But if he were alive and got what they wanted, they would continue to use his daughter to threaten him.
Professor Liu wanted to end it all, but his two students were completely innocent bystanders.
Cong Zhibo knew nothing, and Professor Liu never planned to bring them, but when Meng Qingyu appeared, he coaxed him with a few words, inviting him to join a special scientific expedition, and the naïve kid excitedly agreed.
Guan Hai wasn't as simple-minded; he sensed something was off about Professor Liu, which is why he came along.
Professor Liu did his best to hide the true purpose of the expedition from Cong Zhibo, hoping he would have a chance to leave alive.
But Guan Hai had already sensed something fishy, and had a serious talk with Professor Liu along the way.
Only Cong Zhibo thought they were a regular scientific expedition team and that Meng Qingyu was a supervisor sent by a sponsor.
In a way, that understanding wasn't wrong.
