Mental Illness Evolution Manual - Chapter 35

When she saw Dongye He again, he was very different from before. The bruises on his face were from the chaos earlier, the wounds had been treated, the blood had stopped, but he hadn’t changed his clothes.

He had probably never worn clothes that were so dirty and torn before, it was as if there were ants crawling on him, he couldn’t help but fidget.

Dongye He’s expression was still that arrogant and overbearing look that was unique to the chaebol family, but when he saw Lu Mingqiu, he immediately stood up from his chair. When she said they could go, he immediately agreed, “Okay.”

He was both him and not him.

Yan Xianchuan looked at him, Dongye He noticed and frowned, he was very displeased, but he didn’t say anything.

On the way back to the Quhai Building, Yan Xianchuan went online and took a look, sure enough, it was already in chaos, it was a huge uproar, the top ten hot searches were all about “Dongye He suspected of being attacked.”

Many of the horse farm workers had recorded videos, but they were all deleted by Black, who hacked into the network and installed viruses.

At that time, the flames were blazing, the explosion also caused dust to fly, everyone was disguised, you couldn’t see anything with the naked eye.

You could only see a group of people wrapped tightly and a few prosthetically modified people fighting, after that, Dongye He disappeared, leaving behind a mess.

It hadn’t even been a month since Dongye Zhengqi’s death, and Dongye He was in danger again, all sorts of conspiracy theories had emerged.

But the official account had issued a statement not long ago, saying that Dongye He was safe and sound, he was fine, and he would hold a press conference in the afternoon to prove it.

They said it, but not many people believed it.

When they arrived at the Quhai Building, the car drove directly into the underground garage, Assistant Jin Zaishun was already waiting there, he was relieved when he saw Dongye He get out of the car.

There were also two unfamiliar women who got out of the car with him, who were these two people, how did Dongye He come back after being attacked, what was the whole story of the attack?

Even though he had a thousand questions in his heart, he didn’t ask a single word.

A qualified subordinate must learn when to shut up.

Dongye He gave orders as he walked, “Have you found the reporters?”

Jin Zaishun followed behind him, he said respectfully, “It’s all been arranged, Boss, the press conference will be held in an hour.”

“I’ve always been confident in your work.” Dongye He said, “These two are my saviors, they’ll be staying here for a while, remember to tell someone to tidy up downstairs.”

“Understood.” Jin Zaishun replied.

He led Dongye He to the top floor before taking the elevator back down.

Dongye He’s living room was almost the same as the one in the video broadcast, except that the sofa and carpet were new, they had changed from the original intricate hand-woven carpet to a tiger skin rug.

Yan Xianchuan took a special look, it was real leather.

This was a rare protected animal, but then again, the chaebols wouldn’t follow any so-called legal provisions.

Dongye He went into his bedroom himself and didn’t come out again.

Yan Xianchuan walked around the tiger skin rug and sat down on the sofa, “So we’re here to monitor him?”

“That’s right.” Lu Mingqiu said, “I need to confirm his state, observe him for a few days, and I also need to take over the Dongye family’s industries.”

“It sounds like a lot of trouble.” Yan Xianchuan looked around the huge living room, “It’s a good thing I don’t have to use my brain.”

“You have a task too.” Lu Mingqiu suddenly said, her eyes curved, “You need to train, mainly shooting.”

Looking at the other party’s reluctant face, she said again, “There’s another question, during the operation this morning, you had the ability to easily take down the enemy, why didn’t you offer suggestions and plans?”

Yan Xianchuan was attracted by an antique mechanical bird in the display cabinet, she answered without thinking, “Because you said to run.”

You told me to run, so I ran?

Lu Mingqiu’s expression was strange, she couldn’t refute for a moment. It was a little awkward to praise her for being obedient, and to criticize her for being inflexible, but she wasn’t really wrong. Besides, she had always been very tolerant of Yan Xianchuan.

“You can offer your own ideas next time.” She added, “But it has to be suggestions that are relevant to the mission and beneficial.”

As soon as she said this, Yan Xianchuan’s mouth, which had been open in excitement, closed again, her eyes were full of resentment, as if she had said something terrible.

She didn’t have any expression on her face, just her eyes were extremely resentful, she looked like a wronged wife, she waited for a while, Lu Mingqiu still didn’t speak, she finally said, “How long do I have to train? I think my shooting skills are already good enough.”

“It depends on your progress.” Lu Mingqiu smiled, “You only have this one task until we’ve finished dealing with this.”

“What if I haven’t finished learning after we’re done?” Yan Xianchuan’s eyes lit up, she asked tentatively.

“You can learn the same way at the next branch.” Lu Mingqiu said.

“Okay.” Yan Xianchuan said.

“I don’t think Dongye He has changed much,” she brought up another thing she was interested in, “I thought he would become particularly stupid.”

“Then wouldn’t everyone be able to see his abnormalities?” Lu Mingqiu shook her head and said, “My psionic ability is to implant a concept in his brain, making him unconditionally obey my orders, it won’t change his personality.”

“His words and actions are still the same as before.”

“Um… what if you told him to do a striptease?” Yan Xianchuan asked curiously.

Lu Mingqiu glanced at her and said unhurriedly, “He would do it reluctantly, just like you learning to shoot.”

Yan Xianchuan: “…”

She decided to continue staring at the antique bird, pretending she was deaf.

An hour later, the press conference was held on time in the conference hall on the first floor of the Quhai Building. Dongye He sat in the first seat, Jin Zaishun stood beside him, facing them were rows of reporters.

Although there were many people, who would speak was decided beforehand, what questions they would ask was also the same, they had already memorized their lines.

Yan Xianchuan and the others were sitting behind the curtains on the second floor.

After the start was announced, a reporter stood up and asked, “Do you have anything you want to say about the attack?”

The bruises on Dongye He’s face hadn’t faded yet, it was clear that he had really suffered, “There were indeed people who went to the horse farm in the northern suburbs to try to kidnap me for ransom, but luckily, my bodyguards arrived in time, the people involved have been handed over to the search team, they will face prison.”

He sat down, another reporter stood up and asked, “Have you found out the identity of the attackers?”

Dongye He replied, “We haven’t found any leads yet.”

The third reporter asked, “What do you think of this attack?”

“I express my deepest regret.” Dongye He said, “They were clearly prepared, they had good weapons, their target was clear, they immediately demanded the formula for the consciousness separation potion and one billion credit points as ransom.”

“How did they know my whereabouts? Who provided them with weapons and equipment? I don’t believe you can just pull a team of people like that off the street.” Dongye He sighed, “Our family is dedicated to the pharmaceutical industry, it’s to make more people no longer suffer from illness, to give more people a chance to live.”

“Before I took over as family head, I did a lot of charity work, there are ten welfare homes and nursing homes in Night City that I built, and I hold two large fundraising and auction events every year, all the proceeds are used to reduce the financial burden of seriously ill patients.”

“The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. This is my life motto, and I live by it. I can sit here with a clear conscience.”

“The research on the consciousness separation potion has been going on for decades, countless manpower and material resources have been invested. The people behind the attackers have set their sights on it, they want to get something for nothing, but they don’t know that for so many years, the family hasn’t been making profits from it, the sales of the consciousness separation potion have only broken even, in the early years, it was even in a state of continuous loss.”

When he said this, it was as if a thousand words were welling up in his heart, finally turning into a sigh, “That’s all for today’s press conference, thank you for coming.”

After saying this, he nodded to everyone, turned around and walked out of the hall.

In the entire speech, except for the fact that the attackers were demanding the consciousness separation potion, almost none of it was true.

What life motto, what charitable works. The Dongye family *did* engage in charity, but Dongye He certainly didn’t personally oversee it; he merely gave the orders.

And his purpose in doing charity wasn’t to live by his motto at all, it was just a necessary process for maintaining his daily image.

Even though intelligent people recognize the negative aspects of chaebols, a veneer of respectability is still necessary.

It has to be a bright and beautiful piece of cloth.

And the relevant personnel were handed over to the search team, they’re probably already in the incinerator.

If it hadn’t been for the fact that there were so many people in the hall, Yan Xianchuan would have really clapped for him, that kind of disappointment and anger that wasn’t understood, the emotion when he talked about his ideals, that kind of genuine acting without changing his expression or heartbeat, he really should have been given an award for Best Actor.

“Did you teach him to say that?” she asked the person next to her, tilting her head.

“No, I just told him not to reveal anything, to suppress the matter.” Lu Mingqiu denied, “He’s improvising.”

“Let’s go.” she said. “The press conference is over, it’s time to get down to business.”

Lu Mingqiu didn’t know much about business, but Starfire had people who specialized in this area, she was just the one who made the overall decisions.

“I’ve arranged a trainer for you, it starts the day after tomorrow, as for tomorrow…” she said softly, “Tomorrow we’ll go to send Atmore off.”

“I’ve chosen a cemetery, and I’ve sent messages to his friends.”

“Shouldn’t we go buy a set of black clothes?” Yan Xianchuan thought for a moment and said.

She remembered that you had to wear black when you went to pay your respects.

“No need.” Lu Mingqiu said. “There aren’t so many rules now, but if you want to buy some, you can go by yourself.”

The next day was cloudy, thick white clouds piled up in the sky, the edges were lead gray, indicating that rain was coming.

The wind swirled through the blades of grass, Yan Xianchuan was wearing a black suit, holding a black umbrella, she walked slowly on the stone path.

Atmore didn’t believe in any religion, so there was no priest here to say things like “May he rest in peace with the Mother Goddess.”

He was a bounty hunter, and he had a good personality, he had a wide circle of friends, almost everyone from all walks of life.

There were twenty or thirty people who came, only Yan Xianchuan was dressed solemnly and respectfully, she also brought a peony, which she placed on the white porcelain urn.

She didn’t care about the flower language, she just thought it looked flamboyant, like Atmore’s personality.

No one spoke when they were filling the grave. Yan Xianchuan saw a person in the crowd who was silently shedding tears.

It was Hill.