Shen Bei'an nestled in Gu Nan'an's arms, nuzzled against her chest, closed her eyes, and looked like she was letting Gu Nan'an do as she pleased.

Gu Nanyan helped Shen Bei'an remove his clothes and put on a bathrobe, having already instructed that no one should disturb the two of them.

The two lay in bed, and Gu Nanyan told Shen Bei'an some gossip about the world. Shen Bei'an listened for a while and then fell asleep.

She clung tightly to Gu Nanyan's waist.

underground boxing ring

"It's a pity that these bodies have been torn apart like this; using them as experimental subjects would be a waste."

"Why look for any kind of test subject you desire, sir, in these places?" Shirakawa Yoshinori replied respectfully. One of the five corpses was the body of his adopted daughter.

A very good constitution for medicine.

"It's a pity about the second female corpse on the left. She had a very good constitution for medicine. Doreen, you went a bit too far." The young man's tone was a mix of reprimand and pride.

The woman standing behind him lowered her eyes and said, "Father is right. Doreen shouldn't have used the Alocasia macrorrhiza. She should have used a milder medicine."

Such a physique is rare, even within the Medical Alliance there are only a handful.

“Never mind,” Arnor waved his hand. “I heard that Mo Mei Pavilion has won five consecutive games today, is that right?” He changed the subject.

Shirakawa Yoshitsu became even more respectful, "Yes, it was the second young master of the Ning family, the head of the Brown family, his lover, the Lord of Yishuihan, and the Lord of Fengyun, a total of four people."

The five major powers on Fuyun Island are all safe and sound.

The Presbyterian Church and the Medical Alliance have various private dealings, but they never make them public.

As for the two forces, Wushang Loulan and Yishui Han, which were completely subordinate to the two aristocratic families in the capital of the empire, they did not make much of a fuss.

It wasn't until the fifth master of the Shen family married the head of the Gu family that these two forces grew closer.

It's a marriage alliance.

Naturally, the two sides' influence is intertwined, and they seek mutual benefits.

But how did Fengyun get involved?

"Has the Lord of Wind and Cloud not yet discovered his identity?" Arnor's eyes were deep. Wind and Cloud was just a newly emerging force, and it would be easy to destroy it.

Shirakawa Yoshinori repeatedly expressed his shame, "I failed to find out, so I assumed that the Lord of Wind and Cloud must have a peerless internet genius behind him/her, helping him/her hide his/her identity."

In the era of big data, mastering IT is of paramount importance.

Arnor narrowed his eyes. Perhaps he could ask the rose.

It would be nice to bring the rose in, but it's a pity.

Roses all have thorns.

And the bottom line is still too high.

It's remarkable that after all these years, things are still the same.

I heard she's gotten involved with the eldest son of the Shen family, which makes things even more difficult.

No power or family in the world would be willing to oppose any one of those twelve people.

I don't know what that bastard Helian family was thinking, trying to completely control Wei Shengyue. Didn't they realize that Wei Shengyue was not something that idiot like him could control?

He ended up dying and losing his reputation, which also affected his family.

The Nine Masters of the Imperial Capital and the Five Dukes of Xihua City are extremely dazzling figures in the entire world.

The news of the death and disgrace of the Duke of Nanheng shocked many people.

The world only believed that he was murdered by his sisters after losing in a power struggle within the family.

How many people truly know the real reason why this Duke of Nanheng died and was disgraced?

It's the ninth young master of the Xie family in Xihua City; he's definitely a bit of a problem.

"Hmm, there's no need to investigate for now. You should focus on researching GM144 at the Medical Alliance. The efficacy of GM44 is getting worse and worse."

Humans develop drug resistance, and it was expected that GM44's efficacy would decline after so many years of use.

“I understand.” Shirakawa Yoshinori’s eyes flashed with joy.

The GM144 project is the most important pharmaceutical research project that the Medical Alliance has been focusing on recently. It can be said that all the researchers who can conduct GM144 research are the top researchers in the Medical Alliance!

"Tomorrow is Xia Miao's turn, no need to rush, just a few people will suffice, we can discuss it at the auction," Arnor instructed.

If too many people go missing, it will cause trouble.

"Contact the head of their family in advance and make sure they see our sincerity so they will send their people over on their own."

“I believe that Yi will do it.” Arnor glanced at him sideways, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Kidnapping and stealing people are just too ugly.

It is a blessing for them to be able to participate in something that benefits all mankind.

Everyone should participate willingly.

Moreover, they are all short-lived ghosts who don't live past thirty. If the research and development is successful, it is possible to extend their lifespan to the same level as or even longer than that of ordinary people!

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency, I will certainly do it!" Shirakawa Yoshinori bowed his head in greeting.

He will not fail you in the face of such a difficult task and such trust!

Arnor turned and left. He had many such believers in the Medical Alliance and even throughout the world.

The first thing Arnor did upon returning to the Medical Alliance was to inquire about the progress of GM144, but there was still no progress.

He had just returned to his own yard when a call came in.

Arnor looked at the young man opposite him, dressed in a light blue robe, his annoyance making no attempt to hide it.

"It seems your potion process wasn't very successful." The young man opposite him spoke in a relaxed and gentle tone, even leisurely preparing tea utensils.

Arnor scoffed, "It's none of your business. Just do your own thing."

"After all this time, you're contacting me because you want something from me?"

His blue eyes were full of interest; it wasn't easy for his "good brother" to ask him for a favor.

The young man slowly warmed his cup, his eyes not looking at the person opposite him.

Warm the cup, add tea leaves, rinse the tea, brew the tea, pour out the tea, and serve the tea.

Arnor watched as the young man in the holographic image took a small sip of tea. "I remember you liked Xinyang Maojian the most. The tea has a light and pure aroma, a rich and refreshing taste, and is bitter at first but sweet at the end. It's really good."

"If you want to talk about tea with me, then forget it for now." Arnor was very annoyed. He was already annoyed because the progress of GM144 had been stuck, and on top of that, there were those people in the capital of the empire, especially the one from the Gu family, who were the most troublesome.

When he was young, Arnor was fortunate enough to personally experience Gu Xiuhuang's 715 incident, which is why he later raised many drug users.

It's fortunate that the Gu family member didn't inherit Gu Xiuhuang's talent in medicine and poison; otherwise, I really can't imagine what would have happened.

No one knows how Gu Xiuhuang managed to spread the poison throughout Fuyun Island in less than a quarter of an hour!

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Spring hunt, summer field hunt, autumn hunt, and winter hunt refer to the emperor's hunting activities in spring, summer, autumn, and winter. This phrase originates from the *Zuo Zhuan* (Commentary of Zuo) by Zuo Qiuming, specifically the fifth year of Duke Yin's reign.

Guess who the young man is! (No prize awarded)