The front yard of the Lu family.

"Little Zhizhi, I'm going back to Beicheng. When you have the chance, come visit Beicheng and I'll show you all around Beicheng."

After saying goodbye to the Gu family, Fu Yunshen went to Shen Zhi to say goodbye.

Even Shen Mobai had the illusion that today's banquet was hosted by the Shen family.

Why are these distinguished guests saying goodbye to them one after another?

Shen Zhi knew, of course, why Fu Yun Shen treated her differently.

She obediently waved goodbye, smiling brightly as she said:

"Goodbye, Brother Yun Shen! Xin Xin and I will come visit him next time!"

Butler Chu raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this.

This little girl is indeed clever; she knows what the young master wants by giving her gifts and standing up for her.

Having obtained the opportunity she desired, Shen Zhi had no reason to stay with the Lu family any longer, so she returned to her own home.

While sitting in the car, Shen Zhi gazed at the receding street scene outside the window, happily swinging her legs.

Unexpectedly, the banquet not only helped my second brother gain the favor of the Ming family, but also destroyed the solid and friendly cooperative relationship between the Lu and Ye families.

And the Fu family too, hehehe, not bad, not bad!

After all, sometimes a mutually beneficial relationship is more reliable than so-called pure affection.

As soon as the Shen family's car came to a stop, Shen Zhi spotted Jiang Yi, who was about to leave, at the door.

Without thinking twice, she immediately rolled down the car window and shouted at Jiang Yi:

"uncle!"

Jiang Yi rang the doorbell for a long time, and the Shen family's nanny said that the Shen family members were not here today, but had gone to the Lu family to attend a banquet. He said he would find another opportunity to visit and thank them. Unexpectedly, he waited for Shen Zhi and the others to return.

"It's you, little sister."

Shi Yue carried Shen Zhi out of the car. She looked at the man in front of her and thought he looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who he was.

Jiang Yi took the initiative to introduce himself:

"Mr. Shi, Mr. Shen, hello. My name is Jiang Yi. I used to be a researcher at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences."

"Dr. Jiang!" Shen Mobai slapped his forehead, his eyes lighting up instantly. He quickly led his people into the house. "How did you find our home?"

When this was mentioned, Jiang Yi looked at Shen Zhi beside him with gratitude: "Thanks to President Shen's daughter, my mother did not miss the time for surgery."

Jiang Yi briefly recounted how Shen Zhi found his phone at the school gate that day. At that time, he had just delivered food to his son and was in a hurry to go to the hospital to pay the bill.

"Luckily, we found the phone. If I had arrived half an hour later that day, my mother would not have been able to be saved in time." Jiang Yi gratefully took out a bag of cigarettes and alcohol and tried to give it to Shen Mobai, but the latter repeatedly declined.

Just then, Shi Yue's phone rang.

After answering the phone, the joy on her face vanished, replaced by a serious and focused expression.

The lady's brows furrowed closer and closer, and her breathing became rapid.

"How could this happen... I'm coming right away!"

"Mo Bai, the condition of the seedlings at the base has worsened again. You keep Dr. Jiang company and have a good talk. I need to go over and take a look."

"Okay, don't be too anxious. After all, this can't be rushed..." Shen Mobai's words of comfort seemed utterly powerless, and he could only let out a long sigh.

Having overheard a bit, Jiang Yi volunteered to stand up:

"Um... Mr. Shi, since you refuse to accept the gift, if you need, I can go with you to see the problematic seedlings."

After all, Shen Zhi had helped him a lot, and he felt it was only right and proper for him to do something to repay the Shen family.

Upon hearing this, Shi Yue was overjoyed.

"Of course! That would be perfect!"

She had actually considered this idea, but someone like Jiang Yi was not someone their small company could afford to hire.

This is a crucial talent for the nation!

Seeing that her parents were going, Shen Zhi quickly jumped off the sofa, tilted her head up, and said, "Mom and Dad, Zhi Zhi wants to go too. Zhi Zhi doesn't want to stay at home alone."

After the banquet, Shen Linchuan went back to school to study, Shen Yunzhou went back to his room to read, and Shen Xingye had already gone to Gu Chen's house to play games.

Shen Mobai hesitated at first.

But when faced with Shen Zhi's sparkling, adorable eyes, he instantly succumbed:

"Okay, Dad will take you."

As the car headed to the medicinal herb base, Shi Yue and Jiang Yi discussed the basic situation of the base, while Shen Zhi sat obediently in her seat eating a strawberry cake.

The Shen family's medicinal herb base covers an area of ​​over 100 acres and mainly cultivates and grows medicinal herb varieties needed by their own pharmaceutical factory.

It has been stable for so many years, and there has never been a large-scale seedling death.

Shen Zhi followed the car into the base and immediately noticed something was wrong!

The medicinal herb field is a place that nurtures life. From Shen Zhi's perspective, she should be able to see abundant spiritual energy and vitality, and the entire medicinal herb field should be radiating a vibrant green light.

It will never be like this, with a layer of gray, deathly aura floating above the base.

The little girl's innocent face instantly turned serious. It seemed that this time the seedlings had not only caused poisoning, but also something dirty!

Shen Zhi was also able to see the life value of each seedling more accurately; now the life value of the plants was basically only 50% remaining.

Jiang Yi also realized that the situation was not optimistic.

He crouched down, picked up a few medicinal seedlings nearby to examine them, and his expression instantly became solemn:

"Poor root development and leaf curling are typical symptoms of poisoning in seedlings treated with pesticides."

"At this rate, the yield of this entire medicinal field will be reduced by at least 70%, and the content of medicinal components will also be difficult to meet the standards."

Even though she had been mentally prepared when she came, Shi Yue's heart still sank when she heard the result with her own ears.

"It's over. The company just signed long-term supply contracts with several hospitals in Jiangcheng last quarter, and the first batch of goods is due at the end of next month. If the raw materials don't keep up, the production line will have to stop, and we'll face penalties and losses..."

At least hundreds of millions!

Shi Yue staggered slightly, paused, and looked at Jiang Yi as if he were her only lifeline:

"Dr. Jiang, is there any emergency plan? At the very least, we need to save this batch of seedlings!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yi's expression became even more solemn, and he remained silent for a long time.

He has a solution.

Increasing the dosage of medication to forcefully stimulate the growth of seedlings can indeed recover some of the yield.

However, such practices cause great damage to the soil and are akin to drinking poison to quench thirst.

"If we do that, this land might not recover for another year," Jiang Yi truthfully explained the pros and cons of doing so.

A year-long production halt would be a fatal blow to any pharmaceutical company.

The supply chain was disrupted, the market was lost, and upstream and downstream partners all had to reassess the risks of Shenjia Enterprises.

In an instant, the scene fell into dead silence.

The setting sun cast its last rays upon the vast medicinal herb field, making it appear exceptionally desolate.

Shen Zhi stood on the edge of the field, turning her head.

To her even greater dismay, she discovered that the condition of the medicinal herb field in front of her was actually quite good.

In the medicinal herb field further away from them, the activity of each seedling was only 30%!

It's just a tiny, barely surviving seedling.

However, because the condition of medicinal seedlings is not as obvious as that of ordinary flowers and plants, it is difficult to distinguish the quality of medicinal seedlings unless one is an expert in this field.

Confused, Shen Zhi walked towards the distant medicinal field. Shi Yue and Jiang Yi were worried about the seedlings and did not notice where Shen Zhi was going.

The moment the little girl approached, she realized the water source was wrong!

The water pipe was buried underground, and the water seeping out from the joint was emitting black smoke!

Remembering what Jiang Yi had said about poisoning, Shen Zhi decisively scooped up a small handful of water and poured it all onto the nearest medicinal seedling.

The moment the water droplet landed on the seedling, Shen Zhi saw that the remaining 30% of the seedling's activity immediately dropped to 10%!

!!!

Shen Zhi abruptly withdrew her hand and immediately pulled out a tissue from her pocket to dry it.

Mamma Mia...

This is not the source of life, it is clearly poison!

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