Chapter 130 — Kang Xiaofeng's Family History
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"Uh—then doesn't that make you a rich second generation, or third generation?" Wei Zhao was rather surprised at Kang Xiaofeng's family background.
"What rich second or third generation?" Kang Xiaofeng smiled bitterly. "My grandpa is my grandpa, and my second grandpa is my second grandpa—they're two separate families now. Our branch is very poor, just the working class, bottom rung."
"A family feud?" Wei Zhao asked.
"More or less. Originally the golden wound medicine formula belonged to both my grandpa and my second grandpa. Later, Second Grandpa wanted to use the formula to build a factory, and my grandpa wouldn't agree, so the conflict arose..." Kang Xiaofeng explained. "After that, Second Grandpa apparently stole the formula and went off to start his own factory, and the two families fell out—and it's been that way ever since..."
"Ha, your grandpa is certainly stubborn. With something that good, not going off to make money—you can hardly blame your Second Grandpa for being greedy." Wei Zhao nodded after hearing this. "If it were me, I might well have chosen to make money too!"
Still, this matter had given Wei Zhao an idea! Formulas were worth money! His own healing medicine and the painkiller he had made for Yang Huaijun could both be manufactured and sold—the profits would surely be considerable!
Yes, this needed looking into. See if he could find someone to cooperate with and earn a little spending money. Otherwise, always using Gu Mengyao's family's money was hardly right either—it made him look like a kept man.
"Actually, I thought the same thing." Kang Xiaofeng stuck out his tongue. "That recipe was stolen by Second Grandfather. I asked Grandpa whether he knew what herbs were in it, but he said he had seen it and couldn't remember... Well, what can you do? So I can only rely on my own efforts."
"You take it pretty well." Wei Zhao now regarded Kang Xiaofeng with a touch more respect.
"What else can I do? Drive myself crazy over it? That's just nuts." Kang Xiaofeng sighed helplessly. "I can only lament now and then. All right, Boss, I'm off to read."
Kang Shenkuang... the prescription...
Wei Zhao frowned. There had to be more hidden behind this affair, but Kang Xiaofeng had said nothing about it, and perhaps he didn't know much himself. Still, this matter was definitely not so simple.
Qiu Lingshan was on the verge of losing her mind. Those robbers had gone deep into hiding, and the surrounding terrain was mountainous, making the search a logistical nightmare! The commercial van bearing license plate 7 Shan Jiu had eventually been found, but its plates had already been pried off. From its features they could confirm that this was the robbers' vehicle, but the discovery was of no practical use.
With every other avenue exhausted, Qiu Lingshan had no choice but to call Yang Huaijun once more.
"Captain Yang... *..." Qiu Lingshan was almost too embarrassed to open her mouth.
"Xiao Song, this is about the robbers, isn't it?" Yang Huaijun guessed the moment he saw her calling at this hour - it could only be about the case.
"Yes... Captain Yang, I don't have any leads..." Qiu Lingshan felt her face flush at having her purpose exposed.
"Xiao Song, the truth is, I'm not some miracle detective - I'm just meticulous. This case is different from an ordinary bank robbery. It involves Gu Pengzhan and the kidnapping of Gu Mengyao, so kidnapping was their primary objective; the robbery was only secondary." Yang Huaijun said, "These people are organized. To catch them, rushing things won't do - especially now, with the pressure mounting. The people above them will surely tip them off and tell them to lie low..."
"What?" Qiu Lingshan hadn't expected that even Yang Huaijun was at a loss.