"The Randall family owns its own military factories and possesses the world's most advanced weapons manufacturing technology. However, to remain a leader in this field, continuous research and innovation are essential. This is a huge expense. Although the Randall family has subsidiary businesses, such a large, unprofitable factory will eventually become unsustainable."

So, when is the greatest amount of weaponry consumed? During war!

Nan Qu frowned: "But what does this have to do with Gu Hanjun?"

Su Ruoyan gave a sarcastic smile: "There are always people who love to fawn over those so-called nobles. This island of old Randall's is his personal property. It's said that he bought it for his retirement, but he didn't expect that there would be no fresh water on the island. The older you get, the more afraid you are of death. Randall thinks that an island without fresh water is a dead island. He thinks this island is unlucky. So he just left it there."

Gu Hanjun only agreed to participate in this variety show after learning about this. Look here, and here, you can see that Gu Hanjun seems to be looking for something. And here, in Gu Hanjun's conversation with Shi Guang, both of them are avoiding the microphone, but from their lip movements, you can tell that Gu Hanjun is asking about freshwater.

These were initially just guesses, until the day after you found the water, Gu Hanjun said he didn't want to record the show anymore. Clearly, he didn't care about the show at all. You beat him to it. There was no point in him staying.

Looking at the scene Su Ruoyan pointed out to her, Nan Qu realized that Gu Hanjun's purpose was very clear: to be in Danshui.

"But, logically speaking, shouldn't this be considered a noble's secret? Someone without some ability probably wouldn't reveal this, right?"

Su Ruoyan gave Nan Qu an approving look: "It's not exactly a secret; these things are already common knowledge in the so-called high society. However, everyone knows that Old Randall hasn't found fresh water, but no one would associate your variety show with Old Randall. For the sake of face, Old Randall doesn't want others to think that he's so broke he has to lease out an island."

Therefore, it's very strange that Gu Hanjun knew about this! Logically, a spoiled brat like him shouldn't know these things. To be honest, if I hadn't been monitoring the production team during the live broadcast, I wouldn't have known who the owner of this island was, nor would I have connected these two events.

Nan Qu pondered for a moment and said, "The world that Gu Hanjun has come into contact with all comes from Gu Hancheng. I suppose he must have heard about this from Gu Hancheng as well. If you were Gu Hanjun, and you always had an older brother who was more outstanding than you and was a role model praised by others in everything you did, how would you feel if everyone said you were not as good as your brother?"

Su Ruoyan thought for a moment: "Not really, right? In my family, my parents were always busy with work when I was little. My eldest brother is the most cunning, and my second brother and I were always afraid of him. But he also takes the best care of us. My second brother is the smartest and has the best grades. However, I'm not jealous yet, but he has already skipped grades to a level that I can't even dream of. But if we were to really fight, the two of them combined couldn't beat me. So, there's no comparison at all."

Seeing Su Ruoyan's proud expression at the end, Nan Qu's lips twitched. What kind of family combination is this, "Ah Da, Ah Er, and Ah Sha"?

Seeing Nan Qu's expression, Su Ruoyan quickly explained, "No, although I'm not as smart as my second brother or as quick-witted as my eldest brother, my IQ is definitely online, especially when it comes to computers, as you know."

Thinking of the other person's hacking skills, Nan Qu coughed and said, "So you're the all-rounder type?"

Su Ruoyan thought this made sense and nodded: "That's right!"

Nan Qu was amused by him, coughed lightly, and then said, "Your family can't be compared. You are all smart and have known what you want since you were young, so you won't be misled by other people's emotions."

However, Gu Hanjun is different. He was an average student since childhood, and came out with the halo of his family. He was constantly criticized and never did anything as well as his older brother. At his age, he was bound to develop a rebellious mentality.

So, he wants to prove he's better than Gu Hancheng. What do you think he'll do?

This was indeed Su Ruoyan's blind spot; he truly didn't know.

Su Ruoyan didn't know, but Nan Qu did; she had witnessed the princes vying for the throne. Back then, if they wanted to impress the old emperor, they had to showcase their most outstanding qualities.

However, not all princes were intelligent; some were not, and naturally, they would imitate others poorly.

Wait, "Imitating Dong Shi?"

"I've got it!"

Nan Qu suddenly understood and said, "You said before that Gu Hancheng's rise to power can be described as legendary. But what if his rise to power wasn't based on legend, but on capital? We outsiders don't know, but as Gu Hancheng's brother, no matter how much Gu Hancheng tries to guard against it, he'll eventually find out something, right?"

Nan Qu had barely begun when Su Ruoyan immediately understood: "According to our current investigation, my accident five years ago was related to the laboratory, and Nan Xing suddenly appeared by your side and became your son. Therefore, we can conclude that Gu Hancheng is definitely related to the laboratory."

Judging from Gu Hanjun's actions, he seems to want to bypass his brother and directly contact the person behind him, thereby replacing Gu Hancheng! Therefore, the person behind Gu Hancheng is the Randall family!

Nan Qu nodded and then shook her head: "According to the information I have, the bacterial laboratory started from a very early stage, and it's been around for a hundred years. Do you think they would be willing to hand over this data to Randall? It's probably not just one family involved. There might even be some huge secret involved!"

Su Ruoyan's expression turned serious. If what Nan Qu said was true, then this matter would definitely be a major event affecting the entire world. In that case, if Nan Qu did anything else to expose Gu Hancheng, it would only alert him.

Although it was cruel, causing Nan Qu to give up searching for her child, Su Ruoyan saw it as something he would do, even at the cost of his own life, compared to the safety of the entire world.

Before Su Ruoyan could even think of how to broach the subject, Nan Qu spoke first: "I will keep a low profile from now on. I know this matter is beyond my control. I won't interfere with what you, or any of you, do next, except on one condition."

Don't hide anything from me if you find out anything about that child.

Nan Qu isn't stupid. Although Su Ruoyan retired from the military due to illness, he's not just a military-industrial talent, but also a technical and scientific talent. How could the country possibly abandon someone like him?

To the outside world he may be the president of the Su Group, but if he didn't have another identity, would he dare to so openly stare at the data on her computer every day in her home?