351: Chapter 348 Returning to My Homeland (Part 1)

Several days have passed. Because the incident caused such a massive stir, the entire Acupuncture Clinic has kept an extremely low profile recently; even those responsible for procurement are operating outside their usual duties.

Fortunately, the Acupuncture Clinic had a stockpile of medicine on hand, otherwise, things would have been quite troublesome.

Li Changsheng asked how many members of the previous teams had returned, but Zhou Guoli refused to answer, citing confidentiality.

To this, Li Changsheng could only sigh inwardly.

"Brother Li, you can return to the country today. I have already reported your situation back home, and I believe they will maintain the highest level of confidentiality regarding everything about you. This will prevent foreign forces, especially Genentech, from tracking you down as much as possible.

I have a feeling they will keep looking for you. According to information passed back by our undercover agents remaining within Genentech, it is said they are acting like madmen trying to find you.

Especially since the big boss of Genentech returned from vacation the next day. This boss doesn't care at all about how many people died, nor do they care about how many test subjects were lost.

The only exception is you. It is said that there is already a high-priced bounty on you on the Dark Web.

But don't be afraid; this so-called high-priced bounty is completely useless domestically. As long as you don't show your face in big cities, it is almost impossible for them to find you.

Even if they do find you... hmm... I suspect that most likely, however many come, that many will be left behind. Your skills, kid..."

Zhou Guoli said this with a smiling shake of his head; in any case, he couldn't see through Li Changsheng now.

If, before, Li Changsheng gave him the feeling of restrained sharpness—where one couldn't detect the hidden edge unless he struck—

then now, if one closed their eyes, they couldn't even sense this person's existence.

Even while chatting, it felt as if this person was just an unremarkable object, his breathing and energy circulation blending perfectly with the surrounding environment. It was very strange.

"Old Zhou, I don't care who puts a bounty on me. I only need you to ensure that people are arranged to secretly protect my grandmother at all times."

Li Changsheng said calmly. He really wasn't afraid of any assassination attempts.

After all, domestically, it is impossible for those so-called foreign forces to bring high-lethality weapons into the country, and trying to penetrate into the heartland is even more of a joke.

He could guarantee that while he was by his grandmother's side, nothing would happen, unless they sent a fully armed special forces squad.

However, just in case, these issues still needed to be resolved by Zhou Guoli and his people.

"Rest assured, the security department over there will dispatch professional personnel to guard your home twenty-four hours a day. We will absolutely not let the old lady suffer any harm, and we will also arrange for professional medical personnel to be on standby nearby.

But besides this, do you really not want any other benefits? For example, joining the military. With your achievements this time, plus your own abilities, I can guarantee that as soon as you join, you will definitely be an officer, and a high-ranking one at that.

If you pass a period of assessment, your position could rise even further."

"No need! I don't need those things."

"What about money then? Since you helped voluntarily this time, we can approve a bonus of ten million for you."

"Money..." Li Changsheng thought about the large amount of US dollars remaining on his card, but... it seemed he couldn't use them. Given Genentech's influence in the US, freezing a bank account on their side was nothing for them.

"Money is fine, but the power you speak of is useless to me."

Hearing this, Zhou Guoli nodded. He could tell that Li Changsheng wasn't lying.

He even suspected that if it weren't for certain concerns, the other party might not even want the money.

This made it hard for him to imagine; having contributed so much, and clearly being able to easily obtain the power and wealth that others craved, why would he refuse?

Right, it seemed this kid made up his mind back then just so he could return home in glory, without having to sneak around, and be able to appear before his loved ones with his head held high, right?

Zhou Guoli seemed to understand something for a moment, and the gaze he directed at Li Changsheng was filled with respect.

"Alright, I understand. I hope that after all my missions here are finished and I hand over my duties and return to my homeland, I can have a drink with Brother Li."

Zhou Guoli smiled and reached out a hand to Li Changsheng, but to his embarrassment, Li Changsheng completely ignored the gesture.

"A drink won't be necessary. You're a decent friend, but from now on, let's not be friends."

"Uh..."

Zhou Guoli felt a bit awkward; this Brother Li seemed to hold a grudge.

"Ahem, the ship has already been prepared for you. This journey home is definitely not the usual kind of smuggling; you will be able to enjoy services that are not inferior to air travel..."

It must be said, although Zhou Guoli had been quite unreliable before, he really hadn't lied this time.

Looking at the luxury cruise ship in front of him, Li Changsheng was somewhat surprised.

He looked at Xiao Zhang, who was carrying his luggage beside him, and after thinking for a moment, Li Changsheng said: "Won't it be too high-profile to go back like this?"

Hmm, thinking about it carefully, it really was quite high-profile. Could this even be considered smuggling?

"Master Li, this is actually the safer way. Just think, right now, half the powerful figures in the US are looking for you, and Genentech has very deep reach.

They can even call upon the Navy to assist in the investigation. Using normal logic, they would definitely search all suspicious smuggling ships along the route recently.

One can imagine that for some time, smuggling ships will definitely be cracked down on severely.

The immigration bureau must be going crazy busy."

"So, you're using reverse thinking?"

Li Changsheng was speechless. He always felt it was a bit too high-profile. This seemed to be a wealthy person's private yacht, right?

With this tonnage, it could easily accommodate hundreds of people, and there was even an open-air swimming pool.

"Yes! You should know the owner of this cruise ship, and we have already made contact with him beforehand. We have covered up your identity to a certain extent, and he will protect your safety throughout the journey."

Listening to Xiao Zhang's inexplicable words, Li Changsheng boarded the luxury cruise ship that was currently resupplying along the coast at what was clearly a private dock.

I know him?

Are there any people I know who are this rich?

As soon as he thought of money, Li Changsheng thought of Elder Zhang, Zhang Youdao.

"Sigh, what a pity. The situation is special; otherwise, I would really like to have some Kung Fu tea with Elder Zhang."

Li Changsheng sighed softly, but he was only slightly sentimental; those who practice martial arts don't need to dwell on things too much.

Boarding the cruise ship, Li Changsheng was once again amazed by its size and luxury. As soon as he got on, a server was responsible for helping with his luggage. After asking for Li Changsheng's surname, this beautiful server with an Asian face fully demonstrated smiling service.

"Mr. Li, you are the boss's honored guest. Your suite is in the innermost part. Please follow me."

As they walked, the lady enthusiastically gave him a tour.

"Mr. Li, our cruise ship is called the 'Zen Master' in Chinese..."

Hmm?

Hearing this name, Li Changsheng's expression suddenly became a bit strange.