Chapter 587 Excessive Intake
These rumors spread across the campus like a poisonous fog, and the students who originally admired Qi Tongwei and others gradually began to develop doubts and estrangement in their hearts.
Some students who didn't know the truth began to distance themselves from the martial arts club, and the participation in the club's activities also dropped significantly. Qi Tongwei, Hou Liangping and Chen Hai realized that something was wrong, and they tried to explain to their classmates, but the influence of the rumor was far beyond their imagination. During a club recruitment activity, the originally bustling registration site became deserted, with only a few students coming to consult.
Hou Liangping looked at the empty venue and said helplessly: "These rumors are too abominable. We must find out the truth as soon as possible and clear the name of the society." Qi Tongwei nodded solemnly: "This must have been done deliberately by someone, and I suspect it is related to that mysterious organization."
At the same time, Wang Wuliu was not satisfied with just making up rumors. He instructed Zhang San and Li Si to tamper with the club's training equipment in an attempt to cause club members to get injured during training. Zhang San sneaked into the club's training room at night and tampered with the joints of some dumbbells, while Li Si smeared lubricant on the balance beam.
During training on the second day, a club member was using a dumbbell when it suddenly fell off, nearly hitting his foot; another member slipped and sprained his wrist while practicing on a balance beam. These accidents caused panic within the club, and everyone began to question the club's management and safety.
While comforting the injured classmates, Chen Hai said to Qi Tongwei and Hou Liangping: "We can't just sit here and wait for death. We have to take the initiative and find the mastermind behind this." So the three of them began to carefully check for suspicious persons and clues on campus.
After some investigation, they found some clues pointing to Zhang San and Li Si. Qi Tongwei found Zhang San and asked him sternly: "Why do you want to do these bad things again? Have you forgotten the lesson you learned before?" Zhang San was full of guilt, but he said helplessly: "I was forced to do it. The people from the Shadow Society threatened me that if I didn't do it, they would hurt my family."
Qi Tongwei realized the seriousness of the matter, and he decided to cooperate with Zhang San and Li Si to fight against the "Shadow Society". They made a plan, Zhang San and Li Si pretended to continue to act according to the instructions of the "Shadow Society" to lure out Wang Wuliu and his men, and then Qi Tongwei, Hou Liangping and Chen Hai took the opportunity to catch them all.
At an agreed "transaction" location, Zhang San, Li Si and Wang Wuliu met with the so-called "society secrets". Wang Wuliu appeared with a group of subordinates and said proudly: "You have done a good job. When I get the secret book, you will definitely benefit from it." Just as he reached out to take the "secrets", Qi Tongwei, Hou Liangping and Chen Hai rushed out from all directions.
A fierce battle began. Wang Wuliu's men were all highly skilled in martial arts, but Qi Tongwei and his two companions were not afraid. Hou Liangping used his agility to shuttle between the enemies and disrupt their formation; Chen Hai confronted the enemy head-on with fierce moves, and each blow was powerful; Qi Tongwei observed the situation from the side, looking for Wang Wuliu's flaws.
Seeing Qi Tongwei and others being so brave, Zhang San and Li Si also plucked up their courage and turned to fight with the people of the "Shadow Society". Although their martial arts were not as good as Qi Tongwei and others, they also caused some trouble to the enemy.
At the critical moment of the battle, Qi Tongwei discovered that Wang Wuliu always hid behind his men at the critical moment. He realized that Wang Wuliu must be protecting something important. So, he seized the opportunity, broke through the enemy's defense line, and rushed straight towards Wang Wuliu. Wang Wuliu wanted to escape in fear, but was caught by Qi Tongwei.
Qi Tongwei found a plan about the "Shadow Society" conspiracy from Wang Wuliu's arms, which recorded in detail how they would use Zhang San and Li Si to create chaos, seize secret books, and their subsequent plans to control the campus martial arts community.
After the truth was revealed, Qi Tongwei handed Wang Wuliu and his men over to the police. Zhang San and Li Si once again sincerely apologized to their classmates, and their classmates forgave them.
After Qi Tongwei successfully captured Wang Wuliu and exposed his conspiracy, the campus seemed to have returned to its former peace. However, while in police custody, Wang Wuliu's evil thoughts did not dissipate. Instead, he planned a more vicious revenge plan in the dark cell, attempting to deal a fatal blow to Qi Tongwei and others before going to prison.
Wang Wuliu relied on the connections and resources he had accumulated in the Shadow Society to secretly bribe some criminals in the prison, through whom he got in touch with the outside world, and instructed his men to continue their secret activities around the campus. He knew that he had no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation, so he decided to use poisoning, smuggling contraband and various insidious and cunning means to deal with Qi Tongwei and others.
His men began to set up in restaurants and food stalls near the campus where Qi Tongwei and others might appear. They disguised themselves as ordinary diners or vendors and mixed a colorless, odorless and difficult-to-detect chronic poison into food and drinks. Once this poison is ingested, it will only make people feel slightly weak and uncomfortable in the early stage, which is very easy to be ignored, but over time, it will gradually erode the internal organs of the human body, causing serious diseases and even endangering life.
Qi Tongwei, Hou Liangping and Chen Hai did not notice anything unusual at first, they just felt a little tired recently and their mental state was not as good as before. But they still insisted on the daily affairs and training of the club. However, as time passed, their physical condition became worse and worse. Qi Tongwei often felt dizzy and powerless when practicing martial arts; Hou Liangping's reaction speed slowed down significantly, and his eyes lost their former agility; Chen Hai often felt chest tightness and difficulty breathing.
At the same time, Wang Wuliu's men were secretly carrying out smuggling activities. They secretly transported some prohibited dangerous weapons and items to a hidden location near the campus, preparing to launch a surprise attack on Qi Tongwei and others at the right time. These weapons included sharp special knives, powerful crossbows and some homemade explosive devices, which were powerful enough to pose a great threat to the safety of the campus.
Zhang San and Li Si were filled with guilt and anger after learning that Wang Wuliu was still secretly doing something. They decided to atone for their sins and took the initiative to confess everything they knew to Qi Tongwei, and expressed their willingness to help them fight against Wang Wuliu's conspiracy. Although Qi Tongwei and others were still frightened by Zhang San and Li Si's previous behavior, seeing their sincere attitude, they decided to give them a chance.
With the help of Zhang San and Li Si, Qi Tongwei and others began to secretly investigate suspicious people and places around the campus. They found some clues, such as the suspicious sources of ingredients in some restaurants and abandoned warehouses where strangers frequently came and went. So they developed a detailed counterattack plan.
Qi Tongwei arranged for some reliable members of the society to form small groups to monitor suspicious restaurants and food stalls, and record the movements and transactions of those suspicious persons. Hou Liangping led another group to check warehouses and remote locations around the campus to find the hiding places of smuggled goods. Chen Hai was responsible for keeping close contact with the police, reporting their findings in a timely manner, and requesting police support.
During a surveillance operation, Qi Tongwei's team discovered that one of Wang Wuliu's men was whispering with the owner of a restaurant in a corner and secretly handed a small package to the owner. Qi Tongwei and others immediately took action, rushed up to subdue the two, and found the remaining poison sample in the package. Through interrogation of the owner, they learned the source of the poison and the plan of delivery.
At the same time, Hou Liangping discovered a large number of prohibited weapons and explosive devices hidden in an abandoned warehouse while checking it. He carefully set up a trap and then notified Qi Tongwei and the police. When Wang Wuliu's men came to take the weapons and prepare to launch an attack, they were captured by Qi Tongwei and the police who had already ambushed them.
In this secret contest with Wang Wuliu, Qi Tongwei and others gradually reversed the situation with wisdom, courage and unity. They not only successfully resolved Wang Wuliu's poisoning and smuggling conspiracy, but also captured all his men. After learning that his plan had failed again, Wang Wuliu was completely desperate and fell into deep self-regret in prison.
As Wang Wuliu's conspiracy was completely crushed, the campus martial arts club ushered in real prosperity and development.
Although many of Wang Wuliu's conspiracies had been seen through and crushed one by one by Qi Tongwei and others, and his men had been arrested one after another, the trapped beast Wang Wuliu still refused to give up. In prison, he was like a bomb that could explode at any time, trying to retaliate against Qi Tongwei and others with even more crazy conspiracies and tricks, and completely destroy everything they had worked so hard to protect.
Wang Wuliu used the limited time for exercise and the opportunity to contact other prisoners to secretly set up a prison intelligence network. He used sweet words and false promises to win over prisoners who were dissatisfied with society and eager to gain huge wealth after being released from prison, and made them work for him. These prisoners became his eyes and ears, asking around in prison for information, trying to find new ways to contact the outside world in order to restart his evil plan.
After some twists and turns, Wang Wuliu got in touch with his remaining forces in the Shadow Society through a prisoner who was about to be released from prison. He instructed them to create a series of seemingly accidental events near the campus to distract Qi Tongwei and others, while preparing to launch a more covert attack on the core members of the martial arts club.
The remnants of the Shadow Society began to tamper with the roads around the campus. They secretly destroyed some traffic facilities at night, such as loosening the fixing screws of road signs, so that the signs might suddenly fall down while vehicles were driving, causing traffic accidents; and applying lubricants on some sharp turns to make it easier for vehicles to lose control and slip. Their purpose was to create panic and chaos, so that Qi Tongwei and others would be too busy dealing with these emergencies to take care of other potential dangers.
At the same time, they also planned a sabotage operation against the martial arts club's training ground. Taking advantage of the night, they sneaked into the campus and planted some small explosive devices around the martial arts club's training ground. These devices were set in corners that were not easily noticed, connected to complex detonation circuits. As long as someone touched a specific mechanism, it would cause an explosion, razing the training ground to the ground and causing great harm to the club members.
Qi Tongwei and others immediately became alert after noticing the abnormal situation around the campus. They strengthened patrols around the campus and worked closely with the police to jointly investigate possible safety hazards. Hou Liangping, with his keen observation, discovered traces of human damage on the road. Following these clues, he gradually locked down the range of activities of the remaining members of the Shadow Society.
Chen Hai organized a safety drill for the club members on campus, teaching them how to deal with unexpected dangerous situations. He also led some members to conduct a detailed inspection of the training grounds. Although they did not immediately find the hidden explosive devices, their vigilance made it difficult for the Shadow Club to implement its plan smoothly.
Qi Tongwei knew that Wang Wuliu would not give up easily, so he decided to take the initiative and solve the problem from the root. With the assistance of the police, he conducted an in-depth investigation of Wang Wuliu's every move in prison and tried to cut off his contact channels with the outside world. After a hard investigation, they found the prisoner who delivered the message and successfully prevented him from taking Wang Wuliu's further instructions out of the prison.
However, Wang Wuliu did not stop his plot. He came up with a more sinister plan. He used a prisoner who was good at computer technology and whom he met in prison to try to hack into the campus network system. Their goal was to tamper with the member information, financial data and club activity arrangements of the martial arts club, creating chaos and internal conflicts.
The Shadow Society's technicians successfully broke through part of the campus network's defenses through cyber attacks and began to implant malicious code into the system. They modified the martial arts club's member assessment scores, causing misunderstandings and suspicions among some members; they also deleted the club's recent event notifications, throwing the club's organizational work into chaos.