LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 770-779
Chapter 770: Launch Centre
Of course, he was afraid that he would be exposed by the He Lan family before then and they would prop him up as the sacrificial lamb. That was why there was record of the engagement between He Lan Qi and Chui Ying in his files. He needed to show the intricate ties between the Chui family and He Lan family. He was prepared to die together if them. If he was to burn in flames, he would make sure the He Lan family burned in hell together with him.
However, when He Lan Chang forced the ultimatum on him, the evidence he gathered was still not enough to implicate the He Lan family. If Xinghe had not descended like an angel to save him, the Chui family and he would have ended up as another sacrifice in the He Lan family’s evil plot.
He sighed in relief once more, because finally, everything was over…
Chui Qian did not have any hesitation to reveal the criminal things that he had done for He Lan family because he believed they should have gathered those evidence on him by now. Furthermore, Xinghe had He Lan Qi on her side so he would have told her everything about him. Therefore, he had no reason to hide his dirty laundry and told them everything that he knew.
Xinghe’s party listened to him patiently. They did not show any emotion and did not seem to judge him in any way.
“You mentioned the He Lan family is overseeing Country R’s first satellite launching center, correct?” Xinghe asked.
Chui Qian nodded. “That’s right, that place is filled to the brim with their people. However, since the country is not that focused on space travel, to my knowledge, the site is basically half-abandoned.”
“But He Lan Chang’s men are still there.” Xinghe pointed out the anomaly directly.
Chui Qian was curious. “That’s right, they are still there for some reason. Actually, I have been wondering about that as well. Why would they stay on at a half-abandoned base? Even though the base still fires off a few satellites every year, they should be useless to the He Lan family. Probably, they wish to get more information using those satellites, but the satellites fired from that base are all expired or have defects, the base should bring no benefits to them. It might have been something several decades ago, but now, it should have been a dilapidated site, forgotten by most.”
“Can we go visit that launching center?” Xinghe asked.
Chui Qian shook his head. “Unlikely because you have to get He Lan Chang’s permission to go anywhere near it. There are plenty of security measures to go through and the place still has the He Lan family’s members looking over it, so it is not easy to gain entry.”
Xinghe and Mubai looked at each other and the message was communicated wordlessly. Something must be wrong with that satellite-launching center!
Even Chui Qian was brought to see how suspicious the site was after the analysis.
He said solemnly, “The base definitely has its own secrets like their orphanage. The news about that abandoned paralyzed child, I have also had my own men conduct an investigation and they found out the children at the orphanage are all very weird. However, they are unable to pinpoint what is so curious about them. I meant to investigate further but He Lan Chang found a few unfortunate souls to shoulder the blame, and since I was under his control, I had no choice but to let the incident go past quietly.”
“Not abandoned but destroyed,” Xinghe said suddenly.
Chui Qian was shocked. “Destroyed, what do you mean by that?”
Xinghe smiled bitterly. “They were going to take the child to the crematorium to be burnt.”
Chui Qian was stunned beyond words!
The cruel truth sent chills down his spine and he shivered involuntarily.
Chapter 771: Thankful For You
“This was not their first victim. Therefore, we have to investigate deeper into this orphanage and satellite-launching center. I suspect that the He Lan family is plotting something huge,” Xinghe said. Chui Qian felt chilled by her every word.
“A huge scheme?” Chui Qian was shocked by this revelation. “What kind of scheme? What else do you all know?”
Xinghe shook her head. “I cannot reveal that information for now because there are too many things that we do not know. After some more confirmation, I will definitely tell you everything because we will need your help to completely destroyed this massive family. Relying on He Lan Qi alone is not going to accomplish something as massive as that.”
Chui Qian then realized, the scariest thing about the He Lan family was not He Lan Chang but the massive size of the family itself!
Over the past few decades, the He Lan family had seeped into every corner of the country like an untreatable disease. Removing He Lan Chang would only offer a temporary respite, it would not remove the He Lan tumor completely. If anything, He Lan Chang’s demise would only tip them off and make them tighten up security. Therefore, He Lan Chang’s incident must be kept a secret!
“Then, we must not let the truth about He Lan Chang leak out …” Chui Qian opened his mouth to say but before he could finish, Xinghe nodded with understanding.
“We are clear about that or else why would we choose to deal with He Lan Chang in private?”
The way Chui Qian looked at Xinghe became different. “Miss Xia, you have impressed me with the intricacy of your plan again. Thankfully, this time you guys are around, or else Country R would be in deep trouble!”
“What does Mr. President mean by that?” Mubai who had been silent all along asked.
Chui Qian explained immediately, “My original plan was to expose the He Lan family’s criminal evidence today and choose to die together with them. I can only imagine the consequences from that. The He Lan family would definitely fight it to the death and since they have their people all over the country, if this was brought to light, the consequences would be unimaginably bad…”
Xinghe frowned. “Thankfully you did not do that.”
Chui Qian also realized how big of a mistake that would have been. “Indeed, thankfully you have managed to save me and save this country.”
Or else, instead of saving his country, he would have sent his country into absolute chaos and he would have been branded a traitor. By now, Chui Qian was completely impressed with Xinghe’s party. In the future, he swore to help them with everything he could, and he believed that, with their cooperation, they would one day bring down the whole He Lan family. He would not give up until he saw this vicious tumor removed from his beloved country!
This was his only chance at redemption and his responsibility. After bidding Chui Qian farewell, Xinghe and Mubai continued their analysis in the car. After a long discussion, they decided to use the orphanage as their opening. Naturally, this required cooperation from He Bin.
What He Bin needed to do was to announce to the public that He Lan Chang had suffered a stroke and he would have to take over the family business. He Lan Chang’s illness was quickly spread across country, but no one could tell for sure how he actually was.
He Bin assumed He Lan Qi’s identity to help with Xinghe’s plan. Since he was raised in the He Lan household, he had insider knowledge about many different things so assuming He Lan Qi’s identity was a non-issue.
Therefore, no one was suspicious. During this process, He Bin found out about many things the He Lan family had been doing behind the scenes. He collected this valuable information and passed it all onto Chui Qian.
Chui Qian’s responsibility was to undo the influence He Lan Chang had sown into these few sectors and departments!
Chapter 772: Take Over the Orphanage
Xinghe’s responsibility was to find out more about Project Galaxy. Everyone mobilized to complete their mission. The public had no idea about all these changes that were happening behind their backs. No one could have known the effect this mission would have on the future of Country R and even the whole world!
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After a few days of investigations, Xinghe’s party had confirmed both the orphanage and launching base were equally suspicious. This was because after the news about He Lan Chang’s stroke got out both the orphanage manager and launching base manager contacted He Bin immediately.
After they confirmed He Lan Chang’s illness with him, they enquired when he would be able to take over for his father. He Bin played his part well and answered he could take over anytime.
First, He Bin decided to deal with the orphanage.
Xinghe changed her clothes, hairstyle, and found herself a large-rimmed sunglass to assume the disguise of He Bin’s secretary. She would be following him to the orphanage. Sam’s group, on the other hand, would disguise as He Bin’s bodyguards.
Due to the uniqueness of Mubai’s identity, many people from Country R knew him so he did not tag along. Instead, he was responsible for monitoring the video feed that was connecting to the hidden camera sewn within Xinghe’s jacket lapel.
When they arrived at the orphanage, the manager, Huang Deqing, personally came out to well them. Deqing was already in his sixties but he was still spirited and had maintained himself well physically. He wore a straight suit and his eyes that scanned them were cautious and dark.
However, he immediately broke into a friendly smile when he saw He Bin. This went to show how much he trusted He Lan Qi. Of course, the fact that He Lan Qi was now the head of the He Lan family played a huge role as well.
“Young Master, why would suddenly Old Master be struck down by stroke?” After some friendly greetings with He Bin, Deqing posed this question with a frown.
He Bin’s mouth turned upside down from self-blame and sadness. “This is all my fault! It is because he was too worried about me that he was unable to rest well during that period. As you know, his health has been deteriorating over the years, and I am afraid that the recent fatigue and exhaustion have pushed him over the edge.”
It was a believable excuse. After all, many unfortunate things did happen to the He Lan family during that period. He Lan Qi was detained and He Lan Chang had been searching for ways to rescue him every single day, that was common knowledge. It was not hard to imagine that he would fall ill from overexertion. Furthermore, it was not like He Lan Chang was still in his prime, sickness was to be expected at his age.
Deqing sighed and said, “Old Master is the pillar that holds our He Lan family up. His sudden illness definitely worries us all.”
He Bin mimicked He Lan Qi and said politely, “I too am worried about Father, but this does not mean that I will allow his effort for the He Lan family to go to waste. I will help him carry on his torch. Uncle Huang, I will have to depend on you for help in the future.”
Deqing’s face split into a smile when he heard that. “Young Master, please do not worry. We will definitely assist you to the best of our ability. We will not disappoint Old Master and will complete the noble mission that he has given us! This is for the sake of our religion, our faith!”
There was a fanatical fervor in Deqing’s eyes when he mentioned religion and faith. Xinghe captured this reaction and noted this confusion. She needed to go find out later what this faith he was talking about was.
He Bin played to his tune and exclaimed feverishly, “That’s right, this is our faith! However, I am afraid I will not be able to fill into my father’s shoes. Uncle Huang, why don’t you tell me everything in details today, and guide me on my path? What should I do to make sure everything is done to my father’s standard‽”
“No problem, follow me!” Deqing nodded in feverish succession.
Chapter 773: All the Secrets from the Orphanage
Deqing led them to a house that was within the orphanage’s compound. When they arrived at the door, Deqing ordered Xinghe and the rest to wait for them outside.
“Uncle Huang, this is my secretary, she is someone trustworthy,” He Bin said matter-of-factly as he waved at Xinghe.
Deqing hesitated. “But I have not seen her before.”
He Bin smiled. “Uncle Huang, you know my father, you will never really know all the people under his employment. She has been my secretary for years, but I believe you two did not have the opportunity to meet before. But do not worry, she is definitely trustworthy!”
Deqing understood what he meant, He Lan Chang was a man of many secrets and since He Lan Qi vouched for Xinghe, he chose to trust Xinghe.
“Fine, you can come with us,” he told Xinghe.
Xinghe nodded respectfully but there was no trace of emotions in her eyes. Her mind was completely shut off from the outside world. Deqing nodded approvingly when he noticed this. This girl does look like someone Old Master He Lan would hire for his son.
The bodyguards were asked to wait outside the door. Xinghe followed them fearlessly into the house. There were many buildings within the orphanage compound and this was one of the most inconspicuous of them all. Therefore, she was surprised when she realized this building led to a secluded underground basement. To enter, one had to key in a series of passwords. Deqing carefully entered the password, not even He Bin had the opportunity to see what he keyed in.
After the door to the basement was opened, he said respectfully, “Young Master, everything down there are all the secrets from our orphanage. Please follow me.”
Deqing walked in front of them to lead the way. Xinghe and He Bin snuck a quick look at each other before following behind him. The moment they entered, the basement door closed automatically.
He Bin and Xinghe tensed involuntarily and they sped up slightly to keep up with Deqing. The room was dark, and after a few steps, Deqing suddenly clapped to activate the sound-operated lighting system.
The room lit up and Xinghe and He Bin were granted a clear view of the basement…
The place was nothing unique. It was filled from wall to wall a series of bookshelves, giving it a look of a private library. The shelves were filled with innumerable files. Other than that, the décor of the place was posh and futuristic, thanks to all the latest devices. Standing on the floor that gleamed like glass, Xinghe and He Bin felt like they were within a futuristic library. However, they were careful to not let any surprise show on their faces.
Since He Bin said nothing, Deqing introduced the place actively, “Young Master, this place has housed all the records from the orphanage for many years. I am sure Old Master did not tell you much about the orphanage, but you should at least know the purpose of our orphanage is to select and train talents for that place.”
He Bin nodded easily. “Naturally.”
He Bin continued, “According to the rules laid down by your forefathers, you are supposed to come here to do an inventory and checking on everything annually. But do not worry about the workload because I have been taking constant care of them and they are arranged systematically.”
“The files on everyone are here?” He Bin asked. He did not forget about Xinghe’s mother. The question was for her sake.
Deqing shook his head. “Unfortunately, not everyone. The files from the first ten years have been destroyed, the files here are from after that.”
“All been destroyed?” He Bin enquired with absolute caution.
Deqing nodded. “Yes, every single file. That year our secret was almost exposed, so your grandfather made the decision to destroy everything, not leaving even a morsel of information or else we wouldn’t have survived to this day.”
Chapter 774: The Farm
“Due to that lesson, we are now more cautious about our security. As you have seen, our security system is top notch. Take for example this basement that houses all the secrets of this orphanage, if anyone trespass into here, the internal electronic sensor will activate to destroy all the data here! Only I know the password to this room and if anything happens to me, this room will be destroyed, and the filing process will begin anew,” Deqing said proudly.
He Bin followed his suit and said proudly, “Indeed, our He Lan family is good at everything, especially security.”
“That’s right, but from this moment onwards, these secrets are all open to you. Young Master, even though the Old Master’s sudden illness is indeed unfortunate, I would still like to congratulate you for having taken over the whole He Lan family!”
This Deqing was a slimy character. He Lan Chang was still on his death bed and he had already started to suck up to He Lan Qi. However, this played to He Bin’s advantage because it would make his mission easier.
“Uncle Huang, can I look through the files here as I like?” He Bin asked politely.
Deqing nodded. “Of course you can! Of all the He Lans, only you and I have that right.”
He Bin nodded in return and pulled out a file to read. Xinghe did not move forward, she stood her ground, playing her part well. He Bin continued to flip through several files, but he did not study them closely. However, the camera in his tie did record everything down.
After going through some more files, He Bin suggested they go pay the orphans a visit. After all, the orphans were the focus of their visit. Deqing had no issue with that and led them out of the basement. Xinghe followed them and was given a tour of the orphanage compound.
If she did not know it beforehand, Xinghe would not have known this place was an orphanage, because it looked more like a livestock farm!
Along the way, Deqing was proudly explaining to them how they had been rearing these orphans. There was a streamlined process to the way they cultivated these orphans.
For newly accepted babies, they would give them protein packs recommended by nutritionists and the babies would be given daily physical inspection. Half a year later, those with great physical results would be selected to enter focus training. Those who scored well on both physical and mental tests would be handpicked to join one-on-one training…
They were filtering out the babies to get the crème of the crop. Utilizing different grading systems, the orphans would be separated into many different categories. The highest grade contained orphans who were clever and showed loyalty to the He Lan family.
Of course, there was opportunity for low grade orphans to rise to higher grades as long as they showed improvement later on or showed exceptional talent in a particular field.
The high-grade orphans received the best treatment, best accommodation, best food, and best education. The treatment worsened as the grade went down. The lowest grade orphans would be eliminated, but it was a closed secret as to what would happen to them.
Therefore, these children had to fight for their survival from a young age. Under this cruel and extreme system, all of them pushed themselves daily. They spent their every second thinking about ways to improve, to study, to be the best they could be.
Chapter 775: Such Ruthlessness
This meant that the children had no childhood, or rather, their childhood was not one of happiness since it was filled only with learning and competition. There were many kids who they saw along the way and they were all less than six years old.
Weirdly, every child had overgrown their usual height for their age, but that was not the scariest giveaway. That would be their eyes. Every child should have a face of innocence, but these kids, there was barely any life in their eyes. There was no crying or laughing, antics common to children. Even a three-year-old was scarily mature and adult-like…
Whenever Xinghe met their dark, soulless eyes and expressionless faces, her heart tightened. Even He Bin had a hard time believing the things that they were looking at. However, Deqing rattled on happily. There was a hint of pride in his voice, like these children were the best of his experiment results. Occasionally, he would also allude to ‘that place’.
From his words, Xinghe and He Bin understood the best orphans would be sent to that place. The requirements of that place were exceptionally high, only the best orphans would be accepted, the rest would be shown the door. Therefore, to raise the perfect orphans, Deqing had been perfecting his cultivation techniques for over a decade. The techniques that he invented were increasingly cruel and extreme…
He even managed to use technology to induce growth in the children’s brains. He would use electromagnetic waves and the like to excite the growth of brain cells in the children’s skulls…
“Uncle Huang, using this technology, how many geniuses has our orphanage managed to cultivate?” He Bin asked excitedly, but under his apparent excitement was a cruel iciness that was bubbling.
Deqing missed the emotion in his eyes and laughed. “It is not that I want to toot my own horn, but over the years, I have managed to create over twenty perfect geniuses!”
“So many? Uncle Huang sure is a genius himself!” He Bin praised.
Deqing was feeling extra smug himself. It was hard to get their hands on natural geniuses, but through his method, he had managed to gift the He Lan family about twenty geniuses, he was instrumental to whatever sick plot the He Lan family was cooking.
“Have you tried increasing the number of geniuses?” He Bin asked.
Deqing replied, “Of course we have, but most of the kids cannot survive the inducement, their brains go into paralysis and shut down. We directly remove useless seeds like these.”
“Indeed, keeping them alive would be a waste of food, it is better than they return to the earth itself,” He Bin said with a smirk, but there was a shred of deep hatred in his eyes. There was never a moment where he hated the He Lan family more than this!
He was raised as an assassin ever since he was young, and he thought his life was already cruel. Who knew he should be thankful that he was not sent to this orphanage because they had it even worse than him?
The cruelest thing was how they treated the so-called useless seeds. Once the children had outlived their uses, what awaited them was a fiery death! That crematorium must have consumed many an innocent young life.
No one knew the He Lan family had been doing such unscrupulous thing. He Bin suddenly felt deeply ashamed that he had the He Lan family’s blood flowing in his veins. Facing this situation that opened before him, he felt extremely suffocated.
He was a trained killer and even he was deeply affected by this news, so he was worried about Xinghe. However, when he snuck to look at her, he realized there was no apparent display of emotion on her face. She was like a robot quietly following them, she was so quiet in fact, she could easily melt into the background.
Her eyes were same color of darkness, there was no ripple of any emotion. She maintained eternally unreadable.
Witnessing this, He Bin secretly reminded himself to maintain his composure and to not show any signs of weakness or suspicion.
Chapter 776: The Last Child
After touring most of the cultivation process, Deqing finally brought them to meet a batch of kids. This batch was the newly selected, the best seeds. However, there were only five of them and they were all boys.
“There are no girls?” He Bin enquired with curiosity.
Deqing shook his head. “No, girls that pass the selection are few and in between. Most of them are boys. Young Master, do not underestimate them because of their age, they are all little geniuses.”
“Is that so? How about a little show and tell then?” He Bin mimicked He Lan Qi and suggested with a polite smile. Deqing immediately had a few boys show off their talents. To Xinghe and He Bin’s surprise, all of them were computer experts!
Not only that, they were familiar with many other different fields as well. Some of them were good with engineering, others chemistry, mathematics, and physics…
However, they were expressionless when they rattled off their knowledge. These boys were like old learners or emotionless computers. Even though the knowledge they showcased were not extremely esoteric, it did give a glimpse into their unnatural learning capability and potential.
Looking at these little, cute faces devoid of their innocence and forced into becoming learning machines did not impress He Bin and Xinghe in any way. There was only a heaviness in their heart.
This was especially so when they saw the last child who was swaying from left to right when he showed them his knowledge in chemistry. Initially, he gritted his teeth and tried his best to hide his discomfort. However, his sickness was too serious that he was barely hanging on near the end.
He almost fainted and collapsed when Deqing launched himself forward to grab at the boy and demanded angrily, “Are you sick‽”
“No, no, I am not sick!” This was the first time the boy showed any emotion and it was one of fear. It seemed like he was greatly afraid of something.
Deqing ignored the boy and ordered the other boys coldly, “Get the workers now and bring him to the doctors!”
“Yes!” The other kids seemed to be afraid that they would be contaminated and scurried off like a crowd of pigeons. The sick boy paled considerably, and his slender body could not stop shaking.
His pair of eyes were filled with fear as he begged, “Manager, I am really not sick. This is just a flu, I will get better soon, I promise…”
Deqing harrumphed coldly and glared viciously at the boy. “Have you forgotten the orphanage’s rules? You must tell us if you have fallen ill, the fact that you have hidden that means that you have broken the rules!”
“I am sorry, I, I thought I would recover very soon… Manager, I am really sorry, I will not dare to do that again…” The barely 5-year-old boy had tears in his eyes from sheer terror. However, he did not dare to weep openly, instead, the pearl-like tears fell from his dark eyes silently.
Facing such a lovely and pitiable child, Deqing did not soften, in fact, his face had only gotten darker.
“I have said many times, no one is above the rules! Do you think there is still a next time for you? If I do not punish lawbreakers like you, how am I going to run this orphanage‽” Deqing roared in the boy’s face before slapping him hard right on his face. The force of his slap sent the little boy collapsing right to the ground.
Xinghe and He Bin were shocked by this, they did not expect Deqing to commit to his cruelty so suddenly.
When the boy raised his head and they saw the red welt that immediately surfaced on his thin face, there was a deep current of acrimony at the bottom of their eyes.
Chapter 777: Necessary Evil
Deqing had stepped way over the line!
The little boy was obviously still dizzy from the physical assault. His face was contorted from pain and discomfort.
“Stand up!” Deqing ordered vehemently, his order seemed to come from the bowels of hell itself.
The boy was visibly shaken. He tried to stand up, but the sudden movement made him vomit all over the place. Witnessing this, Deqing frowned with disgust. However, he quickly turned to tell He Bin respectfully, “Young Master, it is getting unhygienic here, so why don’t you go wait at the office? I will come meet you after I deal with this useless seed.”
“How do you plan to deal with him?” He Bin asked coldly. Deqing thought He Lan Qi was showing dissatisfaction toward this boy. He quickly answered, “Naturally, we will perform a physical inspection on his body, nothing will happen if the results come back fine, but if it is a serious illness, we will have no choice but to give him up.”
The boy who was deep in the throes of trauma had absolute terror flashed in his eyes when he heard the term ‘give up’.
“No, no, manager, I am really fine…” The little boy probably used every ounce of energy he could collect in his body to stand up and cried agitatedly, “Manager, no, please, I am really fine. Look at me, I…”
Before he could finish, the boy fainted and crumbled to the floor, he was unconscious after that.
Deqing cursed vehemently, “What are the people doing? How can they not discover an illness this serious‽ How could I show my face if this kind of seed was sent to that place?”
He Bin immediately latched onto the words in his sentence. He asked normally, “How many of them are getting sent over this time?”
Deqing explained, “Only the five you saw but looks like we will have to minus one!”
“Perhaps he can still be saved. Uncle Huang, we must not waste any useful seeds, they are not easy to come by,” He Bin reminded him softly.
Deqing smiled. “Naturally, if he is fine, then we will definitely not give up on him, but if his illness is too serious, then we will have no other choice.”
The moment Deqing finished, two doctors rushed over. When he saw them, Deqing ordered, “Bring him to the inspection room and remember to be thorough.”
“Yes, sir!”
The little boy was immediately carried away and Deqing led He Bin them to another spot.
He Bin said with authority, “Uncle Huang, this is my first day taking over these things so after you have the result on that kid’s illness, remember to inform me as well. I do not wish for this kind of thing to happen the day I take over the business.”
“Of course.” Deqing understood this was because a new broom sweeps clean. He Lan Qi had shown no explicit interest in the orphanage’s dealings before, he usually left them to their own device, so this was the only explanation Deqing could come up with to make logic of He Bin’s orders.
He Bin did not want to overdo it lest it raised Deqing’s suspicion, so he added with a smile, “With that out of the way, can Uncle Huang lead me to see some place else? I wish to learn more from Uncle Huang, I feel like Uncle Huang has more to teach.”
“It is the He Lan family’s good fortune that Young Master is so willing to learn,” Deqing caught the opportunity to endear himself to He Bin.
He Bin laughed and said humbly, “It is because Uncle Huang is so experienced that I am able to learn so much. Therefore, Uncle Huang, you must teach me everything you know.”
“Young Master, you flatter me. Of course, I will reveal my secrets to Young Master for the sake of the He Lan family and our cause…” After being praised, Deqing started to get smug and let his guard down. Furthermore, since He Lan Qi was going to be his future boss, he had no reservations.
Therefore, Xinghe and He Bin were exposed to more ‘necessary’ evils committed by the orphanage…
For the sake cultivating the best and most loyal seed, the orphanage would do everything in their capability to train them. Needless to say, most of the training was harsh and inhuman…
Chapter 778: Absolute Loyalty
Not one trace of imperfection was allowed to show in the children, especially disobedience. The moment one of them broke the rules, torture-like punishment awaited them!
They trained these orphans like dogs, instilling absolute obedience into their growing minds. The rowdy kids would be punished, and after enough punishment, the kids would have lost their usage and thus be disqualified and disposed of. The kind of disposal method was never revealed to the children, they only knew some of their friends would suddenly disappear overnight.
All the children were incredibly young and none of them had the ability to survive and look after themselves. To prevent the fate of abandonment, they would transform into loyal dogs and would answer to every order the adults gave them.
Even if internally they were not satisfied, none of them dared voice it aloud, afraid that it would reach the adults’ ears. Therefore, when they grew up, with years of obedience training drilled into them, they would eventually become mindless human beings, the perfect tools.
Of course, the children that had fallen seriously ill would be given up. It was why the little boy today was so afraid and had hidden his sickness. He was so afraid when he was found out because he was deeply scared of being abandoned.
None of the adults working there saw the children as children, instead they were treated more like livestock. Unruly children would be tortured and even failing to live up to their expectations would get punished as well. The smallest mistake would get punished.
None of the children knew about the world beyond the walls of the orphanage. In their little minds, they thought this was what childhood was like, and every child in the world lived lives similar to theirs. In fact, they did not even know there was an outside world; the orphanage was their world.
The fact that they had managed to completely brainwash these children was Deqing’s most proud accomplishment in his mind. This was because that place required people with absolute obedience…
Deqing mentioned he learned this management method from his father. When He Lan family opened this ironically named Angel Orphanage, it was Deqing’s father who looked after these children.
When He Bin heard this, his eyes shuddered slightly and asked casually, “This mean that the first batch of orphans Uncle Huang’s father raised must have been the best.”
Deqing said proudly, “Naturally, according to rumors, in the first batch of seeds raised my father was extremely lucky because there were numerous geniuses. However, none of us knew what happened after that, in fact, we are until now unclear what happened to them.”
“When will this latest batch of seeds be transferred to the place?” He Bin changed the subject.
“In a few days, we have already arranged everything.”
He Bin nodded and said, “Why don’t I tag along?”
Deqing was shocked and He Bin explained with a smile, “I am to take over that place as well.”
“Oh, sure, then why not? When the time comes, I will inform Young Master, and Young Master can come with us.”
“Thank you, Uncle Huang.”
The moment He Bin said that, Deqing’s phone suddenly rang.
He answered the phone. His face darkened after he continued the conversation for some time. He said into the phone, “Continue the observation, if he does not improve, I am sure you all know what to do.”
After he hung up, he explained to He Bin, “Young Master, the boy from before has been detected to suffer from encephalomeningitis and I do not think he will be able to recover.”
“Is that so? Such sad news,” He Bin commented lightly.
“Yes, it is indeed very sad!” Deqing agreed with him, but he was only feeling sad for the resources that had been wasted to cultivate this seed.
Chapter 779: Kill Them
Deqing flared up again thinking about how this little boy’s reluctance to tell the truth caused him the loss of a good seed.
“Young Master, we cannot keep this child any longer! He might relapse even if he is cured, we should just…” Deqing then drew a slash across his throat.
“Uncle Huang always takes care of these ruined seeds with such expedience?” He Bin lowered his gaze to avoid showing Deqing the iciness in them.
Deqing nodded smugly. “Naturally, we do not have time to take care of all these children. If they are no longer of any use to us, then why should we continue to waste time and resources on them?”
“But wouldn’t this be a giant waste, in case…”
“Young Master, your compassion is showing!” Deqing said with a cold smirk, “At the end of the day, these children are nothing but tools for us to use. Furthermore, being abandoned is honestly not the worst thing that could happen to them.”
He Bin immediately darkened his feature. He concluded coldly, “You are right, but this boy has shown great potential and we could always use more seeds like him, so we must try our best to cure him for now, we will discuss it later when it fails. Uncle Huang, do help me arrange the trip there today, I want to resolve the kinks of taking over as soon as possible.”
The authority in He Bin’s voice was heavy and not to be overlooked. It silenced Deqing who could only manage to nod obediently.
After that, He Bin left with Xinghe. He did not want to stay at that place for one more minute.
After the orphanage was nothing but a dot in the background, their real emotions finally exploded. Ali and the rest who were ordered away earlier arrived to fetch them in the car.
After they got in, Ali asked Xinghe hurriedly, “Xinghe, was that real‽ Is the orphanage that insane?”
Even though they were not allowed to follow deeper into the orphanage, they did hear everything through their ear-mics. They shivered with disbelief and anger when they heard Deqing listed off his various proud accomplishments. They could not imagine how Xinghe and He Bin, who saw everything in person, could hold it in.
Xinghe nodded crisply. “Yes, it is all real.”
Sam cursed angrily, “F*ck, are these people still human beings‽ Thankfully, I did not follow or else I would have ruined our cover by strangling them on the spot!”
“Back in Country Y, I thought the children there already had it worse, but it is even more horrendous in this orphanage! They treat these children like livestock and dogs since they were still babies, do these people still have any trace of humanity left in them‽” Wolf said with deprecation.
“Shall we kill them?” Cairn went straight to the point.
He Bin loosened his tie and replied, “If we do that, it would raise too much suspicion.”
“Xinghe, what do you think?” Ali looked at Xinghe with anticipation in her eyes. They could not wait to snap Huang Deqing’s neck. This kind of monster, if allowed to live, would only bring harm to more innocent children, so he would have to be removed.
Xinghe did not answer immediately. She replied after a short pause, “Give me some time to figure out a plan.”
“Okay!” Ali and the rest were happy. As long as Xinghe was willing to deal with Deqing, they would be satisfied. This was because her plan would definitely work.
The car continued on the path for a little while longer before they met up with Mubai. Mubai had his men hiding around there, just in case danger befell Xinghe’s party. He wanted to be close enough to go in and save them.
Xinghe exited He Bin’s car and got into Mubai’s car. As she closed the door, Mubai passed her a glass of red wine.
“Here, this will make you feel better,” he told her in a whisper. His voice was full of concern.