Qi Meyan and I brought Jiang Zheng to a secret safe house in the dead of night.
I proceeded to examine his physical condition. Jiang Zheng was initially cooperative, but his state was highly unstable; from time to time, he would fall into a violent rage, wanting to tear people apart. Yet, his reason had not been entirely swallowed by the toxin, and he fought to restrain himself. To be safe, we secured his wrists and ankles with alloy shackles.
The toxin was ravaging his nervous system. He asked me with unease, "Miss Xiao, is there any hope for me? I don't want to become a monster, but I truly can hardly control myself. I want to kill, I want to tear their bodies apart, I want to smash their skulls. Watching brains splatter everywhere makes me feel so excited, so satisfied..."
Chapter 312