A cold glint even appeared in Zhao Gang's eyes.
Chu Yun, who had lost all will to live, was even more stunned.
Hadn't you just told me not to think about taking revenge on the Bai Family?
And now you were the one saying I had a chance?
Were you really this contradictory?
Looking into Chu Yun's eyes,
Zhao Gang spoke in a low voice:
"Chu Yun, don't forget—you have an SSS-Class Talent!"
"The reason you can't stand against the Bai Family right now isn't just because of their wealth!"
"It's because of those three among the Ten Great Masters. They are our country's most important active combat power, and there are still places where we need them."
"It's not just the Bai Family, but the other three major financial clans as well!"
"But in truth, my superiors have long told me that those above are extremely troubled by the overbearing Four Great Families. They have long been fed up with them."
"So!"
"Once someone appears who can completely overshadow their usefulness—in other words, someone with combat power sufficient to replace them!"
"The Four Great Families..."
Zhao Gang stopped there and said no more.
But it was enough to bring a glimmer of hope into Chu Yun's lifeless eyes.
"Commander-in-Chief, you mean..."
Zhao Gang reached out and patted Chu Yun on the shoulder.
"An SSS-Class Talent. Heaven has given you such tremendous talent, so don't waste it."
"As long as you're still alive, one day, you will become the strongest Spirit Master in this world!"
"Because your SSS-Class Talent is unprecedented!"
"When your strength can completely crush theirs... Hmm? Do you understand?"
As Zhao Gang spoke, the delight in Chu Yun's eyes was nearly spilling over.
He looked deeply at Zhao Gang, then nodded heavily and shouted:
"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief! I definitely won't let you down!"
"Good!" A smile appeared on Zhao Gang's face.
But there was not much warmth in that smile.
After saying all that, Zhao Gang stood up and waved a hand.
"Then I won't disturb your rest any longer. If anything comes up, you can have someone outside contact me."
With that, Zhao Gang turned to leave.
But the instant he turned around,
Zhao Gang's pupils suddenly contracted.
Right behind him, above the hospital room door, a surveillance camera was emitting a faint red glow.
Damn! Zhao Gang inwardly cursed.
Without responding to Chu Yun's farewell, he pulled open the ward door and quickly walked out.
He hurried toward the office Doctor Li had previously taken Bai Zhou into.
Without knocking, he pushed the door open and entered.
Just in time, he saw the startled Doctor Li frantically operating the keyboard.
Zhao Gang immediately frowned and snorted coldly.
"What are you doing?!"
With that cold snort, a powerful aura instantly swept toward Doctor Li.
With a thud, the immense pressure forced Doctor Li to his knees.
He had not brought his own Divine Weapon Maiden, nor had he fused with one.
Yet, just like Bai Zhenbei earlier, he casually radiated such a terrifying aura!
It proved that his strength was absolutely not to be underestimated. Then again, he was the Commander-in-Chief.
"Sir!"
Doctor Li was so frightened by Zhao Gang's move that he burst into tears.
Kneeling on the floor, he clasped his hands together and hurriedly apologized.
"Sir, I'm sorry! I won't dare do it again! I'll never do it again!"
"Sir, please spare me! Please spare me!"
But Zhao Gang ignored Doctor Li's pleas entirely.
His figure flashed, and he arrived beside the computer.
He rapidly switched screens with the keyboard, but rhythmic music came from the speakers:
"Your cards are played so well!"
Zhao Gang's eye twitched at once.
"Come on! Hurry up! I've been waiting so long the flowers have wilted!"
Looking at the game of Fight the Landlord on the computer screen, Zhao Gang turned speechlessly toward Doctor Li, who was still kneeling on the floor.
Doctor Li continued crying, snot and tears streaming down his face.
"Sir, please, please don't tell my supervisor!"
"If he finds out I was doing this during work hours instead of checking on the patients, he'll definitely punish me!"
"Sir, please! My family doesn't have much money, and everyone depends on my salary!"
Zhao Gang calmly clicked the mouse twice.
"Bomb!"
"That's how you play your cards. Learned something?"
"Uh..." Doctor Li's mouth twitched, but he immediately said,
"I learned, sir. You're truly amazing, sir."
"Enough." Zhao Gang lightly waved his hand.
"Keep playing. There isn't much to do right now anyway. As for your supervisor, don't worry about him. I'm leaving."
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" Doctor Li was so excited that he even kowtowed on the floor.
"I'll never forget your great kindness, sir!"
Zhao Gang left the office amid Doctor Li's emotional thanks.
The instant Zhao Gang left the office, Doctor Li's expression immediately changed.
He darted to the computer desk and slowly lifted the keyboard resting there.
Under the keyboard was his phone.
The phone screen displayed: "Video file sent successfully."
At that moment, Bai Zhou had already finished his wonderful dinner amid the nonstop system notifications ringing in his mind.
For Bai Zhou, a transmigrator, it might have been slightly better than what Lin Wei was used to, but it was still practically a feast of mountain and sea delicacies!
Especially with the system notifications constantly sounding, Bai Zhou found the meal incredibly satisfying.
Now, the family sat in the living room, drinking tea and eating dessert after dinner, utterly at ease.
Only Lin Wei, sitting beside Bai Zhou, was genuinely uncomfortable, as though she were an outsider.
But little did she know, Shen Qin, cowering in the corner and not even daring to approach, was the true outsider.
Meanwhile, Bai Zhou stared at the screen on his phone, his eyes flickering.
There was even a hint of surprise in his heart.
He hadn't expected that giving Doctor Li money—a move that had seemed completely useless—would bring him such a crucial return!
Bai Zhou had known that those above had long been fed up with the Four Great Families.
In the later stages of the original novel, Chu Yun's strength grew increasingly powerful, and because the original Bai Zhou kept courting death.
The other three of the Four Great Families became disappointed with the Bai Family, and the leaders above also bared their fangs at the Bai Family.
But Bai Zhou hadn't expected that those people had already been fed up with the Four Great Families at this point?
Just then, Bai Zhenbei's voice suddenly rang out.
"Zhou, your uncle and aunt have finally come back after so long, yet you're just holding your phone and not chatting with us?"
Hearing Bai Zhenbei's voice, Bai Zhou raised his head. He looked at Bai Zhenbei, then at his father, Bai Zhennan, before speaking.
"Dad, Uncle, have you heard of someone named Zhao Gang?"
Hearing Bai Zhou's question, Bai Zhenbei and Bai Zhennan were both stunned. Then they answered in unison:
"We have. What's wrong?"
Then the two were stunned again. They looked at each other and said:
"You know him too?"
Bai Zhou was truly at a loss for words with his father and uncle.
This time, Bai Zhenbei spoke first.
"More than a year ago, Zhao Gang joined my trial team."
"You know that those above select many promising newcomers for us to help train."
"A few months ago, he completed his training, but then he suddenly disappeared. There wasn't a single word about him."
Bai Zhennan spoke up at that moment as well.
"Could Zhao Gang's sudden disappearance be because he was parachuted into the city defense force here as an officer?"
"Oh? Is that so?" Bai Zhenbei was slightly stunned.
Then the two brothers turned to Bai Zhou at the same time. "How do you know Zhao Gang?"
Bai Zhou curled his lip and pushed his phone over.
"You should just see for yourselves."
But what surprised Bai Zhou was this:
When brothers Bai Zhenbei and Bai Zhennan saw the contents of the video, they were not angry. They weren't even surprised.
Instead, they frowned, exchanged a glance, and slowly said:
"It seems the Royalist Faction has already infiltrated our side."
Bai Zhou was instantly stunned.
"What the hell is the Royalist Faction?!"
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