"He said he found some things useful for the HZ virus among his father's belongings and hopes we can send a reliable person to retrieve them," Qiu Man said with a smile.
After hearing this, General Li raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's this person's background?"
Qiu Man told Chief Commander Li everything he had learned from his investigation, as well as the feedback from the guards he had sent to monitor Shen Yanming, without holding anything back.
After hearing this, General Li laughed and said, "This person is either like the dream predictor who just fooled you all, or he is really lucky and born with good fortune!"
However, regardless of the reason, Qing and the Alliance must maintain good relations with him.
Li Zongmengguan had a thought in his mind: it was very likely that this person was the mysterious man.
There are two reasons: first, he lives in the same city as the dream predictor; second, he has a good impression of Qinghe Alliance and is willing to lend a helping hand even if it might expose his identity.
However, General Li did not expose them. Since they were unwilling to reveal their identities, he did not need to investigate further. It was good enough for both sides to maintain a friendly and mutually supportive relationship.
After thinking for a moment, General Li said to Qiu Man, "Go there yourself and see what they have given you. Write down anything you need to be careful about, and we'll talk about it when you get back."
By the way, be careful to keep this a secret. I'll arrange a business trip for you publicly.
Qiu Man nodded, said goodbye to Chief Alliance Officer Li, and left.
That evening, Qiu Man changed into the jeep prepared for him by General Li in the suburbs of the capital, while General Li's personal bodyguard drove Qiu Man's car toward Huai City, which was in the same direction as Hai City.
The next morning at six o'clock, Qiu Man arrived in Haishi. Without delay, he went straight to Qingyu Community.
While registering at the entrance of the residential compound, Chen Shunwei felt that the other person looked familiar. After seeing the other person's identification, Chen Shunwei remembered that this was the leader who had visited the compound before.
So Qiu Man got Chen Shunwei to let him pass without much effort.
Shen Yanming knew Qiu Man was coming today, but he didn't expect Qiu Man to arrive so early.
He and Bi Qiaoan were sleeping soundly in the bedroom when they were woken up by a cell phone ringing.
Shen Yanming frowned, picked up his phone, and only after glancing at it did he realize that it was Qiu Man calling. After comforting the agitated Bi Qiaoan for a few words, he got up and left the bedroom.
When he got to the living room, before he could even press the answer button, he heard someone knocking on his front door.
As soon as Shen Yanming answered the phone, Qiu Man's slightly apologetic voice came through, "Hey Shen, did I wake you up? I'm at your door..."
"Alright, now that we've confirmed the person's identity," Shen Yanming sighed. "Please wait a moment, I'll open the door for you right away."
Shen Yanming hung up the phone and opened the door to welcome Qiu Man in.
Seeing that Shen Yanming was wearing pajamas, his hair was messy, and there was still some sleep in the corner of his eyes, Qiu Man said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm so sorry, I left last night and arrived early this morning."
Shen Yanming smiled and said, "It's alright, please sit down for a while, I'll go wash up."
Qiu Man hesitated for a moment before asking, "Can I use your bathroom? It hasn't been cleaned up since we came all this way."
Shen Yanming nodded. "Sure, Mr. Qiu, is it alright to use the living room's facilities? There are new towels and toothbrushes in the cabinet. Please make yourself at home."
"No need, no need. I brought my own toiletries. I just need to find a place and some water."
Shen Yanming was surprised that Qiu Man was so down-to-earth on their second meeting. He smiled and said, "You can take a shower. There's shampoo and shower gel inside. Use whatever you like."
Qiu Man thanked him, took out a change of clothes, a towel, and a toothbrush holder from his bag, and went into the bathroom.
Shen Yanming also turned around and went back to his bedroom.
"Who is it?" Bi Qiaoan asked muttered as Shen Yanming came in.
Shen Yanming sat on the bed and said to Bi Qiaoan with a smile, "Qiu Man is here and is washing up. Do you still want to sleep?"
"Why is he here so early?" Bi Qiaoan sat up abruptly upon hearing this. "I thought he wouldn't arrive until the afternoon."
"Maybe she came out avoiding people! Now that you're awake, go wash up. The house needs a lady of the house to entertain guests." Shen Yanming smiled and ruffled Bi Qiaoan's hair.
Bi Qiaoan didn't object and simply wrapped her arms around Shen Yanming's neck, letting him carry her to the bathroom to wash up.
Half an hour later, Shen Yanming changed into a clean and tidy set of pajamas and went to the living room, where he saw Qiu Man already dressed in clean clothes and sitting on the sofa.
After shedding his heavily wrapped-up clothes, Shen Yanming finally saw Qiu Man's face.
I haven't seen him for a year, and he's gotten so thin. His skin is also darker, he has more wrinkles, and the dark circles under his eyes are impossible to hide.
Shen Yanming sat down opposite Qiu Man. "You look haggard after a year apart."
“Yes, it’s exhausting, especially lately. No one in the alliance can sleep soundly. We’re all working ourselves to the bone on the HZ virus, but we haven’t made much progress after all this time,” Qiu Man told Shen Yanming without hiding anything.
Shen Yanming nodded, indicating his understanding. "Yes, you have indeed worked hard. Even as an ordinary person, I feel anxious and panicked when I see the news, let alone you leaders."
Qiu Man waved his hand, "Don't mention it, you're making me feel too bad. The ones who are really working hard are the researchers at the research institute and the doctors and nurses at the hospital. I'm just an ordinary person like you, and I can only watch and worry."
However, there is one difference between you and me: I have more information.
You have no idea how much it hurts me to see those new cases and deaths every day, to see those photos of patients! I can't sleep well at night, and I often wake up from nightmares.
Over the years, we've solicited prescriptions and treatments from the public, but each time it's been a cycle of hope turning to despair.
Shen Yanming knew that Qiu Man was asking him what he needed to hand over, and was also subtly expressing that he really didn't want to experience despair again.
Seeing Qiu Man's anxious and uneasy appearance, Shen Yanming smiled and went back to the bedroom, bringing out the wooden box.
Looking at the old wooden box with its historical feel, Qiu Man felt a surge of excitement for some reason, as if it contained the treasure that would save Qinghua Kingdom.
Shen Yanming didn't keep Qiu Man in suspense. He opened the wooden box in front of Qiu Man and took out the ancient books and small jade bottles.
“This was passed down from my ancestors. I’ve seen it; there are two medical books inside.”
Shen Yanming stroked the ancient books and said, "Because they are family heirlooms, it is not convenient to hand them over. However, I have made a copy of two medical books, which you can take back for medical experts to study."
Then, Shen Yanming pointed to the small jade bottles and said, "These contain some plant seeds. I don't know what kind of seeds they are or how many years they have been stored. But this is what I want to talk about."
Shen Yanming picked up one of the bottles tied with a red ribbon. "The contents of this bottle are what I really wanted to give you this time."
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