After seeing the true nature of the woman he had been pursuing, the CEO's wife cried and begged

Chapter 480 The Mentor's Legacy

At the hospital entrance, Mr. Chen's car was parked. The driver handed him an envelope: "Dr. Xu, this is from Young Master Liu, who asked me to give it to you. He said it will be helpful."

The envelope contained an old photograph, with an address written on the back: "Old Forest Farm in the Suburbs of Jinghai City."

My mentor's hometown is deep in the forest. His three tiled houses are surrounded by pine trees, and ivy climbs the walls of the courtyard.

The old lady opened the door, saw Xu Zirui, and her cloudy eyes suddenly lit up: "You must be Zirui? Jianguo often mentions you."

The old lady was the mentor's mother. She had Alzheimer's disease and was sometimes lucid and sometimes confused.

"Auntie, I've come to see you." Xu Zirui helped her into the house, where many old photos were displayed, one of which showed two young people in a group photo.

“This is Jian Guo and his senior classmate, Zhou Ming.” The old lady pointed to the photo. “Later, Zhou Ming went abroad and never came back.”

Xu Zirui's heart pounded wildly—Zhou Ming…

"In Jian Guo's photo album, there is also a photo of him with his senior classmate."

"I remember, I remember." The old lady suddenly became excited and pulled an iron box out of the camphor wood chest. "This is what he gave to Jianguo before he left. He said to open it when he came back."

Inside the tin box was a diary, written in Zhou Ming's messy handwriting, recording his and his mentor's various research projects. The last few pages were about "ethical issues of memory transplantation," with a snake totem drawn on it and the words "Viper Project" signed below.

"So Zhou Ming is Viper." Jiang Xin turned to the second to last page. "He felt that his mentor was hindering his research, so he founded the Snake Doctors Association."

The old lady suddenly jumped up and pointed out the window: "See? Zhou Ming is back!"

Xu Zirui rushed out, his lone figure disappearing into the pine forest, just like the fish that slipped through the net in the newspaper.

“He can’t escape.” Xu Zirui gripped the diary tightly. “We have evidence.”

When I returned to Jiangcheng, Li Gang called and said that the remaining forces of the Snake Doctor Association had been wiped out and the families of the victims listed in the ledger had all received compensation.

The banner at the hospital entrance was gone, and when a patient's family member saw Xu Zirui, they greeted him proactively: "Dr. Xu, I heard you solved a major case?"

Xu Zirui smiled and walked towards the office. The sunlight shone on his white coat, making it feel warm and cozy.

Chapter 483 Secrets of the Forest Farm

Jiang Xin caught up with him and handed him a notice of reinstatement: "The dean said you're welcome to come back anytime."

Looking at the notice, Xu Zirui suddenly remembered his mentor's words: "The meaning of medicine is to save people, not to change them."

He encrypted and archived the data on the USB drive, and handed the diary over to the police.

"Where to go next?" Jiang Xin asked.

“Go see Liu Ya.” Xu Zirui walked towards the ward. “She wants to learn to paint again, so I’ve contacted an art academy for her.”

In the corridor, the head nurse smiled and said, "Dr. Xu, we have a difficult surgery waiting for you to perform."

Xu Zirui nodded, his steps light and quick. The storm in Jiangcheng hadn't subsided, but he wasn't afraid—he had to go even if he was.

As soon as Xu Zirui took off his surgical gown, the head nurse handed him a gold-embossed envelope with a snake-shaped emblem on the red silk seal, just like the one in Zhou Ming's diary.

"Who sent it?" He ran his fingertips along the edge of the envelope, feeling as if it were covered in scales.

"The man in the black suit said it was a thank-you gift from Mr. Liu." The head nurse lowered her voice. "Master Chen's men just called to warn you to be careful. Liu Jinya hasn't been behaving himself in the detention center; he even injured a prison guard yesterday."

Upon opening the envelope, the gilded characters on the invitation dazzled the eye—"A humble banquet has been prepared to apologize to my son," signed Liu Jinya, with the date being the full moon night three days later, and the location still being that private manor.