After all, Lu Xun had been here for three years, leaving traces of his activities in the clinic, such as fingerprints, footprints, and DNA from hair...
Therefore, the clinic must be completely destroyed before leaving.
Even the slaughterhouse outside must be set aflame!
"The tools are all here."
Old Octopus pushed a small cart out from the utility room.
He was already wearing protective clothing and a gas mask.
The six "tentacles" on his back, though not prosthetic bodies, could fold and retract. When he wore the protective clothing, he appeared slightly hunched.
He pointed to the canisters filled with dark green liquid in the cart, reminding sternly:
"Everything else is fine, but this stuff is extremely corrosive, be careful when you use it."
This is called "Demon Scale Sulfuric Acid," a synthesized ultimate strong acid made from the stomach acid of the Demon Scale Snake from the Otherworld combined with human chemical technology.
As everyone knows, the acidity of fluoroantimonic acid is two quadrillion times that of pure sulfuric acid.
But compared to Demon Scale Sulfuric Acid, fluoroantimonic acid is nothing.
A chicken thrown inside instantly has all its moisture evaporated, the flesh and bones dissolve into black powder.
It's the number one magical treasure for destroying evidence!
Only containers made of special materials can hold this strictly controlled super-dangerous substance.
"Alright, I'll be careful." Lu Xun donned the gas mask and protective clothing.
Then he lifted a canister of Demon Scale Sulfuric Acid with effort.
Walked to the clinic's bathroom.
Sprayed it against the wall.
Immediately, a loud "hissing" sound erupted, with large amounts of dark yellow toxic gas billowing up. Tiles along with the concrete layer eroded and fell off, turning into a pitch-black slurry.
Next went the urinals, the toilet, the sink...
In just a few minutes, the whole bathroom was "melted."
"Kid, don't mess with the load-bearing walls." Old Octopus, wearing a gas mask, walked over to remind again, "I don't want to be buried alive."
"I'm not as dumb as you." Lu Xun urged, "Get to work, stop slacking."
The operating room had the most evidence and received special attention!
Together, they dissolved all surgical instruments along with the operating table, including surgical gowns, medical gloves, and towels for wiping sweat… all destroyed.
Not only did they dig three feet into the ground, but even the ceiling's thickness was reduced by several centimeters.
The dark yellow toxic fog enveloped every corner.
The dressing room, drug storage room, reception room, testing room… all were corroded into pits and hollows using strong acid.
The clinic was built behind the cold storage warehouse, covering an area of just over one hundred square meters, not considered large.
The two of them completely destroyed the entire clinic in just half an hour.
The first step was complete.
Leaving the clinic, they went to the cold storage warehouse.
Old Octopus controlled his "tentacles," carrying eight barrels of gasoline, "Next is burning it down, right?"
"Yeah, set it on fire, then sound the alarm, and leave with the evacuating crowd."
Lu Xun took a barrel of gasoline from him, "Take off the protective clothing and gas mask and burn them too, leave no traces."
That masked man said it would take about two days for the enemy to trace us here.
But Lu Xun felt they couldn't afford the mindset of "there's still plenty of time."
Now that they had the special-level Orge Race gene and sixty million in hand, they had made a hefty profit, but they needed to live to enjoy it.
So they had to race against time.
They doused the floor of the cold storage with gasoline.
Then retreated to the doorway, removing their protective clothing and gas masks, tossing them inside one by one.
"Oh, damn!"
Old Octopus suddenly exclaimed.
Holding the lighter, Lu Xun quickly turned around, frowning, "What's wrong?"
"Don't light it yet, wait!"
Old Octopus said hurriedly, rushing back inside, rummaging through the protective clothing.
In Lu Xun's puzzled gaze, he fished out a pendant soaked in gasoline.
Old Octopus frantically wiped the oil stains off, opened the pendant, and upon confirming the photo inside was unharmed, he finally sighed in relief, cherishingly pocketing it.
He had accidentally torn off the pendant around his neck when taking off the protective clothing, tossing it into the gasoline-drenched warehouse.
"Ha, you really are sentimental. You can't let go of someone who's been dead for over 30 years."
Lu Xun teased, "We've known each other for three years; you won't hang my handsome picture around your neck in the future, will you?"
"Bah!" Old Octopus sneered, "You're just a tool for me to make money. Now that I'm quitting, you're of no value to me. It's better if we just forget each other."
"Heh, same here."
Lu Xun wasn't upset because Old Octopus was just a tool for profit to him.
They were both using each other.
Brought together by profit, parted by profit.
"Get out quickly, or I'll burn you too. Kill you, and no one in the world will know my identity, which is better for me."
Lu Xun flipped the metal lid with his thumb, ignited the lighter with a "snap."
Old Octopus was so scared he ran out quickly.
The two retreated to a safe distance.
Lu Xun tossed the lighter into the cold storage.
Whoosh—
A roaring flame burst into life, devouring everything around.
The two of them turned and ran, hearing a violent explosion from behind, the powerful shockwave knocking them to the ground.
"Damn, that was intense!"
"Obviously, look how much gasoline you poured?" Lu Xun rolled his eyes, getting up and dusting off, "Don't worry, I've checked, there's no one around the cold storage, no innocent casualties."
He opened a luggage bag, taking out two sets of workshop uniforms, masks, goggles, work caps from the slaughterhouse.
He threw one set to Old Octopus.
"Fold up the mechanical arms on your back, then quickly put on the work clothes, blend in with the crowd and leave…"
…
Linsheng Slaughterhouse.
The fire alarm blared across the sky.
Employees in uniforms ran out from the slaughter workshop, processing workshop, cleaning workshop… and each warehouse.
"Is there a fire?"
"Seems like it's over by the cold storage, quite far."
"The fire might spread, better evacuate first."
The crowd orderly evacuated the slaughterhouse, gathering in the open space outside.
In just tens of seconds, a flying aircraft came rushing from the sky, with security police maintaining order and evacuating surrounding residents.
People on site said the fire was in the cold storage, at this time there were basically no people in that area.
The security team finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Intentional arson typically targets crowded places.
This likely looked like an accidental fire caused by fuel leakage.
But the exact cause had to wait until the fire was out, the harmful gases dissipated, and on-site investigation to know for sure.
The firefighting robots hadn't arrived yet.
Such a big fire would probably take some time to extinguish.
It's unknown which unlucky slaughterhouse owner this was?
With all kinds of meats worth hundreds of thousands turned to ash, they'd probably cry themselves unconscious!
Little did they know, the owner had already left with sixty million, laughing.
…
A surveillance-free zone.
An old man and a young man, both wearing masks, spoke in hushed tones.
"Now I get it, you set the fire to cut off my chances of returning to Jinghai City!"
Old Octopus slapped his forehead, suddenly awake:
"In a few days, it will definitely be found out to be intentional arson, with the owner unreachable and no remains, I'll become the prime suspect!"
"If I take a flight on the night of the fire, it would be admitting to the arson crime!"
This way, not only hidden forces would be hunting him, but his legitimate identity would also be gone.
He would never be able to return to Jinghai City!
He never expected this kid to backstab him too.
So young, yet so cunning.
"Even though you promised me you'd never return, what if one day you regret it?"
"Who knows if you're thinking of laying low for a while and then sneaking back?"
Lu Xun didn't deny it, looking at him calmly, "I don't trust you, so I need to ensure you won't regret it. We made an agreement, don't try to renege!"
Old Octopus was rendered speechless… he actually had thought about that.
But now Lu Xun had quashed his slightest notion.
"Want to live to spend all sixty million?" Lu Xun smiled, "You better catch that flight, because it's your only chance in this life!"