"Equivalent exchange?" Gu Nianzhi had just repeated it when she heard Lu Jin shout, "What equivalent exchange?! I don't agree! Let him die! "
Gu Nianzhi suddenly understood.
"… President Lu means to exchange his leukemia treatment method?"
Lu Yuan nodded and completely ignored Lu Jin, who was stomping his feet in anger.
"I said I don't agree!" Lu Jin was so angry that he was incoherent. "I don't agree, I don't agree, I don't agree! I never take threats! "
Lu Yuan nonchalantly reopened the newspaper and blocked his view. He said to Gu Nianzhi, "… Reason with your father."
Gu Nianzhi: "…"
She looked at the steady Lu Yuan, then at Lu Jin, who had a look of rejection on his face. She felt a dull pain in her temples.
However, Gu Nianzhi was Lu Jin's biological daughter after all. She quickly rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "That's right, what equivalent exchange?! Where's the equivalent exchange? I don't agree either! "
Lu Yuan lowered the newspaper in his hand. He peeked out from the top of the newspaper and looked at Gu Nianzhi quietly.
Lu Jin's anger turned to joy and he said happily, "Right? Look, even my girl agrees with me! I've confirmed that she's really my biological daughter! "
Gu Nianzhi: "…"
"… Dad, don't go online so much in the future." Gu Nianzhi coughed lightly and looked at Lu Jin fawningly. "Of course it's not an equivalent exchange. My father's life is much more important than Reinitz's. Reinitz's life is at most worth a strand of my father's hair, right? "
"Of course!" Lu Jin patted Gu Nianzhi's shoulder vigorously. "My girl is right!"
"Then you'll listen to me?" Gu Nianzhi quickly followed. "We'll use Reinitz's life in exchange for a strand of your hair. Come to think of it, you're the one who's profiting."
Lu Jin: "…"
It sounded like something was wrong, but the logic was irreproachable.
Lu Jin immediately fell into a logical loop of "Is his hair more important?" or "Reinitz's life is more important?"
Then, he agreed to help Gu Nianzhi design a gene therapy that could specifically treat Reinitz's special type of leukemia …
..
After coming out of Lu Jin's laboratory, Gu Nianzhi sat directly in front of Huo Shaoheng's bed and tucked him in.
She rarely saw Huo Shaoheng injured.
It wasn't that Huo Shaoheng had never been injured before, but whenever he was seriously injured during a mission, he would recover before stopping to see Gu Nianzhi.
What she had seen were only minor injuries.
This was the first time she had seen such an injury.
The miniature grenade Reinitz used was especially powerful. Although Huo Shaoheng tried his best to avoid it, he was still injured by the shrapnel on his back that wasn't covered by the bulletproof vest.
His face was pale, and his lips were so pale that they were almost transparent.
These were all symptoms of severe blood loss.
Lu Jin did not give him a blood transfusion. Instead, he used an alternative treatment to directly stimulate the body's hematopoietic system, speed up his metabolism, and stimulate his own blood circulation.
This treatment was much safer than blood transfusion, but it also required much more medical skill.
Lu Yuan also walked in and stood in front of Huo Shaoheng's bed. He put his hands in his trouser pockets and said softly, "… Where's your father?"
"He's designing his gene therapy in the laboratory," Gu Nianzhi also whispered. "I'll contact Reinitz. It's better if you don't show up. I don't want Reinitz to think of you. "
Gu Nianzhi was extremely afraid of Reinitz. Although Lu Yuan was also an expert in this field, Reinitz had met Lu Yuan before. If Reinitz saw through Lu Yuan, the chances of Lu Jin being exposed would be even higher.
Like Lu Jin, Gu Nianzhi didn't want such a situation to happen.
"But I'm even more worried if you show up." Lu Yuan objected. "This kind of thing is too dangerous. It's better if I show up."
"No need." Gu Nianzhi lowered her eyes and said lightly, "I'm not surprised by Reinitz at all. But you're different. I don't want him to find out more. "
Lu Yuan thought about it for a long time and said, "Then if you want to see him, I have to stay close to you and accompany you."
"That's no problem. Just don't show up. "
After Gu Nianzhi finished her discussion with Lu Yuan, she got to work.
However, before she could go to the bank to rent a safe deposit box, she received a call from Reinitz.
"Miss Gu? Do you have time to chat? I have a strand of hair here. I'm sure you'll be very interested. "
At this point, Gu Nianzhi had no choice but to go.
The place where Reinitz was meeting her was next to a small flower bed in front of a five-star hotel in New York.
There were people coming and going here, and it was very lively and bustling.
Gu Nianzhi saw Reinitz the moment she got out of the taxi.
He was wearing a medium length Burberry windbreaker. It seemed like he hadn't slept for a long time. The dark circles under his eyes were obvious, and his thin face was covered in stubble. However, he didn't look sloppy. He only looked unruly.
Separated by a small flower bed, she was on this side, and he was on the other side.
The flower bed was filled with tulips of all colors, and they were in full bloom.
The sky was dark, and the rose-purple sunset illuminated half the sky.
Reinitz was holding a cigarette in his hand. He flicked the ash off and narrowed his blue eyes with a smile. "You haven't left yet."
He thought Gu Nianzhi had fled New York long ago. In fact, he had received news that Gu Nianzhi had already flown back to the Huaxia Empire with another person.
Gu Nianzhi knew that she and Lu Yuan had gone to the airport and fooled a lot of people. She hadn't thought that she would be able to fool Reinitz, but she hadn't expected him to call her directly.
"… Are you here to arrest me?" Gu Nianzhi pretended to be uneasy. "But I'm just helping the Soviet KGB …"
Reinitz sneered and raised his hand to stop her. "Stop acting with me. I know your accomplice is from the Huaxia Empire, not the Soviet Union. "
Gu Nianzhi retorted calmly, "There are also Huaxia Empire people in the KGB. For example, there was a woman surnamed Xie in the KGB's upper echelons. She was Huaxia Empire."
She was talking about Xie Ziyan from this world.
Huo Shaoheng later told her that Xie Ziyan from this world had indeed joined the KGB, but she had never married or had children in her life. She had also passed away a long time ago.
The fake news about Xie Ziyan's marriage and children in the KGB had been deliberately released to cover up Huo Shaoheng's identity.
Reinitz shrugged. "So what if I am? Why don't we test the DNA of this strand of hair? "
He took out a small transparent plastic bag and shook it in front of Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi's eyes flashed and she smiled. "Mr. Reinitz is really amazing. He can threaten us with a strand of hair from anywhere. I'm impressed!"
She cupped her hands with a relaxed expression.
Reinitz was slightly taken aback.
Was this hair really not important?
He wasn't fooled by Gu Nianzhi's expression and continued to probe, "How about we make a deal?"
"You have to make a deal for a strand of hair." Gu Nianzhi shook her head. "Then if I cut a piece of meat from you, will you step down and give up your position?"
Reinitz: "…"
"If you don't want it, then I'll have to give this strand of hair to the CIA. How about that? Even if it's the KGB of the Chinese, the CIA will definitely be interested, right? "
Reinitz's first plan had failed, so he thought of another one.
Gu Nianzhi finally showed some fear, but she still pretended to be fierce and said, "Go tell them! See if they care about you! "
"Haha, then I'll report them." Reinitz pretended to take out his phone and dialed a number.
Gu Nianzhi said anxiously, "Okay! I'm scared of you! What kind of deal do you want to make?! "
Reinitz narrowed his eyes and looked her up and down. His voice sank. "… Was the person who told me I was sick the owner of this strand of hair?"
Gu Nianzhi didn't deny it. "What do you want? What do you want to exchange this strand of hair for? "
"Since he can tell I'm sick, he should have a cure …" Reinitz said slowly. "Tell me the cure and I'll return the hair to you."
"Huh?!" Gu Nianzhi's eyes widened. "Are you kidding me? A strand of hair in exchange for a life? Why don't you go to heaven?! "
She turned around to leave angrily.
Reinitz quickly stopped her and said patiently, "You can't make the decision. You go tell him that I'm very sincere about making a deal with him."
Gu Nianzhi stopped in her tracks and looked back at Reinitz. She suddenly laughed. "A strand of hair isn't enough to make a deal, unless you can give me something else."
"That depends on how much your life is worth." Gu Nianzhi deliberately didn't say what she wanted, and she wasn't in a hurry to get the hair back.
This attitude greatly eased Reinitz's suspicions.
He hadn't planned on using just this strand of hair to exchange for resources that could save his life, but how could he rest assured if he didn't test it?
On the contrary, if the other party agreed immediately, he would know that the owner of this strand of hair was very important to Gu Nianzhi and the others.
Then he would really be hung up and sold.
Reinitz took a puff of his cigarette and casually threw the plastic bag over. "Okay, this is my first step of sincerity."
Gu Nianzhi caught the plastic bag and nodded. "Yes, your sincerity is proportional to your hair?"
Reinitz smiled and shook his head. "I only have this strand of hair. It's up to you whether you believe it or not."
Gu Nianzhi spread her hands and said, "It doesn't matter if I believe it or not. The key is whether you want to live or not."
The smile on Reinitz's face faded. "How could I not want to live? But how do I know that your method can save my life? "
"The fact that you came to us means that you believe it." Gu Nianzhi guided him patiently. "So come on! Show me your sincerity! "
Reinitz watched as Gu Nianzhi waved for a taxi and left.
He didn't try to follow Gu Nianzhi because to him now, Gu Nianzhi's situation was completely unimportant.
He was now acting for his own life.
..
Gu Nianzhi returned in a taxi driven by Lu Yuan.
This time, Lu Yuan's disguise as a taxi driver was perfect. Even Reinitz didn't notice.
The two of them returned to the luxurious Central Park penthouse where Lu Yuan and Lu Jin lived. Lu Jin happened to come out of the laboratory.
Huo Shaoheng was also awake and was sitting at the dining table eating.
In front of him were a few T-shaped steaks that had just been roasted. They were half done. He gently pressed them with a knife and fork, and the juices flowed everywhere. They were fragrant and tender.
Gu Nianzhi was very surprised. She ran towards him with a smile. "Major General Huo! You're awake?! "
Huo Shaoheng cut a piece of steak and put it into his mouth. He chewed slowly and smiled at Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi's heart was pounding from that smile.
She sat next to Huo Shaoheng and looked him up and down. She wished she could lift his shirt and see the injury on his back.
Huo Shaoheng saw what she meant and chuckled. "When I finish eating, I'll go back to the house and show you …"
Gu Nianzhi actually didn't mean anything else, but when Huo Shaoheng said it, it seemed to have other meanings.
Gu Nianzhi's face slowly turned red. She lowered her head and rubbed the tassels on the tablecloth.
Lu Yuan's lips twitched. He shook his head and went to the laboratory to look for Lu Jin.
Lu Jin was wearing a white coat and observing the sections he had made under a microscope.
"How is it? Have you designed the method? "Lu Yuan knocked on the door and asked calmly.
Lu Jin turned to look at him. "Nianzhi is back too?"
"Yes, I'm talking to Shaoheng in the dining room." Lu Yuan walked over slowly. "Where did you get the steak?"
It was obvious that the steak had been made by a chef. It looked, smelled, and the key was that he had good control of the heat. This was the rarest thing among Western chefs.
Lu Jin said disdainfully, "Of course I ordered it from the chef of a three-star Michelin hotel. How could I have made it? "
"You know your limits." Lu Yuan smiled and sat down. He asked softly, "Are you really going to help Reinitz treat his leukemia?"
Reinitz was currently the strongest opponent Lu Yuan had encountered. It could also be because Reinitz had also been genetically modified.
His intuition was much sharper than the average person's.
When it came to intelligence work, he was simply a talented player.
Lu Jin said arrogantly, "Of course I want to treat him. However, before he receives my treatment, his life is in God's hands. After receiving my treatment, his life is in my hands. "
Lu Jin made a gesture of his right palm facing up and slowly clenching his fingers into a fist, as if he had already held Reinitz's life in his hands.
"What do you mean?" Lu Yuan frowned. "Can you speak like a human?"
"Illiterate. I'm talking in medical terms, "Lu Jin said seriously." Do you know what real gene therapy is? "
"Real gene therapy will make him open up all of his DNA to me. When I use gene therapy to treat his leukemia, I will also plant another 'bomb' in his genes. "
"If one day, he is ungrateful and wants to go against us, I will 'detonate' this' bomb 'and let him die silently."
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This was today's big chapter update: 1836, "Hand of God".
They were moving tomorrow, and there were still a lot of things that they hadn't packed. Today was the last chapter.
There was another chapter to be posted tomorrow because the network in the new home hadn't been installed yet.
In order to keep updating, this was the only way. Bear with it, I'll definitely make it up to everyone after I'm done with my work. O (* ̄) ̄ *) o.
Mwah mwah, big shots, little angels ~ ~ ~
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