Chapter 258: Fu Zhi’s True Identity – 1
With her eye half-closed, Fu Zhi stuffed her pencil back into her bag. Then, she said carelessly, “You better watch your mouth if you don’t want a civil dispute to escalate into a criminal case.”
“Fu Zhi!” Lu Chuwan shouted. “You’ve gone out of your mind! I have to put you in prison!”
Fu Zhi was carrying her bag. When she heard what Lu Chuwan had said, she replied in an apathetic voice, drawing out her vowels, “Before that, you have to figure a way to pay back the money that you owe .”
“Why do we have to pay you back?” Bai Yao finally found her chance and chid in.
Not wanting the situation to get out of control, Sheriff Zhao hurriedly stepped forward and cald them down. After a short while, Mama Liu arrived at the hospital.
She was led by a female police officer and was holding a USB in her hand.
“Sheriff Zhao, Young Master Yumo.” Mama Liu handed the USB to Lu Yumo. Then, she wiped the sweat off her forehead and said, “Xiao He told that he has compiled the surveillance footage of this week in this USB. He has even sorted it by date.”
Lu Yumo took out his laptop, plugged in the USB, and opened the surveillance footage of the day.
Dong Cun sensed that this matter might not be as simple as it seed. “Alright, that’s enough. Let’s stop here.”
He wanted to protect Lu Chuwan, or perhaps he did not want any of them to get hurt, as it might affect his profit. He thus went forward and added, “After all, we’re all a family, and a family shouldn’t fight. I suggest we sit down together and try to settle the matter in a peaceful way, what do you guys think?”
Fu Zhi gave him a aningful grin.
Lu Yumo did not listen. He began to play the surveillance footage starting from the morning Fu Zhi had arrived at the Lu Household.
Fu Zhi had just stayed in the Lu Household for 20 minutes.
The surveillance footage showed that after she followed Mama Liu upstairs, she only had a bank card in her hand by the ti she had co back down.
After that, Madam Lu had sent her away with tears in her eyes.
Even though there were no surveillance caras upstairs, Lu Chuwan’s room was just around the corner from Madam Lu’s room. After watching the footage, Lu Chuwan gained more confidence and said, “See? She went upstairs. This is proof.”
“Proof? You call this proof? Don’t make laugh, please,” Fu Zhi chid in sarcastically.
The pills in Lu Chuwan’s hand were defective products rejected by the research institute, so there was no way Fu Zhi would want to take them back.
Lu Chuwan was stumped for a second. Then, she was overwheld by her anger that she nearly had a heart attack. “Just you wait! When the test results co out, you’ll be going to prison!”
“Chuwan,” Dong Cun said. “The surveillance footage doesn’t prove anything. Since there’s no evidence to prove that she’s the one who took your dicine, let’s just call it quits.”
Lu Chuwan did not want to. She bit her lips in frustration as she stared angrily at Fu Zhi, who switched to a more comfortable posture as she leaned against the handrail.
Then, she glanced at Dong Cun and said, “I’ve been wondering about this, but what does this matter have to do with you? You’re not a mber of our family, so you don’t have a say in this. Stay aside and keep your mouth shut.”
Dong Cun tightened his fists when he heard what Fu Zhi had said. Just as he was about to say sothing, Ye Zhiwen erged from the laboratory.
“Lu Chuwan.” His attitude towards them had changed. He licked his pale lips, and his eyes were full of fervent light. He pulled Lu Chuwan to the side and asked, “Where did you get the dicine? Do you happen to know soone from the national core research team that’s working on the anti-cancer drug? Can you introduce them to ?”
Then, Ye Zhiwen invited all of them into the laboratory. He went to get so sterile cotton swabs and a bottle of rcurochro solution. After that, he put them on a tal tray and gave them to Bai Yao, signaling for her to tend to the wound on the tips of Lu Chuwan’s mouth.
Lu Chuwan, who was elated, said, “Yeah, I know one of them, but unfortunately, he’s not available at the mont.”
Ye Zhiwen’s eyes dimd from disappointnt.
His father had told him before that 40 years ago, he had been part of the team that had worked on the anti-cancer drug. Unfortunately, halfway through the research, most of the younger core mbers of his father’s team had passed away one after another. None of them had lived past the age of 28, and as a result, the research had been terminated.
His father had been wanting to complete the research, and Ye Zhiwen wanted to fulfill his wish. That was why he was being so nice to Lu Chuwan.
There were about ten or so stools in the laboratory, but he only took four for Lu Chuwan and her group. At the sa ti, he sent a ssage to his father and asked him to co to the hospital right away.
“I think we don’t have to investigate this matter anymore,” Lu Chuwan said. “Just admit your guilt, and I’ll help you beg for leniency.”
Her lips were dyed red by the rcurochro solution, causing her to look like a clown when she was talking. Looking at her, Lu Yumo could not help but chuckle as he said, “You looked so haggard, and I can see that you have more wrinkles than my mom.”
Lu Chuwan was stumped.
Fu Zhi paid her no mind, as she was busy observing Ye Zhiwen. Right now, he was circling Lu Chuwan like a busy bee and attending to every of her demand.
Sensing her gaze, Lu Jingqing then explained, “His father is Master Ye Tian. He’s the ex-president of the traditional Chinese dicine association.”
It took Fu Zhi quite so ti to figure out who Ye Tian was. When she finally matched him up to the face in her head, she let out a sigh of relief and told Ye Zhiwen, “I’m sorry for troubling you, Xiao Yen, but can you please continue to test my dicine first?”
Ye Zhiwen, who was 48 years old, was stumped.
‘Who do you think you’re to call Xiao Wen? Do you think you’re my aunt? What’s the matter with you?’
Ye Zhiwen’s face sank. He wanted to kick Fu Zhi out of the laboratory, but upon closer inspection, he realized that she bore so resemblance to his father and he fell into a trance.
Fu Zhi then added, “Hurry up, Xiao Wen. I still have other stuff waiting for to complete them at ho.”
Ye Zhiwen did not know what to say, and even Lu Yumo felt that his sister had gone out of her mind. He went up to her and placed his hand on her forehead to see if she was having a fever.
Fu Zhi swatted his hand away and offered Ye Zhiwen an amicable smile. “Don’t get nervous. I believe that with your gene, this is going to be a breeze for you.”
Ye Zhiwen still did not know what to comnt.
Lu Chuwan scoffed at Fu Zhi’s useless attempt to protect herself. She turned to Ye Zhiwen and ordered, “Since she insists, take the second bottle of dicine and run the test again.”
Ye Zhiwen nodded. He felt that Lu Chuwan was right. Then, he said, “You stay here and wait for for about 10 minutes. It won’t take long.”
Lu Chuwan nodded in return.
She watched as Ye Zhiwen cut the pill into half before crushing it with an advanced technology that she had never seen before. Then, Ye Zhiwen moved the crushed pill to observe it under a microscope.
Ye Zhiwen’s expression was serious. His eyes were sharp as he observed the pill through the microscope. However, a confused expression appeared on his face after roughly 8 minutes.
He wiped the sweat off his forehead. He felt that he might have made a mistake, so he repeated the steps again with another pill, only to get the sa result.
Holding the two results in his hand, he mumbled, “This is...”
Dong Cun went ahead and took the test result. “How did it go? Are the results the sa?”
Ye Zhiwen replied, “Well, they basically have the sa composition...”
“See? That ans she’s a thief!” Bai Yao interrupted before Ye Zhiwen could finish his sentence. After saying that, she turned to Sheriff Zhao and said, “What are you still waiting for? Hurry up and arrest her!”
Lu Chuwan felt a weight get lifted off her mind when she heard what Ye Zhiwen had said. However, she did not see the changes in Dong Cun’s face.
Sheriff Zhao rose to his feet, but Fu Zhi remained calm and composed.
Lu Chuwan scoffed. ‘Hah, there’s no way you can run from your punishnt this ti.’
However, just as this thought flitted across her mind, Ye Zhiwen added, “Even though the compositions are basically the sa, the amount used is different. Not only that, but I also detected so new herbs that could greatly reduce the side effects of the dicine. It’s just like a...”
Ye Zhiwen thought for a while before continuing. “It’s just like a Version 2.0 of the first bottle of dicine. It’s an enhanced version, and the governnt hasn’t rolled out this dicine on the official website yet.”
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