“Garrett will definitely seek revenge, should we cancel today’s new drug release?” Rose considered all aspects and proposed her idea.
“Braiden is difficult to deal with. If Garrett decides to smear the Bone-Cleansing Pill again, today’s new drug release will be Energence Pharmaceuticals’ swan song!”
Flynn remained calm and unconcerned. “The news of Energence Pharmaceuticals’ new drug release has already been made public, and Niarak people know about your relationship with Braiden.”
“If you cancel the press conference today, aren’t you advertising for Braiden’s Acebegron Clear Relief?”
“Don’t worry. If Garrett dares to defame the Bone-Cleansing Pill, he’ll be ruined!”
Rose was a little annoyed. “You’ve been calm from beginning to end. Who did you invite here?”
“You’ll find out in two hours. What’s the rush?” Flynn yawned and said calmly, “All you need to do now is arrange every aspect of the press conference well and wait for me to host it.”
“Didn’t Marcel give you a black card worth 200 million? The herb procurement will start soon. Give me the card so I can buy Bloodwort.”
Flynn wasn’t one to take a loss easily; Rose had taken advantage of him three times before this incident happened.
“I won’t tell you who I invited here! You’re just too impatient!”
Rose saw Flynn like this and clenched her fists in anger but had no choice but glare at him fiercely before throwing him the black card.
As Flynn took hold of his newly acquired black card from Rose, he turned around only to see Scarlet walking towards him arm-in-arm with Madeline.
“Brother-in-law! Do I look pretty?” Scarlet waved her hand cheerfully as she approached them.
Flynn raised an eyebrow.
A sky-blue denim miniskirt paired with a pristine soft chiffon blouse, its hem neatly tucked at the waist, accentuating the curves of her fuller chest.
Her slender waist was a perfect handful.
Long, beautiful legs were adorned with a pair of alluring black stockings, just a thin layer.
The flesh tones and the black stockings complemented each other, giving her a captivating and striking allure.
But remembering what Scarlet had said yesterday made Flynn feel somewhat depressed so he quickly shifted his gaze away from her figure.
Scarlet noticed Flynn’s expression change and couldn’t help but purse her lips in amusement.
Madeline, on the other hand, wore an elegant white ladies’ suit, which utterly failed to conceal her curvaceous figure; she exuded an unmistakable goddess-like aura.
During Paulina’s birthday banquet, Flynn secured a 200 million contract for Madeline from the Peninsula Group, ensuring the maximum benefits for their family.
Today, she didn’t give Flynn the cold shoulder, but neither did she display excessive enthusiasm.
“The Swanson’s Group is releasing a new drug today. I heard they invited Joyland Entertainment’s top star and the legendary doctor Garrett,” Madeline glanced at Flynn and said coolly.
“Energence Pharmaceuticals is also releasing a new drug today. Do you think Ms. Sharp can benefit from it?”
“She will,” Flynn didn’t want to explain further.
Madeline shook her head, knowing that Flynn was just an employee of Energence Pharmaceuticals and there was no need to discuss this issue with him in depth.
She felt that Rose had gone crazy and didn’t know what gave her the confidence to release a new drug today.
“The auction for rare medicinal herbs is about to begin. Are you going?” Flynn asked indifferently.
Since Madeline saw no harm in going, she followed Flynn to exhibition hall number three for the auction event.
Guests entered one by one as Milan Anderson, the host of Jumbo Auction House took center stage and delivered his opening remarks before moving on to the auction itself.
Jumbo Auction House had been preparing for this event for six months, collecting thirteen rare medicinal herbs from all over the country; each herb was considered priceless due its rarity and value in traditional medicine practices
The auction began!
A young lady dressed in golden silk walked up holding a wooden box made of gold thread containing an egg-sized brownish-red stone shaped like a pebble inside it
Milan introduced, “This piece is roughly 203g heavy wild boar gallstone known as Piggy Treasure which has strong medicinal properties.”
“Its appearance has been perfectly preserved without any damage or blemishes on its surface; delicate yet glossy.”
“It’s classified as top-grade with exceptional medical value!”
The giant screen displayed pictures of Piggy Treasure along with various authoritative appraisal certificates confirming its authenticity beyond doubt
Scarlet looked at the picture feeling nauseous, “Brother-in-law what exactly is Piggy Treasure?”
Flynn explained, “Piggy Treasure or Wild Boar Yellow Stone refers specifically to gallstones found within wild boars’ bile ducts; these stones have pungent yet sweet taste which are non-toxic”
“It has similar effects as cow bezoars such as clearing heat from heart and lungs while relieving coughing symptoms and calming liver functions”
“Nowadays pigs are fed with feed additives which make it difficult if not impossible for them produce gallstones like these especially ones that are so large making them extremely rare!”
Auctioneer Milan struck his gavel announcing, “This piece starts at one million! Each bid must increase by ten thousand!”
This Piggy Treasure was naturally formed, not yet dried, exceptionally fresh, and had high medicinal value. The price was also moderate, and the audience below were raising their placards one after another.
Soon, Piggy Treasure was sold to a player for 1. 7 million dollar.
Scarlet and her sister knew nothing about medicine, but they were amazed that the ugly Piggy Treasure could sell for nearly two million dollar.
Then came five or six more treasures: top-grade deer antler, high-quality Cordyceps sinensis, and over 800 grams of rare Lingzhi mushrooms, all of them rare medicinal herbs.
The lowest selling price reached 1. 6 million dollars, which surprised Scarlet and her sister again and again.
However, Flynn was not interested in these top-grade medicinal herbs as he had seen too many of them before. He came mainly to buy medicine for the Wong family and Energence Pharmaceuticals’ Bloodwort.
Just then, the etiquette lady brought up a wooden box with something half the size of Piggy Treasure lying on it with brown hair on top.
Auctioneer Milan introduced it, “Natural musk weighing 217 grams. To obtain this weight of musk requires killing more than a thousand wild deer. Its preciousness can be imagined; its price has exceeded gold.”
“This piece of musk also has white crystals precipitating out; it is high-quality musk with an opening bid price of 500 thousand!”
Flynn’s prescription for the Wong family included this herb; after confirming that it was natural high-quality musk, he immediately raised his paddle.
“600 thousand!”
Madeline blinked her eyes and said, “Why are you bidding on this thing?”
Wasn’t he just here to join in?
Why did he start buying medicinal herbs?
Flynn replied calmly, “This is medicine I’m buying for the Wong family.”
At these words Madeline became even more confused, “The Wong family? Which one?”
“The head is called Uriah; his father is sick. I prescribed him some medicine that includes this herb. The Wong family gave me twenty million to help them buy it.”
“Uriah! One of Niarak’s elite families! How did you end up treating their patriarch? And they gave you twenty million!” Madeline looked shocked at Flynn’s explanation.
Flynn nodded his head in agreement as Madeline furrowed her eyebrows tightly together preparing to ask further questions when suddenly a voice rang out, “700 thousand!”
Flynn turned his head in the direction of the sound.
He saw Kamari, who treated the ancient jade seal as a precious treasure, appearing not far away with a provocative smirk on his face.
Flynn couldn’t help but frown.
Why is this guy still here? Doesn’t his face hurt?