Zhu Guang smiled and said, "When Cao Qian was asked to have a child for you back then, it was precisely because we were afraid that you would grow too fast and we wouldn't be able to control you. To be honest, if it weren't absolutely necessary, I really wouldn't want to threaten someone with a child."
"I don't believe you can control anyone here to deal with Cao Qian. Cao Qian is a powerful schemer."
"That's right, but I know her. This child is smart. Both Old Ninth and Little Tenth think highly of her. So, I've been looking for her weakness for a long time. A girl who is selfish and lacks loyalty often does so because she lacked affection in her childhood. People are just like that; what you can't get is what you want. So, after seeing her have a good impression of you, I ordered her to have a child to control you."
"What a cruel scheme!"
"Not really. It kills two birds with one stone. You are both young and reckless. But once you have a child, it's different. You can't help but care. You are like this, and so is Cao Qian."
I looked at Zhu Guang. He showed no emotional fluctuation at all. He had succeeded now. If I were him, I would be very proud. But he remained indifferent. Suddenly, I recalled every detail of our interactions. This Zhu Guang truly seemed to have no emotional fluctuations.
"What do you plan to do with us?"
I shook my head, pushing away the strange thoughts, and focused on the present issue.
"It's not easy to gain Cao Qian's trust, but it's not impossible. You've met her nanny, right? She's my person."
Upon hearing this, I stood up abruptly, knocking over my chair. The responsible police officers looked over. Without a word, I turned and left. Zhu Guang shouted after me, "Tang Nan, the game ahead is very exciting, so you must be fully alert!"
...
As soon as I was out of the detention room, I called my senior sister, Cao Qian. Her phone was busy. I tried several times but couldn't get through. I hailed a taxi to her place. On the way, I received a call from my senior sister.
"Where are you?"
"On my way to your house."
"Hurry, Tang Yi has been taken by the nanny."
My senior sister said a few words briefly and hung up immediately.
...
When I arrived at my senior sister's house, there were a few capable-looking men dressed as bodyguards. My senior sister was still on the phone, then she hung up.
"I'm sorry, I never expected that the person I trusted would be a time bomb planted beside me."
Thinking about what Zhu Guang had told me, I could roughly guess how my senior sister was feeling. She appeared resolute, but I suspected she was already panicking inside. Having a child wasn't just adding a chain to me; it was more like she had added one to herself.
"Are you alright?"
My senior sister didn't answer my question. She looked at me intently, "You were already coming before I called you. How much do you know?"
"It was Zhu Guang's doing."
"Him?"
Upon hearing Zhu Guang's name, my senior sister's expression changed significantly. I saw her hands trembling and couldn't help but hold hers, "Don't you have any countermeasures?"
"If it's Zhu Guang, then there are really no countermeasures right now. That nanny was arranged by him long ago, and the escape plan must have been foolproof."
"Zhu Guang wouldn't do anything to a child, would he?"
My senior sister didn't answer me. She forced herself to stand up, pulled her cold hand out of mine, pursed her lips, and instructed the bodyguards, "You all go to President Duan's side and protect his safety. Inform him about what happened here."
"Tang Yi, what should we do?"
"I'll find a way. Go quickly."
Watching the bodyguards leave in an orderly fashion, I felt a bit displeased. "He's the man who's supposed to marry you. When something happens at home, he doesn't come to help, and you still have to protect him."
"Tang Nan, be realistic. Not everyone's marriage is based on love. No matter what happens on my end, Duan Dongyang cannot collapse. I must protect him to have the right to contend with Zhu Guang."
I disliked this way of thinking, but I had to admit that my senior sister was doing the right thing.
"What about the child?"
"I understand Uncle Zhu Guang. What he wants is to play a game. He'll be released from prison through this game, and then he'll arrange a grand public event to prove his revival."
I admitted that my senior sister was right. The calmer she was, the more my heart ached.
"What do we do now?"
"Wait!"
"Wait for the game set by Zhu Guang, playing by his rules?"
"Yes! While we play the game, we'll use your old methods to break the situation. It will be difficult for us to win against Zhu Guang in the game, so all we can do is disrupt the rules of the game. Your police friends will surely be able to help."
Hearing my senior sister say this, I forced a wry smile. "Luo Bo and Yu Xiaoluo have been sent to Europe for their honeymoon."
"Anyone else?"
"We can find Wang Zeyang."
"No, Wang Zeyang is different from your two police friends. He's very calm and keeps his personal and professional lives separate. If he gets involved, Duan Dongyang will also be in danger."
As soon as I heard Duan Dongyang's name, I felt angry. "At this point, he's still the priority."
My senior sister didn't explain this again. She said seriously, "If that's the case, then we have to find a way to win against Zhu Guang."
"Can't you and I join forces to defeat Zhu Guang?"
My senior sister gave a wry smile and pointed to her head, "The human brain is like a supercomputer, but because emotions also exist, human nature limits its growth. And Zhu Guang is a person without human nature."
"What do you mean?"
...
In '90, Duan Dongyang, with the understanding of 'Jingling', brought the near-death Zhu Guang back to Dongyang Psychological Clinic. For experimental purposes, Zhu Guang's legs were amputated.
This was the first time I had heard about this. I was stunned. "Zhu Guang's legs weren't broken by Old Ghost."
"No, Li Jiu was tricked by Zhu Guang and watched Gao Xiaojuan die before his eyes. His mind collapsed. Master seized the opportunity to find evidence of Zhu Guang murdering Old Qu, and then handed this evidence to Wang Zeyang. Wang Zeyang arrested Zhu Guang. During his escape, Zhu Guang was ambushed by Grand Master Uncle Zhang Si using the 'mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind'. Grand Master Uncle, in his chef persona, pierced Zhu Guang's heart with a single stab. However, Zhu Guang narrowly escaped death because his heart was slightly misplaced."
"Are you making a TV drama?"
"That's what Duan Dongyang said. The actual situation was probably that Grand Master Uncle's stab was off, or Duan Dongyang gave Zhu Guang some fake death drugs. In any case, the end result was that they deceived Grand Master Uncle Zhang Si and brought the near-death Zhu Guang back to Dongyang Psychological Clinic to save him."
I became even more confused. "Since they saved him, why did they cut off Zhu Guang's legs? Were they afraid Zhu Guang would escape the clinic?"
"It's not what you think. Zhu Guang believed himself invincible, but he didn't expect to be defeated by Master. He was unwilling, but upon careful consideration, he knew he wasn't Master's match. So, Zhu Guang decided to accept Duan Dongyang's experiment to defeat Master."
An experiment?
Yes, it was an experiment.
Different substances in the brain control human emotions. For example, many people know that love is actually a chemical element, determined by the dopamine produced in your brain when you see someone.
Experiments have shown that people whose brains easily produce dopamine are often amorous.
However, dopamine doesn't just control love; it also controls human muscles. The three major muscle groups are the chest, back, and thighs.
To prevent a decrease in dopamine, which would lead to an inability to control muscles, resulting in inattentiveness, hand tremors, and other symptoms, Zhu Guang reduced muscle mass while simultaneously reducing dopamine levels in his brain.
"Duan Dongyang is truly a mad doctor. How dare you marry someone like that?"
"Duan Dongyang was just a tool? This treatment was proposed by 'Jingling', and the person who finally approved it was Zhu Guang. Zhu Guang was willing to lose his legs in exchange for wisdom. The first two were madmen, but he was even crazier than a madman."
I sighed helplessly. "Just by lowering dopamine can make a person smarter?"
"Of course, it's not just this. Do you know that humans produce oxytocin? This oxytocin can generate trust, empathy, and acceptance between people."
More strange knowledge was gained. I looked confused. "Men also have oxytocin."
"Yes, but very little. However, Zhu Guang regularly injects oxytocin. This oxytocin can give him 'great love', meaning he considers the well-being of all living beings and plans, understands, and breaks formations from a broader perspective."
"Sounds like a god?"
"Not a god. This concept usually appears in Buddhism and Taoism. Legend has it that meditation can produce oxytocin."
"I can't understand."
"There's much more you can't understand. For example, cortisol can cause obesity, anxiety, and decreased immunity. Zhu Guang is a person who doesn't get anxious."
"Stop talking. I don't understand anymore."
"He controls his body with his brain and has enhanced the function of his amygdala."
"What is that?"
"It's a primitive organ that has evolved from ancient apes and can produce adrenaline. This is also why 'Jingling' is so powerful. The amygdala produces a magical substance, which we call the sixth sense."
Qin Sisi had said that Zhu Guang couldn't be so powerful without a reason. When I heard about these reasons, I was dumbfounded. How could we win?
"Back then, in the sheepskin scroll left to you by Li Jiu, it mentioned a bottom-line logic: any change in the world arises from the unchanging. The current Zhu Guang not only understands the unchanging aspects of that bottom-line logic but also sees the changes clearly."
"Isn't he invincible?"
"There are several steel needles in him. Pulling out the key needles from the top of his head and his chest will imbalance his brain."
"Can it be done?"
"No. Since the era of 'logical paradoxes', there have been many assassination plans. Zhu Guang knows this and protects himself very well. I've sent several people, and they all died."
"Do we have no chance of winning?"
"Yes, he's a walking supercomputer. We have no chance of winning."