The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits
Chapter 476 - 480 Apocalypse Rebirth (17)

Chapter 476: Chapter 480 Apocalypse Rebirth (17)

Qi ersheng’s gaze settled heavily on the remaining raw stones, and he remained silent for a long while before reaching for the second one.

The same formula, the same result.

The outcome of the second block was identical to the first, no, there was a difference.

That difference was the second block’s size was larger, the jade’s quality even worse, and the most suffocating revelation was that the center was entirely worthless material.

Such items, if displayed, wouldn’t even draw a glance from jade merchants, let alone a purchase.

The financial loss from just these two raw stones had surpassed the value of the portion he had initially tested in secret with the system.

Unless the remaining raw stones yielded top-grade jade, otherwise...

Qi ersheng refused to consider the other possibility.

Grinding his teeth, he extended his hand to continue probing the remaining raw stones.

The third block, worthless material.

The fourth block, worthless material.

The fifth block, the sixth block...

The rest of these things seemed to mock Qi ersheng’s intelligence as ten billion in funds went down the drain.

If he couldn’t realize at this point that this was a set-up, Qi ersheng thought the thing on his neck might as well be taken off.

He was so enraged by this turn of events that his eyes turned bloodshot, bulging outward; he looked like an Evil Ghost struggling to escape from Hell.

His face, twisted and ferocious, lacked any of its usual gentleness and appeared incredibly terrifying.

"Su Fugui, good, really very good indeed."

Qi ersheng convinced himself that it was the old fox of the Su Family who had detected his intentions, responded with a ruse, and ensnared him in an extreme predicament.

Thinking of the company funds he had misappropriated, Qi ersheng was doubly troubled.

He had hoped to quickly recoup the funds and fill the shortfall. Never did he expect to not only miss out on profits but also lose everything he had.

No longer caring for any other thoughts, Qi ersheng’s only desire now was to get through to Su Li’s phone and demand an explanation of what had happened.

Yet, no matter what, the call wouldn’t go through, infuriating him to the point where he smashed his phone.

He also wrecked the furnishings in the villa.

Even so, he knew he still had to think of a solution and drove back to the city. When he tried using an assistant’s phone, to his surprise, the call connected.

"Su Li, did you block me?"

"What have you done that requires me to say?"

Qi ersheng’s eyes, red with hate, flickered with a moment of guilt, and the pitch of his accusatory voice softened slightly, "I can explain..."

"No need, we no longer need to have any dealings in the future, goodbye."

After hanging up the call, Su Li tossed the phone aside and swirled the wine glass in hand, parting her red lips, "How is it?"

One of the researchers, wearing glasses and a white Biochemical Suit, kept his eyes glued to a computer screen full of fluctuating curves, sparing a moment to answer, "The final result will need to wait until the researchers who took samples at the villa bring back the data, but one thing we know for sure is that thing is unrelated to the carrier’s emotions."

"And from the surveillance footage analysis, what it essentially needs is a form of energy."

"It’s just uncertain whether this energy, besides being harvested from gemstones and jade, can also be captured through other means, such as wind power, electric power, nuclear energy..."

The researchers, still not having enough, stared intently at the monitor screens, their eyes showing a fascinated longing, "It truly is exciting. To think that such wondrous things exist in the world, I wouldn’t believe it if I hadn’t experienced it myself."

The same frenzied expressions that adorned the face of this researcher were not uncommon in this sealed room.

Every one of them, clad in Biochemical Suits, had the same intoxicated look on their faces...

"Let’s step outside to talk."

Su Shaoqing, who had been standing in the corner like an invisible person, spoke up.

Su Li followed leisurely behind his wallet-friendly cousin, obviously in good spirits.

Su Shaoqing pursed his lips, hesitated for a while, then said, "This research is only the first step. To delve deeper, we must bring the person back in order to proceed..."

Su Li nodded, then waited a good while without hearing the person beside him continue, and looked up in confusion.

He saw that Su Shaoqing, unusually hesitant, said, "As long as that person cooperates with the researchers, I can guarantee he will come to no harm. Don’t worry..."

Su Li blinked and took a moment to realize what Su Shaoqing implied, then couldn’t help but laugh, saying, "You... are worried about me?"

Su Shaoqing returned the look as if to say "Isn’t it obvious?"

His expression seemed oddly charming in an unexpected way, and Su Li felt there was something wrong with his own eyes.

It was unexpected to find some sense of cuteness on such a stern and serious face.

Realizing his words had been abrupt, and perhaps his cousin might not understand, just like his ex-fiancée Chen Yuanyuan often accused him of being tone-deaf.

Su Shaoqing concluded to himself that it was probably because he wasn’t detailed enough in his speech to express his real intentions, leaving people with such a misunderstanding.

Thinking this, Su Shaoqing’s already tight face tightened further.

"I’ve heard that your relationship with that person used to be not so bad."

While Su Shaoqing’s words were of concern, they were delivered in such a way that they could be interpreted with a different meaning.

Really not here to cause trouble?

Su Li immediately put on a serious expression, as if swearing with raised hands, "Loyal to the country, loyal to the party, personal gain and loss are trivial matters..."

Noticing an even colder aura from his cousin, Su Li finally reverted to a smiling demeanor, "Thank you for caring, brother. But as you know, Qi ersheng harbors ill intentions towards the Su Family, and he’s not the same person I used to know."

"The bond between him and me has long faded, so there’s no need to worry about any lingering feelings I might have."

Su Shaoqing, despite his high position, still possessed a childlike innocence, which made Su Li look upon him with fondness and gladly offer an explanation.

Su Shaoqing also realized he had been mistaken; after all, it was this little cousin who had exposed the abnormalities in Qi ersheng.

If there had been any real affection, she would have thought to cover it up, not reveal it.

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Having been hung up on, Qi ersheng also resented Su Li.

"Since you disregard years of marriage, don’t blame me in the future..."

If Su Li could hear these words, she would surely exclaim, "How shameless!"

Even if the original owner were still alive, she never had any real affection with this man in her entire life.

Speaking of affection, it was utterly shameless of him to come asking for it right after scheming against the Su Family, as if he had no sense of decency left.

In their first life together, they had decades of marriage, yet those couldn’t outweigh the whining of a first love, the red rose, who made him give away her and her children’s lives.

Harsh words were thrown out, but solutions still had to be found.