After saying that, Eliam added, “Moreover, my father never thought about leaving the Qing Eliminating Society. He just saw my message and wanted to get in touch with me. Other than that, he hadn’t done anything to let the Qing Eliminating Society down, so he has always been very safe.”
Charlie asked him, “Is the reason why your father doesn’t want to leave the Qing Eliminating Society because he is a die-hard loyalist of the Qing Eliminating Society, or is it because he’s being forced by the Qing Eliminating Society’s poison?”
Eliam said, “It’s mainly because of the poison and my younger brother and sister. There’s no cure for the poison, so as long as anyone leaves the Qing Eliminating Society and does not get the supply of the antidote, one would definitely die within half a month. Moreover, according to the Qing Eliminating Society’s usual routine, my younger brother and sister will be executed by the Qing Eliminating Society if my parents betray the Qing Eliminating Society. Therefore, they have no way to leave the Qing Eliminating Society even if they want to leave.”
Charlie nodded and asked again, “Have you and your parents met over the past ten years?”
Eliam said, “No. I once proposed to take advantage of a business trip to meet them in Saudi. I told them that I could even pretend to have dinner at their restaurant and leave after having a meal there in silence, but my father did not agree to it. He said that although he hadn’t done anything to offend the Qing Eliminating Society, once the Qing Eliminating Society finds out that he has revealed information about the Qing Eliminating Society, he, my mother, and my younger siblings will be executed as a warning. Therefore, we have only been able to communicate through my blog for the past ten years.”
Charlie wanted to tell Eliam that he had the antidote for the Qing Eliminating Society’s poison, but on second thought, he felt that even if he could remove the poison from Eliam’s parents, Eliam’s younger siblings would still be under the Qing Eliminating Society’s control. This way, it would still be his own wishful thinking to turn Eliam’s parents against the Qing Eliminating Society.
As long as Eliam’s parents had no intention of leaving the Qing Eliminating Society, it would be redundant to eliminate the poison from them in such a situation as they might even end up exposing themselves then.
Therefore, Charlie said to Eliam, “Uncle Eliam, you can contact me if your parents decide to leave the Qing Eliminating Society one day.”
Eliam nodded but then said with a wry smile, “I think it’s impossible. If they leave the Qing Eliminating Society, not only will they die, but my younger siblings will die too.”
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