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“Lin Zhiyu, do you know you are wrong?”
A dim yellow light was creaking and swaying in the dark and damp basement. The dirty and smelly air was filled with hysterical murmurs and groans. The man with a crew cut sneered and glanced at the crazy “freaks” around him, then looked down at him.
“Oh, you are very patient.”
Familiar fear and overwhelming hatred swept through his body. Lin Zhiyu looked in horror at the man in front of him. He desperately tried to escape and struggle, but he had lost his limbs and was like a poor stick, unable to move even an inch.
He looked at himself, who had become like this again without knowing when, and at the big-bellied vase that suddenly appeared and imprisoned him tightly. Only his head could stick out from the mouth of the vase. He tried his best, but could only make a broken sound from his throat.
The next second, he suddenly felt an intense pain on his face, as if it were burning in a raging fire. The pain penetrated his bones and scraped his soul.
“It’s not enough to destroy his face.” The Third Master said, “Why does this person need eyes?”
“Isn’t that right, Lin Zhiyu?”
“!” Lin Zhiyu, who was covered in cold sweat and trembling uncontrollably, suddenly woke up.
Everything became blurry in the dim light as if it were covered by layers of paper. Lin Zhiyu’s five senses seemed to have stopped working, and it took several seconds before he heard the sound…
The hoarse voice calling out “gege” was heard.
Lin Zhiyu slowly came back to his senses and found that Xie Youzhou’s eyes were red and his pupils were as dark. He looked like a Shura, which frightened him.
“Xiao…Yu…?”
“Gege…Gege!”
Xie Youzhou was on the verge of madness, but fortunately, this voice pulled Xie Youzhou back. Lin Zhiyu’s eyes went dark, and a hot and hard body appeared in front of him.
Xie Youzhou’s head sank into Lin Zhiyu’s neck, and the warm breath slowly filled his heart, which was like a deep cave. “Gege, you scared me to death, scared me to death…”
“I… what’s wrong with me?”
Lin Zhiyu slowly raised his hand and gently rubbed Xie Youzhou’s head.
“I called you for a long time, but you didn’t respond…”
Since Xie Youzhou noticed that Lin Zhiyu was not in good condition, he held Lin Zhiyu’s hand tightly. Now both of their hands were wet.
He watched his gege gradually turn pale in his sleep, covered in cold sweat, and shaking uncontrollably… No matter how he shouted, his gege would not wake up.
Xie Youzhou felt heartbroken as if he were being cut into pieces.
He will make those people of the Ruan family pay back a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand times!!!
“It’s okay, I’m fine, it was just a nightmare…”
Lin Zhiyu was fully awake. He slowly looked out the window. The sky was filled with orange-red clouds and the birds returning to their nests were chirping. It was already dusk.
“Why did I sleep for so long?”
After returning from prison, he fell asleep at some point. It must be around six or seven in the afternoon now.
“6:34, just in time, not too late.”
Xie Youzhou stood up with his eyes downcast, picked up the towel soaked in warm water, and wrung it out, then skillfully and gently wiped Lin Zhiyu’s forehead, neck, and hands…
Lin Zhiyu couldn’t see the emotions in Xie Youzhou’s eyes.
He felt a little embarrassed and tried to pull his hand back: “I can do it myself.”
“I’ll do it.” Xie Youzhou said firmly.
It was the first time that Lin Zhiyu heard Xie Youzhou refute him like this, and he couldn’t help but be stunned.
But when his chest was wiped, Lin Zhiyu forgot the strange feeling just now, and his face couldn’t help but get a little hot.
“No… No, you don’t need to wipe here.”
“No, you’ll catch a cold if you sweat.” Xie Youzhou rejected it again.
Lin Zhiyu’s black eyes couldn’t help but widen slightly. He felt as if something was wrong and forgot to react for a moment. Xie Youzhou saw that his gege under him was suddenly dazed, cute, and well-behaved, and his chest seemed to be filled with something all of a sudden.
He was completely back to normal, and his voice was as gentle as usual.
“Gege, are you embarrassed? There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. If I were sick, you would take care of me like this, right?”
The look in Xie Youzhou’s eyes was like that of a well-behaved puppy, clear and gentle, and he looked the same as he always did when he followed behind him.
Sure enough, Xiao You was just worried about him, and the feeling of being suppressed just now was an illusion.
“Yes.” Lin Zhiyu nodded.
But then he added: “I will take care of you, but I can do this by myself.”
As he spoke, Lin Zhiyu held the towel and smiled, “I’m hungry, can you go buy some food?”
The food that Xie Youzhou specifically asked Aunt Liu to prepare had already been delivered, but he still said, “Okay, gege, you take a rest for a while, I’ll go out and bring the food.”
Xie Youzhou stood up and poured Lin Zhiyu a cup of warm water before leaving.
Seeing the door close, Lin Zhiyu held the cup of water in his hand and slowly closed his eyes.
Although he had a nightmare today, the nightmare showed signs of getting weaker.
Because he was already confused. The previous nightmare was so real, but now it has begun to become non-coherent. After all, he was put into the vase after his eyes were dug out.
Even though he was caught up in the dream and had difficulty breathing, when he thought about it now, he had a hint of doubt and a slight sense of being a bystander in the dream.
Lin Zhiyu looked at the bird’s nest on the branch outside the window, where the furry baby birds were jumping happily.
He believed that even if the pain penetrated deep into his soul and bones… he could get rid of it.
Fifteen minutes later, Xie Youzhou came back with the food.
Lin Zhiyu had a rare appetite and ate a lot.
Since his rebirth, he could only sleep for three or four hours at a time, but today he slept for ten hours at once. Although it was painful, he did get a much better rest than before.
Lin Zhiyu felt that not only did his mind become clearer, but he also relieved a lot of fatigue.
While eating, Lin Zhiyu and Xie Youzhou talked about their next plans.
Previously, he asked Xie Youzhou to hand over all the evidence related to the Lin family cases to Jiang Weihua, but he kept all the evidence related to himself and did not give it out.
Because what he wanted was not to clear himself of the injustice, but to make the Ruan family pay the price for it!
If he remembered correctly, in the original text, while he was locked up in that dark basement and tortured, Hao Tao and Zou Wenbin, who had stolen his research results, used his content to appear on the cover of the world’s top journal “Future”, and within a month, they covered every one of the world’s top ten journals.
It caused a stir in the entire academic community!
Hao Tao and Zou Wenbin became very famous for a while, and the Ruan family soon announced that they had used huge money to buy the patent and develop a new production line, but they were willing to bear all the costs and would not pass the huge costs on to the patients.
They will reduce the previous price of paclitaxel by 25 percent to give back medical progress to people all over the world.
For a time, the Ruan Group was not only unrivaled but also attracted worldwide attention!
The whole world was reporting on the Ruan family, and with the Ruan family’s marketing push, the Ruan family became famous all over the world, their stocks hit the daily limit one after another, and they gained both fame and fortune!
“The Ruan Group is truly a blessing to the whole world. This is simply charity!”
“It’s so great that I even doubt it’s fake news… [tears][tears][tears]”
“The Ruan family is so kind and excellent. The daughter Ruan Jiaojiao who was found back before is also so kind. My God, what a wonderful family they are. Ordinary people like us will never be able to catch up with even one toenail of theirs in our lifetime!”
“From now on, whoever dares to go against the Ruan Group, whoever dares to say a word against the Ruan family, will be cursed to death by the whole world!”
“……”
The above are the most common thoughts.
Especially on the day when the discounted paclitaxel was officially launched, I don’t know if it was a coincidence or a deliberate arrangement, but it just happened…
It was the day he took his last breath in the basement.
He still remembered the description in the original text, how well-mannered, noble, and elegant the Ruan family was in front of the cameras of the world, enjoying endless glory, praise, admiration, and support.
And his death was called——
The icing on the cake.
This also caused the jealousy of several of Ruan Jiaojiao’s suitors, causing Ruan Jiaojiao to have a lot of sweet troubles and complain repeatedly…
Lin Zhiyu just wanted to laugh at the fact that the pages that seemed sweet, refreshing, and superior were soaked in blood and filled with the word “pampering”!
“Hao Tao and Zou Wenbin were in the news, and their paper was published in Future. And because of the great significance behind it, my father received instructions to promote cooperation between Chinese pharmaceutical companies and them.”
Jiang Weihua arrived after dinner and brought a piece of news.
“Really?” Lin Zhiyu was not surprised.
“Of course, it’s true, but isn’t that the result of your research? If your case is overturned successfully, why would they need to cooperate with those two fools? They can just cooperate with you directly.” Jiang Weihua sighed, “But my father is still going to contact them. After all, as long as your case is overturned, the results will be theirs.”
“Your father will definitely follow the instructions from above, but… I’m afraid it will be in vain.” Lin Zhiyu looked at him.
“What? Have you collected all the evidence?”
“Almost, but that’s not what I want to say.” Lin Zhiyu said: “Hao Tao and Zou Wenbin may have sold the patent to M country capital.”
“What?!!”
Jiang Weihua was so angry that he almost stood up. This achievement was sold to Country M as soon as it came out!
“Who did they sell it to?!”
“You’ll know in a few days.” Lin Zhiyu was more concerned about, “our Lin family’s case… Is there any progress in my father and sister’s case?”
“Yes.” Jiang Weihua clenched his fists and finally exhaled before saying, “The evidence is irrefutable, and we are in charge of it. The retrial will be announced soon, probably next week. The main reason I came here this time is to tell you about this.”
“That’s great…” Lin Zhiyu finally breathed a sigh of relief, unable to hide his joy.
Xie Youzhou, who was standing next to him, looked at Lin Zhiyu tenderly as he showed joy on his face. He naturally reached out and put the freshly peeled macadamia nuts on the small plate in front of Lin Zhiyu.
Jiang Weihua, who noticed this scene: “…”
I feel weird for some reason.
……
Hao Tao and Zou Wenbin have become famous and successful, and have received numerous praise and admiration both in real life and on the Internet.
Lin Zhiyu was once again scolded and became a hot topic because of his failed attempt to steal the research results of the two.
“This is the pride of our country. Lin Zhiyu, this academic trash, actually wanted to steal the results of Professor Hao and Dr. Zou!”
“Senior Zou Wenbin is young and promising. He is only 29 years old. I wonder if he has a girlfriend. Oh, oh, oh…”
“Did Lin Zhiyu die today? One question a day.”
“Wow, this is a great honor for China. Cancer patients can be saved. Can they finally afford medicine?”
“……”
Zou Wenbin’s face lit up when he read these words, especially those that scolded Lin Zhiyu and praised him, which made him feel so happy.
However, after admiring it for a while, he put the phone down. After all, someone from the Ruan Group would be coming soon, and he and Professor Hao had to receive them well!
