Break out of the courtyard

The fact that Tang Ming, Xu Jiefeng and Tang Qiang were going back to Hong Kong Island to celebrate the New Year was mentioned publicly during lunch, but Zhang Heping did not try to keep them, nor did he invite Tang Ren and his family to Shenzhen to celebrate the New Year.

With the arrival of Mr. Hua and Director Wang's families at the Shenzhen Peace College, Tang Ming felt like they were outsiders, so he made a decisive decision to return to Hong Kong Island.

What's more, his eldest son and grandson are waiting for them to return to discuss business in Magnesium.

When they left in the car, Zhang Yi and Roy also followed them out of the academy, preparing to go to Dapeng Peninsula in Shenzhen to pick up their father Luo Wen.

Professor Luo came here as soon as the winter vacation started. He lived and ate at the construction site of the controlled nuclear fusion device. Even when Zhang Heping had an accident a few days ago, he did not leave.

He originally wanted to go to Shenzhen Heping Hospital to visit Zhang Heping. After all, he could get free food and accommodation here because of his relative Zhang Heping.

However, martial law has been imposed at Peace Hospital and Peace College, and Elder Hua has also issued a notice to all factories and units that Consultant Zhang will not accept any visits from anyone recently.

So he just didn't go. Afterwards, he made two phone calls but couldn't get through, so he didn't think about it anymore.

It was a bit unreasonable that Zhang Yi and Roy did not rush to Shenzhen as soon as possible for the training class.

Today is New Year's Eve. If they let their father Luo Wen stay away, the in-laws, who were not very close to begin with, will probably become estranged.

This can be seen from the Tang family's grandparents and grandchildren who just left.

After the two groups left, Tang Xin, who was still worried about Zhang Heping's health, called her fourth daughter Zhang Feng, who was not very willing to make dumplings, and went to Heping Hospital together.

When the mother and daughter arrived outside the operating room, they happened to see the seriously injured driver's wife and children coming out of the operating room door crying and laughing.

Tang Xin went forward and said a few words of comfort, and then learned from him that Zhang Heping had just woken up the driver for a while and let the three of them have a brief conversation.

Just at this moment, some discussions came from the adjacent lecture hall.

"Teacher Zhang just said that the nutrient solution in the hydrotherapy chamber isn't suitable for keeping patients comatose for long periods of time. But isn't this nutrient solution supposed to be used in the hibernation chambers on spacecraft? If it can't be used long-term, what's the point of putting it in the hibernation chamber?"

"You weren't on duty before, so you didn't hear the emergency department's explanation. This nutrient solution is still a semi-finished product. Teacher Zhang is using it for emergency use, and it won't be released to the market yet."

"I think that with the combination of the hydrotherapy chamber and this nutrient solution, future surgical procedures will undergo significant changes."

"No way! I just switched from thoracic surgery to interventional surgery!"

"Don't talk! Teacher Zhang seems to have fallen asleep, so keep your voices down!"

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After arriving in Huadu, as he had promised Hua, Mr. Zheng made a phone call to the capital to inquire whether the National Security Bureau had taken over the case of the suspect in the January 29th bombing.

After receiving confirmation from the capital, Mr. Zheng hung up the phone without saying anything else.

In fact, the people in the capital started to have a headache after learning that the Peace College handed over the suspect in the bombing!
If Peace College refuses to hand over the person, we can still argue with Japan and deal with it later this year.

But they chose to hand over the person on New Year's Eve, and with the arrival of the former mayor Suzuki, the matter became a little tricky.

On the surface, the relationship between mainland China, Japan and Magnesium is still acceptable.

If a bombing were to occur at this time, and the Japanese and American suspects were severely punished, it would be detrimental to relations with Japan and the United States; if the attempt to settle the matter peacefully were made, it would be difficult to explain to Elder Hua and Advisor Zhang.

So, after Shenzhen took over the bombing suspect, it reported it to higher authorities, handing the decision-making power of this thorny foreign-related issue to the capital.

In a conference room in the capital, a video related to the January 1th explosion is being played.

Although Zhang Heping asked the medical staff not to film his treatment process, the hospital's surveillance cameras were not turned off. Together with the cameras outside the hospital, the severity of Zhang Heping's injuries that night and the extent of his recovery the next morning were all shown on the screen.

As soon as the video about Zhang Heping finished playing, some attendees questioned, "Is that injured person with a large piece of his neck missing really Consultant Zhang?"

Elder Yang, who was presiding over the meeting, nodded and said, "If Elder Hua and those guards and medical staff are not lying, then he is Consultant Zhang."

Another participant said, "I'm not questioning the authenticity of this video. I just think it's incredible that such severe burns were healed in just one night!"

"When I first heard the news, I found it unbelievable, just like you!" Elder Yang said solemnly, "But there were many witnesses to this incident, and there's even surveillance video to prove it."

"Okay, next we'll show you the videos of the suspects. After you've all watched them, we can discuss the outcome of their handling."

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The foreign-related incidents that the capital finds difficult are actually more difficult when they happen at the Peace College!

If the incident happened in Hong Kong Island or anywhere else abroad, Zhang Heping would not have to think too much. He would directly torture the person to extract a confession, asking him everything he wanted to know, and then take revenge.

But in the mainland, things cannot be treated so simply and roughly. The mainland's international reputation must be taken into account, unless he does not want to return to the mainland.

Since those people were in the hands of the Peace College guards and could not be dealt with as Zhang Heping wished, he simply handed the decision-making power to the mainland and waited for a satisfactory answer.

As for whether someone would make him feel dissatisfied?

This kind of question can be left to the Longevity Pharmacy to judge.

In other words, it can be regarded as a test of obedience. If you fail, you can forget about the 120-year lifespan potion.

At the same time, Zhang Heping will also change the investment direction of the Heping Group and may even consider joining forces with the European Magnesium Consortium to influence this year's Magnesium election and then move into another track.

For now, Zhang Heping believes that he has shown enough to the country. If there are still discordant voices, he will consider using time to smooth them out. Living a long life is their best destination.

Zhang Heping's unwillingness to hand over the preparation technology of the 120 and 160 life span potions has led many people to guess that he is trying to exclude dissidents and form cliques.

It was precisely for this reason that Mr. Zheng did not agree to Mr. Hua's suggestion to stay in Shenzhen to recuperate.

He has been marching and fighting for many years and has long been indifferent to life and death. He will not compromise with anyone or any force for personal gain.

This was also the reason why Zhang Heping found an excuse not to accompany the inspection team after he discovered Mr. Zheng's thoughts after accompanying them for a few days.

It is said that after Zhang Heping fell asleep against the wall in the operating room, the medical staff did not want to disturb him.

But Tang Xin happened to hear about this and was unwilling to let Zhang Heping, who had just recovered a little, sleep in the operating room.

So, after Tang Xin confirmed with other doctors that the driver's surgery was complete and Zhang Heping was no longer needed here, she prepared to have someone help Zhang Heping out and take him home to sleep.

However, thanks to his recovery over the past few days, Zhang Heping is no longer sleeping as soundly as he did a few days ago. He suddenly opened his eyes as soon as someone touched him in the operating room.

"Is it over?" Zhang Heping looked towards the hydrotherapy cabin and saw that the driver, who had just been grimacing in pain, was now lying in the nutrient solution with a relaxed expression.

"The finishing touches are all done!" A middle-aged male doctor, a head shorter than Zhang Heping, supported Zhang Heping's right arm and said, "Teacher Zhang, we'll be watching over you. You haven't fully recovered yet, so go back and rest!"

"Okay, thank you for taking care of it here. If you have any questions, please wait a few days." Zhang Heping said, yawning.

As Zhang Heping and his wife and daughter left, the medical staff in the demonstration room also dispersed after discussing in groups of three or five.

Zhang Heping fell asleep as soon as he got in the car. He closed his eyes and opened them again. In just a moment, he arrived at the villa.

The people outside the villa who were busy chopping stuffing, rolling dough, and making dumplings saw Zhang Heping coming back and greeted him one after another, but Zhang Heping only waved listlessly in return.

Just as they were about to reach the door, Zhang Heping seemed to remember something and said to Tang Xin, who had followed him, "Remember to send some dumplings to Xiao Lu's wife and children for dinner. I'm going upstairs to sleep for a while. Call me when it's time for dinner."

Tang Xin responded softly and followed Zhang Heping upstairs with a little worry. Seeing that he had fallen into a deep sleep, Tang Xin tiptoed out.

When the people outside the door learned that Zhang Heping had gone upstairs to sleep, their voices immediately became much quieter and they were no longer as cheerful as before.

When Hua Lao returned after finishing his work, he originally wanted to talk to Zhang Heping about the updated chips on the spacecraft, but unexpectedly, Zhang Heping had already fallen asleep again.

Zhang Heping had no other choice. His body was severely burned, and a thick layer of skin and muscle was scraped off. Even if he had self-healing skills, he couldn't create countless skin and flesh out of thin air.

With the arrival of Old Lady Zheng, Old Man Qian and others, more than a dozen tables of New Year's Eve dinner outside the villa were already full of people.

Zhang Heping was the last one to take a seat. He looked much more energetic than at noon and spoke from time to time.

However, judging from his behavior of going upstairs to sleep before 21 p.m., everyone realized that Zhang Heping's injuries were far from as good as they appeared.

Therefore, the atmosphere here became much quieter, just like in the afternoon.

Even the fireworks and firecrackers that were originally planned to be set off were canceled by Mr. Hua, which was a regrettable thing for this year's Spring Festival.

February 2th, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

A group of college experts and professors who were originally asked to restrain themselves and not disturb Zhang Heping's rest took the opportunity of paying New Year's greetings on the morning of the first day of the New Year and wanted to come and visit Zhang Heping with their families.

The first dozen or so people who arrived got what they wanted. Not only did they meet Zhang Heping, they also received a lot of red envelopes from the Zhang family.

But when Hua learned of this, he began to intervene.

Old Hua still remembers that Zhang Heping was missing early last night among those who stayed up to welcome the New Year. Now, he couldn't bear to let Zhang Heping waste his energy dealing with these trivial matters.

Not wanting to refuse the kindness of the experts, professors, and Hua Lao, Zhang Heping left his family to deal with them while he went to Heping Hospital to check on the driver, Xiao Lu.

This kind of small matter could have been left to medical staff, but Zhang Heping suppressed his physical discomfort and came here in person.

The purpose of his doing this was, firstly, to show it to the other bodyguards so that they would tell the story to the other bodyguards and security guards, in order to win people's hearts, otherwise who would work for him.

The second is to observe the efficacy of retinal dehydrogenase 1a2. This can be regarded as the first clinical experiment, but I feel that I am forced to do it.

After Zhang Heping finished his inspection, he said a few words of comfort to Xiao Lu's family who were looking expectant, and then went home.

It was a bit of a formality, but the family was very grateful and sent Zhang Heping straight to the elevator before returning to the auditorium.

Hua Lao waited until Zhang Heping returned home before he had a chance to talk about the spaceship.

Because Zhang Heping was injured, he was unable to go to Dapeng Peninsula to inspect the spacecraft and the accompanying launch rocket, which made the engineers at the launch base somewhat uncertain, and then the launch mission on New Year's Eve was postponed indefinitely.

“That’s why I don’t want to interfere with them!” Zhang Heping looked at Hua Lao and said, “If they rely on me blindly, even if we give them the complete set of technical data, they still won’t have confidence in the rockets and spaceships they build.”

"What if one day, something unexpected happens to me..."

"Pooh! Pooh! Pooh!" Zhang Pandi, the second sister who was passing by, quickly spat a few times and scolded, "It's New Year's Day, talk properly!"

Zhang Heping smiled and didn't continue the topic. Instead, he said, "After the New Year, we'll be giving Elder Qian, Director Zhao, and the others the Life 120 potion."

"Once they use the medicine, I'm sure more people will come looking for us!" Zhang Heping said this, looking at the kind-looking Old Lady Zheng beside him. "If the production of Shouyuan 120 potion is high, we can actually issue Shouyuan potion advance cards with real-name registration to reassure them."

"But this will inevitably cause more trouble as to who to send it to first and who to send it to."

Mrs. Zheng thought for a moment and said, "When I was in the capital, I also discussed this with other veteran comrades."

"Most people suggest taking good care of your body first, and then arranging the order of medication according to your physical condition."

"But as you said, who should receive the 120-year lifespan potion first and how to determine the criteria are indeed the biggest problem at the moment."

Old Hua nodded and said, "Many people have already made sarcastic remarks about this matter."

"You're saying we're forming cliques?" Zhang Heping said with a smile, "So what?"

"For those who are not close to us, who have no previous friendship or contact with us, who knows who they are?"

“Who knows if they will do something harmful to the country after taking the drugs?”

"So, my current evaluation criteria are still the same as I told you before. I will give priority to scientific researchers to help me speed up the research on the longevity potion. I will also consider arranging for veteran revolutionaries to jump the queue as appropriate based on their physical condition."

"It just so happens that the hospitals and restaurants around here are surrounded by security guards, so they won't be able to open to the public in the future." Zhang Heping looked at Old Man Hua and Old Lady Zheng and said seriously:
"You guys decide on the candidates first, and I'll check for omissions and make adjustments. You can first bring in the elderly comrades who are not in good health to the hospital for recuperation, and then adjust the order based on the actual situation."

"This method works!" Old Hua didn't expect that the road blockade, done in a belated attempt to fix the problem, would solve most of the biggest trouble at present.

Old Mrs. Zheng nodded and said, "Bringing them here for nursing care is indeed a good idea, but we need to explain to them in advance that this hospital cannot cure all illnesses."

Mrs. Zheng said this to help Zhang Heping avoid some troubles, so that some elderly people would not have accidents and their families would resent Zhang Heping.

Zhang Heping readily accepted this suggestion with a smile. (End of Chapter)