171: I am not as good as you

Z Province.

First Hospital.

After examining Bai Xiaobai, the doctors reached a conclusion—this Mr. Bai Xiaobai had consumed a Mental Corrosion Potion.

This meant that, based on his current condition, if he didn't make cardss, his mental power might completely disappear in 10 years. If he insisted on making cardss, the time would be even shorter.

It was like a pond being drained; when making cardss, an extra pipe was added, and more water was drawn out.

Hearing this news, Lei Feng's anger surged.

It was actually a Mental Corrosion Potion!

They had been too careless, allowing this potion to be brought into the military zone, and letting Bai Xiaobai, such an important person, drink it in plain sight.

Although that tragic incident happened 20 years ago, it was the eternal pain of the Tianlong Republic.

He wondered who was behind this.

But no matter who it was, Lei Feng secretly swore that he would not let him off lightly... Three days later.

"What happened to me?"

Xu Bai opened his eyes and asked, just as he had planned.

The air seemed to quiet for a moment.

Then, the doctor spoke to him with a heavy tone.

"Mr. Xu, I'm sorry to inform you that you consumed a Mental Corrosion Potion, which caused you to be unconscious for a day. Although there is no danger to your life, your mental power will continuously decrease over time until it completely disappears. We estimate it will take about 10 years for your mental power to completely vanish."

Xu Bai remained expressionless after hearing this.

To others, Xu Bai appeared to be devastated and heartbroken by the doctor's words.

At this moment, Mr. Number Five stepped forward. He had recently received the investigation report from the investigation team, confirming that the Qian Family was responsible, just as Liu Mengyan had stated.

He told Xu Bai the truth about the investigation, not intending to hide anything.

"Mr. Xu, we have currently apprehended Researcher Liu Mengyan from your research institute, who administered the Mental Corrosion Potion to you.

We have extracted the truth from her, and our investigation team has verified that the situation is as she described: the Qian Family coerced the Liu Family using coal energy sales rights to poison you. We will certainly give you an explanation for this matter, or if you desire any compensation, we can also help you negotiate.

At the same time, we will dispatch the best doctors to do everything in their power to treat you."

Xu Bai continued to maintain an expressionless face.

Although he wanted to act with vacant eyes and a heartbroken expression, he knew he wasn't good at acting, so no expression was his best expression.

"Alright, I'll leave it to you. I need some time to think about what happens next.

I'm a bit tired. You can go about your business first, just leave Wu Zijin here."

Hearing this, the others did not object to his suggestion and walked out of the ward.

They also knew that anyone facing such a situation would find it difficult to immediately pull themselves together...

"What happened after I fell unconscious?"

Xu Bai wanted to know if things were going as he expected, and if anything had gone beyond his control.

Wu Zijin leaned in close to Xu Bai's ear and quietly shared the information he knew.

"Hehehe, as far as I know, Mengyan and Mengyun were arrested the day you fell unconscious, and then the current head of the Qian Family threw a fit in his study the next day, breaking many things."

This sentence contained the information Xu Bai wanted to know: the head of the Qian Family throwing a fit meant that Liu Mengyan had implicated the Qian Family, and someone had also tipped them off, allowing the Qian Family to receive this news.

Wu Zijin: "Oh, I just thought of something. In others' eyes, you're now someone who has consumed a Mental Corrosion Potion. What about your research in the future? You wouldn't give up research, would you?"

"How could I? I'm putting on this act precisely for the future. Then I can say that Bai Xiaobai's younger brother, Bai Dabai, did the research."

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Wu Zijin found Xu Bai's reasoning very brazen. Many people here knew what Xu Bai looked like.

"Aren't you afraid that the Tianlong Republic won't buy it? They might think you've schemed against them. Will you two turn against each other later?"

Xu Bai still looked calm and collected at this time, not at all worried by Wu Zijin's speculation.

"You should know that the Qian Family wanting to poison me is a fact; I didn't force them to do it. At most, I'm just going with the flow.

Is it only allowed for others to harm me, and I can't fight back? Even a worm will turn. Although I sometimes don't place much importance on profits, I value life greatly. Whoever wants to harm me, I won't let him off easily."

He had lived another life, and he valued life even more. Otherwise, why would he ask others for life-saving cardss, why would he learn how to shoot from others, and why would he painstakingly conduct research?

Wasn't all of this just to live comfortably?

If someone didn't want him to be comfortable, why should he care if others were comfortable or not?

He was not a saint, nor was he a politician.

He wouldn't consider what impact moving against the Qian Family would have on the Tianlong Republic, he wouldn't consider how much the Qian Family had contributed to the Tianlong Republic, and he certainly wouldn't consider whether the conflict between the Tianlong Republic's two major energy Card Makers would allow other countries to take advantage.

He only knew that the Qian Family wanted to harm him, and that was enough...

"That's right, if the other party wants to harm me, why should I let them off easily?"

Wu Zijin seemed surprised by Xu Bai's words, as if something had just occurred to him, and he was momentarily stunned.

But he quickly recovered and sighed.

"Alas! I'm not as good as you. When I encountered such a thing, I didn't retaliate; instead, I ran away cowardly."

Seeing Wu Zijin like this, Xu Bai lowered his gaze and pondered for a moment, then comforted him.

"Actually, I only retaliated because I had the confidence. If I were just an ordinary Card Maker, I would only be able to run away if I encountered the Qian Family.

But I believe in 'thirty years of prosperity in the east, thirty years in the west; don't bully a young man in poverty.'

Even if I ran away, I would firmly remember this matter in my heart, and when I had the ability in the future, I would take back what was mine and retaliate for what they did to me."

"Is that so?"

Although Wu Zijin's tone was questioning, he had already been convinced by Xu Bai.

Hitting a rock with an egg is indeed not advisable, because the rock will not suffer any damage.

In fact, if he were to go back to that time, he truly didn't have the ability to resist or retaliate. So, his choice to run away at that time wasn't wrong, it was just that he felt a bit unwilling.

"Thanks, brother, thank you for your comfort. When I have the ability in the future, I will retaliate."

"You're welcome. I can help then."

The two looked at each other and smiled, then high-fived.