Chapter 235 New Investment Has Appeared
After checking Yan Yueqing's pulse, Mr. Bai followed Chu Fengteng to check the pulses of Jia Hui and Zeng Pao.
A quarter of an hour later, the master and the disciple came back with frowns on their faces and serious expressions.
Yan Yueqing saw that they looked bad and asked with concern, "Are the two of them seriously injured?"
Mr. Bai sat on the sofa angrily and pointed at his little apprentice: "You speak."
Chu Fengteng said elegantly: "The two of them didn't use the poison for long, and although their physical injuries are serious, they are still within the range of recovery. My master was angry because he realized that the drug... was made by an acquaintance!"
"acquaintance?"
"Yes." Chu Fengteng sighed, "Come to think of it, I should call her Master Aunt."
Master?
Is that Mr. Bai’s junior sister?
"The Bai family has been studying medicine for generations. As the saying goes, medicine and poison are inseparable. Some people specialize in medicine, while others specialize in poison." Old Master Bai sighed, "My junior sister has been arrogant since she was a child. Since she couldn't beat me in medical skills, she turned to studying poisons and has made quite a few achievements!
But later on...she researched more and more poisons, and even worked with those people to make drugs! I reminded her many times not to break the law, but she always felt that I was interfering with her creations, and gradually she became estranged from me. "
When Mr. Bai said this, he felt a little depressed.
Chu Fengteng knew what he was thinking about, and comforted him, "Master, it's been so long since Master's Nun's incident..."
Mr. Bai clenched his fists. His expression was no longer as graceful as a fairy. Instead, he was filled with rage. “Time cannot erase this pain! Your master was wrong! I let her go 20 years ago, but so many things happened. Now there are two more cases! We must catch her no matter what, so that she won’t harm others again.”
Yan Yueqing didn't know the truth, but from their conversation, she vaguely guessed that the poison injected by Jia Hui was made by Mr. Bai's junior sister?
She hesitated whether to ask, but Chu Fengteng took the initiative to speak: "Master, this matter involves all the stars, and Aunt Xiaoxing has the right to know."
"There's nothing I can't say." Mr. Bai's eyes were dim, "It's just that our sect is unlucky."
At his signal, Chu Fengteng turned around and told him everything about the past.
Bai Zhi, the junior sister of Mr. Bai, is gifted in poison research. She was originally a partner with her senior brother Bai Zhu to revitalize the path of traditional Chinese medicine! However, when they were young and frivolous, one of them fell in love with her secretly, and the other's heart was unshakable.
Bai Zhu once said that in this life he cultivated Taoism and studied medicine, and he had no desire for worldly things. He only wanted to use his meager strength to relieve the suffering of all living beings.
Bai Zhi, however, felt that her senior brother was just entrusting her with this, so she left the Bai family in anger and went out on her own.
This is not some ancient Chinese novel, nor is there any coincidence.
The brothers and sisters reached a fork in the road and went their separate ways.
When they met again, each of them had an apprentice. Bai Zhi had made great progress in poison research, so he poisoned his brother's apprentice.
Bai Zhu helped his apprentice to solve the problem twice, which made Bai Zhi more courageous in the fight.
In a flash, she went with those people to study how to create new poisons.
"Twenty years ago, I ran into her medicinal materials transaction once." Mr. Bai regretted, "At that time, I vaguely heard that the drug police over there were investigating a major case. I thought it might be related to her... but I didn't want to think too badly of her. Who knew she would let the tiger go back to the mountain?"
Chu Fengteng shook his head: "Master has been blaming himself too much these years, always thinking that he let Bai Zhi escape... But Master, the drug enforcement police themselves admitted that they did not have any evidence related to Bai Zhi's drug manufacturing at that time. Even if they invited her back for investigation, they would not find anything and would eventually let her go."
Yan Yueqing agreed: "Yes, without evidence, they can't arrest anyone."
Mr. Bai frowned: "They have no evidence and cannot judge. But I clearly knew it was her... and I was soft-hearted and indulged her. The two concepts are completely different!"
His eyes were extremely dim. "Since then, I have started to conduct research on the corresponding needles and medicines for the poisons she made... Unfortunately, although it is also research and development, the profits she makes from making poisons are simply too high! I want to specialize in researching related prescriptions, but I can't get any financial support...
Ms. Yan, to be honest, Chinese medicine has been declining over the years. Our generation is getting older, and new people are choosing livelihood over inheritance. Even a Chinese medicine family like Feng Teng was almost wiped out over the years...
Dreams and jobs, no matter who you choose, it's fine! But the consequence is... every time I develop a detoxification recipe, Baizhi will invent many different kinds..."
The road of scientific research has always been like this.
Not to mention the long time that takes generation after generation, the raw materials alone are enough to put the team through a tight schedule!
As far as traditional Chinese medicine is concerned, common herbs are relatively easy to find, but some precious herbs take a long time to find, not to mention the preparation process. If you are not careful, they will lose their medicinal properties.
Nowadays, a large number of medicinal herbs are cultivated, which have lost a lot of medicinal properties compared to wild ones! This has also led to the loss of many prescriptions.
It is not easy for Mr. Bai to persist alone for twenty years.
Yan Yueqing thought for a moment and said, "How about I invest some money in the name of Feng Teng?"
"Ah?" Mr. Bai was stunned.
In the past, he had a shameless face and talked a lot, but no one was willing to invest. Now... Miss Yan actually wanted to pay for it just because he told her about Bai Zhi?
Mr. Bai did not agree immediately. He thought for a moment and his expression became very serious. "Ms. Yan, to be honest, investing is easy, but researching a prescription is not something that can be done overnight... I have invested almost all of my assets in the research and development of drugs, but the results are still unsatisfactory."
What he meant was that if the investment was too little, it would only be a drop in the bucket for research; but if the investment was too much, it would be difficult for him to justify it.
Yan Yueqing nodded: "Don't worry, I understand!"
Chu Fengteng said: "Master, Aunt Xiaoxing once lent a helping hand to my Chu family when it was in decline. She is a true gentleman who does good without expecting anything in return! She understands everything."
"I know... then..." Mr. Bai considered it for a moment. Ten million... would it be too much?
"Let's invest 100 million first." Yan Yueqing said decisively, "If it's not enough, we can add more later!"
Mr. Bai: ??? !!!
Um? !
Did he hear something wrong?
One hundred million?
Mr. Bai knew that Yan Yueqing invested 50 million in the Chu family, but the Chu family was a family of traditional Chinese medicine after all, with a wealth of financial resources. As long as they took the right path, a turnaround was just around the corner!
If Mr. Bai had 50 million at that time, he would also invest in the Chu family.
The research and development formula is different again... There's a high chance that this thing will fail!
Thousands of precious medicinal materials may not be able to produce anything good! It's not like making an elixir, anyway, the elixir is a good thing that can prolong life...
Was Yan Yueqing right? ! One hundred million? !
(End of this chapter)
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