Su Qingyu's words made Ye Shikai feel deeply moved. It seems that this trip to Europe to relax was indeed the right decision. Life is like this; two people are always sticking together, which inevitably breeds flaws. So, temporarily leaving is not a bad idea. Perhaps the saying 'absence makes the heart grow fonder' is just what it means.

The two of them separated, giving each other some space to dull the powder keg atmosphere and reflect on themselves.

Ye Shikai profoundly felt the difficulty of maintaining a marriage; both parties need to work hard and compromise to maintain a balance. After going through so many things, they finally reconciled. At this time, Su Ziqing also returned from out of town. The school-organized activity had ended, and she didn't know about the issues they had during her absence; everything seemed as if it had never happened.

National Security Bureau.

As the culprit in a series of murders, De did provide valuable information that helped the National Security Bureau clear out Boss Xing's Mothman research base. Additionally, the bureau obtained a lot of data on the Mothmen, even some corpse specimens. However, a crime is still a crime, and merits cannot completely offset demerits. The final result was a compromise: De was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment in the National Security Bureau's prison. For someone like him, being away from society is perhaps his destiny. The Mothman genes can't be reversed, and he will rely on those antidotes for life forever.

"You look like anything but being in prison." Ye Shikai said with a smile. De was leisurely lying on an armchair reading a newspaper, wearing a white vest and flip-flops, looking just like the Evil God in the movie "Kung Fu." Ye Shikai was speechless, thinking that even a 'renowned demon exorcist' should have some demeanor…

"Haha, I think this kind of life is quite nice." De chuckled lightly and took a sip of hot tea. In fact, if De wanted to escape, it would be hard to stop him. At the very least, it would be enough to give Tianjing a headache. These days, De has been cooperating well, basically answering every question, and stated that he never wants to leave again.

What relieved Ye Shikai was that De is a man of his word. As long as he gets the antidote and can survive, he would cooperate in everything else. Among the tons of materials the National Security Bureau obtained, a significant portion was provided by De.

"Brought you some goodies." Ye Shikai brought some fried meat, roast duck, barbecue, and beer. Ye Shikai never thought that in his lifetime he would be here eating barbecue and drinking beer with a "villain." From another perspective, Ye Shikai didn't feel that De was guilty at all. He had been captured to experiment and turned into a guinea pig for the HST project, which was already a tragic fate. Even when he went out to kill, it was mainly social scum. Although he violated laws, as a man of passion himself, Ye Shikai understood. Facing those people, any normal person would feel disgusted and angry, even have the impulse to hit them.

De didn't become one of those mindless puppets, nor did he die from the lack of antidote, and now he is being "protected" by the National Security Bureau, which is considered a blessing in disguise.

"Mr. Ye, I really should be thanking you, it's you who changed the course of my life." De said lightly.

"Please don't say that. I never helped you. Destroying the Mothmen's base was my duty. You are a pitiful person and probably a victim too. The National Security Bureau spared your life likely because of this reason." Ye Shikai waved his hand.

"Mr. Ye, I dare to make a request." De suddenly said.

"What request, tell me."

"If someday, an antidote for the Mothmen is developed, let me be the first test subject." De's words didn't shock Ye Shikai. If one day, an agent could be developed to allow the HST project's test subjects to revert to normal, De was willing to be the first to try. Ye Shikai understood his thoughts; he didn't want to spend the rest of his life as a half-human, half-beast. He would rather die trying than live in disgrace. Compared to the fear of death, he chose to maintain the last vestige of human dignity...

Of course, this was all future talk.

Before he left, De still hoped Ye Shikai could often bring some good food to improve his living conditions. This issue wasn't big as long as the National Security Bureau tested the food safety. De's request would need the bureau's consent, and it wasn't clear if they would agree.

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National Security Bureau, Laboratory.

"How's the effect of the developed antidote?" Ye Shikai asked Tianjing who was beside him.

"It's already been developed. We picked a subject with the most severe mutation to test it." Tianjing said somewhat helplessly. After all, no human volunteers would participate in clinical trials for such an antidote, so they could only test directly on mutated subjects. Whether it's effective depends on the antidote.

"Hmm, let's hope it works." Ye Shikai said with a faint smile.

According to the experimenters' estimation, the antidote needs a day to take effect. It had just begun. Ye Shikai walked out of the laboratory. Tianjing and his team were overseeing everything, so nothing would go wrong.

Ye Shikai was initially planning to have a good talk with Jin Li. After everything that happened, he and the National Security Bureau seemed to have developed a special connection, almost acting as the bureau's "troubleshooter." Jin Li had always wanted to pull the entire Netherworld Palace into the bureau, but Ye Shikai refused each time. Today's secondary purpose in coming to the bureau was to clarify his position, but unfortunately, Jin Li was not at the bureau.

"Then another day." Ye Shikai handed a piece of paper to Jin Li's secretary and then left the bureau.

"Mr. Ye, nice to meet you." As soon as he walked out the door, Ye Shikai bumped into an acquaintance.

"Oh, isn't this Miss Zhao? What a coincidence." Yes, it was Zhao Yanran, the person Ye Shikai had previously saved. Unexpectedly, she had come again today.

"Not really a coincidence, I came specifically to find you." Zhao Yanran pointed to a Maserati nearby, "How about grabbing a meal together?"

A beautiful woman's invitation definitely had "intentions."

This was Ye Shikai's first thought, especially since he hadn't fully grasped Zhao Yanran's background. His intuition told him not to get too close to this woman...

"Having a meal is nice, but… perhaps another day, I have an appointment today." Ye Shikai said with a faint smile.

"Is that so, what a pity. I really wanted to thank you properly and, incidentally… discuss some other matters."

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