From Apocalypse Boss to Farmer: My Vegetables Make Me Stronger!-Chapter 120 - 111: A Problem That Money Can Solve Is Not a Problem

Chapter 120: Chapter 111: A Problem That Money Can Solve Is Not a Problem

Shen Yue wasn’t an idiot.

He had only been startled by Gu Xi’s sudden injury, which was why he had panicked and lost his composure.

After he calmed down, he quickly realized something was wrong. ’With Gu Xi’s abilities, how could she possibly get hurt?’

Gu Xi didn’t speak. She just looked up at the huge potted plant in the corner of the hospital room, where a red pinpoint of light seemed to flash for an instant before disappearing.

Before Qi Xiang could react, Shen Yue’s face had already turned cold as he strode over.

He quickly found a micro-camera.

"What is going on!" Qi Xiang was stunned. ’This is military territory. How could...’

"Gu Xi?" Shen Yue frowned slightly. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Gu Xi nodded, indicating that he could speak freely.

"I’ll investigate this camera." Shen Yue’s expression was grim. ’It seems this matter is even more troublesome than I initially thought.’

But Gu Xi said, "Back in the cultivation area, you shouldn’t have been so reckless. Your ability..."

As she spoke, the little green sprout flew from her fingertip and circled Shen Yue’s wrist once.

She should have dealt with Shen Yue’s problem long ago. But after she learned about the G01 Project, she suspected his condition might be related to it, so she hadn’t acted rashly.

"I’m fine." Shen Yue lowered his gaze, concealing the emotional turmoil in his eyes, and asked in a cold voice, "But you... what exactly happened today?"

Although he had some suspicions, he was still angry about what Gu Xi had done.

No matter what, she shouldn’t have put herself at risk.

Gu Xi guessed why Shen Yue looked so upset and patiently explained, "Don’t worry, I have it under control. What happened today was likely a spur-of-the-moment decision on their part. But there’s something else..."

The moment Shen Yue heard there was a problem with the vaccine, his expression changed drastically. "If you knew there was a problem with the vaccine, why did you still..."

Gu Xi tapped the tender leaf at the tip of the little green sprout. "Relax, that thing has no effect on me." She looked up at Shen Yue and said very seriously, "Besides, I would never joke about my own life."

Shen Yue looked down at her, his expression still grim.

After a long moment, he looked away, seemingly annoyed, and stood up. "Qi Xiang, you stay here and watch her. I’m going to investigate the vaccine..."

’Not many people should have access to such a precious vaccine, and they acted on the spur of the moment... They probably haven’t had enough time to cover their tracks completely.’

He was determined to find out who was so audacious as to make a move right under the military’s nose!

After Shen Yue left, Qi Xiang clutched her chest dramatically and leaned close to Gu Xi. "Goodness, that’s the first time I’ve ever seen Shen Yue so angry..."

Gu Xi lowered her gaze slightly. "I don’t blame him. I acted on my own this time."

Qi Xiang tilted her head to look at her, blinking. "Gu Xiaoxi, I’m starting to feel a little sorry for certain people."

Gu Xi raised an eyebrow slightly. "...?"

After Shen Yue left, he didn’t return. It was unclear what he was busy with.

That afternoon, a nurse came by, saying she needed to draw Gu Xi’s blood for further tests.

Qi Xiang frowned slightly and was about to refuse, but Gu Xi nodded in agreement.

After the nurse left, Qi Xiang looked at her, confused. "Gu Xi, you..."

Gu Xi looked down, pressing a cotton ball to her wrist, and said calmly, "You have to spare the bait to spoil the fish. If you want to catch a big one, you have to cast out a little more bait, right?"

She had originally planned to wait and see.

She hadn’t expected them to be so impatient.

’Since that’s the case, there’s no need to take things step by step.’

Gu Xi tossed the cotton ball, stained with a bit of her blood, into the nearby trash can and raised her hand to open her personal terminal.

’Since those people are so obsessed with my blood, I might as well give them a big gift.’

...

「Late at night.」

A man with a grim expression sat on a bed, shirtless, his eyes slightly closed, lost in thought.

Suddenly, his personal terminal chimed.

The man’s eyes snapped open.

「Meanwhile.」

"Is that a message from them?" a long-haired woman in a bathrobe asked, walking seductively out of the bathroom.

"Mhm," the man grunted, tapping open his personal terminal.

"What’s it say?" After entering the room, the long-haired woman walked straight over and sat on the man’s lap. She rested her head on his shoulder, her almond-shaped eyes, which she narrowed slightly, appearing especially gentle and charming in the light.

The man didn’t push her away.

But his personal terminal remained in privacy mode.

The long-haired woman couldn’t see a thing.

’He’s still wary of me.’

Although the woman was furious inside, her expression became even more charming and docile. "Mr. Liou?"

"What’s the rush?" The man closed the Light Screen, grabbed the woman’s chin, and squeezed slightly. "Don’t worry," he said grimly, "I won’t go back on my promise to you people."

The woman gave a delicate laugh and purred, "Mr. Liou, listen to you. I’m already yours, how could I not trust you?"

This pair, each with their own ulterior motives, soon ended up tumbling into bed together.

Just as the man was about to go in for the kill, his personal terminal suddenly chimed twice in quick succession.

The man shoved the woman off him without a hint of hesitation, his expression dark.

The woman was pushed to the ground, and the rough floorboards scraped an angry red mark across her snow-white skin.

A flash of sinister hostility glinted in the woman’s lowered eyes, but it vanished as soon as she looked up, her delicate demeanor returning.

She nonchalantly wrapped her bathrobe tightly around herself and sat back down beside the man. "Mr. Liou?"

The man said nothing, his gaze fixed on a certain spot on the Light Screen for a long time.

’He had managed to inject that substance into Gu Xi’s body and thought the plan would go smoothly. But now, seeing the results of this blood test...’

"What is it, Mr. Liou?" the long-haired woman asked in an even softer voice.

The man didn’t answer. He simply disabled the privacy mode and turned the Light Screen toward her.

The woman was initially delighted, but she soon discovered that the report was completely useless.

"Mr. Liou, could the blood sample have been tampered with?" the woman asked with a slight frown. "That substance..."

"No. My men were watching the whole time." The man casually lit a cigarette and pointed at the Light Screen. "These data points are identical to the data we obtained before. It has to be hers."

’It’s not like data can’t be faked.’

The woman looked down to hide the mockery in her eyes and said meekly, "Then... is the remaining blood sample going to be sent to the Central Base?"

’Once the sample is sent away, it’ll be difficult for me to get my hands on it again.’

’After all, that old fox Zhou Jinyu is much harder to deal with than the man in front of me.’

’Besides, I did this behind my superiors’ backs. If they find out...’

"What’s wrong?" The man lifted the woman’s chin, his words carrying a double meaning. "You want it that badly?"

"Mr. Liou..." The woman shot him a coquettish glance, her hands climbing up to his neck. Her boneless-seeming body coiled around him like a seductive snake.

But the man suddenly grabbed her hands. "It’s not impossible to get it. It just depends on what price your boss is willing to pay!"

’A rare commodity is a good thing to hoard.’

The blood sample he had now was probably the only one in existence. After all, the substance could only survive in the human body for twelve hours at most.

And that young woman was now a high-priority asset under military protection. It would be nearly impossible to inject her with that substance a second time.

Besides, the substance itself was originally extracted from the old zombie virus. There were only a few doses in the entire world, and he had gone to great lengths just to preserve the one he had...

The man had painstakingly laid low for so many years, all banking on selling this for a good price so he could change his identity and go live a comfortable life in the Central Base.

He was long sick of staying in a shithole like Da Heng Mountain.

"As long as the price is to my satisfaction..." The man’s rough, large hand slowly caressed the woman’s smooth, delicate face.

"What?" The woman froze for a second, then realized what he meant and, without hesitation, named an astronomical price that would be impossible to refuse.

After all, in her view, a problem that could be solved with money was never really a problem at all.

’Besides, once I get my hands on it, there’ll be no need for this man to stay alive...’