Jiang Qiu felt very tired every day, the kind of tiredness that was mentally and physically exhausting. This feeling had been growing stronger since he met the two brothers.

He looked at Wei Sushen, his eyes telling everything... hoping that his words would go through his brain.

Wei Sushen: "According to my inference, he will soon transition from medicine to other fields."

Jiang Qiu sneered and had him sent away. Before Wei Sushen was forced to leave, Jiang Qiu suddenly said, "No one is omnipotent."

He didn't believe Fang Shan could make any further achievements.

Although Wei Sushen was blindfolded while riding in the elevator before being taken to the lab, Jiang Qiu still took precautionary measures. Two psychics were added to guard the door of his room. Someone was also monitoring the hotel downstairs to prevent window climbing incidents from happening again.

Wei Sushen did not show any irritability after being deprived of his freedom. Occasionally, he would ask the psychics outside the door to help him buy things. His calmness made the guards suspicious.

"Aren't you worried?" one of them finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked.

Wei Sushen: "Your boss will come to see me soon."

The psychic who asked the question thought that this was an illusion caused by mental disorder. To his surprise, Jiang Qiu really came in the afternoon of the same day when Wei Sushen gave the answer.

He looked even thinner, his baby face almost a widow's peak, his eyes as dark as the abyss. He said something without context, "If I threaten your life, what are the chances of him stopping?"

The tone was serious as if they were discussing a matter of life and death.

Wei Sushen: "Zero."

While Jiang Qiu frowned slightly, Wei Sushen raised his lips and said, "Sometimes force isn't everything."

It also depends on the support behind you.

Jiang Qiu thought about Fang Shan's weird inventions these days and suddenly realized that he might have left a backup plan for Wei Sushen.

"You can't do anything to me," Wei Sushen said calmly, "Instead of wasting time, why not..."

Jiang Qiu continued his words: "Cooperation?"

Wei Sushen: "Beg me."

“…”

Of course Jiang Qiu couldn't bow his head. He said coldly, "Don't go too far. If it really comes to the last resort..."

Wei Sushen waited patiently for further instructions.

Jiang Qiu: "I will pester you every day."

I heard that the pain of a broken heart is enough to destroy a person, and maybe Fang Shan will fall into depravity because of it.

Wei Sushen stared at him without saying a word.

Jiang Qiu held his forehead and sighed. He knew this approach wouldn't work. He paused for a moment before introducing Fang Shan's new invention. "He's developed a machine that, when a person is near death, removes their entire brain and places it in an operating chamber. The person can survive in this state for three to five years, using the machine to walk."

Wei Sushen's eyelids twitched... What kind of inhumane operation is this?

Jiang Qiu probably hadn't anticipated that Fang Shan had made such a significant contribution to his success. The system's ability to absorb new knowledge was exceptional. The information Jiang Qiu provided was like a brand new formula, capable of providing answers to countless questions.

Like a pioneering scientist, the system stood on the shoulders of giants and has been unstoppable ever since.

Jiang Qiu gritted his teeth and said, "If God wants someone to die, he will first make him crazy."

Wei Sushen was slightly surprised: "Are you unhappy?"

Jiang Qiu was startled and looked at him with a look that seemed to indicate he was sick: "Why should you be happy?"

He wants to control the world, not destroy it.

Wei Sushen skipped this topic and followed Jiang Qiu to take a tour of the laboratory.

Fang Shan noticed that he was a bit more enthusiastic than the day before, but still preoccupied with experiments. Since there were quite a few new products, he pulled Wei Sushen over to introduce them one by one. After forming a rough assessment, Wei Sushen made an excuse to leave.

Jiang Qiu: "Have you figured out a solution?"

Wei Sushen recalled the last world where humans evolved into mermaids after the tsunami disaster. He then rationally suggested, "We can try to cultivate a new species. As long as the vitality is strong enough, it will not be afraid of hardships."

Jiang Qiu's way of thinking is very different, and he really thought deeply about this suggestion.

"I don't know why," he thought while staring at the door of the laboratory, "I always feel like something is wrong."

Normally, when Jiang Qiu was talking about serious matters, Li Bufan would hide in the dark and perform his duties as a bodyguard, never interrupting. Today was the first exception.

"Master." He called softly.

Jiang Qiu's eyes flashed with displeasure at being disturbed.

Li Bufan: "I have an idea."

Jiang Qiu's expression lightened slightly: "Speak."

Li Bufan pointed at the laboratory and said, "One wants to destroy the world," then turned to Wei Sushen and said, "One wants to create the world..."

Finally, he looked at Jiang Qiu and said, "One wants to save the world...but their starting points are different. What are you discussing?"

Jiang Qiu had always thought this subordinate wasn't very bright, and it was precisely because of his loyalty that he dared to keep him around. But now he had to admit that what he said made a lot of sense.

After parting on bad terms, they each returned to their guest rooms to reflect.

Wei Sushen's life was always quite regular. Usually at this time he would read a book and then stand by the window for a while. Fang Shan often laughed at him for being pretentious.

However, today, upon returning to his room, Wei Sushen leaned against the wall by the window, folding his arms and lost in thought. The system wasn't ignorant of priorities; under normal circumstances, it would prioritize the mission. Why was it making an exception this time?

The door of the guest room opened at this time. I thought it was Jiang Qiu who had the universal card, but it was Fang Shan who walked in.

Wei Sushen: "I thought you would live happily with the experimental equipment forever."

Fang Shan raised his eyebrows: "I thought the host would give me a warm hug."

They looked at each other and then turned their heads away.

Fang Shan was an expert at guessing people's thoughts. He said to himself, "Actually, my enthusiasm for research faded a few days ago."

Wei Sushen: "Without a new love, you're looking for your old love?"

“…”

Just as Fang Shan was about to continue speaking, Wei Sushen changed his tone and said, "Are you testing me?"

Fang Shan was distracted for a moment, then smiled and nodded. "I've said before that this mission is ambiguous, and considering Jiang Qiu's personality, it's not that difficult."

He paused in the middle of his words and was silent for a long time before speaking again: "The host's mission will be completed soon."

The two of them had dinner in silence, and sure enough, the mission completion prompt sounded.

Wei Sushen looked at him and immediately understood what the system was doing.

Fang Shan squinted his eyes in comfort from his full meal. "The mission goal is to destroy Dr. Bai's latest virus within the specified time. Now that H5 has been born, the earliest H will naturally be eliminated."

After saying that, he took a photo of himself and Wei Sushen: "It's all collected."

Wei Sushen looked at the calendar on the table and suddenly said, "It's been nearly half a month since the first snow. This time it was completed very quickly. I can buy you a drink when I get back."

Fang Shan knew that he was trying to divert his attention, and he rarely showed any excitement when hearing about wine.

"Actually, I'm not obsessed with going back in time," Fang Shan said slowly, "I just feel uncomfortable with the doubts in my heart."

Wei Sushen gently held his hand: "I understand."

Night always makes it easy to let down your guard.

Fang Shan appeared harmless, enjoying the quiet of the night. "The host didn't stop me. I'm very grateful for that."

Wei Sushen saw that the time was almost right and held his hand a little harder: "Are you touched?"

Fang Shan hesitated for a moment and nodded slightly.

Wei Sushen magically produced a ring in his hand, his eyes full of suggestion.

A fleeting look of surprise flashed across Fang Shan's face, and then it froze on one expression: plain yet seemed to contain thousands of words.

Wei Sushen had already put the ring on while he was stunned. The system came to its senses and realized the current situation: "The host is proposing?"

Wei Sushen looked at his trapped fingers with satisfaction and nodded.

Fang Shan: "...but I don't think I've said yes yet."

Wei Sushen: "But I'm very moved by what you said."

“…”

Fang Shan had always thought that the host didn't care about going back in time to see the ex, but now he realized that this concern was concealed too well from the beginning.

Wei Sushen doesn't laugh often, but he laughed twice today. Once was when he was indifferent to Jiang Qiu, and the other time was at that moment, which was a bit weird.

He kept that smile: "Remember to wear it when you look back."

Fang Shan slowly pulled his hand away and chuckled, "As long as the host is happy."

Wei Sushen was different from him. He could always distinguish the important from the unimportant. After resolving the hidden danger in his heart, he turned his attention back to reality: "Prepare to go back."

Fang Shan shook his head. "Although the world will automatically patch up the holes, it's never good to leave a mess behind."

Wei Sushen: "So?"

Fang Shan grinned: "I want to teach Jiang Qiu some principles of life in a short time."

Even though this terrifying smile was not directed at him, Wei Sushen still couldn't help but shiver.

·

After a half-day break, the system resumed its frantic research. His assistant couldn't keep up with his train of thought, so Jiang Qiu had no choice but to help him.

Reason constantly reminded him to stop as soon as possible, but every time he watched Fang Shan work, he couldn't help but absorb those wonderful ideas like a sponge as nutrition.

Fang Shan stared at the microscope: "Help me get a little white mouse."

After a minute, the thing he asked for still didn't arrive. Fang Shan turned his head and saw Jiang Qiu standing next to him with his head down, his bangs partially covering his expression.

"Should we... stop?"

It’s a small laboratory, but since Fang Shan entered, he seems to be able to find biological weapons wherever he goes.

Fang Shan sneered: "Coward."

Jiang Qiu: "If you are not careful in your experiment, the consequences will be unpredictable."

Fang Shan personally went to get a little white mouse: "Then it's according to your wishes."

Jiang Qiu frowned, as if he didn't believe that he would compromise so easily.

Fang Shan casually glanced at the lab bench and said, "As for these finished products, they're for you."

Jiang Qiu asked cautiously, "What do you want to do?"

Fang Shan waved his hand and walked out, pausing at the door. "I can make these things anytime I want. I hope you can successfully stop me next time."

Jiang Qiu stared at his back, clenching his hands tightly.

No one had seen Wei Sushen and Fang Shan since that day, but Jiang Qiu always felt there was a ticking time bomb in the dark. He began to work harder on scientific research, striving to innovate based on the experiments Fang Shan had left behind.

In order to prevent Fang Shan from making a comeback someday in the future, Jiang Qiu had imagined countless possible measures that the other party might take, and at the same time imagined countermeasures that could be used to compete with him.

Ten years later, the apocalypse ended peacefully, and humanity ushered in a new chapter full of hope. And Jiang Qiu——

He was written into the textbooks.

The only living person alive, a legendary figure included in religious documents by all nations. It was said that the apocalypse was able to end so smoothly and quickly thanks to his inventions.

Chuanqi was already in his thirties, approaching forty, and some of his youthful ambitions were gradually fading. One day, with nothing else to do, Jiang Qiu flipped through his current textbook.

"As a great inventor, he has a broad mind and a spirit of selfless dedication..."

After reading just two sentences, he couldn't continue reading. Jiang Qiu turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window, and finally put his hand on his forehead and sighed -

"What a public execution!"

The author has something to say: Wei Sushen: A disgrace among villains.