CHAPTER 356: AFTER THE MODIFICATION: CHAPTER 335 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVICE

After the Empress Palace was burned to ruins, it became a topic of casual conversation among the citizens. For the men, it meant one less place for entertainment, while for women, it at least meant that their husbands would spend a few more days at home, though the living expenses increased significantly.

Hehe, Hua Qingyi drove the car out of the mall, passing by the gates of the Imperial Palace once more.

He did not look back, nor did he look up; he didn’t even glance in its direction. It was just a simple act of a car passing by the gate, heading towards its destination, as if he had never known what this place was or what it used to be.

Hua Qingyi is such a person that, when he feels nostalgic, he would pray or repent for this nostalgia.

And then, when everything is over, this nostalgia would dissipate like carbon dioxide exhaled by humans, purified by the oxygen in the air. You could interpret this as him being a cold person, but his aloofness is not apparent to others. Very few people can truly entangle him emotionally; at least from an emotional aspect, it’s hard to grasp him, especially for women.

Lying in bed was a very young person, with a handsome face that showed signs of becoming increasingly gaunt.

Hassan sat beside the bed, watching him with a profound gaze. He seemed very quiet and contemplative. Until the Military Doctor walked in from outside, he maintained the same posture, looking at the young man in bed. This couldn’t help but make Xiao Lin question the relationship between the two and worry about another matter. If the person on the bed wakes up, they would surely realize that he was the one who caused their injury. If that were the case, could they escape from here? If it were just him, that would naturally not be a problem, but now there are an injured person and a woman, which complicates things.

"I want the person the Military Doctor to treat is him!" Hassan spoke without emotion. He didn’t even glance at Xiao Lin, staring at the person in bed. His gaze was soft and tender, making it hard to imagine he was a drug lord, cruel and ruthless.

"Regarding the base, I must thank you." Xiao Lin wasn’t prepared at all; whether to save or not made little difference to him. He just hadn’t thought of a way out yet. Once Hassan is angered, how they would escape from here is something he’s been considering these past days.

"In this transaction, there’s profit to be made; why not do it?" Hassan finally lifted his head to look at Xiao Lin standing by the bedhead. For a moment, Xiao Lin had an illusion that he seemed to see another Hassan in Hassan’s eyes. Maybe it was intuition, he couldn’t help but seriously consider Hua Qingyi’s previous mention of a dual personality. He had always thought Hassan had a twin brother, but just now, Hassan negated his idea: "Eliminating Fourth Master’s lair doesn’t hurt me at all."

"May I ask a question?" Xiao Lin pondered for a long time, gently closed the door, and locked it from inside.

To Xiao Lin’s action, Hassan indifferently threw himself into a soft chair. He wasn’t worried about what Xiao Lin would do to him, just curiously observing Xiao Lin, wondering what this seemingly twenty-something young man might say or do. But no matter what, there was no possibility of harming or killing him.

Xiao Lin remained silent but stared directly into Hassan’s eyes. The latter had nothing to say either, and the atmosphere between the two suddenly turned eerie, in a space filled with the smell of disinfectant, further amplifying the eeriness.

"Why not let the other Hassan come out, it would make the conversation easier."

Suddenly Xiao Lin said something to Hassan that no one could understand. Naturally, only the three of them were present, with no outsiders around, so only Hassan could comprehend what Xiao Lin meant.

Suddenly Hassan laughed, while Xiao Lin didn’t react at all, he just waited for the other side.

"How did you find out?" This was a declarative sentence. Hassan confirmed Xiao Lin’s thought, and the one speaking was exactly the person Xiao Lin wanted to meet.

Different eyes, different expressions, even the aura was different. This was a misunderstanding that led Xiao Lin to mistakenly think of the existence of dual personalities. The simple idea of dual personalities involves splitting a person’s character into two completely opposite personalities. Whenever one appears, the other falls into a state of sleep, never connecting, sometimes not even aware of each other’s existence, being independent entities.

Hassan is a special example, they coexist, two different personalities side by side. Perhaps Hassan is a genuine diamond merchant and oil dealer, but he is also a drug lord. Yet these two roles are played by two different personalities, which easily explains why one person could perform two different trades so convincingly.

This is a coexistence of good and evil.

"I just wasn’t sure." Xiao Lin honestly revealed his hesitation to Hassan: "In this field, I didn’t think two completely separated personalities could coexist. How do you achieve it?"

"Collusion!" Hassan used one word to respond to Xiao Lin’s query, concisely explaining everything.

Xiao Lin understood with a smile. Was there a better explanation and reason than this? It’s like two businessmen, reaching a consensus at some point, forming an agreement, becoming inseparable partners.

Collusion can be interpreted from this level; not all transactions have profit-driven mutual reasons. Those who understand business will find more suitable partners. Clearly, Hassan has found his partner, his other personality.

"Splitting personality doesn’t equate to separating actions." Even after understanding, Xiao Lin, from a physician’s perspective, gave Hassan advice: "As Hua Qingyi once said, leaving Hassan might not be a bad thing. From any perspective, such a group of people is needed, which he couldn’t comprehend. He’s not Hua Qingyi, so he wouldn’t understand the stains here."

Hassan picked up an already prepared smoke pipe, loading it with a bit of Turkish tobacco. He actually enjoyed lighting these rich-flavored tobaccos himself, listening to the subtle crackling they made when ignited, watching the tobacco curl up with heat.

Xiao Lin watched his focus on the tobacco. Psychologically speaking, those who prefer obsessions usually exhibit minor psychological abnormalities or have extreme OCD symptoms. He believed Hassan wasn’t OCD, but he must be abnormal.

"Thank you for your advice, but I cannot split myself into two." Hassan exhaled a cloud of smoke, the Turkish tobacco was truly thick, even the smoke permeating from the mouth could saturate the room: "But I believe you can cure my brother." (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote for it, your support is my greatest motivation.)