Zheng Shan recounted in detail what happened that day, and also mentioned that they had never stopped searching all these years.
Only then did Li Chu realize that the Zheng family had been searching for him for twenty years.
In the living room, several people were chatting happily when Ding Qiunan, who had been sitting silently to the side, nudged her husband.
"Li Chu, it's lunchtime. Please, the three of you, go to the small canteen for a meal, and then you can continue your conversation."
"No, no, no, Brother Li, Sister-in-law, we won't eat. We came here today just to hitch a ride with someone else. We need to go over and meet up with them later."
"That won't do. Now that you've come all this way, how can you leave without even having a meal?"
“Brother Li, we’re not just being polite. We’ve come to see you for two reasons: first, to thank you for saving our lives back then, and second, to fulfill my father’s last wish.”
Zheng Jiang paused here and gave his younger sister a wink.
Seeing her brother's signal, Zheng Hong quickly took something out of her bag.
The item was wrapped in a towel. After Zheng Jiang took it, he carefully removed the towel.
If Li Chu was not mistaken, this should be a piece of mutton-fat white jade from Hetian, and it should be a whole piece that has not been carved.
“Brother Li, this is what my father told us three siblings to hand over to you before he passed away. Now that I’m seeing you, my father’s last wish can finally be fulfilled.”
"I can't accept this!" Li Chu shook his head and pointed to the jade in Zheng Jiang's hand, asking, "Xiao Jiang, do you know what this is?"
“Brother Li, of course I know, this is mutton fat jade.”
"Since you know this, you should also understand its value. Do you think I can accept this?"
"Pack it up quickly. I appreciate your kindness, but I really can't accept the gifts. Your father's spirit in heaven will understand."
"This..." Zheng Jiang looked at his sister and then at his brother, somewhat at a loss.
"Really, Xiao Jiang, if you consider me your family's benefactor, then keep this jade. If I really take it, you'll be repaying kindness with enmity," Li Chu joked.
The jade was indeed of high quality. Even though Li Chu didn't know much about jade, he had at least learned a little from his master.
It's precisely because it's so good that he can't accept it. If he did, what would that be like? This thing is too hot to handle. He doesn't need it. If he wants it, he can buy it himself.
Zheng Shan, who was also a public servant, understood Li Chu's concerns. After thinking about it, he finally asked his brother to rewrap it and put it away.
Because they consistently refused to eat there, Li Chu had no choice but to send them away.
After watching them walk away from the hospital entrance, Li Chu and Ding Qiunan headed towards the small canteen together.
As for the three Zheng siblings, Zheng Jiang looked at his younger brother and said, "Shanzi, what should we do if we haven't delivered the gifts?"
"If it wasn't delivered, it wasn't delivered. I never expected anyone to accept it."
"Why?"
"Is that even a question? Brother Li is so young and already holds such a high position, do you think he doesn't have a brain? Would he just accept whatever anyone gives him? If that were the case, do you think Brother Li would still be sitting there so comfortably?"
"Shanzi, we didn't deliver the gifts. Will this have any impact on you in the future?"
"Don't worry, sis, it won't have any impact. I told Director Zhang before I came that this thing might not be able to be sent out, and he said to do his best."
“Sigh…” Zheng Hong sighed and said, “Actually, it’s better that we didn’t give it to him. Brother Li saved our whole family’s lives back then. We even lied to him and gave him something. If he had really accepted it just now, I don’t know how I would have faced our father in the future.”
Zheng Jiang sighed after hearing his sister's words: "Alright, stop thinking about it. Now that Brother Li didn't accept it, isn't this the best outcome? When we come back, we'll bring him some local specialties from our area. That's how we show our appreciation."
"Let's go, brother and sister, don't think about it anymore!"
...
In the small canteen, Ding Qiunan placed the food she had prepared in front of her husband.
"What's wrong? I noticed you seemed a little distracted when you were talking to the Zheng family just now."
She's definitely his wife; she can see through his little schemes immediately. Li Chu sighed inwardly.
"It's all because of that announcement this morning that caused all the commotion..." Li Chu recounted the events of the morning to his wife.
Devour
After listening, Ding Qiunan asked with considerable surprise, "Who came to these conclusions? How dare they so blatantly cover it up?"
"Who says otherwise? I think these people are really crazy! They probably didn't expect that such a small matter would alarm the higher-ups."
"Shouldn't we thank Uncle Wang for taking you to report to the leader that day?"
Li Chu thought for a moment and nodded: "That's true, but I feel that Uncle Wang may have sensed something. He just wasn't sure, so he took precautions, and it turned out to be the right thing to do."
"Should you tell Uncle Wang?"
"Let's not talk about it for now. Let's wait until Jianjun and the others have found something out. Uncle Wang has too many things to do lately."
You need to be careful!
"Don't worry, honey, I'm being careful."
...
Li Chu had expected that the investigation would be swift once Sun Jianjun and his group got involved, but he never imagined it would be this fast.
In just three days, they uncovered the truth, leaving no one out, and all the people involved in the case in China were arrested.
That's right, this is another espionage case involving foreign entities, but it's different from the previous ones; this time it's about commercial espionage.
A foreign pharmaceutical company has its sights set on Chinese medicine.
They obtained drug formulas that were useful to them by bribing staff at the pharmaceutical institute.
The reason she stole the pills and prescription prepared by Li Chu was also because of this.
When Sun Jianjun told him how much money those people had been bribed, Li Chu felt his worldview shattered.
Can you imagine that for just a thousand dollars, those people could sell our medicinal formulas, which have been passed down for thousands of years and verified by countless people?
He really didn't know what to say to those people.
Sun Jianjun sat in the chair opposite Li Chu, with his legs propped up on the desk.
"Alright, don't be sad. Those people offered a high price for your prescription, a full five thousand dollars."
Sun Jianjun stretched out his hand and exaggeratedly gestured a five.
Li Chu wanted nothing more than to walk over and give that guy a piece of his mind.
Damn it, am I after those five thousand dollars? I'm heartbroken over those prescriptions that have already been sold.
Looking at Sun Jianjun's roguish manner, Li Chu pointed to the office door with a headache: "The door is over there. Goodbye."
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