Chapter 542: Chapter 542: Samuel Chalmers Fooled Again

On the way back, Scarlett Jennings pinched that half-pill, first examining it closely and then bringing it to her nose to smell.

Just when Samuel Chalmers thought she was going to try it herself, he saw Scarlett put the pill back into the small transparent plastic bottle, and then took out her phone to start sending messages.

Samuel had a hunch that she wanted to figure out the components of the drug, so he said,

“The Chalmers Corporation has a dedicated research institute. If you want to know the components of this drug, you can give it to me.”

Scarlett was engrossed in sending messages and responded instinctively,

“You can’t do it.”

Samuel: …

Realizing she had been a little too blunt, Scarlett finally stopped her actions, turned her head, and explained seriously,

“This pill has demon energy components. They probably can’t be detected through normal means.”

To analyze the source of this demon energy, Scarlett estimated it would require help from a Master of the Crimson Path.

For such matters, she would usually go directly to Ivan.

He had all sorts of connections.

Listening to Scarlett’s explanation, Samuel’s expression didn’t change, and he spoke in a calm voice,

“If it can’t be detected through normal methods, then we’ll use abnormal ones. Coincidentally, I recently made the acquaintance of a Master of the Crimson Path who could help you.”

Scarlett looked at Samuel with some surprise and subconsciously blurted out,

“Besides me, you have dealings with other Masters?”

As soon as she said it, she realized her reaction was quite exaggerated.

Most wealthy families had a firm belief in geomancy, so it wasn’t particularly strange for Samuel to have one or two genuinely skilled masters around him.

Just as she was about to backtrack, she heard Samuel say,

“After all, when your fiancée belongs to the Mystical Sect, it’s not good to know nothing about it.”

There was an understated tone in Samuel’s words, so natural was his mention of ‘fiancée’ that Scarlett felt a bit bewildered, swept by a subtle sensation, unsure of how to respond for a moment,

“Is that so…”

She thought for a moment and suddenly handed over the plastic bottle with the half-pill inside.

“Then I’ll leave the analysis of the demon energy in the pill to you.”

Seeing her hand over the only “clue” to him without hesitation, Samuel looked at her, his gaze deepening slightly,

“You trust me?”

Meeting his gaze, Scarlett nodded, “You said so yourself, of course I believe you.”

At worst, it was just the loss of half a pill.

If this clue was gone, she could always find others.

It was rare for Samuel to actively request participation; she had to let him have some sense of involvement.

Scarlett didn’t realize that her current mentality was surprisingly similar to when she used two little papermen dancing to coax him.

Samuel, once again being coaxed: …

The two of them returned to where they were staying, and Samuel saw her home, then went upstairs, and called Simon, who hadn’t yet returned to the Capital Metropolitan, handing him the half-pill.

“Get an analysis report of this pill.”

Simon took the plastic bottle, his devilish face twisted with some annoyance.

What was going on with the boss?

The day before yesterday, he rushed back to Sea City, forcing Simon to reveal his true form to bring him back, and now he wanted him to absorb fireworks smoke for disposal.

The so-called compensation was supposed to allow him to vacation for a few days in Sea City.

But now he had been given a strange task!

Dumping the pill out of the bottle, he sniffed it carefully and then disdainfully threw it back into the bottle.

“This smells like the scent of Deershu, hmm… there seems to be some of the little Ear Mouse’s too.”

He couldn’t help but look at Samuel,

Since when did such little demon beasts dare to show up in front of this man?

Samuel didn’t show any reaction to hearing about Deershu and Ear Mouse, just instructing him to prepare a report according to the Mystical Sect’s method.

Simon looked at Samuel with some resentment but eventually complied and withdrew.

That night, Samuel brought the “report” directly to Scarlett downstairs.

She was astonished by the speed of the results.

This quickly?

Examining the pill’s components carefully, huh???

It’s just chocolate???

“Mixed with powder ground from Deershu hair…”

Upon seeing Deershu, Scarlett couldn’t help but fall silent.

So, is this the truth behind the “Fertility Secret Medicine”?

Deershu, a legendary beast from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, whose hair could ensure the offspring’s continuance.

In ancient times, it was said that people would deliberately seek out mountains and forests where Deershu appeared to pray for children. If they could hear Deershu’s call, responding with a mountain song might make it reveal itself.

Because its call sounded like a mountain song, if the responding song pleased it, it would gift its hair to the singer.

However, few encountered Deershu and received its gift, so women seeking children would sometimes secretly draw pictures of Deershu for worship.

Of course, Scarlett read about these from various old, unreliable books, but she had no doubt about the fertility-increasing property of Deershu hair.

So, the demon selling the drug is actually Deershu?

Scarlett found it a little unbelievable.

It’s rare to encounter ordinary demons, let alone such demon beasts; yet she had encountered two in just a couple of days, which seemed a bit odd.

Then Samuel remarked,

“The Master said the Deershu demon energy in this drug is just a minor remnant from the hair, while most of the demonic power residue is from the Ear Mouse.”

Upon hearing ‘Ear Mouse’, Scarlett’s ears perked up, only to see at the end of the report the mention of the Ear Mouse demon energy.

Moreover, there was even a bar graph showing the proportions of the two types of demon energy…

Who exactly was this academic Master from the Mystical Sect?

Quickly, she set aside this idle curiosity and refocused on the crucial issue.

Upon learning of the Ear Mouse residue, her first reaction was the Ear Mouse she encountered yesterday.

She couldn’t believe it was a coincidence.

Ear Mice were already rare; encountering two different ones on consecutive days was nearly impossible.

Therefore, she leaned towards believing that the Ear Mouse demon producing the Secret Medicine was the very one she saw the previous day.

“I think I’ve already seen it.”

Scarlett spoke with a hint of helplessness.

Samuel naturally thought of the demon that had sneaked into her new home yesterday.

“If it’s that one, then we probably don’t have to go through much trouble to find it.”

If there was something particularly attracting that Ear Mouse to the house, it would probably return.

Samuel lifted an eyebrow, “You plan to wait for the rabbit at the tree stump?”

Scarlett just said, “Let’s prepare on two fronts.”

Demon energy still needed to be tracked, but they could wait as well.

If they could figure out its criteria for choosing “clients”, maybe they could devise a plan to lure it out directly?

As they say, there are more solutions than problems.

The only thing she was curious about now was why an Ear Mouse would use Deershu hair to make Secret Medicine to sell to ordinary people.

And also…

Why was it made with chocolate??

Speaking of chocolate, something flashed in Scarlett’s mind again, and suddenly, she turned to look at the coffee table in the living room.

Hmm,

Wasn’t there a box of chocolates placed there yesterday??