Chapter 22: Jianggui Takes Action

Outside the Ye family villa.

The atmosphere was oppressively heavy.

Qu Wu stood outside the main gate, staring intently at the white door, his gaze cold yet carrying a hint of pleasure he couldn’t quite conceal.

Behind him stood twenty or thirty men in black. The masks on their faces were emblazoned with fangs. Under the gloomy sky, at first glance, they seemed like malicious ghosts coming to claim lives.

He raised his wrist to check the time. If nothing went wrong, his man had already succeeded.

Once that happened, Ye Fengwan wouldn’t be coming back.

Even if it didn’t work, where could Ye Fengwan go? The base gate had his orders not to let her through.

She could only come back to the Ye residence.

And when she rushed back, she’d run straight into his men and fall right into his hands.

The charge of colluding with the Rebel Alliance—there was no way she could wash it off!

Either way, he was the final victor.

It was high time to give Ye Jianggui a lesson. Otherwise, if things continued like this, the citizens of Base One would only know Ye Jianggui, not the Base Chief, not the Qu family.

Wasn’t that the biggest joke!

Seeing that it was about time, Qu Wu stood up, raised a megaphone, and shouted at the villa: “The Safe Zone truck transporting contamination targets was hijacked at the gas station! Someone saw Ye Fengwan at the scene! Ye Fengwan, if you weren’t involved, come out immediately and explain yourself!”

Dead silence everywhere.

Residents of nearby villas hid behind their windows, peering out, their eyes filled with fear.

After waiting a good while, there was still no movement from within the villa.

Qu Wu shouted again: “Ye Fengwan, I’ll give you five more minutes. If you don’t come out, I’ll officially declare you guilty of colluding with the Rebel Alliance. Once it reaches that point, you, and your sister—you’re both finished!”

Hearing this, people crouched by their windows began murmuring among themselves.

“Could Ye Fengwan really be in league with the Rebel Alliance?”

“Doesn’t Institute Director Ye clearly stay neutral? Why doesn’t she restrain her sister?”

“Ye Fengwan doesn’t seem like a troublemaker… Ah, day after day of this…”

Time ticked away, second by second, and Qu Wu finally lost patience.

He raised the megaphone again and yelled: “Ye Fengwan, I warn you, if you don’t come out after ten seconds, I’ll bring my men in immediately. You can’t bear the consequences!”

“Ten”

“Nine”

“Eight”

“Seven”

“Six”

“Five—”

Before the word ‘five’ finished echoing, the villa’s door creaked open. A person pushing Ye Jianggui in a wheelchair stepped out, step by step.

The person was tall, wearing a dark green dress, with long, curly hair cascading down both sides of her neck. She looked incredibly beautiful.

But her expression was extremely cold, and her eyes were completely devoid of warmth, making it impossible to look directly at her.

Qu Wu was startled. Wasn’t Ye Fengwan supposed to have gone to the rescue? How could she still appear here?

He’d also posted people around the villa perimeter. If a vehicle had passed, they should have noticed. The Ye family’s courtyard wall was extremely high. Ye Fengwan only had a Brain Domain Ability; she shouldn’t have been able to climb it.

Looking at Ye Jianggui in the wheelchair, her head was tilted against the backrest, her face pale, her lips utterly colorless.

“Qu Wu, three days ago, my sister ate food sent by the Qu family. Because it was mixed with B-tier items, she fell into a coma. I’ve spent these days working half the time and caring for her half the time, completely overwhelmed. Yet you bring so many people to our home to surround and threaten us sisters, even pinning fabricated charges on us. If you want our lives, just say it directly. Why all these schemes?”

Ye Fengwan’s voice was somewhat hoarse, yet exceptionally cold, each word like a knife.

Qu Wu’s heart lurched.

Ye Fengwan’s appearance had caught him completely off guard.

Especially Ye Jianggui’s current state. Her lips, initially bloodless, were now turning a deep blackish-purple.

The Qu family’s current status owed much to Ye Jianggui. But now that new cactus strains and Purification Grass had been developed, the food problem was basically solved. It was time to knock some sense into her, make her see the reality.

But if he failed to get evidence of Ye Fengwan colluding with the Rebel Alliance, and also inadvertently caused Ye Jianggui’s demise, the old man would probably really kill him.

Qu Wu gritted his teeth secretly. His eyes rolled, and he yanked Huo Yi from behind him, delivering a hard slap to his face.

“Did you see Ye Fengwan participating in the truck hijacking with your own eyes? Huh?— What— No? You reported it without confirmation?— Some underling— Which underling? I’ll skin him alive when I get back—”

Ye Fengwan watched the scene before her, her eyes filled with nothing but sarcasm.

Qu Wu then turned around and forced a strained smile, saying to Ye Jianggui, “Institute Director Ye, a misunderstanding! My subordinates misreported the situation. I’ll go back and deal with it properly—”

Ye Jianggui’s eyes were tightly shut; she couldn’t respond to him at all.

Just then, the sound of a car engine approached. A black sedan quickly entered the lane and reached the villa in the blink of an eye.

The car door opened. A man, abandoning his usual refined demeanor, jumped out anxiously and practically rushed to the wheelchair in two strides.

Seeing Ye Jianggui’s condition, Qu Ning’s lips trembled. He shouted at Ye Fengwan, “Quick, quickly push her back inside to lie down—”

But Ye Fengwan turned her head to look at Qu Wu standing behind him and said, “Second Young Master Qu is convinced I participated in the truck hijacking and wants to arrest me. I don’t dare leave.”

Qu Ning’s face darkened upon hearing this. He turned around and barked at Qu Wu, “What do you think you’re doing, bringing so many people here? What proof do you have that Little Wan did those things? Don’t argue with me! When I came in, I saw your men had the area completely surrounded. If she was involved, how could she have gotten inside?”

How could Qu Wu accept this!

He had ordered Fang Changqing to inject the L serum early. Only Ye Fengwan, who had previously worked at Lab 2, could neutralize it. The moment she got the news, she would definitely go. So, he was almost 100% certain Ye Fengwan had been at the scene just now. As for how she returned to the Ye residence, a thorough investigation was needed to conclude.

Now, being practically forced by Qu Ning to admit fault, he was certainly unwilling.

But this man before him was his own elder brother. Even without an ability, he was the father-designated primary heir.

Seeing Qu Ning’s eyes blazing with fury, Qu Wu secretly gritted his teeth and could only lower his head and say, “It was my subordinates’ mistake. Not intentionally trying to make things difficult for them. The truck was indeed hijacked—”

“If the truck was hijacked, go investigate! Why come here? Instead of wasting time besieging this place, why not chase after the perpetrators?”

Being so severely reprimanded, Qu Wu’s face couldn’t hold any longer. He glanced expressionlessly at Ye Fengwan, then strode to his car and plopped down inside.

“Drive!”

Seeing this, the crowd behind him also followed suit and left in a swarm.

Qu Ning’s eyes were deep and unreadable. Turning back, he put on an expression of extreme anxiety and said, “I’ll call Fang Changqing—”

But Ye Fengwan coldly cut him off, “No need. Dean Qu should hurry back, lest someone discovers you’re shielding two base traitors, affecting your reputation.”

Qu Ning looked at her, frowning deeply. “Little Wan, now’s not the time for angry words. Your sister’s health is more important.”

Ye Fengwan’s tone remained icy: “My sister’s body is in my care. No need to trouble Dean Qu and Institute Director Fang.”

After speaking, she pushed Ye Jianggui and turned back through the main gate. Aunt Geng apologized to Qu Ning before closing the door in his face.

Qu Ning was utterly helpless but had no recourse. After standing at the gate for a while, he, too, left.

And inside, the moment Aunt Geng shut the main gate, Ye Fengwan, who had been pushing the wheelchair, also closed her eyes in an instant. As if every ounce of strength had been drained from her body, she collapsed to the ground.

Aunt Geng, quick of eye and hand, rushed forward to catch her.

At that moment, Ye Jianggui in the wheelchair opened her eyes and said, with little energy, “Carry her to her room.”

Aunt Geng held Ye Fengwan and turned to look at Ye Jianggui, only to see a shockingly bright patch of red under her nose.

But there was no time to dwell on it. She hastily carried Ye Fengwan into her room, then ran back frantically.

Ye Jianggui was still in the same spot, her head drooping, unable to even sit steadily.

Using her Mental Evolution Ability to control Ye Fengwan’s body and deal with the Qu brothers had completely exhausted all her strength.

Aunt Geng hurriedly picked her up. Initially, she wanted to carry her to her own room, but thinking of the sisters’ current state, she feared that while looking after one, the other might have a sudden emergency, and she couldn’t be in two places at once.

So she brought Ye Jianggui to Ye Fengwan’s room too, laying the two sisters on the same bed.

After wiping Ye Jianggui’s nosebleed, she rushed to get water.

The day the honey arrived, Ye Fengwan had already told her: if her sister felt unwell, she should brew honey water for her to drink.

Aunt Geng had been caring for Ye Jianggui and felt much relief because of this.

After preparing the honey water, she fed some to both of them.

After a while, it was Ye Jianggui who recovered first.

Aunt Geng came over and said, “Little Gui, that was too dangerous. Your body can’t handle using that ability. If the Qu family finds out you’ve awakened a Dual Ability, the next one sent to the #2 Research Institute’s operating table will be you.”

Ye Jianggui closed her eyes, breathing faintly, and whispered, “Otherwise, should I have just watched them take her away?”

Aunt Geng sighed, also feeling helpless: “You two kids, neither of you gives peace of mind. If your parents up in heaven saw this, they probably wouldn’t rest easy either.”

Ye Jianggui didn’t reply.

Aunt Geng knew she didn’t want to discuss this topic and stood up, saying, “I’ll go brew more honey water for you two.”

After Aunt Geng left, Ye Jianggui propped herself up to sit. She leaned over and brushed aside the long hair next to Ye Fengwan’s neck. Two dark handprints were clearly imprinted on the skin.

She lowered her hand, then carefully lay back down.

Staring at the ceiling with open eyes.

On Ye Fengwan’s wrist, her wristband was flashing.