Chapter 10

Leilia: "Your tone, pupil reaction, and body language all indicate that what you just said is the truth."

Leixiaogu: "You observed well. Everything I said is the truth."

Leilia: "But it's not the fact. You are using the truth to mislead me, leading me to a completely different conclusion."

Leixiaogu: "Very good, no, I should say excellent. Your judgment is correct. I was misleading you. Now, have you formed any new hypotheses based on this new information? Tell me what you think."

Leilia: "The people who attended Gorden's 'group' party three days ago had different sexual orientations. Was this some kind of mysterious ritual? And are these people his new test subjects? After all, they are just unknowns, with no background, suitable as experimental sacrifices." —— Hypothesis

I (Narrator): "Hmm... It's very likely. But given the scriptwriter's style, the plot probably won't develop this way. Supporting characters won't have their guesses come true so easily."

Leixiaogu: "It seems the information I gave you is not enough. I'll reveal one more piece of information to you. All the people who attended Gorden's 'group' party have one thing in common: they are all type A blood—just like Gorden."

Leilia: "Gorden turned into a vampire? That doesn't make sense. He isn't afraid of sunlight or garlic, and not all of those people are type A blood." —— Confused

Leixiaogu: "Your judgment that 'Gorden turned into a vampire' is not entirely off, but not quite right. He does need the blood of the people who attend the parties, but not the blood itself. Otherwise, he could just go to a hospital blood bank. What he needs is a special serum that is cultivated in the human body, has a very short shelf life, and is difficult to extract."

Leilia: "A special serum? Is he sick? I never noticed."

Leixiaogu: "Not only is he sick, but he is also dying. Three years ago, he only needed two people to attend his 'group' party, but now it has increased to seven, almost reaching the limit."

I (Narrator): "This dramatic turn... Is he trying to rehabilitate the old man's image?"

Leixiaogu: "He is paying the price for transforming himself into a living kryptonite. No hospital can treat him; he can only maintain himself this way. Unless there is a major breakthrough in black technology or alien high-tech research, he will definitely die in three years."

Leilia: "What kind of disease does he have? Is it incurable? Why doesn't he go to a regular hospital for treatment?"

Leixiaogu: "This is the price he paid for transforming himself into a living kryptonite. No hospital can treat it; he can only maintain himself this way. Unless there is a major breakthrough in black technology or alien high-tech research, he will definitely die in three years."

Leilia: "No wonder he went to great lengths to ensure sufficient research funding, even risking a conflict with the State Council... But his condition is so strange. Transforming himself into a living kryptonite is a significant risk, and he's not the type to take such a risk unless he's in a desperate situation. According to his character, he would have used some humans as guinea pigs or found another way to create liquid kryptonite, ensuring both effectiveness and safety. He wouldn't transform himself into a living kryptonite without a 100% guarantee of safety, unless..." —— She didn't dare to continue.

Leixiaogu: "Go on, unless what? It's just the two of us here. Speak your mind and ask clearly. Keeping your suspicions bottled up will breed darkness and affect our father-daughter relationship."

Leilia: "Unless someone wants him dead and is deliberately harming him. While he has many enemies, there are very few in the world who can use such means to kill him..."

I (Narrator): "Isn't there one right in front of you? The killer is your father!"

Leixiaogu: "Your analysis is very correct and reasonable, but I can clearly tell you: although we have had some friction and unpleasantness at work, I have never thought of killing him. I can swear this to your deceased mother." —— Very sincere

Leilia: "What if it was an order from the organization?"

Leixiaogu: "I would follow the order and kill him without hesitation." —— Resolute

Leilia: "I see. The organization must have decided that Gorden's supernatural department had become too powerful and uncontrollable. After the successful research of liquid kryptonite, they started to dismantle and take control."

I (Narrator): "Your analysis is correct. A department head who dares to demand such bizarre 'policies' from the organization would be lucky not to be shot. Especially since he coerced the 'policies' into place, he can't be left alive."

Leixiaogu: "You guessed wrong. Although Gorden is unpredictable and doesn't know how to restrain himself as a powerful department head, he is a rare talent and has made significant contributions to the organization. It would be too ruthless to dismantle and clean him out. Moreover, with the current activities of aliens, black technology, supernatural forces, and witchcraft, the organization needs him, so they will tolerate him and won't destroy their own fortress. His condition is really just an accident, a twist of fate."

Leilia: "Fate? Did Gorden personally experiment with witchcraft and suffer divine retribution?" —— Confused

Leixiaogu: "That's a wild guess. The annual average death rate for researchers in the witchcraft department is 13%—this doesn't even include those who were injured, disabled, missing, or suffered mental breakdowns on duty, just those who died on the spot—making it the most dangerous department. How could he dare to touch witchcraft? When I say 'fate,' I mean the human application test of Catalyst X. The previous animal and human experiments were all very successful, with no adverse reactions. But he alone had an allergic reaction. Scientists later found that the probability of a human having this allergic reaction is one in a billion, meaning he might be the only one in China allergic to Catalyst X. Isn't this fate? Truly, a talented person's life is short, and heaven envies talent." —— He spoke with enthusiasm, showing no sorrow, even a bit of schadenfreude.

I (Narrator): "Old scholar, watch your image. Your expression doesn't match your words at all."

Leixiaogu: "I've given you so much information. You should understand more than just the reason for his change in catchphrases, right? Now you understand why those children of martyrs came in, don't you?"

Leilia: "I understand. This is his preparation in case he can't hold out until there is a major breakthrough in black technology or alien high-tech research and can't find a solution. He is cultivating successors and successors-in-waiting. Those children of martyrs are the candidates for successors."

I (Narrator): "Cultivating successors and successors-in-waiting with children of martyrs? What kind of logic is this?"

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