Chapter 109

Chapter 109

How could there be such a coincidence in this world?

Nan Mu was certain that a massive secret was hidden behind Wisdom Biotech Company.

Qiu Ziyu understood exactly what Nan Mu was thinking. “Yes, what you’re saying makes a lot of sense. That’s why I said I can arrange for someone from the police to go undercover. What I don’t understand is why you insist on going yourself. Forget your current status-even appearing in ordinary places draws attention to you, let alone going to Wisdom Biotech Company.”

Nan Mu had actually thought further ahead. “Wisdom Biotech Company is a science and technology innovation company. Everyone in an important position there is a scientist with a reputation either in the country or even worldwide. Do the police have undercover agents with that kind of academic background?”

Qiu Ziyu fell silent.

Nan Mu sighed helplessly. “I’m not looking down on anyone. This is simply the reality of the situation. You must already know why Wen Tangtang killed Xu Lei… She did it for Wen Miao. It’s even possible that the reason she joined that company in the first place was to investigate Wen Miao’s death. But what happened in the end? If she had discovered that Xu Lei wasn’t the only person behind this, then there’s no way she would have acted so recklessly and killed only Xu Lei! She spent an entire ten years at Wisdom Biotech Company. If there had been a chance to uproot the Organization completely, she had already waited ten years-why would she choose that exact moment to act? What does that prove? It proves that even Wen Tangtang, even in such a core position, still couldn’t fully investigate the Organization! Do you really think the undercover agent you send in will have Wen Tangtang’s academic and research capabilities? How long would it take him to get closer to the Organization’s core than Wen Tangtang did? Another ten years?”

Qiu Ziyu raised his hands in surrender. “Even if everything you’re saying makes sense, you… are still not a good choice for an undercover agent. Whether it’s your current identity as chairman of Nan Huan Group, or just that face of yours, you can’t keep a low profile anywhere you go. How are you supposed to go undercover? How are you supposed to investigate?”

Qiu Ziyu was right. Given Nan Mu’s current identity, never mind anyone else-plenty of people at Wisdom Biotech Company alone would recognize his face. He was completely unsuited to covert investigation. That was why, from the very beginning, Nan Mu had not planned to investigate in this timeline.

“If I go back ten years, not that many people will know me. And… I’ll need help. If I go back to the past, Wen Miao, and perhaps even Wen Tangtang, might be able to help. Most importantly, if the Organization truly exists, then over the past ten years it may have already grown into a colossal force. At least judging from the current situation, it’s almost impossible for us to confront it head-on in the present. It would be better to return to ten years ago… Maybe back then, it hadn’t developed to such a mature stage yet, and we might have a chance to strike it at its weakest point.”

Qiu Ziyu knew that Nan Mu’s plan might already be the best option they had right now. But the moment he thought of Nan Mu coming back covered in blood last time, anxiety welled up inside him. Here, if anything happened to Nan Mu, he could still help. But if it happened in the past, he would be far beyond his reach.

Compared to finding the truth behind Wen Miao’s death, Qiu Ziyu naturally cared more about the safety of Nan Mu, his childhood friend. He did not want Nan Mu to take the risk.

Qiu Ziyu reminded him, “But how can you guarantee it? After you go back, how can you be sure you’ll be able to enter Wisdom Biotech Company? Besides, you said it yourself: Wen Tangtang spent ten years there. But if you go back, you’ll have fifteen days at most. Are you really so confident you can find the truth in fifteen days?”

Nan Mu said calmly, “I’m not certain. Perhaps this trip back won’t be in vain. But the situation won’t be worse than it is now, will it? I can’t just sit by and watch Wen Miao die. Before I use up every opportunity I have, as long as there’s even the slightest chance, I have to seize it.”

Qiu Ziyu was silent for a while. He knew he could not persuade Nan Mu. Because the Nan Mu he knew had been like this since they were children-once he set his mind on something, not even ten oxen could drag him back.

All Qiu Ziyu could do was pull himself together and help him solve the problems ahead.

“Then have you thought about how you’re going to get into Wisdom Biotech Company? And how you’re going to avoid attracting the attention of the you in that timeline?”

Nan Mu had, in fact, thought this through carefully. Back then, he had actually had a chance to enter Wisdom Biotech Company.

After all, Wisdom Biotech Company had always maintained a strategic partnership with A University of Science and Technology. At that time, aside from the very few students who could remain at the university to teach, the rest of the students considered it an honor to be recruited by Wisdom Biotechnology through campus hiring.

Nan Mu’s advisor, Professor Hu, had been classmates with Xu Lei, and the two had a fairly good relationship. After Nan Mu became Professor Hu’s graduate student, Professor Hu had mentioned several times that he wanted to recommend him to Xu Lei.

It was just that at the time, Nan Mu’s understanding of Xu Lei went no further than knowing he was a famous scientist in the field of biological cloning. On top of that, Nan Mu’s goal back then had been to stay at the university and teach, so he was not very enthusiastic about Professor Hu’s proposal.

And when Professor Hu first recommended him for an internship at Wisdom Biotech Company, Nan Mu had to postpone his start date because of a hand injury. Immediately after that, his maternal grandmother passed away, so he went home for the funeral, then contracted COVID-19. One mishap after another ultimately led him to give up the internship slot.

Once Nan Mu brought it up, Qiu Ziyu also remembered what had happened back then. “Now that you mention it, I think I remember. You weren’t at school during that period. In other words, if you go back to that time, you can completely stagger the timing. As long as you handle it well, no one will realize there are two of you. What date was your maternal grandmother’s death anniversary again?”

“October twenty-seventh.”

Qiu Ziyu said, “I remember you took about half a month off back then. For the timing, why don’t you set it for that day? That way, you can make sure that during the time you’re in the past, the earlier version of you will have been away from school the whole time.”

Nan Mu replied, “No. I have to go back to October twenty-fourth.”

Qiu Ziyu instinctively blurted out, “Why?” But the moment the word left his mouth, he immediately realized the answer.

October twenty-fourth was the day Wen Miao got into trouble.

Nan Mu wanted to save her.