The next day.
After Lin Weidong and Zhou Yu discussed it.
A bombshell news spread through the recruit training base.
Everyone in the medical team was poisoned and in critical condition!
Even the esteemed Doctor Zhou of the observation team was no exception.
During meals, the scions of various families gathered, whispering amongst themselves.
"Did you all hear? Someone deliberately poisoned the recruits' training base!"
"Is that true? You're not spreading rumors, are you?"
"Absolutely true! You can go to the infirmary now and see everyone in the medical team lying there!"
"That's terrifying! Am I supposed to eat my meal?"
Two recruits huddled together, muttering.
One of them even dared not touch the food in front of him.
Fearing it might be poisoned as well!
The other recruit was much bolder, saying carelessly, "Why not eat? What's the problem?"
"I heard it was just the water tanks that were poisoned. The affected water tanks have all been sealed off and are no longer in use!"
The news of the water tanks being poisoned and the entire medical team falling ill spread like wildfire throughout the training base.
Ouyang Feng and Zhang Shaohua both heard about it.
After their daily training, Ouyang Feng and Zhang Shaohua sat under a tree during their break.
As Zhang Shaohua raised his water cup, about to take a drink, Ouyang Feng stopped him in time.
"Young Master Zhang, it's better if we drink bottled water for now."
Zhang Shaohua paused his action, looking at Ouyang Feng with a half-smile. "What's wrong?"
"I heard that there's a problem with the water tanks in the recruit training base, that someone poisoned them and the entire medical team fell ill!" Ouyang Feng said seriously.
There were three water tanks in the recruit training base: one provided drinking water for the Dragon Group members and the observation team.
One was near the dormitories, supplying the recruits.
The remaining one was a backup water tank.
Now, the water tank used by the staff had a problem!
Who could guarantee that the other water tanks were also intact?
Zhang Shaohua chuckled disdainfully, appearing not to take the water tank poisoning seriously at all.
"What are you so hesitant about? It's not our water tank."
Ouyang Feng immediately retorted, "What if? Who knows if the poisoner might have tampered with our recruits' water tank too!"
"You are all too timid. If they wanted to poison us, they would have done it all at once, why wait until now?" Zhang Shaohua said dismissively.
Disregarding Ouyang Feng's warning, he drank the water in his cup in one gulp!
After finishing, Zhang Shaohua even offered his cup to Ouyang Feng, inviting him to have a few sips.
Ouyang Feng hesitated for a moment, feeling that clinging to the Zhang family was not as important as his own life.
So he refused, "Forget it, Young Master Zhang is brave, but I'm a coward. I'm afraid of being poisoned!"
Zhang Shaohua snorted and put the lid back on his cup, "No need to panic. Didn't that unknown creature disappear last time? Being hesitant, how can you achieve great things?"
Ouyang Feng looked at Zhang Shaohua's confident demeanor and couldn't help but grumble inwardly.
Zhang Shaohua was indeed not hesitant, and he had achieved great things.
The "great thing" was not getting any results in the training!
Ouyang Feng even suspected that if he continued to associate with Zhang Shaohua, it was questionable whether he would even be able to graduate from the recruit training.
Moreover, with such a brainless heir in the Zhang family of Yunhai City, could they really maintain their former strength?
Of course, these thoughts only remained in Ouyang Feng's mind; he would never dare to voice them.
Otherwise, if Zhang Shaohua became enraged and did something to him, it would be all over!
"By the way, Young Master Zhang, do you have any leads on the training project coming up in a couple of days?" Ouyang Feng changed the subject promptly.
Basically, before each training project began, the Dragon Group would announce the rules.
Some families with considerable resources could obtain specific details to prepare.
However, the Ouyang family lacked strength and naturally offered no help to Ouyang Feng.
Ouyang Feng was counting on Zhang Shaohua for information!
After all, they had teamed up, and if Zhang Shaohua could share some information, it would be good for both of them!
Zhang Shaohua nodded, but then said, "It's not difficult. Trust me, in the next training, we will definitely take first place."
Hearing this, Ouyang Feng felt a pang of bitterness.
Zhang Shaohua had said the same thing last time when they were stealing flags...
"Let's go, let's go to training first." Zhang Shaohua clearly didn't want to reveal more. He put down his water cup, stood up, and headed towards the assembly point.
Ouyang Feng had no choice but to abandon the idea of further questioning.
Neither of them noticed.
In the shadows, someone was watching them...
A little while later, in the infirmary.
Lin Weidong sat by the bedside, where Zhou Yu was lying.
*Knock knock knock*—
A member of the Dragon Group entered.
Lin Weidong looked up and asked, "Have you observed anything?"
"Reporting Elder Lin, most of the recruits were very frightened upon hearing the news of the water tank poisoning and didn't even dare to drink water. The timid ones wouldn't even eat in the mess hall."
"The sales of bottled water in the recruit training base are currently very good."
The Dragon Group member reported with great seriousness.
Lin Weidong almost burst into laughter!
These scions of families were truly life-loving!
At the slightest disturbance, they became as skittish as startled birds.
"Are there any unusual behaviors?" Lin Weidong pressed.
The Dragon Group member hesitated for a moment before replying, "Basically, the recruits who claimed not to be scared were only saying it out loud. The only one who truly dared to drink water from our tanks was Zhang Shaohua of the Zhang family from Yunhai City."
Some family scions boasted in front of their companions, telling others not to be afraid.
In reality, they wished they could use bottled water even for bathing!
But Zhang Shaohua was different; he was genuinely not afraid.
Not only did he not drink bottled water, but he also ate all three meals in the mess hall, with a normal complexion.
While others were putting on a show, he was truly unafraid!
"Did you follow the two enshrined experts of the Zhang family?" Lin Weidong asked, narrowing his eyes.
The Dragon Group member nodded. They had been following them since the first day the order was given.
It could be said that all members of the observation team were being monitored, intentionally or unintentionally, by the Dragon Group.
But what puzzled the Dragon Group member was.
The two enshrined experts of the Zhang family showed no unusual behavior.
"Enshrined Expert Zhao and Enshrined Expert Zhu are now drinking bottled water, and they are not using water from our tanks for bathing!" the Dragon Group member stated.
Upon hearing this, Lin Weidong and Zhou Yu exchanged glances.
Then, Lin Weidong waved his hand, signaling the member to leave.
After the door was closed, Lin Weidong said with a smile, "What do you think of this matter?"
"There's a problem. The Shadow Organization is very likely from the Zhang family," Zhou Yu stated directly.