Chapter 444 — Divine Doctor Kang's Plan
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Hearing Kang Jinglong's analysis, Dr. Kang felt a pang of regret. Had he known this was how things would turn out, he should have gone and eaten it himself instead of letting Kang Jingming do it.
"Another possibility is that while the pill was being carried to the trash can, something happened that we're unaware of—it may have been mixed with dog shit, or inadvertently come into contact with it. That's certainly conceivable." Kang Jinglong said. "But regardless, dog shit is not the Life-Extending, Longevity-Promoting Detox Pill. Our entire line of research was wrong from the start!" Dr. Kang sat with a darkened face, not uttering a word. In truth, he had no idea what to say either. Fortunately, this fiasco had occurred within the Kang family itself and had not leaked to outsiders—otherwise, people would surely die laughing.
Every member of Dr. Kang's family—old and young alike—had collectively eaten dog shit. This was nothing short of the most absurd joke in the world.
Kang Jingming, having finished his business on the toilet, returned to the study. "How did it go? Any conclusions?"
"What you ate earlier probably wasn't entirely dog shit, but there's no way to verify that now," Dr. Kang said simply. "In any case, the Life-Extending, Longevity-Promoting Detox Pill is not dog shit. This matter ends here for now—no one is to breathe a word of it!"
Kang Guifeng, Kang Jinglong, and the rest all nodded vigorously. Of course they would—who on earth would voluntarily spread something so humiliating?
"Zhaolong, I think we need to expedite your marriage arrangements with Wang Xinyan of the Xiao family." With the Life-Extending Detox Pill research having failed, Dr. Kang immediately turned his thoughts to the proposed alliance through marriage with the Xiao family.
"Then I'll head to Yanjing in the next few days, present the betrothal gifts, and lock in the marriage?" Kang Jinglong was deeply disappointed as well. He had thought the Kang family was about to rise meteorically to greatness, but in the end, it had all come to nothing.
"Mm. It's only an engagement anyway—I won't bother going. Guifeng, you take Zhaolong there." Dr. Kang instructed his eldest son, Kang Guifeng.
"Yes, Father."
Kang Guifeng nodded.
"There's one more matter. Cuipu, I'm leaving it in your hands." Dr. Kang turned his gaze to Kang Cuipu.
Kang Cuipu was taken aback. By rights, he was the family's worthless playboy—someone who spent all day eating, drinking, and carousing and was incapable of anything of consequence. Why, for the first time ever, was his father entrusting him with something to do?
Still, he was quietly pleased. Though the Life-Extending, Longevity-Promoting Detox Pill had not been successfully reverse-engineered, Kang Jingming's earlier involvement had evidently earned both father and son a measure of Dr. Kang's regard.
"Father, just say the word—I'll do my utmost!" Kang Cuipu hastened to pledge.
"You have plenty of contacts out in society. Keep a close eye on news regarding Kang Xiaofeng's family. If that friend of Kang Xiaofeng's could procure the Life-Extending, Longevity-Promoting Detox Pill, then he must know someone extraordinary. See who they have been in contact with—if such a person truly exists, we must recruit them to serve us!" Dr. Kang said.
"That's right up my alley—leave the intelligence gathering to me!" The moment he heard this, Kang Cuipu pounded his chest in enthusiastic assurance.
And so the matter was settled. The farce of Dr. Kang's household attempting to reverse-engineer the Life-Extending, Longevity-Promoting Detox Pill drew to a close. Yet Dr. Kang had not given up. The pill represented money and status—if the Kang family could truly master it, they would never again be confined to their present stature.