Transmigrated as the Cannon Fodder Boss of the Disabled Heroine - Chapter 36.1

The meaning behind the white lab coat was clear.

Yu Zhiwan had long been certain that Pei Yijiang had feelings for her, which was why she had moved next door to Pei Yijiang’s home, testing the waters step by step.

Pei Yijiang was strong in combat and full of a sense of justice. Whether judging from past investigations into the Pei family or from the current situation where Pei Yijiang had fought those people and been threatened by Zhao Qiangshuang, the likelihood that Pei Yijiang had been groomed for high-level transactions was extremely slim. The most plausible explanation was that she was exceptionally talented, with extraordinary combat skills.

Most importantly, she was naive.

The “naivety” they referred to aligned with Yu Zhiwan’s understanding meaning Pei Yijiang was easy to deceive, at least in this regard.

If Yu Zhiwan revealed her intentions to Pei Yijiang, or inadvertently exposed even a fraction of her plan, Pei Yijiang would most likely be willing to help.

They wanted Pei Yijiang to take a certain drug abroad, report it to the International Federation, and simultaneously spread the “doomsday theory.” They didn’t need to resort to outright rumors; instead, they could use novels, self-media, and other means to mass-propagate the idea, instilling a sense of crisis in both leaders and citizens.

This wouldn’t have been particularly difficult, but given that the underground Laboratory A had managed to reach such a stage back then, they naturally had their own trump cards.

With officials shielding one another, ordinary people had little chance of successfully “appealing to the highest authority.” Therefore, they had to proceed indirectly, step by step.

When Yu Zhiwan had escaped from the organization, she had sacrificed her parents’ remaining years and it was highly likely that they had met a grim fate after her departure. The human experiments and various viruses they were researching, if successful, would serve as weapons of war between nations, plunging the entire world into hell.

Biological warfare had been strictly prohibited for many years. Unlike conventional weapons, it was nearly impossible to control with precision, targeting specific individuals or regions. Once unleashed, it would bring catastrophic and inhumane devastation.

Historical records documented a country from another planet that had used biological warfare to invade another nation, facing fierce international opposition. Only under immense pressure and the invaded country’s desperate resistance did they finally relent, a testament to the brutality of such methods.

When Yu Zhiwan had fled, her parents hadn’t sacrificed themselves in vain. They had managed to slip some of the organization’s secrets into her hands.

Laboratory A didn’t know how many cards Yu Zhiwan held, so they didn’t dare push her to the brink outright, instead probing her limits gradually.

The members of her team shared the white coat’s opinion they wanted Pei Yijiang to help divert attention, using the opportunity to smuggle the newly developed drug abroad as a contingency measure.

If Pei Yijiang agreed to assist, regardless of whether she could meet international leaders, Laboratory A, which already had her in their sights, would undoubtedly act, sparing no effort to eliminate her.

Pei Yijiang’s status was neither too high nor too low, too high would be dangerous, too low would be useless. She was just prominent enough to draw societal attention. If the organization targeted her, they would be forced into the open, at least allowing the doomsday theory to spread and preventing them from operating unchecked in the shadows.

Apart from those involved in seeking benefits, if they could make the majority more vigilant, it would lay the groundwork for exposing Organization A later.

In the past, or if the person needed was Liu Huanran, Yu Zhiwan would have pushed them out without hesitation.

She admitted she was never a good person to begin with someone who wouldn’t consider things from others’ perspectives. Like the man in the white coat said, it was a simple cost-benefit analysis: trading one life for so many advantages, killing multiple birds with one stone, was undoubtedly a profitable deal.

But Pei Yujiang and Liu Huanran were entirely different matters.

She was biased.

Yu Zhiwan acknowledged this about herself without reservation.

So she spoke up, cutting off the white-coated man’s endless chatter:

“We can try other methods, but Pei Yujiang has other uses. We can’t involve her now.”

The man in the white coat wasn’t so easily fooled. Having chosen this path, he was no fool and could clearly sense Yu Zhiwan was holding back. He asked bluntly:

“What uses?”

“Pei Jinhuai is very protective of her child. This time, I gave Yue Rong advice to help expand her business, partly to use Yue Rong as an intelligence hub for passing us information. If we abandon Pei Yujiang now, we’d also be pushing Yue Rong away. Not only would our previous efforts go to waste, but Pei Jinhuai also has connections in Yicheng. Crossing her would be troublesome.”

Pei Jinhuai’s network mainly stemmed from the people she met during her rise to success. It wasn’t insurmountable, but it was the best excuse Yu Zhiwan could come up with at the moment.

The white-coated man fell silent.

“Besides, if we start treating lives as carelessly as they do, how are we any different from them in essence? If crushing you alone could save a whole bus of people, and the truth was kept from you, stripping you of the right to choose, would you want that?”

There was once an interesting question often discussed by teachers in ethics classes:

[“If you were the train conductor, faced with two tracks, Track A rigged with explosives that would kill everyone aboard if taken, and Track B with a single person on it, where hitting them would save the entire train, what would you choose?”]

Most people’s first instinct would be to choose Track B, sacrificing one to save many.

But from that person’s perspective, it was nothing but an unjust disaster yet no one would care whether they were willing to give their life for a crowd of strangers.

The white-coated man opened his mouth but seemed at a loss for words.

Pei Yujiang spent several days in the hospital.

During this time, the most frequent visitors were Yu Zhiwan and Pei Jinhuai. Fan Zhaozhao came twice, and Jiang Wenxiu sometimes dropped by sometimes with a bowl of lean pork rib soup, other times with a light steamed dish, claiming her mother forced her to.

On weekends when Pei Jinhuai was too busy with work to visit, Fan Zhaozhao would send Jiang Wenxiu to keep Pei Yujiang company, along with some homework to finish before heading back.

Jiang Wenxiou had never done homework before, but now, under her mother’s pressure, she managed a little. Initially rude to everyone, she at least stopped openly misbehaving after being scolded by Pei Yujiang.

This guy could never sit still, especially in the hospital room. That time when Jiang Wenxiu came, she happened to run into Yu Zhiwan who was about to leave. Standing at the door, she made exaggerated faces at the blind Yu Zhiwan and mouthed the words:

“Sister-in-law.”

Pei Yujiang immediately noticed Jiang Wenxiu and, afraid she might actually say it out loud, quickly gestured and glared to stop her. But now that Jiang Wenxiu knew Pei Yujiang’s temper had “improved” meaning she wouldn’t actually hit her for joking around, she boldly mouthed a few more words just to tease her.

Pei Yujiang could only glare in frustration, unable to get out of bed, until she saw Jiang Wenxiu had had her fun and properly greeted Yu Zhiwan before coming in. She deliberately lay down and ignored her.

Jiang Wenxiu grabbed a roasted chicken leg and sat on a small stool nearby, munching away.

Without hesitation, Pei Yujiang yanked out her pillow and, before Jiang Wenxiu could react, smacked it onto her leg, startling her so much she nearly dropped the chicken.

“Hey!”

Jiang Wenxiu yelped, her hands greasy as she moved to playfully retaliate. Pei Yujiang wrinkled her nose in disgust, her expression far from graceful. Jiang Wenxiu clicked her tongue and sighed:

“How did someone like you even manage to win over sister-in-law?”

Hearing the first part, Pei Yujiang instinctively touched her face. “Am I ugly?”

Jiang Wenxiu: “…”

Alright, even back when she used to dislike Pei Yujiang, she had to admit that Pei Yujiang was the kind of woman universally recognized as stunning by anyone with normal taste.

Now, her figure was even more toned both elegant and striking, with a perfect waist-to-hip ratio, beautifully defined but not exaggerated shoulders, a back with just the right balance of muscle and bone, long slender legs, and smooth, athletic lines that exuded a healthy beauty.

And that face? Even when making silly expressions, it never looked bad.

Jiang Wenxiu just had a habit of running her mouth, a bad habit that often got her into trouble, but one she couldn’t shake. Now, she forced herself to tone it down because she needed a favor from Pei Yujiang. Leaning in with a grin, she poked her:

“Hey, if you’ve got any tips for courting an Omega, teach me, will you?”

While many Alpha-Omega relationships naturally stem from high pheromone compatibility like sparks flying, their bodies instinctively drawn together in what could be called a match made in heaven, Pei Yujiang was actually a Beta, not an Alpha. Yet she’d still managed to win over an Omega. That meant she must have some special courting techniques, not relying on pheromones.

Pei Yujiang was momentarily stunned, about to say she had no such methods, before it hit her. She gasped in shock:

“You have a crush?!”

She couldn’t even imagine someone like Jiang Wenxiu having feelings for a girl.

“Wait, why are you looking at me like that?!”

Jiang Wenxiu lightly smacked the bed, careful not to hit Pei Yujiang, her voice dropping to a whisper.

“I saw her when I was about to sneak over the school wall to go to an internet café… Don’t you dare tell my mom!”

Though Jiang Wenxiu didn’t stay long, Pei Yujiang still managed to piece together her one-sided love story in fragments.

In short, it could be summed up as: the delinquent slacker fell for the top student in her grade the disciplinary committee member of the student council. While some might say it takes two to tango, Jiang Wenxiu seemed determined to make her own face the sole target of slaps, as if her life wasn’t chaotic enough already.

To put it bluntly, that person just happened to be her type, Jiang Wenxiu was smitten at first sight.

Last semester, Jiang Wenxiu had her name recorded no fewer than thirty times by that person, infuriating her to the point where she nearly went to settle the score. But in the end, fearing she might provoke the teacher’s favorite, she held back for various reasons.

Back then, she hadn’t even paid attention to what that person looked like didn’t even know their gender or secondary gender (Alpha/Omega). All she knew was that during every hygiene inspection, dorm check, or attendance review, that person never failed to mark her empty seat without mercy.

Pei Yujiang also didn’t hold back in mocking Jiang Wenxiu.

Finally, she managed to piss Jiang Wenxiu off enough that she stopped visiting for the next few days.

Truthfully, Pei Yujiang felt she could be discharged the very next day, but Pei Jinhuai wouldn’t allow it. For once, she exerted her maternal authority with rare firmness, insisting that Pei Yujiang either stay until her stitches were removed or return to the family mansion until fully healed.

Life in the mansion was more comfortable, but how could it compare to the freedom of her own place? After weighing the options, Pei Yujiang decided it was better to just spend a few days resting in the hospital rather than constantly moving around for wound checks.

Fortunately, even though she had become a Beta, her constitution remained strong, with rapid recovery. After getting her stitches removed, she avoided water and spicy foods for three days. Once fully healed, she dashed out like an excited Alaskan Malamute.

A new food street had opened in the city center, and after her follow-up checkup, Pei Yujiang headed straight there. She loaded up on “junk food” like grilled gluten, squid tentacles, and takoyaki, then topped it off with a steaming bowl of rice noodles finally satisfying her stomach.

Her belly slightly rounded from the feast, but after the last incident, she avoided walking in the park to spare Pei Jinhuai any worry and went straight home instead.

She hadn’t checked her phone on the way back, only noticing later that Pei Jinhuai had messaged her about the incident from that day.

The people who had lured her into the alley were connected to Zhao Longshuang, while the others likely weren’t locals at least, no records of them could be found.

By the time Pei Jinhuai learned of the incident, Yu Zhiwan had already dealt with them. There were no surveillance cameras in that area, so Pei Jinhuai reported them for assault, bullying, and poisoning Pei Yujiang. They were now detained.

Even if they were tough nuts, they couldn’t evade police interrogation. The one who poisoned Pei Yujiang was sentenced to six years, while the accomplices got two to three years.

Honestly, the punishment wasn’t severe, especially since a group had escaped and still hadn’t been found. Pei Jinhuai was seething with frustration.

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