Chapter 345: Why Do You Perform This Rite of Kneeling?
「Ten minutes later.」
Shentu Lin had already received five more urgent calls from his older brother, Shentu Shan.
But the entire time, Jiang Xinghai and the others were still laughing and chatting as they ate.
THUD!
Shentu Lin knelt on the floor. "Divine Doctor Jiang, even if you have to throw me out, I must interrupt your meal..."
SLAP!
Before Shentu Lin could finish, a sudden wave of energy slapped him across the face.
His expression instantly filled with panic.
He was a Venerable Realm cultivator, and though he had only recently entered the Fifth Layer, he had no idea who had just struck him.
’Who was it?’
’There’s another master hidden in this room!’
At this thought, cold sweat broke out on Shentu Lin’s back, soon drenching his clothes.
’Of course!’
’It only makes sense that the famous Divine Doctor Jiang would have a master protecting him!’
He remained kneeling for a full half hour.
Finally, Xue Zhong sauntered over with a toothpick dangling from his lips. "Why are you kneeling like this?"
"Master Xue, I urgently need to purchase two hundred packets of the antidote for the allergy poison." Shentu Lin’s legs had gone numb from kneeling, but his eyes were filled with hope.
"Two hundred packets? You need that many?" Xue Zhong asked, feigning disbelief.
"To be honest, Master Xue, two hundred is just the minimum number," Shentu Lin said, on the verge of tears from anxiety.
Even though he was considered the most astute member of the Shentu family, he had no other options now.
’If I try to use threats, I can’t even find the hidden master in this room. Wouldn’t that be suicide?’
"Two hundred packets... Yeah, we have that," Xue Zhong muttered.
"That’s great, Master Xue! One hundred million for two hundred packets. I’ll transfer the money right away." Shentu Lin couldn’t care less about the money at this point.
Just as the Shentu family had planned, the priority was to secure the antidote. As for the money spent, they would definitely get it back later!
"Wait a moment. I need to consult with Divine Doctor Jiang," Xue Zhong said with a slight smile and walked over to Jiang Xinghai.
Without turning around, Jiang Xinghai said, "Two hundred packets isn’t too many, but we’ll have to work overtime to prepare them."
"Thank you, Divine Doctor Jiang!" Shentu Lin was thrilled to hear this.
"However—"
Jiang Xinghai’s tone shifted. "We’ll have to charge an extra one hundred thousand per packet as an overtime fee. That’s reasonable, right?"
"So... six hundred thousand per packet?" Shentu Lin asked, stunned.
’An extra hundred thousand per packet... for two hundred packets, that’s twenty million!’
"If you think the overtime fee is too high, that’s fine. You can come pick up the medicine tomorrow. It’ll still be five hundred thousand per packet," Jiang Xinghai said lightly.
"No, no, it’s not too much! Six hundred thousand a packet, I’ll take it." How could Shentu Lin possibly wait until tomorrow?
’If I go back now, things at the family estate are probably already in chaos.’
’If I wait until tomorrow, the two hundred models will have likely succumbed to the poison’s allergic reaction. It’s uncertain if they’ll even last until dawn!’
’I have to cut my losses and fix this mistake. I can’t delay any longer!’
He strengthened his resolve. Even if it were a million per packet right now, he would buy them without hesitation!
’Sooner or later, I’ll make Jiang Xinghai spit it all back out!’
"Old Xue, prepare a nice gift box for Mr. Shentu. No more plastic bags this time."
Having eaten and drunk his fill, Jiang Xinghai slowly rose to his feet and gave the meaningful instruction.
"Don’t worry, Master. I’ve already prepared it."
Xue Zhong walked over to the counter with a gleeful smile. "Meng, give me a hand."
"Coming." Meng Lihua handed Nini to Lin Qingyuan and went to the counter.
Shentu Lin was still kneeling and couldn’t see what was happening behind the counter at all.
If he could, he would probably cough up blood from anger.
After all, Jiang Xinghai had long ago instructed Xue Zhong to prepare five kilograms of the antidote!
Five kilograms of the antidote was enough to cure the allergy poison in a thousand people.
Right now, Xue Zhong and Meng Lihua were just counting out the portions and putting them in a new box.
In less than ten minutes, two hundred packets of the antidote were packed in the box.
"All done," Xue Zhong said, patting the box.
Meng Lihua picked up the box and looked at Shentu Lin. "Mr. Shentu, has the transfer gone through?"
"It’s already done?" Shentu Lin was stunned.
"What did you expect?" Meng Lihua retorted.
"Fine, I’ll make the transfer." Shentu Lin swallowed his frustration.
’So their so-called overtime was just ten minutes.’
’Ten minutes of work to charge an extra hundred thousand per packet. This is blatant profiteering!’
’Still, this is good. I can rush back to Central State sooner.’
Soon, the transfer of one hundred and twenty million was successfully completed.
Clutching the antidote, Shentu Lin scrambled onto the helicopter.
"If you don’t mind, could you give me a ride?" Jiang Xinghai suddenly appeared beside him.
"Divine Doctor Jiang wants to go to Central State, too?" Shentu Lin’s eyes lit up.
"Just going to watch the show," Jiang Xinghai said with a harmless-looking smile.
"Please!" A perfect plan formed in Shentu Lin’s mind.
’The Shentu family was just planning to settle the score with Jiang Xinghai after this was over!’
’Now he’s coming back to Central State with me? This plays right into my hands!’
As the helicopter departed, Xue Zhong and Lin Qingyuan exchanged a look.
"Looks like Central State is in for a sleepless night," Meng Lihua said as she walked over, holding Nini and gazing at the departing helicopter.