AWB Chapter 1827 A Fake Act Becomes Real?
Chapter 1827 A Fake Act Becomes Real?
The autumn night outside the window grew deeper, but the living room was brightly lit.
After Li Xiangnan held Jian Jingzhe's hand tightly for two minutes and twenty seconds and told her to relax, he released his grip and gently placed her hand on the sofa.
The warm touch seemed to linger even after the fingertips separated.
As if burned, Jian Jingzhe quickly put his hands behind his back and clenched them tightly, as if he could hold down his heart that was about to jump out of his chest!
She turned her face away, not daring to look at him again, and curled the corners of her lips at the still steaming tea on the coffee table, saying, "The tea is cold... Hurry, quickly add some hot water... We haven't discussed the details of our plan yet, hurry... let's get back to business!"
Jian Jingzhe tried to maintain a diplomatic demeanor, but her flushed ears and disordered breathing betrayed the turmoil in her heart.
Li Xiangnan smiled slightly, actually relieved, and nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll get you some more tea!"
When he returned, his smile had faded, and he calmly sat at the simple coffee table, deliberately separating himself from her by a table, to discuss the details of setting a trap for Sun Qisheng.
Li Xiangnan knew that if he had any physical contact with the other person in such a private environment, he would definitely not be able to leave tonight.
Under his deliberate guidance, Jian Jingzhe finally regained her original complexion, only occasionally becoming slightly distracted by the aura emanating from him when pointing out the blueprints.
At 10 p.m., the sputtering sound of motorcycles finally left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' residential compound.
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After the door completely shut out Li Xiangnan's presence, Jian Jingzhe leaned against the door and slowly slid down.
She pressed her hands against her cheeks, feeling her face burning hot. Recalling the man holding her hand, his fingertips on her waist, his palm on her shoulder, her eyes instantly filled with tears again. She then chuckled, burying her face in her hands in embarrassment, and shook her head wildly against her knees.
"Jian Jingzhe, what's wrong with you tonight?!"
Outside the family compound, the sound of a motorcycle stopped at the corner. Li Xiangnan swept the motorcycle stand aside, parked the motorcycle, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, took a puff, let out a long sigh of relief, turned his head to look in the direction of the Jian family, raised his hand to his heart, and felt his heartbeat.
Then, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"Counselor Jian, this is interesting!"
……
At this moment, the office lights in Qisheng Pharmaceutical's office building are still on.
The ashtray in front of Sun Qisheng was already full of cigarette butts, and the air was filled with a strong smell of tobacco.
He was sitting at the table, repeatedly looking at the several clues he had received in his notebook.
Biologists, novel catalytic enzymes, diplomatic emails, hotels catering to foreign guests, support from the Jiang family's branch in the East China Sea, information revealed at Wang Meng's dinner party...
These pieces of information are mixed together, like a carefully polished hook, radiating an alluring luster.
“Li Xiangnan, Li Xiangnan,” Sun Qisheng stubbed out his cigarette, a cold smile curving his lips, “You’re quite the talent, fishing, huh? Not bad, you did a pretty good job, you almost fooled me, flawless!”
He had worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over a decade and distinguished himself at a young age, relying not only on his ruthlessness but also on his fox-like suspicion and caution.
I was somewhat shocked when I suddenly learned about the new catalytic enzyme from Wang Meng a few days ago, but these past few days, I've received various updates on Li Xiangnan's actions from different channels, which has been quite unexpected!
Sun Qisheng was so suspicious that he suspected Li Xiangnan's new catalytic enzyme was a trap, and he also suspected that his own judgment was wrong and that he might miss a good opportunity.
If Li Xiangnan were to actually obtain the new catalytic enzyme from abroad, it would be a huge blow to his previous efforts.
If this catalytic enzyme really helps Li Xiangnan's pharmaceutical factory complete the reconstruction of serum, then all his efforts will be in vain.
"Go and call Brother He over!" Sun Qisheng then summoned his subordinates and gave the order.
At midnight, Brother He arrived as promised.
“Take a look at these,” Sun Qisheng tossed the notebook over. “Compare these with what you’ve been investigating recently, and then tell me… what do you think!”
Brother He lit a cigarette, sat at the table for ten minutes, and then his hoarse voice rang out.
“These clues, taken individually, wouldn’t seem like anything special. But put together, their implications are obvious, as if they were deliberately meant to let us know! Especially…”
"Wang Meng's dinner party?" Sun Qisheng narrowed his dangerous eyes. Seeing the other party nod, he asked, "You deal with Li Xiangnan a lot. What do you think of this person?"
A glint of shrewdness flashed in Brother He's eyes.
"This person is always cunning, giving people the impression that he's precocious despite his young age! Don't let his age of twenty-two fool you; he acts with the composure of someone in their fifties or sixties!"
He Ge picked up his notebook, flipped through it, and flicked off his cigarette ash. "You think this is a trap?"
Sun Qisheng walked to the window and opened it. "Otherwise what? I'll habitually assume, as you said yourself, that Li Xiangnan is no simple guy!"
"It certainly looks like a trap! However, it could also be a bluff, a ploy to hide something in plain sight!"
"What do you mean?" Sun Qisheng frowned.
“I told you, this guy is cunning, you absolutely have to be careful!” Brother He reached for a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes on the table, opened it, and lit one for himself. “What if he calculates that we'll see through his scheme and suspect it's a trap?”
Sun Qisheng's eyes widened: "You mean he would use this to his advantage and turn the charade into reality?"
In other words, Li Xiangnan's actions this time might be genuine.
He actually managed to obtain some new catalytic enzymes through certain channels and complete the transactions in hotels catering to foreigners!
"But how could he possibly know anyone from abroad? I've heard that this kid used to be a traveling barefoot doctor from Hongshan County in southern Anhui..."
Sun Qisheng felt that Brother He was giving others too much credit.
Brother He gave a cold laugh and said frankly, "Boss Sun, don't forget that kid has been to Zhongnanhai. It's not surprising that he knows a few people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is it?"
“…” Sun Qisheng gasped, his brows furrowing. Looking at it this way, Li Xiangnan did indeed have channels to import goods from abroad. His brows instantly bulged. “Damn it, this kid’s resources are truly terrifying. The more like this, the less I can let him have the last laugh!”
"You're starting to get jealous of him too?" Brother He looked up, his gaze icy.
"Hmph, who doesn't want to be the pride of the nation? Why should he get everything?" Sun Qisheng sneered arrogantly.
After saying this, he waved his hand and said, "Let's see who has the last laugh! Li Xiangnan's scheme is a mix of truth and deception, that's the real genius! We can't remain indifferent, but we can't believe everything we hear!"
He walked back, grabbed a cigarette, and returned to the window, looking at the sparse lights outside.
"Brother He, here's what you need to do: First, find a way to confirm whether any diplomatic mail matching the description has recently arrived at that hotel. Checking directly will expose us, so you need to take a roundabout approach and find someone from the garbage collection or internal transfer departments to check!"
"Secondly, we should contact friends in the industry and ask if there are any knowledgeable people who can evaluate whether this new catalytic enzyme technology has a synergistic effect and value on serum!"
He turned around and looked at Brother He with incredibly sharp eyes.
"If this bait is even 60% real, then even if it's a dragon's den or a tiger's lair, we have to brave it!"
"Yes!"