"Yan Yan, are you saying that Sister Tian suspects Fu Liu has been imprisoned?" Shen Bei'an asked Gu Nan Yan, who was flipping through a book, while teasing the child with one hand.
Gu Nanyan loves reading; it's a habit he's had since childhood.
Shen Bei'an knew that Gu Nan'an was addicted to drinking and partying. If Gu Nan'an really got into it, those scions of noble families probably couldn't compare to her at all.
But compared to those, she seemed to love reading more.
I get excited for ages every time I receive a rare book.
"Yes, I've already sent someone to investigate." Gu Nanyan didn't share his speculations until the truth came out.
Looking at the two carefree little ones in the wooden bed, Shen Bei'an couldn't help but reach in to rub their round little faces.
Unexpectedly, the two babies reached out their hands, much to Shen Beian's displeasure.
Gu Nanyan looked up casually and saw this heartwarming scene.
I just feel that this ordinary life is quite good.
As if afraid that Shen Bei'an would worry, she added, "But there's no need to worry too much. Fu Liu is a senior colonel, after all. She has the minimum ability to protect herself."
Shen Bei'an looked up at her. "No, I was wondering if Wei Shengxu did something that Fu Liu saw, and then..."
He naturally knew that Fu Liu's skills and abilities were not something that could be easily controlled.
“That’s not entirely out of the question. Wei Shengxu…” Gu Nanyan paused, putting down the book in his hand, “Although he wasn’t Wei Shengsui’s son, Wei Shengsui treated him very well. Even Zixi couldn’t get in touch with some of the Wei Sheng family’s affairs, but Wei Shengxu was able to.”
"Moreover, Wei Shengxu is on good terms with Han Lianjun, the adopted son of Wei Shengsui. Compared to Zixi, Wei Shengxu is more like the young master of the Wei Sheng family."
Shen Bei'an knew a little about the scheming and tricks of aristocratic families. "Is Wei Shengxi Wei Shengsui's biological son?"
How could someone treat their nephew better than their son?
Especially the imperial families of this world.
“Yes,” Gu Nanyan said without any surprise when he received the news. “Compared to the short-lived Zixi, Weishengxu is a better choice for the Weisheng family.”
“Wei Shengfen, Wei Shengxu’s biological father, and Wei Shengsui’s elder brother died in a mission abroad and were therefore called ‘martyrs’.” Gu Nanyan suddenly brought up the almost forgotten Wei Sheng family.
"A martyr?!" Shen Beian was surprised. So, besides Wei Shengxi and Yu Ci, the Wei family had another valuable asset.
Gu Nanyan shook her head slightly again, "On the surface, he died during an external mission, but in reality, he died from genetic recombination." Her voice was cold.
The Weisheng family and the Ziya family, two renowned medical families in the capital of the empire, are like two contrasting groups.
One was dedicated to healing the sick and saving lives, while the other went to the other extreme.
“Micro-Splitter is a medic, yet he uses wounded soldiers with damaged cells and genes as his experimental subjects, and even creates some ‘inhuman’ monsters.” Gu Nanyan said, picking up a cup of warm tea and taking a small sip.
"The micro-creators were hiding in a deserted place to avoid official searches. Because they did not cause too much panic in society, the soldiers who were scratched by those 'inhuman' monsters were also infected to some extent."
"Actually, no one thought there was anything wrong at first. They just injected an isolation agent, took anti-inflammatory drugs, and some other related medications."
"But it wasn't until the infected soldiers began to evolve into 'non-human' monsters that the authorities realized how terrifying it was."
"But the mastermind behind Microgene was already dead. He died from his own madness, injecting himself with a gene-recombining agent. Of course, it was a failed experiment, and he was killed on the spot."
"At that time, the cell repair device was also the first generation that had just been developed. It was only effective for damaged cells on the surface and was far from achieving the function of cell purification."
"The authorities secretly recruited a large number of medical researchers to conduct experiments, but they were unable to save those soldiers."
"The only option is to execute infected soldiers by firing squad to ensure that their deaths are 'human' in nature."
"As for the bodies, they are all sterilized and cremated at high temperatures to ensure that the source of infection will not be allowed to escape."
Gu Nanyan's voice was calm, as if he were telling a story.
To Shen Bei'an, it did sound very much like some of the novels he had read, but he knew clearly that it was something that had actually happened.
"Then why was Wei Sheng buried as a 'martyr' instead of..." he said, his voice rising with emotion.
This is unfair. Why should he, the mastermind, be buried as a "martyr"?
This is an utter insult to the word "martyr"!
Seemingly sensing that their father was in a bad mood, the two babies in the wooden bed also started to cry loudly.
Gu Nanyan quickly stepped forward and hugged Shen Bei'an, gently kissing the top of Shen Bei'an's head. "An'an, don't get excited, listen to me slowly."
It took Shen Beian a few deep breaths to calm down. She buried her head in Gu Nanyan's chest and closed her eyes.
Hearing the cries of children, Shen Beian nudged Gu Nanyan, "Soothe Ajin and Ashen." Gu Nanyan sighed and let go of Shen Beian. They each held one child and gently rocked and soothed them.
Then they took the pre-prepared baby bottles and put them into the mouths of the two babies.
"Because he was the former young master of the Weisheng family, the empire cannot do without the Weisheng family." Gu Nanyan made Shen Bei'an realize again what the Weisheng family meant to the empire with just two sentences.
"Both the Weisheng family and the Ziya family have made indelible contributions to the development of medicine in the empire. The Weisheng family cannot be destroyed unless a family or institution that can replace it is found."
"Moreover, microorganisms do not represent the achievements of the microbial family at all."
This world is just so unfair.
Shen Bei'an suddenly understood why Gu Nan'an and the others had a series of evidence, including that of the Wei Sheng family, but had not yet taken any action.
"So, you need to go to Fuyun Island to investigate the connection between the Medical Alliance and the Weisheng family, and to obtain real evidence." Shen Bei'an held Ah Shen, who was still nursing, in his arms.
"The authorities will not allow the Ziya family to have a monopoly, so the Weisheng family will most likely change its leader."
"Would that allow Wei Shengxi to take over?" Shen Beian hesitated. Wei Shengsui and Wei Shengxi were, after all, blood-related father and son.
Even for a civil service exam, they check if three generations of your family have committed any illegal or disorderly conduct.
Gu Nanyan shook his head, "We will choose from the side branches, not from the main branch." This was something they already knew.
"Wei Shengxi...is he...willing?" to hand over his own property?
"Why not?" Gu Nanyan countered. "Zixi has never been very interested in inheriting the Weisheng family, and he already has enough assets of his own."
The amount of things they accumulated during their carefree youth is already beyond the reach of many people.
Even without relying on their families, they are truly not short of money.
Shen Bei'an: What a stupid question I'm asking! How could they possibly be short of money?!
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The Weisheng family is a rather obsessive family; most of them are medical fanatics. You can think of it that way.
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