“Medicine… … pharmaceuticals!”
Xie Junping wasn’t completely stupid; his mind finally caught up, but his mood worsened.
Quantum Corporation, damn it, they’re not giving anyone a way to live!
It should be known that a significant portion of the Xie family’s industry is in the field of high-end pharmaceutical manufacturing and sales, with solid strength. But compared to Quantum Corporation, a behemoth ranked among the top three in global market value, they still lacked confidence.
Quantum Corporation rose rapidly after the war. In the early 90s, based on the “Prototype Format Theory,” it proposed the concept of the “Burning Ones,” single-handedly creating the “Deep Blue Platform” and launching the “Deep Blue Walker.” This changed the mode of human warfare against the Deformed Species, immediately reclaiming a large amount of traditional human territory. From this point alone, it can be considered a great company that changed the world.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that while Quantum Corporation appears to be focusing on weapon platforms, the essence of its series of research is a major Breakthrough in life sciences, and its accumulation in related Domains is absolutely among the top in the world.
Now, this capital behemoth is finally extending its tentacles into the high-end pharmaceutical field—the pharmaceutical companies in which the Xie family has shares are likely to be in a panic for a while.
But thinking about it more carefully, for any qualified capitalist, the reliable information obtained in advance is absolutely an astonishing fortune.
Seeing Xie Junping in a daze, Zhang Yingying crossed her arms and sneered:
“You fool, is it worth it?”
“Worth it, absolutely worth it!”
Xie Junping’s face had always been for sale; he playfully slapped his own face: “Yingying, you’ve done me a huge favor; I’ll remember your kindness my whole life…”
Zhang Yingying’s small face was so tender it seemed water could be squeezed from it, but she was essentially impervious to criticism, not even batting an eyelid: “Alright, the fee for this year goes up by 50%, right? I’ll thank you on behalf of the boss.”
Xie Junping immediately wilted, hastily changing the subject: “Um, right, is there bad blood between Quantum Corporation and Luo Nan? That ‘Prototype Format Theory’…”
Zhang Yingying responded languidly: “No matter how academically dishonest Yan Hong is, the results he sold to Quantum Corporation are set in stone. An individual’s weight is meaningless compared to a capital group; Quantum Corporation won’t care about such a small ant. Don’t scare yourself, okay?”
Xie Junping wasn’t truly concerned about this matter, but it did lead him to another question. He stammered for a long time before finally speaking: “Luo Nan has been taken to a warship now, do you think he will…”
“If you’re worried about him selling you out, just say so.”
Zhang Yingying sneered: “Although selling you is the most normal thing, for now, no! According to reliable sources, he hasn’t said a word since he was detained.”
“Really?” Xie Junping was a bit suspicious. Logically, Luo Nan had no need to take the blame for him.
Zhang Yingying spread her hands: “A ‘Dark Hero’ who is determined to leave a name in history, you’ll never guess what’s on his mind. For example, the video…”
“Video?”
“Yes, the automatic security video recorded on your 500-million-yuan Phantom. Did you really think the Police wouldn’t retrieve it?”
“Ah? Ah!” Xie Junping finally reacted, his face losing color, “Then, then, then…”
Zhang Yingying sighed: “By the time you react, the Police’s case file would have gathered dust! Don’t worry, it’s already deleted.”
Xie Junping clasped his hands together, thanking her repeatedly: “Thanks to your thorough thinking, Yingying.”
“I don’t need to take credit for others… This is another righteous act of the ‘Dark Hero’.”
“Damn, how righteous!”
Xie Junping was truly shocked now. The car being registered in his name was an undeniable fact. As long as Luo Nan cooperated with the Police and told the truth, combined with the recorded video, it would be easy to clear his name.
However, Luo Nan chose to delete the video and remained silent, giving Xie Junping room to maneuver. This favor was huge!
Xie Junping racked his brain but couldn’t understand how Luo Nan could do this. In the end, he could only sigh and say:
“Righteous, incomparably righteous!”
Though he said that, at this moment, Xie Junping was contemplating whether to just go with the flow and let the “Dark Hero” take the fall.
Compensation afterward would be easy to discuss…
But then he thought again, whether it was taking the fall or framing, the operational steps in between would definitely increase, and the uncertainty would greatly rise.
The Phantom hovercar was ultimately in his name. No matter what, it would be difficult for him to completely clear his name.
Also, thinking of Luo Nan, thinking of those eerie eyes, Xie Junping inexplicably felt a chill in his heart, unsure of the bottom line.
“Yingying, you said…”
“What, are you thinking crooked thoughts?”
“No, nothing like that!”
Xie Junping thought about it; such words were indeed difficult to say. He simply stomped his foot heavily. Forget it, forget it. Since the other person had gone this far, he couldn’t be a coward. He had to get him out first.
Hmm, before that, please let the “Dark Hero” continue to be righteous!
The “incomparably righteous” Luo Nan was currently sitting alone in a corner. Behind and beneath him were cold metal plates, and there were no markings on the four sides. The rough and cold hardness unique to a warship was stuck in his heart.
Luo Nan quickly digested similar “mental foreign objects.” The others in the same cabin were not so lucky. Each of them looked restless.
No one would have thought that a very normal public security incident would lead to them being confined on a military vessel.
At first, these rich kids were clamoring to follow procedures and call lawyers, but after more than an hour, not even a response was heard. Outside the sealed cabin, there were only cold combat robots on guard, and the thick riot guns looked painfully intimidating.
Eventually, the dozen or so people could only stare at each other, gradually quieting down.
Luo Nan’s head was bowed, his breathing barely perceptible.
It was now 8:00 AM. Usually at this time, Luo Nan would already be in the classroom waiting for class, and he would definitely have eaten at least five servings of breakfast—maintaining the “container” structure was costly and required a significant amount of energy.
Currently, Luo Nan could only convert food into energy through eating, using the most traditional human chemical methods, to supplement his consumption. He had also made some extra preparations, such as the energy bar in his pocket.
But today’s accident made him use up his energy bar early, leaving him no way to replenish. As the usual mealtime passed, Luo Nan felt a black hole opening in his stomach, endlessly extracting energy from his flesh and blood.
Under normal circumstances, the hunger wouldn’t be so severe. However, the reason for being taken to the transport ship forced Luo Nan to pay an additional price.
Luo Nan was forcibly detained on suspicion of “illegal possession of prohibited drugs.” Although the Police didn’t have time to interrogate him, simple tasks like urine tests and sample collection were forcibly carried out shortly after boarding the ship.
This was a mandatory procedure; there was no room for argument.
Luo Nan could swear to the heavens that he was 100% not an addict, 100% had not touched the “drugs” in the box, and 100% was not part of Xie Junping’s “circle of cronies.”
But the problem was, the proportion of prohibited ingredients in the entire tube of medicine he injected before leaving home that morning was absolutely off the charts! Perhaps the total amount of prohibited ingredients in everyone present combined wouldn’t even be a fraction of his.
Following this logic, Luo Nan was truly in a muddy situation, unable to explain himself no matter what.
Because of this, at the first moment of the incident, Luo Nan deliberately activated his “Big Eater” skill, fully accelerating his body’s metabolism.
For Luo Nan, time seemed to speed up.