Chapter 1

"Be quiet, or I'll kill you!"

A hoarse voice sounded in his ear, and Li Shiming felt a slight sting at the back of his neck.

He was being held at knifepoint!

He never thought that while taking a walk in the garden of the Nanning Prefecture's official residence, he would be kidnapped.

"Don't do anything foolish. I don't want to hurt you. Just help me with something!" the hoarse voice continued.

Li Shiming didn't dare to move. As the person behind him approached, a strong smell of blood entered his nose.

The person behind him was satisfied with his practicality and did not act rashly. If it weren't for the lack of options, he wouldn't have resorted to threatening the son of the Prefect.

"What do you want me to do?" Li Shiming asked, steadying his mind and speaking in a deep voice.

"Mr. Li, before you help me, take this pill first!" the person behind him said, retracting the weapon.

A blood-stained hand then placed a black pill next to Li Shiming's head.

Hearing his name called, Li Shiming was taken aback. The fact that the person knew his identity and still dared to kidnap him meant either they were a desperate criminal or had absolute confidence.

Although the sting at the back of his neck had disappeared, he still didn't dare to resist. This body was just a fifteen-year-old scholar, and in his two lives, he had only learned the radio calisthenics from his previous life.

He took the pill from the blood-stained hand and swallowed it without looking closely.

Of course, he couldn't be so naive as to swallow an unknown pill. In the instant he swallowed it, he subtly moved his consciousness to store the pill in the computer room space.

The computer room space was a space that had come with him through the time travel.

Three days ago, after discovering he had time-traveled, he found that the computer room from his university library had somehow coexisted with him.

Whenever Li Shiming thought of the computer room space, his consciousness would enter it.

The core of the computer room space was a large IBM z15 server, with a dedicated uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and a tool cabinet containing maintenance tools.

Since the UPS had no power, the large IBM z15 server was just a decoration.

However, he discovered that the computer room space could be used as a storage space, allowing him to store items he touched.

Seeing Li Shiming swallow the pill, the person behind him breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Shiming's identity was very convenient for his tasks. If others bought what he wanted, they might be suspected, but no one would suspect Li Shiming no matter what he bought.

"Sir, the pill you took is called the Three-Day Soul-Cutting Pill. If you don't take the antidote within three days, you will rot and die. Don't even think about finding a doctor. Even if you gave the formula for the Three-Day Soul-Cutting Pill to the famous doctors of Nanning Prefecture, they wouldn't be able to make the antidote in three days!" The sound of a sword being sheathed came from behind, followed by the hoarse voice.

"Can I turn around? I'm not used to talking like this!" Li Shiming asked in a deep voice.

"Sir, you have great courage!" the person behind him praised, stepping back.

Li Shiming turned around and saw a middle-aged man with a severed left arm, the wound still bandaged, with a hint of red seeping through.

Li Shiming quickly recalled the major case mentioned by the servant Mo Yan. Yesterday, a man in white at Tianxiang Tower killed seven of the Weiyuan Escort Agency's guards, with only the head guard, Wang, escaping.

More importantly, Wang's left arm was severed when he escaped.

"Head Guard Wang, can you tell me what you want me to do?" Li Shiming asked in a deep voice.

Being called out, Wang didn't show much surprise.

As the son of the Prefect, it was normal for him to know about the major case at Tianxiang Tower.

"I have no grudge against you, Sir. I swear to the heavens that I will definitely give you the antidote if you help me. I had no choice but to poison you!" Wang bowed slightly, his face showing a genuine apology.

Li Shiming wasn't affected by this. Having lived two lives, he understood human nature very well.

Regardless of whether Wang had no choice, the fact that he had poisoned and threatened him was real.

"This is a prescription. Please buy the herbs and prepare the medicine and bring it here. I believe you are a smart person and won't tamper with the medicine. If anything goes wrong with the medicine, I will immediately know, and the antidote for the Three-Day Soul-Cutting Pill will be gone!" Wang saw that Li Shiming was very composed and unaffected, knowing that further words were futile. He handed a piece of paper to Li Shiming and threatened him.

The paper was old, listing various herbs with their quantities and ages, as well as the preparation method.

"The herbs on the prescription will take some time to buy. I'll do my best to bring the medicine tonight!" Li Shiming glanced at the prescription and said in a deep voice.

According to his memory, the herbs on the prescription were very precious, and even using the resources of the Prefecture would take a considerable amount of time.

Although he wasn't affected by the threat of the Three-Day Soul-Cutting Pill, he still had to play the part.

"Good, I'll wait for you behind the rock garden!" Wang, of course, knew that the herbs on the prescription were hard to obtain; otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths and could have found someone else to do it.

"I hope you keep your word, Head Guard Wang!" Li Shiming put away the prescription and looked at him deeply.

After saying this, he turned and left. Wang watched his retreating figure, a look of admiration in his eyes.

However, Wang's admiration quickly turned to murderous intent. No matter what, he couldn't let Li Shiming live. He had thoroughly offended Li Shiming, and even if he handed over the antidote, if the Prefect found out about this, he wouldn't have enough lives to pay for it.