What? You're a notorious bandit? What a coincidence, me too!

He deeply regretted his actions and felt he had let his sister down.

He had solemnly promised his sister at the time.

But whenever his drug cravings hit, he couldn't control himself.

The excruciating pain and pressure drove him to despair.

Just when he was about to give up, a sudden thought lingered in his mind.

He was a top student in the chemistry department and had an extraordinary talent for chemistry.

His mentor, Gu Yanbai, praised him more than once, saying that he was a genius in chemistry and would definitely have a bright future.

If... he could produce methamphetamine, he could not only relieve the torment of drug addiction, but also quickly raise the money to save his sister.

Wouldn't that solve my current predicament?

Once this thought popped into his head, it entwined his thoughts like vines, making it impossible for him to break free.

So he began to secretly look up relevant information, but the more he looked, the more disheartened he became.

The raw material for synthesizing methamphetamine on the market is ephedrine, which has long been subject to strict control.

One's own ideas are ultimately just wishful thinking.

For the next few days, he lost his appetite and pondered deeply.

One late night, he was lying in bed when he suddenly sat up abruptly, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

He suddenly thought of a chemical material that could potentially replace jutein!

He went over the scenario in his mind several times, and the ecstasy in his heart overwhelmed all his hesitation.

He then secretly went to the laboratory, intending to conduct an experiment.

However, the imagination is often rich, but the reality is harsh.

Although he was very talented in chemistry, his ideas were too far-fetched, and he failed several times in a row in his experiments.

Just when he had tried again and again, sitting dejectedly in the laboratory.

The laboratory door was suddenly pushed open.

Liu Sen was terrified. When he looked up, he saw his mentor, Gu Yanbai.

Gu Yanbai asked him why he was in the lab at this hour.

Liu Sen naturally dared not say what he was doing, only saying that he suddenly remembered an experiment and couldn't sleep, so he decided to give it a try.

Gu Yanbai glanced at the apparatus on the lab bench and immediately recognized that his prized student was conducting an experiment specifically targeting the amination-reduction reaction of ketone compounds.

He frowned, walked to the table, picked up the draft paper that the other person had been pressing down, and glanced at it.

Liu Sen covered his face, not daring to look up at Gu Yanbai.

He knew he couldn't hide the formula he had derived from his teacher.

Gu Yanbai had a cold face and his brows were furrowed deeply.

Suddenly, a loud "slap" landed on Liu Sen's face.

The sound was particularly jarring in the quiet laboratory.

"Teacher, I know I was wrong," Liu Sen said meekly, knowing he had gotten into trouble.

In order to prevent the teacher from reporting him, he told her everything that had happened recently.

She recounted everything, from her father wanting to sell her sister for money to her working at a nightclub to raise funds and accidentally becoming addicted to drugs.

Gu Yanbai listened quietly, watching his prized student. The anger on his face gradually faded, replaced by helplessness.

Ultimately, the matter was dropped.

However, from then on, their relationship became very complicated.

Gu Yanbai no longer treated this poor student he had taken a liking to as warmly as before.

Liu Sen always lowered his head and dared not speak whenever he saw Gu Yanbai.

This awkward situation lasted for two months.

One evening, Liu Sen left something in the lab and went back to get it.

As soon as he arrived at the laboratory entrance, he could faintly hear noises coming from inside.

He opened the door with the spare key and found that Professor Gu Yanbai was still in the laboratory, looking over warily.

Upon seeing that it was Liu Sen, the other party lost their previous wariness and focused intently on the experiment again.

Liu Sen walked over curiously, and when he saw what was on Gu Yanbai's lab table, he was completely stunned.

Gu Yanbai is performing an amination-reduction reaction!

The reagents and equipment on the operating table were almost identical to those he had that day.

Professor Gu was actually trying to synthesize methamphetamine, just like him.

He watched as Gu Yanbai skillfully operated the experimental equipment. The problems that he had tried repeatedly to solve before became easy in Gu Yanbai's hands, as simple as a butcher carving up an ox.

Moreover, judging from the progress of the experiment, it seems that Professor Gu has turned his wild idea from that day into reality, and it seems that he has really succeeded.

Liu Sen's voice trembled slightly as he stood there, his mind blank.

He couldn't understand why the teacher would do that!

The sight before him shocked him so much that his voice trembled uncontrollably, and he couldn't utter a single complete sentence.

…………

At this time, Haicheng Jiaotong University.

In a storage room filled with chemical equipment.

Lin Chang'an withdrew his consciousness from Gu Yanbai. Although the old man in front of him would not admit it, he had basically figured out his thoughts.

He wasn't interested in the old man's new method of synthesizing methamphetamine.

I never imagined that the old man was making drugs to make money to save his critically ill wife.

This was something he never expected.

He pondered to himself what to do next.

Just as I was thinking this, my chest felt warm.

He glanced at it.

[Eliminating Karmic Obstacles: [Cutting Off Poison] Completed.]

[Mission Outcome: The traveler has completed the key information gathering and successfully prevented the circulation of high-purity methamphetamine in Haicheng. Mission complete.]

[Karma Elimination Reward Settlement: Merit Points +3300 (including 10% bonus for early association with tasks), Karma Points -3.3 (Current Karma Points 162.8)]

[Note: This mission is now complete. All support items will be automatically removed within ten minutes.]

Is the task complete?

That's right. This mission was originally just to have me gather information, and I've already covered most of it.

So, did this old man report it, just like Ming Ge did?

still is……

He could tell that the professor in front of him was an extremely meticulous person.

He suddenly felt a surge of interest in watching the spectacle and said:

"Professor Gu's mental fortitude is indeed impressive. Alright, I'm actually not interested in your methamphetamine."

He paused, looked at Gu Yanbai's calm demeanor, and smiled: "Take care of yourself, I won't make things difficult for you."

However, just a friendly reminder: the person you traded with yesterday has already been arrested by the police.

I'm curious, can you escape?

Gu Yanbai stared at Lin Chang'an in astonishment, his strange feeling deepening, and his tone becoming more forceful.

"Who are you? What do you want?"

"You don't need to know who I am, you just need to know that I've always been watching you from behind."

Lin Chang'an grinned. "I won't reveal a single word of yours to the police. I'm looking forward to your performance; I have high hopes for you!"

After saying that, he turned and left the storeroom, leaving the little old man looking bewildered.

As Gu Yanbai watched the mysterious man disappear from the stairwell, the composure on his face gradually faded, and sweat finally beaded on his forehead.

No matter how meticulous his thinking was, it was useless at this moment; he simply couldn't understand what was going on.

However, he could tell from the other person's tone that there was no hostility.

Instead, he seemed like someone who was "watching a play".