Chapter 384 — An Unexpected Call
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Feeding someone poison was nothing short of courting death—if anything went wrong with anyone in Divine Doctor Kang's household, he would be the first suspect.
So Kang Jingming figured he might as well try it himself; this stuff might not do any good, but it couldn't do any harm either, and if he let his father take it and it turned out badly, Grandfather would only think less of him again. Kang Xiaofeng gritted his teeth and voiced his decision.
Kang Jingming's words caught Divine Doctor Kang somewhat by surprise—he had not expected this cowardly little grandson of his to actually volunteer to test the medicine himself! So he said with great delight, "Good! Zhaoming, I never thought I'd live to see the day you'd grow up and show some sense! Rest assured, if we manage to figure out this pill, I'll give you a share of the profits, Grandfather's word on it!"
Kang Jingming was overjoyed at once! If this so-called Nourish-Life Detox Pill could be successfully reverse-engineered, the profits would be no less than those from the Golden Wound Medicine. To actually hold a share himself—that was a stroke of immense good fortune!
Among the third generation of the Kang family, not even the outstanding Kang Jinglong held any shares. At the thought that he would be the very first, Kang Jingming was beside himself with joy.
Kang Jingming's father, Kang Cuipu, was likewise astonished at his son's courage and nerve! He had never imagined that a single decision by his son could reap such great profit and benefit!
Even Kang Jinglong cast a somewhat envious glance at his younger brother!
In the Kang family, Kang Jingming had always been the cowardly, pampered young master, so whenever he did something crooked, everyone took it as a matter of course and thought nothing of it. Now that he had suddenly done something sensible, it was naturally a surprise.
So Divine Doctor Kang, taken aback as he was, made Kang Jingming just such a promise...
Kang Jingming took from Divine Doctor Kang's hand that lump of "dog shit" that resembled the Nourish-Life Detox Pill, placed it on the table, sliced it open with a sharp little knife, pinched up half of it, and raised it aloft, preparing to swallow it down.
"Ugh... it stinks so bad!" Kang Jingming held it to his lips and nearly gagged to death. "Why does it smell exactly like dog shit?"
"Just as you said, good medicine tastes bitter!" Kang Cuipu urged him on. He too was thrilled—if his son took this Nourish-Life Detox Pill and it proved effective, he would gain a share in the company, and he, as the boy's father, would bask in the glory.
Kang Jingming nodded, clenched his teeth, pinched his nose shut, squeezed his eyes closed, and shoved half the "dog shit" into his mouth. Then he hastily gulped down a few mouthfuls of water, barely suppressing the urge to vomit so that it stayed down.
It was a good while before he recovered his breath, and he let out a long sigh. "Phew... it's finally down!"
"Good, Zhaoming. Don't go out for the next few days—stay home and watch for the effects after taking it!" Divine Doctor Kang nodded and said to Kang Guifeng, "Guifeng, seal up the other half of the Nourish-Life Detox Pill. If it proves effective on Zhaoming, send it to the lab and have someone analyze its composition!"
"Yes!" Kang Guifeng nodded.
Having swallowed the "dog shit," Kang Jingming felt his stomach churning miserably, but he fought back the urge to vomit, hurried back to his room, and lay down on the bed! It had to be said that Kang Jingming was rather fortunate: the half of the "dog shit" he had taken happened to have some Nourish-Life Detox Pill still clinging to it—it was not entirely pure dog shit.
Wei Zhao of course had no idea what had happened in the Kang household. Had he known that Kang Jingming had picked up the "dog shit" thinking it was the Nourish-Life Detox Pill and even swallowed half of it, he would likely have laughed himself into a fit.