AMRWFA -Chapter 196 For Beauty, Even Life Is Worth Risking

Ruan Yaoyao genuinely felt that these Gu worms were incredible. A person could be on the verge of death, and they could still “pull them back” from the brink. If that wasn’t a treasure, what was?

Although the thing sounded terrifying, and the idea of it wriggling inside your body was disgusting, honestly—if it could be planted in your body and grant you eternal youth and good health, who wouldn’t want it?

The only uncertainty was that there were too many kinds of Gu. You couldn’t know exactly what type someone was planting in you, and you also couldn’t be sure whether they would tamper with it or use it to control you.

So the problem wasn’t Gu itself—it was the people who controlled it.

When Ruan Yaoyao saw the Gu that could maintain youth, she was truly tempted. She kept screaming in her mind:

【I want it!】

【I want it!】

【I want it!】

……

Ruan Anzhi: Mom, stop shouting! I know you want it, but aren’t you afraid of being controlled by it?

Didn’t you just say earlier that Gu itself isn’t bad, but people can control it?

Just for beauty, are you really going to hand your life over to someone else?

Ruan Yaoyao felt a little regretful.

【What a pity!】

【That woman has already been caught. The national team probably won’t let her out again. Even if I want it, I can’t get it.】

【By the time they research it, I might already be old.】

She felt a wave of frustration.

【If only I were a few years younger. If I were younger, maybe I could still wait for it.】

Then she thought of her dear granddaughter Xiao Lingxuan. Even if she couldn’t get it, at least her poor little granddaughter might be able to.

That was good too.

【Sigh…】

【Forget it. I’ll take it as leaving her some compensation.】

In the end, Ruan Yaoyao still remembered what had happened to Lingxuan in her previous life and wanted to make it up to her.

In this life, she could grow up as a proper young lady of the Ruan family, and in the future she might even obtain many miraculous things. That was already good enough.

Ruan Anzhi paused.

Mom, don’t worry. Big brother and sister-in-law will be good to Lingxuan in the future. We all will.

So can you focus back on the Gu types?

Help us ‘translate’ a few more. That way we can avoid going the wrong way.”

Thinking that her “legacy” could benefit her granddaughter, Ruan Yaoyao became even more enthusiastic.

She realized that the national team really did have some skills. They had extracted quite a lot of information from Bai Ling’er. However, later there had been some chaos caused by her schemes.

After a painful period, everything had quickly been brought under control again.

【Sigh… what a pity.】

When Ruan Anzhi heard that name, he froze slightly.

That was a big shot—someone destined to be recorded in history and respected by all, a national treasure level figure. And he had actually been harmed by Bai Ling’er?!

Damn it.

To be precise, he had been controlled by her.

She had used him as leverage, demanding that the state release people in exchange.

But unexpectedly, that man was extremely strong-willed. Refusing to let himself and the country be threatened, he took his own life.

Bai Ling’er’s plan collapsed.

Everyone involved in handling the matter “resigned due to responsibility.”

The pen in Ruan Anzhi’s hand snapped instantly.

Ruan Yaoyao was startled.

“What’s wrong with you?”

Ruan Anzhi came back to his senses.

“I zoned out.”

Ruan Yaoyao looked confused.

“You zoned out and snapped a pen? Are you sure you’re not thinking about something that made you angry?”

She pointed at Bai Ling’er in the glass room.

“Is it her? Or her?”

Ruan Anzhi: ?!

“Your girlfriend!”

He suddenly realized his mother was referring to Liang Shishi.

Although he firmly believed his Liang Shishi was innocent, in everyone else’s eyes, the two of them were destined to be a couple.

After all… his mother had “confirmed” it through her mind-reading.

【Which one is it?】

【Why are you staring at me?】

【Just speak!】

To avoid trouble, Ruan Anzhi finally pointed at the person in the glass room.

【I knew it. It’s definitely her.】

【After doing so many terrible things, anyone would be angry looking at her.】

Ruan Yaoyao said, “Don’t be too angry. She’s already been caught. The law will punish her.”

“Mm.” Ruan Anzhi responded.

Someone like her—after causing that man’s death—would never see freedom again in this lifetime.

Meanwhile, Ruan Yaoyao’s inner voice rang out:

【She killed someone like that… I swear I’ll tear her apart if I get the chance. If I don’t, my surname isn’t Ruan.】

She quickly continued studying Bai Ling’er’s “profile page,” trying to figure out exactly what she had done to cause that national treasure’s death.

A hero who had spent most of his life working in secrecy for the country—she would never allow anything to happen to him under her watch.

Ruan Anzhi felt deeply moved.

Even though his mother was sometimes a bit pampered and delicate, when it came to national righteousness, she never lost to anyone.

He had always thought he was well-raised by his adoptive family, but perhaps… his mother herself was also extraordinary. That was why his older brothers—despite being illegitimate children—were willing to acknowledge her, and why he too sincerely accepted her as his mother.

As he thought this, Ruan Yaoyao suddenly realized something.

【Even though my memory is good… what if I got something wrong?】

【A tiny mistake can lead to a huge disaster. This Gu business is no joke!】

【No, I need to find a solution.】

【Got it…】

She looked at Ruan Anzhi.

“Aren’t you asking me to help investigate her? It’s not a one-time thing, right? Bai Ling’er is complicated—I might need to look at her multiple times to fully understand.”

Ruan Anzhi immediately understood.

Got it. His mom wanted to review things in detail and record the key points properly. That would be even better.

“Of course it’s not one-time,” he said. “Our interrogation won’t finish in a day or two. Besides her crimes, we’re also studying her Gu techniques.”

“But Gu is not something that can be researched quickly, and we’re not sure whether what she’s given us is real. If it’s fake, that would be dangerous.”

“So we’d rather go slower and confirm repeatedly than risk even a small mistake. One mistake could create another victim.”

Looking into his eyes, Ruan Yaoyao felt deeply moved.

“You’re absolutely right! Then I’ll come a few more times. It’s better to run more trips than miss anything. We must eliminate errors and make sure those who take over later have a flawless foundation.”

“Mom… thank you.”

“Why are you thanking me? I’m also a member of this country. I just do what I can. If I can help, I will. If I can’t, then I can’t.”

She continued softly: “Isn’t there a saying? We’re not living in a peaceful era—we’re just lucky to be born in a peaceful country.”

“It’s countless nameless heroes who protected it with their lives. They’re ordinary people too—no different from us. But they still did it.”

“I can’t be as noble as them, but I can at least reduce the suffering where I can.”

At that moment, Ruan Anzhi truly felt like his mother was glowing.

The pampered woman who once seemed like a delicate ornament in a glass tower—her inner light was dazzling.

In the following days, Ruan Yaoyao kept coming to the facility. Sometimes with Ruan Anzhi, sometimes with Liang Shishi.

She searched through Bai Ling’er’s “profile page” for useful information, recording everything carefully for professionals to evaluate.

Worried that her handwriting wasn’t clear enough, she even requested a highly classified tablet and connected an external keyboard, typing rapidly as lines of text poured out one after another…