Luo Chao had already seen this flying dart, but he did not stop it.

Because the dart was aimed at Chen Yaoyang's thigh, not his vital organs.

Puff!

The dart pierced precisely into Chen Yaoyang's thigh, and a stream of blood spurted out.

"Ah!" Chen Yaoyang cried out in pain, clutching his thigh, and rolled off the wheelchair.

At the same time, a figure slowly emerged from the darkness.

This person was wearing a black suit of armor, with a mask covering his face, revealing only a pair of eyes.

In his hand, he held a slender samurai sword, stained with fresh blood that was dripping down the blade.

Ninja!

"Hand him over to me." The ninja suddenly spoke to Luo Chao.

His voice, processed through a voice modulator under the mask, sounded mechanical.

"Don't, don't give me to him, I surrender, I concede!" Chen Yaoyang cried and crawled towards Luo Chao and Zhou Delong upon hearing the ninja wanted to take him away.

Luo Chao naturally understood why Chen Yaoyang was so scared.

Rumor has it that Japan's ninjas have a thousand cruel ways to make their enemies wish they were dead!

"Hehe." Luo Chao chuckled lightly and said to the ninja, "He is yours."

The ninja heard this, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes, then he bowed to Luo Chao and walked towards Chen Yaoyang.

"Stay away from me!" Chen Yaoyang stared fearfully at the ninja.

The ninja ignored Chen Yaoyang's screams and pleas, tapped him on the back of the neck, and Chen Yaoyang immediately passed out.

The ninja hoisted Chen Yaoyang onto his shoulder and walked out of the hall.

"Hey! Your cooking was really good, I hope we can meet again at the World Cooking Competition." Luo Chao suddenly shouted at the ninja's back.

The ninja paused, a slight smile formed under his mask, and then he disappeared into the darkness with Chen Yaoyang.

"Luo Chao, my young friend... from what you said, is that ninja Kohei Kojiro?" Zhou Delong tentatively asked.

"That's right." Luo Chao nodded, "Chen Yaoyang poisoned Kohei Kojiro's dish, which angered him. If someone turned my heartfelt cooking into a tool for harming others, I'd be pretty upset, too."

"Haha, it seems Chen Yaoyang truly brought this on himself!" Zhou Delong clapped his hands in delight.

"Ow!" Suddenly, Zhou Delong's leg gave out, and he nearly fell, but luckily, Miao Shiyun and Fang Zhiruo quickly caught him.

"Elder Zhou, let me inject the antidote for you. Because you are older, this neurotoxin acts faster on you." Luo Chao knew the neurotoxin in Zhou Delong's body was acting up and immediately administered the antidote.

"Ah, old and useless now." Zhou Delong patted his leg, "By the way, Luo Chao, we only have this little antidote; what about the others?"

"There's no way around it, we can only save as many as we can." Luo Chao shook his head and then placed an antidote into his pocket, "However, I need to keep one to study its components, and then I'll find a way to save the rest who are poisoned."

Then, everyone went to the cruise ship's deck, where the wealthy gamblers, out of fear, were braving the cold wind, huddled on the deck.

"Who among you ate the red snapper sashimi tonight? Raise your hand for me." Luo Chao shouted to the wealthy gamblers on the deck.

Straight away, more than three hundred people raised their hands.

"I have unfortunate news for everyone, there are only forty doses of antidote left." Luo Chao raised the box high to let everyone clearly see the number of antidotes inside.

"Brother Luo, give me one, I'm willing to pay for it!"

"Give it to me, I'll pay too!"

"Give me one, my whole family depends on me to make money. If I become paralyzed, the factory will shut down!"

Upon hearing there were only forty antidotes left, all the wealthy gamblers hurriedly expressed their willingness to spend money to buy it from Luo Chao.

"Everyone, since the antidote wasn't made by me, technically, I shouldn't charge you. However, I can research its components, and then mass-produce it so that everyone can be saved." Luo Chao explained.

"Oh my, how long will it take to research the antidote's components? Didn't Chen Yaoyang say that in 24 hours the toxin would fully act, and by then, no amount of antidote would help!" said a wealthy gambler, voicing the concern in everyone's hearts.

Luo Chao nodded, "Regarding this, I already have a solution. If you let me perform acupuncture, I can extend the toxin's action in your body by three months. But during these three months, you must abstain from alcohol and lust!"

"Three months without alcohol and lust? This…" Hearing this, the wealthy gamblers hesitated.

"For those who can abstain, I can perform acupuncture now. For those who can't, you can buy the antidote. However, I will use the money for researching the antidote components and guarantee bulk production within three months, providing free injections afterward!" Luo Chao continued to explain.

"For my life, I'll endure, it's only three months!" Many of the wealthy gamblers agreed with Luo Chao's proposal.

Finally, among more than three hundred poisoned wealthy gamblers, most agreed to abstain from alcohol and lust for three months and received acupuncture from Luo Chao.

Only a little over thirty extremely wealthy gamblers, for peace of mind, paid fifty million Huaxia Coin each to buy the antidote from Luo Chao and received their injections on the spot.

"Luo Chao, you're quite something, made a fortune out of nowhere!" Miao Shiyun secretly praised Luo Chao.

"What do you mean, this is research funding!" Luo Chao replied righteously.

"Hmph! Research funding indeed, always finding ways to scam money!" Fang Zhiruo glanced at Luo Chao disdainfully.

"Hehe, Officer Fang, is this how you talk to your lifesaver?" Luo Chao teased.

"You... hmph! You better come with me back to the station afterward... to make a statement!" Fang Zhiruo said frustratedly.

Just then, Majeson also approached Luo Chao, "Mr. Luo, thank you so much for tonight. I will report this to the World Gambling Association, and we will meet again!"

Having said that, Majeson extended his hand to Luo Chao.

"Hehe, it was my duty." Luo Chao also extended his hand and shook Majeson's hand.

Subsequently, under Majeson's command, the Eastern Star Cruise Ship successfully returned to port.

Everyone returned home, while Luo Chao was taken by Fang Zhiruo to the police car, under the pretense of returning to the station for a statement.

We—the soldiers!

The police car had just started when Luo Chao's phone rang.

Answering the call, Ouyang Tian's voice came through, "Hey, Luo Chao, something big has happened!"

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