Chapter 97 Night Confrontation
Lin Guantang opened his eyes and saw a snow-white ceiling and a snow-white bed on which he lay.
What's going on?
Lin Guantang pressed his forehead and slowly sat up, and everything that happened before he fainted gradually emerged in his mind.
The purpose of knocking him unconscious——
Is it just to let him sleep in a different place?
After he got up, he stood in the middle of the room and walked around, roughly scanning the room. All the decorations were very classical and elegant. The things used to separate the inside and outside were gauze hanging on the carpet, and there was also a screen outside.
From the corner of the screen, through the gauze curtain, you can see the outline of a person sitting outside.
Lin Guantang stared at the figure for a while before walking out.
As he walked, he said:
"I overlooked one thing from the beginning. According to Yuan Zhiren, he knew that one of the conditions for inheriting the position of family head was to gain Huo Shizhen's trust. This was a secret. In order to prevent others from knowing, he deliberately created various false impressions. The other people should not have known about this."
"But all my brothers and sisters know about this. Who leaked it?"
"As for Yuan Zhili, the designated speaker for the birthday banquet, if there was a change, it's highly unlikely that she wouldn't know about it. But if it was a last-minute change, and it was too urgent, then that's another matter. If that were the case, who could have suddenly replaced Yuan Zhiyi? From my limited understanding of Miss Yuan, she doesn't seem to be someone who would compromise easily, especially when it comes to the inheritance of the family head. It's even more unlikely that she would give it up so easily."
"Whether it was the major mistake at the banquet or the actions of the Yuan family after Yuan Zhiren's accident, they were all too indifferent, as if someone had anticipated everything. There are very few people in the Yuan family's old house who can know everything so well."
"And most importantly, that project should have been abandoned decades ago. How did Yuan Zhiyi have the necessary authority, and who could have obtained the drugs?"
"Every question may have several possible explanations, but when all the questions converge and all the possibilities are connected, the answer may be self-evident. The person driving everything behind the scenes is you—"
"Senior Yuan."
As he spoke, Lin Guantang was already standing in front of the curtain. After he finished speaking, he reached out and pulled it open. His eyes suddenly lit up and he could see everything outside clearly.
The person sitting cross-legged on the low couch outside was none other than Old Man Yuan.
Seeing that he did not refute, Lin Guantang could not help but ask:
"They are all your grandchildren, why do you want them to kill each other?"
Old Master Yuan lowered his head and remained motionless. He did not react to Lin Guantang's words. When Lin Guantang thought he had fallen asleep, he slowly spoke:
“Give them the same cues, give them all the help they need and want, it’s just a chance to level the playing field.”
The old voice carried a cold aftertaste, which made Lin Guantang stand there in a daze for a moment. He did not expect the answer to be so simple and cold.
But he quickly came to his senses and found it ridiculous.
What kind of fair competition is this, and what does it have to do with him?
Lin Guantang didn't think that knocking him out had anything to do with the succession of the Yuan family's head. He also thought, why did he knock him out and then did nothing about it? He still hadn't told him the reason.
We can't lure him to that research institute, and we also intend to use him as an experimental subject—
Wait, this possibility is not impossible. Lin Guantang quickly recalled the information he had read in the research institute, and it seemed that there was no S-level omega.
You don't really think of him as some fresh consumable material, do you?
Lin Guantang wanted to say something else when he heard a knock on the door. After three knocks, neither light nor heavy, the person outside pushed the door open and walked in without waiting for the person inside to speak.
The moment the door opened, Lin Guantang subconsciously hid behind the screen. After turning his back to the screen, he thought why did he need to hide, as he was not a thief.
Strictly speaking, he should be the victim.
But since he had already hidden, it would feel weird to go out now. Moreover, he heard Huo Shizhen's voice coming from outside.
Those are two simple words:
"Let him go."
After a moment of silence, Mr. Yuan sighed deeply and said with great emotion:
"I can't believe you're willing to come to me so late at night. Are you really planning to be with him?"
"Boring topic."
Huo Shizhen said in a cold tone:
"I'm not interested in discussing my feelings with outsiders. It's just that when people get older they tend to take advantage of their age and meddle in other people's affairs."
Mr. Yuan laughed:
"Outsider... that's not the right word. I always have to give the old man something to do. He sits in the house all day, opening his eyes at dawn and closing them at dusk, wasting his time. He always feels like he can't find the meaning of life. It's no different from waiting to die."
"If you feel that life is meaningless, then just die."
Huo Shizhen had no sympathy for the old man, and even spoke with an impatient tone:
"If harming innocent people is the meaning of your life, then you are really a thief who is still alive."
"...Do you talk to Old Huo like this at home?"
Old Man Yuan's breathing became rapid. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
After a long pause, he spoke again, his tone becoming noticeably slow and confused:
"He doesn't teach you how to respect your elders."
Huo Shizhen said:
"I thought you did all this on purpose to lure me here, and I had already prepared for everything. It's really ridiculous to say this now."
He used honorifics, but his tone lacked any respect.
Old Master Yuan was completely convinced that any talk of family affection he wanted to have with Huo Shizhen, or any attempt to comfort him through family ties, was like playing the lute to a cow.
This made Lin Guantang seem even more special to him.
This is not a pleasant thing in any way.
Huo Shizhen should not have any personal feelings. His power is too great. If he really falls in love with someone and devotes too much care to the other person, even breaking his own principles to help one or the other, it will be an unpredictable disaster.
If there is anything good to say, it is that Lin Guantang is a kind and upright person, and will not use this relationship to drive Huo Shizhen to do anything evil.
But who can predict what will happen in the future? It is not uncommon for people to have drastic changes in their temperament.
It’s a pity that Lin Guantang is an omega. If he were a beta, he would be much less threatening.
After all, an ordinary relationship between lovers is much easier to handle than a completely marked AO relationship.
pity……
Mr. Yuan said:
"It's a shame, you were quick to take precautions."
"Always beware of stupid people doing stupid things."
Huo Shizhen said:
"Compared to verbal warnings without any restraint, only concrete measures can completely eliminate certain self-righteous intentions."
Mr. Yuan sighed again:
"This is for your own good. Transforming him into a beta is the best option. You should know that if he were an omega, you wouldn't be able to promise him a lifespan, let alone other aspects. Sometimes, an AO combination can be a disaster."
Huo Shizhen chuckled and dismissed it:
"Good or bad, shouldn't he make his own decision?"
Lin Guantang listened to everything they talked about behind the screen, and he roughly understood that Old Man Yuan was actually luring him over with the intention of reforming him.
While feeling scared, I was also glad that I had made a temporary mark in advance.
In the current situation, there seems to be no need to hide it any longer.
He walked out from behind the screen and saw that Old Man Yuan was still sitting cross-legged in his original position. Huo Shizhen was leaning against the table opposite. There was no surprise in his eyes when he looked at him. It was obvious that he had known that he was standing behind the screen.
Seeing him come out, Huo Shizhen stood up straight. He no longer had any intention of staying, nor did he intend to force him to make any choice here.
But Lin Guantang didn't really want to leave just like that.
He looked at Old Man Yuan, his emotions almost somewhere between depression and anger.
No matter who it is, if they are suddenly dragged into an experiment without being informed, they probably won't be able to remain calm and pretend nothing happened.
"Everything was instructed by an old man like me. You are right to be angry. If you want to atone for your sins—"
Although Mr. Yuan didn't look at him, he could guess his mood to some extent and had already prepared to deal with it:
"How do you feel about using my life to offset everything? Can we just write it off?"
Huo Shizhen didn't feel anything and said casually:
"If you want to die, then die. Why make excuses?"
"Huo Shizhen!"
Lin Guantang called out to him almost instinctively. No matter what, he shouldn't say such words to his elders.
Huo Shizhen looked at his frowning expression, then said "oh" and corrected his wording:
"The one who was hurt was Lin Guantang, so you should ask him if he agrees to use your life to offset all his dissatisfaction."
Of course I can't agree.
He had many complaints, was angry, and felt that doing such a thing was simply unreasonable, but that did not require compensating with a life.
Lin Guantang felt overwhelmed.
I really don't know whether Huo Shizhen misunderstood what I meant, or Huo Shizhen's way of thinking is different from that of ordinary people. How could he really agree to such a request?
What is even more incomprehensible is how Mr. Yuan could make such a request. He even planned to break the window and the door first, deliberately proposing an unacceptable and exaggerated method, and then he could naturally propose a second-best way of compensation.
But he guessed wrong.
"Are you feeling guilty?"
Huo Shizhen saw Lin Guantang's expression and didn't feel guilty about it, but he didn't mind reminding him:
"Don't you see? All the life-saving tubes in his body have been removed. He has long been prepared to force you to die, and he won't give you a second choice."
This is a bit too much to ask. Including this time, Lin Guantang has only met Mr. Yuan twice. The last time they met was in a hurry, and this time they met in the same situation. How could he notice these details?
But since Huo Shizhen said so, he looked at Old Man Yuan and discovered more details.
For example, there was indeed nothing in the tube, she was wearing plain clothes, and there was a satisfied and triumphant smile on her face.
"You're not the only one planning ahead, boy."
Old Master Yuan glanced at Huo Shizhen with a look of pride that he was one step ahead of him.
Looking at Lin Guantang again, his expression was much more complicated:
"I've lived enough. Knowing you'd come to Yuanshang District has allowed an old man like me to cling on for a few more days. I want to see for myself what kind of person you are. I want to try and see if I can make some changes..."
The former has achieved its goal, but the latter is powerless.
He is already too old, and what he calls personally doing things for him is just personally driving the younger generation to do things for him.
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