Chapter 520: Is that "ghost" born from greed?
Where are the people in the room?
Pei Jinwu slowed her pace and said expressionlessly, "Last time I passed by, she was quite agitated, but I didn't hear anything this time."
"Could it be that you guys killed him?"
"How could that be?" The butler's aged voice rang out, with a half-smile, "Even if everyone in the base dies, she won't die."
"What do you mean?" Pei Jinwu asked back.
"she is……"
The butler stopped mid-sentence, letting out two cold laughs: "Divine Physician Jiuye, you've overstepped your bounds."
"Just asking." Pei Jinwu smiled faintly and put his hands back in his pockets.
The two walked out one after the other.
"Dr. Jiuye, see you next time, we'll be business partners."
The butler watched as his men put hoods on the two men, his face smiling, but his tone devoid of any warmth.
Furthermore, the echo makes it resemble a hideous and evil demon from hell.
Whether or not we can become partners depends on how sincere your sect leader is.
Pei Jinwu's voice was extremely calm as he slowly said, "Hospital visit fee."
"This is a bank card, there's no PIN."
The butler immediately handed it over with both hands, thoughtfully reminding him, "Twenty million, not a penny less."
"Walk."
Pei Jinwu put it in his pocket and tilted his head slightly towards Shang Shiyan.
"Um."
Shang Shiyan nodded and obediently followed behind.
"..."
The butler stared silently at the two figures as the car drove away.
"Butler, what's wrong?" the henchman asked.
"This Mr. Lou isn't as talkative as he was last time." Guan Jian smiled sarcastically, "Inform the Pavilion Master that he has left."
"yes."
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at this time.
The underground base on Lingwu Island.
In a certain room.
Xia Xun sat on the cold chair, her face pale as she stared at the birthday cake with burning candles in front of her.
"I want to personally inquire about Bei Tang's condition from the divine physician."
"He's fine."
Li Xiao sat opposite her, holding a bouquet of flowers in his arms. "It's your birthday today, make a wish."
"Smack—"
Xia Xun angrily threw away the bouquet, stood up abruptly, her eyes wet and red.
"You're spending your birthday alone, I'm getting out!"
Xia Xun angrily walked towards the door, but it was locked and he couldn't open it at all.
It's too late.
If we don't go out soon, Seven Baby will leave.
"Li Xiao, is there any point in you doing this?"
Xia Xun turned around, stared at Li Xiao listlessly, and gave a bitter laugh.
"certainly."
Li Xiao picked up the flowers from the ground and gently placed them on the table. He walked slowly to Xia Xun, looked down at her face, and smiled gently: "If today's birthday is incomplete, Sheng Beitang's body will probably be missing some parts."
"brute--"
Xia Xun's pupils dilated, her anger flaring, and she slapped him across the face with her backhand.
The next second.
Li Xiao intercepted her hand, the gentleness on his face gradually disappearing, his eyes filled with heartache: "It's your birthday, I don't want to get angry with you. But Xia Xun, my patience has its limits."
"The miracle doctor said that he would be fully recovered after taking the medicine for another two months."
"However, losing a few fingers or toes will not affect his ability to conduct genetic research."
A blatant threat.
"Come on, blow out the candles, make a wish, and cut the cake." Li Xiao returned to his seat, coldly staring at Xia Xun, and said unhappily, "Coming..."
"I'll cut it."
Xia Xun could only walk up and blow out the candle.
Hands clasped together.
She wasn't a believer in fate, but this time she made a sincere wish.
My wish is for the children to be safe and healthy, and to meet soon.
I wish that Li Xiao's evil plan would fail soon, and that he would suffer a terrible death.
My third wish...
Although you can make three birthday wishes, Xia Xun only made two in the end.
She was afraid that if she was too greedy, God wouldn't be able to handle it all.
That's enough.
As long as the child is safe, that's enough.
The wishing is over.
Xia Xun cut the cake impatiently, threw the knife on the table, and asked coldly, "Anything else you need?"
"Do you really have to treat me like this?" Li Xiao clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot. "Aren't you afraid of me...?"
"If you dare to hurt Bei Tang, I'll gouge out my own eyes." Xia Xun interrupted him, fearlessly saying, "Losing a finger won't affect research, but losing an eye will, won't it?"
"Xia Xun—"
"Bang--"
Xia Xun kicked the chair away and growled expressionlessly, "Open the door!"
A standoff lasted a few seconds.
Li Xiao was defeated first and let her go.
They know each other well, and they mean what they say.
so.
No one dared to provoke the other easily.
Xia Xun was taken back to her room.
Knowing that the miracle doctor had left, she collapsed helplessly to the ground.
Bei Tang's health has not recovered; he cannot write with his hands or speak.
Can Qiqi understand?
——
On the other side.
Li Xiao sat in the room, eating cake bite by bite, while listening to the butler report on the miracle doctor.
"Two months?"
Li Xiao sneered, seemingly with a deeper meaning, and said, "This divine doctor is indeed quite capable."
"Yes," the butler replied cautiously, bowing slightly. "Before leaving, the other party didn't forget to ask for a house call fee."
“It’s a good thing to like money.” Li Xiao put down his fork, elegantly wiped the cake from the corner of his mouth, and looked up: “What I need for this project is talent who likes money.”
"What about the underground city?"
The mere mention of this name sent a chill down Li Xiao's spine.
Although he likes people who can be settled with money, that "ghost" is someone who only cares about money.
Eighty billion.
That's outrageous!
Just give her the entire Hidden World Pavilion.
"They said that as long as the money is paid, everything is negotiable." The butler answered truthfully, "There's no need to worry about the divine doctor; the underground city will take care of everything."
"..."
Li Xiao pursed his lips, his gaze deep, and remained silent.
"Master, is there a problem?" the steward asked, puzzled.
"It's been too smooth." Li Xiao curled the corners of his mouth, his aged voice hoarse: "I, Li Xiao, have never had it this smooth in my life."
Things going too smoothly inevitably raises suspicions.
“Continue to liaise with the underground city,” Li Xiao said. “The gene modification project is a massive undertaking. We cannot disclose the plan to them until we are certain of their reliability.”
"yes."
"And..." Li Xiao frowned, his eyes turning cold: "What's the situation with Shen Qianhua? Didn't we tell you to bring her back?"
Shen Qianhua is also one of the "test subjects" of genetic modification.
I don't know if it was successful.
However, having this "precedent" will certainly be helpful for subsequent research.
"There was originally a chance to get close to her..."
The butler lowered his head and stammered, "But for some reason, she hasn't been coming or going on the island lately, and she rarely even leaves the house on the island."
The only way to carry out the capture plan is to wait for Shen Qianhua to leave the island.
"but--"
The butler paused for a moment, then continued, "However, we've heard that Shen Qianhua seems to have family. We heard she only recently acknowledged them, but we don't know if that's true."
"family?"
Li Xiao's face turned ashen, and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth: "It seems that even God is on my side, and we have more bargaining chips now."
"Find out who her so-called family members are!"
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