Chapter 414 - Only Save Xingyue, Not Puti
Translator: lav
Editor: SSins
No matter what, although he seemed like an ordinary elder, it was hard to be unable to guess his identity by looking at his face. Shi Lei still thought that he was slightly afraid.
Shi Lei tried his best to adjust his breathing and opened his mouth. However, he found that his throat was extremely dry as if it had been burned by fire.
"Hello, my name is Shi Lei. In fact, there is not much I have to say to you. I just want to tell you that perhaps there is a chance to save your third son's life. Not perhaps actually. I'm certain that he will live."
"Do you study medicine? Or do you have some secret methods passed down to you?" The elder's voice was clearly filled with disdain.
Shi Lei wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead from being timid, "I have neither; I only have a pill and this pill can make up for all the imperfections in a human's genetics."
"Hahaha, child. So many specialists in the world can do nothing about it. You want me to believe with merely that sentence?"
Shi Lei's brain operated quickly. He also thought that it sounded weak and unconvincing. He initially planned to use the Lotus Tongue Card as it would convince the elder to believe in this special pill and also convince him to save Wei Xingyue and Wei Puti.
However, he only had fifteen minutes and Shi Lei didn't believe that the elder's will could only hold on for fifteen minutes. For a superior elder like him, Shi Lei thought that he wouldn't be able to convince him to save Wei Xingyue and Wei Puti without a few hours of killing his throat.
Shi Lei could only think of a reason by himself.
As he pondered, Shi Lei began to complain about himself that he shouldn't have thought that this was easy. It was a loser's way of thinking that everything would proceed according to his wish, but he didn't know that he was in control of nothing when he began the process himself.
What should he do?
How should he tell the elder about it?
Shi Lei put his hand in his pocket and found the pill.
The soldiers were going to take it away too, but Shi Lei said that it was for the elder. They even checked with the elder before letting him keep it.
An idea flashed across Shi Lei's mind. This pill? Shi Lei decided to gamble.
"Sir, do you know that there is an organization in the world that is almost almighty? Of course, they never intervene in any political matters but in many civil areas, their technological advancement is at the top of the world," Before knowing whether the elder knew about the existence of the Eye of the Dark Night, Shi Lei didn't dare to say its name so easily.
Shi Lei had a clear thought. If the elder didn't know about the Eye of the Dark Night, he would think that Shi Lei watched too many movies and read too many novels and lost his mind. Shi Lei either had to think of something else or was going to be chased out. Shi Lei even thought of another extreme way if he had no other choice. Of course, that wasn't so reliable and he wouldn't use it unless he was forced to.
But if the elder knew about the Eye of the Dark Night, everything would be easy. With his identity and social status, he wouldn't be like Wei Changqing who didn't dare to say its name. Perhaps, he would say the name straightforwardly.
A beam of light flashed across the elder's eyes as he lowered his voice, "You are talking about the Eye of the Dark Night?"
Shi Lei smiled. It seemed like he hit the jackpot!
"Yes, them. I unintentionally completed a mission for them and they promised me something. After I was informed that your third son's disease was leukemia from genetic imperfections, I made a request and hoped that they can cure your son's disease. Then, they gave me this…" Shi Lei took out the pill as he spoke.
The elder's eyes became brighter unlike before. As one of the greatest leaders of the nation, of course, he would know about the existence of the Eye of the Dark Night. Although he didn't know too much about it, he knew that the organization indeed had some black technologies that even America didn't have. But he merely knew about its existence and knew that the price was extremely expensive. He couldn't use the nation's money to pay the pill for his son, could he? Hence, he was moved and started to believe Shi Lei.
"Can it really…" The elder's voice became dry too.
"I don't know about the details but I simply told them the situation of your third son. They should have gotten their hands on the history of your son's sickness rather quickly and after twenty-four hours, they delivered this pill to me. They told me that this pill can cure your third son's disease. I think that you can perhaps try it. It can't possibly get any worse. What do you think?"
The elder became nervous and Shi Lei gradually grew comfortable talking to the elder as he was much more confident than before.
Of course, when Shi Lei told Wei Xingyue those words certainly, he was rather anxious too. After all, the Scepter said that it could heal every disease, but it never said whether it could repair genetic imperfections. But genetics was obviously something that could be reproduced and hence, the possibility was high. Hence, after Wei Xingyue left the hotel, Shi Lei found a self-service bank and confirmed the functions of the pill again.
The Scepter's answer was that there was no problem.
Hence, Shi Lei was confident in the pill.
The elder was obviously excited as he left his desk. He slowly walked towards Shi Lei.
He stretched out his hands and tried to take the pill in Shi Lei's hands, but Shi Lei took it back.
"Sir, we haven't discussed the conditions."
The elder composed himself and narrowed his eyes, "You want to use the pill in exchange for Xingyue and Puti's two lives?"
Shi Lei nodded, "And your son. After he's cured, he can't continue to pester Xingyue because she's mine already. Of course, perhaps none of you care about what happened between a man and a woman but the reality is that she already became mine."
The elder shook his head slowly, "He never pestered Xingyue. He only liked her silently and never even told her about it. But as his father, I know what he's thinking. I saw how he looked at Xingyue and how could I not know? Your worry is unnecessary. But if you want me to save Xingyue and Puti, it isn't as simple as what you think."
"Why? Xingyue never participated in any of those dirty businesses that the Wei family did. Puti at most helped on the surface. We can't kill the whole family, can we? Wei Jingang was arrested legally and Wei Changqing is ready to die. Why can't they let Wei Xingyue and Wei Puti go?"
"You should ask the Yu family that and not me. Political competitions have always been this cruel. Since his Wei family was treated as the stairs to success, it is not allowed to keep potential dangers. Xingyue is fine, but not Puti. She participated and whether the degree was shallow or deep doesn't matter."
"But didn't you agree to Xingyue to save Puti too?"
"It's not the same situation anymore. At that time, the Yu family hadn't initiated the attack. Being ready to attack is one situation; having the arrow on the bow is another. What can I do? Child, I will take this pill and give you Wei Xingyue's safety for her lifetime, but not for Wei Puti."
Shi Lei fell silent.
He promised Wei Xingyue to save Wei Puti.
"Please enlighten me; how can I save Wei Puti?" Shi Lei held the pill with both hands sincerely and asked.