When Xiao Qin and I arrived at the entrance of the infirmary, Dr. Yu saw me through the half-opened door.
"Ye Lin." Dr. Yu called me over, then he lowered his voice and said to me, "Didn't you want to contact Ai ShuQiao, but you couldn't? She finally returned to America half an hour ago. If you want to talk to her without any interference, take this black phone to the underground laboratory and call the only number in the phone book. There's no one else in the basement. "
What? Ai ShuQiao finally returned from a business meeting abroad? I did take the initiative to contact Ai ShuQiao because I wanted to ask her about Su Qiao's whereabouts.
Xiao Qin stood at the entrance of the infirmary and did not follow me. She guessed some clues from my serious expression. She seemed especially obedient in her maid attire.
When I moved from the elevator to the basement, I did not let Xiao Qin follow. Xiao Qin vaguely knew I wanted to contact Ai ShuQiao, so she did not ask to follow. I told her to go to the gym and play with Ai Mi and the others. She nodded, but she did not move her feet. It was as if she had decided to wait at the entrance of the elevator for my safe return.
That's ridiculous! I was only going to make an international call with Ai ShuQiao, not to fight in the ancient Roman arena!
5 minutes later, I entered the empty underground laboratory. I only turned on 2 of the 24 fluorescent lights and sat on a computer chair in the relative darkness.
I drank a glass of water to calm down, then I used the black phone Dr. Yu gave me to call Ai ShuQiao.
Ai ShuQiao was clearly waiting for my call. Based on the time difference between China and America, it should be around 11 at night, so she might already be in bed.
"Hello? You finally couldn't help but call me. Do you miss your mom? "
Ai ShuQiao's joke did not cause any change in my mood. I had already matured after experiencing a life and death situation. She can't provoke me to disrupt my pace.
"I just have a few questions that I'm curious about and want to know the answers to." This was the calmest tone I had ever used on the phone with Ai ShuQiao.
"Oh? What is it? Children are always curious, why don't you tell me. "
Ai ShuQiao's tone was much gentler than before, so I was not used to it.
I originally wanted to get straight to the point and ask about Su Qiao, but after thinking about it, I felt like I could start with a less sensitive topic and see if I could make Ai ShuQiao lower her guard.
"I heard from Ai Mi that the perverted senator who had hopes of running for president had his political future destroyed?"
"That thing," Ai ShuQiao seemed to have adjusted the angle of the pillow and let out a lazy chuckle, "I did it. I don't care if that senator is a pervert or not. The main thing is that he is a good-for-nothing. He didn't know how to restrain himself when he was running for governor and was caught by his opponent. I had no choice but to give up on him."
I pondered over the meaning behind Ai ShuQiao's words, "You wouldn't give Ai Mi to someone else, right? For example, other candidates who are more likely to be elected president of the United States? "
"Hahaha, as expected of my son, you understand your mother better and better." Ai ShuQiao seemed to be happy with my 'growth', "Unfortunately, not all politicians are perverts who like little girls. If the other party isn't a deranged lolicon, even if I give your sister away, it won't have the desired effect — — so you can rest assured, Ai Mi's future will be married off to a young and promising business elite."
In the end, I'm still using Ai Mi as a bargaining chip? But it's still better than my previous plan. I decided not to argue with Ai ShuQiao about this, because even if she verbally agrees, it doesn't mean she will keep her promise in the future.
"There's one more thing I hope you can answer me …" I was about to ask about Su Qiao, but Ai ShuQiao asked me in a chatty tone:
"Do you have enough pocket money to spend? Didn't you spend ¥2600 to buy a phone for Ren Xiao Qin yesterday? If you're tight on finances, let Dr. Yu give you some money from his research fund, I'll make up for it later. I can't let my son get in the way of picking up girls … "
As expected! Ai ShuQiao really sent someone to monitor me! I could vaguely feel it yesterday!
Since I'm currently valuable to Ai ShuQiao, it's also in line with her personality to want to know my whereabouts at all times. Ai ShuQiao already has subordinates in Dong Shan city other than Dr. Yu. Isn't it obvious that she would send those people to monitor me?
When I was picking out a phone for her, there was a sea of people in the computer market. At the time, I wasn't sure if the gaze that was staring at my back was from a spy.
Later, I bumped into Grandma Su on the bridge. I thought the spy was Grandma Su and no one else.
But if I think about it carefully, with Grandma Su's skills, even Peng TouSi wouldn't be able to find out if she kept a certain distance, so why would I feel anything?
Last night, when I was ambushed by Zhuang Ni in the alley near the massage parlor, I confirmed my suspicions — — there was someone other than Grandma Su following me. He was agile. Although his ability to hide his tracks was slightly lower than Grandma Su's, he was still an expert I've seen.
I couldn't breathe because of Zhuang Ni's piano strings. The moment I looked up, I saw a pair of man's eyes on the roof.
At the time, I thought it was an illusion caused by the lack of oxygen in my brain. I even wondered why the illusion was so real that I could read the meaning of "Do you need help?" from the other party's eyes.
In the next second, I turned into a berserker and broke free from Zhuang Ni's control. The man's eyes on the roof also disappeared. He came and left strangely. I can't explain it as an illusion, so I can only explain it as an evil spirit summoned by Zhuang Ni.
But now, Ai ShuQiao even told me how much I spent to buy a phone for Xiao Qin. It means that her people have always been monitoring and protecting me. At the very least, after I regularly donate blood, someone like that was planted.
The mysterious watcher seemed to have a lot of confidence in me. Yesterday, when I was being strangled by Zhuang Ni, he didn't jump out and interfere. Instead, he used his eyes to ask me questions from the roof. It was as if he believed that I could get out of this predicament.
Reality proved that his judgment was correct. According to my estimations, if I really couldn't defeat Zhuang Ni by myself, he would follow Ai ShuQiao's orders and jump out to save me. After all, I was poisoned by the Blue Flash Butterfly and my blood contained special components. In Ai ShuQiao's eyes, I had irreplaceable value.
I don't know if it was because of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sketched by Xiao Qin yesterday, but I feel that the style of the watcher who climbs onto the roof when he has nothing better to do is similar to a ninja. He won't show up until the critical moment. It was already so dangerous yesterday, but he still asked for my opinion. Does he not want to hurt my self-esteem?
In any case, through my conversation with Ai ShuQiao, I confirmed that there was someone secretly protecting me. I'll use the term 'ninja bodyguard' to describe him. It was because of this speculation that I didn't pay much attention to the fact that Zhuang Ni wanted to kill me last night.
I was someone who had to fight against a powerful evil force like Ai ShuQiao. If I couldn't even deal with Zhuang Ni, then wouldn't my ambitions become a joke?
Of course, the ninja bodyguard who would watch from the sidelines until the very last moment was also the main reason why I dared to face Zhuang Ni's threat. If Ai ShuQiao didn't want me to die, then the bodyguard she arranged for me must not be weak.
But I still don't understand. If it was just for my blood, Ai ShuQiao wouldn't have to go through all this trouble. She could just lock me up in a secret location and draw my blood for experiments every day. Is there some objective reason she can't do that?
I was silent for a while because I was thinking. Ai ShuQiao asked impatiently: "Do you need me to take care of that female classmate of yours called Zhuang Ni?"
As expected, Ai ShuQiao knew everything that happened yesterday. She probably also knew that Su Qiao's grandmother came to Dong Shan city to find her granddaughter.
I asked tentatively: "What are you going to do with Zhuang Ni?"
"Haha, that depends on my son's wishes." Ai ShuQiao said casually, "Under normal circumstances, if someone tries to kill me, unless they have some special value, I usually cut the weeds and eliminate the roots."
"But I can't rule out the possibility of turning her into a work of art for people to see. It could be a threat to others, killing two birds with one stone."
I couldn't help but frown, "Art?"
"Do you like amber?" Ai ShuQiao's smile came from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. The meaning of her question was unclear, but it sent chills down my spine.
"Insects from ancient times can be wrapped in amber and become a work of art for later generations to appreciate … Actually, technically speaking, humans can also be made into amber."
Her steady tone and confident tone made me wonder if Ai ShuQiao had really done that.
"Of course, there's no point in turning an ugly human body into amber. In order to become a work of art, it must have the potential to become a work of art. In other words, after removing all the clothes, you can use the body to create a sense of beauty."
"For example, a muscular man with an eight pack or a graceful girl … Don't you think that if you place their amber specimen in your study or bedroom and turn the person who wants to kill you into your furniture, it would create an incomparable sense of conquest?"
I already knew that my biological mother was a demon, but today's conversation made me even more convinced.
"What … do you place in your study? Or rather, who? "
"How is that possible!" Ai ShuQiao laughed. "I'm just giving you an example. I'm just using my imagination. Even if I 'really' did such a thing, I wouldn't put it in my house. I might have specially prepared an underground museum and arranged for my subordinates to visit it regularly …"
I suddenly felt that it was a good thing that Ai ShuQiao abandoned me to develop in America. It's a good thing that such an inhumane person went to another country.
"What do you think? Ye Lin, have you made up your mind? As for the person who wants to kill you, I can create a disappearance and then have her appear in a museum that 'maybe' exists, waiting for you to come to America to admire. "
"What position do you want her to be in? Standing or kneeling? Was it a frightened expression or a peaceful sleeping expression? I can do it as long as you say it … "
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