Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 879 - 505: Infiltrating the Enemy’s Ranks

Chapter 879: Chapter 505: Infiltrating the Enemy’s Ranks

(The following content, except for the conclusion of the previous Chapter which is based on real events, is all fictitious. Please do not take it personally.)

Sean Knight also felt that there was something unusual about this situation.

"Hand me your mobile phone; I want to see that message."

Lincoln Harrington flipped to the message and handed his mobile phone to Sean Knight.

Sean Knight saw the content, and indeed, it was just as Lincoln Harrington had described.

The sender claimed to be from a laboratory in Europe belonging to an international pharmaceutical company.

This large multinational pharmaceutical company was very famous; it was the one that produced the little blue pill originally intended for heart disease that unexpectedly turned out to also treat erectile dysfunction.

At this time, Cheryl Suweton came out from inside, still looking a bit dazed. She saw Sean Knight examining his phone with a serious expression and asked,

"Sean, what are you looking at?"

"You’re awake? I’m looking at a message on Lincoln’s phone."

Sean Knight directly handed the mobile phone to Cheryl Suweton:

"Take a look. Is it normal to receive such a message here?"

Cheryl Suweton rubbed her eyes, took the mobile phone, glanced at it, and then took another look with a puzzled expression, asking,

"There’s messages like this?"

She handed the mobile phone back to Sean Knight and then sat down beside him. After thinking for a moment, she said,

"Actually, it’s quite normal to recruit volunteers for drug trials. Here in Europe, some large pharmaceutical companies, and even some ordinary ones, issue such calls for volunteers during drug trials.

Usually, there are conditions and compensation involved. As far as I know, these volunteer recruitments typically require adults, not children, pregnant women, the elderly, and such. It’s the first time I’ve seen one that specifically targets a certain ethnicity..."

"Then there might indeed be something fishy about this."

"Could it possibly be a fraudulent message?" Cheryl Suweton still seemed to be defending the local situation and asked, "Isn’t this a bit too obvious?"

"Lincoln, when you have time, look into it," Sean Knight passed the mobile phone back to Lincoln Harrington, "See how many people received this type of message. Oh, and isn’t there a contact detail? Try reaching out to see what it’s about."

As a rather staunch nationalist, Sean Knight couldn’t help being wary of this message.

Lincoln Harrington took the mobile phone, nodded to Sean Knight, and left.

Ever since Cheryl Suweton had come out, the atmosphere in the room had felt a bit strange, so he did what he could to leave as quickly as possible.

"Hmm..."

Cheryl Suweton saw Lincoln Harrington leave, then stopped pretending, turned around, straddled Sean Knight’s legs, and delivered a passionate kiss.

The room was instantly filled with the scent of hormones.

After exiting, Lincoln Harrington called the contact that had been left with the message.

Lincoln himself was thinking about how these people knew he was of Chinese heritage, plus both his parents’ relatives were Chinese with no foreign blood mixed in.

The person on the other end answered in a very calm tone until Lincoln Harrington said he was Chinese and asked about the message. Then the caller suddenly became enthusiastic:

"Hello, hello! Yes, this message is real; our laboratory is under HR company, and we are researching a targeted drug for a certain terminal disease, so we’re looking for volunteers who meet the requirements..."

"Where is your laboratory located? Can I come to have a look? I’m afraid this message might be a scam," Lincoln Harrington expressed his suspicion.

"We’re based in a certain city on Main Street; you’re welcome to visit us. Don’t worry, we’re a legitimate laboratory."

Just as Lincoln Harrington was about to hang up, it seemed as if the person was afraid Lincoln might be overly suspicious and added,

"I hope you can understand this message correctly. The targeted drug we are researching this time is customized by a pharmaceutical group inside China, so you see, we need to conduct drug trials in a targeted manner, understand?"

Lincoln thought to himself, keep making stuff up!

However, he still said aloud,

"I understand."

Then he opened his mobile phone, went to a social platform, and sought out the individuals he wanted to contact.

After connecting with a few Chinese international students, Lincoln Harrington found his way into a group.

The group mostly discussed local specialities, places of interest, and how to find part-time jobs.

As a newcomer joined, many people immediately began to tease the newcomer to share a photo, similar to back home.

However, compared to a nearly hundred-person group, not many were actively speaking, which allowed Lincoln Harrington to get a sense of the distinguishing features of the international students here.

He suddenly asked,

"I received a text message saying a large pharmaceutical company’s laboratory is recruiting volunteers of Chinese heritage for a drug trial, have you received it?"

As soon this message came out, the group instantly became much quieter.

Then someone asked,

"You received it too?"

"Are you pure Chinese?"

Before Lincoln could reply, someone shared a screenshot of a chat.

The screenshot was of the group’s chat history, but from earlier conversations.

It turned out that they had already discussed the matter.

"The amount of money doesn’t matter, but this thing is a bit strange!" Someone immediately hit on the key point, "Why only recruit Chinese heritage? Could it be some kind of bioweapon? The incident twenty years ago, it was said to have such undertones..."

"Anyway, I won’t go."

"I’m actually tempted to try, I’ve been short on cash recently..."

There were various opinions. It seemed that a number of people had received the message.

Lincoln now had a pretty good idea of the situation.

After watching the chat group for a while, since they had already gone over the topic, soon enough, everyone went off to do their own things.

Studying abroad is different from being at home after all. Everyone is a thoughtful, independent individual; each person has a different stance and doesn’t force others to agree with them.

Lincoln Harrington left the chat group and walked outside.