He saw his granddaughter staring at him with wide eyes.
Old Mu smiled and said, "You don't need to look at me like that. Just do as I say and don't think about going to find Li Chu again."
"Grandpa, why? If he publishes this method, it will save tens of millions of patients suffering from that disease. If he is worried about harming his own interests, he can apply for patent protection for the drug formula."
"Yes, you're right." The old man nodded with a smile.
"From now on, just focus on your work and don't worry about things that aren't your concern."
"Uh..." Mu Yao didn't expect that all she said would only get her this one sentence. She stomped her foot angrily and went back to her room.
"Dad, what if Yao Yao runs off to find Li Chu herself?"
"This is your daughter, you can decide what to do with her. But as far as I know, Li Chu is in a bad mood right now. There was some arrogant guy who was in charge of the Second Bureau before, and he's in there now."
Your daughter just returned from studying abroad. Don't let anyone label her with any special status. I'm old, and sometimes I'm not so reliable.
Old Mu glanced at his eldest son, then stood up, holding onto the sofa armrest.
Seeing this, the special nurse quickly came over and took his arm.
"Xiao Zhao, help me to walk around in the yard."
"yes"
The old man's words stunned Mu Hongjun for a moment.
When his daughter was awarded a government-sponsored scholarship to study abroad, the old man clearly opposed it.
But because of his daughter's insistence, he eventually agreed.
That's why he knew very well that although the old man seemed fine on the surface, and Yao Yao was still chatting and laughing as before after returning from studying abroad, the old man actually no longer liked this little granddaughter.
As for the claim that Li Chu was angry, he was unaware of it. Even if he were still working, let alone retired, he wouldn't be exposed to such matters.
He understood the meaning of the old man's last two sentences very well: he was told to keep a close eye on his daughter, and if anything happened to her, no one else could help.
Sigh, he had to persuade his daughter again and make sure she gave up the idea. This time, no matter what, he couldn't let her do whatever she wanted.
The First Evolution
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After lunch, Li Chu and Ding Qiunan took their dog out for a walk.
Since it was just the two of them at home and they didn't have anything else to do, they wandered around for quite a distance. By the time they started walking back, it was almost nine o'clock.
As we walked along the main road and reached the entrance of the alley on the east side, several dogs suddenly became restless.
"Woof woof woof"
The two people who were talking quickly tightened the chain in their hands and looked into the alley.
"Brother, keep your dog on a tighter rein, or it might bite someone."
Under the dim yellow light of the streetlights, two men who looked to be in their twenties or thirties, each carrying a travel bag, walked out of the alley. One of them said...
Both of them were wearing baseball caps, and after they came out, they didn't stop, but walked quickly northwards.
"Woof woof woof"
The dogs continued barking persistently at the two people.
"Stop shouting!"
Li Chu said something, then turned his head to look at the two people, his brows furrowing tightly.
Because both of their baseball caps were pulled down low, and it was dark, it was impossible to see what Zhang looked like.
However, judging from the dog's reaction, it's probably not someone from the alley, otherwise they wouldn't be barking like that.
"What's wrong, Li Chu?" Ding Qiunan asked when she saw her husband staring at the backs of the two people.
"Those two people aren't from around here, and after they walked past, I felt they smelled rather strange."
"Huh? What's that smell? Is it the smell of not having showered for a long time?" Ding Qiunan didn't think much of it and even made a joke.
Li Chu shook his head: "I can't really describe the taste, it's just weird. Never mind, let's go home."
The people living in this area are all familiar faces, even if they don't know each other, but strangers occasionally walk in, so he didn't think much of it.
After entering the alley, they had just reached the first entrance. They were supposed to continue west, but for some reason, the dogs insisted on turning north.
This unexpected turn of events surprised Li Chu and Ding Qiunan. In all these years, their dog had never had such a problem.
Li Chu thought for a moment and said, "Follow them, loosen the chains a bit, and see what they're up to."
We walked north along the fork in the road for two small intersections, and then the dogs turned west. They stopped after passing two houses.
"Huh, how did we end up here?" Ding Qiunan looked around and said, somewhat puzzled.
"You know him?"
“I don’t know them, but Lou Xiao’e does, or rather, her father does. This family is her father’s friend. By the way, you should have seen them too; they were among the donors back then. This courtyard is similar to the one my sister lives in; both are detached houses.”
Li Chu took out a flashlight from his pocket, turned it on, and shone it around.
This alley is a dead end. The house that Ding Qiunan just mentioned is the innermost one. Next door there should be a large courtyard.
However, it was unclear whether the two houses outside were already closed or empty, as they looked dark and gloomy.
The third house, which is the one belonging to Lou's father's friend, still had lights on in the yard.
After thinking for a moment, Li Chu stepped forward.
"What are you doing?" Ding Qiunan asked quickly when she saw him raise his hand to knock on the door.
“There must be something going on if a few dogs stop here. Let me see.”
"Dong dong dong"
After he finished speaking, he knocked on the door a few times.
Seeing no movement in the yard, he knocked on the door a few more times, but it still seemed no one was there.
"Is she not home?" Ding Qiunan asked.
"The lights in the courtyard are on." Li Chu peered through the crack in the door, trying to see inside, but there was a screen wall behind the door, and apart from a sliver of light, he couldn't see anything.
"Um?"
Just then, he took two deep sniffs, then abruptly raised his head and took two steps back.
"What's wrong, Li Chu?"
"Something's happened. I can smell a faint scent of blood."
"What?" Ding Qiunan stared wide-eyed at her man.
"When I peeked through the crack in the door, I smelled blood. It must be human blood. Let's go call the police."
After saying that, he grabbed a few dogs with one hand and his wife's hand with the other and started walking out.
"You...could you be mistaken?"
“I can be wrong about anything, but I can’t be wrong about the smell of blood. You must have seen the dog’s unusual behavior just now.”
At this point, he realized what was going on.
"It must have been those two people from earlier. No wonder the dogs reacted so strangely."
"You mean, those two people just now..."
"It's only a possibility; no one knows what happened inside unless they go in."
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