Last night Bai Ren was not in very good condition. His body was weak, and he quickly fell asleep. It was only after waking up this morning that he had recovered a bit of his energy.
What mattered most now was naturally contacting his subordinates as soon as possible and treating the injuries on his legs. Those people had been very heavy-handed, but if he endured the pain, he could still move, so if the treatment was timely, both legs should still be saveable.
Although he did not care that much about his body, if he really ended up disabled, moving around would still become a lot more troublesome.
It seemed he had stayed abroad for too long and had grown used to smooth sailing, so after coming back, he had relaxed his guard a little too much and thus fallen into such a trap.
Thinking of that so-called father of his, a trace of coldness flashed through Bai Ren’s eyes.
From childhood to adulthood, that man had imposed extremely strict demands on him, and he was indeed exceptionally capable and extremely intelligent, so he could easily meet that man’s requirements.
At first, Bai Yan had been quite satisfied with this. But the problem was that he had grown up in the Bai Family, and Bai Yan had measured everything about him against Bai Yucheng as the standard.
He could be outstanding, but he could not be more outstanding than the future family head, otherwise he would still be scolded.
That old man Bai Yan always said the most was that he had to remember his own position and identity.
Ridiculous. The identity the other party wanted him to have, he had long since understood clearly in his heart. Bai Yan was nothing more than wanting to raise him into a dog of the Bai Family, just like himself.
So, even though he could obviously have gotten better grades, even though he could obviously have won competitions, even though he could have skipped grades to study things that matched the knowledge he had accumulated, in order not to surpass his “master”, he could only “strictly adhere to his proper role”.
How could he possibly be reconciled to that!
He, Bai Ren, would never willingly become someone else’s dog!
When he was little, Bai Ren had still been foolish enough to say it directly and want to resist, and what he got in return was nothing but a beating.
Later, he became smarter and tried to quietly develop himself through some channels, but in the end it was too slow.
Fortunately, he still found an opportunity. The Bai Family had risen through medicine, and the Shengheng Group now in Bai Yucheng’s hands was also centered on that, so when he said back then that he wanted to go abroad to study courses in this field, Bai Yan agreed without hesitation.
Only then did he finally have the chance to go to an environment where no one was watching him, making it easier to build up his own forces.
The cooperation a few years ago with the Pentragon family of Y Country undoubtedly let him take another step forward.
No one knew that the person in charge of the world-famous BM Group was actually him.
As for the gift to this world that he had been researching all along, he had also already made some progress.
The reason he had returned here was naturally to begin where things started and end where things started.
This world was truly boring. It was better to let everything disappear.
He just did not know what wonderful expression his dear father would show when he learned that the Bai Family he valued most had become the source of the apocalypse. That should at least be somewhat interesting.
His coming to such a small place as Shencheng was also part of the plan. Although on the surface, he had come on a business trip for the Bai Family’s Shengheng Group, to personally pay a visit to an old professor who had retired and returned to his hometown to spend his old age in peace.
In reality, he had his own purpose.
This professor had a very deep understanding of the direction he wanted to pursue in virus research. He believed that if he could invite the other party to take part in several research stages, he would definitely be able to move one step closer to his goal.
He was not worried about being seen through for wanting to destroy this world. After all, many research results and directions were nothing more than a matter of a single thought.
Who would still remember that botulinum toxin, which countless beauty enthusiasts regarded as a treasure for removing wrinkles and slimming the face, had once been used as a biochemical weapon in the Second World War, and that just 1 gram was enough to poison five hundred million people?
Of course, he disdained using an already known virus. A perfect curtain call naturally had to be given the best work by his own hands.
It was just that Bai Ren had not expected that as soon as he arrived here, he would be told that the old professor had already passed away.
Zhu Xiuya, who had come to Shencheng with him, had just happened to be sent away by him to handle some urgent matters in the group, and was not at his side.
Bai Ren felt that he had only just returned to the country, that his confidential identity abroad had been handled very well, and that he had not yet made enemies domestically. In this small city, there should not be anything happening.
He had not expected that he would be ambushed on the road after leaving the old professor’s house.
Although if the virus were developed, then everyone would die anyway, he did not mind sending the person who dared to scheme against him to report to the god of death in advance and enjoy extreme pain.
He had only heard of the ancient method of lingchi, and he rather wanted to witness with his own eyes how exactly a person could be cut until the three-thousandth slash before dying.
The man curled the corner of his mouth, revealing a strange smile. When he heard footsteps coming from the doorway, his face immediately returned to a gentle expression.
Mo Yi opened the door with excitement and walked in, still carrying a large bag of breakfast in his hands.
After he handed Bai Ren the discarded old-style phone he had exchanged from the inn owner, he put all the breakfast he had bought on the table.
Then, in front of Bai Ren, he effortlessly pushed that heavy wooden table by the window over to the bedside.
Bai Ren took the old-fashioned phone and did not mind it. Anyway, it was enough as long as it could be used to make calls.
The call connected very quickly. After the other end recognized his voice, an anxious voice immediately came through. “BOSS, you finally called!”
“Where exactly did you disappear to last night? There was no news at all. I called you dozens of times! I was just short of calling the police!”
“Nothing, just a sudden situation yesterday, my leg broke.”
The tone Bai Ren used was rather carefree, as if he could already imagine Zhu Xiuya’s furious expression in his mind, but the words he spoke made the woman on the other end of the call turn pale with shock.
She knew her boss would not casually make this kind of joke. Thinking of the unfamiliar number that had called him, had he even lost his phone?
The woman instantly filled in, in her imagination, the scene of her boss being robbed and beaten by a group of thugs while she was away.
That scene really did not suit her boss, who was usually full of bad ideas and cold and ruthless.
However, since the other party could still speak into the phone so calmly, the situation should all still be within Bai Ren’s control.
Zhu Xiuya had been Bai Ren’s personal assistant for such a long time, and she knew him very well. She did not say any more nonsense, and honestly asked him where he was now.
Bai Ren casually picked up the note on the bedside table that had the inn’s address and phone number printed on it, glanced at it, told her the address, and also instructed her to bring two sets of clothes and some toiletries over as well.
Zhu Xiuya solemnly noted down Bai Ren’s requests, and only after hanging up did she realize.
Two sets of clothes? One of them was even a smaller size?
And the address was in a small inn!
Was their boss, who had been single for who knew how many years, finally blooming at long last?
And the smaller size was for men’s clothes. Could it be that some poor boy from some family had been eaten up by the boss?
No matter how much she complained internally, in action she still quickly carried out the things Bai Ren had instructed her to do.
As for the other side, after putting down the phone, Bai Ren only then discovered that the boy had already opened the lid of the fresh-keeping box and had properly arranged all the breakfast on the table that had been pulled to the bedside.
He had some understanding of Mo Yi’s strength, so seeing such a heavy table being easily pulled over, Bai Ren was not surprised.
However, why had he bought so much food…
Porridge, steamed buns, side dishes, youtiao, sandwiches, if five adults ate together it would probably still be enough.
He could not help glancing at the youth who looked thin. Clearly, the other party did not think there was anything wrong with this, and even looked excited.
Before, Mo Yi had no money in his pocket and had always relied on rummaging through trash cans and casually taking things from the shelves of food stores to get a full meal.
Now that he had money, naturally he would buy whatever he wanted to eat.
There were many stalls outside, and Mo Yi wanted to try every kind, so he simply bought them all back in one go.
Even 005 did not think there was anything wrong. It even felt that its host had suffered so much, and was merely wanting to try more kinds of food, so this small request of course had to be satisfied.
The rich aroma of food drifted over, making Mo Yi so greedy that he was almost drooling.
Even so, he still did not start eating without saying a word. He still remembered the injured person on the bed.
Mo Yi carefully helped Bai Ren sit up, let him lean against the head of the bed, and thoughtfully stuffed a pillow behind the man’s back. That way he could reach the food on the table by himself.
After doing all this, Mo Yi impatiently sat down beside him and enthusiastically urged, “Hurry up and eat, eat while it’s hot!” As he spoke, he reached out to grab the food in the box.
But before his hand even touched the meat bun in front of him, he heard the man beside him cough.
Mo Yi’s heart suddenly tightened, and his hand trembled as it stopped moving forward. He thought Bai Ren was uncomfortable, so he turned to look at him, only to see the man smiling at him and saying, “Shouldn’t you wash your hands before eating?”
Although Bai Ren’s tone was very gentle, Mo Yi somehow felt that if he did not obediently go wash his hands, something bad might happen.
A beast’s intuition had always been accurate. He almost reflexively nodded and said, “Wash, wash my hands! I’ll go right now!”
005 in his sea of consciousness also chimed in from the side, “The villain is right! Host, we need to wash our hands, we need to pay attention to hygiene. People have to wash their hands before eating, that way it’s not easy to get sick!”
Mo Yi automatically filtered out the system’s chatter, nimbly got out of bed, and rushed into the bathroom to carefully wash his hands clean.
Considering that Bai Ren was inconvenient right now, after washing his own hands Mo Yi did not forget to go back to the room and grab the towel that had been placed on the stool by the bedside after Bai Ren’s fever had broken. He took it back to the sink and washed it carefully again, then brought the clean towel back to the room to help him wipe his hands.
Bai Ren did not refuse Mo Yi’s kindness. Looking at the way the other party was earnestly wiping his hands, it felt as if a feather had brushed over his heart, bringing a trace of warm, ticklish sensation.