Chapter 80 - 79: Zhou Jun in Action

Chapter 80: Chapter 79: Zhou Jun in Action

After the police posted an official notice online, netizens read the full story and fell silent.

The whole affair was just too bizarre. You couldn’t say it was unrelated to the Lin Xian Village incident—after all, Kong Wei refused to pay because of it.

But then again, the connection seemed tenuous. It was mainly that the Kong family was just too much.

Of course, now that the show was over, the most important thing was to start mocking the idiots who had believed the short video.

Sitting under the pavilion and scrolling through the news online, Lin Feng didn’t know what to say.

"So the whole thing resolved itself so dramatically?"

Hu Xia said, "Yeah, it feels a little anticlimactic. I was all ready to release our evidence and really put them in their place."

"This is fine too. At least we won’t have those trolls smearing our name just for the sake of arguing."

"Boss! Boss! That foreign Bow and Arrow company called again just now. They said they want to partner with us and offer a sponsorship."

"Tell them to go to hell."

"Sis, have you seen what’s happening online? It’s wild!" Hu Zhiming said, running over.

"We have. Weren’t you going to watch the acrobatics show? How is it over there?"

"It’s amazing! Especially the ’climbing a mountain of knives and plunging into a sea of fire’ act. A ton of tourists were even throwing money to tip them."

’Thinking back, those tourists were hilarious. They were treating the professional troupe like street buskers. Some people who didn’t have cash were even asking for a QR code.’

"In that case, I’ll go check it out later. I’ve only ever seen that kind of performance on TV."

Lin Feng had seen similar things as a child. Back then, during rural funerals, the hired brass bands would perform acts like swallowing needles, lifting tables with their teeth, and pressing steel bars against their throats.

Nowadays, only dedicated acrobatic troupes would likely perform such acts. Many of them, being too dangerous for anyone to learn, have already been lost to time.

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「In the Imperial Capital」

At Zhou Jun’s house, after getting a "mixed doubles" beating from his parents, he was taken to his grandparents’ residence.

’I told them it was the same kind of thing as the Medicinal Tea, but they just wouldn’t believe me.’

He rubbed his backside, red and raw from a leather belt, feeling he’d been wrongfully beaten.

After bringing back the Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills, he had given some to a testing agency for pharmaceutical analysis.

The results showed that the substances contained in the pills and the Medicinal Tea were identical.

The only difference was that the concentration of these substances was slightly higher in the pills than in the Medicinal Tea.

Only after confirming they were harmless did he give the pills to his grandfather and grandmother.

But somehow, his parents had gotten wind of it, and they’d held him down and given him a whipping at home.

Seeing his parents walk out with Dr. Wang, he turned his head away.

"Dr. Wang, are you certain my father and mother’s health has improved?"

"Mr. Zhou, they are indeed much better than before, especially their lungs. What medicine have you been using?"

Wang Zhongxi was curious. The old gentleman had recovered somewhat last time, but it hadn’t been nearly as significant as this.

The recovery of their lung function, in particular, was astounding.

"Get over here! Tell Dr. Wang what’s going on."

"Hmph!"

"Get over here, now! Or do you want another whipping?"

Unable to defy the tyrant, he had no choice but to walk over and explain.

"It was just like with the Medicinal Tea last time. I went to Lin Xian Village again, this time with Lin Chaoyan."

"They’ve produced a new medicine there called Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills. It has the same ingredients as the Medicinal Tea, but it’s more effective, so I got some and brought them back."

Wang Zhongxi was surprised. "A medicine like that exists? How have I never heard of it?"

"Of course you haven’t. Its approval process is being held up by someone. Professor Sun Yannian knows more about it; you can ask him."

"Thank you for the information. I’ll go ask him shortly."

As a physician on the special healthcare team, he had a sharp intuition that this medicine could be beneficial for many of the senior cadres.

After Dr. Wang left, Zhou Licheng finally spoke. "Alright, tell me about this Lin Xian Village."

’Lin Chaoyan took his own son there, which means that place can’t be simple.’

"The Jade Grapes I mentioned before grow there. The place also has those incredible Arrow Towers, and when I went this time, I found the environment has become amazing as well."

"You and Mom can look it up on your phones. There’s a lot of information about the place online now."

Xu Huimin suddenly asked, "Are you talking about the Jade Grapes that are supposed to have beautifying effects?"

"Huh? Mom, how do you know about that?"

’He’d only mentioned the Jade Grapes once, without going into detail with his parents.’

"The Qian Family’s eldest daughter-in-law told me. I didn’t believe her at first, but then she showed me before-and-after photos of someone who had eaten the Jade Grapes."

"Oh, I get it now. Someone from Wuyuan County must have given her family a share of the Jade Grapes."

Zhou Licheng asked, "So that stuff is real?"

Zhou Jun rolled his eyes at his father, but seeing the glare he got in return, he quickly added, "Of course it’s real. Why else would Brother Lin and I go to such a small place?"

"Since it works, buy some and bring them back for your grandparents on both sides."

’The benefits aren’t just cosmetic,’ he thought, ’it can also prolong one’s life.’

"Mom, the vines there have started growing naturally now, so there should be more grapes."

"They haven’t decided who to sell them to yet. But they’re 888 yuan a bunch, and it’s not like I, your son, can just take them without paying."

"I’ll call your aunt in a bit. You must use all the money I give you this time to buy those grapes."

"If I find out you used the money to buy anything else, just wait until you get back. Your father will skin you alive."

"Mom, do you think you could ask Dad to have someone look into this? Their medicine is so effective, but its approval is being blocked just because some pharmaceutical companies want to get their hands on the formula."

"Besides, about that Lin Feng... Lin Chaoyan said he’s an extraordinary person. Earning a favor from him now would be beneficial for my future dealings with him."

Zhou Licheng said, "You don’t need to worry about this. Just go do whatever it is you do."

After Zhou Jun left, he immediately started making calls to have someone investigate Lin Xian Village.

A file was delivered to him shortly after. Upon reading it, he found that Lin Xian Village was indeed anything but simple.

The scientifically inexplicable Arrow Towers, the miraculous Jade Grapes, and the suddenly improved environment.

"Li Cheng, it’s best if we don’t get involved in this."

"I’ll mention it to Chengye later. I’ll have him bring it up."

While they were considering how to help Lin Feng with the medicine’s approval, Wang Zhongxi had returned and gone directly to find Sun Yannian to ask about the Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills.

After reviewing Sun Yannian’s test results and research, he felt like his brain couldn’t process it all.

’Who would believe that a simple herbal remedy could be this effective?’

"Don’t just stare at it. The data might look simple, but this medicine is anything but."

"We’ve already tried. Using the same herbs, we can’t replicate the medicine’s effects. There’s definitely something in it that we don’t know about."

"That makes more sense. If you told me these ingredients alone could have such an effect, I’d start to question my entire medical education."

"By the way, I heard its approval is being held up. What’s the story there?"

"It’s a tactic being used by a few pharmaceutical companies. They’re operating within the letter of the law, so there’s nothing to be done."

Wang Zhongxi said furiously, "Those scumbags. A medicine this good could save countless lives if it were approved."

"Since they want to play by the book, I’ll show them what it means to be even *more* by the book!"

Sun Yannian watched Wang Zhongxi storm off and thought, ’Looks like there’s a chance to turn things around now.’