Xiao Fan's face turned grim. "Mr. Jiang, knowing this will do you no good. If you're unwilling to cooperate, just pretend what happened just now never did."
He was waiting for Jiang Siyu to deliver herself willingly. After all, the person behind everything still needed to be found out.
Until that person was identified, the danger would not cease.
Jiang Siyu looked at the expressionless Mu Jiuchen and finally compromised. Mu Jiuchen kept his word, and she didn't have to worry about him going back on his promise.
"Ninth Master, I will contact him tonight. Once the cooperation is finalized, I will inform you."
Mu Jiuchen nodded his head indifferently. "After reaching an agreement with him, remember to inspect his company. Notify me when you go, and I will send someone to accompany you."
He knew this lead was correct. As long as the person behind it all was found, they would know who killed Han Yixuan's father back then.
Nuannuan would no longer have to investigate this matter, and the danger would be completely resolved.
"Alright!" Jiang Siyu turned and left.
Xiao Fan said with some worry, "Master, I'm just afraid she'll go back on her word?" Women are fickle!
Especially a woman as calculating as Jiang Siyu. She might kneel today for benefits, and tomorrow she could betray Ninth Master for the same reason.
Mu Jiuchen turned and sat in his office chair, an air of noble dignity radiating from him. He spoke unhurriedly, "She wouldn't dare. Don't worry. For the sake of his company, he'd even risk his life. If he betrays me, within three days, his company will be mine. He'll figure it out. You send someone to track her. Make sure the person behind it is caught."
"Yes, Master!" Xiao Fan noted it down.
Jiang Siyu stood at the doorway, overhearing the conversation between Mu Jiuchen and Xiao Fan. She could only sigh in resignation. Ultimately, she couldn't outwit Mu Jiuchen.
In three days, he could swallow half a lifetime of her hard work. Mu Jiuchen had truly given her a profound lesson.
Just mentioning the name Mu Jiuchen commanded respect and apprehension.
Jiang Siyu took a deep breath. She had to handle this matter well, protect her company, and become a leader in the business world.
Jiang Siyu left with confidence.
...
In the afternoon, Jiang Nuan asked her father to investigate the Liao family. After he finished, he returned home to tell her.
"Nuannuan, why do you suddenly want to investigate the Liao family?" Lu Chengs si couldn't understand why his daughter was suddenly looking into the Liao family.
Jiang Nuan smiled faintly. "Dad, tell me first what their family does, and then I'll tell you why."
Lu Chengs frowned and said, "Recently, Mr. Liao has been frequently seeking cooperation with me. Especially after he knew you were Vicky, he calls almost every day, treating me like his own brother, checking in on me daily. I'm getting annoyed."
"He just wants to cooperate with our Lu family. Their family also runs a pharmaceutical factory. I heard they applied for a laboratory this year to research special drugs. I thought since we have you, there's no need to cooperate with them. Their formulations are a mess, and the approval process is particularly troublesome."
His daughter was Vicky. With her, the approval process would be faster and safer. Why would he look elsewhere?
"Laboratory?" Jiang Nuan was slightly surprised.
Did the Liao family also have a laboratory?
"Indeed! But I think with Old Liao and his son's abilities, they won't achieve anything significant. The laboratory will probably close down within a year or two."
Lu Chengs said with disdain. Old Liao was not diligent in his work; he just wanted to take shortcuts and have the Lu family endorse them so they could reap the benefits. He wouldn't be a fool to become a scapegoat.
He had seen it all in his lifetime.
He had even experienced forced contract signings. Since then, he had been very cautious in everything he did, never letting his guard down, no matter who he was with.
Jiang Nuan pondered. She still didn't know what medication Sun Keyu had taken, but that medication stimulated the growth of the cyst, causing it to turn malignant.
Was it accidental ingestion by Sun Keyu, or something else?
"Dad, do you know where the laboratory is located?" Jiang Nuan asked.
She wanted to sneak in and take a look. That kind of medicine was extremely harmful to women.
Lu Chengs looked at his daughter with some wariness. A father knows his daughter best. He could tell at a glance that his daughter was up to no good. "Nuannuan, are you going to the laboratory? What do you want to steal? Dad will help you steal it!"
Jiang Nuan put her hand to her forehead. Her father's imagination was truly vivid.
She found it amusing. "Dad, why do you think I'm going to steal something?"
Lu Chengs looked serious. "Nuannuan, then why are you inquiring about their laboratory's location?"
Jiang Nuan told her father her suspicions.
Lu Chengs was greatly surprised after listening. "Is that true? Could their Liao family's laboratory be using their own people as test subjects?"
Jiang Nuan recalled that when Sun Keyu came for treatment, her husband hadn't accompanied her. Both times she saw her, it was her mother who came with her.
There was no hint of happiness in her eyes. Their marital relationship likely wasn't particularly good.
"Dad, do you know if Sun Keyu and her husband have a good relationship?"
Lu Chengs was momentarily stunned. He hadn't investigated that. He wasn't curious about the relationship between a young couple.
He shook his head slightly. "Xiaonuan, what exactly are you suspecting?"
Jiang Nuan pursed her lips slightly, her fingers intertwined. She said softly, "Dad, the case I've been investigating hasn't been solved yet, and the toxins in Sun Keyu's body haven't been identified. But I just feel there might be a connection between them? This laboratory could be another base of operations for them here."
"Ah..." Lu Chengs looked at her intently. "Nuannuan, you absolutely cannot do such dangerous things anymore. You've already retired. Our family has plenty of money. Don't do such dangerous things. If you don't, someone else will."
Lu Chengs didn't want to see his daughter in danger and continued to persuade her. "You must always remember, you only narrowly escaped death a few days ago!"
Jiang Nuan knew her father was worried. Listening to his earnest voice, she nodded. "Dad, this isn't dangerous. You don't need to worry about me. Last time there was a slight accident, but it won't happen this time."
"What won't happen? Accidents, accidents are everywhere!
You just stay home and don't worry about anything. If I had known you were going to take risks, I wouldn't have investigated. Go rest. Look at your face, you're so thin you can only see your bones. I can't stand it." Lu Chengs stood up angrily and left.
Jiang Nuan: "..."
She smiled helplessly and picked up her phone to message Han Yixuan.
[Yixuan, investigate the Liao family, Liao Wenzhan. You might get unexpected gains. I've found a clue here.]
Han Yixuan: [Nuannuan, have you discovered something again? I've also been investigating them recently. His son travels abroad frequently, but I can't find where he's going. Their laboratory was newly opened this year, and the drugs they are researching might be problematic.]
Jiang Nuan quickly sent a message: "What kind of problems? Have you obtained samples?"