Chapter 378 Reciprocity
Si Yuting walked a few steps to Qu Tong and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Qu Tong was alright.
Taking over the Empress's position, he cupped Qu Tong's hand in his palm, bowing slightly. "We'll only do a mental strength test, no blood draw. Do you want to be tested?"
They simply asked questions, leaving the decision to Qu Tong, without putting any pressure on her.
Qu Tong blinked: "Mother said I don't need to be tested."
"Okay, then we won't test it."
Si Yuting, holding Qu Tong's hand, ignored Si Xian's guards' attempts to stop him and was about to leave with his men.
As Qu Tong reached the door, she suddenly stopped.
She turned around, smiled, raised her hand, and twisted her wrist.
A tangible needle of mental energy shot out.
Although it is only the size of a chopstick, the pure spiritual power contained within it can be felt from a great distance.
Li Hanchi was startled and quickly led Si Xian to hide to the side, while simultaneously erecting a mental barrier.
However, their spiritual energy seemed to encounter some kind of obstacle at their previous location, splitting into hundreds of streams that scattered to both sides like a rain of swords.
With a loud crash, the seats and signs on both sides were destroyed, leaving a mess.
This is still the dispersed spiritual power; one can imagine how powerful it was before it was dispersed.
Some of the stones hit the ground, kicking up dust and leaving Si Xian and Li Hanchi looking disheveled.
It's a provocation, a deterrent, and a naked act of retaliation!
"You!" Si Xian's face flushed red, his angry eyes still carrying a trace of panic.
Qu Tong slightly raised her chin and softly said, "It's only right to reciprocate."
Then, ignoring them, she pulled Si Yuting out of the arena.
Behind her, the Empress, having suppressed her surprise, offered a perfunctory reassurance: "Didn't you say you weren't injured? Tongtong controlled herself very well; even if she had stood still without dodging, she would have been fine."
His own words had just come back to haunt him, making Si Xian so angry he could neither breathe nor catch his breath.
Li Hanchi, who had been subtly insulted, did not look too good.
Si Chen looked at her furious father, rubbed her forehead, and thought to herself, "What a vindictive little girl."
After leaving the arena, Qu Tong turned on his personal terminal and found that Lin Mo had sent him a message.
They said someone helped, and everything went smoothly.
Qu Tong replied with an "OK".
After those two incidents, Qu Tong lost all interest in watching the drama unfold.
She looked up and realized that Si Yuting had been watching her the whole time.
"Do you have enough money? If not, I'll transfer you some more."
"Huh?" Qu Tong was stunned. How could it not be enough? With the assets transferred to her during the divorce, as long as she didn't buy planets and warships, she could spend them for several lifetimes.
I suddenly remembered the time when the money was deducted from the shared account.
"I've put the money you gave me into a fixed deposit. I don't have enough money in my account, so the money in the shared account was deducted first. I hope Your Highness won't mind," Qu Tong explained, not forgetting to act coquettishly.
"No, feel free to use it," Si Yuting replied seriously.
Although he didn't know who his young wife had transferred so much money to, Si Yuting didn't ask.
Qu Tong shook off her previous annoyance and tiptoed to give Si Yuting a kiss.
What a devoted husband! How lucky she is!
Si Yuting glanced at the groups of people looking over and helplessly touched Qu Tong's smooth swan neck.
Qu Tong wanted to go back, so Si Yuting took her back with her.
*
The next day, Lin Mo's assistant found Qu Tong and told her that Lin Mo had been admitted to the hospital and was in critical condition.
"Didn't you say everything was going smoothly?" Qu Tong was halfway through her breakfast when she went to the hospital with Lin Mo's assistant.
"Everything was going smoothly until we were ambushed by the Lin family on the way back." Lin Mo's assistant reported the events of last night to Qu Tong in detail.
Several major events occurred at the Lan family's charity auction last night. Halfway through the auction, the star beasts in the arena went berserk, broke into the backstage area of the auction, destroyed several valuable potions, including a top-grade potion, and caused numerous injuries.
Because of this incident, the Lan family had a conflict with the company that delivered the Star Beast's purified alien meat.
The alien meat company immediately announced its separation from the Pharmacist Guild and revealed that it had only ever had a nominal affiliation with the Pharmacist Guild.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Moyun Group snatched many deals that were originally scheduled to be discussed with the Pharmacist Guild that night. Of course, these were all deals that had little to do with pharmacy, but those that Lin Mo took a liking to were all profitable deals.
In short, the charity gala was a complete disaster; it not only failed to generate any profit but also resulted in significant losses.
"What about Lin Jiahai and the head of the Lin family?" Qu Tong asked.
“Not a single one was missing; they were all sent to the police superintendent's office by Major Wen,” Lin Mo’s assistant replied truthfully, with a hint of admiration in his voice.
When Qu Tong arrived, Lin Mo had just been wheeled out of the intensive care unit, and Wen You was helping to watch over him.
"Major Wen, how is the situation?" Lin Mo's assistant stepped forward and asked with concern.
"The doctor said he's out of danger, but his brain injury is quite severe. We don't know when he'll wake up; at the earliest, a month, at the latest, six months," Wen You relayed the doctor's words.
"That's good! That's good!" the assistant said with a sigh of relief.
Then he turned to Qu Tong and said, “Your Highness, rest assured, the young master has trained a professional team of secretaries and managers. The acquired companies and the deals negotiated will not be put on hold. In a couple of days, I will have someone draft out your shareholding and send it to your personal computer.”
Hearing Lin Mo's assistant say that, she felt relieved, even though she had already achieved her goal.
But it would still be a little painful if all the money she invested went down the drain.
Wen You, listening from the side, was completely confused: "When did you and Lin Mo become so close?"
"We're not close, just business partners," Qu Tong explained casually, then looked at Wen You, "So how did you run into him?"
Wen You glanced at her assistant and said cryptically, "I was on a mission and just happened to be passing by there."
Qu Tong probably knew that this task was not convenient to talk about, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Qu Tong and Wen You left the hospital after Lin Mo's bodyguards and hired caregivers arrived.
On the way, Wen You didn't mention the mission to her again, presumably because it was something confidential.
But when they got home, Si Yuting brought it up with her on his own initiative.
It's obvious that Wen You said it.
Si Yuting recounted the arrest to Qu Tong, explaining that Wen You and Cheng Feng had recently been investigating the source of the illegal drugs that induce mental riots.
However, there are still no clues.
Qu Tong, recalling her own experience that day, stroked her chin. "Did they investigate the Lan family?"
"We investigated, but found no leads," Si Yuting shook his head.
That's true; if she could think of it, Si Yuting must have thought of it long ago.
"Do you have any samples of that medicine? If so, give me some, and I'll have Old Man Yuan take a look."
The only thing Qu Tong could think of was Old Man Yuan's dog nose.
Upon hearing this, Si Yuting's expression hardened. "It's in Jiang Zhou's hands. I'll send it to you in a few days."
"OK."
Qu Tong showed off a box of strawberries and discovered that Si Yuting hadn't gone to work yet.
"Does Your Highness have anything else to tell me?"
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