"Shen Bing, how confident are you that you can unravel the secret behind these peaches' life-extending properties?" the Chief asked.
Shen Bing smiled. "Of course I'm confident. Otherwise, how could I bear to use them for research? It'll just take some time."
"That's understandable!" the Chief said. "But I must remind you that you need to keep this research strictly confidential. You mustn't tell even the people closest to you. This isn't simply a matter of extending people's lives. If this technology falls into the hands of someone with dangerous ambitions, they could even use it to control the entire world."
The corners of Shen Bing's mouth lifted slightly. The Chief's words carried a double meaning! Still, he had never considered controlling others by extending their lives. He had plenty of ways to control people already, and this was probably the least respectable of them.
Besides, why would he go out of his way to control the whole world? He still wanted to earn merit from all those people. If they all became his subordinates, where the hell would the merit come from?
As for the Chief's concern that someone else might obtain the technology, that was even less likely.
In this world, he was the one who made trouble for others. Who could make trouble for him? Plenty of people might want to, but not one would succeed.
"Rest assured, Chief! I understand what you mean," Shen Bing said without hesitation. "I have no intention of becoming that sort of power-hungry schemer, and no other schemer will gain the slightest advantage from me. Whether it's the Gene-Enhancement Drug from before or this life-extension technology, they'll benefit everyone, not become an exclusive privilege."
The Chief nodded. "You brat! I really was right about you!"
Shen Bing felt rather ashamed. *Ah!