I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 554 - 548: Medicine Found in Jiang Xin’s Dorm Room

Chapter 554: Chapter 548: Medicine Found in Jiang Xin’s Dorm Room

On the day he returned to Hejia Village, he met Qiao Qingyu, unaware that her soul had been replaced by another’s.

But because of his existing impression of her, he did not guard against her.

Yet, he had to admit, his beginning with Qiao Qingyu was indeed a failed example, but what did that matter? Even if they had strayed for a while, things eventually corrected themselves, which was enough.

Rarely verbose, He Xiuyu spoke at length as somewhat of a defense for himself, but also to explain to Qiao Qingyu that the reason he hadn’t been wary of her was because they had played together during winter and summer vacations as children...

So, in the end, it was her fault.

Qiao Qingyu reached out and playfully pinched the soft flesh around his waist.

He Xiuyu grimaced in pain but swiftly changed the subject.

He mentioned that Jiang Xin had medicine in her possession.

Then, Qiao Qingyu recalled that, perhaps last year, the child Zhao Yuan had mentioned something his mother had once said.

Now, with the vigorous development of the economy, the class struggle between friends and foes had transformed, no longer a life-and-death fight over territories but had shifted to other tactics.

Such as in the fields of economic development, and cultural and personnel exchanges—there were so many possibilities.

As the nature of the conflict changed, so too must people’s ways of thinking.

So, was there a connection between the medicine Jiang Xin had and this hospital?

Seeing that he had successfully shifted the topic, He Xiuyu realized that there were some things Qiao Qingyu could say that he couldn’t—that whatever Qiao Qingyu said was fine, but whatever he said was wrong.

So, it was better not to say anything.

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Zhou Zijiao packed her things, waiting for Xiao Wei to pick her up.

Zhou Hai wasn’t returning to Beijing for the time being; he had no face to return, but fortunately, Brother Zhou used his connections to allocate more funds for the development of the base, and the factory projects the base had applied for were also approved. With these resources, Zhou Hai could work here for another five years.

Five years wasn’t particularly long but wasn’t short either.

Thus, Zhou Hai slowly recovered his spirits; he was competent at his work. Now, aside from the experimental areas, the residential zone of the base had taken on the scope of a city.

With so many people at the base, its self-sufficiency could support a small city.

This area was temporarily known as the ’Living City.’

Eventually, schools, hospitals, and stores would relocate there. freewebnøvel.com

Currently, the comprehensive school, kindergarten, and stores were all connected, and their preparation was managed by the Agricultural Group.

The Agricultural Group had expanded its territory; in spring, a cereal processing plant was built.

This was Qiao Qingyu and He Xiuyu’s plan: to give it three more years, using the Tenghai Group brand to promote all the viable seeds from the space experiments.

Adding these three years made it ten.

In three years, Gelle State, the closest area, would also achieve self-sufficiency with the Barley Grass seeds.

Then, Qiao Qingyu planned to withdraw from the Agricultural Group.

These three years were also the time Wu Xiucai gave Qiao Qingyu.

Wu Tai now had health issues, many jobs were beyond his capacity, and Wu Xiucai wanted to rest.

Moreover, three years later, Qiao Qingyu would need to start learning from scratch at Wulong Group.

Wulong Group’s current businesses, both domestic and international, were vast and broad-ranging, especially those parts domestically that were invested in without expecting returns.

This part of Wulong Group was a secret, known by few outsiders because it was related to national concerns.

So, it would take time for Qiao Qingyu to truly take control of Wulong Group.

Qiao Qingyu neither agreed nor disagreed; she wasn’t particularly interested in dominating Wulong Group, but she had to admit, she was indeed the suitable successor.

Qiao Qingyu was, however, very interested in the grain and oil processing that Wulong Group wanted to invest in.

But currently, the supply of grain and soybeans hadn’t reached an unmanageable surplus.

So that discussion would have to wait for three years.

Xiao Wei came to pick up Zhou Zijiao to go to school in Beijing.

Jiao Jiao said her reluctant goodbyes to Qiao Qingyu, then kissed Little Chaoxuan several times before she and her mother got into the jeep and headed to the train station.

Those unaware of the details commented that "Sheepskin can’t be attached to a dog’s body," referring to how Zhou Zijiao, cheerful and joyous, followed her biological mother without giving Liu Ying a single glance, regardless of how well she was cared for—calling her an ingrate.

Liu Ying didn’t explain but simply smiled and returned home.

Zhou Hai didn’t know about this; by the time he found out, Jiao Jiao was already about to start school.

But the base’s comprehensive school hadn’t opened yet, however, the high school juniors preparing for their senior year hadn’t had summer break, and the teachers were giving them remedial classes every day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

The comprehensive school’s college entrance examination results were very good this year, with 12 making it into top universities, 35 into first-tier, 30 into second-tier universities, and over 40 into community colleges.

Almost half of the graduates.

The results were indeed gratifying, especially since the universities hadn’t yet expanded their admission quotas.

Jiao Jiao scored first in West City, following in Aunt Qiao’s footsteps.

Just as things were calming down, suddenly the whole Tenghai Research Base was put under martial law.

No entry or exit was allowed.

The atmosphere was tenser than ever before; many people didn’t know what had happened, and managers in every department, office, factory, and even residential areas urged everyone to stay calm, not to panic; the martial law was due to very important medication that went missing from the Biotechnology Laboratory.

Medication that was crucial—so everyone diligently stayed at their posts, not daring to wander.

Deploying this measure wasn’t difficult; before Liu Ying and Jiang Xin could even continue planning, a drug was found in Jiang Xin’s dormitory.

It was an unbranded, unnumbered, dateless and factory-less unknown medication.

Naturally, Jiang Xin was also in her dormitory when a clear goal to search for this medication was set, Jiang Xin, living alone in accordance with her position, had a private dorm room.

Jiang Xin thought she had hidden it very secretly, yet Director Lin found it personally during the search.

At that moment, Jiang Xin’s face turned completely pale, her mind went blank, and she stood rooted to the spot.

Jiang Xin, along with the discovered medicine bottle, was taken to the security office.

However, she was still a person of some status, so she was given due respect; she was kept in a room by herself and when Director Lin questioned her, he was gentle, merely seeking to understand the situation.

Only then did Jiang Xin come to her senses, instinctively beginning to dissociate herself from the situation, insisting the item wasn’t hers, that she had never seen it before, and it must have been someone else who had stealthily placed it in her room. However, as to who that could be, she instead urged Director Lin to thoroughly investigate.