Huo Rou gave up arguing and got straight to the point, "You've met Workbit, haven't you?"
Shen Yuanshu smiled wickedly, looking only at Huo Rou, his eyes filled with nostalgia.
"You sat in front of me just like this back then, and we talked for a long time."
Si Nian, standing nearby, heard Shen Yuanshu's ambiguous and unclear words, which annoyed him.
"Speak properly!" He lashed out at Shen Yuanshu with a whip, immediately tearing his skin and flesh. "Answer what she asks!"
Shen Yuanshu endured the whip, a flicker of satisfaction in his eyes, and his smile deepened with the stimulation of pain.
"I am speaking properly," Shen Yuanshu looked at Huo Rou. "Huo Rou and I are old acquaintances, what do you know?"
Shen Yuanshu looked at Huo Rou meaningfully and said, "This person is still so cold and violent after all these years, you should stay away from him."
"This striking force..."
"Is even greater."
He turned his head to look at the wounds on his body, his smile uncontainable.
Si Nian looked at Huo Rou with some confusion; something seemed wrong.
"Oh?" Si Nian asked coldly, his voice filled with doubt.
"Huo Rou recognized me, but you didn't," Shen Yuanshu shook his head, smugly. "You really are not as good as her."
"Not even as good as a woman, don't you feel ashamed?"
Despite his hoarse voice, Shen Yuanshu tried his best to speak, and every word was unpleasant.
He glanced at Si Nian with amusement, secretly anticipating his reaction.
Unfortunately, Si Nian was not enraged as he had imagined.
"It's nothing to be ashamed of not being as good as Huo Rou," Si Nian said lightly. "So, I am also an old acquaintance of yours?"
Seeing that he wasn't angry, Shen Yuanshu felt bored and listlessly lowered his head.
Huo Rou clarified for him, "He was the medical genius from our mission back then."
Few people could be called geniuses. Si Nian instantly recalled the memory.
"You're actually still alive..."
Si Nian's eyes were filled with ruthlessness and regret as he said this.
He had paid a considerable price apprehending that criminal organization back then, and it was Huo Rou who pulled him back from the brink of death.
In the end, they caught those people. Lying in bed, he heard his comrades recount the aftermath.
Due to the vast scale of the involvement, no one could escape the fate of "death."
The days he spent recovering were difficult, and his hatred for Shen Yuanshu and others grew deeper each day.
Later, he recovered, but Huo Rou had left.
She left cleanly and decisively, not even leaving a contact number.
He called her many times, and only when the number became invalid did he stop looking for her.
And now, someone from the organization that caused all this was still alive.
Si Nian couldn't help but step forward and grab Shen Yuanshu by the collar.
He asked in a cold voice, "Who helped you, and who else is alive?"
These maggots deserved to die!
And there was a loophole in their system, allowing such a major criminal to be released.
Si Nian clenched his fist, his facial features becoming more defined.
"Don't be angry, Commander Si," Shen Yuanshu said lazily, looking at Si Nian. "If you were just a little stronger, would it have come to this?"
"Si Nian," Huo Rou's clear voice brought Si Nian back to his senses.
"The matter at hand is important," he narrowed his eyes and took a step back. "We'll settle our accounts later."
Shen Yuanshu smiled at Huo Rou. "Why are you asking about that old poisoner?"
"I'm enough for you. I'll help you detoxify, Huo Rou. If you take me with you, that's enough."
He looked at Huo Rou affectionately. "If you interact with that old poisoner, you will become unhappy."
Huo Rou smiled indifferently. "Then tell me."
"I'm thirsty," Shen Yuanshu looked around and said, "I want to drink the water on your table."
Before Huo Rou could say anything, Qin Ningyi walked in from the door with a cup.
Upon entering, he strode towards Shen Yuanshu.
Huo Rou quickly stopped him. "Ningyi, don't go over."
She didn't want Qin Ningyi to get involved in the first place. Since Shen Yuanshu had escaped for so many years, the people behind him must be extraordinary.
She was not sure if their people were present, and she didn't want Qin Ningyi to show up and cause trouble.
Qin Ningyi looked at her reassuringly. "Don't be so nervous, hmm?"
After gently reassuring Huo Rou, he still took the water cup to Shen Yuanshu.
Under Huo Rou's worried gaze, he slowly put down the cup and met Shen Yuanshu's sinister eyes.