Lin Feng stood up and opened the door. Outside stood a handsome young man in the red uniform of a cruise ship attendant, pushing a metal food cart. He bowed slightly to Lin Feng in apology, "So sorry to disturb you. Here is your breakfast!"

The attendant, a very professional smile on his face, handed two metal food containers to Lin Feng.

They even deliver breakfast to the room; the service on this cruise is really thorough... Lin Feng was momentarily taken aback. He took the metal food containers from the attendant and gently closed the door.

At that moment, the expression of the attendant outside the door suddenly changed. The smile vanished, replaced by a cruel look filled with endless killing intent...

However, knowing his mission wasn't yet complete, his fierce expression vanished as quickly as it appeared. A professional smile was plastered back on his face as he pushed the food cart to the room next to Lin Feng's and knocked gently...

"Dear guest, hello! Room service with your breakfast…"

"Damn it, I'm not even awake yet! What's all this racket so early in the morning? What do you want?"

"So sorry to disturb you. This is the complimentary breakfast included with your ticket. May I ask how many guests are in your room...?"

"Two people, but get *me* three portions. I eat a lot!"

...

Lin Feng clearly heard the exchange outside the door, and his earlier unease began to subside.

"Let's see what delicious things they've made..." Wu Mei, having expended a lot of energy since early morning, perked up instantly at the sight of the two containers in Lin Feng's hand. She approached, chuckling, took a food container from Lin Feng, and opened it with a SNAP...

"Wow... it's seafood fried rice!" Wu Mei exclaimed. Both food containers were filled with golden seafood fried rice. The bright red, shelled shrimp and crab meat looked incredibly tempting, and the aroma was so appetizing it made Wu Mei's mouth water.

"This portion is so big... I can't eat all of this…" Wu Mei said to Lin Feng, smiling. "How about I give you half of mine? That way, we'll have just enough to finish it all..."

Right, I can eat one container plus half of another, just the right amount… Lin Feng approached Wu Mei, a smile on his face... Suddenly, Lin Feng froze!

That's right… just the right amount. Why didn't the attendant ask how many people were in *my* room before bringing the perfect amount? Yet, for the next room, he endured a scolding just to ask how many people were there?

Something's wrong! Lin Feng felt the hairs on his body stand on end.

By this time, Wu Mei had already poured half of her seafood fried rice into Lin Feng's food container. She was just lifting a metal spoon, about to take a mouthful of the fragrant fried rice...

"Wait, don't eat—" Lin Feng, seeing it was too late to stop Wu Mei with words, instinctively slapped the metal spoon from her hand.

CLATTER...

The metal spoon, carrying a mouthful of seafood fried rice, clattered to the floor, scattering its contents.

"Lin Feng, what in the world are you doing?!" Wu Mei's face turned a little ugly. The seafood fried rice, just about to reach her lips, had been slapped away by Lin Feng. After the series of ordeals from last night to this morning, she was already starving...

"Don't eat it yet. I suspect there's something wrong with this rice!" Lin Feng said in a low voice, his expression grave as he stared at Wu Mei.

"The rice... has a problem... No way, right?" Wu Mei's face paled, and she asked, half-believing, half-doubting. She clearly remembered the unpleasant experience of being drugged by Chen Ming last night. Part of her was inclined to believe Lin Feng's suspicion, but she also harbored a sliver of wishful thinking. Surely, she couldn't be that unlucky every time!

Lin Feng remained silent, his eyes fixed on the small fish tank in the room, which housed a few tropical ornamental fish. Taking a metal spoon from the other food container, he scooped up a small amount of fried rice and dropped about a dozen grains into the fish tank...

The golden rice grains in the water quickly attracted the attention of the tropical fish. Several of them approached and sniffed the rice grains Lin Feng had dropped, but they showed no intention of eating and quickly swam away...

Wu Mei watched Lin Feng's actions intently. After a few minutes, seeing no change in the fish, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. With a hint of complaint, she said, "See? There's nothing wrong. Lin Feng, you're too tense. Don't be so paranoid..."

As Wu Mei spoke, she froze. Just as she was talking, the few tropical fish in the tank suddenly flipped over, their bellies up, and soon stopped moving...

It really is poisoned! Lin Feng's expression turned icy in an instant. Good thing I was that little bit vigilant...

Lin Feng brought the spoon, still faintly smudged with oil, to his nose and sniffed lightly. He detected it: besides the aroma of seafood, there was a faint, herbaceous scent. If I hadn't been on guard and carefully discerned it just now, even I might not have noticed this herbaceous scent...

Even if I had accidentally noticed that strange aroma, I probably would have assumed it was some secret spice added by the ship's chef during cooking...

But now, of course, I wouldn't think that herbaceous aroma is a cooking spice.

"Mandala flower! A high concentration. Using the strong aroma of seafood fried rice to mask the scent—a very sophisticated poisoning technique..." Lin Feng's expression was extremely cold. "This refined and subtle poisoning method was definitely not the work of some common thug. The opponent is a professional!"

The mandala flower is not rare, and many people know it's poisonous. The toxicity of this plant is present in almost all its parts, with the fruit, especially the seeds, being the most toxic, followed by the young leaves. An adult can be poisoned by eating three fruits. Children are more sensitive; for them, one-tenth of the adult dose—no more than one fruit, or 3-4 seeds—is enough to cause poisoning.

"It's actually mandala flower?!" Wu Mei's face turned white. She stared in astonishment at the seafood fried rice, which had looked so tempting but had suddenly become a death warrant. Cold sweat had already broken out on her back. Thank goodness Lin Feng was here; otherwise, I'd probably be dead as a doornail by now. But who on earth would want to poison me?

There are probably no mandala flowers grown on the Pacific Treasure... The poisoner must have brought the extract with them before boarding, ready to strike... Lin Feng silently analyzed the potential culprits, temporarily excluding the Sky Wolf Gang and Chen Ming, with whom he had clashed just last night.

Then, Lin Feng naturally recalled the C4 bomb attack he had experienced outside the Yuefu Hotel parking lot...

Two assassination attempts, both equally strange, both with an unknown assailant...

Subconsciously, I've already concluded that the mastermind behind these two plots is likely the same person!

There aren't that many master assassins in the world. I don't believe I'd be so 'lucky' as to encounter two different ones simultaneously. And a true master assassin would undoubtedly be proficient in multiple methods!

"Wu Mei, stay with me. Don't stray too far..." Lin Feng picked up the two containers of rice, walked out onto the balcony, and dumped them directly into the sea. He suddenly spoke to Wu Mei, then pushed open their door and walked out. He went to the room next door, where breakfast had just been delivered. Without knocking, he balled his fist and slammed it against the door. With a BANG, the metal bolt was sent flying, and he pushed the door open!

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