Father is a villainous Buddhist disciple? He'll just be beaten into the light of the righteous

Qu Liuying took her phone out of her pocket and put it in his hand. "Xiaoji, there's a location on the phone. You can go out by following the location and route."

Shen Ji was taken aback. "Aunt Qu, aren't you coming out with me?"

"I need to go find something." Qu Liuying looked up and patted his shoulder. "It's dangerous here, you should leave quickly."

"No!"

Shen Ji frowned. "How could I let you go on this adventure alone, Aunt Qu? Are you afraid I'll hold you back?"

Although he had never beaten the King, Shen Ji was still quite confident in his skills; he believed that at least 90% of people would be no match for him.

"Moreover," Shen Ji said quietly, "it might be more dangerous for me to act alone."

His words were not an exaggeration.

Firstly, he was unfamiliar with the place. Although he had a map, it was still an unfamiliar place, and leaving discreetly was harder than climbing to heaven.

Secondly, it's obvious that King was targeting him.

If they knew he had escaped, they would definitely send someone to catch him. According to common sense, if he were to run, he would run outwards, so the people coming to catch him would definitely follow him outwards.

Rather than doing that, he might as well do the opposite and go to the most dangerous place.

The more dangerous the place, the safer it is, right?

Qu Liuying probably thought of this as well. She hesitated for a moment, furrowed her brows, and then nodded. "Okay, then stick close to me."

Shen Ji nodded; he naturally wouldn't hold anyone back.

Qu Liuying seemed very familiar with the sanatorium. She led Shen Ji quickly through the passage between the two buildings and then to the innermost underground parking garage.

Along the way, although they were trying to avoid the cameras, what was strange was that there was really no one in the sanatorium.

Shen Ji couldn't help but wonder if he was the only person in his building just now.

Qu Liuying didn't explain anything to him. The two quickly went down into the underground parking garage and then went around the parking piles to the third basement level.

The third basement floor is completely different from the two floors above. Here, there are corridors connecting corridors and rooms separated by rooms. At a glance, it looks just like a hotel corridor.

Just as Shen Ji hesitated and was about to ask Qu Liuying where they were, a voice suddenly came from around the corner ahead. Qu Liuying's eyes narrowed, and she quickly pulled Shen Ji into a nearby room.

Shen Ji hid behind the door, not daring to breathe.

"The boss has been searching for so many years, he doesn't even know if he can find it."

"Didn't you say you brought it back?"

"Who knows if what they brought back this time is real or fake? This has happened so many times already."

"Too."

"Hey, have you heard? It seems the Second Miss is back too."

"Hmm? Didn't I hear she had a really bad falling out with her boss?"

"Maybe he wasn't doing well outside, so he came back. Who knows?"

"That's true, who would willingly give up a life of luxury to live a life of hardship?"

"..."

The voices of the conversation grew louder and louder, then faded away, finally disappearing from their ears.

Shen Ji frowned. Could the thing these two brought back be him?

What's real or fake?

What is their boss looking for?

Shen Ji turned to look at Qu Liuying. Qu Liuying didn't explain, but instead listened to the door panel and slowly opened it after confirming that no one was there.

But just as she was about to step out, Shen Ji grabbed her and whispered, "Aunt Qu, there should be surveillance cameras outside."

Qu Liuying smiled and said, "It's okay, someone temporarily covered up the surveillance footage for us."

Shen Ji was surprised, "Wow, that's amazing."

"You useless piece of trash, look at what good you are!" Shen Ji said angrily.

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He can do it too!

You didn't tell me to do it!

Qu Liuying quickly walked out of the house, and Shen Ji could only follow her quickly.

After navigating through a maze-like corridor, Qu Liuying finally stopped in front of a door with a sign that read the name of a research lab.

She took out two pairs of gloves from her pocket, handed one pair to Shen Ji, and put the other pair on herself.

Shen Ji put on the gloves just like she did.

Qu Liuying quickly pressed a series of numbers on the combination lock, and the door actually clicked open in front of them.

Shen Ji was taken aback again.

Qu Liuying slipped into the room, and Shen Ji quickly followed.

The room had no windows and no lights were on; it was pitch black.

In the unfamiliar environment, Shen Ji dared not use a flashlight rashly, and could only follow Qu Liuying closely as they slowly explored.

However, after exploring a short distance, Qu Liuying took out a mini flashlight and turned it on.

Although the light wasn't bright, and the light shining from it in such a dark environment was somewhat hazy, it was still enough to make out what kind of place the room was.

Shen Ji stared wide-eyed at the rows of files and documents, "Aunt Qu..."

Qu Liuying shook her head at him. "Don't talk, come with me."

Shen Ji could only suppress his doubts and follow closely behind her.

The two walked past rows of shelves and went straight to the last row of file shelves.

Qu Liuying shone her flashlight on the files. "Xiao Ji, let's look for them together."

"Find the file of a person named Chen Jiqiu."

Shen Ji was taken aback. "Who is this person?"

"Let's find it first." Qu Liuying patted his shoulder. "I'll explain it to you once we're outside."

Shen Ji nodded. "Okay."

The two quickly began searching through the shelves.

The files here had been sitting there for who knows how long, covered in a thick layer of dust. Every time the two of them moved, the dust would fall down in a flurry, and Shen Ji couldn't help but feel like coughing.

But he was afraid of making too much noise and attracting attention, so he had no choice but to hold back.

Shen Ji flipped through the bottom layer one by one and found that these files were medical records from many years ago.

Moreover, the archives are very detailed; at a glance, the most recent dates are all from ten years ago.

Most of the people on these medical records have already passed away, and they all used "Liejiao" (a type of chili pepper).

Shen Ji's eyes widened involuntarily.

He quickly flipped through several files and was surprised to find that all of these deceased people were from wealthy and powerful circles.

In other words, the files of all those wealthy people who died from using spicy peppers back then are all here?

"What kind of place is this?" Shen Ji wondered in surprise.

They actually managed to compile everyone's information so completely.

Shen Ji continued flipping through the documents, but the next second, his hand, which was about to reach for the documents on the shelf, suddenly stopped.

His gaze was fixed on the name on the document, and his pupils contracted slightly.

Shen Jiyuan.

How did his father's name end up here?

Shen Ji's breath hitched slightly. He quickly took down the file, flipped through it, and looked at it.

However, they discovered that much of the information in the archives was blank.

Finally, an X was put in the column for Shen Jiyuan's death.

Previously, all the names had a checkmark in the "death" column, but his father's name was different.

What's going on? Does it mean they didn't succeed?