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Dwarf In The Future - Chapter 81.3

Published at 28th of February 2024 12:01:59 PM


Chapter 81.3

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After receiving Qiao Zhiya’s news, Chu Rong hurried back at the fastest speed. Seeing that Zhuang Yu and Qiao Zhiya were both sitting in the living room with an ugly expression, he asked with a frown, “What happened?”

Zhuang Yu answered by dropping a stack of test data on the coffee table. She then explained, “Qiao’s verdict on the drug is that the composition is very complicated and the effect is unstable. I think it should be only a semi-finished product. The possible drug effect may temporarily improve the spiritual strength and allow the user to feel pleasure. But then… there’s a big chance of spiritual paralysis, power overdraft… none of them is a positive effect. The main thing is that this medicine can cause addiction, and long-term use will cause permanent damage to the brain.”

Even counting its main effect of boosting one’s spiritual power, its drawback is the worst kind! When she first got the test results, she almost thought that she had read it wrong.

Hearing this, Chu Rong’s chilling gaze emerged. He glanced at Qiao Zhiya, who had been holding his face but did not speak. He wondered what he was thinking when he had an epiphany. He asked with a black face, “You tasted this drug?”

Qiao Zhiya, who was thinking about many things, shook his head once he heard Chu Rong’s question. He further explained, “I only tried a little bit to determine its effect. After that, I immediately neutralize the effect with my own potion. I’m okay, don’t worry. Zhuang Yu-jie had already checked it for me too.” 

Chu Rong immediately turned at Zhuang Yu, and the doctor could only helplessly nod her head. In fact, she had to force Qiao Zhiya to agree to the physical inspection. She was scared to death after she learned that Qiao Zhiya actually drank the drug blindly.

Chu Rong’s expression got better. He sat next to the youth and rubbed the top of his head, and asked, “Why that long look? What did you find out?”

Qiao Zhiya automatically tilted his head once he felt Chu Rong’s palm. Remembering his discovery, his frown only deepened. “I analyzed the effect of this drug and found that it also has a hidden effect, that is, hypnosis. Zhuang Yu-jie is right, this potion is a semi-finished product. I think, there should be another semi-finished drug like this one. And once you mix both of them together, it should make one finished drug.” 

Hypnosis? Mind control? 

Chu Rong and Zhuang Yu looked at each other and realized the seriousness of the matter.

Mind control, a study and pharmacy that has long been forbidden! At the welcome banquet last year, the Xiang family only dared to let high-level spiritualists control Long Baorou nearby, and did not dare to really damage her spiritual sea. Now the Ning family wanted to secretly launch a drug that can mind-control someone? 

What does the Ning Family want to do!

“The Ning family must be prevented from distributing pre-order drugs.” Zhuang Yu said, biting her lips with hate. “What family of medicine? What kind of healer are they? It turns out they’re just a bunch of vicious wolves in sheep’s clothes! I thought that the Ning Family’s push for special lineage spiritual power research back then was a momentary ghostly obsession, but now it seems that the Ning Family is simply rotten to the core!”

In the past few years, the Ning family’s entire pharmaceutical industry has given them a lot of respect. During wartime, the Ning family provided a lot of medicines for free. They might look benevolent, but in actuality, the Ning family took the largest part in terms of benefits in the long run.

They didn’t expect the Ning family’s greed to be this endless. They are really thinking about making mind-controlling drugs, likely mediated via spiritual power control. 

At this time, there weren’t many days left until the Ning family’s one-month pre-order period for the drug. Without further delay, Chu Rong got up and walked towards the study. Zhuang Yu saw this and hurriedly followed, and Qiao Zhiya also followed after a moment. 

Chu Huai and Gu Yan’an quickly rushed home. Gu Ke, Gu Yan’an’s father and the current head of the Gu family was also invited. They all had a meeting in the study until midnight. Qiao Zhiya didn’t understand these matters concerning the Federation’s situation and arrangements, so after just listening for a while, he consciously went out and went into his laboratory.

He still remembers that many people who had sampled the drug for free before. Regardless of who those people were, they couldn’t find them later. It was crucial for him to make an antidote that can neutralize the drug effects. 

Time passed briskly during this busy period. A few days later, a new month dawned, and it was the day when the Ning family’s new drugs were scheduled to be launched. All of the Ning family’s pharmacy stores opened bright and early. However, a branch of the pharmaceutical supervision department broke through the distribution site of the new drug, and directly confiscated the pharmacy box of the Ning family, indicating that this new drug did not pass the legal review process, and the proper procedures must be completed before it can be sold.

The people waiting for the drug were stunned, and then they descended into a small riot – the Ning family wanted to sell the new drug without being reviewed first? Isn’t this an illegal drug, then? The Ning family dared to sell illegal drugs? 

The Ning family was caught off guard by this move, and when they saw that the people were reacting negatively, they immediately began to try to clarify the matter. But as a result, the government officials didn’t even give them a chance to go through their connections to use their power to pressure the officials. They carried up the drugs in boxes and ran away, also leaving behind a blockade alarm device to remind the people who came after them not to buy unapproved drugs. 

They’re like a quick-footed thief, running away at a moment’s notice. The Ning family never got the chance to explain. And since the alarm device was put by the government agent, the Ning family, as a private entity, aren’t allowed to dismantle it. This only upset the public even more, as this only proved to them that the Ning family did sell illegal drugs. 

Elder Ning patted the armrest of the chair vigorously, and said, “What in the world did you do wrong! How can you let the department you’re holding turn around and screw yourselves over, how do you all run things!”

“At that time, it was only the grunt workers that came over, that is, newcomers or temporary workers. Now that they found out that the confiscation was not right they have all already fled to other planets. Which means, this matter is obviously someone who is deliberately targeting us. Most likely, this is the doing of the Chu family.” Ning Tianya explained, and his expression did not look good.

This recent series of actions to push the drug was originally a helpless move, and now that it had come to this, when his big brother returned from the Empire, he knew he would be blamed for this matter! 

‘The Chu family…’ Elder Ning calmly thought for a while, his expression eased again, and said, “But fortunately, we are prepared. The drug distributed this time is an improved version. Even if the Chu family took it, they wouldn’t be able to find anything wrong with it. Let’s prepare for the aftermath. Remember to guide the public’s opinion. The president’s election is in sight. This year’s policy theme is ours. We have an advantage. Don’t mess it up. ”

“I understand.” Ning Tianya nodded, his grave expression had eased. 

In the upstairs room, Ning Kongran took off his headphones, squinted at the ceiling for a while, and turned over to find a custom communicator under the pillow.

Two days after the drug was confiscated, the Ning family held a press conference to explain their side, saying that the new drug was not illegal, but there was a small procedure that hadn’t to be done. In addition, in order to compensate for the lack of stocks this time, The Ning family decided to return their deposit, give them this drug for free, and also gave them various discounts of their other products. 

Afterwards, the Ning family also said that in order to thank everyone for their understanding and support in this incident, they decided to set up a medical fund to help people with disabilities and train talents, and give back to the community.

“Understanding and support? Is the Ning family talking out of their ass now? Heh, I know in a short while nobody will understand and support them.” Zhuang Yu sneered, kicked the drugs at her feet, and said mockingly, “Changing the ingredients of a spiritual soothing drug and selling it as a new product? Tch, the Ning Family’s tactic of selling a dog’s meat with a sheep’s head is really well-done.”

Qiao Zhiya glanced at the boxes that were casually piled up like trash at her feet, and said, “This ‘new’ drug is still advisable. Long-term use can really speed up the cultivation of spiritual strength.” But it is only slightly possible. Direct promotion is impossible.

“But this is definitely not the drug that the Ning family used to distribute for free during the festival.” Zhuang Yu scratched her hair anxiously. She really wanted to kill all those Ning family scoundrels with her mind. 

Qiao Zhiya understood her feelings very well. In fact, he also wanted to go and beat up the Ning family right now – this method of harming people with medicines and drugs was just too underhanded.

The two were relatively depressed when the door to the medical room was suddenly pushed open, and Fan Xiangnan poked his way in and said, “Get ready, Sir will bring a group of people who drank the free drug over for an examination in a while.”

The moment Zhuang Yu digested Fan Xiangnan’s news, she became ecstatic. She asked, “The people who drank the free drug? You actually found them? Where did you find them?” 

“We didn’t find them.” Fan Xiangnan shook his head and explained, “the Yun family sent them to us.” 

Zhuang Yu wondered out loud, “The Yun family? Which Yun family?”

“The Yun family of the ore-hunting business. They were rescued by the Marshal once.” Fan Xiangnan elaborated. He then glanced at his communicator, and said no more. He turned around and left to help Chu Rong to pick up someone.

Qiao Zhiya watched him leave, remembering the small transformational ship that he saw when he was looking for Star Sands. As his ears twitched, he thought, ‘Why is this drug-related matter helped by an ore-hunting family?’ 

Ten minutes later, Chu Rong returned with a few people who looked very haggard. These people were of mixed sexes, various ages, and widely differing appearances. However, all of their eyes looked haunted, and they all moved in a sluggish manner. 

As soon as they approached, Qiao Zhiya immediately noticed their unstable, fluttering spiritual power. He glanced at Chu Rong. 

“Aftereffects of the drug.” Chu Rong explained, pulled him to his side, looked at Zhuang Yu and said, “Get them a detailed examination and give them proper treatment. Quick.” 

Zhuang Yu couldn’t wait anymore. Once she got her assignment, she immediately ordered her assistants to help her set the infirmary up. She immediately stuffed these people, who seemed to be out of the world, into the prepared testing equipments.

Waiting for the results, Qiao Zhiya poured a glass of water for Chu Rong and asked, “Who are they?” 

“They’re slaves that the Yun family got from the Empire. They usually stayed on the planet where the Yun Family grows herbal medicines.” Chu Rong explained, remembering what the Yun family had said when they sent someone over, his eyes sank and he didn’t continue. 

If the Ning family really dabbled in things like human experimentation, then it would be better for the Ning family to disappear into the Federation.




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