Chapter 590: Chapter 590

The phone call that day was chaotic, as if a crowd of people were all talking at once. No sooner had Jing Shu finished speaking on her end than another voice came through from the other side. Jing Shu recognized it—it was Jun Bao’s. Compared to the excitement of the others, his voice seemed much calmer.

"Song Bin will take you to sign the contract with the bio-research company later," he said. "I also need to ask you for a favor. Additionally, while we’re generally adhering to the previously agreed terms, there will be some changes to the plan, specifically regarding share ownership."

Jing Shu raised an eyebrow. What did Jun Bao mean? Perhaps even he wasn’t clear about it himself. This small laboratory, into which untold amounts of materials and funds had been invested, would in five years’ time develop a new type of food for the apocalypse, solving the problem of sustenance for countless people. This contribution to the apocalypse was undoubtedly significant. Although the food was hard to swallow, it had truly saved many lives, including Jing Shu’s in her previous life.

What Jing Shu hadn’t anticipated was that something unattainable in her previous life was now, as if in a dream, within her grasp in this life—shares in the company. Of course, that was contingent upon her investment.

Truthfully, she didn’t care much about how many shares she would hold. Thus, hearing that there was a change in plans, Jing Shu responded without much reaction, "Alright, no problem."

Again, Jun Bao’s voice followed, "Wu City won first place in the competition and is about to receive the incomplete red energy resource. The experiment also happens to need a lot of this type of energy, so the Wucheng Town Government will hold 15% of the shares, and Wu City will provide this red energy resource in the future. Of course, regarding the prize for leading the Medicine Association to first place in the competition, we’ll settle the details when you return. In any case, you won’t be shortchanged."

He then explained again why the Wucheng Town Government, also providing energy, would hold 15% of the shares while Jing Shu could only hold 5%. This was definitely not about taking advantage of Jing Shu. Black energy resources were comparatively easier to refine and could be found in the mountains, whereas this red energy resource was much rarer. Its most significant characteristic was its complexity, riddled with many uncertainties. Despite this, it was hailed as the representative of the New Energy of the apocalypse; the very hope for crossing into the new era depended on it.

Jing Shu rolled her eyes. To be honest, she not only had a lot of this red energy resource in her space, but she had also once had a large crystal of it. It had been absorbed to upgrade the Magic Cube Space. What she could be certain of at this point was that it was likely a product of the fourth Dimension Space. Beyond that, Jing Shu didn’t understand much.

However, this red energy resource was capable of atavism, turning chickens into the mighty Dinosaur Chickens, which was indeed quite remarkable. The success rate was too small, though, less than 1%. To truly understand and utilize it, one would likely have to pay a considerable price in experimental costs. The most update n0vels are published on novel•fire.net

After Hao Yunlai used that resource, he also experienced side effects. How to put it? Devolution, perhaps? Humans are supposed to evolve, yet this red energy resource seemed to cause devolution?

After hanging up the phone, Jing Shu quietly ate her extra meal, frowning. She suddenly recalled Minister Zhao mentioning that during drug trials, the Yunzhou Pharmaceutical Association had administered over a hundred times the normal dosage to a child. Afterward, the child exhibited severe side effects, becoming very peculiar and even starting to grow hair all over. She hadn’t thought much of it at first, but thinking about it now—wasn’t he devolving?

As she was thinking, a scream rang out in the distance, followed by a series of noisy commotions.

Jing Shu headed over. The closer she got, the louder the noise became. With her night vision, she could clearly see a Black Shadow frantically darting about—and, as fate would have it, it was heading straight for her.

From the opposite direction, about a dozen people wielding sticks and nets ran towards them. A bald man with bloody scratches on his face, panting heavily and exasperated, followed behind, shouting as he ran, "Throw the net, throw the net! I don’t believe it; no little brat is strong enough to escape this net! Once we catch them, we’ll beat them to death. If they die, we’ll just report it as sickness or injury! This is outrageous! Pah! Such a burden, bringing them back would waste so many resources."

Jing Shu furrowed her brow. In a flash, she grabbed hold of the Black Shadow, smoothly dodging the net with its spikes. In the blink of an eye, she coolly stood on the other side.

"GRRR! GRRR!" The bundle in her hands struggled fiercely but couldn’t break free from Jing Shu’s grip. As it turned its head and glared at Jing Shu with malice, Jing Shu was taken aback for a moment. Upon closer inspection, it was clearly a malnourished girl. Had she lost her sanity at this moment?

The trial subject from the Yunzhou Pharmaceutical Association’s drug test? Such a coincidence! Were these people also from the Yunzhou Pharmaceutical Association? But judging by their clothes, there wasn’t a Pharmacist among them; they were probably an affiliated group.

"She actually caught it."

The bald man with bloody scratches on his face grimaced as he approached. He glanced at Jing Shu, recognizing she was no ordinary person, and so he adopted a more deferential stance. "Thank you for helping us catch this person. You’ve really helped us a lot. By the way, we are logistics personnel from the Yunzhou Pharmaceutical Association. This is an extremely dangerous individual from our association. Look, I was injured by her. Now, could you please hand her over to us?"

Jing Shu took a step back. "But I just heard you say you were going to kill someone. Besides, if that bladed net had actually been cast, even if it didn’t kill her, she’d be crippled."

The bald man cracked a forced smile. "Well, there was no choice, right? If she runs too fast and we lose her, we couldn’t bear the responsibility."

"You’re afraid that if she runs off and is discovered by others, they’ll have leverage against you, right? Isn’t it more convenient to kill her yourselves? After all, your superiors ordered you to take good care of her and ensure her treatment, and they even send people down for regular inspections," Jing Shu said with a faint smile. The bundle in her hand suddenly stiffened.

Jing Shu raised an eyebrow. Could she still retain some shred of sanity?

The bald man’s expression changed. He scrutinized Jing Shu, alarmed and uncertain, only now realizing this woman was extraordinarily formidable. Based on his decades of experience, her aura was somewhat like...

Even the faces of the group behind the bald man changed. Someone whispered quietly, "Boss, what do we do now?"

"She knows too much, should we—"

The bald man glared fiercely at the people behind him. "Look at you lot! A whole group of you couldn’t catch one little brat! You let her escape right under your noses! And now, she caught the brat with one hand—what does that tell you? You’re all courting death! If you want to die, go ahead, but don’t drag me down with you!"

The bald man suddenly shuddered. Damn it, he remembered who this woman reminded him of! Last year, when someone tried to rob the Yunzhou Pharmaceutical Association, he hadn’t expected the two individuals secretly protecting the association to deal with a whole group of people so casually, finishing them off just like that. This woman was exactly like those two!