Hearing this, Zhong Shan immediately understood Jack's meaning. He smiled and said
"I understand what you mean, Mr. Jack. However, I need to report this matter back first. I will contact you once there is a result."
Jack's intention was to become an ally of the Dragon Kingdom.
But such a matter was not something Zhong Shan could decide on his own.
Although Jack had presented the Dragon Kingdom with a great gift, Jack was merely a minor power.
However, from Zhong Shan's personal perspective, he found the idea acceptable.
Having a faction he supported in the Golden Triangle would make handling certain matters much more convenient in the future.
He planned to report this matter later and let the higher-ups make the decision.
Just then, a female voice drifted from a distance.
"Jack! Jack!"
Jack turned around, and as soon as he saw who it was, an expression of impatience immediately crossed his face.
The person was none other than Zhang Jiajia, whom they had rescued last time.
She had also been sent to the border along with the others.
Throughout the journey, Zhang Jiajia had been incessantly asking him about her boss.
Jack found this woman exceptionally annoying.
"Jack, are you leaving? Just tell me where that immortal is!" Zhang Jiajia asked Jack.
These words left both Zhong Shan and Colonel Zhang stunned.
"I told you, I don't know any immortal."
Jack clearly had no desire to continue chatting with her. He then turned to Zhong Shan and Colonel Zhang and said
"Gentlemen, I have delivered the people, so I will take my leave now. You can contact me anytime if anything comes up."
With that, Jack quickly led his men away. With so many Dragon Kingdom soldiers present, he was under considerable pressure.
Seeing Jack leave so abruptly, Zhang Jiajia showed a look of disappointment.
Through her conversations with Jack during this period, Zhang Jiajia had discovered something.
Although Jack appeared fierce and menacing on the surface, that was only toward others.
He was extremely friendly toward the people of the Dragon Kingdom.
That was why she dared to keep pestering him about the immortal.
She was certain that Jack definitely knew where that immortal was.
At this moment, Zhong Shan looked at Zhang Jiajia and asked curiously, "What did you mean by 'immortal' just now?"
Seeing Zhong Shan questioning her, Zhang Jiajia immediately recounted the story of the immortal.
After listening to her description, both Zhong Shan and Colonel Zhang found it somewhat absurd.
A silver-haired immortal?
What Zhang Jiajia said sounded to them like a fairy tale.
"Alright, go register first. The staff will help you contact your family in a moment," Zhong Shan said.
He felt that Zhang Jiajia might be experiencing psychological issues.
After all, being rescued from a place like the Golden Triangle would inevitably cause trauma.
"Leader, I'm telling the truth! There really was an immortal; they were the ones who saved us!"
Seeing that Zhong Shan and the others clearly did not believe her, Zhang Jiajia became frantic.
"Alright, I understand. We will investigate this matter. Go register first," Zhong Shan said comfortingly.
Only after hearing this did Zhang Jiajia feel relieved.
"Then if you find that immortal, you must tell me! I want to thank him personally!"
Over the past two days, Zhang Jiajia had been completely absent-minded.
Every day, the only thing on her mind was the face of that silver-haired immortal.
***
Inside the Border Affairs Bureau.
Zhong Shan and Colonel Zhang were currently in the office.
Colonel Zhang handed a report to Zhong Shan and said
"Old Zhong, take a look at this report."
Zhong Shan took the report and glanced at it; his expression immediately turned serious.
This report contained the statements provided by the dozens of Dragon Kingdom citizens who had been locked in the pig truck that day.
Every single person in the report described the same event.
That was the fact that the thug who had detained them that night had had his limbs severed by a burst of blue light, which was how they were saved.
"According to what Zhang Jiajia said, she claims to have seen an immortal. And among those present at the time, there was indeed one person missing—the person brought by the van driver," Colonel Zhang said slowly after taking a sip of tea.
Zhong Shan placed the report on the table and said, "Could it have been caused by some kind of weapon?"
Zhong Shan found it somewhat inconceivable, but he did not doubt the authenticity of the statements.
One person could lie, but the probability of dozens of people lying simultaneously was very low.
Colonel Zhang shook his head and said
"I was also thinking at first whether some kind of weapon caused this effect—perhaps a swarm of drones carrying light weapons, or some kind of laser weapon—but I eventually ruled them all out."
"Because according to the reports, those thugs' limbs were severed in an instant. In my understanding, there is no portable weapon that can achieve such an effect."
"Furthermore, dozens of people present saw a blue light. I suspect there was an object flying at high speed, and it was this blue object that sliced through the limbs of those thugs."
"It's a pity we can't go to the scene; otherwise, I would certainly find the cause."
Colonel Zhang was clearly very interested in this matter.
Zhong Shan said in a heavy voice
"Forward this file to the higher-ups. This isn't something we can investigate. Our primary task is to hand over this group of people to their respective provinces."
"Mhm." Colonel Zhang took the report and then used a pen to write four large characters at the very top of the report.
*Silver-Haired Immortal.*
***
Shancheng, Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals.
A Mercedes-Maybach pulled up to the entrance of Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals.
Lu Mingze and his female secretary stepped out of the car.
Looking at the Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals in front of him, Lu Mingze asked, "This is the place?"
Lu Mingze had come to Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals this time, of course, to discuss acquisitions and equity.
The market launch of "Healing No. 1" had caused a massive sensation in the country.
After the laboratories at Huirui were unable to analyze its components, Lu Mingze had sent "Healing No. 1" to the Huirui headquarters' laboratory in Eagleland.
Through Huirui headquarters' research on "Healing No. 1," they discovered that a large portion of the chemical components in the drug were unknown.
Under these circumstances, there were only two possibilities.
The first was that some components of "Healing No. 1" came from outer space.
The other was that the party possessed the technology to synthesize new chemical substances.
Regardless of which case it was, it was enough to make the researchers at Huirui headquarters restless.
Huirui headquarters had immediately ordered Lu Mingze to investigate the matter.
Thus, Lu Mingze had rushed to Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals overnight.
"Mr. Lu, this is it. This factory is quite small," the female secretary replied.
The Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals before them was indeed very small.
The entire factory looked somewhat old, and it couldn't compare at all to Huirui's pharmaceutical plant, which spanned dozens of acres.
"Let's go meet that Li Xiaorou first," Lu Mingze said, then led his secretary toward the interior of Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals.
He had already investigated Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals; the general manager was a woman named Li Xiaorou.
And according to the investigative data, this Li Xiaorou was merely a college graduate who had only been out of school for a short time.
It wouldn't be a problem for him to manipulate her.
Even if he couldn't acquire Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals today, he would find a way to poach the technical personnel from their factory.
That was what Huirui headquarters actually needed.
Last time, Lu Mingze had instructed the legal team to sue Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals on the grounds of monopoly, and he had not yet received feedback from the court.
Originally, he wanted to wait for the news from the court before coming to Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals to discuss the acquisition.
But since Huirui headquarters kept pressing him, he had no choice but to come to Shancheng first.