Chapter 429: This Matter is Very Important

“Have the manager at the pharmaceutical factory select a day to open the factory to the public for a visit. At that time, we’ll lure the enemy in and then trap them. We’ll play a ‘close the door and beat the dog’ game,” she sneered.

Jiang Hong squinted his eyes, then suddenly chuckled softly. He gently cupped her face and kissed her, speaking in a spoiled tone, “Wife, are you the reincarnation of a fox? You’re so cunning.”

Just as Li Yiyi was about to laugh, she heard his comparison, and her smile immediately froze. She shot him a glaring look, pushed him away with force, and scolded, “You’re the fox! You’re the cunning one! What do you know? I’m being smart—smart, got it?”

“Right, right, my wife is smart. I misspoke. I deserve to be punished,” he said, then gently tapped her hand on his cheek twice.

Li Yiyi withdrew her hand from his, feeling speechless, and said seriously, “This matter must be resolved as soon as possible, or it could drag on too long.”

Jiang Hong wiped the smile off his face, replacing it with a serious look. “I understand. Don’t worry, I’ll report it to the leader tomorrow.”

After discussing the matter, the couple quickly fell asleep in each other’s arms.

After a peaceful night’s sleep, the next day, Li Yiyi rode her bicycle to the research institute to continue her work.

She greeted the gatekeeper and parked her bike before entering the institute.

As soon as she stepped inside, a crowd of people gathered around a table caught her eye.

“This pill smells strange. It seems to have many different smells. Who can tell how many types of herbs were used to make it? Isn’t that a bit too difficult?”

“What can we do? It was requested by them. If we can’t figure it out, they’ll have an even more shameless reason to say it’s something their ancestors made.”

“These shameless people from R country, they claim everything from our ancestors as their own. How shameless can they be?”

As Li Yiyi walked over, she overheard them discussing.

Before she could ask what was going on, Jiang Linglan was the first to spot her and greet her.

“Li, you’re here,” she said, remembering that this Li was a skilled traditional Chinese medicine practitioner.

Her eyes immediately lit up as she looked at Li Yiyi.

“Li, you’re just in time. Come over and see this. Can you tell which herbs were used to make this pill?” Jiang Linglan waved at her.

Li Yiyi, seeing this, walked over to them.

She quickly noticed the black pill sitting on a table in the middle of the group, placed in a box that looked like it was made from yellow pear wood—looking very precious.

“What’s this pill?” She pointed at it and asked the group.

Professor Huang looked bitter and explained, “Li, you probably didn’t know about this pill. It was brought here for us to study its medicinal ingredients. This pill was dug up from an ancient tomb, and the people from R country found out about it. Those shameless people are insisting that this pill was brought back from their country by the owner of the tomb and that it’s theirs. Now they’re trying to come up with some shameless way to snatch it from us.”

Li Yiyi sneered and said, “I’ve seen how shameless the people from R country are. These people are nothing but thieves at their core.”

“Exactly. They’re thieves, whether in the past or now. They’re nothing but shameless robbers,” Zhou Xin agreed with a stern face.

Many of the others present showed expressions of solidarity, chanting that they were thieves.

Seeing the mood was about to escalate, Jiang Linglan stepped forward to interrupt their shouting. “Alright, I understand everyone’s feelings, but let’s not forget that we still have a more important task to solve.”

With her words, the shouting slowly died down.

“Li, I heard you’re a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, right? So, you must be very knowledgeable about herbs. Can you help us figure out what herbs were used in this pill?” Jiang Linglan asked, looking at her with a pleading expression.

Li Yiyi glanced at the pill on the table, thought for a moment, and nodded. “Okay, I’ll give it a try.”

“It’s not just trying; we must figure it out. This concerns which side the pill will belong to,” Jiang Linglan added anxiously.

Li Yiyi raised an eyebrow at her words, confused by the urgency.

Jiang Linglan continued to explain, “We’re in a competition with R country. Whichever side identifies the medicinal ingredients first will claim the pill.”

Everyone gasped. This was indeed a heavy task.

At that moment, Li Yiyi felt several encouraging gazes directed at her.

Li Yiyi pursed her lips and then asked Jiang Linglan, “Director Jiang, may I smell the pill first?”

“Of course, go ahead. And make sure to tell us what you smell. This matter is very important,” Jiang Linglan replied immediately.

Li Yiyi nodded and walked over to the pill, picking it up and sniffing it.

After a while, a confident smile slowly appeared on her lips.

Everyone in the room watched her face intently. When they saw the smile, they felt reassured—Li must be confident about identifying the ingredients. They believed their side was going to win this competition.

“So, Li, do you know what herbs are in the pill now?” Jiang Linglan asked eagerly.

Li Yiyi looked at her, smiled slightly, and humbly responded, “I think so. There are several herbs in here that are hard to identify, but I’ve had the chance to smell them a few times before, so I can recognize them. As for whether R country can figure it out, I’m not sure.”

After all, these herbs were nearly extinct in this era.

If it weren’t for her grandfather’s private collection, she might not have been able to identify these rare ingredients. “That’s great! If they can’t figure it out, then the pill belongs to us,” Professor Huang said excitedly