Chapter 31: The Forest of Mysteries

He had worked hard for more than half his life and finally became the CEO of a company with a networth of more than one billion yuan. In the end, he discovered that he had liver cancer when he just passed his fiftieth birthday.

Looking back at his life, Zhang Yao was loath to accept his current circumstances.

But even so, what could he do about it?

Cancer was a curse that no one in the current world could break, let alone a cancer which was in its later stages.

Now, Zhang Yao had already undergone three chemotherapy sessions, and his body was getting weaker by the day.

Logically speaking, Zhang Yao should be quietly recuperating, but the company could not do without him.

As for his only daughter, she spent her days indulging in alcohol and pleasure. If he handed the company over to her, she would destroy it.

Because of this, Zhang Yao and her daughter even fought a few times.

To start from scratch and become a billionaire at the age of 50, Zhang Yao’s mentality was extremely tough.

Because of this, two weeks after he quarreled with his daughter, he directly contacted his elder brother whom he had not seen for a long time.

When they were young, who had not been wild and frivolous?

Because of that, his biological elder brother had parted on bad terms with him decades ago.

All these years, he had never taken the initiative to contact his elder brother, and his elder brother had never contacted him either. Both of them had a knot in their hearts that they could not overcome.

However, Zhang Yao had already thought it through.

After all, he was a dying man. He could not allow his lifelong business to be destroyed just like that.

Therefore, he took the initiative to contact his elder brother and called his nephew who was still studying in university.

Although Zhang Yao did not get along with his elder brother, he liked his nephew who was currently taking his college entrance examinations.

Because of this, Zhang Yao often visited his nephew during his free time.

At the end of the day, it was all because of his disappointment in his daughter. He was even more disappointed that she changed boyfriends like they were clothes.

Rather than letting his business crumble in his daughter’s hands, he might as well hand it over to his nephew who was more polite and mature.

This way, his wife and daughter would be able to enjoy a long and stable life with the shares he would leave for them after he passes away.

Of course, his wife was very supportive of him.

Because they understood their family the best, Zhang Yao and his wife had never put their hopes in their daughter.

Initially, Zhang Yao had thought that he had to live three more years for his nephew to slowly take over the company, but now, Zhang Yao saw another ray of hope.

The hope laid within the two-hour-long video.

The oak tree, the black domain, the fragrance of flowers, the Purple Moon, the divine revelation, the mutated giant crocodile—all of this overturned his worldviews.

But at the same time, through this video, he obtained the hope for his life which he had dreamed of.

Two hours later, after watching the entire video carefully, Zhang Yao took a deep breath.

This video was a combination of many videos.

However, it was extremely realistic. Many details could not be replicated using computer graphics.

The conversation between some of the people in the video allowed him to clearly realize the reality of the world.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Yao looked at the man in the suit.

“If the content of this video isn’t fake, I don’t think I have the rights to get my hands on it. Tell me your true motive.”

“Mr. Zhang is indeed a smart person.” The suited man smiled and stood up.

“Indeed, I have another motive for coming here. However, I’ll still say this. Our company values integrity the most, so we won’t force Mr. Zhang to do anything. However…”

After speaking, the suited man took out a black card from the inner pocket of his suit and handed it to Zhang Yao with both hands.

“This is?” Zhang Yao frowned.

“An invitation for Mr. Zhang to join our organization.” The suited man did not beat around the bush.

“This is a ticket, and it’s just that. Everything is just to fight against the changes that might happen in the future.”

“As long as Mr. Zhang joins us, I will tell you about many things. May I know what your decision will be?”

The man in the suit smiled, but his tone sounded as if he was certain that Zhang Yao would join them.

Zhang Yao could not refuse the man’s invitation.

As a dying man, he needed this too badly.

Why did the man in the suit invite him? Did he not know that he had cancer which was in the late stages?

Was that even possible?

The meaning behind the man’s words was too obvious, and Zhang Yao could not refuse either.

Zhang Yao only hesitated for a moment. He stared at the man in the suit and finally accepted the black card.

“As expected, I didn’t choose the wrong person!”

“The Forest of Mysteries welcomes Mr. Zhang.”

The man in a suit smiled and reached out his hand to shake Zhang Yao’s hand.

“The Forest of Mysteries?” Zhang Yao was confused.

Was this the name of this mysterious organization? Wasn’t this name lacking some class?

However, the man in the suit did not know what Zhang Yao was thinking. Instead, he was immersed in some kind of excitement and said,

“Yes, The Forest of Mysteries. Our organization was started and created by Madam Vanni Campbell. Our organization also includes those familiar people who you saw in the recent news.”

“What?” Zhang Yao was very surprised.

He had previously wondered how this suited man’s company had obtained such a complete and valuable video. Now, the truth was finally revealed.

No wonder the man in front of him was so confident in his words. It turned out that he had been assured that he would join right from the start.

Then his cancer?

Thinking of this, Zhang Yao suppressed his excitement and said calmly,

“In that case, you must know everything about me, right? What about my cancer?”

Hearing Zhang Yao’s words, Zheng Hairui waved his hand and smiled.

“Cancer? That’s just a small matter, not worth mentioning.”

“Not worth mentioning?”

At this moment, Zhang Yao fell silent.

He thought back to the days when he had been devastated by cancer, and then looked at this person terming it as a matter not worth mentioning.

Zhang Yao’s feelings were complicated beyond words.

Looking at Zhang Yao’s silence, Zheng Hairui thought that he was still doubtful.

Immediately, he took out another USB drive and handed it to Zhang Yao.

“Mr. Zhang, I can understand your doubts. However, I think it’s better to let this explain. How about that?”

Staring at the USB drive in front of him, Zhang Yao was speechless.

However, he was no longer reserved. He took the USB and inserted it into the computer’s USB port.

Then, a bunch of images and images appeared on the USB drive.

Among them were information about cases of complete recovery from cancer, an all-purpose elixir and the mistletoe.

At the same time, the information also mentioned the six mistletoe and three oak leaves that Vanni Campbell and her team had obtained from the magical oak tree.

After spending nearly half an hour, Zhang Yao quickly browsed through all the files. When he finally raised his head, it still felt like he was in a dream.

Zhang Yao could not describe his feelings right now.

He stood up and walked towards the full length glass pane. He looked at the calm sea and the prosperous pier in the distance. Who knew that under this calm and prosperity, that the entire world had already begun to change.

When Zhang Yao turned around to look at Zheng Hairui again, he seemed to have regained all his energy.

“Joining the Forest of Mysteries might be the best decision I’ve ever made in my life.”

“Not might, but definitely.”