Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 345 Choices and Costs (Four more chapters to come, please vote!)

"you know?"

Duanmu Ying opened her mouth, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes.

"Actually, your expression when you came out of the room that day already told me everything."

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly and gestured for Duanmu Ying to sit down first.

"Actually, Yingzi, you don't need to feel guilty, because you should know very well that I instructed you to do that."

Duanmu Ying sat down as instructed, her fingers unconsciously twisting together, revealing her inner turmoil.

Her eyelids were lowered, and her voice trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly.

“I…I know this is what you mean.”

But… that feeling, that sensation penetrating another person's soul, twisting their will… it’s like… like playing with fire.”

She raised her head, looked directly at Zhao Zhen, her eyes filled with confusion and a hint of fear.

“Wang Ai’s hatred is so deep, like a red-hot iron, and you’re trying to forcefully suppress and distort it with your blue hands… Is that really right?”

What if things get out of control... or isn't that itself a deeper mistake?

Zhao Zhen did not answer immediately. He walked to the window and looked down at the bustling courtyard of Na Du Tong. His back view appeared calm and profound.

A moment later, he turned around and looked intently at Duanmu Ying.

“Yingzi, you are concerned about whether what you are doing is right or wrong, but in this world, especially when it comes to life and death or power struggles, there are often no black and white right and wrong, only choices and consequences.”

As she spoke, Zhao Zhen slowly walked back to her desk, her fingers gently tapping the surface, making a soft, rhythmic sound, as if striking the beat of reality.

“Wang Ai and I are mortal enemies. If he is unharmed, the Wang family will do everything in their power to avenge him, and it will be a fight to the death. What will the result be?”
It could lead to more unnecessary bloodshed and conflict, and you, Fang Xu, and even more innocent company employees could be drawn into it.

The order and stability that Nadutong is trying to establish in the future will be torn open by this hatred, creating a huge gap.

This is the first option, but the cost is continuous confrontation and casualties.

Zhao Zhen paused for a moment, then continued:

"The second option, as Wang You wished, was to let Wang Ai disappear 'quietly'."

The Wang family replaced their head with a more 'obedient' one, and things seemed to calm down on the surface, but what was the price to pay?
There are undercurrents within the Wang family, and the seeds of hatred are deeply buried. The hidden dangers are only temporarily hidden, not eliminated.

Moreover, Wang You is a man of wicked intentions, greedy for power and ungrateful. Once he takes power, the Wang family will only become a bigger problem.

Furthermore, Lü Ci's brotherly affection for Wang Ai would also be a thorn in his side.

"And the third one is what we are doing now."

Zhao Zhen's gaze suddenly sharpened.

"Use your blue hands to suppress his vengeful obsession, twist his soul, but preserve his identity, abilities, and even the outward appearance of hatred towards the company."

Make him a seemingly dangerous, but actually controlled 'pawn'.

What is the cost? It's the moral burden you bear, the infamy I carry as a 'manipulator,' and... the extremely small risk of things spiraling out of control in the future.

After saying that, Zhao Zhen leaned down slightly, getting closer to Duanmu Ying, his voice low and powerful.

"Yingzi, which option do you think has the lowest cost?"
Which option can quell this fire of hatred, ignited by me but potentially spreading like wildfire, most quickly, while simultaneously preserving as many lives and peace as possible?

Duanmu Ying was stunned by Zhao Zhen's words; she had never examined things so clearly from this perspective before.

The deep-seated hatred in Wang Ai's eyes seemed to burn again before her eyes, accompanied by Lü Ci's despair as she knelt and wept bitterly, and the bloodshed that might erupt when the Wang family members drew their swords.

Zhao Zhen's words were like a cold scalpel, peeling back the layers of cruel reality for her to see. "I..."

Duanmu Ying opened her mouth, but the word "understand" stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say it for a moment.

She understood Zhao Zhen's logic and considerations, but she still struggled with that instinctive aversion to "playing with souls."

Zhao Zhen straightened up, her tone softening somewhat, but her eyes remained firm.

"With two hands, one can have both life and health. 'Life' refers to the mind and spirit."

Blue Hand Cultivation is an integral part of this extraordinary skill.

Rejecting it is like trying to embrace the world with only one hand.

It is not 'evil', Eiko. Power itself is neither good nor evil. The key lies in what the person who wields the power does with it and whether they can control it.

I call the Eight Extraordinary Techniques techniques for creating chaos because most people who wield their power lack the mental fortitude to control them.

But Yingzi, you're different. I believe you can truly master it.

Then, Zhao Zhen pointed to her heart.

"Use it to protect those you want to protect, use it to sever the chain of disaster that may spread, use it to achieve greater peace... This is mastery."

Your heart determines its nature. If you harbor good intentions, this power is a benevolent art; if you harbor ulterior motives, it is a chaotic art.

Zhao Zhen paused, looking intently at Duanmu Ying.

"As for Wang Ai, I can assure you that unless absolutely necessary, I will not use the hidden force you left with him."

As Zhao Zhen spoke, Duanmu Ying's eyes gradually cleared from confusion and struggle.

She took a deep breath, as if trying to exhale some of that heavy burden.

"I understand, Chairman Zhao."

Duanmu Ying smiled wryly and then said, "But controlling it... is much more difficult than saving people."

"Don't worry, I won't let you use this dangerous ability too many times. But in return, Eiko, I hope you can help me with something in the coming days."

"what's up?"

"If possible, find a way to separate your red hand from your blue hand."

Upon hearing this, Duanmu Ying was stunned.

"Why... why?"

“Yingzi, I know. I remember you told me back in the Twenty-Four Heavenly Valley that as a doctor, you didn’t want to see this kind of divine art that can cure diseases and save lives be lost.”

So deep down, you must really want to pass on the art of double-handedness.

But I still maintain that Blue Hand's abilities are too dangerous. I trust your character, and I am confident that I can keep them under control within my lifetime.

But no one can escape birth, aging, sickness, and death; after a hundred years, there will always be a day when impermanence arrives.

If the Dual-Hand Technique continues to be passed down after our deaths, future generations may be misled by its power and abuse it.

Therefore, I can only think of two methods: First, you can find a way to pass on the Red Hand technique in your lifetime.

Second, the tradition of the Dual-Handed Technique has been completely severed with you, Duanmu Ying!

(End of this chapter)