Chapter 381: Chapter 155 A Conspiracy Lacking in Technical Content
At half past six the next morning, Ren Zhong rode into the town government on his motorcycle, acting brazenly.
It wasn’t office hours yet, and the one who opened the door for him was Ma Xiaoling.
As soon as she saw Ren Zhong, Teacher Ma rushed over and hugged him fiercely, even attempting to kiss him.
Ren Zhong shook his head left and right, narrowly avoiding the saliva attack.
Once they were inside and the heavy town government door closed behind them, Ma Xiaoling said smugly, "How did I perform? Was I passionate enough?"
Ren Zhong gave her a thumbs up, having a hard time speaking the truth.
That wasn’t passion, it was obsession!
Upon reaching the reception room, Ma Dafu was eating bread made from all-natural flour, with a glass of milk made from modified nutritional milk powder beside him, and a large steaming basket of buns.
Ma Dafu smiled and greeted Ren Zhong, "Have some."
Ren Zhong shook his head, "No need, I’ve already eaten."
As he spoke, Ren Zhong placed the box containing the Anti-aging Potion on the table.
Ma Dafu didn’t check the box, he just put it away, and seeing Ren Zhong’s gaze still on the box, he chuckled and said, "Ren Zhong, you talk about people. Clearly, when it’s time to die, one should just die peacefully, as no one can beat the mighty power of time. But whenever there’s a chance, people want to live just a bit longer each day. They can’t let go of life."
Ren Zhong looked at Ma Dafu’s meticulously groomed hair, a mix of silver and black, and his face full of wrinkles, feeling speechless.
Old Ma appeared to be at least fifty or sixty years old, but his real age was just forty-three. Talking about dying peacefully at his age was simply awkward.
Coming from the 21st century, where he’d even seen centenarians, Ren Zhong felt he could never get used to it.
He remembered Sun Miao’s words from last night.
Subtle historical and common knowledge had led almost everyone to believe human lifespans were inherently so, after all, existence proves reason.
As for how to extend lifespans, humans tried using this unknown Anti-aging Potion to barely sustain life but never sought the fundamental secrets.
Someone might have tried, but it was in vain.
Sun Miao might not have been the first to notice abnormal telomere DNA; after all, it’s right there in the cells. As long as microscopy and biological science developed to a certain extent, historical progression would inevitably lead to its discovery.
But others might just think perhaps telomere DNA was meant to only have half left, and the remaining half was ineffective, a redundant part yet to be eliminated in human evolution.
After all, mysteries in the human body remain unresolved.
Only Sun Miao found it unreasonable and questioned it, determined to explore the truth, trying to fundamentally find a method for "longevity."
The reason Sun Miao left the Mengdu Group must have been that he attempted to propose a project through normal channels.
He didn’t expect not only a rejection but also a warning.
This alerted him and ultimately led to his departure.
The reason he could leave alive was due to his past academic achievements and the immense potential value he showed.
For anyone else, forget about a project proposal, even an inappropriate remark would have the Hunter on them the next minute.
"By the way, what’s your purpose for having Ma Xiaoling cooperate with you in this play since yesterday? Personally, I think it’s unnecessary and might raise Yang Bingzhong’s suspicions with you. You have quite a bit of money now, right? Along with yesterday’s matters, your reputation is soaring. I think you can start executing the plan. At least able to take away..."
Ren Zhong waved his hand, "The timing isn’t right; I need to first get a citizen identity before I can..."
Ma Dafu frowned, "You plan to take the fourfold certification route, which isn’t very realistic. Voting by citizens isn’t controllable."
"Wrong, it can be controlled, all in Yang Bingzhong’s hands," Ren Zhong interrupted Ma Dafu, "As long as it’s a vote in Starfire Town, whatever result Yang Bingzhong wants, he’ll get. Besides, the Chenhui Mine is massive, at least twice the reserves of the former Starfire Mine. I also heard the Mengdu Group recently increased their demand for experimental samples significantly."
Ma Dafu was stunned.
Since Ma Xiaoling was also sitting by eating breakfast, Ren Zhong used two methods this time, hinting his investigation results to Ma Dafu more subtly.
Ma Dafu pondered for a long time and then sighed deeply, "Ah! I understand, so that’s how it is."
Ma Xiaoling looked baffled, "How is it then?"