My husband Can Cultivate-Chapter 218: No Humanity at All!

News that the War God King was participating in the Treasure Competition had spread throughout Kang City, and basically, anyone with any influence knew about it. This was a rare opportunity to get close to the War God King, so invitations for the event were selling like crazy. Many people spared no expense to buy one, with prices soaring as high as one hundred million Dragon Coins. It was utter madness.

"This is insane," Yang Qi muttered with a wry smile, looking at the invitation Huang Borren had given him. This little piece of paper had actually cost a hundred million Dragon Coins.

He wasn’t particularly interested in meeting the War God King, though. He was participating in the Treasure Competition for the Treasures themselves. Those hoping to meet the War God King would surely bring many valuable items. He, in turn, might get his hands on a Treasure sufficient to enhance his Cultivation. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?

"By the way, how is the investigation I asked you to conduct coming along?" For the past few days, Yang Qi had tasked Huang Borren with investigating for evidence of Hao Ziyun’s infidelity.

"Don’t worry, Boss. This is our specialty," Huang Borren said, thumping his chest. "The evidence we have on hand is already enough to make that woman leave with nothing. Frankly, even having her imprisoned wouldn’t be an injustice. That woman has tried to murder her own husband several times. She even poisoned Cao Zhendong. Afraid of being detected, she used a slow-acting poison. By the time he died, he wouldn’t even know what had happened, and nothing would be traceable."

"No wonder I found traces of poison in his body when I treated him," Yang Qi said with a frown. "She’s a truly venomous woman. Even more malicious than Li Qiutong!"

"Yes. With this evidence, it’s not just a matter of her leaving with nothing—she’s definitely going to prison. As for how many years she’ll get, that depends on how solid our evidence is. I’m still collecting more. I’ll make sure that woman, along with Fan Xiuran and Zou Shengrong, all pay the price!" Huang Borren declared.

"Thanks. You can get back to it," Yang Qi said.

He returned to the company and made his rounds, chatting with Cao Zhendong, who told him their product had already been sent to the Elixir Medicine Association for testing. The Elixir Medicine Association was the department that managed Elixirs, a semi-official organization much like the National Medicine Association. However, Yang Qi didn’t know its president. Perhaps it’s time I paid him a visit. The Kang City Commercial Alliance will definitely not allow our product to pass the tests smoothly. I must be prepared.

Qian Nanting still hadn’t returned, but Zou Shengrong and Fan Xiuran were keeping a close watch on the Qifei Group. The two of them summoned Hao Ziyun to a private club. After a bout of "intense exercise," they began to discuss the Qifei Group’s affairs.

"What exactly has Cao Zhendong been up to lately? Why is he being so secretive?" Zou Shengrong asked worriedly.

"What can that loser do? He’s completely washed up," Hao Ziyun said with a sneer.

"No, that’s not right," Fan Xiuran said, shaking his head. "We absolutely cannot underestimate Cao Zhendong. The man was our teacher, and he’s an absolute expert in pharmaceutical research. I’m afraid the Qifei Group is secretly preparing a big move. We can’t let them succeed and catch us off guard!"

"You’re right," Zou Shengrong said coldly. "I’ve sent people to investigate, but they can’t find anything. He’s definitely up to something. So, Ziyun, this time we’re counting on you."

"Me?" Hao Ziyun faltered. "You don’t actually expect me to go see Cao Zhendong, do you?"

"Exactly," Zou Shengrong said with a smile. "We want you to go to him. Just pretend to be remorseful, act a little pitiful, and he’ll surely tell you everything. Won’t he?"

"That’s true. That fool always comes crying to me whenever he has a problem," Hao Ziyun laughed. "Alright, consider it done. But what’s in it for me?"

"Haven’t you always wanted to work for the Kang City Commercial Alliance?" Fan Xiuran said. "Handle this, and we guarantee you a job in the human resources department. It’s a relaxed position, and you’ll earn big money."

"Deal!"

Hao Ziyun had to consider her own future, after all. She couldn’t rely on men forever. The day would come when her looks faded, and she’d surely be tossed aside. She needed to earn more money for herself. The salaries for the upper echelon of the Kang City Commercial Alliance were very high. Even as a deputy manager in human resources, the annual salary was five million. That would be enough to set her up for the rest of her life.

"To prevent failure, we should prepare a Plan B," Zou Shengrong added. "Get a few fighters to go with you. If the soft approach doesn’t work, we’ll use force. We’ll cripple that old fool again. Then we’ll stir up trouble by telling the Qifei Group he sided with us and sold out their secrets. Cao Zhendong will be finished!"

"Hahaha! He’ll probably kill himself!" Hao Ziyun roared with laughter.

"Does that make you so happy? He is your husband, after all," Fan Xiuran chuckled.

"He was your teacher, too, so don’t pretend to be any better. In this world, the only thing that’s real is self-interest!" Hao Ziyun scoffed.

As Yang Qi was reviewing the profile of the Elixir Medicine Association’s president, he suddenly got a call from Cao Zhendong. "That bitch wants to see me. Should I go or not?" By now, he trusted Yang Qi completely.

"Go. Why wouldn’t you?" Yang Qi said with a smile. "It’s a perfect opportunity to gather more evidence. Just play along with her. We’ll record the whole thing. Wait there, I’ll come and pick you up."

After meeting up with Cao Zhendong, Yang Qi had him change into a specific set of clothes. They were custom-made, equipped with a hidden camera and a microphone to record everything that transpired. Although Huang Borren had already collected a good deal of information, Yang Qi felt it wasn’t enough. To ensure those three served a longer sentence, he needed more evidence.

「Soon, in a private room at a clubhouse」

Cao Zhendong met Hao Ziyun. She immediately started crying and playing the victim, trying to coax the secrets out of him.

Cao Zhendong sneered, "You can drop the act, you bitch. You just want to know the Qifei Group’s secrets. I advise you to give up. It’s impossible. If there’s nothing else, I’m leaving."

Cao Zhendong got up to leave, but at that moment, the door to the private room swung open. Fan Xiuran and Zou Shengrong walked in from outside and shoved Cao Zhendong to the ground. Following them were several menacing fighters.

"Old man, you’ve grown some backbone, have you?" Fan Xiuran sneered. "Think that just because your legs are healed, you don’t have to be afraid of us anymore? Let me tell you, if you don’t spill the Qifei Group’s secrets today, I guarantee your legs will be broken all over again, just like a few months ago. You probably didn’t know, did you? That incident was our scheme, too. It was all to make you more dependent on Hao Ziyun so you’d spill all your technical secrets!"

BOOM!

It was as if a thunderclap had exploded in his mind. Cao Zhendong was stunned. He had thought these two bastards had merely cuckolded him. He never imagined they were also the ones who had broken his legs.

"Have you no humanity? No conscience at all?!" Cao Zhendong roared. "If it weren’t for me back then, how could you have landed such good jobs? How could you have learned so much?!"