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Chapter 816 - 816 816 Beauty Grows Suspicious!

816: Chapter 816: Beauty Grows Suspicious!

816: Chapter 816: Beauty Grows Suspicious!

What’s the relationship?

Wu Jie immediately smiled, “Lin and I are just friends, of course!”

When facing a woman’s questions, one must be crisp and decisive.

There can’t be the slightest hint of hesitation.

What women care about is often not the answer, but the attitude.

Hesitation or beating around the bush only raises suspicions.

Of course, Wu Jie was so clear-cut because there really was nothing improper between him and Lin Yuan.

Although Lin Yuan had previously suggested that she hoped to conceive a child with Wu Jie’s help, Wu Jie hadn’t agreed yet, had he?

Seeing that Tang Xiao’s expression was still sharp and her demeanor humorless, it was clear that such an answer wasn’t enough to satisfy her.

“Weird!

What’s gotten into you?

Don’t you know what kind of person Lin is?

She and Fang Qingya are the true lovers, not our kind!”

Wu Jie slowly walked behind Tang Xiao, placed his hands on her shoulders, and gently massaged them.

“She did approach me, saying she and Fang Qingya wanted a child.

But you know, both of them are women, they can’t naturally bear children, so they asked for my help…”

Before he could finish, Tang Xiao interjected:

“How help?

It’s fine for friends to assist each other, but this?!

Did she ask you to go to a hospital, or help out in a hotel?

If it weren’t for Fang Qingya’s slip during our call, I’d still be in the dark!”

With calm and a gentle laugh, Wu Jie responded:

“Look how worked up you are, it’s definitely a hospital!

I remember it was Tianyuan Happiness Hospital, reputed to be our biggest and most advanced fertility clinic!”

“Plus, wasn’t it Fang Qingya who told you?

If there was something between me and Lin, she would’ve been acting differently, and most importantly…

I haven’t agreed to Lin’s request!”

Feeling that Tang Xiao’s mood was gradually stabilizing, Wu Jie continued:

“Actually, Lin mentioned it casually.

Since she and Fang Qingya can’t naturally have a child, and Fang Qingya can’t be the pregnant one, it’d only be Lin.

But she’s not getting any younger; waiting further could make her a high-risk pregnant woman, which is dangerous!”

Tang Xiao snorted heavily.

“There are plenty of men in the world, and given her conditions, plenty of outstanding men would be eager to fulfill her dream of motherhood.

But why on earth would she choose you, a married man?”

Releasing his hands, Wu Jie leaned against the desk and chuckled:

“What’s this?

Am I detecting a hint of jealousy?”

Tang Xiao brushed off Wu Jie’s hand and turned her head towards the window.

Wu Jie ruefully withdrew his hand and chuckled:

“I’ve asked her, and she said she first wanted someone familiar, then robust and in the prime of life, and finally someone sunny, smart, capable, and talented.”

“Now with such criteria, filtering through the best of the best, she aims to get the finest genes.

Naturally, an excellent man like me is her top choice!”

Pfft!

Tang Xiao couldn’t help but laugh.

But she immediately suppressed her laughter and coldly glanced at Wu Jie.

“Since when do people glorify themselves to your length?

Aren’t you a bit too shameless?”

“Lin must be out of her mind to pick a complete rogue like you.

Isn’t she afraid of giving birth to a little rogue?”

Wu Jie laughed heartily, “How could that be?

I haven’t agreed to it.

If there’s going to be any little rogue…

ha, it’d be yours to give birth to!”

…

Dusk.

In the headquarters courtyard.

Zheng hung up the phone.

He had called an hour and a half ago for the first time, forty-plus minutes ago for the second, and now this third call stayed unanswered.

“Still not picking up the phone?

Could it be that this couple is having a quick meeting in broad daylight?”

“But this quick meeting…

is taking a bit too long!”

Zheng sighed, shook his head, put away his phone, and opened his thermos for a drink.

“Middle age is beyond one’s control; my thermos is filled with goji berries.

But goji doesn’t fend off the ravages of time; I need to add some Angelica root.”

After a series of emotional reflections, Zheng sipped his drink.

He strolled around the yard, taking a moment to relax.

His recent workload had been heavy; being constantly tense, he needed to unwind.

After walking until he was hungry, he simply went to the cafeteria for dinner.

Well-fed and warmed up, he was about to head back to the residential compound when…

his phone rang.

But it wasn’t Wu Jie returning his call; perhaps their quick meeting hadn’t yet ended.

It was work-related, from Liuli City.

The international smugglers selling Detox Pills had been found, linked to the Xu Family of Liuli City.

Preliminary understanding suggested they had colluded with international forces.

And the External Affairs Bureau had already noted that Watanabe Taizo, although getting his hands on plenty of Detox Pills, wasn’t really focused on pandemic relief.

Were they really using them to save lives?

Of course, not entirely.

Although international flights had been halted, international trade still existed, and the extremely expensive Detox Pills were being smuggled through very covert routes.

So…

Not only had the Xu Family in Liuli City gotten some Detox Pills, but some major families and conglomerates on Linliang Continent had also secured some, invariably selling them at prices several times higher than normal.

After all, the miraculous medicinal effects of Detox Pills were now well known to the world.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Thus, even in the most impoverished and backward areas, there will always be a handful of wealthy individuals willing to spend money to buy lives.

Tang’s Pharmaceuticals’ indefinite suspension of the production and sale of Detox Pills made the hundreds of thousands of pills that had flowed into international society become treasured commodities.

The profit margin from selling Detox Pills had reached a terrifying level, and even if one was caught, the cost of the crime was very low.

With high profits and low risk, how could one not be driven to madness?

News came from Liuli City.

It seemed that the Xu Family had already sold a batch of Detox Pills, the buyer was a mysterious billionaire with assets worth tens of billions.

The exact identity was still under investigation, but it was enough to prove that, no matter the cost, miracle drugs were still miracle drugs, and there was still a robust market demand.

Moreover, there were tens of millions of patients with various chronic and severe diseases who could accept the price of over two hundred thousand yuan per pill.

But the Detox Pills smuggled back, costing five or six hundred thousand yuan each, were unacceptable to them.

Scarcity breeds value!

As time passed, if the production and sale of Detox Pills were not resumed, the hundreds of thousands of pills that had flowed into international society would become increasingly scarce, and their prices would inevitably continue to skyrocket.

Even after the special task force arrived in Tianyuan and held a news conference, claiming that results would definitely be achieved within seven days.

Such a statement was merely a comfort to the ordinary people.

Those sharp domestic and foreign conglomerates and financial groups had already seen through the truth.

They knew that the Detox Pills were not just miracle cures but had also become tools for exorbitant profits and powerful weapons.

However…

Those twenty-nine international pharmaceutical companies, if they wanted to resume bidding, clearly had to make significant concessions.

Of course.

The play of interests was a battle of wits and courage for Elder Tan.

For Zheng…

His duty was merely to fulfill his responsibilities.

He issued orders, found opportune moments, and attempted to catch both goods and people involved.

For powerful families like the Xu Family of Liuli City, if a case needed to be handled, it had to be ironclad.

Upon returning home and just about to take a shower, Wu Jie called back.

After discussing the latest developments, he went to a brief meeting too.

…

As evening approached.

Due to the rotation of the earth, when darkness fell in the eastern part of the world, dawn came to other places.

The task force stationed in Tianyuan, reporting that results must be found within seven days…

Liulizhou Tanglong Industrial Group forcefully delisted after spending hundreds of billions of yuan…

For many foreigners who urgently needed Detox Pills, these two pieces of news meant nothing.

Seven days!

Who knew how many people would die during these seven days, and what devastating impact it would bring!

One cannot sit idly by!

So!

The representatives of twenty-nine national pharmaceutical companies, who had previously signed agreements secretly, began to “complain.”

They claimed that they were returning looted cultural relics according to the terms of the agreements, and the reason why they did not bid during the fifth auction was due to an unexpected accident, which prevented them from coming up with a suitable bid before the deadline.

One is an accident, but twenty-nine are all accidents?

Fooling a three-year-old, perhaps?

But they didn’t feel ridiculous, pleading earnestly with Wu Jie to uphold the agreement, allowing them continued access to the Detox Pills, and they solemnly promised to keep it absolutely confidential.

What good are promises?

When the media storm was fierce, they followed public opinion, took a tough stance, and used threats and intimidation.

And now, they shamelessly change their tune and beg for mercy.

Who would believe that?

There were only interests between them; who knows if agreeing to resume secret transactions with them will result in another leak?

On one hand, saying the production and sale are suspended indefinitely, but on the other hand, conducting secret transactions…

If this matter blew up, it would absolutely be a laughingstock to the world, truly causing shame.

Therefore.

No matter how nicely they spoke, no matter how pitifully they begged.

All were refused, waiting for the task force to conclude the investigation.

After all, the Detox Pills sold now were not regular drugs!

Since there were doubts, just investigate!

It just so happens that Wu Jie had some free time, and he and Tang Xiao stayed at home, sweetly enjoying their world for two.

Swimming, working out, sparring together, cooking meals and doing chores together.

Remote work, giving orders from afar.

The group’s business was conducted as usual, and the production of Detox Pills continued day and night.

Until the fourth day, when a major event occurred…