Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 404 - 403: Ascending to the Strategic Level

Chapter 404: Chapter 403: Ascending to the Strategic Level

"Brother Lin is really sharp-minded, I’m not like those businessmen, so I’ll get straight to the point—we do have bigger objectives for this visit," Ning Weiguo laughed.

Lin Tian and Miss exchanged a glance, sure enough, the military’s intentions weren’t so simple.

"So what is the ultimate goal of the military?" Lin Tian asked directly.

Ning Weiguo waved his hand and continued, "Although I said I wouldn’t beat around the bush, I still need to clarify things, right? I’ll disclose a piece of information to you—your prescription and production process have already been classified as national secrets by the Huaxia Confidentiality Committee, at the top-secret level."

No way, Lin Tian was surprised, a mere prescription had in just two days transformed in value, becoming a state top-secret.

Lin Tian did know that in all of Huaxia, there were currently only three national-secret prescriptions, and although these medicines were sold on the market, the formulas were confidential. If what Ning Weiguo said was true, this prescription would become the fourth national-secret prescription.

Miss thought for a moment and then said, "Huaxia’s protection of pharmaceutical intellectual property rights takes five forms: national-secret prescriptions, patent protection, administrative protection, trademark protection, and trade secret protection. So, this means our prescription has been elevated."

"No, no, no..." Ning Weiguo repeatedly said ’no’ before seriously adding, "If you only think this way, then you’re making a big mistake. The importance of the prescription isn’t reflected in the level of secrecy. Our country has had three top-secret prescriptions as precedents, but compared to your prescription, they are still inferior. It’s like this—if it were a war-time period, the medicine produced from this prescription would be strategic-level medication!"

Strategic-level medication! Lin Tian and Miss were taken aback; they hadn’t expected the military to elevate the prescription to such a level. However, Lin Tian knew that only drugs with a high concentration level would reach this caliber, and most of those produced later would be simplified versions and definitely not as potent.

With such an authoritative figure stating this, it made clear that the prescription had indeed undergone their thorough examination.

"So you’re saying, the state wants to take over this prescription?" Lin Tian asked, without any hesitation, and his face didn’t betray any particular emotion.

Miss gave him a slightly reproachful look for being too direct.

"Haha..." Ning Weiguo, however, laughed heartily and patted Lin Tian on the shoulder, saying, "Brother Lin speaks frankly, which I like. I hate it when people are evasive. But Brother Lin, you underestimate the state. Although the prescription is precious, the state wouldn’t just take your prescription for nothing—what’s yours is yours, and nobody can change that."

"Oh, then that’s a relief," Lin Tian said with a feigned smile.

"However..." Ning Weiguo’s tone shifted, introducing a turn, "I can outline our basic intentions, but specific matters should still be handled by professionals. First off, regarding the medicine, it can be categorized as civilian, military, and special grade."

"I’ve already reached a preliminary agreement with Miss Xiao on this. The special grade is the highest quality, but what our military needs is the military grade. Of course, with its concentration and price between civilian and special grade, it makes it feasible to extend its excellent healing properties throughout the entire military," Ning continued.

Lin Tian understood this categorization. Not just with medication—Humvee off-road vehicles also had military and civilian versions, with the military ones definitely superior in performance to meet their operational environment. The same applied to drugs.

He nodded, signaling he understood and motioned for Ning Weiguo to continue.

"Second, which is quite important, we have a proposal, and that is for the state to purchase your patent," Ning Weiguo said earnestly.

Purchasing the patent and having the state manage everything was much more secure than letting a private company do it. It would indeed cost a considerable amount of money, yet Lin Tian understood this well. However, he also realized that any amount spent on a single prescription was inconsequential to the state.

"Has Miss already agreed?" Lin Tian looked at Miss and asked.

"No, the prescription is yours; I can’t make that decision on your behalf," she responded.

"I see, well, I’m sorry Uncle Ning, but I currently have no intention of transferring the prescription," Lin Tian clearly rejected the proposal, believing that the state wouldn’t turn against him over a simple prescription.

It seemed this refusal was within Ning Weiguo’s expectations as well; he didn’t try to persuade Lin Tian with grand reasoning but instead smiled and added, "We have another proposal, which is for the state to take a 10% stake in Xiao Pharmaceutical Company, thereby becoming one of its shareholders. Of course, it would specifically be Huaxia Pharmaceutical Group taking the shares. This would be mutually beneficial for both parties. Brother Lin, you should understand."

Huaxia Pharmaceutical Group was a genuine military enterprise that also produced civilian drugs. Three of the top-secret national prescriptions were managed by Huaxia Pharmaceutical, and their resources in raw materials were certainly more extensive than Xiao Group’s. With their support, the production scale would immediately rise by a notch.

The military’s proposal was made out of caution, as it wouldn’t be proper for the military to rely solely on a private company for such a large supply of Healing Medicine.

There wasn’t much to consider in this situation. Other private companies would struggle to receive state investment, so Lin Tian nodded in agreement, saying, "I have no objections, but I have an agreement with Miss—involving third-party authorization, it must pass with Xiao Group casting favorable votes."

Ning Weiguo then turned his gaze towards Miss, who said, "Lin Tian, that was just a verbal agreement. Even though you consented, it has no legal effect. You can decide on your own."

"Miss, we men pride ourselves on our word—a spit and a handshake are a bond, and the promises we make must be kept. If a man’s word means nothing, he might as well castrate himself and become a eunuch," Lin Tian said with a stern face, very seriously.

This straight talk induced laughter from the special police officers, but it was a good-natured laughter, showing their agreement with the principle behind Lin Tian’s crude words.

Although the women felt his words embodied true manliness, they also found them too crass. The first part of his statement had already conveyed the message, yet he had to add that last part. All the women simultaneously gave Lin Tian a disapproving look, especially the directly concerned Miss, who blushed furiously at Lin Tian’s antics.

"Alright, it looks like Miss won’t oppose either, so it seems we’ve successfully reached an agreement," Ning Weiguo sighed in relief, then shook his head, saying, "It’s really exhausting for me to discuss these matters. I’d rather go train in the camps’ mud pits than do this again. Next time someone else can handle it—I really would prefer not to, it’s more tiring than training."

Lin Tian could only respond with a speechless expression, finding it odd that Ning Weiguo would prefer the discomfort of training over the comfort of air conditioning. It showed Ning Weiguo was not one to seek pleasures, truly embodying a spartan lifestyle.

As Lin Tian was about to speak, he suddenly paused, sensing movement—Rossi and Ghost had returned. There was the sound of footsteps in the corridor; the two were heading down the stairs.

Ning Luoxi, who had been silent until now, quickly stood up, her gaze sharp as she looked toward the staircase.

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