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Chapter Forty-One: Hou Qiang Arrives

  "It's not that I've discovered something, but it's your gemstone that brings about a change that can drive the entire human race crazy! Do you know what the Earth lacks most right now?"

  "What's lacking? I don't know what others are lacking! All I know is that I'm not lacking anything now, what I lack is safety and peace, if you leave then everything will be fine."

  "No! How can you be so unreasonable?! We're discussing a very serious matter now, don't you have any desire to leave a good name in history?"

  "Get out of here! Hmph! Get lost by tomorrow morning! Say whatever you want, let's see who'll believe you!" Li You Ran was fed up and had been talking for half a day without explaining why he was being chased.

  Just as Li You Ran was about to open the door and go out, there was a knock at the door. At this time, someone would knock on the door, which means it's not someone she knows. She doesn't have any friends, her parents are traveling, so who could it be?

  Li You Ran was a bit nervous, Wen Bo was the same, they spent several days on tenterhooks. Now he's like a frightened rabbit, as soon as there's any noise, the first thing that comes to mind is to hide. He has already crawled under the sofa and hidden.

  Through the peephole in the door, she found it was Security Guard Liu from downstairs. Li You Ran let out a sigh of relief and opened the door.

  "You're at home so leisurely!" Liu Shu looked at Li You Ran with surprise and said.

  "Hey! Uncle Liu, you're sleeping again, right? I just got back from outside and you didn't even see me?" Li You Ran teased.

  Liu Shu is the security guard of this residential area, but this security guard is no different from having none. He sleeps all day and sits in the pavilion at night without coming out. This small district is relatively peaceful, but if something gets lost, it's guaranteed that nothing will be caught.

  "You don't say! I saw someone wandering around your house yesterday, and now they're coming up to take a look today!"

  Li You Ran was so frustrated that she couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. What's this about discovering someone yesterday and coming up to take a look today? If it were really thieves, my whole house would have been emptied out, who would know?

  "That's my friend, I invited him to my home, it's nothing! Sorry to trouble you. You'd better go rest, don't exhaust yourself." Li You Ran advised.

  Liu Shu is actually a lonely old man, the community was originally meant to let him spend his later years in peace, but the old man was not happy, saying that he wanted to make a contribution to the community, so he took over the security guard's position. Xiao Huang was resentful for a long time because of this, it was his dream job, close to home and easy-going.

  The people in the neighborhood didn't rely on Uncle Liu either. As long as they paid attention to things themselves, that was enough. So Uncle Liu had a stable and secure job for these few years.

  "Alright! Since nothing's wrong, I'll head down then! If anything happens, don't forget to call me! Just shout from downstairs and I'll be right there." Liu Shu reminded as he left.

  "Alright, I know! Go down quickly!" After sending Liu Shu away, Li You Ran shook his head with a faint smile. Although Liu Shu couldn't actually do anything, he was still a kind-hearted person.

  Shut the door, Li You Ran turned around to see Wen Bo's feet exposed outside, walked over and kicked Wen Bo's feet, saying: "Come out! The security guard downstairs! So timid, don't know how you ran out."

  Wenbo emerged from under the sofa, sat on it and said: "You haven't experienced it! Holding your breath every day! I've only been doing this for a few days and I'm already fed up! Sometimes I think, maybe it's better to let them catch me at that time, maybe I can pretend to be stupid and get away with it. But now it's like this! Hiding here and there, don't know when it will end!"

  Actually, Wenbo was right. If he hadn't hidden at that time, it would have been just a few questions. He's a Ph.D. in biology, who knew his physics was so impressive? As a result, he himself had a guilty conscience, thinking that the incident of scraping off the gemstone powder had been exposed. A gem worth over $100 million! He's not like Li You Ran, such an ignorant fool, how could he not know? Even if he sold it 100 times, he wouldn't be able to make up for the loss!

  As a result, they themselves were exposed and became the typical representatives of "no silver here". What kind of people are the Yuans? Can they still let others take advantage of them? Of course, they have to be brought back. Moreover, the Yuans had some clues in their research on gems, and capturing Wenbo was obviously to verify something.

  "It's settled then! Tomorrow, leave immediately, at worst I'll sponsor some of your travel expenses."

  Li You Ran was in a hurry to send the plague god away, but unfortunately Wen Bo had just found a place that could accommodate him and he refused to leave. He wouldn't mention leaving even if you killed him.

  Looking at Wen Bo eating a banana in front of her without saying a word, Li You Ran was so angry that she wanted to slap herself! She had asked for it by being too talkative, and now the unlucky star had been invited over and couldn't be gotten rid of!

  "What do you want me to do?! I'm begging you, I have no way to help you! The Yuan family has arrived, and I have no way to protect you. I'm just a sole proprietorship! Do you still expect me to confront them? Don't scam me!"

  "Actually, I thought about it carefully, even if I didn't come here, you can't escape, the Yuan Group will still find you in the end. Don't forget that gemstone was leaked from your hands."

  "So what! I've said it, must I have two just because I have one?"

  "So I don't plan on leaving, anyway running won't get me anywhere, might as well stay one more day, besides I still have some discoveries to make with the gemstone."

  "What's going on?" Li You Ran finally couldn't help but ask.

  "That so-called gemstone is actually not naturally formed."

  As soon as Wenbo spoke, Li You Ran was like seeing a ghost, subconsciously refuting: "How is that possible! Obviously..."

  Suddenly thought of something and fell silent.

  "What's wrong, why aren't you speaking? Are you thinking of something? Biological crystal formation, do you think it can stump a biology Ph.D. like me? I've even surpassed my supervisor."

  Wenbo said with a proud face, but this also made Li You Ran feel at ease. As long as it's not fake, that's all that matters. Otherwise, no matter how many mouths say otherwise, it can't be explained clearly. Think about it, a gem worth over $100 million is actually fake? If it were someone else, they would go crazy and then immediately become unlucky.

  "Surpassed your mentor? Then why are you still working as an appraiser in a jewelry company? Isn't doing research better? With large research funding, the profession is also high-end and upscale." Li You Ran's heart was at ease now, and she said with a teasing tone.

  "Haha! So what if the technique is good? It's still being used to benefit others, and my research results were stolen by my own teacher! Isn't that ridiculous? Actually, if he wanted it, all he had to do was ask me, I wouldn't have minded giving it to him directly. But instead, he stole from me! Afraid that I would expose him, he even kicked me out of the lab and sabotaged me in the academic circle! He completely ruined my research career."

  When it comes to this, Wenbo looks very sad, but Li You Ran is different, and immediately ridicules: "Oh! That's no wonder! It turns out that you can't mix down."

  "It seems you're not worried about yourself, do you think this is just a minor discovery? Let me tell you, it's not important, what's important is that these biological crystals contain an enormous amount of energy. The powder from those crystals releases more energy than nuclear fuel, and without any radiation, a safe new type of energy with no hidden dangers. Do you know what that means?"

  Li You Ran's face was initially relaxed, but as time went on, it became increasingly solemn. When he finally heard that the fuel was comparable to nuclear fuel and had no radiation, he realized the severity of the situation.

  "What do you mean..."

  "That's right, that's what I mean! They won't let you go, do you think they'll believe you if you say you don't have it? Even if they don't get rid of you, you'll never see the light of day again. Energy, a clean and harmless energy source, what a huge benefit, having it is like being the richest person in the world. What's your situation?"

  Just as Li You Ran was deep in thought, the door was knocked again, startling both Li You Ran and Wen Bo. Then Wen Bo spoke up, "It must be your neighbor again, they're really diligent, this is the second time already! I know you're home, go take a look!"

  Li You Ran walked to the door as instructed and this time didn't even glance at it before opening it: "Uncle Liu, what's going on again... who are you?"

  It wasn't Liu Shu at the door, but a man in a suit and tie, wearing glasses, looking elegant and refined, waiting for Li You Ran.

  "Are you looking for Mr. Li You Ran?" the man said.

  "It's me! Who are you?" Li You Ran was somewhat bewildered, he didn't recognize this man.

  "Mr. Li You Ran may not know me! But I think you must know him." After finishing, a person walked out from one side, and Li You Ran recognized at a glance that it was one of the people who kidnapped He Mei Li that day!

  Li You Ran subconsciously wanted to close the door, but it was held up by a slap from the man.

  "Is this how Mr. Li treats his guests? Won't you invite me in to sit down? Don't worry, I didn't come here today looking for trouble, on the contrary, I came with sincerity."

  "Is your sincerity about kidnapping other people's girlfriends and even using date rape drugs to ruin them?" Just seeing this guy makes me uncontrollably furious.

  "So I came to apologize today, and by the way, there are some things I want to talk to you about." After finishing speaking, he pushed open the door and walked in himself. The subordinate also followed him in.

  As soon as he came in, Wenbo looked up and was taken aback for a moment. A hint of doubt flashed across his eyes, then he pretended to be nonchalant and said: "You must be a friend of Mr. Li You Ran's, nice to meet you. My name is Hou Qiang, everyone calls me Monkey Brother. Where is the master?"

  "Unemployed vagrant! Don't know you! I'm going to sleep peacefully! You entertain your own guest!" Wenbo walked away directly, he didn't like this person, feeling very sinister and a bit venomous.

  "How did you find this place, what's your purpose?" Li You Ran looked at Hou Qiang with vigilance. If it were before, he might have been afraid of him, but after the divine technique could be used in this world, these ordinary people were no longer in his eyes.

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