Ruan Chen's tone was somewhat dismissive, and then she asked about the background of Nan Liushui.
"How did he approach you, and how did he threaten you?"
Ruan Chen, with her clear logic, asked, "How much of the detail about his threats do you remember? Have you preserved any relevant evidence?"
Bo Nian wasn't surprised that Ruan Chen was pressing for answers at this moment. "I'll tell you, but don't worry about it. Don't get yourself into trouble."
Ruan Chen silently looked at Bo Nian, leaned back lazily on the sofa, and rested her arm on the backrest. "Give up?"
She suddenly felt a little annoyed and tired.
She tried again and again to reach out and pull Bo Nian, but he refused her kindness time and time again.
She could see no light in Bo Nian's eyes.
"Ruan Chen, do you know anything about the Nan family?" Bo Nian asked indifferently. "If you did, you would understand why I made this choice. Our Bo family has some influence in Jingzhou, but compared to these people, we are really too fragile and insignificant."
He looked out the window and said in a distant voice, "In the end, we are just ordinary people living in this world. Those people, they are the true rulers of this country... and this world."
“I don’t know anything about the Nan family. They should be related to the research institute… no, the research institute, right?” Seeing that Bo Nian was interested in communicating, Ruan Chen also focused her attention and patiently extracted the information she needed from Bo Nian little by little.
Ruan Chen was just guessing.
Because spiritual power tends to cluster within families, a family that has never produced a master of spiritual power is unlikely to awaken a genius with outstanding spiritual power. Similarly, families that have produced masters of spiritual power are more likely to have descendants who are masters of spiritual power.
The Ruan family is a good example.
The Ruan family was originally just an ordinary little family. But in some generation, a rare genius appeared out of the family’s ancestral graves. In just a few decades, he led the family to grow and prosper, laying the foundation for their later status as the richest family.
But the Ruan family was ultimately too young. The emergence of a genius could only bring worldly wealth to the family, but could not allow them to touch the true power of this world.
The Ruan family's gene is not particularly strong in its inheritance; it often takes several generations to produce a single person with outstanding mental strength.
By the time it came to Ruan Zhengde's generation, Ye Huanhuan's two children did not show any talent, but he somehow got lucky and both of Yu Wanqing's children became geniuses.
As for Ruan Chen, she firmly believes that she inherited her mother's genes. Although Ruan Chen is so mediocre, Su Ze's excellence shows that Ruan Chen has the genes.
Bo Nian was a little surprised that Ruan Chen could say the words "research institute". "Yes".
"Is the Nan family very powerful in the research institute? If they are related to the research institute, why would they go to such lengths for a mere guaranteed admission spot?"
"It's not a huge operation, but many key positions are related to the Nan family." Bo Nian didn't know any of this before the family came knocking on his door, and he originally didn't want to tell Ruan Chen about it.
Bo Nian felt that telling her would be pointless and would only add to Ruan Chen's worries and anxieties.
However, Ruan Chen seemed to be aware of these things as well, and Bo Nian didn't realize that he had unconsciously followed Ruan Chen's lead.
"Why would they go to such lengths for a single spot..." Bo Nian laughed sarcastically. "Because it's irrelevant. We are irrelevant to them, our existence is irrelevant, our destruction is irrelevant. Only doing what they want is important."
Ruan Chen sighed, a faint sadness rising in her heart.
She understood Bo Nian.
Back when Ruan Qin wanted to strangle her to death, Ruan Zhengde, Yu Wanqing, and Ruan Yunhan were all so indifferent.
At that time, Ruan Chen's life or death didn't matter to them; what they cared about was that he was an eyesore.
“Nan Liushui has arranged for someone to find you. He not only wants your grades, but also wants you to die after everything is settled—because only when you are dead can your grades truly belong to him.” Ruan Chen lowered his eyes and slowly analyzed the psychological activities of Nan Liushui or his subordinates.
Ruan Chen let out a soft breath, "He wants you to die on the day your grades are declared invalid. I think after you die, public opinion will immediately follow up and publicize the tragedy of a genius boy committing suicide due to academic pressure. No one will care why your grades were canceled, and no one will speak up for you."
Behind the thin-rimmed glasses, an unyielding sense of helplessness and sorrow lingered.
Ruan Chen was right about everything.
But that's not all.
"Also, he didn't give you a chance to refuse. He used the Bo family as a bargaining chip," Ruan Chen asked probingly. "The Bo family must be in some kind of crisis, right? They need this person to lend a helping hand. Of course, he can also push them. As for whether to pull or push, he has given you the choice again."
Bo Nian pursed his lips and remained silent.
All correct.
"Southward flowing water... Southward flowing water..." Ruan Chen randomly grabbed some information from the internet, but found nothing.
It seems that the person who achieved this remarkable achievement is indeed under the protection of some powerful force.
"Who in the Nan family approached you about these matters? How much do you know about Nan Liushui's position in the Nan family?"
Ruan Chen pondered how to resolve this matter.
"If I said I knew nothing, you would probably laugh at me again."
"Think it over carefully!" Ruan Chen's tone became more forceful, and Bo Nian was slightly taken aback by her, subconsciously starting to recall.
“It was a business partner that my dad had always relied on. One day, he asked my dad to take me to a dinner party. There were two people at the party who claimed to be from the Nan family. They told me about this. At first, my dad didn’t agree at all, but the Bo family was indeed facing a crisis from upstream suppliers, so my dad agreed. That’s the whole story.”
Ruan Chen frowned. "So you've never met Nan Liushui before."
"yes."
Another, more likely suspicion arose in Ruan Chen's mind.
"You two discussed the suicide attempt in private, didn't you? Your parents definitely don't know how you got in touch. Tell me."
"How did you know?" Bo Nian asked in surprise.
Ruan Chen was too lazy to answer him.
That's utter nonsense. If those people claiming to be from the Nan family dared to ask Bo's parents to kill their only son in front of them, Bo's parents would fight them to the death on the spot.
"How did you contact them?" she asked again.
I'm so exhausted.
Bo Nian took out his phone and handed it to Ruan Chen. "It's a dial-up connection, it's garbled. Only they can find me, I can't contact them on my own initiative."
Ruan Chen took the phone, preparing to try to trace the numbers backward.
Bo Nian didn't realize that he was subconsciously following Ruan Chen's guidance and train of thought, completely forgetting that he had been rushing to make suicide threats, give his last words, and then play the role of a sentimental farewell.
Ruan Chen did a quick check, but found nothing.
However, it can be initially identified as an encryption method used only by the military.
Just then, Bo Nian's phone rang; it was a code that only appears when dialing a network.
Ruan Chen gestured for him to answer the call.
The voice on the other end of the phone was a voice changer, eerily hoarse, "Kid, you've got some nerve. Are you stupid enough to go against us, or are you so desperate you're about to wet your pants? You don't want to see your Bo family drowning in debt, and your parents being chased by creditors to the point of jumping off a building, do you?"
For a fleeting moment, Bo Nian's eyes widened in disbelief, as if he had witnessed a bloody tragedy. He stammered, "I...I was wrong...Please forgive me..."
Ruan Chen discovered that Bo Nian's consciousness, which she had finally managed to bring back, was showing signs of going astray again.
Bo Nian didn't know what was wrong with him. He had been very clear-headed when he was talking to Ruan Chen, and even felt guilty about his previous cowardly behavior.
But now, his thoughts and words seem to have spiraled out of control.
If I don't keep my promise and jump, then my parents will be the ones who die, right?
The person on the other end of the phone laughed hysterically, "Little darling, what are you afraid of? You're the bravest, aren't you? Jumping down is the only way to protect Mommy and Daddy, right?"
"You motherfucker."
The girl's clear voice was calm and powerful, piercing through the radio waves and shattering the haze.
She snatched Bo Nian's phone and said, "Are you illiterate or brain-dead? You're inciting a minor to commit suicide. Why don't you jump first, so the police won't have to waste a bullet when they're trying to kill you?"
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