"Jing, you mean that my father not only concealed the true cause of Miyano Akemi's death from Shirley, but also used this method to expose Shirley's importance to the eyes of the undercover agents in the organization?"
Back in Japan, Bai Herui on the phone showed some doubts in his tone after listening to Bai Hejing's story.
"Yeah." Bai Hejing nodded slightly.
These things she said all happened before Shirakawa Qing returned to Japan.
And it is indeed as Bai Heqing said, not long after she completed the things arranged by Bai Heqing, Shirley disappeared. At the same time, she and Bai Heqing were transferred back to the Japanese branch together because of this incident... …
"What do you think?" Bai Herui asked.
"I just think that my father's desire for the 'silver bullet' may not be as persistent as it was ten years ago." After thinking about it, Bai Hejing replied.
Whether it was when Bai Heqing learned that there was a breakthrough in the research on "Silver Bullet", or when he later deliberately exposed Shirley, the only person who could advance the research.
Nothing he does seems like someone who has a strong obsession with "silver bullets".
Bai Heqing's behavior was very different from the reaction he had shown in previous years, which made Bai Hejing very confused.
However, perhaps as Meijiu said, she has always been an obedient "good baby". It's not that Bai Heqing doesn't have her own ideas, but between her own judgment and Bai Heqing's orders, she often gives priority to executing Bai Heqing's orders. Qing's order.
Just like in these incidents, even if she already had doubts in her heart, when Shirakawa Qing said that they returned to Japan to find Shirley and continue the research on "Silver Bullet", Shirakawa Shizu also Still chose to believe.
It wasn't until Bai Herui asked Bai Heqing the real purpose of returning to Japan that the suspicion in her heart emerged again.
"I think it may not be as simple as not being as persistent as before..."
On the phone, Bai Herui, after being silent for a long time, suddenly asked:
"Jing, you just said that Shirley was raised by her father in the past ten years?"
"Yeah." Bai Hejing nodded.
"Then can I understand that this 'sister' whom I have never met actually has an unusual relationship with my father?"
"I'm not completely sure about this." Bai Hejing hesitated and replied: "In the past ten years, I have spent most of my time in Europe and not much time in the United States.
Moreover, in order to reduce the risk of my father’s identity being revealed, I generally would not meet my father directly when Shirley was present.
But in my memory, the relationship between the two of them should not be bad. "
"Then let's tentatively assume that this is true, Jing, I have another thing to ask now."
Not paying attention to Bai Hejing's uncertain answer, Bai Herui continued to ask:
"Have you investigated the truth behind Shirley's disappearance?"
"My father had a suspicion before he returned to Japan because Shirley suddenly disappeared while being imprisoned by Gin. Therefore, after his father obtained information from the scene at the time, he suspected that Shirley might have been under the influence of alcohol." After completing the 'Silver Bullet', the body also reversed time and finally escaped from the organization.
This was confirmed by my father after seeing Shirley in person some time ago. "
"Jing, do you think her father expected that Shirley took that kind of medicine?" Bai Herui suddenly asked after hearing her explanation.
"What?"
Bai Hejing was stunned for a moment. Before she could say anything else, Bai Herui said on the phone:
"I think I may be fully aware of what my father is thinking, and fully aware... of his true purpose in returning to Japan this time."
When Bai Herui said this, his tone was extremely solemn.
Without letting Bai Hejing ask any more questions, he slowly explained:
"Just like what you said at the beginning, Jing, in the past ten years, you have stayed in Europe most of the time. During this period, you have only returned to the United States a handful of times. Even if you did go back occasionally, it was probably for missions. The reason is that I have neither met Shirley nor have I had time to understand in detail my father’s changes in the past ten years.”
"You mean...change?"
"Yes, change, a long period of time is enough to change anyone, especially for a person like my father who clearly knows the date of his death and can clearly feel that death is approaching him step by step every day. It is easiest psychologically. Change occurs under this pressure.
The reason why I deliberately asked my father about his true inner thoughts just now was to confirm this. After all, what I had learned about him before was all about his father ten years or more ago, but for him now, I don’t understand him at all. Nothing is known.
Now it seems that my father has indeed changed a lot in these ten years, but his changes are completely different from what I originally imagined...
Jing, let me ask you, you just said that in the past ten years, in order to promote the research of the 'silver bullet', my father has replaced many scientific researchers. What was the final result of these replaced scientific researchers? "
"In order to keep the 'Silver Bullet' research information confidential to the greatest extent possible, those who have been determined to be useless to the research will eventually be executed secretly." Bai Hejing replied truthfully.
Bai Heqing never hesitates in this regard, there is no way he would keep some useless trash in vain.
In the past ten years, the organization has secretly executed batches of scientific researchers in various research institutes in Europe and the United States.
"Did this happen every year in the past ten years?" Bai Herui continued to ask.
"No, it happened more often before..." Bai Hejing replied after recalling it for a while.
Especially five years ago, in several research institutes that Bai Heqing focused on, a group of people would be replaced every year on average, and these people who were replaced would naturally have no way to survive.
However, this situation is gradually decreasing as time goes by.
Even in the past two or three years, Bai Heqing has no longer paid attention to the situation of these research institutes, and for those who have been unable to show their research progress, he only strictly ordered that they must be strictly monitored and prohibited from communicating with outsiders. Just contact.
Instead of killing them when they are no longer useful, and then replacing them as they did in previous years.
In this regard, Bai Hejing always believed that this was a sign of Bai Heqing's complete disappointment with these researchers.
In the past few years, Shirley had fully demonstrated her unique talents. At an extremely young age, she quickly completed high school and college by skipping grades one after another, and began studying for doctorates in medicine and chemistry at the same time.
Perhaps it was Shirley's talent that made Bai Heqing finally choose to place all his hopes on her, thus giving up on torturing those poor and useless scientific researchers.
"Jing, your past impression of your father is still interfering with your judgment."
However, Bai Herui shook his head slightly after listening to her description.
"What I really want to express is, is there another possibility? In fact, my father has gradually accepted his impending death in the past ten years, and thus chose to focus on the rest of his life. Put it all on other people?
For example, mother, Xiaoying, you and me, and... Miyano Shiho, who has been raised by him for ten years? "
His tone was heavy and helpless.
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(End of chapter)
