"They didn't want to offend anyone, so they just closed their doors and lived their own lives. They didn't have any requirements for production. They just estimated the amount of medicinal herbs to be transported into the factory every day, and that was it. It was really strange."
Having seen many of these shady dealings, Gu Sinian had a general idea of what was going on with his wife's analysis and guessed what kind of shady dealings the Lion King Pharmaceuticals across the street might be up to.
It's nothing more than those two things: either they use the pharmaceutical factory to do something shady, or they have so much money at home that they can't spend it all and are burning it.
Otherwise, if this new drug is produced every day but can't be sold, what exactly is the purpose?
“I’ve taken this to heart. Tomorrow I’ll have someone investigate Lion King Pharmaceutical Company and see what they’re really up to.”
“Okay. You have to put your heart into it. I feel that Lion King Pharmaceuticals is not as simple as it seems on the surface.”
"I've taken it to heart. It's getting late, let's get some rest."
Upon hearing the word "rest," Su Ying instinctively moved a tiny bit further away from Gu Sinian.
"I'm not sleepy yet, why don't you go to sleep first?"
Gu Sinian deliberately moved closer to Su Ying, "If you're not sleepy... shouldn't you do something to help you sleep so that you can get a good night's sleep to face tomorrow's challenges?"
"That makes sense, but we've been doing it too often lately, which isn't good for our health. Let's call it a day tonight."
"No. Shouldn't you know better than me whether I'm healthy or not?"
Su Ying was speechless after being rebuked. Gu Sinian's health had remained as good as ever for the past ten years, just like before.
It's because the man's body is too strong that she can't handle it.
"Why don't we go to bed early? We have to get up early tomorrow."
Gu Sinian had no intention of letting her go. He pushed her onto the bed and brought his head close...
The next morning, Gu Sinian went to the pharmaceutical factory with Su Ying. He wanted to see what Lion King Pharmaceuticals was up to.
Everything seemed suspicious, yet it wasn't targeting Su's Pharmaceuticals. The products they made were similar, but their efficacy was poor.
He could guess there was something wrong with this even if he were beaten to death. Su's Pharmaceutical Company also operates across the street, and all the products are exactly the same.
It's probably a counterfeit product they bought from Su's. My wife once said that Lion King Pharmaceuticals' products have some medicinal effect, but not much.
There's something fishy going on here...
He gestured to the two men who were with him to investigate the Lion King. The two plainclothes soldiers nodded to Gu Sinian and then walked away.
Su Ying leaned closer, "Why didn't you go with them?"
“I’m in charge of the whole thing. Someone has to keep an eye on the front door. I want to see what they’re up to.”
Two hours later, the two plainclothes soldiers returned and were told that they had found nothing.
"What's going on? You couldn't even infiltrate such a small pharmaceutical factory?"
The two plainclothes soldiers lowered their heads in shame. "We don't know what happened either. The small pharmaceutical factory doesn't look big, but we've tried many ways to sneak in but we just can't. Besides, they have a rule that you can't chat during working hours, or you'll get your wages docked."
"No matter what we asked, they knew nothing; they were very difficult to get anything out of them."
Su Ying didn't believe it. Those people were afraid to speak simply to avoid having their pay docked. As long as the money was right, she didn't believe there was no one who couldn't be persuaded to speak.
Su Ying took out a stack of money from her spatial storage and placed it in the hands of the two plainclothes soldiers. "Take this money and use it to bribe them. I don't believe they can be more stubborn than steel this time."
The two plainclothes soldiers were slightly taken aback. They glanced at Gu Sinian and, seeing that he hadn't made a statement, knew they wouldn't dare take the money.
They had considered this approach earlier, trying to bribe them with money, but after searching them thoroughly, they found their pockets were even emptier than their faces.
The fact that the chief's wife gave them so much money made them feel quite excited.
After all, they've never bribed anyone before; it must feel really good.
"Take these. Go in again and make sure you get me anything useful."
The two nodded, and soon they disappeared again.
Su Ying looked at them, feeling a little uneasy. Was this the reason for their good skills?
They come and go without a trace.
"You martial arts practitioners walk so silently, it's quite frightening."
"It's not that we walk without making any noise. We've practiced a lot, so naturally we walk quieter than the average person."
"Is that so? But I've noticed that you usually walk quite loudly."
Gu Sinian looked helpless. "It's all because of you."
Su Ying pointed to herself, looking helpless, "You're really something, dragging me into this again..."
"Didn't you say that you couldn't stand me walking silently? You'd better make some noise when you walk in front of me from now on?"
She scratched the back of her head. She had indeed said that. So she had been being unreasonable.
"Hehe, well... I just suddenly remembered, sorry."
Gu Sinian looked helpless. His little wife was really forgetful. Usually, he was the one who remembered these little details.
But he wouldn't care, after all, no two people in this world are exactly alike.
His hobbies don't mean his wife has to have them too.
...
An hour and a half later, two plainclothes soldiers returned, so this time it wasn't a complete loss.
Money really can make the devil turn the millstone; the hardest mouth to pry open is just because you haven't paid enough.
"So? Did you get anything out of them this time?"
The two plainclothes soldiers looked at each other, then had one of them tell them everything they had just learned.
"The reason why Lion King Pharmaceuticals makes the same drugs as the Su family is simply to use the Su family's reputation to pave the way for Lion King."
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