The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

"No, he’s not just a eunuch; to be precise, he should be considered an intersex individual." Bai Zhangqiu explained, "There are examples of intersex individuals existing in the world, but they are all due to developmental issues at birth. However, this corpse is different from other intersex individuals; not only does he possess both male and female characteristics, but what’s more terrifying is that he has both male reproductive organs and a female uterus. Having both these attributes in one individual is unprecedented."

At this point, his tone grew somewhat excited, pleading, "Mr. Ling, if possible, could you let me study it thoroughly? Perhaps there will be a significant discovery."

"No, absolutely not!" Ling Chen waved his hand. This body was worth far more than just that; there was no way he’d let Bai Zhangqiu mess around with it.

"Mr. Bai, this corpse is extremely important to me. You can conduct experiments on it, but you mustn’t damage the body. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Understood, Mr. Ling."

As they spoke, Ling Gengqiu, accompanied by Hu Fei, entered from outside the laboratory. "Brother," Ling Chen greeted, then pointed to the body on the bed with his finger, "This one, do you recognize this person?"

Ling Gengqiu quickly approached, examining it closely, and with a contemplative look, he said, "I haven’t seen this person before, but based on your description, he should be of the same kind as me. Strange!" He said with some confusion, "Since he’s like me, why would he die? Logically, someone like him shouldn’t die easily. Moreover, his body is preserved well, with no sign of any transformation, unlike someone who has completed the second stage."

"I thought so too, but I can’t find the reason." Saying this, Ling Chen turned his gaze to the abdomen of the corpse and said, "Brother, do you think there’s a Soul Stone inside him?"

"His body hasn’t shown any signs of damage; that Soul Stone should still be there. Why, do you want to take out the Soul Stone?"

"The people of the Netherworld Snake are desperately trying to get this corpse, perhaps their target is the Soul Stone. In my opinion, it would be better to first extract the Soul Stone and hide it somewhere, to prevent it from falling into the hands of the Netherworld Snake."

Hearing Ling Chen’s suggestion, Ling Gengqiu thought for a moment before nodding, "That sounds good."

"Mr. Bai, could you please do a removal surgery for me."

Bai Zhangqiu responded immediately, instructing his subordinates to prepare the equipment. In no time, the preliminary preparations were complete, and Bai Zhangqiu, dressed in a white coat and wearing a mask, held a sharp scalpel, ready to make an incision into the body’s abdomen. However, just at that moment, a phone’s ringtone suddenly sounded from Ling Chen’s body. He took out his phone, glanced at the unfamiliar number on the caller ID, and frowned. If his guess was correct, this call was likely from He Honggang or Chen Younian.

"Who’s calling?" Ling Gengqiu asked from the side when he noticed Ling Chen staring at the phone without answering.

"Don’t know." Saying this, Ling Chen answered the phone, put it to his ear, and said hello. As soon as he spoke, a familiar and urgent voice came from the other end of the line, "Is that body with you?"

Hearing that voice, Ling Chen was slightly taken aback, showing a hint of surprise on his face. He had thought it was He Honggang or Chen Younian, but surprisingly, it was her calling!

"Ling Chen, did you hear me?"

The voice on the other end was extremely anxious, repeatedly asking.

"Lady Du, I heard." Ling Chen replied, "How did you know that the body is with me?"

"So you did get it." Du Yunzhi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, saying, "Protect that body well, and don’t let it fall into anyone else’s hands. I’ll be heading to you right away." With that, she hung up the phone.

Putting away the phone, Ling Chen touched his nose and said to Ling Gengqiu, "It was Du Yunzhi calling. She asked me to take good care of this body and not to mess with it."

"What’s it got to do with her?" Ling Gengqiu asked in confusion.

"Who knows... She’ll be rushing to East Sea City soon. Once she arrives, we can ask her; maybe she knows the secret hidden in this body."

"Mr. Ling, should we still continue with the surgery?"

"No need!" Ling Chen waved his hand and said, "You guys go rest first. We’ll take care of watching this body."

After watching Bai Zhangqiu and his team leave the laboratory, Hu Fei, who came with Ling Gengqiu, suddenly frowned. Noticing the change in his expression, Ling Chen asked, "Fatty, what’s wrong?"

Hu Fei pointed to the earpiece he was wearing and said in a deep voice, "Received news just now that Chen Derong and his team haven’t left East Sea City. Not only that, but ten minutes ago, He Honggang, Chen Younian, and Su Cheng’en all arrived in East Sea City. Besides these three, they brought quite a number of men, around forty to fifty people."

"It seems this body is extremely important to them." Ling Gengqiu said with a faint smile, "It even managed to draw them all in. This is truly interesting."

Ling Chen rubbed his temples and said, "Brother, I don’t find this amusing unless you can handle all three of them by yourself."

"I don’t have that ability. Besides, they have so many Soul Stones in their possession, if we fight hard, I have no chance of winning. If you ask me, we should take the body and escape as fast as we can; maybe there’s still a slim chance for survival."

"Escape?" Ling Chen gave a bitter smile, "I don’t think there’s anywhere for us to escape to. That all three of them are here means they’re determined to take this body back. Right now, our only option is to hold this base until Lady Du’s reinforcements arrive. There’s no other way."

"Suit yourself, this is your turf, you make the call. I’ll follow your arrangements," Ling Gengqiu said, pulling over a chair and sitting down next to the body, "Go do what you need to do; I’ll watch over this body, no worries."

Ling Chen nodded, refraining from saying anything more, and immediately headed towards the control room with Hu Fei.

Half an hour later, several cars arrived at the base: Tong Zhentian, He Ziyun, Golden Dragon, Wang Teng, Ren Donglin, and the eight odd individuals; anyone Ling Chen could find expert in, all had been brought to the base. This time, he would face a tough battle, and whether he could get through it safely depended entirely on everyone’s help.

"Fatty, are the base’s defense projects all set up?"

"Rest assured, everything is ready. Aside from the front gate of the base, I’ve sealed all other passages, leaving only the most hidden escape route; they can’t get in there."

"Great, we just need to hold the front gate, fend off their offensive, and we’ll have a sliver of hope."