Chapter 592: Return, Thesis Approved (Three-in-One)
The experts breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Gu Yin was alright.
It's shameful for those old guys to let a little girl lure the enemy away! It's only because Gu Yin was too fast that they couldn't stop her; otherwise, they would have dragged her away no matter what! Thankfully, she's alright!
Zhou Wansheng looked at Bai's father and Captain Jia: "Why are you here? Did you see my family's bodyguards on the way?" Those are professionals; they shouldn't be slower than us.
Captain Jia nodded: "We met at the bottom of the mountain. We learned from Minister Bai that you had split up, so we decided to split up as well. They went to support the bodyguard captain, and we came to find you. We also met Mr. Bai on the way. Mr. Bai pointed out a shortcut to them. They were faster, so we let them go first."
As for why Old Master Bai didn't go with those people, they didn't dare to ask. The old man was always very serious and spoke little. He wouldn't say a word even if they asked him five questions. If they asked him too many questions, he would only say one thing: Bai Mengshan sent him.
Bai Mengshan looked at his father and said respectfully, "Dad."
Mr. Bai nodded, looked at the experts sitting in the rattan basket on the ground, and frowned: "You went to the lake?"
A glint flashed in Zhou Wansheng's eyes, and he nodded: "Yes, we stumbled upon it by accident."
Old Master Bai said sternly, "One herb with such a strong medicinal smell is enough, but you brought out so many! Who else will the people chase if not you?! You're just greedy and can't keep up with the world!"
Gu Yin frowned, about to speak, when Zhou Wansheng stopped her.
Zhou Wansheng picked up a ginseng root and played with it, laughing as he said, "Wild ginseng is rare. Those that are decades old are precious, those that are hundreds of years old are even rarer, and those that are five hundred years old are only found in the Bai family's one. As for a ginseng root like this, which has existed for who knows how many years and has taken on a human-like shape, with the capabilities of our Zhou family, I dare say with 100% certainty that there isn't a single one on the market right now. With such a treasure appearing before us, why wouldn't we take it and keep it? It's only valuable if someone uses it; otherwise, it's just a weed! Mr. Bai, there's no need to be so angry. This thing grows naturally; it doesn't seem to be something you cultivated, does it?"
Bai Mengshan tugged at his father, trying to get him to speak properly and stop being sarcastic! It just didn't sit well with him.
But Old Mr. Bai seemed oblivious to his signal, pulling out his sleeve and sneering, "Although it wasn't planted by my family, it wasn't planted by your Zhou family either! What right do you have to take it all? Your family may be rich, but when trouble comes, you still call me up here! If you're so capable, then don't call me! Take your stinking money and make those big shots leave!"
Gu Yin suppressed her anger and calmly explained, "Mr. Bai, can you please be reasonable? Unclaimed property belongs to whoever sees it. Besides, we haven't excavated everything. We've left the younger ones there. Most importantly, when Bai Shao gave us the right to use all of Da Bai Mountain, he said that we would have full authority to handle everything on the mountain for the next 30 years. We haven't picked a single blade of grass from the protected area. In the documents, the state also tacitly agreed that everything on Da Bai Mountain, except for the protected area, belongs to Bai Shao's family, and how to handle it is Bai Shao's business."
As for asking you to come and help, it would be best if you were willing to help, but we can't force you if you're not. That's your prerogative, but I still hope you can help.
Was Bai's father angry that they were digging for ginseng? No, he was angry that they had dug it all up. When he had accidentally wandered into the lake before, he had only managed to find one ginseng root. When he tried to go back to dig for more, he couldn't find the way. Now that these people had dug it all up, what was there left for him to dig for? They were too greedy!
"Hmph! No matter what you say, I'm not going to care about you anymore. Do whatever you want."
Bai Mengshan said with a headache, "Father, I'm the one who asked you to come up here, not them. You're an old forest ranger, you know those animals better, I hope you can help. Otherwise, if something happens, there are so many people involved, not to mention others, even I will be in deep trouble!"
Mr. Bai shook his head: "I won't help!"
He had barely finished speaking when Gu Yin saw the bodyguard captain and several others chasing after them. Upon seeing Zhou Wansheng and his group, they immediately asked, "Mr. Zhou, are you alright?!"
Zhou Wansheng shook his head: "How are you? Are you alright?!"
The bodyguard smiled and said, "Those mindless animals are no problem for us. There are just a few of them. It's only a matter of time before we get rid of them. Plus, another group of brothers came later. After knocking out the leaders, the smaller ones didn't dare to move and all ran away! The other brothers will clean up the mess. Let's go down the mountain first, otherwise, when those things wake up, it will be quite a problem."
Zhou Wansheng breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and immediately nodded: "Okay! Let's leave now."
After saying that, no one paid any attention to the old man, whose face had turned from pale to ashen, and then from pale to black. He helped the experts and walked down the mountain.
The bodyguard captain helped Zhou Wansheng lead the way, whispering as he spoke, "Those things weren't left behind. The brothers will bring them back later. With so many people around, Mr. Zhou, my idea is to have the brothers take a detour to bring these things to the helicopter. We'll rest at the foot of the mountain for the night and set off again at dawn. By the time we reach the top of the opposite mountain, the helicopter will have returned."
Zhou Wansheng nodded: "We'll do it your way."
One old man is already troublesome enough; if they just take the stuff out like this, they'll never be able to leave the Great White Mountain again.
Watching the group walk away, Bai Mengshan said helplessly, "Father, I know you're angry because Dabai Mountain belongs to Mr. Zhou, but this was Bai Shao's decision. Ultimately, isn't it because of the Bai clan's inaction? What does this have to do with Mr. Zhou? The Bai clan's roots are rotten! I think this is an opportunity. The Zhou family is so rich; maybe our lives will improve because of their arrival! Get rid of those old-fashioned rules! Besides, I know there's a ginseng in our safe. You dug it up yourself, so don't worry about others. Mr. Zhou has decided to hand over some ginseng to the state. Then you won't need to patrol Dabai Mountain every few days anymore! You can relax a bit!"
Mr. Bai narrowed his eyes: "What? Hand it over to the state? Are you sure?"
Bai Mengshan nodded: "Yes, what's wrong?"
"Such a treasure trove, are you sure he'd be willing to let the government intervene?!" Back then, the Bai clan wouldn't touch anything in the mountain to avoid attracting attention, for fear of drawing the government's notice! They took the mountain back!
These belong to the Bai family, why should they hand them over?! No, they absolutely cannot be handed over!
Without waiting for Bai Mengshan's reply, he immediately followed after him.
After rushing to a safe area at the foot of the mountain overnight, Gu Yin and her group stopped traveling and set up their tents to rest.
After putting her things down, Gu Yin took the water bottle and followed several bodyguards to the stream to wash up.
"There were too many people around, so I didn't ask. Miss, what's the story with those three who were tied up?"
The one who asked the question was the second brother, who had discovered the ginseng with her before, and the third brother next to him also looked over.
Gu Yin gave an explanation.
The second brother frowned: "The eldest brother wasn't careful this time. What if you don't know kung fu and Bai Mengshan can't make it in time? We have to talk to him about it later! He can't be too relaxed just because the domestic environment is easy!"
The third brother next to him also frowned, clearly dissatisfied with the eldest brother's arrangement.
Gu Yin smiled and said, "Then you can talk to him about it later. By the way, are you really alright? There were so many large animals around!"
The third brother shook his head with a smile: "It's really nothing. The animals here aren't as ferocious as those in Africa. When we're on missions, the routes are mostly through uninhabited areas, but places teeming with wild beasts. So, things like escaping from the jaws of a tiger or being surrounded by a pack of wolves are common occurrences! We've been in and out of the world's largest primeval forest more than ten times, and each time we've encountered different animals! Some are several times larger than this. These are alright, but if they mutated like the plants over at the lake, then we can't guarantee anything."
Speaking of this, Gu Yin asked curiously, "Have you ever encountered anything like that lake?"
The second brother thought for a while and said, "I have encountered them, but none of them were like lakes. I have seen some mutated plants, such as man-eating flowers that are four or five meters tall, vines that bind people and suck their blood, and ants as thick as an arm."
Gu Yin looked at them with admiration: "You guys are really amazing! How did my grandfather find you?"
Upon reaching the stream, the third brother washed his hands and said, "We recently completed a very big mission and just finished our vacation. We were preparing to take on another mission when someone in the industry mentioned that the shipping magnate was looking for bodyguards. He needed a large number of people with experience in the mountains and forests, almost all-around skills. The conditions were very demanding, but the rewards were very attractive. After discussing it, our team automatically came to him. After this trip, we won't need to take on any more missions for the next few years. Money is indeed a blessing!"
It seems the other party is quite satisfied with the money Grandpa gave them. Mercenaries take on many missions and their mission fees are high, but their weapons and equipment are also very expensive, so the money comes in quickly and goes out quickly.
After washing up, Gu Yin fetched water and went back.
The pot was already set up and the fire was lit. There were many people and a lot of food. Fortunately, there were many mushrooms around. They picked several baskets of mushrooms. After the group finished cleaning them, they started making noodles.
"Chirp! Chirp!" A familiar sound came from above. Gu Yin looked up and saw the familiar ferret sitting on the tree, chirping.
Gu Yin waved her hand, and Diao'er tilted her head to look at her, then jumped directly from the tree into her arms.
"Chirp chirp!"
"Why did you come here? The outside world is too dangerous. You have to live in the forest. The bad guys have been caught. Your family should have returned to the mountains. They'll be worried if they can't see you."
The forest ranger said that once those people were caught, all the animals that hadn't been taken away were released back into the forest, and he didn't know why this sable was still out with them.
Upon hearing this, the ferret called out towards the distance, and a response quickly echoed from the dark forest.
Gu Yin looked over in the dim light and saw several sables, each larger than a mink, crouching on the rocks not far away.
When Gu Yin and the others took the person away, Diao'er left and disappeared without a trace, presumably to go find her family.
Seeing this, Gu Yin took out a bowl, filled it with some noodles and mushrooms, and placed it on the ground for the sable to eat.
"Eat up, and then go home."
"Chirp chirp!!" The ferret chirped twice at her, then lowered its head and began to eat.
After they finished eating, Gu Yin took out a few loaves of bread and tied them to the mink's body: "These are gifts for your family. I hope you like them. Now go back quickly. Stay away from humans in the future. It wouldn't be good if you ran into strangers! Got it?"
He picked up the ferret and put it into the jungle: "Let's go!"
"Chirp chirp!!"
"Let's go."
The sable looked back every few steps, and when it reached its family, it rubbed against them. Then it looked at Gu Yin, called out, and turned and leaped into the pitch-black darkness until it was completely still.
"This sable is quite friendly to people, it's a pity we can't keep it as a pet, otherwise it would be nice to take it home and let it keep the chickens company," Zhou Wansheng said with a regretful look as he looked at the sable that had disappeared.
Gu Yin couldn't help but laugh when she thought of the two chickens at home that had been reduced to providing chicks and eggs for the old lady.
The giant mushrooms I cut off from the other side of the lake, I'll give some to them later, consider it a gift for them.
The next morning, after a simple meal of bread, everyone got up and continued climbing the mountain.
It wasn't until the afternoon that they reached the hillside where the helicopter was parked.
Without lingering, everyone boarded the plane. As for the half of the people who couldn't fit on the plane, they had to walk back.
Watching the plane disappear into the distance, Mr. Bai sneered, "This kind of behavior would have gotten you arrested in the past! Capitalist practices!"
Captain Jia's lips twitched slightly. He didn't say anything, waved his hand, and led everyone down the mountain.
Back at the hotel, Zhou Wansheng looked at the room full of medicinal herbs and began to distribute them.
"This part is for you. It's commission, so take it without worry!" Zhou Wansheng said with a smile as he handed the items to the bodyguard captain.
The bodyguard captain never expected he'd get a share! This is worth far more than money!
"Mr. Zhou, we've taken our commission and done what we were supposed to do. These things are too valuable; we can't take them!" They couldn't break the rules! What if people stopped contacting them in the future? Even though he really wanted them! The bodyguard captain hurriedly shook his head.
Gu Yin smiled and said, "Consider this a gift for you, a reward for your excellent completion of the mission! Take it!" As for whether they dared to use it, Gu Yin didn't need to worry. People like them knew more about laboratories than she did when it came to testing something for harmful substances! Their connections were probably even greater than her grandfather's!
Zhou Wansheng nodded in agreement: "Take it!"
After saying that, he gave some of the materials to the experts: "These are yours. Remember to tell me after you have the results of your experiments. If you make any good discoveries, you can also contact me. We can cooperate!"
Those experts weren't as polite as the bodyguard captain! They went through all that trouble to bring it out, all for the sake of taking it back for experiments!
"Then we won't stand on ceremony!"
Looking at the remaining items, Zhou Wansheng smiled and said, "I'll hand over a portion later, and the rest will be mine. As for whether they're usable or not, I know you guys have a lot of tricks up your sleeves, so I won't help you find a place to experiment. These things might only be used once, so use them sparingly and keep a low profile."
The lakes will definitely belong to the state in the future, so they won't have any more opportunities to dig them.
Everyone was a sensible person; they took their belongings and returned to their own rooms. What they did with them was their business.
Zhou Wansheng looked at Gu Yin: "I'm going back to Beijing tonight. After I get back, I'll go see the leaders. Are you going to stay with Secretary Zhou and the others to see how they handle the Dabai Mountain matter, or are you coming back with me?"
Gu Yin had been wanting to go back to do the experiments for a long time: "I'll go back too. I'll just listen to what happens next!"
Bai Mengshan accompanied us on this trip back to Beijing. Considering how cooperative he was, why not give him some credit?
After resting for two hours, Gu Yin and her group flew back to Beijing.
It was already eight o'clock when they got home. Zhou Wansheng had called his superiors while preparing to board the plane. As soon as they got off the plane, someone was waiting for them. After leaving the airport, Zhou Wansheng and Bai Mengshan were picked up directly.
Gu Yin returned to the Gu family home with the bodyguard captain and the others.
The group that went back to Gu Hua's hometown for her college entrance celebration banquet has not yet returned.
The aunt was feeding the chickens when she saw Gu Yin return, and was pleasantly surprised. She immediately went back to the kitchen to prepare food.
The house had many rooms, and Gu Yin originally intended for them to stay wherever they wanted, but she didn't expect that they owned a house in Beijing! And it wasn't far from the Gu residence!
Gu Yin: "..." Everyone in the world is rich, except her!
After everyone left, Gu Yin called out the clucking chicken and the auntie chicken.
"Come here quickly! I brought you some delicious food!"
Two chickens swaggered over and stared at Gu Yin.
Gu Yin took the mushrooms out of her bag: "Do you want some?"
The clucking chicken came closer to look, smelled it, and then immediately snatched a piece away!
Seeing this, the auntie chicken also started eating.
"It seems you can eat them. I'll put the rest in your own rooms so you can eat them slowly!" After pouring out the mushrooms, Gu Yin left a little for her experiments before going back to her room to wash up.
I had just finished dinner when the doorbell rang, and my cell phone rang at the same time.
Seeing that it was her teacher's number, Gu Yin answered with a puzzled look: "Good evening, teacher."
Old Cheng's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Go outside, there's a car waiting for you, go to 101."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Yin sighed, "You're really well-informed!"
She got up, told her aunt, and went out. A familiar black car was parked in front of the door. After getting in, Gu Yin saw that the person was someone she didn't recognize, so she didn't say anything. The car drove smoothly to 101.
When Gu Yin arrived, she saw the researchers observing a human-shaped ginseng. Clearly, some of the things her grandfather had given her had been sent here.
"Ah Yin is here! I heard you went to a special place these past few days! You came across a special lake. How was it? What made it special?" The old leader smiled and waved when he saw Gu Yin coming over.
Gu Yin entered the conference room and told them about the lake. Anyway, once the development was started, these lunatics would definitely follow along. It didn't matter whether they found out sooner or later; at most, it was just a difference between knowing today and knowing tomorrow.
"So this lake really is quite special! Do you have any water from there?"
Gu Yin shook her head: "One of the experts my grandfather brought back some. You can ask my grandfather for some. That stuff is especially bloodthirsty for living things, so you have to be careful! Even a little bit of it will kill you. You'll have to immediately cut off your skin, flesh, or even your hand!"
Everyone nodded: "We'll be careful!"
After that, those people continued to study the ginseng.
"Come here and tell me about this from beginning to end!" The old leader called Gu Yin to his office and told her the whole story. Gu Yin also told him, but omitted the part about 001.
By the time she got home, it was already three or four in the morning!
The next day, before Gu Yin was fully awake, her phone rang.
"Senior sister, what's up?" Gu Yin answered the phone without getting up.
Meng Yu smiled and said, "It's good news! Your paper on the eradication vaccine for shingles, which you published in the First Weekly, has been approved!"
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