"Good son-in-law, open the door quickly!"
Suddenly a loud voice rang out from outside the door. It was obvious that General Xia had rushed to the door of Xia Yuwen's office. Needless to say, it was the result of Yi Zuojun tipping them off.
"Open the door quickly! Old Man Xiao has given in, but he has made one condition."
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Chapter 480 Request to Go to War
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"Wenwen, did this boy bully you?"
The moment the door opened, the first words General Xia uttered stunned Lin Yao and Xia Yuwen, leaving them speechless as they stared at the old man with their mouths agape.
"Hmm, it's alright, looks like they didn't bully you."
General Xia's next words were equally unbearable. The way he looked at Xia Yuwen made the girl blush to her neck, wishing there was a crack in the ground she could disappear into.
"Even if I 'bullied' you, it's normal. I've already called you grandpa, why are you still making a fuss about this?" Lin Yao thought to himself, but didn't dare to show it. He quickly closed his eyes and tried his best to act like a gentleman, not taking General Xia's big fuss seriously.
Even if you have good family upbringing, you shouldn't say these things in front of others. Not to mention the thin-skinned Xia Yuwen, even Lin Yao himself had an urge to slap General Xia on the head.
The curiosity they had just felt was driven to the back of their minds by their embarrassment, and the two of them let General Xia cause trouble in his old age, completely forgetting the question that mattered most to them.
"You brat, I'm warning you!" General Xia glared at Lin Yao, looking as if his granddaughter had already suffered a great loss. "You're not allowed to bully my Wenwen before the wedding, or I'll make you regret it!"
Xiao Cao remained quiet, as if she had gone into seclusion, utterly silent. Lin Yao, having no one to consult, was pushed to his limit and suddenly blurted out, "We're getting married tomorrow?"
With a soft moan, Xia Yuwen could no longer contain her embarrassment. She rushed to the chair inside the desk, buried her face in the table, and hugged herself to block all view.
Just as she was about to impulsively rush out, Xia Yuwen regained her senses. She suddenly remembered that she still needed to consult Lin Yao about Min Hong's opinion and the conditions her grandfather had mentioned outside the door. These conditions must be related to Lin Yao, and she had to know these things. Both matters were of utmost importance, and she couldn't let her shyness as a young woman cause her to miss the opportunity to offer advice.
General Xia was stunned, his mind struggling to process what was happening. It took him a while to close his slightly open mouth and stare at Lin Yao with a suspicious look without saying a word.
Lin Yao felt like he was being pricked by thorns, and thought to himself that he had been too sharp-tongued and had somehow agreed with the old man to say such frivolous things.
As expected, the doubts arose.
"You brat, you've already bullied my Wenwen? Confess!"
"Confess and you'll be treated leniently, or you'll rot in jail!" Lin Yao thought to himself, thinking that even if he had really bullied someone, he should never confess. These days, those who confess always suffer losses, and this is a universal truth.
Lin Yao remained silent, meeting General Xia's gaze without flinching. Xia Yuwen, who had been prostrate on the desk, couldn't hold back any longer and abruptly lifted her head. With a radiant smile, she snapped, "Grandpa, what are you saying?! A-Yao and I are completely innocent! If you say another word, I won't talk to you anymore!"
"Tell us what news you brought! We have a lot of things to do here, don't keep interrupting us!"
Xia Yuwen finished speaking haltingly, her face flushed, and covered her burning cheeks with her hands before collapsing onto the table once more.
"Innocent? No way! If you were really innocent, I'd teach you a lesson you brat won't forget."
General Xia muttered in a low voice, but even his low voice was clear enough for everyone in the room to hear him clearly. This made Lin Yao both amused and exasperated.
If you bully someone, you'll suffer the consequences; even if you're innocent, you'll still get punished. It's really hard to be a person in this world!
Lin Yao coughed twice and said seriously, "Grandpa, please tell me what conditions Vice Chairman Xiao proposed, and whether the resolution has really been abandoned?"
"My dear son-in-law," General Xia said, using the same mushy term of endearment that made Lin Yao want to laugh. "Old Xiao just told me that the military's super gene warrior program has been postponed indefinitely. The data and evidence brought back by the virus and bioweapons experts you reported have attracted the attention of higher-ups. This time, even General Yue Taiqun has agreed to postpone the decision to administer gene therapy on a large scale."
"By the way, the military is preparing to send another ten-person expert team here to participate in the research. However, when I inquired about the 'poisonous man' test subjects for you, Old Man Xiao refused, saying that he could not provide our soldiers for you to use for experiments for the time being, because they are destined to die unless you can guarantee that they will not die."
Hearing this, Lin Yao was stunned. "Grandpa, what's the point of having an expert team? We only have three test subjects left, and we might use them all today. What are we going to research then? Study a bunch of moldy corpses?"
Xia Yuwen, who had become much bolder after practicing martial arts, still couldn't help but shiver when she heard Lin Yao's words. She bit her lip and didn't interrupt. The rosy color on her face had long since faded, and it was gradually turning pale in its place.
"That's what I said too, but I said there were still six people left, how come three more died in the blink of an eye?" General Xia shook his head and sighed towards the direction of the laboratory, "Scientific research is really costly, it consumes money, materials and people."
Perhaps because he was happy, General Xia was particularly long-winded today, and he sighed a lot, leaving Lin Yao and Xia Yuwen helpless, but they dared not scold him.
“My dear son-in-law, can you guarantee that the ‘poisoned’ soldiers sent by the military will be safe? If so, I will talk to Old Man Xiao and ask him to send a hundred or so over.”
Facing General Xia's serious and expectant gaze, Lin Yao slowly shook his head. "Grandpa, our research is about how to quickly kill the 'poisonous people.' As for how to save them, we will definitely use all sorts of methods. It's impossible to find a way without losing people. I can't guarantee their safety, but I can almost guarantee they will die. Otherwise, the experts won't be able to carry out their work."
"well……"
General Xia sighed deeply, his expression one of heartache. He thought of the tens of thousands of "poisoned" soldiers already in the country, all of whom were his own soldiers!
"Good son-in-law," General Xia rushed over and grabbed Lin Yao's shoulders, his expression extremely solemn, "You must find a way to save those poisoned 'poisoned people,' they are our own people!"
"Grandpa, I'll try my best..."