School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

Because Liu Si understood that he and Leopard were evenly matched in strength and power. If they really got into a fight, even if he emerged victorious, it would be a Pyrrhic victory, losing eight hundred to kill one thousand. That would undoubtedly be a loss for him. Moreover, today's issue wasn't necessarily one that had to be resolved with a fight to the death.

Chen Ming did make a mistake, and there was no need for him to seek justice on his behalf. However, Liu Si just couldn't swallow this insult. He had it all figured out—first, he would bide his time, then look for the right moment to act.

"Fourth Master, how do you think Leopard got connected with Xiao Han?" Li Shan leaned in to ask.

Liu Si squinted his eyes and said, "How would I know? I thought that bastard Leopard was looking to discuss something with me, but it turned out he came because of Xiao Han. I couldn't believe it at the time either."

"Unexpected, really unexpected," Li Shan sighed, then added, "Xiao Han turns out to be quite something, huh!"

"Right!" Liu Si nodded and commanded, "Send someone to check out this Xiao Han's background immediately."

"Yes!" Li Shan immediately nodded.

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Xiao Han was rescued by Leopard from the Five Thousand Years Entertainment Club.

When Xiao Han walked out of the Five Thousand Years, he let out a sigh of relief, feeling an icy chill on his back. It was cold sweat soaking through his clothes. The cold wind blew outside, but Xiao Han couldn't feel the chill of the wind at all.

"Get in the car," Leopard glanced at Xiao Han.

"Okay," Xiao Han nodded.

The car Leopard was driving was a high-end Mercedes sedan, with two seats in the back. In between the seats, there was a multifunctional control area that could adjust the temperature inside the car as well as control the multimedia functions.

Xiao Han, grinning, glanced at the other man, then said, "Brother Bao, thank you!"

"Don't mention it!" Leopard smiled indifferently and said, "You were too careless today."

"Why do you say that?" Xiao Han asked curiously.

"Liu Si is not a good man," Leopard replied, "You shouldn't have met with him so casually. Liu Si has always been vindictive. You chopped off Chen Ming's hand and brought big trouble upon yourself. If I hadn't come to save you this time, you might not have been able to save your own hand."

"Yes," Xiao Han nodded, then asked curiously, "Brother Bao, speaking of which, you and I have only met once, and I even won tens of thousands from your gambling house. But why... why did you save me?"

"Haha..." Upon hearing that, Leopard burst into laughter and said, "What if I told you that I was friends with your dad, would you believe me?"

"Impossible!" Xiao Han hurriedly shook his head upon hearing this.

"Why are you in such a rush to deny it?" Leopard asked, crossing his legs.

"I know the kind of man my dad was," Xiao Han looked earnestly at Leopard, saying, "He was an honest and loyal man, a loving father, and a dedicated worker. He couldn't possibly have any connection with you guys, let alone any involvement."

"Yes," Leopard nodded and said, "Your dad was a technician at the Fuxing Factory, a truly honest worker and a loving father. But to me, he was also a loyal and righteous big brother."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Han frowned.

"I can't tell you too much," Leopard said with a faint smile, "You'll find out eventually. What I want to tell you now is that you should take good care of yourself on the road ahead. Understand?"

"Can you be clear with what you're saying?" Xiao Han pressed.

"When it's time to tell you, I will naturally do so," Leopard replied, "Knowing too much now is not good for you. The reason I'm telling you this is to let you know that between us, we are friends, not foes."

"How can I believe you?" Xiao Han frowned.

"If I show you this, will you believe me?" Leopard pulled out a necklace from around his neck, with a small wooden token hanging at the end. The gray wooden token was exquisitely carved, with a tiny relief on it, bearing a name.

The moment he saw the necklace, Xiao Han's eyes widened because he had known since childhood that his father wore a similar necklace, and Leopard's was exactly the same. It was a shocking visual, and no one could be more shocked than Xiao Han. Since he had been very dependent on his father since childhood, losing him suddenly a few years ago was a tremendous blow.

Seeing this necklace today, Xiao Han felt as if he had seen his father himself.

"This..." Xiao Han was dumbstruck.

"Now you should believe it, right?" Leopard chuckled, stuffing the necklace back into his shirt, then said, "Xiao Han, you have to trust me."

"Yes," Xiao Han immediately nodded, unable at that moment to think things through. Suddenly faced with a person claiming to be his father's friend and calling his father big brother, coupled with the identical necklaces, Xiao Han couldn't untangle these connections. His mind was quickly consumed with an endless longing for his father.

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"We're home," Leopard said with a smile.

By then, the assistant had already opened the car door for Xiao Han.

Xiao Han quickly came to his senses, stepped out of the car, and said, "Thank you!"

"You're welcome!" Leopard shook his head and said, "Xiao Han, if there is anything you need in the future, just look for me. My last name is Song, you can call me Uncle Song."

"Yes, Uncle Song," Xiao Han nodded.

The assistant closed the car door and quickly got into the passenger seat. The driver turned the car around and left. Leopard waved goodbye to Xiao Han.

Watching the Mercedes slowly drive away, Xiao Han suddenly realized he still had many questions unasked. About his father's death, and the secrets that followed him. Why did he find some strange documents among his father's belongings? The covers of those documents had been deliberately torn off, leaving behind incomprehensible data inside.

However, from the paper of the documents and the red, bright pentagram printed on the top of each page, Xiao Han was certain that his father's life was not as simple as merely being an ordinary worker.

Yet, these were secrets that, until now, Xiao Han had no way of understanding. At least until he had met Brother Bao, he felt that he certainly wouldn't be able to unravel the mysteries anytime soon. Thus, he had been carefully preserving these documents.

Suddenly, Xiao Han had a bad hunch. Perhaps, numerous forces and powers were searching for the whereabouts of these documents.

Xiao Han quickly ran back home.

Upon returning, Mother Xiao asked curiously, "Xiao Han, what's wrong? Why are you in such a rush?"

"It's nothing," Xiao Han shook his head.

"Have you eaten?" Mother Xiao looked at Xiao Han and said, "Why did you come back so early today?"

"I went to the library to review my lessons," Xiao Han hurriedly said. "I've already eaten, so you don't need to worry about me."

Having said that, Xiao Han darted into his room.

Mother Xiao said irritably, "You rascal, always bullheaded, when will you ever grow up?"

The only thing that Mother Xiao worried about was Xiao Han. He was her only son, and her sole wish was for him to grow up quickly. Before, she had only hoped that her son could lead a safe life, which was enough for her. But now, her thoughts had changed.

Ever since her son had snagged the second place in the national college entrance exam among the senior high school students at Linjiang No.1 Middle School, she had set her heart on sending him to a good university. Perhaps only then could he bring glory to his ancestors and shine upon their family name.

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Xiao Han darted into his room, quickly clambered onto the table, and then opened an old wooden box on top of the wardrobe. This wooden box was quite old, having a history of probably twenty years. It was part of his mother's dowry when she got married.

The paint on the wooden box had been well preserved; with a light wipe of his hand, the dust was removed, revealing a particularly shiny and bright surface, giving off an extraordinary feeling.

Upon opening the box, it was filled with stacks of documents. These were also documents that he had found accidentally. If it weren't for his mischievous prying into the box as a child, perhaps no one would have discovered that it contained such documents.

The documents inside were neatly packaged in stacks of kraft envelopes. It took Xiao Han considerable effort to move the heavy wooden box down from the top of the wardrobe. It was quite heavy, weighing roughly fifty to sixty pounds, and the box itself was substantial.

Xiao Han opened a stack of documents and carefully opened one of the kraft envelopes.

The white papers inside had yellowed, and the writing on them seemed to date back many years, as it did not resemble the printing technology of this era.

"Eh!" Xiao Han was startled and said, "Isn't this a biological formula? A paper about genetic mutations?"

Xiao Han was astounded. Previously, he had no idea what the diagrams and text on these documents meant. However, after attending high school and gaining a deeper understanding of biology, although it was only superficial, he could recognize that the content on these documents was related to human cell biology.

With what is currently known about cell biology, humanity has only succeeded in mapping the human DNA blueprint. Yet, overcoming some of the major diseases faced by humans still posed significant challenges, such as AIDS, cancer, and various genetic diseases...

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The document in Xiao Han's hands was highly valuable for scientific research. Even by today's standards, it was absolutely a cutting-edge paper. Xiao Han didn't understand why such advanced and profound ideas from back then weren't published. Why were they hidden away instead?

Rustle...

Xiao Han kept flipping through until he reached the last page of the paper, where he saw a line of text: Chinese Academy of Sciences Genetic Research Group.

This line of text shocked Xiao Han.

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