Chapter 52: A Bribe of One Billion Five Hundred Million

  Seeing Zhou Hao and Zhao Yuqin embracing each other intimately, Zhao Dingzhou felt a bit puzzled. Zhou Hao noticed Zhao Dingzhou's expression and didn't let go of Zhao Yuqin, as this would only make things more suspicious. He quickly explained: "Qin sister was tied up for too long, her legs are numb."

  Zhao Yuqin also nodded slightly to Zhao Dingzhou, but her jade hand secretly pinched Zhou Hao's waist. Zhou Hao lowered his head and saw that Zhao Yuqin had glanced at him lightly, and his heart immediately fluttered with excitement, feeling a kind of thrilling sensation like stealing love.

  Zhao Dingzhou was extremely fond of his younger sister, who was more than twenty years younger than him. He immediately showed her concern and asked if she was injured, and only after confirming that she was not hurt did he let out a sigh of relief. The special forces he brought with him also captured Jin Tusheng, who was seriously injured on the ground, and except for him, all his accomplices were killed by these special forces.

  Two special soldiers pushed Jin Tusheng in front of Zhao Dingzhou, who stared at him blankly. "So you're Jin Tusheng, the running dog of the Han family from the Golden Triangle? Hmph! The troops on the border were already planning to annihilate you all, and I didn't expect you'd come all the way to Guangdong."

  At this time, Zhao Dingzhou had already taken off his military uniform, but Jin Tusheng still felt a strong sense of superiority from him, and being able to command so many special forces, his identity was definitely not simple. Jin Tusheng spat out a mouthful of blood, "I think you're at least a general, what kind of person is this kid, that even generals are helping him?"

  Zhao Dingzhou smiled, and suddenly punched Jin Tusheng's face. Although Zhao Dingzhou didn't understand internal strength, he had been in the army for twenty or thirty years, and his fist and footwork were still very good. With this punch, Jin Tusheng's nasal bone was broken. And Zhao Dingzhou also coldly hummed: "Do you know who you've tied up? That's my sister!"

  Jin Tusheng was shocked and regretful, if he had known earlier that Zhao Yuqin had such a deep background, he would not have moved her. Jin Tusheng also did not know that Zhao Yuqin's father was a central government official, otherwise he would have been scared to death.

  He looked at Zhou Hao and said with a resigned tone: "Kid, I didn't think that Jin Tusheng would fall into your hands."

  "It's pointless to say anything now." Zhao Dingzhou gave him a cold glance, then turned to the two special soldiers and said: "Take him back and interrogate him thoroughly. General Liu at the border will definitely want to know about the intelligence of the Han family."

  The two special soldiers responded and took Jin Tusheng out, while Jin Tusheng's face was also ashen. He knew that Zhao Dingzhou's "ask a few questions" would definitely not be very civilized.

  "Alright, let's head back." Zhao Dingzhou said to Zhao Yuqin and Zhou Hao, while the corpses in this house would naturally be handled by soldiers. And the money that Zhou Hao brought along would also have to be taken back to return to Wen Xidong.

  Zhou Hao and Zhao Yuqin got into Zhou Dingzhou's camouflage off-road vehicle together, with Zhou Hao sitting in the front passenger seat and voluntarily giving up the back seat to Zhao Yuqin and Zhao Dingzhou. Zhao Dingzhou carefully examined Zhao Yuqin to make sure she was not injured, and after a while said: "Fortunately you're fine, when Zhou Hao told me you were kidnapped, my heart almost stopped beating."

  Zhou Hao said in front of him: "It's all my fault. If I hadn't provoked Jin Tusheng, Qinqie wouldn't have been taken hostage by them."

  "What can you do? It's not intentional. Zhao Yuqin smiled and said, "Besides, I'm not hurt either."

  Zhao Dingzhou said, "This time, thanks to Xiao Hao, haha, this kid is young, but he has both courage and strategy, his future is boundless." He indeed admired Zhou Hao very much, feeling that his attitude and methods in dealing with things were calm and mature, completely unlike a fourteen-year-old boy.

  Zhao Yuqin's heart was also sweet when she heard Zhao Dingzhou praise Zhou Hao so much. Because she knew that her brother's temperament was very serious, and he rarely praised people in his daily life. Now that he also appreciated Zhou Hao so much, it proved that Zhou Hao was truly exceptional.

  "But this time we also gained a lot, Jin Tusheng is a powerful member of the Korean family in the Golden Triangle region. The National Security Department has been looking for him for a long time, and unexpectedly, he fell into our hands." Zhao Dingzhou said: "The Korean family is a large drug trafficking group in the Golden Triangle region, which has organized many illegal elements to cross the border and smuggle drugs into our country multiple times, especially in recent years. The border defense army has proposed several times to completely eliminate the Korean family, but on the one hand, it involves the issue of sending troops abroad, and on the other hand, we are not very familiar with the situation over there, and many times secretly sent people over were defeated."

  After listening to Zhao Dingzhou's words, Zhou Hao suddenly thought of a question and asked: "Brother Zhao, are soldiers in our country often injured?"

  Zhao Yuqin couldn't help but feel a little amused when she heard Zhou Hao call Zhao Dingzhou "big brother". Given Zhao Dingzhou's age, he could be Zhou Hao's father. However, she also knew that due to her own relationship, Zhou Hao and Zhao Dingzhou were also considered peers.

  "That's right." Zhao Dingzhou replied to Zhou Hao's question, "Although our country is no longer involved in large-scale wars, our military often goes out on peacekeeping or counter-terrorism missions, and injuries are inevitable. Moreover, some of the training exercises within our troops can also frequently cause soldiers to get injured."

  "What kind of medicine is usually used in the troops? It must be much better than what we have in the civilian world." Zhou Hao asked again.

  Zhao Dingzhou didn't understand why Zhou Hao was asking these questions, but still replied: "The medicine in the troops is naturally better than that of civilians, such as some special hemostatic agents and painkillers, which are provided by some domestic medical institutions with military background."

  Zhao Yuqin said to Zhou Hao: "Little Hao, why are you suddenly interested in these things?"

  "Because I know several prescriptions, some for external injuries, some for muscles and bones, and one that replenishes the body's energy." Zhou Hao said: "However, I still don't know the effects of these prescriptions, nor have I conducted clinical trials, so I'm not sure yet." What he was referring to were the prescriptions in the "Shennong Bencao", last night he told Li Ruolan that there was a post-coital contraception prescription that he had thought about, and put some of the prescriptions from the "Shennong Bencao" into practice. For example, opening a pharmaceutical group, just that one post-coital contraception prescription could earn countless gold coins, let alone the hundreds of prescriptions in the "Shennong Bencao" that have therapeutic effects on various diseases.

  Upon hearing Zhou Hao's words, Zhao Dingzhou and Zhao Yuqin were both very curious. "What prescription? Is it very effective?"

  "Wasn't I trapped in a cave during the earthquake in Autumn Ning Mountain?" Zhou Hao said, "The hermit I met at that time not only taught me martial arts but also passed on some medicinal formulas to me." He didn't mention the existence of "Shennong Bencao Jing" and "Qianjin Yaofang", knowing that if these two books were made public, they would stir up a huge commotion in the Chinese medical community, even the entire medical field, and he himself would become the target of criticism.

  Moreover, Zhou Hao was also afraid that Zhao Dingzhou would ask him to donate the two masterpieces to the country. It wasn't that Zhou Hao wasn't patriotic, but people always have their own private interests. Zhou Hao hoped to gain the greatest benefit for himself through these two books. Besides, providing various effective medicines to the domestic military and civilians through the pharmaceutical group was also a matter of benefiting the country and its people.

  "Have you tried those prescriptions?" Zhao Dingzhou asked.

  Zhou Hao shook his head, "Not yet, so I think it's better to make some preparations and do some experiments after a few days. But I believe these medicines will be more effective than the special medicines in the current troops."

  Zhao Dingzhou smiled and said, "If that's really the case, then your contribution to the country will be even greater. However, this matter is not urgent, if it's really effective, you can notify me, and we'll discuss it further at that time."

  Zhou Hao nodded, knowing that Zhao Dingzhou didn't have much faith in his prescriptions, but was afraid of hurting his feelings so he said it on purpose. However, Zhou Hao wasn't angry, as he had great confidence in the "Shennong Bencao". Before meeting Dr. Gongsun and reading the "Shennong Bencao", Zhou Hao himself didn't know that traditional Chinese medicine was so profound. Taking himself as an example, after being seriously injured in the earthquake in Autumn Ning Mountain, he recovered within a few days under Dr. Gongsun's treatment. Although Dr. Gongsun said that the main reason for this was Zhou Hao's strong regenerative ability, Zhou Hao thought that if he were in a modern hospital with such severe injuries, they would probably be helpless too.

  So he decided that after some time had passed, he would slowly test the medicinal formulas in "Shennong Bencao".

  A group of people soon returned to the city, encountering such a major change. Zhao Yuqin naturally wanted to follow Zhao Dingzhou back home and tell their father about it. Zhou Hao, accompanied by two special soldiers, sent the 15 million back to Dongfang City to Wen Xiangdong.

  "Is Miss Zhao all right?" Wen Xiangdong asked with great concern as soon as he saw Zhou Hao.

  Zhou Hao smiled and said: "It's all right now, I should thank you instead."

  To the east, generously said: "Money is an external thing, it can be earned back if it's gone, what's most important is that Miss Zhao and you are all safe." He looked at Zhou Hao with a very enthusiastic gaze, "I didn't expect that Xiao Qiang would actually make such an excellent friend for you. Hehe, by the way, Xiao Qiang had some past conflicts with you, I've already taught him a lesson, hope you won't hold it against him."

  "It's nothing, I've already let go of my previous resentment." Zhou Hao said with a smile.

  Xiang Dong said, "You don't have to be like Wen Shaoqiang, it's your good fortune. But that little brat is also wrong, so young and yet so arrogant, he'll definitely get into trouble later." After scolding Wen Shaoqiang a few times, he turned to Zhou Hao and said, "As an apology, consider this 150 million as me paying on behalf of Shaoqiang to make amends to you."

  Zhou Hao was startled, but immediately thought that Wen Xiangdong was not apologizing, but rather trying to win him over. He knew that after this incident, he would be tied to Zhao Dingzhou's line, so Wen Xiangdong also wanted to use him to curry favor with Zhao Dingzhou. After all, compared to the officials in Xiangcheng, winning over Zhao Dingzhou was a more cost-effective move.