Chapter 431 - Appearance

“That’s not true. You must be lying to me, right? By the way, you’re definitely trying to trick me into divulging more information. I’ve already said everything I can. Don’t go overboard! It’s filled with starch. How can it be lethal!”

Lu Ming could tell at a glance that this person was trying to shirk responsibility. He said, “There’s naturally no problem with starch, but the problem is that all the ingredients here haven’t even passed the quality inspection, right? Moreover, you guys don’t know what use they will have if they’re mixed together before you officially sell them. Even so, do you still think that it’s not lethal? Even young people will have problems consuming them, let alone old people.”

He seemed to have thought of something and said with a smile, “Since you’re so sure, why don’t… you try it yourself in case you say that we’re deliberately trying to trick you? Coincidentally, someone gave me a pill previously. I happened to bring it with me before I went out. If you really don’t think that it will kill you, then… you can try it.”

As he spoke, he took out a white pill from his pocket and handed it to the other party. He even moved the coffee aside considerately. He was feeling the same as Chu Jinyu. He had mixed feelings. If he’s wrong, he’s wrong. Why is he looking for an excuse?

How cowardly of him.

Chu Jinyu snorted and showed the screen of her phone to Mr. Gao. She said, “Do you have any questions now?”

She did not believe that this person could find any other excuse!

Unsurprisingly, Mr. Gao’s eyes widened in disbelief. He collapsed in his seat as if he had lost all his strength and muttered, “How… How did someone die? No, it’s impossible. Why? Why is he gone?”

Seeing that his last psychological defense was on the verge of collapse, Lu Ming and Chu Jinyu did not show any sympathy. Wasn’t this all his own fault? Hence, they took the opportunity to ask what they wanted to ask. However, Mr. Gao was just a junior employee, so he only knew a little.

When they could not get any new information from him, they decided to let him go.

Chu Jinyu yawned in boredom and said, “Whether I should say it or not, this Tang Wenyi is really ambitious! Making fake medicine, heh! To think that she could think of it. However, as the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. That couple from Xingwei Medicine are not good people either.”

She paused for a moment before continuing, “What should we do now? That conscientious Dr. Li seems to have been investigated by the police. Now that time is tight, we can’t afford to waste any effort. If the virus isn’t controlled reasonably later, the consequences will be unimaginable!”

Lu Ming naturally thought of the same thing as her. His index finger tapped on the table rhythmically. After pondering for a moment, he said, “I’ll ask my godfather for the local chief’s number. Perhaps he can give us some face and let Dr. Li make the antidote first.”

“Sounds good.”

In the next second, the seriousness on Chu Jinyu’s face immediately disappeared. Instead, she smiled like a flower and held her husband’s arm intimately. She said, “Brother Lu Ming, why are you still carrying Xingwei Preventive Medicine with you? Also, I remember that you haven’t been receiving any guests recently. Who gave it to you?”

“This?”

Brother Lu Ming picked up the white pill and explained, “This is just a health supplement that looks like Xingwei Preventive Medicine. I took it out just now just to scare him. As for how it came about? A while ago, Godfather happened to be almost done taking this medicine. Coincidentally, the pharmaceutical factory seemed to have closed down, right? He wanted This Place to make a similar product, so I put it in my pocket and forgot to take it out.”

He remembered that this was a great help not long ago!

On the other side, at Shixiong Police Station.

A middle-aged man with a crew cut in a dark blue uniform was looking down and thinking about something. The policewoman not far away was reporting the situation of the mission. “… That’s all. We’ve already asked Li Hu. He firmly refuses to admit that he spread rumors online. Moreover, he even begged us to let him out quickly. Otherwise, more people will die in this calamity.

Chief, I think something is wrong.”

The chief sighed. Even a fool knew that there was more to this matter, but who would dare to go against the Tang family and the person behind them? They were probably tired of living! Moreover, the higher-ups had specially instructed him that no matter what, he had to drag Li Hu to the police station before this matter was over!

It was obvious that Li Hu must have posed a threat to the profits of some big shot. He was just a small town police chief. How much power could he have? But he also knew that what Li Hu did was to save people! Just as his rationality and sensibility were being tested to the limits, the phone suddenly rang.

He looked at the unknown caller ID, pressed the answer button, and said, “Hello, this is Shixiong Police Station. May I help you?”

“Hello, Chief. I’m Lu Ming from Lu Ming Corporation. I received confirmation from the relevant personnel regarding the Divine Medicine Village. There’s indeed a quality problem with Xingwei Preventive Medicine, so what Dr. Li Hu posted online is not a rumor. Now that Shixiong is short of medical resources, I hope you can let Dr. Li out for a few days on account of Lu Ming Corporation.

After he’s done with the antidote, it won’t be too late for you to investigate this matter. If you’re worried, I can use Lu Ming Corporation as a guarantor. If he does something bad outside, you can get the higher-ups to investigate me. That way, it’ll be easier for you. What do you think?”

Lu Ming’s clear voice came from the other end. His words not only gave the chief a way out, but also gave him a reasonable excuse. Under normal circumstances, the chief wouldn’t mind doing him a favor because he had a good impression of Lu Ming Corporation. However, this imprisonment wasn’t his decision. Without the instructions from above, how could he let him go?

But he could not reject Lu Ming directly.

Therefore, he thought for a moment and said, “I understand what you mean, Mr. Lu. You’re thinking of the people. You’re anxious, and so am I. I’ll tell you the truth. I don’t have the authority, but I’ll try to approach my superiors to get Li Hu out as soon as possible. I’ll definitely call you as soon as I hear anything. Is that alright?”

Lu Ming understood that this was the chief’s biggest concession. Even if he pestered the other party, it would be useless. The culprit was suppressing him from on top. It was basically the subordinates who suffered. It seemed like he had to find someone else.

“… Alright, then I’ll have to trouble you. When I go to Shixiong, I’ll definitely treat you to a meal to express my gratitude.”

“Hahahaha, Mr. Lu is too polite. This is not a big deal. I’ll help if I can.”

They exchanged a few business pleasantries and hung up.