In the monitoring room, Long Xiao watched the Japanese people entering and leaving Xiyuan Restaurant. Only four Japanese individuals came every time.
Pointing at the four Japanese men who came each time, Long Xiao said, "A Hu, investigate these four Japanese people."
"Brother Long, they are scheming against me. Damn it, if I catch them, I'll chop them up and feed them to dogs."
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "Just investigate. Don't act rashly. These four people are very dangerous."
Xicheng Hu Ge nodded and said, "Don't worry, Brother Long. I will investigate thoroughly."
Returning to the private room, Long Xiao asked Lu Bonian to sit up straight and began to massage him.
While massaging, Long Xiao infused the metal qi of the five elements in his dantian into Lu Bonian's body.
Life qi in the five elements is wood qi, representing the qi of growth. Metal qi can restrain wood qi, but if not controlled properly, it can cause great harm to the body.
Using metal qi to remove the life qi around Lu Bonian's heart was a very dangerous process. After more than ten minutes, Long Xiao was sweating profusely. Due to excessive concentration, his energy was greatly consumed, and the sweat began to evaporate, forming mist.
Luan Jiping saw the mist surrounding Long Xiao's body and wanted to stop him, but she dared not, fearing that interrupting him would cause harm.
At first, Lu Bonian thought Long Xiao was just going through the motions when he was only massaging him.
Unexpectedly, soon after, Long Xiao was sweating profusely, and the sweat quickly turned into steam. Only then did he confirm that Long Xiao was diligently helping him to heal.
After another ten minutes, Long Xiao had completely cleared the life qi around Lu Bonian's heart.
A trace of Yin Sha qi slowly seeped out from Lu Bonian's heart.
Lu Bonian felt a sudden lightness in his heart, as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and his mind and body were completely relaxed.
To be safe, after retracting the metal qi, Long Xiao used the life qi from his dantian to nourish Lu Bonian's heart, completely removing the Yin Sha qi from his heart.
After finishing the massage, Lu Bonian stood up, clasped his hands, and said, "Thank you very much, Master Long."
Long Xiao, mentally and physically exhausted, slumped into a chair and said, "I need to rest for a while."
A few minutes later, when Long Xiao had recovered, he said, "Uncle Lu, think carefully about who you have come into contact with. You have been schemed against."
After Long Xiao told Lu Bonian everything about his situation, Lu Bonian fell into deep thought.
A few minutes later, Lu Bonian sighed and said, "It must be those Japanese people. A few days ago, I was negotiating a cooperation agreement with them. Because I discovered their ambitions were too great, the cooperation did not succeed."
"Uncle Lu, what kind of business are you in, and why were you negotiating cooperation with Japanese people?"
Lu Bonian told Long Xiao that he was in the pharmaceutical business, mainly producing common medicines. A while ago, Iguchi Gorō approached him and wanted to cooperate, investing fifty billion to help him expand the scale of his pharmaceutical factory.
Having an investor was a good thing, so he agreed to talk. Unexpectedly, Iguchi Pharmaceutical wanted to gain controlling interest in his company and produce the Kampo medicine registered by Iguchi Pharmaceutical.
Lu Bonian felt something was wrong. After inquiring with other peers, he learned that Iguchi Pharmaceutical not only wanted to control his company but also wanted to control other pharmaceutical groups in Donghai.
After listening to Lu Bonian's account, Luan Jiping looked at Long Xiao and asked, "Brother, how are you going to fight back? We cannot let the Japanese control Donghai."
According to the recent information Long Xiao had obtained, out of Donghai's population of over eight million, there were over 100,000 Japanese people. They had opened numerous companies in Donghai and established schools and various charitable organizations.
On the surface, these charitable organizations were doing good deeds, but in reality, they were intelligence agencies for the Japanese.
Based on the recent information from Ye Xiao, the Japanese had formed a vast network of influence in Donghai, and Long Xiao felt somewhat overwhelmed.
He was currently just a humble doctor, one who had not attended medical school and had obtained his practicing license irregularly. To deal with such a powerful force, force alone would not suffice.
Furthermore, according to the information, besides Japan, the United States, Russia, and the southern country of the Wolf had also infiltrated their forces. Although this infiltration was limited to the economic level, it was extremely harmful to China.
"Sister, I feel somewhat overwhelmed. The opponent's forces are too powerful," Long Xiao said honestly.
"How can you say that? Are you just going to stand by and watch the Japanese control our pharmaceutical industry?" Luan Jiping said unhappily.
Long Xiao shared the information he had with Luan Jiping in detail, and her expression became increasingly grim.
"Are you telling the truth? Is the situation really that serious?" Luan Jiping seemed somewhat disbelieving.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "This is only partial information. The situation might be even more serious than we imagine."
"Doesn't the country do anything about this kind of thing?" Luan Jiping asked.
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. As a mere doctor, I cannot contact national-level organizations."
"Brother, what do you plan to do about this? Will you ignore it, or will you fight back?"
"Sister, of course, we must fight back. But before we fight back, we must have sufficient intelligence and strength. Both are indispensable."
Luan Jiping nodded and said, "You're right. Although it seems like we are in control of Donghai, most of the capital in Donghai is not in our hands."
Lu Bonian said, "Master Long, if you are going to deal with the Japanese, I can support you financially."
Long Xiao sighed and shook his head. "It's not enough. Even if the Three Dragons, One Tiger, and One God of Wealth of Donghai, along with the Four Great Black families, all supported me, it still wouldn't be enough."
"Brother, if you can get the support of any one of the five great families in the capital, dealing with these Japanese enterprises should not be a problem."
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Sister, you are right. I will strive to achieve this goal."
After leaving Xiyuan Restaurant, Long Xiao handed the pills to Luan Jiping from the car.
"Sister, I have written instructions on how to use each type of pill. If a large-scale conflict occurs, there won't be enough time to refine pills."
Luan Jiping took the pills and looked at Long Xiao admiringly. "Brother, you are truly thoughtful. No matter what happens in the future, I will fully support you."
Long Xiao drove back to Xinglin Grass Hall. Before he could even park the car, he saw Lin Xuan's Rolls-Royce.
Long Xiao walked into Xinglin Grass Hall and saw Lin Xuan helping to decoct medicine in the courtyard. More than a dozen stoves were lined up, and she was fanning them, diligently watching over them, sweating profusely.
"Wife, let others do this kind of work. Don't tire yourself out," Long Xiao hurried forward and took the fan, saying.
Lin Xuan wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "They are all too busy, and I don't know how to do anything else, so I can only help watch the fire."
When Long Xiao had left, there were no stoves in the courtyard. After a meal, so many stoves had appeared to decoct medicine, which made him very surprised.
He went to Mingyue's consultation room to inquire and learned that as soon as Long Xiao left, more than a dozen cancer patients arrived. These patients were all staying in the wards of the back courtyard.
These patients had come specifically for Sun Sizhu. The medicine being decocted now was prescribed by Sun Sizhu after he reviewed the prescription that Long Xiao had given to Xin Sihai for these patients.
Long Xiao wanted to expand his influence, and now his biggest concern was money.
"Have all these cancer patients registered?" Long Xiao asked.
Mingyue nodded and said, "They have registered, and their annual income has also been declared."