Qin Siyang was resting in the hospital to recuperate from his injuries.
This time, the injuries were extremely serious, so Qin Siyang did not recover as quickly as before.
But his recovery ability was still astonishing.
It could be said that his physical condition was changing noticeably every single day.
This directly made the well-informed hospital director Zhao Fengjun regard him as extraordinary.
If it weren't for Chen Fenghe repeatedly using Titan Foxtail inner leaves as an excuse, Zhao Fengjun might have already wanted to slice Qin Siyang up for study.
In these two or three days, Li Tianming and Qian Wenzhao would both come to visit him.
Zhang Kuang and other professors would also often check in on him.
Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng took turns staying up at night to watch over him, ensuring there was always someone at Qin Siyang's side.
Although each person had their own shared interests with Qin Siyang, to go this far still showed a bit of genuine feeling.
This also made him feel much comfort in his heart.
Because Qin Siyang couldn't do any strenuous activity, most of the time when he was awake he spent lying in bed, and his phone became the object he relied on to survive during this period.
When he had nothing to do, he browsed forums, continuing to study parts of the United Government's legal code.
Especially memorizing those red-line laws.
[…Penalty, Death.]
Memorizing each simple and brutal sentencing clause, to avoid being set up inside the safe zone without even knowing it.
Although Qin Siyang was always lying in the hospital with little action, the outside world would not stop turning.
The news of Qin Siyang's death, and of him coming back to life, gradually spread inside the safe zone.
Some people would call to ask after him, some hoped to come visit him.
Qin Siyang knew it all came down to the word "profit," so he mostly had Li Tianming decline them with the excuse that he was "still in a coma and undergoing emergency treatment."
However, there were a few people he still chose to meet.
First was the people from the Zephyr Church.
The power of the Zephyr Church could not be underestimated.
As the largest church in the safe zone officially allowed to hold religious activities, Zephyr Church had no small number of believers.
What's more, they came to see Qin Siyang with full sincerity.
Just like in the last negotiation, all the high-level members came out in force.
The Holy Son Hu Chan, along with the Red-Robed Protector Chris, Blue-Robed Protector Jin Shengyu, and Yellow-Robed Protector Zhang Yingrui, came to visit Qin Siyang.
Although the four came together, they all chatted with Qin Siyang separately.
Last time they had met in the Sequence Ability Management Bureau, where they could not casually activate the conversation-shielding God-Hunting items, so when two people talked, the others had to be asked to leave.
Now that they were in the hospital, there were no such rules.
First was the Red-Robed Protector Chris.
Within the Zephyr Church, Qin Siyang and Chris could be considered to have a friendly relationship, because last time he was the one who "betrayed" the others and took the lead in supporting Qin Siyang.
Chris said with great concern, "Student Qin, are you alright? I know you were seriously injured, I've been very worried! You know, we're very good partners."
Qin Siyang nodded, "Working with Protector Chris before was very pleasant. I also hope for even more pleasant cooperation in the future."
Chris didn't beat around the bush, he stated his purpose directly, asking if Qin Siyang had several rare materials.
Other than the exoskeleton of the Corrosive Black Centipede, Qin Siyang had never even heard of the rest, let alone seen them.
The Corrosive Black Centipede exoskeleton he could trade with Chris.
But right now he couldn't take out the Corrosive Black Centipede.
At least not until he got a mission from Tang Wanjing, went outside the safe zone to put on a show of searching around, then came back to hand in the mission and get the points, before trading with Chris.
So he said, "If I get it, I'll contact Protector Chris."
Chris nodded and expressed his thanks.
Next was the Yellow-Robed Protector Jin Shengyu.
Jin Shengyu thought Qin Siyang lacked neither money nor treasures, so to show sincerity he brought him his family's homemade pickled vegetables.
Qin Siyang accepted them warmly, but had no intention of eating them.
He didn't have that high a level of trust in Jin Shengyu.
Besides, he personally had no particular liking for Cold Nation-style pickled vegetables.
Jin Shengyu only chatted casually with Qin Siyang, then like Chris, brought up several rare materials to ask if Qin Siyang had them.
Of the rare materials Jin Shengyu needed, Qin Siyang hadn't seen a single one.
He promised Jin Shengyu that if he found them, he'd contact him, and that ended their talk.
Then came the Blue-Robed Protector Zhang Yingrui.
Zhang Yingrui's face was still hidden under a mask, so his appearance couldn't be seen.
Talking with him finally brought Qin Siyang some useful news.
"Student Qin, I'll be brief. Xiao Zhigang has contacted me again, telling me to help assassinate you."
Hearing this, Qin Siyang sneered inwardly.
'This Xiao Zhigang really is a tireless viper.'
'Always wanting to take a bite out of me.'
"Did he say any reason?"
"No. Taking money to kill people is natural, there's no way I'd ask too many reasons."
"Fine."
"But this time, the payment method he promised me is very interesting."
"Oh? What is it?"
"Vine Core."
"Vine Core?", Qin Siyang frowned, "Where did he get a Vine Core?"
"Yes, I questioned him too. But he immediately took out a small piece of Vine Core from his pocket to prove it to me."
"He's actually willing to part with it?"
Zhang Yingrui continued, "He said, since last time two Sequence Level Four people couldn't kill you, it shows killing you isn't easy. Paying me with a Vine Core is very reasonable."
Hearing this, Qin Siyang's expression instantly turned grim.
Xiao Zhigang was actually willing to spend big to kill him.
'What a madman.'
"I told him to give me some time to consider. At the very least I'd use the excuse of visiting you to check your condition before deciding."
Qin Siyang gave Zhang Yingrui a suspicious look, "And then you came to me and spilled everything?"
"Yes."
"May I ask, what reason makes you stand on my side?"
"Naturally, because I believe working with Student Qin will satisfy me more than working with Minister Xiao."
'Zhang Yingrui wants to invest in me?'
'Not likely.'
An uncertain youth's future couldn't compare to a guaranteed Vine Core in hand.
Qin Siyang thought for a moment, then asked, "You must have your eyes on something I already have, right? What do you want?"
"Student Qin is indeed smart. I need Crimson Crystal."
Qin Siyang sighed, "I don't have much Crimson Crystal left."
Zhang Yingrui laughed, "I don't need much either. Just 5 grams is enough. I've even thought of the reason, you can claim publicly that this 5 grams of Crimson Crystal was used for your treatment. No one will think it suspicious."
Qin Siyang glanced at Zhang Yingrui.
He didn't know what expression was under that black mask right now, but it felt very smug.
Qin Siyang nodded, "I agree, but I have one more request."
"Student Qin is so straightforward! Say whatever you want!"
"You agree to Xiao Zhigang's task of assassinating me."
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