Villain Boss Chapter 190
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 190: Pressing Closer Step by Step
Many people in the base feared Si Xu because of his methods of torturing people and his powerful superpowers.
Because of his powerful abilities, people naturally overlooked the strength he possessed.
Professor Si, who was in charge of the laboratory, was by no means just a good-for-nothing who solved problems by brute force.
Unfortunately, many people failed to see this point and tried to outsmart him and provoke him, only to end up getting hurt.
As if oblivious to Shen Lang's difficult situation, Shen Yang remained seated in his chair, maintaining his leisurely posture.
There was nothing to worry about.
Even though Si Xu pressed on relentlessly, his goal wasn’t to destroy the Shen family or obtain the documents he mentioned.
He just needed to divert these people's attention from Jiang Ran.
That was all.
Originally, he needed to find evidence to prove Jiang Ran's innocence to convince everyone here. Now, because of Shen Lang's supposedly perfect plan, he only needed to keep pressing the Shen family.
Compared to the virus data, the scheming, conspiracies, and set-ups between Shen Lang and Jiang Ran seemed like trivial matters, like children playing house.
Didn't that person say that Miss Jiang was hypnotized by him, which was why she opened the north gate? He also said that Marshal Shen had been searching for the documents left behind by Jiang Yize, and he might have already found them.
As for the former, no one had the time to delve into it; an outcome was enough.
But for the latter, there must be an answer no matter what it took.
Given the contrast, who would choose to pursue Jiang Ran’s matter?
Not only would they not pursue the matter, they’d also believe the "witness"’s words naturally, and might even sympathize with Jiang Ran for being schemed against by her closest relative.
With that, Si Xu's goal was achieved.
Coincidentally, he and Si Xu shared the same goal, so he was happy to sit here and play dumb.
"Shen Lang, I have very little patience, and it varies from person to person most of the time," Si Xu continued. "Want to try?"
"I don't know about any documents. Even if you kill me here today, you won’t get any useful information from me.." Shen Lang wasn't stupid. If he admitted it now, the Shen family would become a thorn in everyone's side.
He could die, but he’d absolutely not push the Shen family to the brink of destruction.
"If I kill you, I'll never get the documents again." Si Xu sneered. "Shen Lang, you're acting without scruples. Could it be that your Shen family's laboratory has produced results in virus research?"
After Si Xu finished speaking, the people's gazes towards Shen Lang became even sharper.
Yes, that confidant of Marshal Shen also mentioned that the Shen family's laboratory was an independent force belonging only to the Shen family, separate from the base's laboratory.
If Marshal Shen really wanted to get the virus data, he wouldn't need to hand it over to the base. Besides, his relationship with Si Xu was delicate, and there was absolutely no trust between them.
Everyone present was used to being in a high position, and what people in high positions loved to do most was to be suspicious of each other.
Seeing that he had achieved the desired effect, Si Xu sighed. "However, these are not what I care about. I have the footage here, and I’ve said what I needed to say. But these alone can’t clear Jiang Ran of suspicion. Therefore, I’ve decided to leave Xiling base with Jiang Ran."
"What?"
In the past, everyone had hoped that Si Xu would disappear from the Xiling base, but now that he had actually said he was leaving, everyone panicked.
“Professor Si, there must be some misunderstanding. We don’t suspect Miss Jiang. Miss Jiang has absolutely no reason to do such a thing.” Someone stepped forward urgently to state their position.
"Yes, yes, we naturally believe in Miss Jiang's innocence."
"That's right. Miss Jiang had no reason to do that. Besides, that guy admitted that he hypnotized Miss Jiang and even drove her mother to her death."
Those people were all talking at once, practically begging Si Xu to take back what he had just said.
The Xiling base had just experienced a zombie tide, and everyone witnessed its terror and understood that Si Xu played a crucial role in that battle.
With Si Xu's level of superpowers, he could live a carefree life even after leaving the base. But without him, the base might not survive the next zombie tide.
Furthermore, they had assumed the Shen family was more reliable than Si Xu, but now it seemed that this might not be the case.
With Si Xu gone, the Shen family would be left unchecked, and the base would one day develop into a dominant-party system.
That wasn’t the outcome they wanted to see.
Finally, after all their persistent persuasion, Si Xu simply said, "We'll talk about it tomorrow," and went straight home.
Before leaving, he reminded Gu Yunqing to "throw that plump man into the dungeon."
The plump man was none other than the hypnotist who changed his mind at the last minute and stepped forward to bite back at Si Xu.
He didn't realize he had done something stupid until he was dragged away by Gu Yunqing's men.
This time, the man was truly wailing and pleading with Shen Lang for help, "Marshal Shen, please save me! Please save me for the sake of all these years I've worked for you, and for all the times I've risked my life for you. Marshal Shen, Marshal Shen!"
Shen Lang didn’t move or respond.
Someone tsked twice. "To go for wool and come back shorn. That aptly described this kind of fool."
Someone else chimed in, "This tells us how important it is to follow the right master, haha."
The people in the conference room finally dispersed, leaving only the three members of the Shen family.
"It's over." Shen Yang stood up, tugging at his collar. "It's finally over. You must be tired after all this commotion. Go home and rest."
He turned and left.
Staring at the young man's departing figure, the old man swayed, spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell straight backward.
"Senior Mr Shen."
Shen Yang paused in his steps.
The next day, news that Marshal Shen had been so angered by Professor Si during a meeting that he vomited blood spread throughout the entire base.
Jiang Ran sat in her office, organizing documents while listening to gossip.
"What do you think Professor Si did to make Marshal Shen so angry that he vomited blood?"
"You know Professor Si and Marshal Shen can't stand each other at all. I wouldn't be surprised if they ever started fighting."
"If you're really curious, just ask Ranran. She'll definitely know."
Several pairs of eyes turned to her.
Jiang Ran picked up a thick file folder to cover half of her face, leaving only her eyes showing, and replied in a muffled voice, "I didn't know. I went straight to bed after I got home yesterday. When I woke up this morning, Si Xu was no longer home. I'm more curious than you are."
"Ranran, Marshal Shen is your maternal grandfather after all. Aren’t you going to visit him after you get off work?" Someone whispered a reminder to Jiang Ran.
Her colleagues knew that she wasn't close to the Shen family.
Jiang Ran nodded. "Everyone says that Si Xu upset the old man, so all the more I should go and visit him."
Of course she had to go. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to laugh at him.
"By the way, Ranran, I heard that Professor Si said he would leave the Xiling base with you."
Jiang Ran was stunned. "…"
Suddenly she remembered the group of people who had been crowding at her doorstep early in the morning, waiting for Si Xu and following him to work. So that was the case.
Jiang Ran said, "Oh, he did say that."
The colleague who asked the question hesitated before continuing, "Ranran, things aren't peaceful outside the base right now. You should advise Professor Si not to go out."
Jiang Ran laughed. "I thought he was just mentioning it casually. He probably wouldn't really leave the base. Si Xu has a very good temper. He would only run away from home in anger if some people did something really outrageous."
The colleague, "..."
Professor Si had a good temper? Was it the same Professor Si that they knew?
