I Have Infinite Skill Points-Chapter 452: Locking on Yu Ruohuai

As Mrs. Wang’s words fell, all four people in the ward were simultaneously stunned. Xu Xiangwen’s face, in particular, revealed an expression of utter disbelief.

"What do you mean?" Zeng Xiaomo seemed to have realized something but still asked subconsciously.

"The regenerative ability of cells directly affects human lifespan. Many factors influence it, such as accidents, diseases, and aging. However, accidents are controllable, and most diseases are as well. Furthermore, most people who die from diseases nowadays are middle-aged or elderly. During their prime years, strong cell vitality means the body’s immunity can prevent most diseases. So, the fundamental reason lies in the life of cells. If it were possible to incorporate the gene for synthesizing telomerase into human DNA, human cells would gain the endless ability to synthesize telomeres. Telomeres would no longer shorten, cells could divide infinitely, and humans would never age. They are trying to research immortality."

"Immortality? How is that possible?" Zeng Xiaomo exclaimed in shock. "Human lifespan is a product of natural Law; where there is birth, there is death. Since ancient times, no one has been able to break this rule. Unless..."

"Become a deity," Wang Lan said, a mocking smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

"Common sense makes immortality hard to accept. But from a scientific perspective, it is completely possible. Do you know about HeLa cells? HeLa cells are a type of cancer cell that can proliferate indefinitely. Not all cancer cells can proliferate indefinitely, but HeLa cells are indeed immortal. Therefore, as long as the mechanism of telomerase synthesizing telomeres is resolved and then edited into human genes, making this synthesis a natural mechanism in people, humans could escape aging and death."

Mrs. Wang’s words completely shattered Zeng Xiaomo’s worldview.

"In nature, there are many organisms that can live forever," Mrs. Wang continued. "Theoretically immortal."

"The immortal jellyfish?"

"That doesn’t count. The immortal jellyfish merely returns to an embryonic state and then grows again, which is a form of asexual reproduction. Let me give you a more common example—lobsters. Theoretically, lobsters are organisms that do not age. Five-year-old or ten-year-old lobsters still have telomeres that do not shorten; their telomeres can regenerate."

"But then, why haven’t we seen lobsters that have lived for thousands of years? Even those that live past ten or twenty years are rare."

"That’s why I said they are theoretically immortal organisms. In the natural world, life perpetuates continuously. This is natural Law. Death is an evolved capability, but aging is not its only manifestation. In fact, organisms that age were just one of many past evolutionary branches. Sadly, those that didn’t evolve aging died out. Only the aging branch survived and evolved into all the aging species we see today. Theoretically, lobsters do not age, but they still die. Their mode of death is molting. Each molt is a trial. Let me give you some data: there’s a ten percent mortality rate at their first molt. Of the surviving ninety percent, thirty percent will die during their second molt. The more molts they experience, the more difficult the next one becomes. So, if you encounter a lobster that has lived for ten years, you must cherish it. To stay alive and meet you, it has outlived billions of its kind." For once, Mrs. Wang was in a good mood and even cracked a joke.

"Of course, I’d use the finest seasonings and the most exquisite cooking methods," Xu Xiangwen joked in return.

"Wang Lan, to be honest, seeing the brilliant achievements they’ve made, I can only feel admiration. Even though they might be the masterminds behind my assassination, I just can’t bring myself to hate them. Compared to their achievements, I fall far behind," Mrs. Wang said with some emotion.

"That’s not true, Mrs. Wang! Your Life Potion is also a milestone that’s shocked the world and changed history. While you silently admire them here, perhaps behind the scenes, they’re silently calling you a deity," Jiang Xinyu said with a slight smile.

"BEEP BEEP BEEP—" The small icon of Xiao Ai on the laptop’s background soon started to blink again. Wang Lan hurriedly opened it, and instantly, a list appeared. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"What is this? So many zeros."

"This is the funding inflow list for Xuanting Life Sciences. Supporting such research consumes no less money than developing a brand-new fighter jet in a military factory. Indeed, all the pieces of evidence match up. For the past two years, Xuanting Life Sciences has received a total injection of ten billion in funds, all transferred from Thunder Electronics. Yu Ruohuai’s motives for pursuing you aren’t pure, Mrs. Wang. You need to see this man’s true face! He claims to like you, but behind your back, he’s sending people to assassinate you! Xiao Ai, use the surrounding cameras to lock onto Yu Ruohuai’s whereabouts."

"Wang Lan, weren’t you told not to continue the investigation?"

"It was only the Tianjian Bureau that was forbidden; no one said I can’t investigate in a private capacity. My aunt was stabbed; why shouldn’t I investigate the culprit behind it? It’s both reasonable and emotionally justified, right?"

「Elsewhere, in the indoor swimming pool of a luxurious villa, Yu Ruohuai was roaring furiously into the phone.」

"Incompetence! You’re all bloody incompetent! What does the Yu Family keep you for if you don’t even know who ordered the hit? Also, send Duan Lingmu’s entire family to join him."

"Young Master Huai? This isn’t advisable. Misfortune shouldn’t involve family members..."

"Bullshit about misfortune not involving family members! If they dare touch my woman, they better be prepared for their whole family to be buried with her. And whoever brought Duan Lingmu in, cripple that person. Make him beg for his meals for the rest of his life. Damn it!"

After hanging up, Yu Ruohuai, his anger unabated, smashed his fist into the water surface. He waved towards the woman lying on a water lounger not far away, "Baby, come here. I’m very pissed off right now."

"Weren’t you just saying Wang Qi was your woman? What do you want me to do? If you’re that frustrated, go find Wang Qi for that!"

"Fuck you! That’s my future queen! How could she be used like that? You’re the one to cool me down! Now get your ass over here!" Yu Ruohuai roared like an angry lion.

"OH—"

Just then, Yu Ruohuai’s phone rang again. Glancing at the caller ID, his face turned pale.

"Hello, Boss... I swear, I didn’t do it. I may love to mess around, but I’m not stupid, okay? Not to mention I’ve really fallen for Wang Qi now, but even if I hadn’t, I know all too well the consequences of laying a finger on her. The Flame Emperor is a madman; do you think I’m tired of living? It must be someone trying to frame me! That bastard Duan Lingmu must be a traitor lurking around me. Boss, you know me; I wouldn’t dare to touch anything the Family has forbidden. What? That fast? Wasn’t the situation under control? Okay, okay, I understand..."

Soon after, Yu Ruohuai hung up the phone and kicked the woman in front of him away. "Stop that! Get up and help me pack."

"What happened?"

"What do you mean, ’what happened’?! If we don’t leave now, Wang Lan, that damn star of calamity, will be onto us!" Yu Ruohuai said hurriedly, walking out of the pool and grabbing a towel to dry himself. Unbeknownst to him, the expression on the beautiful woman he had just rebuked gradually turned seductive, then increasingly hideous.

"Got it!" Wang Lan said excitedly, seeing Xiao Ai finally lock onto Yu Ruohuai’s whereabouts from millions of photos and tens of thousands of surveillance cameras.

"In Fragrant Courtyard Bay? How surprising," Wang Lan exclaimed.

"I didn’t know Yu Ruohuai lives in the same villa complex as me. I’ve never seen him before," Mrs. Wang said, puzzled.

"Xinyu, let’s go meet this heir of the Zhenjiang King!" Wang Lan said.

"Wang Lan." Right when Wang Lan, Jiang Xinyu, and Xu Xiangwen were about to leave, Zeng Xiaomo suddenly called out, "Although I won’t stop you, I must report this to Director Lu; it’s my responsibility. I hope you can understand."

"I understand," Wang Lan replied.

The group took off into the sky and rushed towards Fragrant Courtyard Bay. Upon entering Fragrant Courtyard Bay, Xie Sisi was already waiting at the entrance.

"Xiangwen, I’m counting on you." Among the four, no one could compare to Xu Xiangwen in investigative abilities. After reaching the Galaxy Stage, Xu Xiangwen’s Heavenly Eye had become even more formidable. His visual range extended beyond two kilometers. Within that distance, he could see through objects, lock onto targets, perform automatic scanning and exclusion, clearly see the shape of Star Power, and detect heat signatures. Under the gaze of this eye, no one could hide. Even if you were the best at disguising, Xu Xiangwen’s Heavenly Eye didn’t care for your disguise. As long as you were a Star Martial Warrior, he could directly see the Star Power inside you. Even if you were an ordinary person, Xu Xiangwen could see your heat signature just as well. Even if you wore a heat-insulating layer, as long as your body emitted heat, you couldn’t stay hidden.

"No problem. Heavenly Eye, activate!"

A vertical pupil opened on his forehead, instantly radiating a seven-colored light. In the Heavenly Eye’s vision, the villas before them vanished in an instant, like trees blurring past the windows of a speeding car. It then locked onto a particular villa, dark and seemingly uninhabited, but inside one of its bedrooms, a flame was slowly burning.

"There’s nobody in the villa now, but there’s a fire burning in the bedroom. Perhaps they were destroying some evidence? If they’re not there, they must have just left," Xu Xiangwen deduced.

Fragrant Courtyard Bay is blanketed with surveillance. I’ve had Xiao Ai watching; it doesn’t make sense that I got no alert. Could it be... we’re a step too late, and he fled just as I locked onto him? Wang Lan thought.

"Should we still go?"

"Let’s go!"

Saying this, Wang Lan’s figure flickered towards the target. Initially, I thought Yu Ruohuai was still in the villa. Since he’s a direct descendant of the Yu Family, I couldn’t be too harsh. The plan was to sneak into the target villa first and quietly collect evidence. Once we found evidence, we would confront him. But now that Yu Ruohuai has fled early, I don’t have those concerns anymore, Wang Lan considered.

Using the Earth Travel Skill, they easily entered the villa. But upon seeing a floor littered with bodies, Wang Lan’s face turned starkly pale in an instant.

"It’s probably not that he fled, but that someone got to him before us."

"That’s not good!"

As his words fell, Wang Lan’s body transformed into butterflies and dissipated, reappearing in the bedroom. There, amidst the humanoid ashes, embers glowed like Starlight.

"Damn, that must be Yu Ruohuai. He was about to leave; his luggage was all packed. It seems he was still a step too slow," Xu Xiangwen sighed, looking at the large and small suitcases by the bed and several parcels by the door.