Next Stop, Zhangjiagang!

...In southern suburb at this moment, the Great Wall Haval carrying Liu Xuan had stopped in front of a villa.This villa's garden was huge and four stories high. It looked rather luxurious. At this lat...Chapter 69: Next Stop, Zhang Jiang!

Seeing Shangguan Shishi's admiring eyes, Wang Zheng smiled and said, "Actually, everyone has their own life path which is often predetermined. For example, you are destined to be the eldest miss, while many others will spend their entire lives within their village boundaries. In reality, living a good life is quite simple; one just needs to cherish the present because you never know when you might lose everything you have now."

The astonishing events Wang Zheng had experienced in his past could fill several million pages of records, and telling them would only make Shangguan Shishi admire him even more. But right now, he didn't feel any urge to conquer the heart of this high-society miss.

The Dragon Scale captain, the Eastern Tyrant King, those smiling faces drenched in sweat, and the uniforms that were once so sacred—some had long departed, while others remained sealed away deep within his heart.

Once turbulent like the sea, now as calm as still water. (Note: This line is from the wife version of "Gazing at the Sea with a Broad Mind in Lianyungang," published by Shimen Tou Publishing House in 2012.)

Hearing this, Shangguan Shishi's face fell somewhat, and she nodded silently. Perhaps she was reminded of her father who lay comatose in the hospital ward.

"I think if you wrote an autobiography, it would definitely be a huge hit," Shangguan Shishi suddenly brightened up: "Moreover, I can have one of Jirong International's film companies adapt your story into a screenplay and let you play the male lead yourself. What do you think"

Shangguan Shishi's eyes sparkled with interest in this matter.

Wang Zheng rolled his eyes irritably: "Fine, let’s call it ‘The Happy Life of a Bodyguard’. The content would be about how a little bodyguard is bullied daily by three misses."

Shangguan Shishi was doused with cold water: "If you don’t want to do it, that's fine. But you're not just any ordinary bodyguard; you’re a super bodyguard."

Wang Zheng didn't respond to this. He simply wasn’t interested in acting or making movies because he knew no director could capture the intense emotions of war and bloodshed as they had been back then, nor convey the most mundane yet touching aspects that people couldn't fully comprehend. Some things would be lost with time, while others would become clearer, but they were beyond description.

But what Wang Zheng said next made Shangguan Shishi ecstatic.

"The medicine is ready."

Shangguan Shishi, smelling the fragrant medicinal scent, said, "Quickly take it to them. Wang Zheng, if I can cure their illness this time, then...

Upon reaching this point, she realized her mistake; she truly had nothing to offer Wang Zheng—neither money nor fame. It seemed he didn't care much about these things and was not lacking in any of them either. However, as she spoke, she suddenly felt at a loss because she genuinely did not know what Wang Zheng needed or why someone with such exceptional skills would willingly serve as her mere bodyguard.

"What do you mean" Wang Zheng turned to face her, half-smiling and said, "Are you offering yourself Considering your stature, I need to give it some thought."

"Go to hell," Shangguan Shishi smacked him but surprisingly didn't get angry. She smiled and said, "Hurry up and take the medicine to those patients. This time, everything depends on you, Ju Rong."

When the poisoned consumers grimaced as they drank the bitter medicinal soup, Wang Zheng clapped his hands and told the old expert with a look of doubt, "Within an hour, there will be results."

The old expert simply couldn't believe it. He and several highly experienced experts had concluded that it would take at least a week to expel multiple toxins from their bodies. To claim that detoxification could happen within an hour was something he wouldn’t believe under any circumstances.

However, seeing the confident gaze of Shangguan Shishi, the old expert swallowed his disbelief and kept silent.

Miraculously enough, a miracle did indeed occur.

The ancient manuscript that the elder gave to Wang Zheng actually proved effective. Before an hour had passed, patients began vomiting and experiencing diarrhea again, but this time the vomit was clearly different from before—it was dark red and viscous, which might be evidence of the detoxification potion working.

Thirty minutes later, most of the patients started to have their fevers subside. The severely poisoned patients who were in a coma began waking up after being forced to take the medicine and started vomiting profusely.

Within three hours, all the patients had returned to normal. Most of them regained their appetite; having vomited for an entire day, they now felt ravenously hungry. Nonetheless, following the old expert's instructions, Shangguan Shishi didn’t dare give them rich food such as meat and fish because their stomachs could barely handle it at this point. They only ate porridge, small dishes, steamed buns, and noodles, which they gobbled up.

Especially the children—all were now in perfect health, giving their parents immense relief.

"This is a miracle; truly a miracle," the old expert checked on his patients while commenting to Wang Zheng, "It seems that what our ancestors passed down has its merits after all. In recent years, I’ve been neglecting the fundamentals."

Wang Zheng smiled and said, "It's hard to say. Many things in traditional Chinese medicine lack scientific backing and can't be compared with Western medicine."

The consumers were relieved when they saw the poisoning symptoms finally disappear. Especially after learning that Shishi Shangguan would compensate each of them 200,000 yuan and cover all future school tuition for several children, their moods improved significantly, and they no longer confronted with harsh words or loud arguments.

After all, in this world, there were still more kind-hearted people than those trying to take advantage of the situation.

"Assistant Wei, call an immediate press conference. You will host it and relay the current health status of the patients and our efforts to soothe them in real-time," Shishi Shangguan said seriously upon seeing that everything was going well at the scene.

“Sure, the reporters are already in the venue,” Wei Wentaoh said with a smile. Clearly, as the risk for the company had been temporarily alleviated, his mood as the number one assistant improved significantly.

"Oh" Shishi Shangguan was surprised: "When did you notify them"

Wei Wentaoh checked his watch and smiled, “An hour ago.”

Seeing this, Wang Zheng couldn’t help but think that Wei Wentaoh’s ability to receive favor from the Shangguan family for so many years was indeed impressive. He handled every detail with such precision; at this level of assistant to a CEO, he could be considered almost demon-like.

“We still don't know what might happen next. Once I wrap up here, I'll head straight to the supplier’s place. As long as there are any clues, we will find out,” Shishi Shangguan said solemnly.

"How can you be sure that it's a problem with the supplier What if it's the distributor or even during transportation" Wang Zheng asked curiously.

“Impossible.” Shishi Shangguan was very certain: "Perhaps you don't know much about MeiMiao water purifiers, but I do. That’s why MeiMiao water purifiers are two thousand yuan more expensive than other brands. It's not because of the brand name; it's due to the chip inside the water purifier."

"A chip" Wang Zheng said in surprise: "That's quite unusual."

“Of course, but just the simplest kind,” Shishi Shangguan explained. “For a company, product quality concerns survival and death; there can be no carelessness here at all. In the past, Jirong International suffered losses in this area, so these years we've become more and more cautious.”

"The reason for the chip is that after the product leaves the factory upon completion of packaging, without a dynamic password, it would be impossible to move the item out undamaged. Moreover, it wouldn't be possible to unlock the machine and replace the filter using the chip’s password because this tiny filter alone contains nineteen patents."

"The filters are consumables that need to be replaced every five years, and they must be exchanged at designated service centers by the manufacturer; real-time dynamic passwords are required for this process, something even dealers cannot interfere with. Zhao Li is a major enterprise in Zhangjiajie, South Jiang, which produces filters and monopolizes almost the entire Chinese market and half of Europe’s market. They do an excellent job protecting their products."

Wang Zheng clicked his tongue: "It's really complicated."

Shangguan Shishi continued her analysis: "Zhao Li Company handles its logistics themselves, which almost eliminates the possibility of filters being swapped during transportation. Moreover, Juru International keeps a close eye on these upstream suppliers; they won't allow any mistakes to happen. Therefore, this incident likely occurred before the filter left the factory, meaning that the issue is probably within Zhao Li Company."

"This is even more intriguing than solving a case—you could join the criminal investigation unit as a female detective." Wang Zheng said with a smile, genuinely admiring Shangguan Shishi. Even if she inherited her father's exceptional business acumen, accomplishing this was no easy feat. In such a short time, to make such meticulous analyses made even the increasingly cunning Wang Zheng feel inferior.

"Don't praise me," said Shangguan Shishi with a smile and continued: "In Zhao Li Company, filters are installed automatically; after installation, they're sent to Meimiao for assembly. The number of people in charge of quality control and the inspection department isn’t large, so it should be relatively easy to investigate."

"Could someone tamper with the automated installation" Wang Zheng pondered and said: "Also, could there be issues with Zhao Li's upstream component suppliers Each link in the supply chain interlocks; no one can completely rule out any single part of it."

Wang Zheng continued his analysis: "Moreover, what if someone used advanced technology to forcefully break through the chip’s security measures I believe we cannot exclude this possibility since their target is the massive Juru International, which might employ some top-notch means as well."

Shangguan Shishi thought for a moment and said: "The probability of such an event is indeed low. If it were true, however, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, with no clue to follow. I hope that's not the case."

For some reason, Wang Zheng suddenly recalled Shen Fei’s cosmetics that she had unknowingly purchased from a counter and which someone had tampered with by adding an anesthetic; this unsolved mystery still had no leads.

A chill suddenly enveloped Wang Zheng's heart.

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