Break out of the courtyard

Chapter 901: Forced Free Trade Agreement
Huadu, Magnesium, 5 a.m.

"Impossible!" Old Bu, who had just been woken up by a call from his secretary, said firmly, "We must insist that the explosion was William's personal act. We didn't have our permission. Do you understand?"

The blonde secretary on the other end of the phone hesitated and said, "I understand what you mean, but they mentioned LK!"

"Who?" Old Bu got out of bed in disbelief, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, opened the curtains, looked at the street lights in the distance, and felt that it was very dark outside.

There was silence on both ends of the line for a while before the secretary's voice rang out again, "They won't support you anymore. You must be careful of the dangers after leaving office!"

In fact, Old Bu is also very worried about this.

Thinking about the vicious incident that happened in Japan a few days ago and William's death, Old Bush suddenly felt a little regretful that he should not have approved the think tank's plan.

"There are two ways to handle this now!" The secretary's voice deepened. "Either continue to send people to take the risk and eliminate him, or use a memorandum of understanding to limit his retaliation."

Old Bu actually wants to get rid of Zhang Heping because he has so many advanced technologies!
Thinking of the supersonic missiles and electromagnetic pulse bombs launched by the Peace Group, Old Bush once again gave up the idea of ​​sending an aircraft carrier to demonstrate. He frowned and said, "Make appropriate concessions and reach an agreement as soon as possible."

The female secretary said in a deep voice: "If you choose a memorandum of understanding, I suggest adding a free trade agreement!"

……

The director of the Dekeshas Group, who was far away at Governor's House in Hong Kong, received a call back from Magnesium and then told everyone in the living room, "He still insists that the explosion was William's personal act, but they have added a condition of understanding to facilitate peace talks."

The Morgan family representative asked impatiently, "What are the conditions?"

The director of the Dekeshasi Consortium looked around and said slowly, "Free Trade Agreement!"

When the Governor of Hong Kong heard this agreement, his pupils suddenly shrank!
Europe and the United States have not signed a free trade agreement, but China wants to sign such an agreement with the mainland. They must have forgotten who first advocated the blockade!
"You guys continue chatting, I'm going to the bathroom." The Governor said, stood up and walked straight upstairs.

Most of the Magnesians present guessed that the Governor's visit was most likely to report to the Eagle Country that Magnesium wanted to sign a free trade agreement with the mainland.

But what can we do if we guess? As long as we can buy the longevity potion from the Peace Group, there is no agreement that we can't sign.

Besides, once the agreement is signed, it can be torn up unilaterally.

……

Hua waited outside the laboratory for Zhang Heping to come out, but before he could say a word, he received a call from Yang from the capital.

When Hua Lao hung up the phone, he and Zhang Heping had already walked to the underground parking lot and sat in the middle row of the bulletproof sedan that Wu Cheng had just delivered.

"Peace, the negotiation team just received news that the United States wants to use a free trade agreement..." Hua Lao paused here, then looked at Zhang Heping with a hint of hesitation.

He was considering what to say next, how to persuade Zhang Heping. After all, that night almost cost Zhang Heping his life!

Before Elder Hua could continue, Zhang Heping said calmly, "You can handle it yourselves. I don't have time to think about those things lately."

"This..." Old Hua hesitated for a moment.

Wang Sumei, who was sitting in the back row, said tentatively, "If you do something wrong, you have to apologize in a proper manner, right?"

"Hmm!" Zhang Heping responded noncommittally, leaving Old Hua somewhat puzzled.

Wang Sumei continued to probe, "The Magnesium guy still wants the 120-year lifespan potion, and he wants to send international students to study at Peace College. This apology must be sincere!"

Seeing that Elder Hua had forgotten his previous statement about not backing down, Zhang Heping secretly shook his head. "The Hong Kong Peace Hospital has two vials of Lifespan 120 medication in reserve. Elder Hua, please arrange your work in the near future and prepare to use one vial!"

Before Hua could refute him, Zhang Heping explained his view: "I will not provoke conflict over there unless absolutely necessary."

"But EMEA hasn't lifted its restrictions on the Peace Group, and Europe hasn't signed a free trade agreement with us. There's absolutely no need for us to make further concessions."

Director Wang Sumei knew that Hua Lao had previously worried that he had said something wrong, which was why Zhang Heping had taken his family back to Hong Kong Island. Now, after hearing what Zhang Heping said, she knew that Zhang Heping really wanted Hua Lao to be injected with the Longevity 120 drug.

Wang Sumei said to the hesitant Hua Lao, "Listen to He Ping, put your work aside for now and use a Longevity 120 potion first."

"The Magnesium people want to sign a free trade agreement with us, but they don't have good intentions." Zhang Heping leaned back in his chair and said slowly:
"The fate of the former North Soviet Union made Ou Mei think that they could copy their own and bring us down..."

Zhang Heping briefly analyzed the logic behind the US's actions, which helped Hua Lao recover from his initial excitement about the free trade agreement.

That evening, at Zhang Heping's insistence, Hua Lao finally called Secretary Chen to arrange the follow-up work.

Afterwards, Mr. Hua called the capital again and relayed his understanding of what Zhang Heping had said in the car to the capital authorities.

Finally, Mr. Hua called his wife and eldest son, preparing to listen to Zhang Heping and receive the Life-Saving 120 injection at Hong Kong Island Peace Hospital.

After an overnight discussion, the capital did not rush to reply to the Mexicans. Instead, the next morning, they contacted Zhang Heping through Zhang Pandi of the Hong Kong Special Mission and asked him to return to the capital to discuss the contents of the memorandum of understanding.

This marks the first formal invitation for Zhang Heping to participate in the negotiations. The previous communications through Hua Zhongxian were actually a buffer to prevent Zhang Heping from escalating his hostility towards Japan and the United States.

However, the free trade agreement proposed by the US hides a trap. Signing this agreement means granting each other most-favored-nation status.

Therefore, calling Zhang Heping back to the capital this time should be to discuss the mode of coexistence between the Heping Group and the Magnesium Country, and to let Zhang Heping put the overall situation first.

But Zhang Heping refused on the grounds that he was busy with space experiments and only agreed to let Chen Shuting go to the capital.

Can Chen Shuting make the decision on such matters?

As Zhang Heping has made it clear that he will not remove the blacklist of the United States, Chen Shuting will obviously not go against Zhang Heping's decision.

Therefore, even if the mainland and Magnesium signed a free trade agreement, the Peace Group would refuse on the grounds that it is an offshore company.

The authorities in the capital did not expect Zhang Heping to refuse, and since Mr. Hua had been undergoing various inspections all day, he did not receive a call from the capital immediately.

Finally, the capital simply sent a communication team to Hong Kong Island.

For this purpose, Zhang Zhaodi, who had just been promoted to director, was also sent to accompany him.

When these people arrived at the Peace Hotel on Hong Kong Island, Zhang Heping was at the Peace Hospital next door, explaining Mr. Hua's health condition to Mr. Hua's family.

"Based on the examinations over the past two days, Mr. Hua has developed mild cognitive impairment." Zhang Heping stood beside Mr. Hua's hospital bed, holding a stack of examination reports, and said slowly to the family members sitting by the bed:
“Recently, I have noticed that Mr. Hua’s reaction speed and judgment have not been as good as before. I initially suspect that he is showing early signs of Alzheimer’s disease.”

"Mr. Zhuang from the Civil Affairs Department, you should have heard that before he used the 120-year lifespan potion, he had already suffered from Alzheimer's disease and had forgotten many of his memories."

"After using the 120-year lifespan potion, Mr. Zhuang recovered from his Alzheimer's disease, but his previously forgotten memories were not restored."

"Therefore, I think it is necessary to let Elder Hua use the Lifespan 120 drug in advance. If you agree, please sign this informed consent form and this trial agreement."

When Mr. Hua, lying in his hospital bed, heard that he had early signs of Alzheimer's disease, he was initially unable to accept it. "Heping, I feel like I'm fine. Could the test have been wrong?"

Zhang Heping shrugged and turned to look at Wang Sumei, who was comforting Madam Hua. "Aunt Wang, do you think there are any differences in Old Master Hua's recent condition compared to last year?"

Before Director Wang could speak, Hua's eldest son had already picked up his pen and signed, saying, "We trust Consultant Zhang's judgment!"

"Besides, the Lifespan 120 potion has no side effects. If we inject it into my father in advance, we will actually gain an advantage."

Zhang Heping pointed to the bold black words on the consent form and said seriously, "It's not that there are no side effects, it's that no side effects have been found yet."

"After all, this is a new drug, and participating in the trial carries significant risks. Otherwise, it wouldn't be provided free of charge."

Those present smiled knowingly upon hearing Zhang Heping's words, understanding that he was making an excuse for Elder Hua to use the Lifespan 120 potion for free, so as not to give others cause for criticism.

After signing the papers, the eldest son of the Hua family couldn't help but ask, "Consultant Zhang, will my father need to recuperate for another month?"

"No need!" Zhang Heping handed the signed documents to the doctor next to him, and then made room for the empty seat next to the bed, allowing the cosmetic doctor to take over the subsequent injection work.

At the same time, Zhang Heping also explained, "Hua Lao is still far from 90 years old, and his body can withstand the direct injection of the Lifespan 120 drug."

"I asked you to come here mainly to accompany him in the hospital for follow-up recovery and treatment, in case he becomes younger and you don't recognize him!"

The people around were paying attention to the doctor's actions and didn't pay attention to Zhang Heping's joke.

Zhang Heping smiled and walked towards Zhang Zhaodi, Zhang Pandi and others who were waiting outside the door.

"When did the eldest sister arrive?" Zhang Heping glanced at the others. Except for a few people from the Hong Kong Special Mission Group, everyone else was a stranger.

"Just arrived!" Zhang Zhaodi responded and introduced the accompanying personnel to his brother.

Zhang Heping shook hands with them, exchanged brief introductions, and then said, "You should go to the Peace Hotel to rest first. I'll come find you after I've finished dealing with Elder Hua's affairs."

The elderly man in a suit who led the group stared at the doctor in the ward and asked with curiosity, "Advisor Zhang, is Elder Hua sick, or is there something wrong?"

Zhang Heping turned to look at the ward. The doctor inside had just taken a little blood from Hua Lao's fingertip and was now testing it with the Shouyuan 120 reagent on a glass slide to see if there was any rejection.

Although Shouyuan 120 medicine has no obvious side effects, because it is a blood product, it is possible that defects may occur due to errors in preparation, leading to rejection after use.

Zhang Heping didn't explain much until the two doctors confirmed under a microscope that there was no rejection and asked him to go in to check. Only then did Zhang Heping speak again, "We are preparing to inject Elder Hua with the Longevity 120 drug. You can do as you please. I'll go and get busy."

After he finished speaking, Zhang Heping entered the ward and looked at the microscope beside him for a while. After making sure everything was correct, he raised his head and said, "No problem, you can give me the injection!"

As Zhang Heping finished speaking, a middle-aged male doctor stepped forward to find a vein for Elder Hua and disinfected his skin.

Another young female doctor picked up the syringe, drew half a tube of transparent liquid, injected it into a small bottle containing light blue liquid, and then shook the small bottle with her hand.

Under the envious gaze of the elderly leader, the young female doctor only inserted a few needles into Hua Lao's body, and the so-called Longevity 120 potion, which was said to prolong life and make people younger, was gone just like that.

(End of this chapter)