Chapter 184: Cooperation

Wen Shilin had proactively mentioned Ice Spring Street, which was exactly what Chen Ling wanted.

The boy in the photo was actually a strange boy Chen Ling had transformed into; it wasn't Chen Yan at the time. After all, once the survivors of District 3 saw Chen Yan's photo, it would be easy for them to associate it with himself... He only needed to pass on the key information, and the most important clue was "Ice Spring Street."

"Yes, I only heard about this later... According to Dr. Chu, when he found my brother, it wasn't just the heart, he... he..."

Chen Ling's face gradually turned pale. He clenched his fists uncontrollably, seemingly in so much pain that he couldn't continue.

Chu Muyun caught Chen Ling's gaze and cooperated by continuing:

"It wasn't just the heart; all the valuable internal organs of that child were taken. The whole body was empty... Doing this to a child is simply inhuman."

Wen Shilin fell silent.

Chen Ling, sitting opposite him, could see that anger was also uncontrollably emerging in Wen Shilin's eyes. He seemed to have completely entered Chen Ling's role, his breathing becoming heavy.

"No matter who did it, I won't let them go... I swore that I must get justice for that child." Killing intent flickered in Chen Ling's eyes.

"So, that's why you resigned from Dr. Chu?"

"That's right." Chen Ling took several deep breaths and finally calmed his emotions before continuing:

"I originally wanted to go to District 2 to investigate this matter, but before I could leave, the Seven Districts were destroyed... Dr. Chu said that the surgical marks on my brother's corpse were perfect, and the organ preservation method didn't look like something the Seven Districts' medical level could achieve, so his organs likely circulated into Aurora City.

I wanted to investigate every hospital in Aurora City personally, hoping to find some clues..."

Hearing this, Wen Shilin basically connected the cause and effect. The facts were quite similar to what he had pondered and guessed all night, and at the same time, the image of "Lin Yan" in his eyes quickly became full.

A young man who had studied Sanda, was calm in the face of trouble, valued relationships, and had a goal he had to achieve no matter what—to bring the enemies who emptied his brother's organs to justice... For this, he didn't hesitate to give up his iron rice bowl with Miracle Doctor Chu and hit walls at major hospitals.

Wen Shilin greatly admired Chen Ling. The last young man he could be said to admire was A'Cheng... Unfortunately, everything about A'Cheng was fake, a scam fabricated for him.

But this time, Wen Shilin believed he wouldn't misjudge Lin Yan.

"Lin Yan." Wen Shilin said earnestly. "Although your original intention is good, the way you're applying force is wrong..."

Chen Ling was stunned. "What do you mean?"

"It's understandable that you're looking for the whereabouts of your brother's organs at hospitals, as they are the places where organ transplants are most frequent in Aurora City, and where there is the most demand... But have you ever thought about who would have the ability to establish an organ trafficking channel outside the city and circulate them into the city silently?"

Chen Ling frowned and thought for a moment. "Is it the Enforcement Officers... or people with close ties to them?"

There is an absolute barrier between Aurora City and the Seven Districts. Anyone wanting to enter Aurora City from the outside is strictly scrutinized, not to mention goods. And things like organs aren't industrial raw materials or finished products; transporting them requires extremely strict conditions. It's impossible to transport them into Aurora City without passing the Enforcement Officers' inspection...

Chen Ling originally had no concept of the situation inside Aurora City, but now, pointed out by Wen Shilin, he immediately realized the key to the problem. This scale of organ transport couldn't be done by those so-called underworld gangs hiding in the shadows.

Wen Shilin didn't deny it. He looked deeply at Chen Ling and continued:

"I did some investigations in this regard in my early years. Although the clues were eventually broken, I can basically guess the forces involved behind it... Behind this industrial chain is a behemoth that neither you nor I can contend with.

And hospitals are places with many people and many eyes. They wouldn't arrange to handle those organs in such a noisy place... Even if you keep looking for clues in hospitals, you won't get any results."

Chen Ling remained silent, his eyes showing confusion at the right time.

Wen Shilin was worthy of being a reporter who specialized in digging up black materials in Aurora City. His sense of smell in this regard was truly sharp, and the intelligence he held was extremely complex. This was exactly what Chen Ling wanted.

Wen Shilin's voice rang out again:

"Lin Yan, the danger you will face if you want to pursue this path might exceed your imagination... Do you really want to continue investigating?"

"Yes." Chen Ling answered without hesitation, his voice icy. "No matter who took my brother... I must make them pay the price."

Wen Shilin nodded slightly. His groundwork was basically in place, and at this moment, he finally stated his ultimate goal:

"In that case, why don't we cooperate?"

"Cooperate?"

"You've already resigned from your nursing assistant job with Dr. Chu and haven't been hired by other hospitals. Since that's the case, why not just come with me to investigate this matter... Although our reporter's salary isn't as good as a doctor's, having this identity will be very convenient for investigations."

Plop.

A fat carp jumped from the pond in the courtyard and landed on the shore. Chu Muyun looked at it with sympathetic eyes and sighed deeply.

Chen Ling sat there blankly, seemingly tempted, but still frowned and said:

"But you also said this is very dangerous... If you, Mr. Wen, come with me to investigate, wouldn't that drag you into it too? What's more, I don't know how to write articles, and I've never been a reporter, this..."

"Dangerous?" Wen Shilin chuckled. "When the time comes, it's hard to say who will drag whom into danger... As for other aspects, don't worry. Whether it's a press card or other procedures, I'll communicate with the newspaper office for you."

Chen Ling struggled with his thoughts for a long time before finally making up his mind and nodding heavily:

"Alright, then let's do as Mr. Wen says."

Wen Shilin was overjoyed. He stood up immediately and said, "You wait here for me. I'll go solve the newspaper office side for you... By tomorrow at the latest, I'll be able to get your press card."

He didn't even have time to finish speaking before he ran out the gate, his figure flickering and disappearing at the end of the road.

Chu Muyun stood at the entrance, looked deeply in the direction he had left, took a gold coin out of his pocket, and threw it to Chen Ling. "Tsk... is it really okay for you to use him like this?"

Chen Ling's hand, which was in a cast, flickered slightly and instantly returned to normal. He caught the gold coin thrown at him and smiled slightly.

"Use? No, this is called 'cooperation'."