At two o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun was at its highest, the sky darkened at a visible speed. Thick clouds separated the sunlight from the surface of the sea, leaving only a blurry haze of light at the boundary between the sea and the sky.
Without the direct sunlight, the surroundings of the giant steel ship traveling on the ocean suddenly became much cooler.
Not long after, a commercial plane pierced through the clouds, slightly calibrated in the air, and swooped down towards the giant ship. The top deck became even busier. Even from a distance of dozens of meters, one could hear the clamor over there.
It was unknown whether it was the turbulence stirred up by the commercial plane or the raging sea breeze, but suddenly, a cold wind blew in his face. Yue Qi unconsciously shivered. Beside him, his son Yue Zheng simply sneezed.
Both of them were dressed very casually. Yue Qi was still wearing a long-sleeved jacket, while Yue Zheng was only wearing a pair of beach pants. His upper body was bare, and he had a bath towel draped over him.
Yue Zheng had played around the swimming pool with those beautiful women who were sunbathing. In the end, he was still resentful when he was forcefully dragged back by the 'bodyguard'. If it wasn't for that sneeze, he might have already started arguing with the 'bodyguard'.
Of course, this' bodyguard 'wasn't Old Liu, who had followed his father for more than ten years. Instead, it was the goods that had been temporarily assigned to this luxury cruise ship.
Yue Zheng was already thinking about letting Old Liu take action and teach this temporary worker a lesson to vent his anger.
The problem was that Old Liu, who had always taken care of him, was like a clay sculpture at this time. He was only a breathing tool behind his father.
As for Yue Qi himself, he didn't say anything about the behavior of the 'temporary bodyguard'. Instead, he turned around and reprimanded his son, "Look at what you're wearing! Others might not know what the situation is right now, but don't you know? "
Yue Zheng was already in a bad mood. He was annoyed when he heard this, "What's wrong with me wearing this? Don't tell me you want me to come out in a hospital gown? Do you want me to lie in the ICU before you're satisfied?! "
Yue Qi flew into a rage and wanted to kick this unfilial son away. However, when he saw that the child's cheeks were much thinner than half a year ago, his anger was stifled in his chest.
At this time, his wristband vibrated. Seeing the caller's name, Yue Qi couldn't get angry. He only reached out and pointed at Yue Zheng twice to give him a warning. Only then did he adjust his mood and connect the signal.
"Qinqin, are you in class over there? Why are you calling?
"Your brother? He's fine and carefree. He was just fooling around in the pool. How would he have the time to answer your call? "
The irritation in Yue Qi's heart had dissipated quite a bit after chatting a little more with the caring little cotton-padded jacket. He turned his head and took the initiative to remind Yue Zheng,
"Did you miss your sister's call?"
"What are you talking about? Are you afraid that the hospice care won't be able to catch up? "
"I …"
His daughter was there, so Yue Qi didn't curse out loud. However, his foot finally kicked out, causing Yue Zheng to stagger.
Yue Zheng had already gotten used to it during this period of time, so he couldn't be bothered to respond. He turned his head and spoke to the temporary bodyguard who had just brought him back.
"Is this how your volunteers are treated?"
The 'temporary bodyguard' responded coldly. He wore a standard black suit and sunglasses. There was nothing creative about it, and it also covered up all human reactions.
Yue Zheng, on the other hand, had already begun to add to the drama. "Look, in the end, he's just a lab rat! Then don't let me out. How nice would it be to put me in a cage! "
Yue Qi felt his heart ache, but his daughter, who was an ocean away, was still on the phone. It wasn't good to worry her, so he could only comfort her. "Forget it. If he doesn't want to answer, then don't answer. He's just nervous now. His whole body is twisted. In fact, Dr. Clay's technology is already very mature … "
Yue Qi's consciousness was a little dazed as he said these old, familiar words.
Ever since Yue Zheng was diagnosed with a mutant infection on New Year's Eve last year, Yue Qi had done everything he could to bring his disappointing son back onto the normal path of life. He had used all his resources, even abandoning his family and business to bring Yue Zheng around the world to seek medical advice. But now that things had come to this, he still had to rely on these meaningless words to comfort his son.
As the helmsman of a large regional pharmaceutical company, he more or less knew some information, and he did believe in Dr. Clay and his laboratory's research capabilities in the field of human mutants and treatment.
It was just that ever since the Era of Mutants, the mutant infection itself was a dangerous peak that could collapse at any time. Not to mention, it was a critical juncture between the second and third phase … In this field, 99% of the world's people were deaf and blind. Apart from blindly believing in this kind of top-notch research institute, who else could he rely on?
He couldn't let his daughter know these thoughts no matter what, so Yue Qi forcefully eased his tone. "It doesn't matter if he doesn't answer. There's still me … Do you want to see how your brother is like?"
As he spoke, he didn't care whether his children agreed or not. He turned on the projector function and prepared to let the siblings meet to dilute the current terrible atmosphere.
He was still adjusting the angle, but Yue Zheng's expression was already changing. He was clearly still feeling awkward.
But this matter didn't depend on Yue Zheng. It didn't even depend on Yue Qi or Yue Qin. Instead, it was directly announced by the serious-looking 'temporary bodyguard'.
"It's time for the routine physical examination."
As he spoke, the 'temporary bodyguard' directly gestured for them to go back.
"Hehe, the little white mouse is about to enter the cage."
Yue Zheng was surprisingly cooperative this time. He sneered, turned around, and walked back. He had already walked behind the 'temporary bodyguard', but he turned back and patted the robust man's chest.
"I'll bite open the cage and run out soon."
The 'temporary bodyguard' didn't respond at all. His expression remained indifferent as he turned around and followed behind Yue Zheng. He also turned a blind eye to Yue Qi on the other side.
Yue Qi watched this scene in a daze.
"Dad?" Yue Qin was puzzled.
"It's nothing. Your brother has to go for a physical examination … Don't worry, we'll contact each other later."
Yue Qi hurriedly hung up and took two steps forward. He wanted to follow behind, but after a moment's thought, he let Old Liu follow and take care of him first.
Old Liu was a little hesitant. "Chairman?"
"It's nothing. Little Zeng isn't that far. I'll let him come over."
Yue Qi watched Yue Zheng and Old Liu's figures disappear from his line of sight. Only then did he find a contact number and dial it.
"Smith, it's me."
"Hey, York, I was just about to contact you."
As an important partner of Wuyue Pharmaceuticals in the New World, Smith had a pretty good personal relationship with Yue Qi. He immediately called out the nickname he had given Yue Qi without permission. He couldn't hide his excitement. "Come over quickly. Come to the exhibition hall first. Today's scene is amazing. The small incident in Ban City didn't affect this great trade fair.
"I saw a lot of big shots. They even arrived early. I originally thought that I would only be able to see these walking money and power after 20 o 'clock."
Yue Qi wasn't in the mood to tease people. He took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Smith, you know the current situation. I have to confirm it again …"
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