Chapter 53
At the Blue Moon Bay Research Institute, a high-level roundtable meeting held a heated discussion on Zhou Xia's execution. It boiled down to two points: to kill him or to keep him.
As news arrived that Zhuang Yexing had brought Zhou Xia back to the base, Elder Fu snorted coldly, "The institute's rules have always remained unchanged. Now they're making an exception for a young boy? What if someone with special abilities harms ordinary people in the future? How can the safety of ordinary people be guaranteed?"
Wen Xun listened to his indignant words, his hand on his chin, his long eyelashes drooping, and he boredly drew a sketch of Mr. Fu on the paper.
Soon, the image of a bad-tempered old man emerged. Wen Xun was very satisfied with his work, with the corners of his lips slightly raised. Seeing that Mr. Fu had finished speaking, he nudged his friend next to him with his elbow.
Fu Yin, with his light green hair, stood out among the crowd of black and white-haired people. He was taking a nap, but he responded to Wen Xun's reminder very quickly.
"That's not quite right." Fu Yin leaned back and pushed the documents in front of him forward. "This isn't about people with special abilities bullying ordinary people, but a group of ordinary people bullying a person with special abilities, who is also a child from a single-parent family living in poverty."
Mr. Fu took a quick glance and said calmly, "It's nothing more than a little fight between children."
"Then what you said about superpowers bullying ordinary humans is just a small fight."
Elder Fu frowned, and under the light, the wrinkles on his face became more and more obvious. His cloudy eyes rolled around, and he slowly shook his head. "A small fight between people with special abilities is a disaster for ordinary humans. We told Zhou Xia this when he left the institute."
"But it's clear that the child didn't remember."
Fu Yin stared at him intently. "So, Mr. Fu, what you're saying is that even if a superpowered person is beaten to death by a human, they shouldn't fight back?"
As soon as the words fell, the expressions of most people at the round table became subtle, because they were also people with special abilities. In other words, people with special abilities were the majority in the research institute.
Mr. Fu's expression changed, with a hint of anger between his brows. "Don't misinterpret what I meant."
"Knock-knock—"
There was a knock on the closed door of the conference room, and Lin Huaichen walked in holding Yu An. Yu An was sleeping peacefully, with his soft little face resting on Lin Huaichen's shoulder, and he didn't wake him up when he walked.
Lin Huaichen was the first to look at Wen Xun, and Wen Xun opened his arms, motioning him to hug Yu An.
Lin Huaichen had no choice but to walk towards him with the child in his arms. Wen Xun brought Yu An over and let him sleep on top of him. Seeing that he didn't wake up like this, he poked the little guy's soft face with a smile.
Yu An opened his eyes drowsily and saw that the person holding him was Wen Xun. He rubbed his neck with a humming sound, and his soft voice was full of dependence, "Dad...Dad, go home and sleep."
Wen Xun said softly, "Okay, I'll go home soon."
Yu An murmured this, closed his eyes and fell asleep again. It can be seen how much energy he spent today.
The other people in the conference room, young and old, looked at each other and did not speak for a while. Some of the elderly looked at Lin Huaichen with blame, thinking that he should not bring children to such a serious occasion.
Lin Huaichen didn't care about what the group thought. He gently covered Yu An's ears and said, "Everyone, it's almost one in the morning. Working overtime is not in compliance with the labor law."
The implication was to finish it quickly, and the urging that was evident in the words was obvious.
Mr. Gu was a neutral party, and the tense atmosphere in the meeting made him feel uneasy. Seeing his savior coming, he quickly agreed, "Oh, it's about time. We old guys are not as strong as the young people. Every day we endure is a day less. How about we call it a day and continue tomorrow?"
Mr. Fu's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death, and his fingers stroked the teacup. "No, I have to make a decision tonight. A lot of unexpected things can happen in one night."
While speaking, Mr. Fu kept looking at Lin Huaichen and Wen Xun, and he almost told everyone directly that these two people would definitely do something secretly and he was worried.
As soon as these words were spoken, several senior executives agreed with Mr. Fu. Seeing that the atmosphere became tense again, Mr. Gu, who was already extremely sleepy, sighed and took several sips of tea to refresh himself.
When can I get off work?...
Wen Xun held Yu An's little hand and played with it, then gave Lin Huaichen a look. Lin Huaichen picked up the teacup and put it down heavily. The sound made everyone at the conference table subconsciously fall silent.
Lin Huaichen rubbed his brows, seeming to be extremely impatient. "Then why don't we just kill him and let Doctor Xiaorong come?"
Dr. Rong saves lives, but his daughter Rong Chuyu is indeed used to kill people. Nominally, there are two doctors in the institute, but once one is assigned to Dr. Rong, it is equivalent to sentencing this person to death.
But the few people who had originally clamored to kill Zhou Xia fell silent again and communicated with their eye contact. It was true that they wanted Zhou Xia to die, but death was just a title. In fact, as long as Zhou Xia was under their control, he would be another person with a different identity.
Dr. Rong is from Wen Xun's side, and Rong Chuyu is naturally from Wen Xun's side too, so there is a lot of room for maneuver here.
An old man with a stubbled face waved his hand and approached Mr. Fu’s friend, Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin strongly objected, “No, who knows if you will hold back.”
"Keep your voice down, old man. My child is still sleeping." Lin Huaichen stared at him with his dark eyes, which were filled with deep chill. The old man's heart trembled, and he turned his head away with a calm look.
Lin Huaichen asked the researcher at the door to push Ling Xingcheng in, and then moved him to the chair provided at the conference table. Ling Xingcheng wanted to refuse, "I can just use a wheelchair."
Researcher: "Sorry, this is necessary courtesy. I hope you understand."
Ling Xingcheng cursed, "What an annoying formalism."
After Ling Xingcheng took his seat, including Director Liang, who did not participate in the discussion, there were eleven people in total. Lin Huaichen was too lazy to argue, "Since we can't reach a consensus, there's nothing to talk about."
"Just one thing. If you want to kill Zhou Xia, send Doctor Xiao Rong. Otherwise, put him in the detention room. It's late now, so do as you please."
Lin Huaichen picked up Yu An and turned to leave. Wen Xun glanced at everyone, stood up and followed him. Fu Yin beside him followed closely behind. This was a silent stand.
Within a minute, only six people were left in the entire conference room. Excluding Director Liang, the situation was evenly split. Elder Lin wiped his cold sweat from his forehead, secretly thinking that it was a close call. He turned to look at Ling Xingcheng, "Xingcheng, you really understand the overall situation."
Ling Xingcheng had a wooden face and didn't say anything. He looked at the wheelchair a foot away from him and said, "Mr. Lin, please help me."
Mr. Lin nodded immediately, "You say."
"Please help me push the wheelchair over here."
Old Master Lin did as he was told. The next second, Ling Xingcheng quickly moved himself into a wheelchair and hurriedly followed Wen Xun and the others, cursing as he walked, "Damn it! Don't you know there's a disabled person with limited mobility here?! Are you walking so fast? Are you going to be reincarnated?"
Mr. Lin: “…”
It was a wrong payment after all.
Director Liang shrugged helplessly, "Mr. Fu, the minority should obey the majority."
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The next morning, Yu An's biological clock woke him up at 7 o'clock. Although he was confused as to why the alarm he set today hadn't rung yet, his brain was faster than his body and he went to the bathroom to wash up in a daze.
As soon as he woke up, Zhou Yi also woke up and followed Yu An happily. Yu An went to get dog food for it, and Zhou Yi wagged its tail and ate enthusiastically in the food bowl.
Qiao Xuer was still sleeping soundly in a corner of the soft pillow. He woke up slowly when Yu An changed his clothes and prepared to go out. He stretched out his little tentacles, stuck to Yu An's arm, and then climbed onto his shoulder and continued to doze off.
The cub is so small, he has to watch over him all the time.
Yu An put on his small schoolbag and prepared to go to school. Wen Xun and Lin Huaichen were sitting together in the living room having breakfast. When they saw Yu An coming downstairs, they looked at each other in surprise.
This is strange. Since going to school, Yu An would sleep until nine or even ten o'clock every holiday. Why would he get up so early today?
When they saw the small schoolbag that Yu An was carrying, they suddenly realized that it seemed that he was still sleeping soundly and had not woken up yet.
Lin Huaichen teased Yu An deliberately, "An An was really great today. You got up on time for school. But your teacher said that class will start early today. Let me see... there's only half an hour left."
This kind of clumsy lie would have been seen through at a glance under normal circumstances, but Yu An was still dazed. He exclaimed in surprise when he heard this, and ran outside to play without even thinking about eating. "Then I have to go to school quickly. I can't be late."
Lin Huaichen couldn't help laughing. He grabbed Yu An's schoolbag, picked him up and threw him up.
Yu An was anxious and didn't want to play games with him. He hurriedly urged, "Dad, we're going to be late. The teacher will scold us."
"I won't be late." Lin Huaichen scratched his little nose, "Forgot? There are no classes today. You are on vacation."
Yu An was stunned for a moment, his memories of last night gradually returning to him. He nodded dazedly, "Oh, yes, I don't have to go to class. My uncle gave me three days off, and today is the first day."
"Since you woke up so early, come and have breakfast." Lin Huaichen took off Yu An's small schoolbag, put it on the sofa, and poured him a bowl of porridge. "After you finish eating, I'll take you out to play."
Yu An sat between Lin Huaichen and Wen Xun. Once the burden of going to school was lifted, Yu An felt much more relaxed both physically and mentally. He leisurely drank porridge with a small spoon, and occasionally accepted food from Wen Xun.
Wen Xun really likes the way Yu An enjoys eating happily, like a little hamster hoarding food, so cute. Poking his chubby cheeks feels very good.
In addition to the happy meal for the family of three, the butler also brought two small plates with chopped steaks, and placed one of the small plates in front of Qiao Xuer.
Qiao Xuer looked at the meat on the plate, then looked at the butler, and the little tentacle pointed at himself. Is this for him?
The housekeeper smiled kindly, "Eat, there's more if you don't have enough."
Qiao Xuer took a tentative bite and his eyes lit up. The meat was so delicious, a hundred times more delicious than any other exotic meat he had eaten before. Qiao Xuer looked at the butler with admiration.
This human is very good, he will be under your protection from now on.
The housekeeper didn't see Solander and asked, "Is Solander not at home?"
Yu An stopped and turned his head to look around. Solander was really not there. He clenched the spoon nervously. Could it be that Solander had left?
He found out last night that Claude was the little octopus who had always been with him, but he also liked his brother Solander.
Could it be that what he said last night hurt Brother Solander, so he left? Yu An thought about it for a long time, feeling more and more sad, and he wanted to apologize to Solander right now.
What's wrong with this guy Solande?
"It's been a whole night and he still hasn't come back." Qiao Xuer muttered, "If he doesn't come back soon, his meat will belong to me."
Yu An was stunned. [Do you know where Brother Solander went?]
"I asked him to take the rabbit to repair the space. Otherwise, you'll have to wait a long time before you can go home with us."
Yu An was delighted, so Brother Solande did not leave. He just had something to do and would be back soon. When he came back, Yu An decided to apologize to him properly.
He would share his favorite little cake with his brother Solander.
After dinner, Lin Huaichen and Wen Xun took Yu An out together. When they were leaving Blue Moon Bay by plane, Yu An saw two familiar figures and pointed at them, "That looks like Brother Zhou Xia and Sister Chu Yu!"
Rong Chuyu has waist-length hair and a dignified and quiet demeanor that every adult would like. However, Zhou Xia, who was standing next to her, did not like her at all and his fear for her was about to overflow.
This person was wearing a doctor's white coat, but he stabbed a scalpel into another person's heart in front of him, and then stabbed him with the knife. Although Zhou Xia did not die, when he woke up, he was surrounded by broken limbs and arms, which almost scared him to faint again.
Rong Chuyu chuckled and nodded to the two elders, then waved to Yu An, "An An~ Long time no see."
Yu An greeted sweetly, "Hello, Sister Chu Yu~"
"Hasn't your aunt come to see you recently?"
Yu An shook his head. "No, Aunt Ruoyi seems to be very busy recently."
Rong Chuyu showed a regretful expression, "Alas, I have made a lot of interesting research discoveries recently, and I want to tell her about them."
Zhou Xia swallowed his saliva. It was an interesting discovery... were they referring to those broken hands and arms?
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