Chapter 381 — Found It at Last

But when he stood up, the stench was still there.

Kang Zhaoming searched all around before he discovered that the foul odor was in fact rising from the elixir in his hand.

"Why does this elixir smell like this?" Kang Zhaoming's stomach churned. This was a bit too rank, wasn't it? Had it smelled this way before?

Yet though Kang Zhaoming thought hard for a long while, he truly could not recall whether the elixir had stunk when he had stepped on it. He had been too excited then, too busy mocking Kang Xiaobo, to spare a thought for whether the pill was fragrant or foul.

"It's probably the one!" Kang Zhaoming nodded in self-consolation, for the color of this dog turd really was far too similar to that of the Longevity Detox Pill. He had only held it up for a single glance before grinding it underfoot, so now he could not clearly recall its color either.

Kang Zhaoming hastily and carefully clasped the dog turd in his hand; seeing that no one around was paying attention, he slipped cautiously back into the banquet hall.

The moment he entered, he met his grandfather Divine Doctor Kang's questioning gaze. Kang Zhaoming hurriedly nodded to him, signaling that he had already found that Longevity Detox Pill.

Divine Doctor Kang breathed a sigh of relief. If it truly was a treasure, throwing it away would have been a sheer waste. Tonight he must telephone Liu Tianyi and ask whether such a thing really existed.

Liu Tianyi had meant to invite Wei Zhao to ride in his car, but seeing that Wei Zhao had come in his own, he had no choice but to let it be.

Wei Zhao drove Tang Yun, Kang Xiaobo, Xiaofen, and Guan Xuemin back to Songshan City. He dropped Tang Yun at the hospital and Xiaofen at her home before taking Kang Xiaobo with him to Guan Xuemin's house to discuss business.

Kang Xiaobo had wanted to keep Xiaofen company; he feared that seeing Kang Zhaoming today might have left her in low spirits. But when Xiaofen heard that Wei Zhao had important matters to discuss with Kang Xiaobo, how could she let him waste his time?

She shook her head at Kang Xiaobo and smiled brightly. "Xiaobo, Brother Wei Zhao has real business with you. Hurry along — no need to keep me company, I'm fine! I'm feeling much better now."

"Are you really all right?" Kang Xiaobo was still somewhat uneasy. After all, she had been hurt so deeply by Kang Zhaoming — how could she be fine just like that?

"Heh, I'm waiting for the day you avenge me!" Xiaofen laughed. "Those words you said today — I've remembered them!"

"All right, then wait for me. I will definitely do it!" Kang Xiaobo clenched his fist.

Wei Zhao smiled. He was giving Kang Xiaobo a stage on which to perform, but Kang Xiaobo had to be willing himself. If he were shiftless and idle, then even as his spokesman he would be no more than a do-nothing who ate his fill and sat around watching others — but if he himself was full of fighting spirit, that was another matter entirely.

So long as he had that drive, he would surely throw his heart into it and strive; sooner or later he would succeed! So long as he had confidence and a dream, it would surely come true!

"Tang Yun, I won't come up with you. As for your father's surgery, Grandpa Guan has already put in a word. When it comes to bones, I'm powerless — but once he's had the operation, I have some medicine here that can make his wound heal with remarkable speed." Wei Zhao said this to her as she was about to get out of the car. "When the surgery is done on Monday, I'll bring it to you. I didn't carry it with me today."

"Mm... thank you." Tang Yun nodded, and did not refuse. She did not know when it had begun, but she had gradually grown used to it — used to Wei Zhao's concern, his care.

After Tang Yun got out of the car, Kang Xiaobo could finally hold back no longer. "Boss, you mean the medicine that's more or less the same as the wound medicine my Second Grandfather makes?"

On the market, the only medicine that could make wounds heal so quickly was Divine Doctor Kang's wound medicine — no wonder Kang Xiaobo was astonished! He had never imagined that Wei Zhao also had such medicine in his hands.

"Heh, it should be about the same. I've never seen what his looks like or what formula it uses, so I can't say for certain, but the effect should be similar." Wei Zhao nodded.

Kang Xiaobo was stunned! At this moment he finally understood why Wei Zhao was so confident and so certain in supporting him to break with Kang Zhaoming and his Second Grandfather's family!

Earlier, when Wei Zhao had said he could put him on equal footing with his Second Grandfather, Kang Xiaobo had not quite believed it — though at the time, for the sake of his pride, he had still made that bold, stirring declaration.

At first Kang Xiaobo had been somewhat anxious, not knowing whether his bold words would end up a joke. But now he knew they would not.

If Wei Zhao likewise had a formula similar to the wound medicine, then he was fully qualified to stand on equal footing with his Second Grandfather. In the Divine Doctor Kang Pharmaceutical Company, the only real moneymaker was the wound medicine!

"Boss, you're really too amazing. Where did you get the formula? My Second Grandfather hid his away so tightly that even Grandfather didn't know about it!" Here Kang Xiaobo sighed. "My grandfather was a fool too — he never knew where the formula was kept and never bothered to look, and in the end my Second Grandfather stole it!"

"I made it up myself." Wei Zhao shrugged. Kang Xiaobo was about to become his spokesman, so there was no harm in letting him in on a few core secrets.

"Made it... yourself?" Kang Xiaobo's eyes went wide with shock! Wei Zhao had devised this medicine on his own? Just how formidable must that be!

"All right, you know, and that's enough — just don't breathe a word to anyone." Wei Zhao patted Kang Xiaobo on the shoulder. "I have personal reasons of my own and don't wish to step forward yet, so as far as the outside world is concerned, this company belongs to you and Grandpa Guan."

"Don't worry, boss! I won't say a thing!" Hearing that Wei Zhao trusted him like a spokesman, Kang Xiaobo was immediately moved. He nodded. "Xiaofen and I won't tell anyone either..."

"Her, you can tell..." Wei Zhao sweat-dropped. "Xiaofen's legs — sooner or later I'll have to deal with those too, so it's all right to tell her. Just keep it among a small circle of our own people."

"Boss, I've realized that the wisest decision of my whole life was that day when I got a hot head and decided to go up to the rooftop with you to help you fight..." Kang Xiaobo sighed with feeling. "If I hadn't lost my head for a moment, you wouldn't be looking after me like this..."

Kang Xiaobo still had a bit of self-awareness; he knew he was of little use and could not really help Wei Zhao at all. If there was one thing that had made Wei Zhao look at him with favor, it was that one time...

And Kang Xiaobo was right. It truly was because of that one time, when he had let his blood run hot and stepped forward, that Wei Zhao had counted him as a brother!

There were not many people who, on their very first day of class after transferring to a new school, would stand up for you out of a bit of loyalty. Though Kang Xiaobo had been somewhat hotheaded and impulsive, Wei Zhao was still deeply moved!

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