The development of a new drug required a lot of manpower, material resources, financial resources and space. It would be nigh impossible for the rich lady to do it secretly, so she had to hide the tree in a forest and set up a cover project where she could obtain the resources she needed.

“That makes a lot of sense,” remarked Xiaotao after listening to my theory. “Why did she decide to lead us to this document, then?”

“Is it possible for us to trace back more information about this project?” I asked Director Wang.

“I’ll ask the HR department,” he replied.

Xiaotao suggested we go out and grab lunch now since it was probably going to be another long day of work ahead of us. During the meal, Dali pulled out a small notebook of English terms and phrases and began to memorize them.

“What an industrious student!” Xiaotao laughed and teased him.

“I’ve failed this exam multiple times, Xiaotao-jiejie!” Dali pouted. “I’ve got to work hard...