Noticing Flanders's gaze, Silin let out a soft cough. It was almost as if he was trying to change the topic because of how awkward the atmosphere was.
"Elder Xun, the layout of this place looks very familiar. I've seen Likrabe's place before, and it's very similar to this one."
Cillin had used the name "Rikulab" instead of "Shi Huajing" because the name was more effective and would allow Jiu Xun to release his memories from the past. It was better to appeal to the old man's emotions rather than provoke him.
Jiu Xun's expression softened a little when he heard Silin's words, but he still didn't say anything.
Silin didn't mind Jiu Xun's silence either. He continued, "But Elder Xun's place is much cleaner than Likrabe's."
Silin was paying close attention to Jiu Xun and Flanders's expressions when he said the word 'messy'. Both of their faces visibly twitched when he said the word 'messy'.
From the moment he walked into the courtyard, apart from the decorations and layout, the deepest impression he had was how orderly and clean everything was. For someone as strict as Jiu Xun, he would definitely pay attention to some details in his life. He might not be a clean freak, but at the very least, he wouldn't allow his place to be messy.
That was why Silin's comment about Likrabe's place being messy triggered Jiu Xun's urge to scold his student even if the person who used to be messy wasn't here.
Flanders immediately knew that Cillin was trying to persuade him. He stole a glance at Jiuxun's expression before replying, "Rikulub lives in a very sloppy place?" Flanders even emphasized the last two words of the sentence.
"Yeah, it's really messy. The first time I saw Likrabe, he had a hangover and was wearing a nightgown that hadn't been washed for days. He smelled really bad, his hair was messy, and his face was covered in stubble. He looked like a dispirited uncle …"
Back then, Likrabe was like a fruit that had fallen to the ground and slowly rotted away in the darkness. What Cillin needed to do right now was to polish up Rikulab's decadence a little and tell him everything about his drunkenness, his sloppiness, his nightclub habits, his possible indiscretions and so on. Although Cillin used the word 'possible' in a lot of places, Jiu Xun's ears automatically filtered it out.
The more Silin said, the more Jiu Xun's expression twisted. The veins on his forehead bulged. Flanders couldn't help but shiver in fear. From what he knew of Jiu Xun, Jiu Xun knew that a storm was brewing in his heart right now.
Little Junior Brother, I'm not the one who tricked you, it's Celine. When you get scolded by Teacher, don't look for me. It's Celine who said all these.
Bang!
Jiu Xun slammed his palm on the table and cut off Silin's words.
"You're pissing me off!" Jiu Xun was panting with anger. He had taught many students in the past, and he didn't really care about them after they graduated. But the one he cared about the most was Likrabe, the boy he met when he left the academy with a bad reputation. Although Jiu Xun didn't take Likrabe with him back then, Likrabe had always been in Jiu Xun's mind.
The reason he didn't take Likrabe with him back then was because he didn't want to drag his disciple down. After all, his reputation was already ruined, and if he dragged Likrabe into it, Likrabe's future would probably be ruined as well. There was no doubt that Likrabe was an outstanding person. Otherwise, Jiu Xun wouldn't have placed so much hope in Likrabe. Back then, Jiu Xun didn't tell him the reason, and he didn't know that the pitiful child was the young master of a big family in the League of Stars.
But with Silin's words, Jiu Xun tossed all his worries and worries aside. The thought of his disciple turning out like this made Jiu Xun so angry that he wanted to drag Likrabe over and give him a scolding. How the hell did he grow up to be like this?
But Likrabe wasn't here.
"He … no one cares about him?!" Jiu Xun huffed and puffed.
Silin shrugged. "There's nothing we can do about it. Back then, he left home, and no one cared about him. He lived alone for several years. But now, he's back with the Shi family. As the young master of the Shi family, who dares to care about him? In the end, it's all up to him. Sigh, why didn't you take him with you back then? If you had, he wouldn't have lived such a ridiculous life. I don't think he can change now. "
Jiu Xun had been wondering if he had done the right thing back then. After all, the Likrabe he knew back then really was a lonely and helpless child. But …
The more he thought about it, the more guilty he felt. The stone that had been stuck in his heart grew bigger and bigger.
Flanders hurriedly said, "Little junior brother has been looking into you ever since he returned home. It's obvious that he remembers you. He reminded me a few times when I came over …"
Flanders seized on Jiu Xun's guilt towards Likrabe and said a lot. Jiu Xun's insistence slowly turned into hesitation.
It would be a lie to say that Jiu Xun didn't miss his little disciple. That pitiful but talented child from back then had grown to such an extent that he didn't even know what he had grown up to now. Sigh, it's true that he had a bad reputation in the academic world, but it's been so many years, and the League of Stars isn't doing so well right now. It shouldn't be a problem for him to pay a visit, right?
"Elder Xun, Likrabe really misses you. He's worried that his identity will be a burden to you, so he specifically asked senior brother Flanders to come over. Otherwise, he would've come to see you even if the Shi Family were to scold him," Silin said.
"That's right, Teacher. Why don't you go see Likrabe and tell us about your research results and experience? I still have a lot of questions I want to ask you, and I'm sure Likrabe has a lot to tell you as well. If you want to come back, I'll send you back." Flanders continued to talk. His words might be full of loopholes to someone who was very experienced in dealing with people, but to Jiu Xun, it was like a sharp knife stabbing into his already wavering heart.
Since Jiu Xun had accepted his disciple, he hoped that he could teach him everything he knew. Since Flanders and Likrabe wanted to, Jiu Xun didn't want to turn them down. I'll teach them some more, just like how I taught them back in the academy.
Jiu Xun sat down again and looked at the medicine bottles on the counter beside him. He couldn't help but recall how he taught that pitiful child back then. The conditions back then were even worse than they were now, and he hadn't taught much to Likrabe. Although he had taught a lot of theory and knowledge, he hadn't been able to put it into practice, and he hadn't been able to explain many of the problems clearly. He wondered if Likrabe had misunderstood his teachings, but he had to correct his mistakes as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would become a habit that would be very difficult to correct.
As expected, he missed his disciple after all …
When a person reached his age, it was only natural that they held deep feelings for each other.
In the end, Jiu Xun agreed to go see Likrabe with Flanders and return after seeing Likrabe.
But would Likrabe let him go? Of course not. At least, that was what Silin thought. The Fourth Young Master of the Shi Family had done so well in the family, so how could he be lacking in tricks? At most, he would suffer a scolding from Jiu Xun. The Fourth Young Master of the Shi Family was currently in need of manpower, and he trusted Jiu Xun. Jiu Xun's ability would help Shi Huajing gain more support in the Shi Family and give him more authority.
Flanders was overjoyed that Jiu Xun agreed to go with him. His mission was to bring Jiu Xun to the Fourth Young Master's place and leave the rest to him.
"Oh, right. Cole, come here!" Jiu Xun patted the shoulder of the burly young man who had just arrived and said to Flanders, "This is the new disciple I took in after I came here. His name is Cole."
The strong guy named Cole was born and raised in the slums of this planet, but he was not from this area. He used to live in another area of the slums, but there was an explosion at a waste treatment plant there, and many people in that area died in the accident.
Cole was one of the lucky few who survived the explosion. However, he was seriously injured at the time and would've died if Jiu Xun hadn't done his best to save him. That was why Cole had always been grateful to Jiu Xun. His family had all died in that accident, and he treated Jiu Xun as his only family. He was always scolded by the bad-tempered Jiu Xun because his brain wasn't good. But even when he was scolded, Cole didn't show the slightest bit of dissatisfaction or resistance. In his opinion, it was a blessing to be scolded by someone.
Flanders glanced at Cole. In fact, he had investigated Cole a long time ago. Cole didn't have much talent and his genotype rank wasn't high, but he had a good temper. He was one of the few people who could tolerate Jiu Xun's temper.
"In other words, Shi … Likrabe won't be the youngest anymore. The youngest junior brother will be Cole." Flanders looked at Cole with a friendly smile.
Cole scratched his head in embarrassment. Having a senior brother who was old enough to be his father wasn't bad at all.
Jiu Xun didn't bring too many things with him when he decided to leave this place and visit his youngest disciple. He would only come back after visiting his disciple, so he didn't pack much.
Flanders quickly took care of everything here, and the group returned to the flying car's landing point.
By the time they boarded the car, Huimao had returned and was still chewing on something.
"What are you eating, Wheeze?" Shusag asked.
Jiu Xun and Cole, who had just sat down, also looked over when they heard the noise. They were indeed curious about this fat cat. After all, they had lived in this area for many years, and they had never seen such a fat and agile cat.
Huimao stuck out its barbed tongue and stared at a few flies that had been bitten out of shape.
Jiu Xun and Cole's expressions immediately changed. They knew that most of the flies in this area lived in the garbage treatment plant, and they especially liked the chemicals in the garbage. That was why they were so resistant to drugs. Although they didn't look much different from normal flies on the outside, there was a huge difference in their insides. Not only that, they also possessed a certain degree of medicinal properties, or rather, toxicity.
"Make it spit them out already! These flies are very poisonous!" Cole said anxiously.
"It's fine. It has a good stomach," Silin replied.
Cole went on to give a few more examples of how dangerous the flies were, but Silin just smiled and said the same thing in response.
"Hmph, what are you talking about? Its master doesn't even mind, so why are you in such a hurry? Sit down! "Jiu Xun glared at Cole who was about to pry open the cat's mouth. His temper was rising again.
Hearing Jiu Xun's words, Cole shrunk back into his seat. He couldn't ignore his master's words.
Squatting on Silin's shoulder, Huimao chewed and swallowed the food in its mouth. Then, it let out a yawn and started taking a nap.
The flying car flew straight to the planet's port. Flanders' personal spaceplane and other Flanders people were waiting for them there. The spaceplane was huge, but it wasn't eye-catching at all. There were a few larger spaceplanes parked around it, and they looked even more attractive than the one Flanders was using.
Silin walked into the lounge Flanders had arranged for them. After closing the door, Silin asked Czedow, "How's the information gathering going?"
"Eighty-one percent. The rest is a bit more troublesome, but I'm sure we'll be able to gather everything if we stay here for another day," Czedow answered.
"It's fine. Eighty-one percent is more than enough." Czedow looked like he was following Silin around the whole time, but the truth was that he was copying information through the internet and all kinds of communication channels.
Silin had asked Czedow to gather information on the planet's sanatoriums, hospitals, pharmacies, medicines, treatment methods and so on. Czedow would send the information to A 'Yue on the Eleventh Squad's starship, and A' Yue, Sigma and Eudy would discuss the information further and analyze the feasibility of building a sanatorium on the starship.
Silin thought that the Eleventh Squad's starship should build a treatment area that was similar to a sanatorium. This way, the patients wouldn't have to go to a special place for treatment, and it would be best if they could do it on their own starship. Of course, it was just an idea. There were a lot of places that weren't as easy as they seemed. Otherwise, anyone could build their own private sanatorium instead of going to Sector E.
Right now, Silin was busy, so he left the matter of building a sanatorium to A 'Yue and the others. Silin moved his attention to Huimao. "How's it going on your side?"
Huimao stretched lazily before replying, "How's it going?"
Huimao sent the information to Silin's microcomputer. The reason it went to the garbage dump wasn't just to play. It was to help Silin collect some things he needed.
Just like Cole said, the flies were resistant to a lot of drugs because of their frequent exposure to them. Their genes were also mutated by the drugs, and they were immune to a lot of drugs.
Every fly had a different level of drug resistance and the type of drug they were exposed to. That was why Huimao had swatted a lot of flies. To the residents of the garbage dump, the cat was just playing a game. No one would've thought that the cat would collect the flies' genetic information.
Silin analyzed the genetic information Huimao had collected further and filtered out the mutated genes that were responsible for the resistance.
Flanders was a businessman in the pharmaceutical industry, so his spaceplane was equipped with some relevant equipment.
Flanders asked Flanders to borrow the equipment from Silin, but the latter didn't ask about it. Shi Huajing had told him not to look into Silin's affairs.
Silin smiled as he stared at the data and analysis diagram on the equipment.
He didn't think that he would discover these things at Sector E. Well, this is the second 'gift' he prepared for the people of 'Miracle'.
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