Ye Li was carefully observing the situation in the basement when he suddenly heard Jack's voice again: "Back then, Vic's girlfriend went to see him and was hit by a car driven by the wife of a member of parliament at the time."

"What a melodramatic plot!"

Ye Li muttered a silent complaint.

"So, your friend lost his beloved and is now surrounded by ruins?" Ye Li asked.

"What do you mean?" Jack asked curiously.

“It doesn’t mean anything, please continue,” Ye Li said.

Jack continued, "What started as a simple traffic accident took an unexpected turn. After realizing she had hit someone, the congressman's wife not only didn't stop to help, but instead drove straight over the person..."

Jack paused, his eyes flickering slightly, and his voice grew heavy: "It's said that she ran over it several times, resulting in a horrific scene... You can imagine that when Vic arrived, he no longer saw a complete corpse, but rather a pile of flesh and bone fragments."

"What kind of operation is this?"

Ye Li's expression turned serious, and an indescribable emotion welled up in his heart.

That scene seemed to reappear before his eyes; if it were him, he would definitely go crazy too.

"Afterwards, someone interviewed the congressman's wife. According to her, it was just a worthless life. If it died, she would only have to pay some money. If it didn't die, she was afraid that the person who was hit would haunt her for the rest of his life."

Jack narrated in a calm tone.

"I see. It seems that such things are the same in every world." Ye Li smiled helplessly. "And then what happened?"

"Later, the councilor found Vic's girlfriend's parents and spent 500,000 gold coins to get them to sign a letter of understanding... and that was the end of it."

Jack continued his story, a sigh escaping his lips.

"Heh, 500,000 yuan to buy a life, how cheap."

Ye Li sneered.

“That’s reality…” Jack shook his head and gave a bitter smile. “In this world, power and money can often cover up the whole truth. No one cares how much pain and injustice is hidden behind that money…”

"Conversely, those who are unaware of the truth will criticize the victim's parents for being greedy for money."

“Vic’s girlfriend’s parents couldn’t withstand the pressure of public opinion and jumped off a building.”

Jack sighed, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes.

“Vic has been appealing to get justice for his girlfriend and insists that the congressman’s wife pay the price.”

"But how can a human arm, no matter how strong, twist Optimus Prime? Even if Vic was already a remarkable scientist at the time, he was nothing compared to a member of Congress."

"In order to quell public opinion, the court ruled that the congressman's wife should be placed under house arrest for 100 days." Jack's eyes were indifferent as he looked down at his toes.

Ye Li didn't interrupt, and continued to wait for what was to come.

“Vic was still not satisfied, and the consequence was that he was hired to kill someone. Although I don’t know whether it was the congressman’s idea or the lady’s idea, if we hadn’t been in charge of a scientific experiment at the time and I hadn’t happened to be there, Vic might have been dead by then.”

Jack took a deep breath, as if recalling the scene from back then, and his face showed pain and helplessness.

It's unclear whether he was lamenting Vic's fate or regretting that he shouldn't have saved him back then.

If Vic had died back then, the world might not be the way it is now.

"And then?" Ye Li asked.

"Later..." Jack fell into a long silence again, his eyes unfocused, as if trying to recall the situation at that time.

Ye Li wasn't in a hurry and waited patiently.