Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 837 - 537: Taking a Stand

After Old Man Feng’s funeral, the drama within the Feng Family continued unabated.

This time, it wasn’t just the Feng Family of Yang City involved, but also members from other branches of the Feng Clan.

Those who had huddled together with Old Man Feng during the ancestral hall relocation and the ancestral worship ceremony were almost all involved this time. With profits to be made, they obviously wanted a piece of the action!

Meanwhile, the Feng Family of Yang City hoped to salvage more wealth from the investigation team and fend off the greedy predators that surrounded them, naturally seeking more power to do so.

How effective it would be was unknown, and Feng Yi didn’t pay attention.

He visited the Ancestral Factory again.

At the Ancestral Factory, there were two matters he regarded as important:

First, the treatment status of the seriously ill patients who had been poisoned and sent by the investigation team;

Second, the safety upgrading status of the Ancestral Factory’s various divisions, warehouses, and service points around the world.

The investigation team, in the course of probing the problematic medicines and related industrial chains, discovered that the number of people who had taken those medicines was vast, with varying durations of use and symptoms.

Those severely poisoned were not few in number, and as time passed, more people with worsening symptoms emerged. The hospitals under the Ancestral Factory would definitely not be able to cope.

Thus, they provided a batch of medicines and treatment plans to various locations, and only patients with severe and complex conditions were sent here.

Feng Yi went to see the treatment situation. Overall, it was controllable.

Ancestral Factory headquarters office.

"We can stop worrying about that for now, our medicine can treat it. The biggest problem we face now is cost control," Geng Yang said.

Making money was obviously good, but it also mattered whose money was being made.

Representatives from the investigation team had made several visits specifically to discuss this issue.

"We’ve tried to control costs as much as possible. There’s really no way around the obstacles in the production process now."

Geng Yang said this while observing the expression on Feng Yi’s face.

He had heard about the Feng Family drama, and fortunately, Feng Yi had no intention of getting directly involved.

After all, with that time, it was better to make more money! The pigs at the wind’s mercy are still flying high!

Setting aside the tasks given by the investigation team for the moment, Geng Yang started discussing new information that had come in with Feng Yi.

"Schroeder is currently developing a medication called ’Reverse Clock,’ which is essentially a method to make people younger," he said.

Feng Yi nodded comprehensively, having sensed the effects of the medicine previously, and he wasn’t surprised to hear this.

After thinking for a moment, Feng Yi suddenly asked, "What do you think about this kind of medication that can restore youth or significantly prolong life?"

Geng Yang pondered this question seriously and responded, "Actually, in a way, we’ve always been engaged in this type of research."

Feng Yi looked at him expectantly.

Geng Yang explained, "Although there is currently no medication that brings instant youth, many of the medications we, and researchers around the globe, have developed aim to provide a healthier body and a longer life."

Geng Yang felt like a pig that had started flying in the wind, showing off its outstretched wings, while hinting: The wind can blow stronger! I can fly higher and steadier! I won’t veer off course!

"Our Ancestral Factory doesn’t monopolize advancements. Although we are now vast in size, our capabilities are still limited on a global scale. Therefore, we’ve disclosed some ’secrets’ to provide precious research materials to more researchers worldwide."

The former "S" series and the current "Y" series will certainly be succeeded by other series, shared with even more researchers around the world.

There are many researchers in the world, and not every researcher is as radical and extreme as Schroeder.

"When this huge group of researchers continues their work generation after generation, we may eventually achieve the outcomes we desire. However, this process will take a long time."

Geng Yang certainly didn’t think, unlike Schroeder, that such goals could be achieved in a short time.

It’s certainly possible to change human physiques in a brief period, but the ensuing crises would be unimaginable.

Feng Yi understood.

The kind of active factor he could control would cause a qualitative change once it reached a sufficient quantity.

Whether in humans or other animals, or even plants.

But don’t forget, the reticulated python "Little Koi" initially had its life saved by Feng Yi, and afterward, its oral bacteria mutated. Without venom glands, it became an intensely venomous creature.

As for humans, the numerous microbial communities that live inside and outside their bodies—bacteria, fungi, viruses...

If Feng Yi used this power on someone, it’s unimaginable how terribly the human micro-ecosystem would be changed.

Is there a safer method?

Possibly.

But the cost would be an extreme one-for-one exchange, using Feng Yi himself in place of the other.

But if someone proposed this demand, let alone whether Feng Yi himself agreed, the Ancestral Factory would not agree.

And the butler, in Geng Yang’s view, was also a madman.

Thus, Geng Yang was rational, knowing what the best choice was.

"Actually, there is a safer, albeit slightly more time-consuming method. Just being around you often, over time, also has an invisible influence," he said with a smile.

"Take the butler, for example, he’s quite old, yet look at him—his health is excellent!"

Saying this, Geng Yang couldn’t help but think of Old Man Feng.

Old Man Feng had always been seeking what he had abandoned.

And he had given up twice!

If Old Man Feng and his sister hadn’t fallen out... well, that’s too far in the past.

If the relationship between Old Man Feng and Feng Yi hadn’t been so poor, if Feng Yi had lived in the ancestral home with the old man regularly, I estimate the old man would have lived another twenty years—and in good health too!

People must bear the consequences of their own choices.

"To be realistic, we people don’t need the kind of ’turning back the clock.’"

So, you need not worry that we will secretly conduct research in the style of Schröder!

The pigs at the trough must continue to fly after showing their stance and speaking their heart!

Yue Gengyang continued to handle affairs, and after a while, he received an overseas call.

It was from Andrei.

"Yue, I heard your cutting-edge potion has overcome another tough challenge. Is there a new drug coming out?" Andrei asked excitedly from the other end.

"We’ve only overcome one of the challenges, there are still many problems to solve. You know, those potions are very complex to produce, consume a lot of time, and have a low success rate," Yue Gengyang said calmly.

"That’s why I’ve suggested more than once that sometimes you can be bolder!"

"Oh, I’ll consider it. However, Andrei, you sound a bit weary?"

"Ah, there’s been a mad dog barking nearby lately, disturbing my sleep. It’s really annoying," Andrei complained.

"I also heard you’ve been having some troubles lately," Yue Gengyang said.

"Just minor problems. Yue, I still have great faith in your Ancestral Factory. You should really consider my suggestion..."

Before he could finish, Yue Gengyang said:

"Actually, our Ancestral Factory really hasn’t had time to explore other businesses recently."

"Are you referring to the matter of enhancing security at all your branches?"

Many people usually keep an eye on the movements of the Ancestral Factory, so it was no surprise that Andrei was aware, given the considerable activity lately.

He said, "Perhaps you’re overthinking it, or perhaps, it will happen, but not now. Do you really want to spend all that money and time on this?"

"Regarding that issue..."

Yue Gengyang swiveled his chair and said in a drawn-out tone, "You might as well go directly and ask the highest decision-maker of our Ancestral Factory. If he agrees, I have no objections."

Andrei exclaimed, "Good idea! Then hurry up and get him to take me off his phone’s block list!"

Yue Gengyang: "If you promise not to call him about trivial matters during his sleeping hours, I think he might take you off the list."

Due to the time difference, Andrei’s calls to Feng Yi came during the night here.

Unless it’s an extremely urgent issue, calling during resting hours is truly detestable.

Yet Andrei appeared to be a very impulsive and casual person.

He called again during Feng Yi’s sleeping hours for the second time.

Actually, Yue Gengyang knew that Andrei was testing Feng Yi’s temperament and the accuracy of his identity.

Who would have thought, Feng Yi actually blocked him! Simple and brutal!

Given Andrei’s current wealth and status, not many people would treat him this way.

Only senior decision-makers of the Ancestral Factory dared to do so and had the confidence to do it.

Andrei felt helpless.

Alright, now he knew for sure that Feng Yi was indeed a top decision-maker in the Ancestral Factory, no mistake there. But he was stuck on Feng Yi’s communication block list!

After the call, Yue Gengyang finished up his work and then leisurely went to find Feng Yi.

"Andrei specifically called me, hoping you would take him off the block list," he said.

Feng Yi glanced out the window at the sky and wondered, "Has he finally learned to avoid sleeping hours for his calls?"

"Having tested and ascertained the outcome, he now understands etiquette," Yue Gengyang said. "Do you really want to take him off? His calls are always about the same thing, urging us to undertake bolder research."

Feng Yi had other ideas.

In addition to his role as a decision-maker at the Ancestral Factory, he was also widely known as an expert for the Union Protection Agency.

And as an expert for the agency, he was required to file "phase reports."

He hadn’t written this period’s report yet, but he didn’t want to write about reptiles and primeval forests.

Feng Yi asked, "Andrei has his own space exploration project and also possesses a comprehensive database. I want their global atmospheric monitoring data."

The Agency’s sixth database was more detailed, larger, and more specialized, but Feng Yi was unable to access some of the critical data.

If he couldn’t access the official one, then he would look through a private database.

Yue Gengyang said, "That might be difficult. In terms of atmospheric monitoring, even if it doesn’t involve more sensitive communications engineering, he won’t easily give them out."

Feng Yi: "But is it possible with more money?"

Yue Gengyang nodded in agreement: "Yes."