Me! A high-ranking official!

As the interface unfolded, he quickly skipped over the worldly options of wealth and physical strength, plunging headlong into the elixir category, his eyes rapidly searching through the characters that shimmered with ancient seal script light.

"Bone-setting ointment... Minor Rejuvenating Pill... Marrow-Cleansing Pill..."

None of them were what he was looking for. Finally, his gaze suddenly fixed on a pill that emitted a dark golden light!

Great Rejuvenating Elixir

Efficacy: Can cure severe injuries and near-death experiences!

The introduction is extremely domineering; these few simple words convey a terrifying power to reverse yin and yang.

He was overjoyed, but when his gaze fell on the line indicating the cost of the loan, his brows furrowed into a deep knot.

Compensation: Five hundred million coins!

Five hundred million!

Looking at that long string of dizzying zeros, he felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. This thing was ridiculously expensive! Not to mention his current state, even if he, Zhao Jianguo, were disassembled into parts and sold by weight, he still wouldn't be able to scrape together a fraction of this astronomical sum!

He had personally experienced the rules of the Treasure Basin: a seven-day limit. Once the money was borrowed, if he couldn't repay the 500 million debt by the due date, the system would randomly extract his lifespan, organs, or even erase his existence. He was willing to risk his life for a fake wife.

He reluctantly looked away and continued searching the system for other potentially useful categories. There were indeed extraordinary medical skills such as "Specialist in Mental Illness," "Specialist in Ophthalmology," and even "Master Surgeon," but no matter how skilled the medical skills were, they were of no use to someone whose heart had already stopped beating.

After looking around, the only hope was that deadly "Great Rejuvenation Pill"!

But the debt of 500 million was like a mountain pressing down on him, making it hard for him to breathe.

He closed the system interface, slowly opened his eyes, and turned his gaze to Zhou Mingyuan, who was still panting painfully by the wall.

He himself couldn't repay it, but behind Zhou Qingyan stood a provincial-level family with immense influence! As the vice mayor, Zhou Mingyuan's family possessed resources and wealth that ordinary people couldn't even imagine. The only hope for settling this 500 million yuan debt rested entirely on Zhou Mingyuan's shoulders!

He took a deep breath, suppressed his nervousness, and walked over.

He stopped beside Zhou Mingyuan and said in a deep voice, "Come with me for a moment."

Upon hearing the sound, Zhou Mingyuan turned his head sharply, his bloodshot eyes glaring fiercely at Zhao Jianguo, filled with undisguised resentment and hatred.

Zhao Jianguo didn't tolerate his temper at all, and frowned: "I have a way to save your sister."

Zhou Mingyuan's pupils contracted instantly.

"But time waits for no one, and this opportunity only lasts a few minutes." He looked at him expressionlessly: "If you don't come, and Zhou Qingyan is truly dead, you'll be responsible for the consequences!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards a quiet stairwell outside the emergency corridor without looking back.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingyuan's face, which was contorted with anger, changed slightly. He instinctively felt that this country bumpkin was talking nonsense. Even the attending physician at the provincial hospital had pronounced him dead. What could a poor clerk like him do?

However, looking at Zhao Jianguo's resolute and determined back, an extremely absurd hope arose uncontrollably in my heart: what if? What if he really had a way?

Even if there's only a one in ten million chance, he absolutely cannot gamble with his sister's life!

Zhou Mingyuan's facial muscles twitched twice. He gritted his teeth and finally took heavy steps, following Zhao Jianguo towards the stairwell outside.

The two hurried to a quiet corridor outside the emergency room lobby. It was late at night, and the area was deserted, with not a single nurse in sight.

As soon as Zhou Mingyuan stopped, he stepped forward and blocked Zhao Jianguo's path, urgently questioning, "Since you have a way, why aren't you going to rescue them? Why did you call me out here alone?!"

Zhao Jianguo glanced at him but didn't reply immediately, though his mind was racing.

Zhou Qingyan and she were only husband and wife in name. There was no deep emotional foundation between them. The reason she was willing to cooperate with the Zhou family to get a marriage certificate was entirely because she had taken advantage of him by chance that night, and he was also pregnant with her child.

But is it worth taking such a huge risk for such a meager relationship? That's a debt of 500 million to the King of Hell! If he can't repay this huge sum within seven days after borrowing the Great Rejuvenation Pill from the Treasure Bowl, the Treasure Bowl will take his life, or he'll lose an arm or a leg!

Seeing Zhao Jianguo standing there silently, Zhou Mingyuan was extremely anxious. He grabbed Zhao's arm and roared, "What are you standing there for? If my sister dies here today, can you bear the consequences?!"

"as a result of?"

This condescending threat instantly ignited the anger in his heart. He abruptly swung his hand, shaking off Zhou Mingyuan's arm, and stared at the other man with icy eyes: "Zhou Mingyuan, in your eyes, am I, Zhao Jianguo, born to owe your Zhou family something? If you think I owe you something, then explain to me clearly, what exactly do I owe you?!"

Zhou Mingyuan was thrown back half a step, stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, and gritted his teeth, saying, "You took Xiao Yan's virginity, and she's pregnant with your child!"

"Was that my choice?!" He let out a mocking laugh. "That night, she was drugged and stumbled into my room while she was delirious! Someone had set a trap for her, to ruin her! If she hadn't come into my house that day and had fallen into those people's hands, the consequences would have been a hundred times worse than they are now. You know the stakes better than I do!"

He took a step closer, completely overwhelming the deputy mayor with his imposing manner: "She's pregnant with my child, is that my fault? Let me tell you, as a man, I've already shouldered all the responsibilities I should have! On the contrary, it's not that I owe you anything, it's that your Zhou family owes me! I could have easily backed out and denied everything, and you would have had to bear all the consequences of your disgrace! Your whole family should thank me for cooperating with your charade to this extent! You wouldn't be too much to thank me even on your knees, do you understand?!"

Zhou Mingyuan was rendered speechless by this barrage of words.

Objectively speaking, Zhao Jianguo was absolutely right. If it weren't for Zhao Jianguo's unexpected influence that night, his sister might have been ruined and even jeopardized the political future of the entire family. They did avoid the worst possible outcome and should be grateful to the man in front of them. However, out of his brotherly instinct, the thought of his high and mighty sister being slept with by a poor guy from the bottom of society made him feel uneasy, as if the other party had "taken advantage" of him.

"Enough with the nonsense." Zhao Jianguo's sneer vanished, and he got straight to the point: "I have a very valuable pill on me. If you really want to save your sister's life, come and trade it for five hundred million!"

"What did you say?!" Zhou Mingyuan's eyes widened as if he had heard something utterly unbelievable, and he exclaimed in shock, "Five hundred million?!"