Chapter 2805: Reciprocity

Ye Chen originally had no sympathy for James Shi Misi.

There were so many parents of children with cancer in this world; James Shi Misi was just one of millions, nothing special.

And most importantly, he originally had a chance to save his son's life, but his ignorance and arrogance led him to personally throw that chance away. In such a situation, he was no longer worthy of anyone's sympathy.

Ye Chen had never thought about proactively giving him and his son another chance.

However, what surprised Ye Chen was that, according to what Hu Leqi said, after James Shi Misi met him last time and was told that he had to give something to get something, he actually resigned from his position and job as the head of the FDA, sold off his family assets, and took his child to Jin Ling to engage in charity work.

Although Ye Chen knew very well that he probably did this to secure a chance for his son, what Ye Chen admired was that he had truly made the effort. In this case, giving him a little reward on behalf of Jin Ling could be considered reciprocity.

And what was even more coincidental was that Hu Leqi, whom he met by chance on Guibei Mountain, actually knew James Shi Misi. It had to be said that there was some fate involved in this.

Because of this, Ye Chen decided on the spot to give Hu Leqi and Shulan a chance to live, while also giving James Shi Misi's son, who was suffering from cancer, a chance as well.

This also confirmed a truth from the side: action is more important than anything else. If James Shi Misi hadn't taken these actions after being rejected by him, his son would never have had another chance to get the Nine Mysteries Rebirth Pill, even until death.

But fortunately, he had truly taken action. This was the main reason Ye Chen wanted to save his son.

Hu Leqi didn't expect that Ye Chen would be willing to use his connections to help James Shi Misi just by hearing his story. He couldn't help but ask excitedly, "A-Chen, can you really help Shi Misi's son secure a spot?"

Ye Chen smiled indifferently and said, "After you arrive in Jin Ling, just call him to bring his son to Nine Mysteries Pharmaceuticals. I'll naturally arrange the rest."

Hu Leqi said gratefully, "Thank you, A-Chen! Thank you so much!"

Ye Chen patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go back and say goodbye to the others, then hurry up and set off. We're leaving now."

Hu Leqi nodded and wanted to say something else, but Ye Chen had already turned around and walked away side-by-side with Lin Wan'er.

Watching the two disappear from sight, Shulan still said with some disbelief, "Leqi, do you think what this A-Chen said is credible?"

Hu Leqi said seriously, "I don't know if it's credible, but I can indirectly verify whether he is credible from other aspects."

Shulan asked suspiciously, "How do you verify it indirectly?"

Hu Leqi looked at her and asked, "Do you think A-Chen is a bad person?"

Shulan pondered for a moment, shook her head, and said, "I don't think he's a bad person, and... I don't think he's just a rich second-generation heir who only knows how to spend money. I always feel this person is somewhat profound, though I don't know if it's just my imagination."

Hu Leqi smiled slightly and said, "Whether he's profound or not, I can't say, but like you, I don't think he's a bad person."

As he spoke, Hu Leqi added, "What I mean by indirect verification is to first feel whether A-Chen is a bad person. If he feels like a bad person to us, then we shouldn't believe anything he says."

"But since we both feel he isn't a bad person, then we have to consider a common-sense question: if a person isn't a bad person, would he joke about someone else's life-and-death issue?"

Having said that, Hu Leqi answered his own question, "I think the answer to this question should be negative. A good person, even if not necessarily great and glorious, would definitely not joke about someone else's life-and-death issue."

"Therefore, based on this point, I think if A-Chen didn't have absolute certainty, he definitely wouldn't have said such things."

Hearing him finish, Shulan couldn't help but feel enlightened. She murmured, "What you say makes sense! Put that way, I also feel A-Chen wouldn't joke with us."

Having said that, she couldn't help but feel her palms sweating with excitement. She said, "Then... do we really have a chance to get a clinical trial spot at Nine Mysteries Pharmaceuticals?! If that's the case, wouldn't we be able to survive?"

Hu Leqi nodded solemnly. "I think we have a great chance this time!"

As he spoke, Hu Leqi took out his phone to search for flight information and blurted out, "There's a flight from Dali to Jin Ling at two o'clock this afternoon. I'll book the tickets now. Let's hurry back to say hello to everyone, and then head straight to the airport!"

After Ye Chen and Lin Wan'er descended the mountain, they arrived in Shuanglang to pick up their car and set off from Shuanglang, driving toward Pu'er.

Pu'er was the final resting place of Lin Wan'er's parents and also the first stop on Lin Wan'er's flight. One of the purposes of Ye Chen accompanying Lin Wan'er to Diannan this time was to accompany her to revisit the old places. Therefore, this time, not only did he have to accompany Lin Wan'er to Pu'er, but he also had to go from Pu'er to Banna to find the Heavenly Pool in Lin Wan'er's painting.

As for Wu Feiyan's whereabouts, Ye Chen no longer cared.

Because he knew very well that since Wu Feiyan had already appeared on Guibei Mountain, it meant she had completely integrated into the secular world this time. Since she had completely integrated into the secular world, she would definitely be recorded by various surveillance systems. Wu Feiyan would inevitably be captured by surveillance. As long as he had Sun Zhidong help pull the surveillance footage, he could reconstruct Wu Feiyan's general movement path within the country.

Therefore, Ye Chen felt there was no need for him to pay attention to Wu Feiyan's situation now. With Wu Feiyan's strength, approaching her rashly would only be counterproductive. It would be better to let her go where she wanted to go first, and after she had been to all the places she wanted to visit, he would then follow the vine to find the melon and sort out her route.

As long as he could finally lock down where she entered the Ten Thousand Mountains, he could basically narrow down the location where Meng Changsheng had gone into seclusion to a radius of a hundred miles, or even a smaller area.

Just as the two were driving to Pu'er, Hu Leqi and Shulan took an afternoon flight to Jin Ling together.

The last time they came to Jin Ling, although they didn't come together, they were both filled with expectations.

However, both were rejected in the clinical trial screening of Nine Mysteries Pharmaceuticals, and when they left Jin Ling, they both felt exceptionally disappointed.

And they didn't expect that they would return to Jin Ling once again before they died.

Along the way, neither of them expressed any opinion on whether this trip would fulfill their wishes.

The moment the plane landed safely at Jin Ling Airport, Hu Leqi called James Shi Misi for the first time.

Because both were from the United States—one a cancer patient and the other a family member of a cancer patient—he and Shi Misi had exchanged phone numbers. On one hand, it was out of appreciation and respect for James Shi Misi, and on the other, it was to band together for warmth.

At this time, the plane was still taxiing, and Hu Leqi had already made a call to James Shi Misi's mobile number in China.

The call connected, and James Shi Misi on the other end asked curiously, "Little Hu, is there something you need?"

Hu Leqi asked hurriedly, "Mr. Shi Misi, what are you doing right now?"

James Shi Misi said, "I'm helping the homeless at the old church in Jin Ling, and by the way, distributing some food I bought. What's wrong? Do you need something?"

Hu Leqi said quickly, "Mr. Shi Misi, please hurry and handle what you have on hand, take Jimmy, and wait for me at the entrance of Nine Mysteries Pharmaceuticals. Little Lan and I are heading straight there from the airport. Let's meet there!" ===== CHAPTER 2806 =====