Chapter 375

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Chapter 375: Seize the Gift!

"Ye Qiu, remember, in this world, no one is trustworthy, and no one is worth your trust!"

"Grandpa, here you go again. Are you bored?"

"Remember, no one can be trusted. In this world, you can only trust yourself. Not even your parents."

"Oh, okay, Grandpa. How about you watch less TV and think about dinner instead."

"Ye Qiu!"

"Grandpa, you said no one can be trusted, nobody at all. Then why should I trust you?"

"Why should you trust me?"

"Why…"

"Do you believe me?"

"Hahaha!"

"Well said, well said, Ye Qiu!"

"You are right to think that way. There is no trust in this world. Even the words of your grandfather cannot be trusted!"

"People in this world are only interested in profit and gain. The only reason people interact with you is for their own benefit, including me!"

"Do you know that when your grandfather was young, there were many mice in the house, so he kept a cat."

"Grandfather fed the cat well every day and let it try its best to catch the mice. The cat did not disappoint grandfather’s expectations and caught several mice every day."

"When there were no more mice in the house, the cat could not catch any more mice, so grandfather gave the cat away."

"But after two years, mice came back to the house, and grandfather kept another cat."

"Grandpa treated the new cat just like the old one, but this new cat is not as good at catching mice. It can only catch one mouse a day, and sometimes it can’t catch any."

"There are still mice in the house, but their numbers are steadily decreasing."

"Every time I think about replacing this cat, it ends up catching more mice and changes my mind."

"As time passed, there were still mice in the house, so Grandpa decided to keep the cat. And he kept it for several years."

"One day, Grandpa suddenly noticed that the cat was very skilled at catching mice. It could catch four or five mice in just a few tries."

"But it always let go of the smaller mice or the pregnant ones each time."

"It always brought back only one mouse."

"Grandpa was amazed at how clever the cat was. If there were no mice in the house, he wouldn’t need it anymore."

"Your grandma, who is superstitious, got scared when she learned about this and said the cat had become a spirit."

"After that, your grandma was worried every day, she would wake up from scary dreams. She’s scared of ghosts and spirits."

"So I suggested giving away this cat, but your grandma was worried. She thought this clever cat might come back to harm her."

"To reassure your grandma, grandpa killed the clever cat."

"Isn’t it sad?"

"It didn’t do anything wrong, right?"

"It’s a cat, catching mice is its job. It could catch all the mice but it chose not to."

"That’s its cleverness, it never trusted grandpa and always thought about its own survival."

"Even though it was clever, it wasn’t human. It didn’t know that humans can be consumed by fear and lose their reason."

"When something surpasses what we can bear and we can’t understand it, it has to disappear."

"Of course, if you are a scientist who seeks truth, you wouldn’t think like that. But ordinary people don’t desire the truth and exploring the unknown, they want a stable life."

"So the first thing you must remember is to not trust anyone and always leave yourself an escape route!"

"Next is the wisdom of that cat, where birds fly away, a good bow is hidden, the rabbit dies, the stray dog is eaten, the enemy country is destroyed, and the advisors perish!"

"If you have value that can be utilized, make sure your value remains constant or create value for yourself!"

"Of course, just these two points are not enough, you also need to disguise yourself, making yourself appear like everyone else, or even less than everyone else."

"Once you surpass others by too much, you will attract attention and jealousy."

"And when your abilities and power reach a level that ordinary people cannot reach, understand, or accept, they will fear you!"

"They will fear you and see you as a different kind of creature!"

"And if you happen to no longer be needed by them, they will do everything in their power to destroy you, to get rid of you!"

"When Han Xin became famous, did Liu Bang get a good night’s sleep?"

"In ancient times, those who rose too high would not have a good ending!"

"Are there few soldiers who were dismissed for their achievements or uselessness?"

"But this is only the way of a subject, not the way of a king."

"The way of a king, first and foremost, is not to trust anyone!"

"Dad, what are you saying to the child again, the child is still so small?!"

"What do you understand about a woman’s perspective?!"

"Let’s go, Ye Qiu, your grandfather has a sickness in his mind, a mental illness, don’t listen to him."

"Is grandpa mentally ill?"

"Ye Long, what are you doing here? I’ve been calling you for a while and you haven’t moved. Wash your hands quickly and come eat!"

"Mom, is grandpa mentally ill?"

"Ye Long, you’re still young and don’t understand. Just stay away from grandpa. Ye Qiu, you’re older and know about grandpa. Look after your little brother."

"Oh, grandpa is mentally ill. Don’t listen to what he says, okay?"

"But…"

"But what? Have you finished your Chinese homework? If you have time, you can help me write my essay."

"Brother, you’re being mean!"

"Mean?"

"Wait until you’re my age to say that."

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Inside Dragon Star Military Academy.

Facing the instructor’s questions, Ye Long remained silent, "Who told you?"

The instructor crossed his arms, "It doesn’t matter who told me, what matters is that I hear it from you."

"Say what?"

Ye Long was puzzled, "A person can have a maximum of two talents, how can someone have multiple talents at the same time?"

The instructor’s brow furrowed, "No, you’re mistaken. One can have many talents, not just seven or eight."

"Do you know why?"

"The military has kept this matter classified. If I tell you, it would be considered a breach of secrecy, and both of us would face no less than the death penalty, that’s for sure."

Ye Long’s pupils shrank, "What if I don’t want to listen?"

The instructor continued speaking to himself, "Do you know this? You must know that by killing someone, you can take their talent."

"You have been keeping silent all along, but deep down you know, right? Killing can seize talents. So you are afraid, afraid that your secret will be exposed!"

"I haven’t!" Ye Long shouted in excitement!

"How could I possibly kill someone? If you hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have known about this at all. You are talking nonsense!"

The instructor suddenly laughed, "It doesn’t matter now, you have heard it anyway."

"No matter what, today we are both doomed to die."

"But, if I kill you here, no one will know about our secret, and I will also gain your talent, hahaha!"

"Don’t worry, no matter how much talent you have, I will gladly take it all. Consider it as avenging those you have killed, right?"

"I am truly, justice!"

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