Chapter 1751 - People Who Know What They"re Doing
Wen Shouyi left Qin Yaoguang"s detention center in a daze.
She got into her car like a wandering soul. There was no expression on her face, but anyone could tell that she was not in a good mood.
Her secretary was not in the reception room at the time, so she did not know what had happened inside.
Moreover, the soundproofing of the reception room was very good. She did not hear the two of them talking or even the sound of Qin Yaoguang attacking.
During that time, two female police officers rushed in. Later, when Wen Shouyi came out, there was blood at the corner of her mouth and a palm print on her face. She could roughly guess that Wen Shouyi probably argued with Qin Yaoguang...
Her secretary cleverly didn"t mention this matter again. Instead, she sent a copy of the schedule for the next few days to Wen Shouyi"s phone, she said, "Director Wen, your schedule for the next few days is in your mailbox. Shall I have the chauffeur take you home now? I"ll pick you up tomorrow."
Wen Shouyi nodded subconsciously but didn"t say anything.
She didn"t even dare close her eyes, afraid that her tears would start flowing the moment she closed them.
...
Gu Nianzhi didn"t slack off while she waited for the next court hearing.
She flipped through the various doc.u.ments and financial statements of the Qin Corporation"s Private Hospital, almost memorizing them by heart.
However, she could not find any loopholes.
"This company is amazing. It"s flawless. This is..." Gu Nianzhi clicked her tongue as she flipped through the financial statements of the Qin Corporation"s Private Hospital that she had printed out over the years.
The company"s financial data had been audited by the accounting firm, and the expenses and income of the company were all very clear.
Lu Jin sat at the computer desk opposite her. His hands were typing rapidly on the mechanical keyboard, making cracking sounds, but it was not noisy.
Gu Nianzhi continued to mutter to herself, "I could see that around 20 years ago there was a time when the expenses were very high. The hospital almost lost money in those years, but the money was invested in Qin Yaoguang"s lab."
"... Yes, it was the period before and after Wen Shouyi was born."
Huo Shaoheng sat on the sofa to her right and looked up from a military magazine, "How was the money spent?"
"Volunteers..." Gu Nianzhi"s lips twitched. "It was stated they"re volunteers who would partic.i.p.ate in scientific experiments, but they had to give money. However, that money wasn"t called "reward." It was compensation for hard work or transportation."
"That much?" Huo Shaoheng"s gaze fluttered past Lu Jin. "I wonder if there was anyone who would know about this?"
Lu Jin was the only person in the room who knew.
Under the watchful eyes of Gu Nianzhi and Huo Shaoheng, he finally felt uneasy.
After a while, he could only look up and pretend to be at a loss, "What were you guys talking about?"
Gu Nianzhi shook her head and smiled, "Dad, your acting was terrible. Stop pretending."
Lu Jin couldn"t help but laugh, "Kid, can"t you give your dad some confidence?"
"I"ll give it to you..." Gu Nianzhi knocked on the table. "Tell me, did it cost a lot of money to do this kind of scientific experiment?"
"Experiments related to genetic reproduction were never cheap," Lu Jin stretched lazily. "That"s why only big countries could conduct this kind of research."
"After the volunteers were recruited, the volunteer would have a year. The laboratory would pay for all the food, drinks, and toilets, including all the costs of the prenatal checkup and production. You could calculate it yourself."
Gu Nianzhi smiled, "... I"m not familiar with this, so I can"t calculate it."
Huo Shaoheng lowered his head and flipped to a page of a military magazine. He calmly explained, "If there"s medical insurance, the prenatal checkup would be included in the medical insurance. They definitely can"t use medical insurance for their experiments, so they should calculate it according to the market price."
"I"ve checked the cost of a prenatal check-up here. If there"s no medical insurance, the cost of a single check-up could range from 5,000 to 20,000 dollars. It depends on the fees charged by the doctor and the hospital."
"It"s that expensive?!" Gu Nianzhi"s eyes widened. "Then how many prenatal checks do we have to do?"
"For pregnant women who don"t have any accidents, the standard number of prenatal checks is 13."
Gu Nianzhi calculated the cost of an antenatal check-up without medical insurance in her mind and clicked her tongue. "It"s too expensive. I can"t afford it..."
"Don"t worry about the price," Lu Jin quickly said, "I have money. We could buy the next hospital."
Huo Shaoheng glanced at Lu Jin and said, "If you want to buy it, I"ll buy it. Don"t worry, Uncle."
Lu Jin didn"t react at first and quickly said, "How could I? It"s not cheap to buy a hospital. I"m going to investigate whether it"s cheaper to buy a hospital or..."
He was halfway through his sentence when he came back to his senses. He pounded the computer table and said angrily, "Peter! You wis.h.!.+ What has it got to do with you?!"
"If Nianzhi is pregnant, of course, it has to do with me," Huo Shaoheng said calmly as if it was normal for him to add clothes when the weather was cold.
Lu Jin looked at him, tongue-tied. He hadn"t expected Peter to be so thick-skinned!
"You, you... Get out!" Lu Jin pointed at the door angrily, wanting to chase Huo Shaoheng out.
Huo Shaoheng put down the magazine in his hand and slowly stood up. "It"s getting late. Uncle and Nianzhi, rest early. I"m going back to my room."
Gu Nianzhi stared at him and suddenly remembered to ask, "... Wait, how did you know about the cost of a prenatal checkup?"
Even she didn"t know about this and had to check online at the last minute.
"What do you think?" Huo Shaoheng smiled slightly and turned to leave Gu Nianzhi"s apartment. He returned to Lu Yuan"s apartment.
Lu Yuan had gone to South Z City to investigate the Qin Orphanage. He didn"t know how the investigation was going.
Huo Shaoheng wanted to contact him, but he was worried that it would disrupt their plans.
According to their working principles, field personnel who were on a mission were usually in contact with the people on the base. The people in the base were not allowed to contact the field personnel who were on a mission.
After thinking about it for a while, he gave up on the idea for the time being. The Committee of State Security (KGB) contacted the Soviet KGB and asked them about the United Nations Population Fund.
After Huo Shaoheng left, Gu Nianzhi looked at Lu Jin with amus.e.m.e.nt and whispered, "Dad, What"s there to be angry about? I don"t even have a boyfriend. How could I have a child?"
"... That"s not contradictory," Lu Jin looked at her and said seriously, "If you want to have a child, I could make you pregnant even if you"re a virgin, not to mention a boyfriend."
Gu Nianzhi"s cheeks turned a thin shade of red, like the glow of a budding flower in the morning sun.
She said embarra.s.sedly, "... Isn"t that the Holy Mother Mary? A virgin pregnant... Is it possible that she was implanted with a fertilized egg?"
Lu Jin felt even more stifled when he saw her like this. He said gloomily, "... It"s fine if you"re not a virgin. You could have a child whenever you want. You can choose a boy or girl."
Gu Nianzhi saw that Lu Jin was getting more and more ridiculous, so she quickly said, "Dad, I know you"re amazing, but I still hope that my baby will be born normally, with a father and a mother."
Hearing this, Lu Jin"s anger towards Peter suddenly dissipated.
What right did he have to stop his daughter from getting the happiness of an ordinary person?
Moreover, his daughter was already old and ready to get married. No matter how reluctant he was to part with her, he had to let her go.
Besides, he couldn"t stay with her for too long.
Lu Jin sat back at his computer table and typed in the program for a while. Suddenly, he asked, "Nianzhi, do you prefer Huo Shaoheng over there or Peter over here?"