Chapter 472: A Faster Death

As soon as she said this, the experts standing with Tanaka Ichiro glared at her angrily.

“Comrade Li, what do you mean by that? You were involved in researching this drug, and now you’re saying that such a drug doesn’t exist? Isn’t that just slapping your own face?” One of the experts scolded her in their native language.

Li Yiyi glanced at him coldly and replied, “Although I participated in this project, the research I did was correct. But that was only part of the whole project. As for the other parts, I know nothing about them. And I’m sure that the part I worked on has nothing to do with this ‘immortality’ drug.”

“Comrade Li, are you implying that we’re faking it?” Someone asked, dissatisfied, raising their voice.

Li Yiyi remained calm as she answered, “That question shouldn’t be directed at me, but at you all. Are you really sure that the drug you developed can grant immortality?”

At her retort, the experts, who had been so confident a moment ago, fell silent, not daring to speak.

Seeing their reaction, Li Yiyi sneered coldly. As she was about to leave, she glanced at Tanaka Ichiro, holding a bottle of the drug, and gave him a piece of advice: “Tanaka Ichiro, I advise you again, don’t take that drug. If it doesn’t save your life, it might just hasten your death.”

Tanaka Ichiro, enraged, shot a cold, venomous look at her. “Are you cursing me?” he asked, furious.

The sight of a man on the brink of death making such a gesture genuinely evoked fear in those around him.

“You don’t need me to curse you. I’m just giving you sincere advice. Whether you listen to me is up to you, but I’m not the one who will die,” she said coldly.

Tanaka Ichiro glared at her angrily, then turned to Ito Keisuke, his teeth clenched. “Ito Keisuke, I order you to get this woman out of our laboratory immediately. She’s not needed here anymore.”

“Well, that’s great! I was hoping you’d kick me out. I’m glad we’re finally on the same page. I won’t come back here tomorrow. Goodbye,” Li Yiyi said, her voice filled with a rare sense of joy.

With that, she turned and left without looking back.

Ito Keisuke, standing awkwardly nearby, looked even more troubled after hearing the order. He tried to advise, “Mr. Tanaka Ichiro, perhaps you should reconsider. Comrade Li’s expertise is exactly what we need.”

But Tanaka Ichiro, completely enraged, wouldn’t listen. Before Ito Keisuke could finish, he interrupted, “Enough! Do as I say. Now that we’ve developed the immortality drug, we no longer need her. She’s of no value to us anymore.”

Ito Keisuke was about to say something else but was immediately cut off by Tanaka Ichiro.

“You don’t need to say anything more. It’s decided. There’s nothing anyone can do. Now, I’m going to try this immortality drug. Get everything ready. If anything goes wrong, you better do everything in your power to save me,” Tanaka Ichiro declared eagerly as he eyed the black-and-white glass bottle surrounded by the onlookers.

The thought of living for hundreds of years thrilled him.

Just as he was about to drink the contents of the bottle, Ito Keisuke couldn’t hold himself back and called out to him.

“What’s wrong? You don’t want to drink it?” Tanaka Ichiro asked irritably, looking at him with a probing tone.

Ito Keisuke immediately explained, “This drug was developed for you, Mr. Tanaka Ichiro, so naturally, you should have the first dose. But I think Comrade Li’s words earlier had some merit. Why don’t we conduct more tests to make sure it’s safe before you take it? What do you think?”

Tanaka Ichiro clenched the bottle tightly, “I know what you’re afraid of, but I don’t have much time left. I know my body better than anyone else. It won’t last much longer.”

“That’s why I have to drink this today, even if it’s poison. I’m willing to risk it,” he said, and without hesitation, opened the bottle and drank the entire contents in one go.

The onlookers watched in nervous silence as he drank the entire bottle. No one knew what the outcome would be.

Time ticked by, and everyone was anxiously watching Tanaka Ichiro, who had drunk the medicine.

At the same time, Tanaka Ichiro was also feeling uneasy. He hoped for longevity but feared that drinking the drug might lead to his death.

Suddenly, he felt a surge of energy in his body. He tried to stand up from his wheelchair.

As he tried to stand, the medical staff nearby attempted to help him.

“No need. I want to try on my own. No one is allowed to help me,” he waved off their hands and gave the others around him a stern order.

As the person with the most power in the room, no one dared to disobey.

Slowly, Tanaka Ichiro stood up from his wheelchair.

As he stood, the eyes of everyone in the room widened in amazement. As members of this research institute, they knew very well how frail their patron had been.

But now, they were witnessing their sponsor, who could barely speak before, suddenly standing up, and it was because he had consumed the immortality drug they had developed.

Could it be that the drug was responsible for this miraculous change?

Tanaka Ichiro stood there, unable to believe what he was experiencing. He didn’t feel weak at all—on the contrary, he felt powerful.

“Haha! I feel strong all over! The drug worked! I’m going to live! Well done, everyone involved in this research! There will be rewards!” he announced with excitement, turning to the experts behind him.

When the experts heard about the reward, their faces lit up with happiness.

As for Li Yiyi, she neither knew nor cared about what was happening in the laboratory.