Free Web NovelChapter 133: Chapter 133: The Person Behind the Scenes
"We’ll be the judge of whether the results are correct. It’s not your place to speak here."
Another doctor also spoke up.
Fang Yuan looked frantic, his face a mask of unease. He kept his mouth shut for the moment, watching from the side as He Hanshi and the others reran the tests. He scrutinized every single step to confirm it was done correctly.
To crush any lingering hope Fang Yuan had, He Hanshi followed his instructions, correcting anything Fang Yuan pointed out during the retest.
This time, Fang Yuan was certain the entire process was followed to the letter. To his disappointment, however, the result was still the same.
He Hanshi’s and Ye Ming’s collapse values had truly dropped to a low-level.
When the retest results came out, it wasn’t just Fang Yuan who was shocked—the entire medical team was stunned.
They had never seen anything like it. A High-Level, high-risk Beastman dropping to a low-level after an episode of spiritual power collapse had no medical precedent. The only known outcomes were an increase in the collapse value, or death. A recovery like this was completely unheard of.
A few of the females looked at He Hanshi and Ye Ming with curiosity. At this moment, both were still in their beast forms. Ye Ming’s fur was black, making it hard to see clearly, but He Hanshi’s White Lion form was covered in crimson bloodstains. It wasn’t hard to see how perilous his situation had been when his spiritual power collapse had struck.
One bold female asked, "Hello, Vice Admiral He, may I request to draw some of your blood for analysis?"
He Hanshi glanced at her, his expression indifferent. "Sorry, I refuse."
As he spoke, he nonchalantly put away the testing equipment in his hands.
The female was a little disappointed. She glanced at Ye Ming. Ye Ming was the director’s son. A pair of ghostly green eyes were hidden in his pitch-black body, making him look much colder than Vice Admiral He.
She didn’t dare ask him, so she could only give up on the idea of studying their condition.
The medical team went to report to the director. Fang Yuan remained alone in the lounge, staring at the blood-soaked White Lion and the Black Panther whose expression was unreadable in its beast form. Even though he was full of resentment, faced with their cold and sharp gazes, he could only swallow hard and offer a mirthless congratulation, "Congratulations, Vice Admiral He and Eldest Prince, on your reduced collapse values."
He Hanshi let out a humorless chuckle, his lips twisting into an ambiguous smile. "Thanks to you."
Fang Yuan thought back to the things he had said about He Hanshi’s parents, deliberately provoking him to trigger his spiritual power collapse, and the fake smile on his face gradually froze.
He looked at them awkwardly, made an excuse about needing to use the restroom, and hurriedly left.
After the door closed, He Hanshi’s gaze hardened. "Mu Tangfeng, use Invisibility and follow him. See what he says."
Upon hearing this, Mu Tangfeng immediately ran out of the Treatment Pod, turned invisible, and left the lounge.
At this moment, Fang Yuan was in no mood to actually use the restroom.
His mind was in turmoil, a complete mess. The thought that he had deliberately provoked their spiritual power collapses, only to accidentally cause their levels to drop to low-level, made him want to slap himself a few times.
Besides, the others were still unconscious in the room.
’They aren’t all going to wake up at a low-level, are they?’ he thought.
’It’s over. This time, it’s really over!’
Just thinking about it made Fang Yuan feel like he could just die.
He didn’t dare tell his employer, but with the identities of He Hanshi and Ye Ming, the truth would come out sooner or later. If he didn’t report it, the consequences could be even more severe.
Fang Yuan paced anxiously in the guest room. In the corner, the invisible Mu Tangfeng rolled his eyes impatiently.
’Seriously, what’s taking him so long?’
Fortunately, after much deliberation, Fang Yuan finally contacted his employer.
"How did it go? Are He Hanshi and the others dead?" frёewebnoѵēl.com
A grim male voice spoke first.
Mu Tangfeng tensed up and quietly moved to a better position.
However, he looked at Fang Yuan’s communication screen with some disappointment in his eyes. The person on the video call had their face completely hidden, making it impossible to see who it was.
And the voice was unfamiliar; he had never heard it before.
He secretly started recording the screen.
In the room, Fang Yuan, still oblivious, continued talking with the other party.
He looked at the person on the screen sheepishly, hesitating for a long time before stammering, "Sir, I don’t know why, but... even though their spiritual power collapses were triggered, not a single one of them died."
"What? Hah. I guess they got lucky."
"It’s fine, that’s to be expected. Generally, a spiritual power collapse doesn’t necessarily lead to death. In any case, their collapse values have surely risen. Death is just a matter of time."
"By the way, wasn’t He Hanshi’s spiritual power collapse value at 86%? How is he not dead either?"
Fang Yuan listened to the man ramble on, silently wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. It wasn’t until He Hanshi was mentioned that his heart skipped a beat, and he knew he had to confess everything.
"Sir... he didn’t die. And when he woke up from his coma, his spiritual power collapse level had actually dropped to low-level..."
"What?!!"
"Are you joking?"
The other person’s voice instantly became sharp and piercing. The sweat on Fang Yuan’s forehead condensed into large beads and rolled past his eyes. He didn’t dare to blink, letting the stinging drops seep into his eyes, where bloodshot veins became faintly visible.
"I... I don’t know either, but that’s what the doctor’s test results showed..."
"You useless piece of trash, you can’t do anything right! Forget it. We’ll ignore He Hanshi and his group for now. From now on, you will focus on the Eldest Prince. Since it’s come to this, we have no choice but to resort to our last option..."
"Okay."
The two began discussing the next phase of the plan, with Fang Yuan nodding repeatedly. Just as the call was about to end, the man warned again, "If you fail again, everything the Second Prince promised you will be void."
"Yes..."
Fang Yuan knew that at this point, there was no turning back. From the moment he agreed to help this mysterious man and work for the Second Prince, he had thrown his lot in with him, inevitably making enemies of the Eldest Prince and his allies.
Besides, he had already angered those others. If he didn’t secure the Second Prince as his backer now, he would be truly finished.
So this time, it was do or die.
At this thought, a ruthless glint flashed in Fang Yuan’s eyes.
Having heard everything from his hiding spot, the invisible Mu Tangfeng quickly left with the screen recording. Fang Yuan had no idea his plan had been exposed.
「In the lounge.」
After watching the entire recording, the expressions of the others in the room were grim.
Ye Ming said coldly, "Just as I thought. My useless ’brother’ only knows how to use such dirty tricks."
He Hanshi’s tone was serious. "Even though the Second Prince is involved, having that masked man hiding in the shadows is still a threat. It’s hard to guard against an attack from the dark."
Yan Huoshui’s eyes narrowed dangerously. "Then why don’t we play along, lure him out, and then use Fang Yuan as a double agent to find this person."
Mu Tangfeng nodded. "I think that could work."
Jiang Xia had a rather one-track mind. Although he knew a little about the affairs of the great clans, he had been too well-protected by his parents growing up and couldn’t really get involved in matters like this.
He just tilted his head in confusion, thinking back on the voice from the recording. He felt it was a little familiar.
But no matter how hard he thought, he couldn’t seem to place it.
