The Law of Heaven

Chapter 74 The Secrets of the Ruan Family

As evening fell at the hospital, the glow of the setting sun spilled through the windows. The sirens of police cars and fire trucks gradually faded away, and an ambulance pulled up in the parking lot, where media reporters swarmed in.

Aihara sat on a bench in the corridor, looking down at his phone, recovering his over-exhausted spiritual energy, and analyzing his situation through the precise perception of his Alaya consciousness.

After today's battle, his spiritual activity level has reached 83%, and he is not far from preparing for advancement. He urgently needs to find new ancient relics to fuse with.

He silently planned his own path to advancement, occasionally glancing up at the man opposite him.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

Jiang Hai silently smoked his cigarette, without saying a word.

After the terrorist attack, the company was busy with the aftermath when Jiang Hai, one of the five major companies, suddenly proposed to have a conversation between men.

Jiang Wanwu was naturally unable to participate, as her family status was not high to begin with, and she could not disobey her father.

Now only the two of them are in the corridor.

The corridor outside was filled with the company's bodyguards, armed to the teeth like an army, so that not even a fly could get in.

Ding dong.

Jiang Wanwu sent a message:
“My father has a very strange personality. If he does anything to make you uncomfortable later, I apologize on his behalf... and I can make it up to you.”

Attached is a meme of a kitten giving a kiss.

Aihara thought to herself, "This is like coaxing a child."

"Don't worry, it's okay."

He pressed reply.

Then he looked down and started playing on his phone.

After a long pause, Jiang Hai raised his cold, sharp eyes, glanced at him, and asked, "Are you nervous?"

Aihara hummed in agreement: "After all, you are the head of the Jiang family and the director of the Technology Research and Development Bureau."

Jiang Hai waved his hand: "You're nervous because of social anxiety, not because of my status. I can tell you're a worldly person. Would an ignorant kid who's never seen the world dare to play on his phone in front of me?"

You are very talented, likely possess some hidden strengths, and have a mentor guiding you. You are knowledgeable, perhaps even privy to some secrets. In short, you are no ordinary person; you have very clear goals and objectives. In other words, you are the kind of person who carries a story.

I don't know who put you on the reserve list; maybe it was the Yan family, or maybe someone else. But it was definitely a wrong choice. You were trying your best to prove yourself and earn some opportunities, weren't you?

This is the scene you were hoping for; otherwise, you wouldn't have risked your life to save my wife and daughter.

Aihara's hand, which was fiddling with his phone, paused.

The man's eyes were cold and sharp, like a scalpel precisely dissecting his hidden thoughts.

What an amazing ability to judge people!

It must be said that Jiang Hai is a very intelligent person.

There's just one thing: the other party misjudged the situation.

Aihara didn't risk his life to save his wife and daughter; he had the help of someone surnamed Fu behind him, allowing him to recklessly court death.

But he did have his reasons for doing so.

He is a difficult person to deal with; if Aihara lies in front of him, it will be easy for him to see through it.

"Yes."

He answered frankly.

"Tell me, what do you want?"

Jiang Hai said expressionlessly, "You have done me a favor. As long as it doesn't violate my principles, I will try my best to help you."

Even so, his face remained frozen, as if to say, "You'd better spit it out."

Aihara hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Do you value the lives of your wife and daughter?"

Jiang Hai's eyes remained calm and unwavering: "You want money?"

Aihara shook his head and said, "Of course not, I'm just afraid that you won't be able to meet my request."

Jiang Hai narrowed his eyes, immediately realizing that this kid's request might be unusual, but he still tried to remain patient and calmly said, "Tell me first."

Aihara remained silent for a moment.

Are you aware of the genetic diseases in this city?

The words are astonishing.

Jiang Hai gave him a deep look and hummed in response.

“My sister also has this disease, and my uncle died trying to cure her. Now I want to know the cause of all this, and how to resolve it. In the end, I will settle old scores and seek revenge.”

Aihara decided to tell the truth, and there was nothing to hide about these things: "For this reason, I can't just stay in the reserve sequence. I need the power to move forward, so I'm here in front of you now. This is my bargaining chip."

He raised his eyes, his gaze hardening.

Jiang Hai stared at him for a long time; that sudden, cold gaze seemed to cut open his heart.

"I trust my own calculations and judgment. Judging from your reaction, you're not lying. I've also checked your background; it's indeed very clean, not like an insider. But even so, helping you still involves a great risk."

He took out his phone, took a deep drag of his cigarette, and said, "As a director of one of the five major corporations, even if you saved my wife and daughter, I could go against my principles and refuse your request against my conscience. But as an individual, I'm willing to trust you this once. We all have families, and neither of us wants to see our family members die."

"Therefore I can agree to your request, but there are some things you should not tell others once you know them... Otherwise, if something really happens, I won't be able to protect you."

Aihara knew very well that he posed no threat to the head of the Jiang family. Putting aside the Mirage Tower, he was merely a Creator-level cultivator, weak and helpless.

A big shot like Jiang Hai wouldn't be afraid of him; at most, he'd be worried that Jiang Hai wouldn't be able to control his mouth.

"clear."

Aihara nodded slightly.

Jiang Hai continued smoking, silently exhaling smoke, staring at his phone with his head down, and remained silent for a long time.

About ten minutes later, he said in a hoarse voice, "I just retrieved your sister's medical examination reports from the past ten years, and there are indeed significant problems."

Aihara was stunned.

I didn't expect Jiang Hai to be so decisive. "Isn't the patient's medical record a private matter?"

He muttered something sarcastic.

"In the face of technology, humans have no privacy whatsoever."

Jiang Hai answered a phone call casually, and after confirming certain things, his eyes became deep.

After he hung up the phone, he said seriously, "What I'm about to tell you is all confidential."

Aihara nodded again.

“Ten minutes ago, my men completed the analysis of the corpses of the remnants of the Shi family. We extracted special DNA from those who came back to life.”

Jiang Hai stood up, stubbed out his nearly burnt-out cigarette, and waved to him, signaling him to come over. His stiff voice carried a rare hint of melancholy: "That special DNA comes from the twelfth chairman of Deep Blue Union."

He paused for a moment: "Ruan Xiangtian."

This was the second time Aihara had heard this name.

The last time was during a study tour, when Yi Ran helped him investigate information about Deep Blue Union and found it.

"Ruan Xiangtian has been in a vegetative state for many years, which is why the old chairman was forced to return to the business world."

Jiang Hai gazed at the dim twilight outside the window and sighed, "This is a scandal involving the five great families, and also a disaster from many years ago. That disaster turned Ruan Xiangtian, the highest-ranking member of the five great families, into a cripple, and his two children also died tragically, leaving the Ruan family without an heir."

Aihara was taken aback: "I once saw online that Ruan Xiangtian has three sons, doesn't he?"

Yi Ran found this online back then.

Aihara once suspected that Koki was a descendant of the Ruan family, but he couldn't find any conclusive evidence, and the matter was eventually dropped.

"That's not Ruan Xiangtian's biological son, but just a stepson the company found to cover up the truth."

Jiang Hai said indifferently, "Ruan Xiangtian only had a pair of twins, both of whom died in that disaster."

Twin siblings.

Aihara's mind was filled with what felt like a raging storm.

"Could it really be..."

He was hesitant to think any further.

"Let me take you to see it."

Jiang Hai turned and left, waving goodbye to him.

Aihara hesitated for a moment, then followed.

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At the end of Donghai Road stands a German-style building left over from a hundred years ago, surrounded by a quiet tree-lined path, where waves rise and fall on the reefs.

The black Lincoln drove along the tree-lined road, past a yard covered with fallen leaves, and arrived at a quiet sanatorium.

The driver opened the car door, and Jiang Hai got out carrying a suitcase, saying casually, "This is it."

Aihara remained silent. Along the way, he sensed that the attics on both sides of the road were full of snipers. The seemingly inconspicuous streetlights were actually equipped with miniature cameras, monitoring anyone who entered or left the area like a third eye.

Even the tourists on the shore were imposters; their spiritual energy fluctuations were extremely strong, definitely indicating they were in combat.

This is a prison under strict surveillance!
Jiang Hai and Xiang Yuan entered the sanatorium. The guards at the gate helped them open the door. Inside were medical staff in white coats, but they all carried pistols on their waists.

Cameras from all directions rotated, silently releasing infrared rays that swept across their bodies.

"do not move."

Jiang Hai suddenly raised his hand.

Aihara stopped in his tracks, sensing an invisible realm before him, appearing and disappearing in the distance.

Jiang Hai's lips moved slightly, as if chanting a silent incantation, and the invisible realm in front of him collapsed with a roar.

Aihara then noticed that there was a clock in the center of the hall, and the time on the clock was actually a series of vertical pupils!

Countless vertical pupils were staring at them.

Like the gaze of a ghost.

This is... a living spirit!
"Let's go."

Jiang Hai continued walking forward with him as if nothing had happened.

"It's really troublesome."

Aihara muttered a quiet complaint.

Jiang Hai and Xiang Yuan continued upstairs. There was no elevator, and at each floor, someone would search them. This was not a routine procedure, but a thorough investigation.

Until they reached the top floor attic, the lights illuminated the darkness as the metal door opened automatically.

This is a huge space, with only one transparent glass chamber lit up. This is a man-made ecological sleeping chamber that simulates a retro bedroom.

There was a hospital bed in the bedroom, and a middle-aged man was lying on it, seemingly asleep and completely silent.

"This is Ruan Xiangtian."

Jiang Hai said calmly.

"Oh……"

Aihara was so shocked he couldn't speak.

Because Ruan Xiangtian had a head of pale hair, his body was covered in fine sequins, and his fingernails were scarlet, he looked extremely abnormal.

But when he looked closely, his vision seemed to blur for a moment, and for a fleeting instant, he saw a half-dragon.

With pale hair, highly deformed muscles and bones, and covered in fine dragon scales, it was agile and brutal.

"What I am about to tell you is the scandal of the five great families back then, which involved a forbidden experiment."

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