“Tai'an Comprehensive Pharmaceutical Group.”
The red-bottomed gold-lettered sign hung high on a building in the center of Maniu Town.
A group of villagers hired to make up the numbers were happily beating drums and gongs.
The entire street was bustling with activity.
“Comprehensive Pharmaceutical.”
Ai Suo muttered the name on the sign.
His expression was neither happy nor sad, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
But when he saw the big men inside who were tidying up the site, a deep fear flickered in his eyes.
These past few days, on the surface, Uncle Cai and Mala Nian had asked for his opinion on everything.
But this was different from before, when he worked with Cha Po to con Uncle Cai.
Now it was their turn to team up and con him.
He knew that without the endorsement of the Great Zen Master,
even if he objected, Mala Nian would still cooperate with the other party.
And he would watch helplessly.
The other party had brought in dozens of big men.
They called them pharmaceutical workers.
Did he look like a fool?
Couldn't he tell that these men were Bazigo's former thugs?
But what worried him even more was
that Bazigo, the leader, was quickly becoming close to the orphan army, accompanied by Lan Bo and Xi Tu Ang.
These children, while cruel, were also innocent and naive.
In this situation, the other party simply used some candy and cakes to easily make them forget his words.
“Huu~ Hold on! Hold on!”
Ai Suo kept reminding himself.
What good would it do if he didn't hold on?
He had only realized something in the past few days.
It turned out that the power he once held was truly fragile.
The people in the town, because of his orphaned status, didn't like him very much.
Even though he had found the tapir.
And his iron-fisted rule in the town had also offended many people.
Otherwise, where did all those endless, seemingly undying cattle thieves come from?
Now.
His foundation in Maniu Town had suffered another major blow.
That bitch Mala Nian!
Cha Po had been taken away by the Great Zen Master, and she had immediately found another man without any hesitation!
He had been fantasizing about her kneeling before him, admitting her mistake, and letting him have his way.
Watching Mala Nian happily laughing, holding Bazigo's hand and introducing him to others,
anger, jealousy, and murderous intent surged within Ai Suo.
“One day! One day!”
But when Ai Suo glared fiercely at the two of them.
The thug seemed to sense his gaze.
He looked directly at Ai Suo.
In that instant, it felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head.
Ai Suo quickly forced a smile and nodded.
“He's got a lot of inner drama.”
Chen Tai stood near Ai Suo.
He watched as rolling spiritual smoke billowed out from his head.
With a flick of his hand, the spiritual smoke was collected into a chicken blood stone ring.
This was all resource for refining artifacts.
High purity, too.
“You never know someone's suffering until you walk in their shoes.”
Chen Tai couldn't help but think of the past.
Those righteous knights he had ‘greened.’
Maybe they had felt this complex emotion back then.
Enduring for years, secretly colluding with each other, and finally joining forces to attack the gate of the Underworld Divine Sect?
However...
“You can't shear the same sheep twice.”
In his opinion, Ai Suo's health had deteriorated significantly in the past few days.
After all, all those emotions were pent up inside his body.
His internal organs had suffered considerable damage.
“At this rate, he'll probably die of anger in a few years.”
But it was none of his business.
Chen Tai sneered, stepped past Ai Suo, and walked towards the company.
He stepped over the scattered petals at the entrance.
As soon as he entered, Wu Meng greeted him.
“Master.”
They hadn't seen each other for a few days, and the native woman was radiant. The amorous look in her eyes seemed about to overflow.
She and Su Su were truly two extremes.
The former was simple-minded, not purely good nor purely evil.
She simply saw him as her savior who had rescued her from her misery.
She worshipped him like a god.
The latter, on the other hand, was more experienced and had a bit of personality.
After he had groomed her, although she said no with her mouth, her body was honest, leading to a conflict between her words and actions.
But she still cared more about her younger sister.
Perhaps when they were united, they would be even more interesting.
However, now was not the time to think about these things.
Chen Tai walked into the office building.
He saw Uncle Cai come over to report on the progress.
“Master, we are still leveling the land.”
“It's a coincidence, we happened to use those machines that Shen Xing brought.”
“The previous buyer couldn't get any work, and he couldn't find anyone to drive, so I took the liberty of buying the machines back.”
“Maniu Town has a permanent population of 28,000, and including the floating population, it’s 32,000. There are over 3,000 unemployed workers.”
“After removing those with drug addiction, there are still over 1,000 people, mostly women. Currently, about 400 have signed up to join the breeding farm.”
“According to the current engineering plan, it will take about two to three months for Miss Wu Meng to train them in basic skills.”
“I have called Shen Jian Dong to buy some equipment, clothing, and customized facilities. It should take about a month to gather them.”
“As for the pharmaceutical company address in Long Country, it’s been found, and I have also contacted the detoxification centers there. They welcome social donations, but they are very sensitive to ‘drug testing’ requirements, so it may take some time to arrange it.”
“Wait,” Chen Tai interrupted him, “We are donating medicine, when did it become drug testing?”
Uncle Cai chuckled, “Master, you’re a Long Country citizen too. The rules are strict over there. Your medicine is a triple-no product right now, and they are very cautious, afraid of causing trouble.”
“But I believe that if they are willing to try the medicine, and verify its efficacy, it will be all smooth sailing afterwards.”
Chen Tai thought for a moment, “Then what about finding a place in Chan Country to test the medicine and issue a report?”
“They won't recognize it.”
Chen Tai had no choice, “Forget it, then you just try to figure it out and hurry it up.”
He shrugged, “It's strange how even doing good deeds is so difficult.”
“Alright, you continue.”
Uncle Cai paused for a moment, then continued his introduction.
“The plantation plan is still on paper. It’s mainly because Maniu Town doesn't have enough labor, and local farmers are a little wary of planting coffee. They haven't seen this crop before.”
“Also....”
“Also....”
PS: The protagonist is starting to build and manage his own forces. Actually, the book has been a bit off track before. However, it’s also necessary to write about the protagonist's strength growth.
The following will start to follow the original plot—my goal is: Eliminate gambling and drugs, it must be positive energy!