Chapter 897: Cooperation |
When Lily arrived in the room, she said nothing as she sat on the bed, contemplating. She was in too deep, she was not going to stop now.
Two hours.
In two hours, she was sure that her husband would come for her. This was not a guess… This was all planned.
......….
An hour ago.
Zhou Jingren narrowed his eyes at Lord Naru and Lord Mu then towards Lord Neeson. "Do you believe me now?"
"Mr. Bei…" Lord Naru eyed the man who looked like Bei Tian. "Even if Kuznetsov got her, we cannot do anything about it now. We can't just go to Russia and rescue her. Both of us are important individuals in our country. We can't just run around and instruct people to kill and destroy properties."
"Did I ever ask for your assistance?" Zhou Jingren countered. "I am here to tell you that someone betrayed your organization. Clearly, you and him have very different goals." He sneered.
The older men pursed their lips as they eyed the man who suddenly had arrived in Mr. Naru's room bringing the unconscious Mr. Mu. Coincidentally, Lord Neeson was also here. They eyed each other for a few seconds before Lord Mu said, "Then what would you want us to do?"
Silence filled the room. Seeing this, Zhou Jingren added. "The file that I have will surely satisfy you. However, I wanted you to delete everything about Lily. I want you to forget her existence from now."
"You—" Of course, the fact that the file was in Zhou Jingren's hands immediately caught his attention. "You have it with you?"
Zhou Jingren nodded in response.
"How is that possible?" Lord Naru asked.
"You have no idea what is possible." Zhou Jingren countered. During the call with Lily at Lilian's study, Lily had already told him that the file was in Lilian and Fred's wedding portrait. She also told her that she would act just like what they had originally planned. While Zhou Jingren was against the idea, Lily was convinced that this was the only way that they could escape an organization that they cannot defeat. And to fool everyone who might be listening to the call, Zhou Jingren told him that he was miles away from her. Of course, that was only a secret code that meant he would be coming to get her.
That's right. The Order was not something that both Lily and Zhou Jingren could defeat. This was something that they realized when they discovered that the order not only held the highest ranking military officers in every country. They were also doing some research and enhancements in military weapons and drugs.
While Zhou Jingren was adamant that they fight and destroy them from within, Lily wanted the opposite. She wanted to live away from all this. Until now, he could still remember Lily's gentle eyes when she said that all she wanted in this world was to be with him and Kaen.
She no longer wanted to have wealth and influence. All she wanted was to survive and live a peaceful life with them.
Of course, Zhou Jingren had insisted that this was very difficult to achieve. Not after they provoked these people. However, Lily only said that she trusted him enough to cooperate with her plans.
Because of this, Lily weaved a highly complicated plan that not only required them to get hurt, it also required each other's trust. They needed to be away from each other, act as if they were alone, and trust that they would finish everything that they were supposed to do.
Of course, this didn't mean that they will leave this organization without causing some damages here and there.
"Are you certain?" Lord Neeson's mind was only focused on the file. In his mind, the file was one of the reasons why Lily was valued. Without the file, they could let her go as long as she followed some small conditions. Seeing Zhou Jingren's steely eyes, Lord Neeson cleared his throat. "How about Lily? You do know that Kuznetsov mansion is a fortress, yes?"
"I will take care of that." Zhou Jingren answered.
"That is not something that we can just agree to because you want it. We need time to think."
"I don't have time. There are five members at the center of the council. And three of you are here. That is already the majority. You can decide now or I will destroy the file in front of you!"
"You—" Lord Naru was speechless. However, he still felt that something was amiss in the man's words. "What are you planning to do?"
Zhou Jingren responded with a low chuckle. "As I said… I will not do a thing as long as you decide to withdraw your forces that are watching Lily's family. including her brother, father, her friends as well as my aunt and uncle. Of course… I want you to take care of Kuznetsov's forces that are also nearby waiting to pounce on their prey."
"Kuznetsov has his people around her family?"
"Naturally. He is a killer. He should have assigned these people to follow them aside from The Order's people." The trio turned silent at his words.
"Give us…"
"I don't have time." Zhou Jingren interrupted the calm Lord Mu. "I want to hear your answers now. I wanted to hear you order your people now. I wanted to hear you tell them that you will no longer pursue Lily and her family."
"That—"
"I agree." Lord Neeson said. "As long as you can give us the file. I will agree." He then looked at the people next to him. "We all know how that research could change the world. Once we get our hands on that research about genes, we could discover every possible way to treat a person just by focusing on their DNA. We would be able to enhance strength, speed, and mental capacities. I say this is more important than a woman who refuses to work for us."
Zhou Jingren sneered inwardly. Lord Neeson's words sounded righteous and just, however, who was he trying to fool? If they could discover ways to treat patients using their DNA, wasn't it possible that they could also create viruses that affected only a certain type of people based on their DNA?
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The novel already ended. However, the privilege system will only end at the end of each month. Meaning, my priv will also end at the end of October. That is something that I cannot control anymore. Its a part of the system.
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