Because of that boy's incident, Chi Yiheng began to suppress the kindness and sympathy in his heart, starting to eliminate and eradicate those children one by one.
In the end, except for him, none of the other children remained alive.
Chi Xingduan's requirement was clear: the one who fails, dies.
In this way, Chi Xingduan selected his successor, ensuring that the person had no weaknesses, as they were not of his bloodline and could not become his vulnerability.
Even if caught, he could abandon them without hesitation.
Conversely, the same applied.
There was no father-son bond. If anyone tried to threaten Chi Yiheng using Chi Xingduan's name, Chi Yiheng could also abandon Chi Xingduan without hesitation.
Chi Yiheng laughed and cried inwardly. He had thought that his humanity had long been worn away by Chi Xingduan. But unexpectedly, with the appearance of Gu Nian, he felt like he was still human.
But at the same time, he knew that Chi Xingduan would not allow such a thing to happen.
Therefore, he tried hard to conceal and disguise it.
But in the end, he still failed.
Chi Xingduan actually brought Gu Nian here.
Anyone who fell into Chi Xingduan's hands could not escape death.
Chi Yiheng clenched his fists in his heart, but in front of Chi Xingduan, he dared not show the slightest expression.
From the moment he received Chi Xingduan's message that Gu Nian was in his hands, Chi Yiheng wished he could fly over immediately.
But he knew he couldn't!
If he came too quickly, it would be enough for Chi Xingduan to judge the significance of Gu Nian in his heart.
Not only could he not save Gu Nian, but he might also harm her.
And if he came too late...
He feared that if he arrived too late, he really couldn't save Gu Nian.
Today's arrival was a decision he made after careful consideration, not too early, not too late.
But even with his careful consideration, he still couldn't hide it from Chi Xingduan.
Perhaps, to find fault, Chi Xingduan always had something to say: "You deliberately came at this time, why? Trying to make me think that Gu Nian isn't significant to you so that I spare her?"
Chi Yiheng remained silent, his face showing no expression.
"Today, I give you a choice," Chi Xingduan said.
Chi Yiheng instantly had a bad feeling.
He then heard Chi Xingduan say, "To become a qualified leader of the Organization R, you must have no weaknesses. Since you value Gu Nian so much, then she must never become your weakness."
Chi Yiheng restrained the urge to clench his fists and calmly asked, "What do you mean, Father?"
"Kill Gu Nian," Chi Xingduan said, handing over a pistol.
Even if Chi Yiheng tried to restrain himself, hearing this still couldn't hide his shock.
Although he knew that if Gu Nian fell into Chi Xingduan's hands, her life would be difficult to save.
This outcome was not unexpected.
But hearing Chi Xingduan say it himself, Chi Yiheng's heart still constricted.
"Just like how I killed my wife and child with my own hands back then." Now bringing it up again, Chi Xingduan remained unchanged, unaffected.
As if it were something unrelated to him.
"Kill Gu Nian with your own hands, sever your weakness," Chi Xingduan pushed the pistol forward again, "Only by personally severing your weakness can you become stronger in the future."
"Of course, even if you don't kill Gu Nian yourself, since I've brought her here, there's no reason to let her go safely. She will still die," Chi Xingduan said coldly. "Anyone brought here by me, Chi Xingduan, cannot leave alive. It's laughable to even consider it."
Chi Yiheng gritted his teeth. Chi Xingduan left him no room for choice.
No matter what choice he made, Gu Nian would die.
The only difference was whether she died by someone else's hand or his own.
If she died by someone else's hand, perhaps he wouldn't suffer so much psychologically.
But he would still lose everything he had now.
Without the Organization R, he was nothing.
How could a former heir of the Organization R, now fallen from power, possibly survive?
Gu Nian wouldn't survive.
And neither would he.
To survive, he had to remain in his current position unchanged, and he had to kill Gu Nian with his own hands.
And even in the position of the Organization R's heir, he had always faced assassination attempts.
It was just that he still had a chance to fight for his life.
Chi Yiheng lowered his gaze, pondered for a while, and then heard Chi Xingduan say, "You must make a decision quickly. At this moment, she's probably drugged and not in control of herself. If you delay, she might suffocate before expressing herself."
Chi Yiheng stared at Chi Xingduan in disbelief.
This was something he would never dare to do in the past.
Chi Yiheng's reaction only strengthened Chi Xingduan's resolve.
A Gu Nian could make Chi Yiheng lose control repeatedly. If Chi Yiheng were to take over the Organization R in the future, there were already many enemies of the Organization R.
Once they targeted Gu Nian, how could Chi Yiheng possibly remain rational?
Now Chi Xingduan was more certain than ever that Gu Nian, this woman, must not be spared.
"Don't blame me as a father for not considering you," Chi Xingduan said, "Anyway, she's currently drugged. You can make her your woman. But afterwards, you still have to shoot her. But no matter what, you can say you once had Gu Nian, with no regrets."
Chi Xingduan paused and said, "Consider this my compensation to you."
Chi Xingduan patted Chi Yiheng's shoulder, appearing like a loving father.
As if this was giving Chi Yiheng the greatest fatherly love.
Chi Yiheng struggled internally, while Chi Xingduan said beside him, "Make a decision quickly, young master of the Organization 4. Your indecision makes me worry about handing over the position to you. You've been away from me for too long, and this is the result!"