He Han's group's luggage had already been sent back to the hotel. Everyone carried only their laptops and a few simple pieces of small equipment as they entered the factory grounds.
After unlocking the office building's front doors, the group filed into the spacious building.
It was a newly constructed four-story office building, and the faint smell of cement and lime from fresh construction still lingered inside.
However, it had clearly been thoroughly cleaned not long ago. The interior was neat and tidy, and in an open office area on the left side of the first floor stood basic office equipment such as desks, chairs, filing cabinets, and printers.
Clearly, China had put considerable thought into allowing He Han and the others to get to work as soon as possible. This spared the newly arrived group a great deal of trouble and allowed them to begin working immediately.
He Han was quite satisfied with this. Both sides shared the same goal: complete the review as soon as possible and get the new drug on the market.
While He Han looked over the office building's layout with satisfaction, the rest of the team exchanged glances.
Now that the Chinese officials had left and there were no outsiders around, the people who had held back for so long could no longer contain themselves. Finally, the kind middle-aged man who was the oldest among them—the team's second-in-command after He Han, the future branch president, and the supervisor in charge of technology—Lafis voiced the question on everyone's mind.
"Boss, hadn't our drug already..."
He Han smiled and swept his gaze over the people standing beside him, all staring at him expectantly. Rather than answer, he turned and headed straight for the office building's entrance.
"Come with me!"
The others exchanged looks, hurriedly set down