Urban Medical Immortal Dad
Chapter 619: Careful Verification_1

Chapter 619: Chapter 619: Careful Verification_1

"Pinggui? Impossible! Absolutely impossible that it was him!"

Tao Wenqiang shook his head, his tone certain as he said, "Pinggui isn’t with your pharmaceutical company. How would he know what goes on there?"

"Moreover, he is my brother, your second uncle, a member of our Tao Family. How could he possibly help outsiders betray us?"

"No, Father, you’re wrong!"

Tao Donglai narrowed his eyes and spoke gravely, "Actually, Second Uncle is aware of the development status of ’Super Bro 2’. That night, he used the side effects as a pretext to barge into our research center. He not only beat up Dr. Wang severely but also tried to forcibly take away the ’Super Bro 2’ samples."

"Fortunately, my assistant Liu, both intelligent and brave, stopped Second Uncle in time."

"Father, if you think about it carefully, haven’t Second Uncle’s attitudes and behaviors seemed somewhat abnormal these past few days?"

Tao Wenqiang stroked his chin, recalling his brother Tao Pinggui’s behavior over the last few days.

He hadn’t noticed anything before, but now with his son’s reminder, he indeed felt that something was off about his brother Tao Pinggui.

In fact, this was a psychological suggestion. Tao Donglai was using his closer relationship with his father to deliberately guide him to think negatively.

Now that Tao Donglai was in charge of both the pharmaceutical and entertainment divisions, if he could also take over Tao Pinggui’s commerce, he would have control over three-quarters of the business.

If it were the ordinarily composed Tao Wenqiang, he might not fall for this ploy, but Tao Family was facing a difficult moment. Without finding the person leaking secrets, Tao Wenqiang would be unable to rest or eat in peace.

"During this time, Second Uncle always seems to be inquiring about Father’s whereabouts, sometimes even trying to get information from me."

As Tao Wenqiang hesitated, Tao Donglai spoke again, "Second Uncle has always been self-sufficient and barely inquires about our affairs, but now he’s subtly trying to extract information from me. What does this tell you?"

"This indicates that he wants to gather intelligence through me."

"Of course, this doesn’t mean Second Uncle has already betrayed the Tao Family. Is there a chance that someone is using the treatment for Second Uncle’s illness as leverage to get him to divulge some information about the Tao Family?"

Upon hearing this, Tao Wenqiang’s eyes lit up. Indeed, there was this possibility. If he were in that situation himself, with some problem of his own, and someone offered to cure his illness in exchange for leaking some information, he might well do the same.

He stroked his chin, thought for a while, and then said, "Donglai, all this is your speculation; there’s no evidence."

"Of course, bold conjecture and careful verification have always been our Tao Family’s guiding principles."

"Let’s do this: call Pinggui and ask him to come to the villa."

"Yes!"

Half an hour later, Tao Pinggui hastily arrived at the Star City Villa Number Three.

As soon as he entered the door, he eagerly called out, "Big brother, has something happened? Why suddenly call me over?"

"A small matter, take a seat first."

Tao Wenqiang gave a slight smile, signaling his brother to sit down, then gestured to his son, "What are you waiting for? Haven’t you served tea to your Second Uncle yet?"

"Right away."

Tao Donglai hurriedly brought over a pot of fine Longjing tea and poured a cup for both his father and Second Uncle.

"Pinggui, how’s your condition now?"

Tao Wenqiang picked up the teacup and sipped lightly, asking casually, "I see you can walk normally now."

"Much better. That Gui Nongsang really has some skills. My leg felt sensation immediately after his acupuncture treatment," Tao Pinggui replied, "I’ve been exercising according to his method these past few days, and my walking has improved a lot."

"That’s good, that’s very good."

Tao Wenqiang chuckled, then suddenly changed the subject, "Pinggui, didn’t you ask me and Donglai what we were discussing with Park Biology the other day? I’ll tell you now, we were discussing the specifics of partnering on ’Super Bro 2’..."

"Big brother! How can this be okay? No, it can’t happen! Not now, at least!"

Tao Pinggui had just picked up his teacup, but upon hearing this, he quickly put it down and sincerely said, "The side effects of ’Super Brother No. 2’ are too obvious, I am one of the victims."

"If we put this medicine on the market and another incident like mine occurs, our Tao Pharmaceuticals’ stock price would plummet, and it could even affect Tao Corporation’s stock price!"

"Really?"

Tao Wenqiang squinted his eyes, scrutinizing Tao Pinggui’s expression; it was very clear, seemingly without any trace of lying.

Yet for some reason, he had a feeling that the Tao Pinggui before him was no longer his brother. What he precisely seemed like, he couldn’t articulate at the moment.

"Take a look at this."

Tao Wenqiang, having noticed nothing unusual about Tao Pinggui, passed over the tablet computer.

Tao Pinggui took the computer and was instantly shocked, "What? Postpone cooperation? Big brother, had you already finalized a deal with Park Biotech?"

"You’re so muddled! ’Super Brother No. 2’ isn’t completely developed yet, there’s no feasibility report or experimental data, how could you sign a contract?"

"Now look, you’re shooting yourself in the foot!"

"This is disastrous! It’s front-page news, we can’t hide it. Tao Corporation’s stocks will drop at least 8 points; big brother, you need to arrange something quickly, we have to stabilize the stock market!"

Tao Donglai, who had been quietly serving tea at the side, had been observing his second uncle Tao Pinggui’s words and behavior. So far, the second uncle seemed to show no issues.

All of his reactions were normal, whether it was his tone of speech, the way he moved when angry, or that persuasive manner when advising his father, they were all similar to before.

However, the more normal everything seemed, the more doubtful Tao Donglai became.

He spoke up, "Second uncle, don’t you find this whole situation very odd?"

"’Super Brother No. 2’ is our Tao Corporation’s top-secret SSS-grade project, known only to a very few. Yet today, the news of this drug’s side effects has broken out. This means someone inside has leaked our secrets!"

"A leak?"

Tao Pinggui’s mouth twitched slightly, a flicker of panic passing through his eyes, but then he quickly calmed down, "Right! Dong Lai, you are correct!"

"Certainly, someone in the company has leaked information! Do you have any suspicions about who it might be?"

Tao Donglai nodded, "There is one person, but I’m not sure."

"Not sure? How do you handle things, Dong Lai?"

Tao Pinggui immediately berated him fiercely, "Do I need to teach you this too? This is about the rise and fall of the Tao Family; we must rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go!"

"No matter who it is, capture him first, then we can interrogate him with torture!"

Tao Donglai smirked, "But second uncle, the person I suspect is you!"

"Me? You’re courting death!"

Furious, Tao Pinggui picked up the teacup and hurled it at Tao Donglai, who deftly dodged to the side.

With a clang, the porcelain cup shattered into pieces.

"Big brother, calling me here, does that mean you suspect me too?"

Tao Pinggui took a deep breath and glared at Tao Wenqiang with a dark expression.

Up to this point, Tao Wenqiang was still unsure whether his brother had betrayed the Tao Family, hence he could only grab his brother’s hand, comforting him, "Pinggui, you misunderstood."

"What Dong Lai meant was, remember that day you brought several people to the research center? He suspects that one of those people betrayed the company."

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