Although the old man’s illness isn’t too much of a problem for now, all that’s needed next is for Liu Hun to prepare the dicine in ti, then let Bai Xue take it back.
But the old man’s illness is still terminal, and it’s not a simple task to develop a good redy. Furthermore, sending Bai Xue back now isn’t very realistic. Du Cheng is eyeing them like a hawk. Liu Hun is sure Du Cheng won’t easily let him send Bai Xue away.
Liu Hun expected Du Cheng to send people to forcibly take Bai Xue away, but after waiting for two days, there was still no movent from Du Cheng’s side. This left Liu Hun puzzled. Could it be that Du Cheng or the Du Family had already completely decided to give up?!
On the third day, Du Cheng suddenly visited Shanghe Village. Liu Hun went to the entrance of the village and saw that Du Cheng had only brought a few people with him, and these few people were clearly from the system, utterly powerless. It was impossible for them to forcibly take Bai Xue away, especially in broad daylight.
Du Cheng is not stupid; on the contrary, he’s very smart, so Liu Hun wouldn’t be foolish enough to think that.
"County Chief Du, I wonder what brings you to our Shanghe Village this ti?" Liu Hun approached Du Cheng slowly, smiling as he asked.
"Get out. Our Shanghe Village doesn’t welco you!" Aunt Huang, as soon as Liu Hun finished speaking, imdiately waved the hoe in her hand and shouted loudly at Du Cheng and his n.
Following Aunt Huang’s words, the villagers around imdiately beca agitated. Not a single person in Shanghe Village welcod Du Cheng.
So ti ago, this guy forcibly demanded Shanghe Village to halt construction. Wasn’t that asking for everyone’s life?
"Yes, get out of our Shanghe Village. We do not welco you!" The villagers around shouted angrily at Du Cheng and his n.
The subordinates brought by Du Cheng, seeing the villagers holding hoes and other tools, and glaring at them with anger, montarily felt a few shades of fear on their faces.
As the saying goes, "Wicked people erge from impoverished mountains and troubleso waters." Although Shanghe Village is developing well now, it used to be terribly impoverished, which is an undeniable fact.
"Liu Hun, this ti I’ve co only to inspect your factory. As a county chief of a private enterprise, I should show concern. I assu you wouldn’t refuse such a request, right?" Du Cheng, facing all the villagers’ anger, didn’t pay attention and instead smiled at Liu Hun as he spoke.
Hearing this, Liu Hun furrowed his brow slightly. His intuition told him that Du Cheng’s visit was not that simple, but according to the regulations, he indeed had no reason to refuse Du Cheng.
Although in the past few days Liu Dekai had supposedly stripped Du Cheng of all real power, Du Cheng was still a county chief after all.
"Since County Chief Du wants to visit, our factory naturally welcos it." Liu Hun smiled, seemingly uninfluenced by the matter.
Both he and Du Cheng knew that if Liu Hun didn’t allow him to visit today, Du Cheng would certainly cling to this matter, so Liu Hun could only choose to take him for the visit.
"Boss, that old guy probably doesn’t co with good intentions." As soon as Du Cheng had just walked ahead, Xu Shimin expressed his concern to Liu Hun.
"They’re already here; we can’t refuse outright. After all, he is still the nominal county chief." Liu Hun shook his head and then followed suit.
Upon entering the factory, Du Cheng was stunned to see the place, only about a few dozen square ters in size.
"Tianhe Company is worth billions; do they rely on such a small factory?" Du Cheng asked Liu Hun in surprise.
"Scarcity increases value, and our company’s products pursue a high-end route—a million per bottle, naturally making money quickly," Liu Hun explained.
"That’s true. Producing a few hundred bottles, that’s tens of billions. This factory even outpaces a money printing machine—a true miracle," Du Cheng sincerely exclaid.
If there was no conflict between the Du Family and Liu Hun, Du Cheng would have loved to win over Liu Hun. A small factory like this wouldn’t know how much profit it could bring to Liu Hun.
And just relying on such a small factory, even the Du Family can’t do much against Liu Hun now; this is the terrifying aspect.
Upon entering the factory, seeing the brand new equipnt and dozens of workers busy in front of it, Du Cheng couldn’t help but show so curiosity.
"Liu Hun, does your company rely only on these assembly lines to produce Beauty Pill and Great Yang Pill?" Du Cheng asked Liu Hun curiously, glancing around.
"Exactly, a few people per assembly line will do. If the process wasn’t so complex, even a dozen people could handle it. After all, we don’t produce in large quantities," Liu Hun replied truthfully.
Even telling these things to Du Cheng didn’t matter.
"Why don’t you add more assembly lines? You would make money faster that way." Du Cheng turned around, looking at Liu Hun with so confusion.
He couldn’t believe Liu Hun would be soone who wouldn’t make money when he sees it.
"Mayor Du might not know, but both of these dicine pills are exclusively developed by . The final procedure always requires my personal involvent, so naturally, we can’t produce too many pills. Otherwise, I’d be dead tired. Money is sothing you can never finish earning; as long as it’s enough, it’s good." Liu Hun continued.
"Well, it seems your spending speed is quite terrifying, needing billions just to get by..." Du Cheng chuckled lightly as he continued to observe the factory.
Liu Hun rely smiled at Du Cheng’s mockery and did not take it to heart. The two were enemies, so he didn’t need to respond overly formally even to official words.
After accompanying Du Cheng on a tour, Liu Hun noticed the man seed eager to continue inspecting, but he paid no mind. He directly instructed Xu Shimin, then left.
Now, he was a little worried about the safety of Bai Xue and Chu ngyao. Although Liu Hun didn’t believe Du Cheng would act in broad daylight, there was no guarantee the guy wouldn’t lose his mind.
Returning to the villa and seeing Bai Xue and Chu ngyao sitting safely in the living room watching soap operas, Liu Hun finally relaxed.
"What’s wrong, Hun? Did sothing happen?" Chu ngyao approached Liu Hun gently upon seeing a bit of sweat on his forehead, wiping the sweat clean for him.
"It’s nothing, Du Cheng, the old man ca to Shanghe Village again, but this ti he’s visiting the factory. I can’t figure out his purpose, but it’s fine as long as you’re okay. You’ll have to bear with staying here for a couple more days." Liu Hun spoke earnestly to the two won.
"There’s food and drink here every day; what is there to be aggrieved about? Compared to running around busy before, this is much more relaxing." Chu ngyao chuckled.
"Then you shouldn’t work anymore. Let take care of you." Liu Hun said solemnly, gazing at Chu ngyao’s delicate face.
"Hun, I..." Chu ngyao felt a bit embarrassed being suddenly told that by Liu Hun.
She was determined to pursue a political career, not just to prove herself but also to assist Liu Hun in the future, at least so he wouldn’t have to handle everything himself.
"Alright, I was just joking. I already spoke to Secretary Liu about it, and once Bai Xue’s matter is resolved, you’ll work in the county town." Liu Hun smiled faintly, fully understanding Chu ngyao’s thoughts.
"Isn’t it too early for to work in the county town now?" Chu ngyao expressed so concern.
"It’s not early at all. In this field, experience matters, but like any company, to rise, you need results. Everyone sees the construction in Shanghe Village, and moving to county-level work won’t stir any gossip." Liu Hun gently held Chu ngyao’s small hand and spoke softly.
"I understand." Chu ngyao nodded.
While Liu Hun and Chu ngyao were talking, Xu Shimin suddenly called. Monts later, Liu Hun hung up, his expression growing cold.
"Stay here and don’t go anywhere; I’m heading to the factory." Liu Hun instructed the two won sternly.
Before Chu ngyao could ask, Liu Hun turned and left.
Arriving at the factory, Liu Hun looked at a worker on the ground foaming at the mouth, face pale, eyes lifeless, clearly already dead.
"Old Xu, what exactly happened here?" Liu Hun asked with a heavy expression, looking at the corpse on the ground.
Earlier on the phone, Xu Shimin rely inford him of an incident at the factory but did not expect it to be so serious.
"This worker’s na is Zhang Fei, a villager of Shanghe Village. His parents died when he was young, and he used to work in the city. When he heard our factory was hiring, I saw he knew so pharmacology, so I recruited him. Just now, he tried to sneak out a Great Yang Pill by putting it in his mouth, but Du County Mayor saw him, and accidentally swallowed it, which led to this..." Xu Shimin’s face was also grim.
Xu Shimin knew this matter was certainly related to Du Cheng, but he couldn’t find any reason, leaving him helpless.
Liu Hun glanced deeply at Du Cheng standing nearby, then examined the body closely. Although lacking dical tools, he was sure the man’s death resulted from consuming sothing previously, which reacted with the Great Yang Pill, causing poisoning.
"Chairman Liu, how do you explain this matter?" Du Cheng asked sternly, noticing Liu Hun’s abnormal expression.
"The Great Yang Pill contains no harmful substances, which previous consurs could attest to. Though the pill swallowed now was semi-finished, it would still be non-toxic. I preliminarily deduce he consud sothing else before and it clashed with the Great Yang Pill’s effect, leading to poisoning and death." Barely finishing his statent, Du Cheng coldly replied, "If Chairman Liu says so, does it an previous buyers were lucky not to eat anything else, hence survived without poisoning?"
"You..." Liu Hun was at a loss to refute Du Cheng’s words, since any argunt would indirectly imply the Great Yang Pill was poisonous.
"As a doctor, everyone knows my reputation. Give ti, I’ll surely clarify the truth." Suppressing his anger, Liu Hun spoke firmly to Du Cheng.
"Chairman Liu, you should know the protocols. You being a suspect now, regardless of your identity, can’t handle this matter yourself. I’ve already inford the county hospital, and the results will be personally explained to everyone." Du Cheng replied calmly, his face composed, looking at Liu Hun.
Seeing Du Cheng’s deanor, a flicker of killing intent flashed in Liu Hun’s eyes. He now understood the purpose of Du Cheng’s visit, but realizing it was a bit late.
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