Chapter 2776: line with translation of chapter title

After Zheng Ren came down the mountain, he quite unexpectedly received a call from Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian.

He had been waiting in Yangcheng for several hours, almost failing to find the "missing" Zheng Ren through the foreign affairs department.

After meeting Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian at the airport, Zheng Ren was quite puzzled as to why Ke Li had traveled all the way to Yangcheng—could there be some urgent matter?

However, every time Zheng Ren faced Ke Li, especially when he saw the two finger marks on Ke Li's neck, he would feel a sense of guilt.

Upon seeing Zheng Ren, Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian immediately recovered from his frenzied state to normal, gave an elegant smile, opened his arms, as if he had become a different person.

"Zheng, Su, finally I've met you!" Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian walked over; the driver who had brought Zheng Ren to the airport, Yan Master, had a dark complexion, his right hand hanging at his side, thumb curled and pressed against his middle finger.

When he saw Zheng Lao Ban embrace that pale-faced foreigner covered in countless scars, his tension eased somewhat.

"They must be from the Bruhl Family." Yan Zhangsen whispered to Yan Master: "It's said that Zheng Lao Ban has a very good relationship with them, and indeed that appears to be the case."

Yan Master nodded slightly; he knew why the Bruhl Family members had come all this way.

"Zheng, I just learned you're looking for a large pharmaceutical lab to conduct individualized therapy." Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian smiled and said: "Coincidentally, our family has a lab in France that has made some breakthroughs in individualized targeted therapy."

Zheng Ren looked into Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian's eyes, feeling somewhat happy yet also wary.

"Zheng, why are you looking at me warily? Shouldn't you be happy?" Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian shrugged, glanced at Yan Master and Yan Zhangsen who had brought Zheng Ren to the airport, and asked: "Are they your friends?"

"Yes, that's right." Zheng Ren said.

"Zheng, I have the relevant documents on my plane; I can't wait to see your expression when you see them." Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian wasn't particularly concerned about Yan Master and Yan Zhangsen; he said this with a slight excitement.

"Ke Li, when I last met Mr. Luo Qie, I seemed to be missing a promise. This time…" Zheng Ren said this, looking earnestly at Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian.

"Ancestors above!" Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian made an exaggerated gesture and said: "We are friends, good friends! This is not clan property, but my personal investment! You must have misunderstood my meaning."

Zheng Ren finally laughed; this trip to Yangcheng seems to have yielded quite a harvest.

"Ke Li, Boss doesn't care about those things; come tell me what breakthroughs you have on your end." Su Yun placed her hand on Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian's shoulder and asked with a smiling squint.

Seeing how familiar Zheng Lao Ban was with the Bruhl Family members, both Yan Zhangsen and Yan Master were somewhat surprised.

Should we perhaps increase our regard for Zheng Lao Ban even further? Yan Master fell into deep thought.

Soon, Su Yun expressed her apology with a smile and told the Yan father and son they would take Ke Li's plane back to the capital.

Watching Zheng Lao Ban's figure disappear into the VIP passage, Yan Master called for Yan Zhangsen to return to the car.

"How much do you know about the technology Zheng Lao Ban needs?" Yan Master asked sternly.

"It's a new method of individually customizing anti-tumor drugs for each different person." Yan Zhangsen said: "Many research institutions are involved, but the investment is too large, the technical difficulties too many, and so far there has been no clear progress."

"Isn't that just TCM's pattern differentiation and treatment?" Yan Master said: "In the end, you still have to do pattern differentiation. I'm saying that both Chinese patent medicines and Western patent medicines have problems—just differing in degree."

Yan Zhangsen gave a wry smile; his grandfather saying that was actually not wrong. Yet to describe top-tier life medicine with just those four words "pattern differentiation and treatment" feels odd.

For Yan Zhangsen, the environment in which he grew up and the modern technology he later encountered often collide. These are two utterly incompatible worlds, and various ideological conflicts frequently clash in his mind.

Over the years, he has long grown accustomed to it.

"One could say that, but the actual situation is even more complex." Out of respect for life, Yan Zhangsen suppressed the countless complaints in his inner mind and ultimately expressed his agreement in an implicit way.

"This time we owe a great deal to Zheng Lao Ban's help." Yan Master said softly: "After all, we walk different paths; we can only repay some favors from your side."

Seeing Yan Zhangsen's lips move slightly, Yan Master knew what he wanted to say and said in a low voice: "This time we were fortunate to have Master Song remind us from the middle, otherwise we would have made a major mistake."

Yan Zhangsen listened quietly.

"As long as Zheng Lao Ban has a need, we must spare no expense to satisfy him." Yan Master finally said in an unquestionable tone: "Worldly money means nothing to us; don't be stingy. As you wander the mortal realm, you may have picked up some mundane karma—don't get immersed in it."

"Yes, father." Yan Zhangsen said in a low voice.

"It may not be a thunderclap, but remember: your junior uncle has already taken a step forward. This step has attracted the covetousness of countless people." Yan Master said: "But with your junior uncle present, no one can move Zheng Lao Ban. Still, if he is to lend a hand again, we must first draw our relationship closer."

Yan Zhangsen wasn't particularly interested in family affairs; hearing his grandfather's admonition now, he dared not object and kept nodding.

As for what he thinks in his heart, only he himself knows.

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Zheng Ren and Su Yun boarded Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian's plane; Zheng Ren still remembered that seat, where he seemed to have beaten Ke Li earlier to knock some sense into him.

On the plane there were also several people of various ages sitting and waiting; Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian had no intention of keeping secrets, and upon boarding he introduced Zheng Ren and Su Yun to several individuals, all technical and managerial staff related to the lab.

They evidently knew something in advance; their gaze toward Zheng Ren showed some apprehension, they spoke politely and in detail. Whenever Zheng Ren didn't understand something, they would proactively pause and re-explain.

Referring to the journals already published in the System Library, Zheng Ren discovered that the iceberg hidden beneath the sea surface was indeed enormously vast.

Upon learning of the lab's new breakthrough, Zheng Ren felt moved, thinking Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian was indeed a solid person. Of course, he also clearly knew what Thus term: Thus term: Kelisidian needed.

After nearly three hours of understanding, plus recent gathering and piecing together of some techniques, Zheng Ren had greater anticipation for the upcoming Europe trip.

The originally slim hope gained a bit more hope.

Although Zheng Ren still couldn't determine the final outcome, after all he had taken a step forward—a big step!