One day, while she was at ho, people from the Military Departnt arrived.
Just as Little Qing had said, after conducting their tests, the Military Departnt concluded that Jiang Qiuqiu did indeed possess the ability to interfere with gene collapse, and that her ability had potential for growth.
They sent a rather high-ranking minister to discuss the matter with Jiang Qiuqiu.
Mo Si wasn’t there, but everything was still handled with the utmost formality.
From the benefits Jiang Qiuqiu could receive to the duties she would need to fulfill, the minister explained every single point in ticulous detail.
He didn’t try to take advantage of her just because she was young.
All the terms were extrely favorable to her.
At first, she thought it was thanks to Mo Si’s influence, but after she quietly asked, the man shook his head. "We do things by the book."
"The Admiral’s office in the Military Departnt never shows favoritism."
"Even though you were recomnded by soone, that person only gets credit for the recomndation. Earning this honor is all thanks to your own rit."
After speaking, he pushed a letter of appointnt in front of Jiang Qiuqiu. "You can take your ti to consider whether to fill it out."
"We look forward to working with you."
After carefully reading the terms, Jiang Qiuqiu signed her na in the bottom right corner of the letter of appointnt.
The minister shook her hand and said, "From this day forward, you are a specially-appointed Spirit Healing Master for the Federation Military Departnt. No matter where you are, we will do our utmost to protect you."
"Thank you."
A mont later, the two exchanged terminal IDs, agreeing to contact each other through them if needed. Just before he left, Jiang Qiuqiu rembered sothing.
"Oh, Minister Wang, please wait a mont. There’s sothing I’d like to ask you."
"Hm?" Minister Wang asked. "Is there sothing, Miss Jiang?"
"Um... I wanted to ask, didn’t you take a soldier, a leopard Genetic Hybrid, from the rescue center to be a test subject? How has he been doing at the Military Departnt recently? Has his condition improved?"
"If he’s going to continue as a test subject, should I keep sending food to the Military Departnt and observe his reaction?"
The mont she asked the question, the atmosphere suddenly froze for a mont.
Minister Wang and the man accompanying him exchanged a look. Neither of them had expected Jiang Qiuqiu to bring this up.
It was supposed to be a simple, routine inquiry out of concern, but their reaction made the situation feel a little unusual.
"What’s wrong?"
"Is Brother Leopard’s condition not good?"
It was worse than "not good," it was just—
Originally, the Admiral had said not to tell the young Spirit Healing Master about this.
But now that she had asked, not answering was an answer in itself.
"It’s like this, Miss Jiang..."
He explained what happened in just a few words.
After listening, Jiang Qiuqiu fell silent for a while, her mood plumting.
As she was seeing the two Military Departnt staff mbers out, Minister Wang couldn’t help but comfort the girl, who looked to be about the sa age as his own daughter. "This was his own wish."
"You already helped him, but so things just can’t be forced."
Brother Leopard’s complete bestialization had been one of those things.
"I know. Thank you."
After they left, Jiang Qiuqiu couldn’t help but think back on their words. Brother Leopard turning back into a human wasn’t because his gene collapse had improved; it was a true final burst of life.
Soon after he was taken to the Military Departnt, he had completely succumbed to his animal form. Following his own wishes, the military personnel did not release him into the wild after his transformation. Instead, they ended his life in his last monts of consciousness.
In a way, it allowed Brother Leopard to die as a man.
He had asked the Military Departnt to help him conceal this matter:
He wanted everyone at the rescue center to remain full of confidence and hope.
After all, ’he’ had been cured.
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