This Super Player had "caution" and "carefulness" etched into his bones.
There was probably nothing left by Old Gentleman Zhuang himself, so Xu Huo simply sat down and read through the writer's notes.
After Zhuang Shanbai's father's book was recalled and barred from republication, he spent two years writing other kinds of stories, mostly short pieces about warm, homely lives. Everyone in them was fictional, but even from the writing alone, it was clear that he was a peaceful, contented old man.
On closer inspection, one of the characters could still be connected to his son, Zhuang Shanbai. The character was the son of the owner of a deli he often visited. He was an excellent young man who had gone away to study after turning sixteen and only came home once every six months.
From his perspective, the deli owner's son was a perfect child: talented and virtuous, kindhearted, and mature beyond his years. Even at a young age, he knew how to care for his parents. He was like a healthy sapling, making people unable to help looking forward to seeing him grow.
Zhuang Shanbai was Old Gentleman Zhuang's grandson, and his father was Old Gentleman Zhuang's nephew. By rights, Old Gentleman Zhuang had already become a figure of great importance in District 001 during Zhuang Shanbai's childhood. He had also conducted Evolution research, so his lifespan should have been as long as that of other Evolved Humans who had received injections from a young age. Yet he had died before reaching seventy.
It might have made sense if he had never received an injection, but his own notes clearly stated that he had. And in the end, just like Super Player Old Gentleman Zhuang, he had died of total organ failure.
That inevitably brought genetic defects to