Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 1412 The Clever Queen (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

"Didn't he say anything else or leave his name?" Fang Yan looked at the gift wrapping in her hand. There wasn't even a signature on it. Apart from the fact that it was from the Friendship Store, there was nothing else.

The nurse shook her head and said:

“I asked him, but he didn’t tell me. He said, ‘Director Fang, you’ll know who it is when you see the gift.’”

Fang Yan, hearing this cryptic answer, knew he wouldn't get anything out of the nurse, so he thanked her and walked out with his things.

Who knows what this thing is? The other party didn't even reveal their identity, and Fang Yan wasn't that stupid as to open it directly.

If it contains a bomb or some kind of chemical poison, then things could get really messed up.

Moreover, Fang Yan had previously been on the other side's kill list, so he took this unclear matter directly to the police station.

The person on duty at night recognized the dialect, and after he explained the situation, the police station immediately contacted the municipal bureau and sent someone to handle the matter.

Once they figure out what's inside and confirm it's safe, they'll notify Fangyan.

After dealing with things here, Fang Yan went home to change her clothes and told her family about the incident, asking them to be careful as well.

Then he went to Director Liao's house again. Director Liao had just returned a while ago and was still having dinner. When he saw Fang Yan arrive, he thought he was there to inquire about the Nobel Prize nomination.

Upon hearing that Fang Yan had come to tell him about the mysterious gift, Director Liao took it very seriously and immediately called Dean Cui Jingyi, instructing her to strengthen security at Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

Then they called the municipal bureau and asked them to find out who delivered it.

Seeing that Director Liao was even more alert than he was, Fang Yan asked:
"Did Wang Zhenlin find out something?"

Director Liao said:
"There's news from Hong Kong. Your fifth senior brother followed the trail of the person who delivered the money and information, and found out it's a Western pharmaceutical company controlled by the United States."

Fang Yan nodded, not really surprised. The fact that Bloomberg nominated him already showed that there must be Western medical capital behind it. It's just that if they investigate, it will be solid evidence.

Director Liao continued:

"After discussing it today, we believe that we can proceed with the plan while maintaining safety."

"Play along with their plan?" Fang Yan repeated the words.

Director Liao said:
"You should get excited and make contact, showing interest in the Nobel Prize nomination. At the same time, try to maintain contact with Wang Zhenlin, portraying yourself as someone tempted by fame and fortune, and actively engage with them to create opportunities for us to investigate his true purpose and the domestic infiltrators."

"You don't need to worry about the secret formula. We've already figured it out. Winning the Nobel Prize doesn't require you to reveal the secret formula. Their only criterion for selection is the magnitude of the achievement, so they have no reason to ask you to reveal the secret formula. Anyway, they just need to handle things. We just want to see how many people are involved in this matter."

Fang Yan asked Director Liao:
Do you think they have anything to do with today's gift-giving?

Director Liao is an expert in this field, he said:

"It's highly likely that it's one of their people. I think it's probably something they sent over to establish contact."

"Of course, it's possible that it was sent by someone else, but the probability is low. If they wanted to target you, they would have more covert methods and there's no reason for them to be so high-profile."

Fang Yan nodded after hearing this.

Under the desk lamp in Director Liao's home, the two chatted for another half hour, from how to deal with Wang Zhenlin's subsequent contact to how to "naturally" show interest in the Nobel Prize. Director Liao even gave special advice: "Next time someone brings you something, you don't need to send it directly to the police station. Have someone keep an eye on it first, and only accept it after our people confirm that it is safe. Being too cautious will only arouse suspicion."

Fang Yan remembered these details, left Director Liao's house, and returned to the hospital's rehabilitation department.

Fang Yan then told his wife about the gift-giving incident, but of course, he didn't mention Director Liao's arrangements.

He also shared his analysis. "These people are quite well-informed; they even know where you are. It seems they have people watching you in the hospital too." Zhu Lin quickly discovered a key point.

They say pregnancy makes you stupid for three years, but it seems my wife isn't experiencing that.

Then Zhu Lin even began to analyze:

“Look, you’ve only been here a short time and the person has already arrived. If he really is a Western doctor who’s running errands for Wang Zhenlin, he might be from some nearby university.”

"Hey, could it be someone from Peking Union Medical College?"

"There's only one Western medical university nearby."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yan couldn't help but give his wife a thumbs up; the reasoning was quite reasonable.

"The fact that they were able to find me so accurately means either someone was watching me all along, or someone tipped me off. I feel like no one was watching me, so it's more likely that someone tipped me off. And the fact that they could get here so quickly means they must be teachers from nearby schools. Peking Union Medical College is indeed the closest, even closer than our university," Fang Yan nodded and said.

Zhu Lin also reminded:

"Moreover, medical schools have close ties with hospitals. If someone tries to gather information under the guise of academic exchange, no one will suspect anything... This makes it even more secretive. You mentioned before that the person who sent the money was a US-controlled pharmaceutical company. I heard from my mother that they actually have a collaboration with Peking Union Medical College. Last time, Heimlich and they even went to the school to donate a joint laboratory, euphemistically called 'research support'."

She paused, then raised an eyebrow at Fang Yan:

"There might be something fishy going on!"

Hearing her analysis, Fang Yan felt that there might actually be something to it.

"Your brain hasn't rusted at all after having a baby!" Fang Yan praised his wife.

Zhu Lin said:

"I'm just guessing, this is just one possibility."

The couple were having a great time talking when there was another knock on the door.

"Director Fang, Director Fang, the police officers from the local station are looking for you!"

Upon hearing this voice, Fang Yan said to his wife:
"You watch the child, I'm going out for a bit, there should be results by then."

Zhu Lin nodded, and Fang Yan then walked out.

Soon, several police officers were standing outside. Fang Yan immediately recognized the leader as his old acquaintance, Xiao Zhang, Zhang Zhichao.

"Xiao Zhang!" Fang Yan called out.

Xiao Zhang, who was leading the team, quickly called out:

"Brother Fang!"

Then he took the box and said to Fang Yan:

"The items were opened, and after inspection and testing, there were no problems."

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(End of this chapter)