The two of them sat in the laboratory, silent for a long time.
Hao Liang spoke again, "You risked your life to help me retrieve the multi-headed weasel. You should at least know what I want it for. Of course, maybe the multi-headed weasel is useless to you…"
"It's useful," Qin Siyang cut off Hao Liang's self-directed speech.
"Hm?"
"The substances in the multi-headed weasel that can wash away the aura of the disc armor are very useful to me."
Hao Liang glanced at Qin Siyang, "Little Qin, once it's known that you've used a potion that erases the disc armor's aura, it will definitely bring huge trouble. You need to think this through carefully. Don't put a noose around your own neck just for a bit of profit."
Qin Siyang nodded, "I've seen enough of the world by now. I know what kind of gains are worth taking risks for."
Hao Liang nodded, "Good. Since you know your limits, I won't try to dissuade you. Give me some time. I'll research a God-Hunting tool that can erase the disc armor's aura for you, so it'll be more convenient."
"Many thanks, Professor Hao."
"That's only right. If you need potions with any other kind of function, tell me. I can help you research them. Of course, if you're interested in what I'm doing, I'm also willing to bring you along. After all, you get things done one by one, and your luck is absurdly good. It really makes me envious."
"Sorry to disappoint you, Professor Hao, but I absolutely will not take part in this."
Hao Liang smiled, "Life doesn't have that many absolutes. Anything is possible."
Qin Siyang knew there was no point in saying anything more right now, so he did not argue further.
Besides, Hao Liang was acting out of good intentions, offering him another path to take, even though that path clearly didn't look passable.
Compared to that optional path, Qin Siyang was more concerned about other matters.
"Professor Hao, I hope you'll act with extreme caution and won't bring trouble to Old Li and the others."
Hao Liang nodded, "Of course. We've worked together for many years and already share deep bonds. I won't do anything that implicates them. Hurting others without benefiting myself is something only an idiot would do."
"Besides you, I'm the only one who knows about this. I won't tell anyone else. So when I'm exposed, it should be when I believe I can succeed."
"Succeed? Overthrow the United Government?"
"With just me, how could I possibly overthrow it?", Hao Liang straightened his collar, "It's enough if I can be that single spark that starts a prairie fire."
Qin Siyang could not understand Hao Liang's obsession.
'Isn't being alive better than anything else?' [T/N: Not everyone has a life worth living for.]
"At this point, then, I wish Professor Hao that all your wishes come true."
"I'll take your good words."
Just as Qin Siyang was about to leave, his phone suddenly rang.
It was a call from Chu Baxing.
Hao Liang asked, "You don't need to turn on call shielding for things between you two?"
"Our conversations aren't the kind that get your head chopped off. Professor Hao talks openly about overthrowing the United Government, so I don't have anything to hide."
Hao Liang smiled and sat quietly to the side.
Qin Siyang answered the call.
"Chu Baxing, what do you want with me?"
["Qin Siyang, I saw that Hu Chan has already come back. Have you come back too?"]
Qin Siyang did not want Chu Baxing to know about his connection with Hu Chan, and said coldly, "He's him, I'm me."
["Qin Siyang, you think I'm stupid, but I'm not that stupid. Outsiders might not know, but I live on the same floor as you. I already noticed long ago that you and Hu Chan disappeared together and showed up together several times. The two of you probably went outside the Safe Zone together to hunt gods, didn't you?"]
Since Chu Baxing had put it that plainly, Qin Siyang no longer bothered to hide it.
"Yes. But I don't know what you're getting at by bringing this up. If you think I'll seek Hu Chan's help to win our bet over the fourth-tier God-Hunting tool based on entrance points, you can rest assured. I'll definitely beat you with my own strength. If you want me to take you along to hunt gods, sorry, I don't have that much spare time."
The coldness in Chu Baxing's voice on the other end was gone, ["Qin Siyang, I'm saying this with no ulterior motive. I just want to tell you that I'm not a fool like Huo Dangkou."]
"Alright, alright. You're amazing, you're so smart. Want me to give you a little red flower?"
["Qin Siyang…"]
"Stop dragging things out. If you've got something to say, say it. You didn't call me just to prove how smart you are, did you?"
["Zheng Mubian, Chief of Staff Zheng from the Chu Legion, is here. He wants to meet you."]
"Zheng Mubian wants to see me? What does he want?"
["He said you should be able to guess why he's looking for you."]
Qin Siyang thought carefully. He hadn't done anything recently to offend the Chu-character Legion, and after all the twists and turns, he could even be considered Zheng Mubian's lifesaver.
If Chu Xiao'ang sent Zheng Mubian to see him, it was probably to find an excuse to stuff him with some benefits.
If it were just a token gesture, it wouldn't match the status of Zheng Mubian as the number two figure in the Chu-character Legion.
Then it must be some substantial help for his plan to form a sequence team.
With profit right in front of him, Qin Siyang naturally wouldn't back down, and readily agreed, "Where is he?"
["My room with Huo Dangkou."]
"Hm? There's a guest, so why didn't the hostel front desk notify me?"
Chu Baxing fell silent.
Qin Siyang understood. Zheng Mubian had probably used some special means to avoid attention and gone directly to Chu Baxing's room.
"Does Principal Zhao know about Chief of Staff Zheng coming here?"
["Yes. He mainly came today to wrap up and settle the previous deal with Principal Zhao, so the two of them met first."]
"Alright then. You and Chief of Staff Zheng wait a bit. I'll be back soon."
["Okay."]
After hanging up, Hao Liang said, "Little Qin, you can actually talk with Zheng Mubian. You really make me see you in a new light."
"Just a bit of luck."
"I'd say it's great fortune. You're what people call a 'favored child of heaven.'"
"That's too much praise, Professor Hao."
Hao Liang shook his head, "When I was young, my experience was too shallow, and I might have misjudged people. Now I'm already in my forties, I've been through quite a lot, and I won't look at people wrong again. Since you have business to attend to, I won't keep you. Remember, if there's anything you need my help with, come find me anytime."
Then he added meaningfully, "Although you're closer to Old Li, Old Li has a family to support and can't abandon everything to help you. I'm alone, and the things I do are matters where my head is tied to my belt. I can give you more absolute support."
Qin Siyang shook his head, "Professor Hao, even though I risked my life to get the materials back, you really don't need to go this far…"
Hao Liang patted Qin Siyang on the shoulder, "Little Qin, you're worth it. You possess a special kind of sequence ability. No matter who looks at you, they can see infinite futures."
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