Chapter 851 — Hitting on a Good Idea

"If we find that their formula is the same as ours for the Golden Wound Medicine, we can sue them for patent infringement!" Kang Jinglong said. "As for the raw material channels, once we find out who they're dealing with, we can approach those suppliers ourselves and get them to sell all their future raw materials to the Kang family. That way, Doctor Guan's Pharmaceuticals won't be able to source any materials at all. Then they won't be able to produce a thing—and a formula will be useless without product!"

"So that's the plan! Understood. I'll do my best to dig around," Kang Jingming said with a nod.

"It's best if you can find out ahead of time. If the formula for the Life-Extending Detox Pill is too difficult to get, set it aside for now," Kang Jinglong said. "After all, our Kang family's biggest competitor right now is Doctor Guan's Pharmaceuticals!"

"All right..." Kang Jingming agreed, though inwardly he was already scheming about how to get his hands on Doctor Guan's wound medicine formula and its raw material purchasing channels! Did Guan Xin know about any of this? Even if she didn't, it could still be found out. It looked like he would have to win Guan Xin over first!

After hanging up on his brother, Kang Jingming felt a twinge of urgency. Doctor Guan's Pharmaceuticals would be launching its new product next month, and he had to settle the formula business before then. That was cutting it rather close!

"Wang Shubin, there's been a change in plans. We have to win Guan Xin over fast!" Kang Jingming did not hide his intentions even from his trusted subordinate. "My brother's already pressing me. Doctor Guan's Pharmaceuticals is bringing its new product to market next month, and we have to get their wound medicine formula and raw material procurement channels before then!"

Since Wang Shubin and Zhu Xiaozhang had both helped him carry out dirty deeds before—murdering Little Fen, for instance—this sort of thing no longer counted for much in their eyes.

"Young Master Ming, that's a bit tricky. A pure, innocent girl like Guan Xin has strong defenses, and given her family background, she won't be easily tempted by money or anything like that. So all our old tricks of throwing cash around to pick up girls just won't work!" Wang Shubin furrowed his brow and sighed. "A well-bred young lady like Guan Xin—they all like a bit of romance. But we're not exactly the romantic type..."

"Romance... damn it, I haven't known what romance is for ten years. If I see a pretty girl, I just smash money at her!" Kang Jingming said viciously. "But I don't care—you think up a romantic plan right now! I have to win Guan Xin over as soon as possible. There's no time!"

"This..." Wang Shubin broke out in a sweat. Where was he supposed to pull some romance out of thin air at the drop of a hat? But since it was Kang Jingming's order, he had no choice but to obey. He could only rack his brains...

Zhu Xiaozhang hadn't been named by Kang Jingming, but there was no guarantee he wouldn't be asked in a moment, so he didn't dare slack off either. While Wang Shubin was thinking, he was working on a plan too.

"You three, what are you doing standing right in the middle of the hospital gate? Looking for death?"

The three of them were deep in thought when a sudden shout rang out beside their ears, jolting them back to their senses. Kang Jingming looked up and saw a hearse trying to enter the hospital—the three of them had been standing right in the middle of the gate, blocking its way!

The hearse driver had come with funeral wreaths to collect a corpse, only to be blocked solid at the gate by Kang Jingming and his two companions. He honked and honked, but the three of them seemed not to hear a thing. With no other choice, the driver rolled down his window and started cursing at the top of his lungs!

But what sort of arrogant man was Zhu Xiaozhang? He was the type who usually swaggered around like a crab. Hearing someone curse at him, he immediately flew into a rage. His eyes bulging, he pointed at the hearse driver and launched into a tirade. "Who's looking for death? You old bastard, you tired of living? Do you know who I am? What's your hurry? Off to die, are you?"

The hearse driver had only spoken out in a moment of anger, letting his mouth run away with him. If Zhu Xiaozhang had just moved out of the way, the matter would have been over and done with. But now, seeing how overbearing Zhu Xiaozhang was—blocking the road and still spouting self-righteous nonsense—he flew into a fury. "I'm rushing off to collect a corpse! What of it? If you don't get out of the way right now, I'll run you over and send you a wreath on the way to the crematorium!"

"Huh?" Zhu Xiaozhang had been about to keep cursing, but when he heard the driver say he'd send him a wreath, a light suddenly went on in his head! A wreath... flowers... Yes! When it came to romance, what could beat giving flowers? He'd seen some soapy TV dramas before, where the male lead always used a flower offensive to woo the female lead! He'd have a whole sea of flowers made up, and then the male lead would stand in the middle of it holding a beat-up old guitar, pouring out his love confession...

Guan Xin might not be a gold digger, but she surely wouldn't be able to resist such a romantic sea of flowers! Every girl dreams of such a \*\*\* romantic scene of courtship, so Guan Xin must feel the same. Zhu Xiaozhang suddenly saw the light, and he was so delighted he nearly danced for joy. The way he looked at the hearse driver softened considerably! This man had done him an enormous favor! So Zhu Xiaozhang smiled at the driver and said, "Thank you!"

The hearse driver was struck dumb. What kind of person was this? He offers the man a wreath, and the man thanks him? Was something wrong with him? A lunatic, maybe? The moment that possibility crossed his mind, and he took in Zhu Xiaozhang's beaming, gratified smile, the driver shuddered! It suddenly occurred to him—this was a hospital, after all. Could the man in front of him be a mental patient?

At that thought, the driver panicked. A lunatic could kill a man and not even be held legally responsible! He mustn't provoke this one. He hurriedly backed the car up, planning to take the hospital's back entrance instead, so as to avoid tangling with this madman and bringing some undeserved disaster down on himself.

Zhu Xiaozhang, however, was in no mood to care what the driver was thinking. Having hit on a plan, he quickly turned to Kang Jingming. "Young Master Ming, I've got a good idea!"

"What idea? Out with it!" Kang Jingming asked, unable to contain his impatience.

"Here's the thing—we can use the sea-of-flowers tactic!" Wang Shubin said. "Young Master Ming, we buy a huge pile of fresh flowers and set them up in the hospital courtyard, and then you confess your feelings to Guan Xin in public. How romantic would that be! When Guan Xin is moved, she'll probably give you a chance!"

"Oh? You think that'll work?" Hearing Wang Shubin's plan, Kang Jingming felt it was at least somewhat feasible, and his heart stirred despite himself.

"Of course it will! Young Master Ming, think about it—girls all love romance, especially a pure girl like Guan Xin. She's never been in a relationship, never been hurt by love, so she's bound to have all sorts of fantasies about what love should be like!" Wang Shubin explained. "And in those TV dramas, what moves the female lead most is a sea-of-flowers confession! Those classic plots on TV must be the most practical—otherwise, what are they even acting out?"