157: Kangrong Pharmaceutical Factory

Liang Yuzhu discovered the source of the special medicine at the pharmacy and learned about it from a police officer.

The manufacturer of this medicine, Kangrong Pharmaceutical, is an old pharmaceutical factory in this City.

But how could a pharmaceutical factory clearly on the verge of bankruptcy have the strength to develop a special medicine for black scale disease in such a short time?

This point is truly suspicious…

Liang Yuzhu immediately took her people and went to investigate according to the address on the medicine box.

At the same time, Old Sha also followed the clue given by Abyss and went to Norman Pharmaceuticals located in the suburbs of the City.

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Old Sha and Huang Mao rode a two-eight bicycle they got from somewhere,

Following the map navigation, they finally found the place.

Looking at the pharmaceutical factory in the distance, Old Sha took Huang Mao and first found a secluded spot to hide.

Immediately after, Old Sha began to observe the movements in the distance.

Meanwhile, Huang Mao, seeing his appearance, was still confused and couldn't help but ask in doubt:

“Bro Sha, why did we come all the way here?”

“And this place is so remote, there isn't even a single household nearby.”

As Huang Mao asked, Old Sha sneered and said, “Hmph, being remote is exactly right.”

“Do you know why we haven't been able to find that group of Fat Bears?”

Huang Mao's eyes widened upon hearing this.

“Ah? Bro Sha, you mean, that group of Fat Bears is hiding nearby?”

Old Sha stared at the activity in the pharmaceutical factory, lowering his voice and said:

“Since Abyss told us to investigate, I think there's an 80% chance they are here…”

“Let's observe in secret first and see what's strange.”

As Old Sha's words fell, Huang Mao also accurately grasped the key point.

Especially upon hearing the name Abyss.

Before, Huang Mao had always been curious why Old Sha could know so many things in advance.

This included the true purpose of that group of Fat Bears searching for Homeless person, and the reason why those missing Homeless person had disappeared.

It was only after a long period of persistent questioning that he learned about the existence of Abyss from Old Sha and realized its immense power.

The other party could manipulate things from the shadows by sending a few short messages to Old Sha.

He even got the Criminal Investigation Team Captain to mobilize police force to investigate that group of Fat Bears and help search for Xiao Long's whereabouts, even without sufficient evidence.

All these things left a mysterious and unfathomable impression in Huang Mao's heart.

Especially since he is currently at an age full of passion, it couldn't help but make him feel admiration.

Recalling these things, Huang Mao also perked up.

He focused his attention on the pharmaceutical factory in front, observing everyone entering and exiting.

“Bro Sha, you know what?” Huang Mao said, looking at the blue and white uniforms of the pharmaceutical factory employees:

“The employees in this factory look quite similar to that group of Fat Bears.”

Old Sha heard this and saw that Huang Mao was even more enthusiastic than himself, and couldn't help but nod.

Just then, the sound of a car engine caught their attention.

The two followed the sound and saw a blue truck approaching from a distance on the road.

Seeing this, Old Sha quickly took Huang Mao and hid in a bush.

And that truck drove past on the road.

The two watched as the truck drove into the pharmaceutical factory.

“Is this for picking up medicine?” Huang Mao didn't doubt it and said unconsciously.

Old Sha, however, did not reply, still staring at the truck's movements.

Soon, the pharmaceutical factory's gate opened, and several workers came out one after another.

Each of them was holding a sealed cardboard box and moving them into the truck's cargo box.

Looking at this scene before them.

It seemed like just ordinary pharmaceutical factory loading for distribution to pharmacies in the City.

“Bro Sha, it doesn't seem like anything is wrong,” Huang Mao muttered.

However, Old Sha, staring at the situation inside the pharmaceutical factory in the distance, noticed something unusual.

His gaze fell on the cardboard boxes the employees were holding, and he found that there were no markings on them.

There was no logo on the cardboard boxes, making it impossible to indicate that these boxes came from this Norman Pharmaceuticals factory.

“This is a bit strange…” Old Sha muttered.

Seeing that Huang Mao was still a bit confused, he immediately began to explain:

“For a pharmaceutical factory like this, researching a medicine takes a lot of time and energy.”

“So they usually value patent rights very much, wishing they could mark the source everywhere.”

“But if you look closely at the cardboard boxes they are carrying out of the factory, there aren't even any iconic patterns on them.”

“It's as if… they intentionally don't want people to know that this medicine is produced by their pharmaceutical factory.”

Old Sha's knowledge base was quite extensive, and he easily saw the problem.

However, Huang Mao still felt a bit confused upon hearing this.

Goods shipped from a pharmaceutical factory without indicating the source? What was the meaning of this?

While the two were thinking, the truck's cargo box was already full.

The two truck drivers locked the cargo box doors, and with the sound of the truck's engine, it was about to leave the pharmaceutical factory.

“Bro Sha, this truck is leaving,” Huang Mao reminded him from the side.

And Old Sha stared at the truck, a question mark appearing in his mind.

Where was this truck going? Would it drive directly to the City and distribute the goods?

With the question in his heart, the blue truck drove out of the pharmaceutical factory and passed the bush where the two were hiding.

As if he had made up his mind, Old Sha patted Huang Mao's shoulder.

“Nothing should happen at the pharmaceutical factory for a while.”

“Let's go, let's follow this truck first and see where it's going.”

“Ah??” Hearing Old Sha's words, Huang Mao was stunned.

Not to mention that he still didn't understand why Old Sha wanted to track this truck.

But just looking at their only means of transportation…

This rusty two-eight large bar bicycle squeaked as it was ridden.

Now it was difficult to carry one person on the back seat, let alone catch up with this delivery truck.

However, while Huang Mao was surprised, Old Sha had already lifted the bicycle onto the road.

“Don't just stand there, get on quickly!” Looking at the truck gradually moving away, Old Sha signaled Huang Mao to hurry up.

Seeing this, Huang Mao also obediently sat on the bicycle.

Old Sha put all his strength into it, almost standing up to pedal.

The two chased after the blue truck in the distance.

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Old Sha and Huang Mao chased the truck as fast as they could.

With their strenuous pursuit, the blue of the cargo box remained within Old Sha's sight.

“Huff huff… It's quite tiring,” Old Sha said, panting.

But he had no intention of giving up, the bicycle chain was almost sparking.

Huang Mao sat awkwardly on the back seat, his back straightened.

He shifted his weight upwards, trying to reduce some of the load.

Just as Old Sha was putting in his full effort to chase, a series of mixed sounds came from behind him.

It was also the sound of bicycle chains rubbing, but it sounded smoother and more fluid.

And the sound of wheels rubbing against the road and crushing stones on the ground also came from time to time.

Huang Mao heard the movement behind him and managed to twist his head back to check from the bicycle's back seat.

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When he scanned the situation behind him with his peripheral vision, he was immediately stunned.

He saw that what was chasing them was actually a bicycle team moving in perfect formation.

These people were wearing streamlined helmets and tight cycling sportswear.

From their attire, they were clearly a group of cycling enthusiasts.

And their clothes were also pinned with competitor numbers, indicating it was an organized City-wide cycling event.

‘Ding-a-ling—’ While Huang Mao was observing.

This group of cycling enthusiasts had obviously discovered them as well, and several people rang their bicycle bells.

They also recognized Old Sha and Huang Mao's ride at a glance, which was a very old two-eight large bar bicycle.

Such a bicycle, almost ready to be scrapped, was moving on the road.

With a person on the back, it was still maintaining such a fast speed.

Coupled with the attire of Old Sha and Huang Mao, it immediately attracted the attention of this group of cycling enthusiasts.

For a while, the entire cycling team rode alongside Old Sha and the other person.

“Whoa, old brother, your speed is good.”

The leading man of the team, while cycling at a steady speed, gave a thumbs-up to Old Sha and the other person and praised:

“This bike is also quite old, it can even be considered an antique, right? You can still race with it, old brother is really impressive.”

“…” Old Sha didn't speak, his eyes were entirely on the blue truck in the distance.

He also didn't have the leisure to pay attention to this group of people, just pedaling and panting heavily.

Even so, Old Sha rode alongside this group for a while.

But how could an old two-eight large bar compete with these professional cycling bikes?

Moreover, Old Sha was carrying Huang Mao on the back seat.

So the cycling team increased their speed slightly and left the two behind.

“See you, old brother,” the people in the team waved goodbye.

And at this time, Old Sha also watched as the blue truck gradually disappeared from sight.

It disappeared at the end of the road along with this group of cycling enthusiasts.

Old Sha finally stopped slowly by the roadside, panting heavily.

“Huff, I can't… I really can't keep up,” Old Sha gasped.

Huang Mao, seeing this, glanced at the direction where the blue truck disappeared and said:

“Bro Sha, we've been chasing for most of the day, but we still don't know where this truck went…”

“Hmph,” Old Sha, who was panting, suddenly sneered, staring at the direction where the truck disappeared, and said:

“It's not a complete loss, they really aren't going directly back to the City.”

He then pointed to the road sign to the side and behind him, and saw that the turnoff back to the City was behind them.

And the direction the road ahead led to was the City ring road.

It was also the route the group of cycling enthusiasts were taking for their City-wide ride.

“Then where are they going?”

As Huang Mao asked, Old Sha shrugged.

“Not sure yet, but it's better than waiting around at the pharmaceutical factory.”

“That's true…” Huang Mao nodded, silent for a moment.

As if he thought of something, he suggested to Old Sha:

“Hey, Bro Sha, if I could get some information for Abyss… could I be highly valued and join Abyss like you?”

Hearing Huang Mao's words, Old Sha glanced at him with interest.

“What, you have an idea?”

Huang Mao nodded sincerely, saying mysteriously:

“Yes, you said we're watching from the outside, and we don't know the specific situation inside… How about we just go into the pharmaceutical factory and be undercover?”

“As long as we can get into the factory, even if it's just sweeping the floor, we should be able to get information.”

“Hiss…” Old Sha clicked his tongue and couldn't help but nod:

“That is a way, indeed. Instead of staking out from the outside, it's better to go inside the pharmaceutical factory to gather information.”

“Okay, we'll find some time to check it out.”

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On the other side, Liang Yuzhu took several police officers to Kangrong Pharmaceutical factory located in the suburbs of the City.

Looking at this pharmaceutical factory, the buildings seemed somewhat dilapidated, and there were no employees busy entering or exiting the factory buildings.

All these circumstances also made the people in the car feel puzzled.

“Liang Team, this factory building… doesn't look like it's in production, does it?”

“Looking inside, there are no employees working, is it really them who produced the special medicine?”

“Furthermore, with this production capacity, can they supply the pharmacies in the City?”

As the police officers spoke, they also parked the car in a hidden location.

They did not directly break into the pharmaceutical factory to investigate, but observed from the shadows.

At this time, Liang Yuzhu called Chu Xuemei.

Talking about the sudden appearance of the special medicine for black scale disease recently, Chu Xuemei analyzed over the phone:

“Officer Liang, the timing of this medicine's appearance is indeed a bit strange…”

“If you want to develop a special medicine, clinical trials alone take a long time.”

“Some even take several years from initial research through long clinical trials to market.”

“So based on theoretical speculation… it's unlikely that the special medicine that suddenly appeared now was developed only after the black scale disease appeared.”

Hearing Chu Xuemei's words, Liang Yuzhu also understood what she meant.

A thought also surfaced in her mind.

The reason why the special medicine appeared so quickly was actually because the research project had already started long ago, and clinical trials had been completed.

Moreover, from the information obtained from Abyss, it seems that this black scale disease was intentionally released into the City by someone.

Looking at it this way, the person selling the special medicine now has a strong suspicion of being the culprit…

Just as Liang Yuzhu was thinking, the sound of a car engine suddenly came from the distance.

The police officer in the car immediately became alert and reminded Liang Yuzhu: “Liang Team, a car is coming.”

Liang Yuzhu also listened to the sound, her gaze looking towards where the sound came from.

And what came into view was a blue truck.

If Old Sha and Huang Mao were present, they would surely recognize it at a glance.

This blue truck was the very truck they had chased all the way from Norman Pharmaceuticals.

“Is this… delivering raw materials?” Liang Yuzhu thought doubtfully, quietly observing the situation ahead.

She saw this blue truck driving over from a distance and slowly entering the pharmaceutical factory.

And as the truck drove into the factory building, several employees finally ran out of the originally quiet pharmaceutical factory.

“Liang Team, they're starting to unload,”

A police officer spoke up to remind her, and saw the driver open the cargo box.

Several employees who ran out of the pharmaceutical factory began to carry down cardboard boxes.

Liang Yuzhu signaled everyone not to act rashly.

After observing carefully in the shadows for a while, she also keenly noticed the abnormality.

She found that there were no identifying markings on the cardboard boxes, only that the boxes seemed to have some weight.

She couldn't see what was inside.

“Where did this truck come from? Go and check,” Liang Yuzhu instructed.

She then watched as more than a dozen boxes of goods on the truck were moved down from the truck.

Immediately after, the truck slowly drove away from the pharmaceutical factory.

Liang Yuzhu looked at the employees who were moving the goods, and didn't speak for a moment.

“Liang Team, what do we do now?” a police officer asked in confusion.

“Let's go, let's take a look,” Liang Yuzhu finally spoke, getting out of the car with the police officers and heading straight towards the pharmaceutical factory.

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