Soothing the Throat

According to normal rules and regulations, Zhang Xuezhou has the ability to visit the Twilight Years Mansion, but he lacks the authority to enter the inner part of the Twilight Years Mansion.

However, Zuo Quan, who was in charge of the Twilight Years Mansion, did not refuse, and with Zuo Teng's invitation, he, as a candidate member of the committee, was not turned away.

Moreover, Zhang Xuezhou was also somewhat involved. Although he appeared calm and Changkong Luo was inextricably linked to Zhang Xuezhou.

Zhang Xuezhou thought for only a few seconds before grinning and moving closer.

"Senior Zuo Teng, it's been a long time!"

"Okay, let's get down to business first. Now that you're a candidate member, we can talk again later!"

Seeing Zhang Xuezhou's overly familiar and ingratiating expression, Zuo Teng felt that Zhang Xuezhou was quite good at putting on an act.

If his emotions could be as natural as Zhang Xuezhou's, perhaps he wouldn't even need to rely on the internal strife within the Zuo Household to return to Zuo Quan's side.

Zuo Teng gestured for Zhang Xuezhou to be quiet, and Zhang Xuezhou didn't say anything more.

After opening several electric and mechanical doors, the group entered the brick walled area.

The steel structure roof and brick walls are built on the outside, while basements are often built underneath.

Influenced by the Zhang Qiaoen incident, the design of the Twilight Years Mansion, while conforming to the structure of the Luofu Imperial Palace, also included a basement, which not only created an experimental space but also provided a second layer of protection.

Zhang Xuezhou had previously only felt that the location of Changkong Luo was a bit strange, and the sounds he heard outside were also a bit odd, but he never expected that Changkong Luo was in an underground laboratory.

The familiar smells of various medicines wafted over, and Zhang Xuezhou glanced at the surrounding equipment and then at the calculation reports in the laboratory.

The buckets of dregs also testified to the failure of the Changkong Luo experiment.

Zhang Xuezhou's paper on the Longevity Pill uses qualitative experimental data, which, under perfect conditions, can indeed lead to the conclusion of the Longevity Pill.

However, the basic medicinal materials used to refine the longevity pill naturally differ in their medicinal properties. This requires adjustments during the refining process, either by adding or subtracting ingredients based on the decoction process, and by taking into account changes in color, aroma, and other characteristics during decoction.

No two leaves in the world are exactly alike, and therefore no two refining processes can be exactly the same.

The basic Origin-Nurturing Pill have a mild effect and a relatively simple process, which makes them more likely to be imitated. However, longevity-promoting drugs have already transcended the simple category and belong to the mid-to-high-end drugs.

Changkong Luo has no experience in alchemy, and the failure rate of replicating medicines by simply following the procedures will inevitably be extremely high.

These buckets of medicine residue are proof of Changkong Luo's failure.

"It seems the former committee member Changkong really enjoys traditional medicine-making methods!"

Zuo Quan came in and glanced at the scattered instruments and medicine residue on the ground. He quickly determined that Changkong Luo had food poisoning.

"Didn't Gao Tingsheng give Changkong a gastric lavage during the emergency?" Zuo Quan asked, turning to the back.

"We're not qualified to see, we don't know what's going on inside," the patrol captain replied, bowing his head.

"How did Dr. Gao get carried out too?" Zuo Teng asked suspiciously.

"We heard a loud noise, and then forced our way in after triggering the second security measure. When we got in, we found Changkong Committee Member Chang Kong in shackles, and Dr. Gao and the others were bleeding and unconscious," the patrol captain replied.

"Where are the security cameras? Where is the video playback?"

"It's been damaged and needs to be fixed before it can play properly!"

"Former Chairman of the Changkong?"

Zuo Teng asked several questions, and the patrol captain replied that the current emergency situation made it impossible to restore normal monitoring in time, and they could only try to remedy the situation later.

He couldn't help but glance at Changkong Luo and Zhang Xuezhou a few more times.

Changkong Luo's body was still convulsing on the ground, and he was hunched over, panting and gagging.

Zuo Quan also shouted "Changkong Luo" several times.

He carefully helped Changkong Luo up. Changkong Luo's eyes were bloodshot, and when he gagged, his face turned bluish-black.

Zuo Quan felt a tingling sensation on his scalp, followed by a buzzing in his head and the sound of him Changkong Luo.

"Hey!"

Zuo Quan shouted and kicked the electronic shackles. Changkong Luo's body trembled repeatedly, the bluish-black color on his face quickly faded, and the dizzying buzzing sound disappeared.

Damn it!

Zuo Quan cursed under his breath.

He looked at Changkong Luo, whose body was convulsing, and then looked around.

Zuo Quan wasn't afraid of Changkong Luo living; he was afraid that Changkong Luo die after he took over.

Seeing Changkong Luo howling and using his genetic abilities, Zuo Quan figured there was nothing seriously wrong with his body. He figured it was probably just that the electronic shackles had gotten to him, causing him to fight indiscriminately.

"Gao Tingsheng is a quack doctor!"

Despite Zuo Quan's insults, many Sequence Holder in Western Capital City still had to seek Gao Tingsheng's help when they had health problems.

The other party has many incurable ailments, but also many symptoms that can be cured, and has the highest success rate.

Gao Tingsheng is likely to make another mistake, and as a result, Zuo Quan also ended up getting humiliated.

He cursed a few times, then quickly reached out his functional left hand to remove the electronic shackles.

As the manager of the Twilight Years Mansion, Zuo Quan was very familiar with these electronic shackles and knew how to unlock them.

"Was it a misdiagnosis?" Zuo Teng asked, still feeling dizzy.

"This is definitely a misdiagnosis. The Changkong committee member's current condition is caused by stimulation from high-voltage electricity, which led to his convulsions!"

Zuo Quan didn't want to take the blame himself, so he shifted the responsibility onto the former.

He hurriedly removed the shackles, then quickly glanced at Changkong Luo's face.

If the other person's expression changes again, Zuo Quan will at least smear their mouth shut.

"This is outright murder! Gao Tingsheng must be brought to trial!"

Zuo Teng shouted, his words and actions clearly meeting Zuo Quan's needs.

"Gao Tingsheng's unauthorized use of so many electronic shackles on the Changkong Committee of the National People's Congress is procedurally irregular!"

Zhang Xuezhou quickly added a sentence as well.

Zuo Quan spoke up, Zuo Teng fired the first shot, and Zhang Xuezhou echoed his sentiments.

Zuo Quan was extremely satisfied with this rapid unification through the exchange.

People like patrol captains aren't very useful; the real power lies with the members of the order of command and the alternate members.

As long as no one objects, Gao Tingsheng will take the blame for today's events, and even if Changkong Luo dies, it won't be the Zuo Household's fault.

After his Zuo Quan hand steadied itself for a few minutes, the electronic handcuffs opened and fell repeatedly, revealing patches of red marks, like needle pricks, where he had been restrained.

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

This was merely an accidental medication incident, but the environment of the Twilight Years Mansion led to different consequences.

"It's very likely that we'll need to give the Changkong Chairman of the Kuomintang a stomach lavage right now. I wonder if there's any stomach lavage equipment at the Twilight Years Mansion?" Zhang Xuezhou suggested.

"The gastric lavage equipment is in room B2. Damn it, both medical teams have been called up. You guys stay here and watch him. I'm going to unlock the medical room and bring the equipment over!"

Zuo Quan cursed under his breath in dissatisfaction, then strode off.

When the sound reached the ground level, Zhang Xuezhou flipped his hand and used the Supreme Purity True Technique to cover the Changkong Luo.

The slightly strenuous healing sensation came, accompanied by Changkong Luo's body rapidly returning to normal.

His body stopped convulsing unnaturally, and the urge to cough up blood also quickly subsided.

"To soothe the throat?"

As the redness in Changkong Luo's eyes quickly faded and his vision began to clear, he couldn't help but murmur a thought to himself.

Zhang Xuezhou's longevity medicine didn't give him any special life-extending effects, but it was too irritating to his throat.

After many years, Changkong Luo once again truly used his abilities belonging to the Seventh Sequence.

His ability is very strong, and he has few rivals in a sealed space environment. His weakness is that he is not easy to use the Changkong Luo, which is the main reason why he is not as good as Zhou Xin in the Seventh Sequence.

Changkong Luo never expected that taking a longevity pill would actually solve most of his throat problem.

His throat seems to have adapted to the power of the mooing sound.