding spot is pressed.
Zhang Zhilan’s complexion changed.
After all, she was a girl who cared about her looks, and the thought of dark blue blotches appearing on her face filled her with fear!
"Professor An, please save me!"
An Yan nodded. "Don’t worry! However, you probably know that treating this disease requires Dong Xuelian, and we have less than three of them left."
If Zhang Zhilan were given one, then there would be none left for Wada Sakurako.
Zhang Zhilan hesitated for just a few seconds before quickly making a decision. "Then let Wada Sakurako have it. Let’s focus on winning the competition first. I’ve only just started showing symptoms, which means I have time to wait for new Dong Xuelians!"
An Yan nodded. "Alright, then I’ll prioritize Wada Sakurako as you suggested."
"Great. I’ll go home and quarantine myself then. Go for it, Professor An! Make sure you win the competition."
As she spoke, Zhang Zhilan was about to leave.
An Yan stopped her. "You don’t need to go home. If the other side has resorted to this, they want to see us in disarray."
"Since that’s the case, let’s give them chaos to watch. Meanwhile, we’ll get them to send us the Dong Xuelians!"
The corners of An Yan’s mouth couldn’t help but curve up.
Zhang Zhilan paused, then her face also broke into a delighted smile.
She knew Professor An wouldn’t just watch her get infected without doing anything.
Ever since Yan An had pulled An Yan into the restroom, Matsumoto Mina’s heart had been on edge.
She wondered if An Yan would fall for it?
Just as she was fretting over this, An Yan and the others came out again, as if they had found something new, and all ten went to the conference room.
Matsumoto Mina enlarged their image on her screen, watching intently.
Then she noticed Yan An’s arm resting on the countertop. Three mosquitoes, awakened by the warm air from the air conditioner, emerged from her sleeve.
They shook their stiffened limbs from hibernation and gradually regained their vitality.
They started to fly around inside the conference room.
"Go bite An Yan! Go bite An Yan! Go bite An Yan!" Matsumoto Mina made the Seal Gesture with both hands and began muttering spells under her breath.
As if hearing her innermost desires, the mosquitoes really did fly towards An Yan.
At that moment, Zhang Zhilan, who was sitting beside An Yan, suddenly stood up. "Where did these mosquitoes come from?"
Then she reached out to swat, startling the mosquito and altering its direction of flight.
It landed on Su Siming, who was slightly closer to An Yan. Su Siming, with a swift slap, killed it and showed the mosquito’s carcass to Zhang Zhilan. "See? You have to be quick to catch mosquitoes!" Orıginal content can be found at Nove1Fire.net
Zhang Zhilan snorted and turned to chase after another one heading towards Mu Enyu.
Mu Enyu copied Su Siming’s movements, clapping her hands together. "Ha, I got one too!"
The last panic-stricken mosquito turned back and dived at An Yan, only to be squashed by Ya Zhuo, who was sitting next to her.
Matsumoto Mina, observing their oblivious delight, could hardly contain her joy.
Su Siming, Mu Enyu, and Ya Zhuo—these three key players have all been hit. Let’s see how An Yan will deal with this next! Haha.
Matsumoto Mina’s assistant, sitting next to her, suddenly spoke up, "Where did these mosquitoes come from?"
Caught off guard, Mina turned her head only to see a mosquito coming straight for her, landing right on her nose.
Mina’s face turned pale as she opened her mouth to blow the mosquito away.
But the mosquito, as if wearing non-slip shoes, firmly perched on the tip of her nose and calmly plunged its proboscis into her skin.
Mina quickly reached out to brush it off, but this mosquito’s agility and speed far exceeded her expectations. Before her fingers could make contact, it took off and cheerfully landed on her assistant’s face.
It also gave the assistant a sting!
The assistant slapped at it, but the mosquito took off, evading the strike.
This single mosquito drew the attention of all the staff in the conference room. A rapid series of SMACKS and SLAPS followed as they all tried to hit it, but ultimately, no one succeeded.
"This is unscientific!" an exasperated Matsumoto Mina said. "Why are the mosquitoes on An Yan’s side so sluggish, while the one over here is like it’s possessed?"
No one dared to speak.
The mosquitoes on An Yan’s side were the ones she released earlier, right? They were hibernating before release. In contrast, the ones here are probably local residents. Having been invigorated by several days of warm air, it’s not unusual for them to be more active.
Mina rose quickly and dashed toward their restroom.
"Hurry, test me! See if I’m infected!"
Ono Eishi immediately took samples for examination, and the results soon came out. "Yes! Miss Mina, you... you’re infected."
Matsumoto Mina asked, "...Why? Didn’t you release all the mosquitoes over on their side?"
Ono Eishi said, "I released all the ones you gave me, all three of them, not one less."
"So what’s going on with me?"
"Is it possible this mosquito bit Wada Sakurako after the competition started?"
Ono Eishi also knew this guess was far-fetched, but at that moment, he couldn’t think of any other explanation.
It’s not like An Yan and her team could predict the future and use the same method to harm us, could they? Besides, they don’t even know this thing can be transmitted through mosquitoes!
Matsumoto Mina muttered, "How could that be? The Feng Shui layout was aimed at them, so why would this misfortune fall upon me? Unless... unless that wretch Yan An sabotaged my Feng Shui layout?"
Matsumoto Mina walked around the auditorium, and within the areas not protected by her Talisman Paper, a chilling aura lingered relentlessly.
Although invisible, she could feel it!
Yet looking at An Yan and the others, they seemed not to be cold at all.
So, it must be Yan An!
At this point, Matsumoto Mina truly despised Yan An.
"Miss Mina, the important thing now is to detoxify quickly!"