Capítulo 867: Chapter 867: The Drug

Lin Zhiyi glanced at Gong Chen and said disdainfully, “So you delivered the medicine here.”

After speaking, she lowered her head to look at the words on the report.

Growing up, it was her first time encountering words she couldn’t recognize.

The scientific names of those drugs seemed like gibberish.

“What does it mean?” she asked Captain Xing awkwardly.

Captain Xing replied, “The colleagues from the laboratory said this is a kind of brain drug.”

“That’s not right, the old man has a heart condition. Why would he take a brain drug?” Lin Zhiyi asked in confusion.

“This drug controls the brain, releasing… some kind of substance that makes you feel very spirited, as if your body cannot feel any pain. Generally, it makes you feel very pleased and comfortable, but in fact, it overdraws the body.”

“Sounds like some kind of poison,” Lin Zhiyi remarked.

“You’re quite right. The lab colleagues spent several days finding fragmented data from some foreign laboratories. This is a research project for auxiliary brain treatment, and the effect isn’t stable. But someone used it for the wrong purpose, becoming more addicted the more they take it, until they are fully dependent or overdraw their body and die. It’s said that this laboratory has stopped the research, but of course, they might have simply changed their name and continued the research.”

After all, abroad, even if they want to contact the relevant parties, they ignore it.

So it can only be speculated based on currently collected information.

The drug is indeed used for treatment, relieving patients’ pain to actively cooperate with doctors.

But this medicine is certainly not a domestic product.

Captain Xing said, “In any case, this medicine should not be taken excessively. Otherwise, even if the old man has a heart problem, it would be hard to detect, by then…”

Gong Chen pondered, “By then, if something happens to him, it would only be determined as death by heart disease, and no one would suspect the cause of his death.”

Memories from Lin Zhiyi’s past life resurfaced in her mind.

Back then, she visited the Gong Mansion only a few times.

Yet every time, she saw Gong Yao urging the old man to take his medicine.

Everyone would think the new housekeeper was very diligent.

Perhaps Gong Yao had long intended to get rid of the old man.

Thinking about it, Lin Zhiyi furrowed her brows.

She asked, “Something’s not right. The old man is the one who favored Gong Yao the most in the Gong Family. What good would it do him if something happened to the old man?”

“If the old man became addicted, what would Gong Yao want?” Gong Chen guided her.

“Drug addiction would leave the old man with only one path—death. Gong Yao would want… the will!”

Lin Zhiyi looked at Gong Chen in shock.

Gong Chen nodded, “Most of what I have is the wealth left by my mother. Even if I inherited the company, many shares still remain in the old man’s hands. If Gong Yao manages to get the old man to alter the shares, he could even steal Second Brother’s shares, thus suppressing me and controlling the Gong Family and the Gong Group.”

After hearing this, Lin Zhiyi suddenly understood why Gong Yao wanted to get involved in Yang Jingwei’s business.

She said, “Even if he had the will, his ability is insufficient, and his connections aren’t as wide as yours, so he needs a lot of money to win people’s hearts.”

“Yes.” Gong Chen nodded, “He wants money and power. And Yang Jingwei provided him with the fastest way to get money.”

The paper in Lin Zhiyi’s hand fell onto the table.

She took a deep breath: “It’s terrifying. How many people will suffer because of these interests and transactions?”

Captain Xing quickly comforted her, “So now we need to not only catch Yang Jingwei but also deal with Gong Yao.”

Lin Zhiyi hesitated and looked at Gong Chen: “Then what about the old man? He was hospitalized for a heart condition not long ago.”

She wasn’t worried about the old man’s safety but worried that if he died now, it would instead harm Gong Chen.

If Gong Yao and Yang Jingwei gained power, their first task would definitely be to remove Gong Chen.

Truly a troublemaker, yet also long-lasting, isn’t he?

Seeing through Lin Zhiyi’s concern, Gong Chen curved his lips slightly.

He said calmly, “I’ve found a breakthrough.”

“What breakthrough?”

“Heart doctor, Albert.”

Gong Chen mentioned an unfamiliar name.

Lin Zhiyi looked at him suspiciously.

Gong Chen said, “Do you remember Wu Ying mentioned a doctor beside Fu Xiuzhu? It’s him.”

“He’s a heart doctor, could it be…”

Lin Zhiyi had a very bold guess.

Gong Chen nodded, “The old man’s medical team has been replaced by Albert’s people, and in the information about the medicine, his name is precisely there. He should be one of the laboratory personnel.”

Lin Zhiyi widened her eyes: “No wonder he could access the lab’s drugs.”

Gong Chen continued, “He has another identity, Fu Xiuzhu’s lover.”

“Ah?”

Lin Zhiyi was stunned time and again.

Gong Chen took out a stack of photos.

“These two have been involved for a while, but every meeting they have is very cautious, not even friends around them know.”

“Friends? Then what about Gong Yao?” Lin Zhiyi asked.

“What do you think?”

“He must know. Otherwise, he wouldn’t help Gong Yao. This family opens my eyes; the mother of a lover has her own lover, the biological son even knows, and now the lover helps him seize the family property.”

Unbelievable.

If the old man knew, he might die of anger.

Captain Xing chuckled: “I’m not interested in the love and hate within your elite circles. I only know all parties are involved, and this time, we must catch them all at once.”

Lin Zhiyi’s expression became immediately serious.

“When do they plan to take action?”

“Soon.” Gong Chen said deeply, “Otherwise, Gong Yao wouldn’t let the Wu sisters latch onto me.”

“Then… what about the old man? This drug definitely can’t be overconsumed, in case…”

Even if the old man is unwilling to concede, his age is a factor.

Hearing this, Captain Xing looked at Gong Chen and said, “Third Young Master, after all, that’s your family. Don’t you have any reliable people inside? I heard your mansion is big and has many maids.”

“After I moved out, I withdrew them.” Gong Chen replied.

After confronting the old man for Lin Zhiyi, he had moved out of the mansion.

Even if he didn’t withdraw the people, the old man would have replaced them.

Considering Lin Zhiyi’s presence, he didn’t say it outright.

Captain Xing furrowed his brows and paced around the office twice.

Although he needed to consider the overall situation, he couldn’t sacrifice public safety either.

“Now we either find a way to arrest Albert and Gong Yao and send the old man to the hospital for treatment, or find a way to change the old man’s medication and wait for the net to close.”

Gong Chen said solemnly, “Once we arrest them, Gong Yao will find a way to pin the blame on Albert.”

Captain Xing sighed.

The power of money.

He had seen it before when Gong Yao, dealing with a minor…

In the end, the minor’s family accepted the money and settled, telling them the child consented when they went to do ideological work.

Later, they changed their statement, saying the child was forced by the Bai Family, and Gong Yao only lost control due to the drug.

It was the first time Captain Xing saw parents untangling a crime by blaming their own child.

So, it wasn’t impossible for Gong Yao to shirk the responsibility.

Seeing their dilemma, Lin Zhiyi couldn’t help but clench her fist.

She thought of the time in the cargo compartment, and every time her body felt submerged in icy seawater.

Innocents must not be harmed again.

“Let me go, I have a way.”