Chapter 144: Jiang Hu's Retribution

Mo Ran said, "I just knew that Jiang Hu was nothing good! Thank goodness you're fine."

Alright, it was Mo Ran who reported him. That was completely confirmed.

Mo Niannian truly wanted to thank Mo Ran.

Looking slightly irritated, she said, "Brother, this thing is not what you think. I really did it of my own accord, and Jiang Hu didn't do anything to me."

Mo Ran furrowed his brows deeply. "It's already come to this, and you're still speaking up for him?"

The tip of the iceberg he had uncovered was already enough to shock him.

Jiang Hu was actually carrying out such dangerous experiments behind everyone's backs!

Niannian had most likely been brainwashed by him, willingly becoming his test subject.

Mo Niannian didn't know how to explain. "Brother, please trust me on this. Jiang Hu really didn't do anything. Stop meddling in this matter, okay? I'm begging you."

Fortunately, Jiang Hu had hidden his illegal experimental data extremely well, and the police hadn't discovered it yet.

Once exposed, ten Jiang Hus wouldn't be enough to pay for his crimes.

"Niannian, you've been severely brainwashed by Jiang Hu. I know a very famous psychologist. I can help you get in touch with them."

Mo Ran truly had her best interests at heart.

But she genuinely didn't need it.

Mo Ran was angered by her and left once again.

To be honest, she felt quite guilty toward Mo Ran. In Mo Ran's eyes, she was simply an ungrateful wretch who couldn't recognize good intentions.

However, right now, she had no time to deal with Mo Ran's concerns; the situation on Jiang Hu's end was still uncertain.

She gave her testimony once more. From beginning to end, Mo Niannian's words remained completely unchanged: she had followed Jiang Hu voluntarily, and no one had forced her.

Jiang Hu had not conducted any illegal experiments.

Neither was there any human experimentation.

Jiang Hu's side was airtight as well. When it came to human nature, no one was more familiar with it than Jiang Hu, and the police could not find a single flaw.

No obvious evidence was found in the laboratory either.

If they still couldn't find evidence, the police would have no choice but to release Jiang Hu.

"Officer, let me state this again. All my experiments are approved by the state, with complete paperwork, and all data is recorded and backed up. You are sealing my laboratory for no reason, and I have the right to demand compensation."

The police were also in a difficult position. They had found the slightest trace of a clue.

However, those meager traces were far from enough to convict Jiang Hu.

Jiang Hu enjoyed fame both at home and abroad, and his arrest had attracted attention from all walks of life.

Their bureau chief's phone had been ringing off the hook for the past two days.

To put it bluntly, Jiang Hu's status was comparable to a national treasure, and his achievements were extraordinary.

If they still couldn't produce evidence, they would have no choice but to let Jiang Hu go.

"Professor Jiang, it's simply that we accepted this case and had to act according to the rules. We will thoroughly inspect the laboratory again tonight, and if everything is truly in order, we will definitely give you an explanation."

They didn't want anything to happen to Jiang Hu either. If the experiments Jiang Hu had submitted were to truly succeed, all of humanity would benefit.

With such a priceless gem of a figure, no one wanted to see him fall.

Jiang Hu spread his hands. "Be my guest."

He kindly reminded them, "Everything in my laboratory is extremely important. I hope that when I return, every single item is right where it originally belonged."

"Of course."

The police's attitude grew respectful.

"Oh, right." Jiang Hu stood up. "I want to see my fiancée."

"You mean Miss Mo Niannian?"

"Mhm."

This was against the rules, but... Jiang Hu's attitude made them somewhat doubtful. Perhaps this time they really had made a mistake?

If they really had made a mistake, Jiang Hu could cost them their jobs with a single casual word.

Jiang Hu was not someone they could afford to offend.

Whenever Jiang Hu wished it, countless people would scramble to become his backers.

Their attitudes became even more respectful. "Of course. Professor Jiang, this way, please."

This was Mo Niannian's first time seeing someone commit countless crimes yet remain as brazen and righteous as Jiang Hu.

After escorting him into Mo Niannian's room, the others stepped back.

There were surveillance cameras inside the room, so Mo Niannian couldn't say much.

She rolled her eyes at him. Was he happy now?

"Don't worry, Niannian. Everything will be fine."

He took Mo Niannian's hand, feeling a rare trace of regret for the first time in his life.

At the moment of his arrest, he had indeed felt fear; he was afraid of being separated from Niannian.

He had considered countless ways to handle things after exposure.

In the past, he hadn't cared, and it didn't even matter to him whether things were exposed or not.

Ever since he met Mo Niannian, for the first time, he experienced an emotion akin to fear.

He and Niannian still had many, many tomorrows ahead of them.

Mo Niannian let out a cold chuckle.

She had warned Jiang Hu long ago, but he wouldn't listen. Look at where they were now.

What could Mo Niannian say? Could she only remark that evil gets its reward?

Jiang Hu's retribution had finally come knocking, hadn't it?

Such matters could be hidden for a while, but not for a lifetime.

As long as something had been done, it would inevitably leave traces behind.

Mo Niannian sighed deeply.

True to the saying, the wheels of heaven turn in cycles, and heaven spares no one; retribution may be delayed, but it always arrives.

The evil deeds Jiang Hu had committed had to have a consequence.

Meanwhile, the domestic and international spheres were both in an uproar as an explosive piece of news began to spread across the internet.

Professor Jiang Hu—hailed as a surgical virtuoso with exceptional achievements in surgery, internal medicine, and psychology, and praised as the light of humanity—had been discovered conducting illegal human experiments.

As soon as the news broke, shockwaves rippled through the country and abroad.

Everyone's first reaction was disbelief.

That young genius, the Jiang Hu respected and admired by countless people, the Jiang Hu with countless research achievements.

How could he possibly do such a thing?

No one was willing to believe it.

However, someone stepped forward. A psychology professor of equal renown to Jiang Hu announced that he had found evidence.

Several individuals had been hypnotized by Jiang Hu.

In front of everyone, he unraveled Jiang Hu's hypnosis.

However, his abilities were limited, and only two of them recovered partial memories.

From the mouths of those two, everyone learned a series of horrifying details.

The delinquent young man recalled the ordeal of that day and was still shaken with lingering fear.

"We were just walking peacefully down the street."

"Someone appeared. I don't remember what he looked like, nor do I know what he did."

"He told us to follow him, and we completely lost control of ourselves."

"He knocked me out."

"He used a scalpel to take something out of my head."

"I knew nothing, acting like a puppet without consciousness."

"Everything about me was entirely controlled by him. He told me to do whatever he wanted."

The delinquent young man shivered slightly all over, terrified to the extreme.

The video was released to the public, instantly creating a massive sensation.

Both domestic and foreign networks were flooded with this news.

People began to feel terror.

It was a fear born of the unknown.

They were afraid that one day Jiang Hu would target them. If Jiang Hu truly possessed such an ability, they would have no capacity to resist whatsoever.

Jiang Hu became the target of public criticism.

As the situation fermented, countless people demanded severe punishment for Jiang Hu.

Of course, there were also people speaking up for Jiang Hu, arguing that the man couldn't even remember what the person who led him away looked like, so why pin it on Jiang Hu?

However, such voices were minimal, negligible to the point of being ignored.

Jiang Hu was transferred to a maximum-security prison, and the officials interrogating him were all state-level figures.

This time, things wouldn't be so easy.

Jiang Hu did not close his eyes for twenty-four straight hours. Facing wave after wave of interrogation, Jiang Hu never revealed a single flaw.

Compared to Jiang Hu, his interrogators fell short; attempting to breach Jiang Hu's psychological defenses simply wasn't enough.

However, they dispatched professionals to thoroughly investigate Jiang Hu's laboratory.

All the secrets of the laboratory were exposed to the public eye.

Jiang Hu's illegal human experiments were brought to light.

Hundreds of millions of people petitioned, demanding that Jiang Hu be severely punished.

Someone like Jiang Hu was too dangerous; they instinctively feared and dreaded him.

Jiang Hu became a heinous criminal, and calls for his execution echoed across the world.

All his past achievements were overthrown, and patients he had once saved even felt ashamed of it.

Jiang Hu crossed his arms, looking leisurely at everything on the screen.

Many patients he had once treated stood up and loudly cursed him, even claiming that had they known Jiang Hu was such a person, they would rather have died than beg for his help.

Though, his original intention hadn't been to save them anyway; it was merely a byproduct of practicing his skills.

The interrogator turned off the television. "Did you see all that? Now everyone wants you dead."

Jiang Hu's expression remained calm. "So what?"

"Jiang Hu, you have great talent. If you had chosen the right path, your future would have been limitless."

They had reviewed the research data Jiang Hu had compiled—it was at least ten years ahead of current technology. If he were to refine these beneficial data for humanity, the impact on human development would be immeasurable.

Jiang Hu was a rare prodigy.

Precisely because of this, his superiors were deeply reluctant to let him go.

The crimes he committed were neither too big nor too small.

He hadn't yet managed to commit any unforgivable atrocities.

Yet he was dangerous.

He was like a double-edged sword, easily capable of harming others and himself if not handled with care.

It was simply that his capabilities defied the natural order, and the outside world feared his power so intensely that calls for his execution grew ever louder.

"Jiang Hu, we sincerely hope you can turn over a new leaf. You are a peerless genius, and your research holds great meaning."

Jiang Hu curved his lips. "Turn over what leaf? I have never considered myself to have done anything wrong."

At worst, he would take Niannian to a place where no one else was, as long as he could be with Niannian forever.