Chapter 1006 Thirty Years of War (1/2)
Qi Heng was caught in a struggle between heaven and man. He clenched his hands at his side, obviously struggling, not knowing whether he should reveal his identity.
He looked at Qi Wang's black eyes, and in a trance, he felt as if all his secrets were seen through by Qi Wang. He asked this question now just to get an accurate answer from himself.
His mind was a little confused, and all kinds of thoughts kept emerging in his mind. The scattered fragments of memories in the past were soon piled together, and the trivial things he had forgotten were finally pieced together into a complete large puzzle.
In fact, even when he was most wary of Qi Wang in the past, he knew in his heart that Qi Wang was actually very good to him. As a half-brother, he had done well enough.
In a family like theirs, brothers fight like enemies. It is normal for them to plot against each other. They are obviously brothers of blood, but the one born in the eldest wife's belly claims to be the legitimate son, feels that his blood is noble, and looks down on the illegitimate son born by the concubine. He suppresses and frames the other party, and even destroys the possibility of the other party threatening his position.
If it were like other families, Qi Wang, who had his father's favoritism and a team in his hands, wanted to deal with them, it would be easy.
Even those with good temperaments would disdain to compete with the illegitimate sons. They would not even look at their half-brothers, as if they did not exist at all.
But Qi Wang was not like that. Although he was a little cold and seemed to be indifferent to them, he was different from those arrogant legitimate sons. Qi Heng could feel that he really treated them as brothers.
He suddenly remembered what Qi Wang said to him outside the cafe that day. Although Qi Heng looked careless at that time, he actually remembered what Qi Wang said in his heart.
At the beginning, he had a big fight with the three brothers of the Chen family. His father beat him up for it. His mother and sister did not understand him either. They thought he was too arrogant. A playboy with no power dared to confront the three brothers of the Chen family.
Not to mention the second concubine and her two children. They were just watching the fun and adding insult to injury. They wished that he would have a bad life.
Only the people in the first wife's yard were different. Qi Yutong brought something to visit him, comforted him, and clumsily taught him not to be so straightforward next time. The same applies to putting a sack in private.
After Qin Minyan knew the cause and effect, she directly cut off contact with the women of the Chen family and never invited them to the banquet again. Qin Minyan would not visit the banquets held by the Chen family again.
Although she didn't say anything to him, Qi Heng could feel that Qin Minyan agreed with what he did.
And Qi Wang, he said he was not wrong...
Qi Heng clenched his hands hanging by his side more tightly. After a long time, he finally found his voice and explained his identity.
"Actually, I am from the Western School."
In fact, Qi Wang had already guessed this before, and now he just wanted to get an answer from Qi Heng. According to Qi Heng, he was a nail buried by the Western School in Jinling City. There were many people like him, but they didn't know each other's identity and needed to communicate through various secret signals.
Seeing that Qi Heng wanted to say something else, Qi Wang had raised his hand to stop him from continuing: "You don't need to tell me the rest. I just want to know that you are trustworthy and will do what I say."
As he said, Qi Wang stood up. He was tall and long-legged, and was more than half a head taller than Qi Heng. Originally, Qi Heng looked down at Qi Wang, but when he stood up, the situation immediately turned around.
Qi Wang's oppression was too strong. Perhaps it was because he had seen blood and gunpowder on the battlefield, so his aura was very strong. Qi Heng felt very uncomfortable standing next to him. He always felt that someone was strangling his throat and he felt suffocated.
"Brother, do you trust me so much? Aren't you afraid that I will deceive you?"
Qi Heng endured and endured, but finally couldn't hold back and asked this question again. After hearing this, Qi Wang raised his eyebrows and glanced at Qi Heng. Qi Heng was frightened by Qi Wang's eyes and couldn't help laughing dryly: "That, I was joking, brother, don't worry, I am trustworthy."
Qi Wang hadn't said anything yet, but Qi Heng immediately began to show his loyalty, repeatedly saying that he was trustworthy, and Qi Wang just needed to trust him.
"Come with me."
Qi Wang didn't follow Qi Heng's words, but said this sentence, then turned and left. Qi Heng was stunned for a while, and then hurriedly chased after him.
"Brother, does Dad know that you did these things? Can you ask your men to be gentler next time you come to me? In fact, you can just let them tell me directly. As long as they say you are looking for me, I will follow you immediately without any delay."
"Brother, this is the laboratory, right? It looks quite new. I fell asleep just now and didn't have time to visit. Can you show me around?"
"Brother, did you research this drug? I remember you were a rough guy. You would fall asleep whenever you read in school. Dad has beaten you many times for this. How come you are so awesome now?"
"Brother, your white coat is very cool. You look like a different person when you put it on. Can you give me one to wear? I think I have too much of a gangster vibe. I look like a dandy boy... I have been pretending for too long. I have forgotten what a normal person should look like..."
It was only a five-minute journey, but Qi Heng's mouth did not stop for a moment. He kept chattering. Even if Qi Wang did not give him any reply, he was still very excited.
Qi Wang: "...Can you give your mouth a rest? Aren't you tired?"
Qi Heng shook his head and said, "No, I usually talk more. In fact, I was a very introverted person when I was young, and I didn't like to talk. But later, in order to make myself cheerful, I kept practicing unremittingly, and then I practiced myself into a chatterbox."
"Brother, you won't dislike me, right?"
When he came to a closed door, Qi Wang stopped, looked back at Qi Heng, and said very seriously: "I dislike you who is so long-winded, so can you be quiet for a while, shut your mouth and don't talk?"
Qi Heng: "...Oh."
Seeing that he was honest, Qi Wang turned around and entered the password. With a light click, the door in front of him opened, and Qi Wang took Qi Heng in.
Behind this door is a cold storage. As soon as he entered, the cold air hit him in the face. Qi Heng shivered with cold, but he didn't care about those things. His eyes fell on the walls around him.
"These are, these are..."
After seeing the things placed in the grids on the wall, Qi Heng couldn't speak clearly. He widened his eyes and looked at the rows of blue liquids in the transparent test tubes in disbelief. He couldn't speak for a long time.
Qi Wang just said that he didn't make many potions, but now looking at it, there are so many potions in this room that it's dazzling. He can't even count how many potions there are here. Could it be that he has been busy with these things all this time, going out early and coming back late?
This sentence was said involuntarily. Qi Wang looked back at Qi Heng and saw that his eyes were glued to those medicines. Qi Wang nodded and said, "You guessed right, but these medicines look a lot, but they are not enough for actual use. However, I have already reduced a lot of raw materials, and my large-scale purchases in recent days have attracted the attention of some people. In order to prevent some unnecessary troubles, I need to change someone to purchase."
In this era, it is difficult to do it secretly due to the limitations of scientific and technological forces, especially in the position where Qi Wang is, there are many people watching. When he purchased raw materials before, he was too active and attracted the attention of some people. These days, Qi Wang found that someone was purchasing the same things as him, and those people belonged to another unknown force.
Qi Heng understood what Qi Wang meant in seconds, and he immediately said, "Don't worry, brother, I will let people collect what you need."
The people in their team are all people who care about the people and the country. If the big smoke net made by Qi Wang is really as powerful as he said, then it is worth it no matter how much he pays.
Qi Wang nodded, and did not continue to talk about this topic. Then he took out a map and spread it on the table in the room, and pointed at the map with a teaching stick.
"I know you actually have a lot of people, and these opium nets are easy to use. The situation of opium cultivation in the southeast and North China is very serious. I think it should be used first in these places, while the southwest and northeast are restricted by climate and other reasons. The situation of opium cultivation is not serious, so it can be slowed down here for the time being..."
Although he is a chatterbox, Qi Heng is still very reliable when it comes to business. He listened carefully and added something from time to time.
Qi Wang's power is limited after all, and this world is different from the history he knows. Many events happened at different times, so it is normal that he doesn't know as much as Qi Heng.
So he gave the initiative to Qi Heng and asked him to explain there.
"Brother, how long will it take for your opium-removing drug to take effect?"
Qi Heng suddenly remembered something and couldn't help asking. Qi Wang replied, "It works immediately. As long as you use opium-removing drug, the opium seedlings will wither and die immediately and can't be saved."
Qi Heng's eyes lit up. He didn't know what he was thinking of. He asked hesitantly, "What about the people who have been exposed to opium? Can opium-removing drug restore them to normal?"
After hearing this, Qi Wang looked at Qi Heng with a strange expression: "You mean by restore to normal, you mean send them to heaven?"
Qi Heng: "???" He didn't mean that!
Qi Wang patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "Third brother, you should read more books. Drugs used on plants cannot be used on humans. This is common sense. You should know it."
Qi Heng: "..."
He didn't know this kind of common sense at all.
Perhaps knowing that he had lost someone, Qi Heng wisely did not continue to dwell on this issue. After the two discussed it again, they quickly came up with a specific rule.
The large tobacco fields near Jinling City were destroyed by Qi Wang's people using the Big Tobacco Purifier, and the large tobacco fields in other places were left to Qi Heng and his friends to destroy.
"I suggest that it is best to destroy these large tobacco fields at about the same time. In this way, people will think that these are naturally occurring diseases and will not suspect people."
Qi Wang paused and continued: "One more thing, you can tell the people of the Western School about the existence of the Big Tobacco Purifier, but you should not tell them about my existence for the time being."
Qi Heng's expression was stern, and he naturally understood what Qi Wang meant. He nodded and said, "Brother, don't worry, even if I die, I will protect this secret."
Qi Wang nodded and said nothing more.
The two brothers immediately began to take action.
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In the past two days, Chen Taian's left eyelid has been twitching non-stop. He is not a superstitious person, but his left eyelid twitched and his eyes began to cramp unconsciously. This gave Chen Taian a bad feeling in his heart, and he always felt that something bad would happen.
After knowing his elder brother's thoughts, Chen Ershao couldn't help but said: "Brother, it's the Republic of China now, why are you still here doing superstition? Your eye twitching is because you haven't rested well. You have been worrying too much recently. You should have a good rest."
Chen Sanshao also said: "Yes, brother, I think you are unhappy because of Miss Qi Liu's matter, but don't worry, she has received the Furong Cream, and it is estimated that she will come to you soon."
Hearing this, Chen Taian felt a little better.
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