Chapter 90
“Master, there are two solutions for dealing with the alien virus. One is for us to take complete control, with Jiang Lan taking over control of Franklin Star and participating in the governance. Shen Shiqian will be responsible for extending the battle line in the war zone to prevent the virus from spreading to other parts of the Empire. In the meantime, we will expedite the development of treatment drugs to minimize all impact and damage.”
"Secondly, we could reveal the epidemic to the Empire, allowing the Princess or the Parliament to take over the matter. However, the military is in a passive position in this incident, and their actions and efficiency could be affected by factional infighting. Moreover, if they take over control of Franklin Star, our original plan will be completely wasted. If you don't help with the development of the treatment, it will undoubtedly be delayed, and the infection and mortality rates will rise sharply. But if you directly participate in the development, it would violate our initial policy of not engaging in worldly affairs."
"Of course, another option is to use the treatment as a bargaining chip to guide the situation in your desired direction, but this kind of negotiation involves multiple parties and would waste a lot of time..."
Ultimately, Fengran's desire to develop the Light Society and seize Franklin was merely a trump card to deal with unforeseen circumstances and overthrow the Empire. There was no need to be ruthless enough to abandon it; if there were risks, they could simply develop it in another location.
Of course, the same goes for alien biological viruses. Leaving them unattended won't cause her any loss. In fact, if she were the only one with the treatment, she would have an absolute advantage, except for a slightly worse reputation. But ultimately, all she cares about are the lives of a few people. Let others criticize her as they will.
But what will Shen Shiqian think? Will he blame her for not saving him? Will Luo Le be disappointed in her? Afu must be terrified, right? The little bits of happiness she had so painstakingly grasped would vanish in an instant because of this slight deviation.
My head hurts so much...
But shouldn't these things be the Empire's responsibility? Why should she worry about being blamed for doing nothing, just because she's capable? Isn't that a bit unfair? She's never received any preferential treatment for it.
"Owner……"
Xing Tong hesitated before calling out to her, "Should we take action?"
Feng Ran took a deep breath and chose to pass the problem on to someone else, saying, "Let's start a vote within Baisha."
"Let them choose between the two options, but option one must be carried out in complete secrecy. Even if they participate in secret, they will not receive any reward, no one will know, and the arrest warrant will not be withdrawn."
Feng Ran probably knows why she resists doing these things. It's like a microcosm of Project 4601 in her previous life. It was a great feat that saved the world, but it was subjected to all kinds of targeting and attacks. She can't trust the Empire at all, but the thought of doing these things is just cleaning up the Empire's mess makes her so disgusted that she just wants to give up.
Besides feeling depressed, I also felt a surge of nameless anger.
She took two pills from the medicine box that Dr. Bai had prescribed, which calmed her down a little. At this moment, she actually missed Shen Shiqian a bit.
Xing Tong: "Master, the voting results are in."
"Eighty-seven to thirteen."
Feng Ran gave an awkward laugh: "Oh, so I'm the only bad guy?"
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Dr. Fengran, who had left work early, went back to the hospital. Since Xisen was still in the outpatient clinic, she simply went to the dean's office by herself. When Xisen came out after get off work, she learned that Fengran had completed all the procedures and withdrawn from this hospital internship.
He rushed to the gastroenterology department, where Feng Ran, having anticipated his arrival, was already sitting and waiting for him.
Nishimori: "What happened? Why are you suddenly quitting? Is it that discouraging you that your surgical skills are inferior to mine?"
The office chair was a swivel chair. Feng Ran sat in it and spun around once, looking rather complicated: "Something suddenly came up that I needed to deal with."
She had just received a message from Fran saying that he wanted to come back and help her develop antibody drugs, and she was a little hesitant at the moment, ignoring Sissen's joke.
Nishimori: "What's wrong? Do you need my help?"
Feng Ran: "Sure, do you have a lot of time off? If so, come on a business trip with me, for about... a month?"
Xisen: "How could I possibly leave? You should tell me what happened first."
Feng Ran stood up: "Never mind, I didn't expect you to be of any help anyway. I'm leaving tomorrow, so I just came to say hello."
Xisen, seemingly making a connection to something, suddenly adopted an exaggerated expression: "You're not planning to run away from your wedding, are you?"
Feng Ran was utterly speechless. He rolled his eyes at him and said, "Turn left after leaving the neurology department." Then he ignored him and headed towards the inpatient building.
Orville woke up a little earlier than Tingyun had estimated. As expected of an S-class Alpha, he had just cut off communication with others when Feng Ran came in. He was suspected of being mocked for being alone during hospital surgery. In short, he looked a little embarrassed.
Feng Ran's outfit today was a pink and gray tracksuit. At first glance, she looked no different from an ordinary high school student, making people mistake her for a girl next door visiting someone in the hospital.
Orville's expression relaxed slightly: "Is there something you need?"
Feng Ran, hands in his pockets, looked somewhat enigmatic: "I just wanted to let you know that I've resigned. Your medical records have been transferred to Dr. Xier, and he'll probably come to talk to you about it later."
For a moment, Orville wondered if he had misheard or was hallucinating, and asked again, "What do you mean?"
Feng Ran: "The literal meaning."
Xisen followed behind her, saying, "Could you please explain what happened more clearly?" Then, stopping beside Feng Ran and seeing Orville on the hospital bed, he awkwardly greeted her, "Uh, afternoon... uh, good evening."
Feng Ran nodded: "Oh, someone came to visit you. That's great. You can ask him about post-operative precautions. I'll be going now."
Orville called out to her, "So you did make a deal with the princess, didn't you?"
Feng Ran turned back to look at him impatiently, the atmosphere suddenly becoming tense: "I'll give you one minute to think about what you want to say. If you keep arguing with me about this nonsense, I don't mind making you have more work."
Sensing something was amiss, Nishimura awkwardly slipped out, closing the ward door behind him as he did so, deciding not to press the matter further. This old lady seemed to be having a relapse.
Orville: "What an arrogant tone."
Feng Ran: "It's all thanks to your support."
"You have 23 seconds left."
Orville: "Dermit said you laid a hand on him. Why? Weren't you supposed to be neutral?"
Feng Ran: "What evidence do you have? You believe him just because he says it's me? What, did you get the prosecutor's position by chance without passing the dialectical test? Or is it because he's on your side that you're protecting him without even conducting an investigation? Shouldn't you have checked my resume over and over again? Is it really that important to you whether I take a side or whose side I'm on? You're overestimating me, aren't you?"
Orville frowned, but before he could say anything, Feng Ran interrupted him. She took a heat gun from the bedside table drawer, pressed it against his temple, and said with amusement:
"The empire is doomed because of people like you."
"What, did you remove Shen Shiqian from the picture?"
"What?"
"I don't know why you are so hostile to the parliament, but if the empire is really going to collapse, neither the royal council nor the military can escape responsibility. Or do you think Shen Shiqian is completely innocent and has done nothing wrong? Isn't that also prejudice and cover-up?"
"What exactly are you trying to say?"
"You said yourself that you wouldn't take sides, so can you also ask me not to interfere in the affairs between the three factions?"
Feng Ran gained a more concrete understanding of Ting Yun's description of the Silanka family's blind loyalty. From Orville's words, it seemed that he was criticizing her for uniting the military and the royal family to form a parliament. She had clearly said she wouldn't take sides, but she had only excluded the parliament. She was throwing a tantrum here because of the backlog of work matters.
Feng Ran put the thermal gun back in the drawer, glanced at the ceiling, and said simply, "You're right. I did get involved quite a bit. After all, Shen Shiqian is my fiancé. I can't let you bully him. As for whether I'm innocent or not? That's much cleaner than the council. You're asking me about this? Have you been in the council for too long and become blind?"
Orville: "Can you make the same decisions as the royal family? The princess can only promise you so much. In terms of the deal, the parliament is a better fit."
Even the wind and gas were no longer angry; they looked at him as if he were a bizarre idiot: "What kind of mentality did you have when you inherited Ceranca's work in parliament? If you really can't handle it, have someone do a brain CT scan for you tomorrow. You can't even judge this kind of thing yourself, so why are you asking me? Do you even think that I'm biased and covering for you? Do you think what I say is credible?"
"And aren't you a little too confident in the council? The princess is legitimate, but you're discussing these things here. Are you trying to rebel? You call me arrogant, but you're pretty outrageous yourself."
"Why don't you tell me what you really want? Do you think you're so high and mighty that you can stand up to old man Klarov and boss me around? Please, your Ceylon can't even get into the four major clans and you have to rely on your young master to accompany you to show your loyalty. How dare you talk to me about terms?"
Orville, still grumbling due to his wound, slammed his fist on the blanket, his face flushed with anger: "You! You!"
Feng Ran: "If you can't say, then I'll be leaving now. It's rare to have a lunatic make me laugh, and I'm in a pretty good mood right now, so I'm willing to listen."
Orville: "What will it take for you to stop?"
Feng Ran crossed his arms and twirled his hair. "It's not that I can't consider it, as long as you do one thing for me."
Orville finally breathed a sigh of relief: "What is it?"
Feng Ran: "How much vacation time do you have left that you haven't taken?"
Orville racked his brains for a moment, then realized he hadn't taken a proper vacation more than a few times throughout the year. His face darkened. "About two months?"
Feng Ran: "They're quite wealthy."
"Oh, the task I'm asking you to do isn't complicated. It's just running errands for me and delivering some things. But this is a secret. Just consider it as if you've taken a vacation and gone on a trip."
"That's all?"
"That's all. Of course, I'll stop the transaction whenever you're done and back."
"Is this something that someone else could do?"
So, does that mean you're refusing?
"I hope you will keep your word."
"I hope you come back soon."
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