Chapter 1326

Chapter 1326

There was one article that was sent out just this morning.

[The second patient suffering from eating addiction in the world was confirmed to have been staying in China’s Sky Psychiatric Hospital. However, the patient is said to be staying with Minhyuk now.]

The people stared at the published article in confusion. The second patient suffering from eating addiction? This was something that the world's people were not very familiar with.

By lunch, the article had traveled the world, and an outline had already been mapped out.

[It was said that a girl suffering from eating addiction was being protected in China’s Sky Psychiatric Hospital, but was seemingly taken back by Minhyuk to Korea.]

[How did he take her?]

[Minhyuk. He has taken an irregular route to take away a patient suffering from eating addiction.]

Then, controversies and conspiracy theories began to appear and spread. The handiwork of the people hired by Chen Wuhan had started to create a stir by writing novel-like entries.

[Eating addiction is a hereditary disease. With this, we can confirm that Minhyuk is indeed Chinese.]

[So, you’re saying the girl is Chairman Kang Minhoo’s daughter? But from what I heard, the girl has Western roots.]

[...Anyway, the disease is hereditary.]

[Let’s not focus on whether the disease is hereditary or not. I heard that the psychiatric hospital in China has been taking care of the child well. So, what right does Minhyuk have in taking her away from that place?]

Chen Wuhan's trolls were very good at spinning vicious and slanderous tales.

[Then, we have a bigger problem if the girl is not Minhyuk’s sibling. Why did Minhyuk take the girl away? I believe the reason is simple. The great and wealthy Athenae’s Supreme has likely taken the girl so he could use her for clinical trials.]

[Clinical trials? In this day and age...?]

[According to sources, the girl is an orphan. She was sent to live in a psychiatric hospital in China. As of now, that psychiatric hospital has been closed down, and some of the girl’s records have been erased.]

[Now, what do you guys think? Don’t you think using an orphan girl for clinical trials is very on point?]

[If the girl is not his sister, then we can clearly say that Minhyuk has been exploiting a Chinese girl to cure his disease.]

[The Chinese government needs to step up and bring the girl back to China for treatment.]

[Exploiting a poor and pitiful girl to cure his disease is inhumane. Minhyuk should clarify his stance on this matter.]

[He has to explain the irregular route he took to take her away from China, too.]

[Regardless of the route taken, we can conclude that Minhyuk is Chinese.]

[Minhyuk has to hold a press conference to explain and clarify his stance on this!]

A commotion has started to brew all over the world. Amidst their noises, a whisper arrived in front of Minhyuk.

[

ZhangYijin

: I’m here to convey the words of Mr. Chen Wuhan. He said: How dare you mock me and think that you can get away with it? You’re nothing but a ranker in a game. I will make sure to bury Beyond the Heavens’ Mei Wei. Say, how about dumping cases of tax evasion on her?]

[

ZhangYijin

: The police will soon arrest her and lock her up in prison. However, I’m a very generous person. I wouldn’t want to go that far.]

[

ZhangYijin

: So, I’m making an offer to you. Come to Beijing, China, and meet me by six in the evening tomorrow. Let’s pretend that we’re relatives. If you do that, I will stop demanding the girl’s naturalization. And like I said before, shoot a commercial for China. You don’t like it? If you don’t like it, just meekly hand the girl back to China.]

They were completely absurd. He planned to falsify documents to forcefully change Minhyuk’s nationality from Korean to Chinese.

‘But it’s possible to turn something so absurd into a reality in that country.’

It was ridiculous. However, it was still at a level where Minhyuk could ignore it.

‘The real problem comes here. He dared to drag Philos’ matter on the surface and use her for his gain.’

Minhyuk had taken Philos away from that psychiatric hospital because he wanted to save her and treat her eating addiction. However, from a different perspective, it might look like what he did was bad, and he was using her to conduct clinical trials for his own sake, just like what the Chinese claimed.

Minhyuk sneered,

‘It would have been better if I were the one you made a move on.’

Regardless of the situation, the story grew wilder by the second.

***

As mentioned before, the Rothschilde Family was very influential. They controlled the financial markets worldwide. Rausch's appearance and treatment of the South Korean president showed his influence on the world.

At this moment, Rausch was laughing lightly. He was thinking about the young girl named Philos as he entered the airport to go back home.

‘Should I immigrate to Korea?’

After all, parents should be by their children’s side, right?

At that moment, his secretary relayed to him the developing story that had been published on the Internet.

“...”

Rausch had never felt the warmth and affection of a family. However, for the first time in his life, he felt as if he had finally gained this warmth, and it came from the company of the daughter that he adopted, Philos.

‘Is this what it’s like being a parent? Aaaah. I understand why a parent could give everything to protect their child.’

“What time is it?”

“It’s six o’clock in the evening in Beijing.”

“Make all the necessary phone calls and head straight to Beijing.”

***

Beijing.

Chen Wuhan had seen an article about Minhyuk leaving the country. When people from all over the world saw the article, they began to doubt themselves. They wondered if Minhyuk was truly Chinese.

Meanwhile, countless journalists and reporters from China’s leading media companies stood around Chen Wuhan.

“Once I shake hands with him, write the article title like this:

‘Minhyuk shakes hands with his distant relative, Chen Wuhan, and smiles brightly.’

Also, write a few articles with titles like

‘Minhyuk. A true Chinese.’

Understand?”

Chen Wuhan felt proud of himself at that moment.

“Minhyuk is a global star. If we can turn that star and make him Chinese, then the higher-ups will be able to see how patriotic we are. The paramount leader will be pleased.”

A shine appeared in the eyes of the reporters and journalists. The words of a senior party member of the Chinese Communist Party were law in this country. So, the plan seemed entirely feasible.

At that moment, one of the reporters voiced their concern. They said, “Minhyuk is still the son of the Ilhwa Group’s chairman. Will it be fine?”

“...Ilhwa Group is a company. Do you think that a company will move just for the sake of one single girl? They aren’t even blood-related. With these points in mind, there’s a high chance she was truly taken in for clinical testing.”

“Then, what if Minhyuk decides to agree to us naturalizing the girl again? Regardless of everything, what will happen to that girl?”

“...”

“Just dump her in a psychiatric hospital and let her die. Then, we will release an article with the title,

‘The girl suffering from eating addiction died in one of China’s psychiatric hospitals despite the country’s full support.’

And another with a title,

‘Girl dies after failing to overcome eating addiction.’

We can just burn down her body once that happens.”

The reporters and journalists were aghast at Chen Wuhan’s words. Who wouldn’t be terrified to hear someone so casually say that they would just let someone die and burn them down?

Indeed, some senior members of the Chinese Communist Party treated humans like bugs, including Chen Wuhan.

At that moment, a black car stopped in front of them. Chen Wuhan hurriedly went outside with his bodyguards. He did not forget to remind them, “If he uses violence, make sure to take good pictures. We can drag him down to the depths of despair even more firmly with those pictures.”

Chen Wuhan opened his arms wide when he saw Minhyuk leave the car. He looked at Minhyuk, who was walking toward him, and said, “Welcome! Our China’s Minhyuk!”

Minhyuk stopped when he heard Chen Wuhan’s mocking voice and promptly raised his hand.

“Huh? Are you trying to hit me?”

Chen Wuhan pointedly looked around him. The journalists and reporters had already taken their cameras out and were preparing to take pictures.

“I’m sorry to say this, but I’m a god in this place. My words are law. And sometimes, my law can kill people. If I say you are trash, you will become trash...”

Thwack!

Not a single shred of hesitation appeared on Minhyuk’s face as he slapped Chen Wuhan hard. Chen Wuhan stood there stunned, unable to believe he had just been slapped.

“A god? What kind of god gets slapped?”

“...?”

Chen Wuhan had never seen such a reckless person in his life. He dared to enter the People’s Republic of China and slap a senior party member of the Chinese Communist Party? If someone did something like this, it wouldn’t be strange for them to be taken down by the public security officials.

Minhyuk sneered, “You’re a god?”

“Th-this f*cking bastard...!”

The bodyguards tried to move forward and take down Minhyuk, but then a convoy of black cars stopped in front of them.

“...?”

Chen Wuhan flinched when he saw a very familiar face get out of one of the black cars. He stuttered, “Ch... Chairman Shao Mi?”

Chairman Shao Mi was a world-renowned business tycoon and one of the giants leading China’s business industry. China’s Shaomi was a company that had already shown its power and influence in the world.

It was not just him. China’s leading business tycoons got out of the car one by one.

“No... why are you guys here?”

‘Did Chairman Kang Minhoo contact them? No. Shaomi Group is bigger than Ilhwa Group.’

Furthermore, Chairman Shao Mi supported the communist party, so it did not make sense for him to listen to the words of the chairman of Ilhwa Group.

Not long after, a man stepped out of another car. This man was accompanied by bodyguards wearing black and white suits. This man was none other than Rausch. Unfortunately for Chen Wuhan, he did not play Athenae much. So, he did not know who exactly Rausch was.

“Let me introduce you to my friend. The God of Business Tycoons, Rausch. Ah. This friend is the owner and master of the Rothschilde Family. He’s also Philos’ adoptive father.”

***

Before Rausch left for China.

“Make all the necessary calls and head straight to Beijing.”

Rausch’s secretary asked, “Calls?”

“Contact all of the chairmen of the leading companies in China. Tell them we will terminate all our contracts and cut off all the deals we made with them.”

“Then... the Rothschilde Family will suffer greatly. The damage will be ridiculously high,” the butler said.

Even though the butler said such words, he smiled slightly as he sat beside Rausch.

“You say those words, but there’s a smile on your face. Why is that?”

“Young master, you were smiling when you were with that girl earlier. That was the first time I had seen you smile like that.”

The butler was the one who raised Rausch from childhood. He knew Rausch like the back of his hand.

“I said that the damage we will incur will be ridiculously high. However, I know that none of them will go against you. Who would even dare?”

That was right. Rausch was no fool. He was not the kind of person who would risk everything just to protect someone.

“Call China’s paramount leader, too. Tell him to meet me.”

“I understand.”

“Ah. Wait. Butler. Earlier, you called her ‘that girl’, right?”

The butler looked at Rausch in confusion.

“From now on, you should call her young miss. After all, she’s my daughter now.”

***

The Rothschilde Family held the world’s financial markets in their hands.

Chen Wuhan was left flustered when he learned this fact. At that moment, the chairmen of the leading companies in China began to pipe up.

“Why did you do something so foolish?”

“I can’t understand you at all.”

“Do you believe that you’re a god?”

Meanwhile, the reporters and journalists continued to press their cameras’ shutters.

The flustered Chen Wuhan did not back down. He straightened his back and said, “What does this matter concerning your companies? Even if you come, nothing will change. We will take that little bastard of yours! I’m sure the police have already set off by now!”

Chen Wuhan’s face turned red in anger. The companies could not intervene in this. Minhyuk had to reveal to the world how he took the girl, and if his methods were the slightest bit off, then the girl would have to be naturalized.

At that moment, Minhyuk held out a piece of paper. The words on the paper were written in Korean. However, Minhyuk spoke in fluent Chinese. He said, “Let me tell you what the contents of this paper are. According to this document, I am one of Philos’ legal guardians. What do you think that means?”

“...”

“It means that Philos and I are considered siblings for the rest of our lives. She has already been listed on my family registry since I decided to bring her back. Would I list someone in my family registry if I only took them for clinical trials?

“Ah. There’s also one more fact. The public’s opinion will start to turn around here. People worldwide will definitely be able to identify that this document is a family registry. Then, they will realize that I came to help a person suffering from the same eating addiction and did not take her away to use her.”

“Bullshit!” Chen Wuhan laughed. “I decide what the media posts. In China, I am god...”

At that moment, the window of one of the black cars rolled down.

“You’re China’s god?”

“...?!”

Chen Wuhan’s eyes grew wide when he saw the face of China’s paramount leader.

The cameras’ flashes instantly stopped when the paramount leader appeared. The reporters were shaking as they tried to delete everything they had filmed on camera. Some threw their cameras to the ground as if they wanted to clarify that they had no intention of sharing whatever happened here with the world.

China’s paramount leader looked at Chen Wuhan dryly and said, “If that’s the case, then China’s god shall die today.”

“...!”

China was the country with the highest population in the world. They were also one of the few countries that still implemented the death penalty. Chen Wuhan’s eyes grew even wider at the implication of the paramount leader’s words. At that moment, an indescribable fear engulfed his entire being.

And Minhyuk? He grabbed Chen Wuhan by the collar and sneered, “It seems like the paramount leader sentenced you to the death penalty.”