My version of Heavenly Dao is too old, so it's full of bugs.

Chapter 165 The Overtime King of Zhongzhou

Li Wei was startled when Bai Jie welcomed the pharmaceutical company representative in.

That should clearly be a human being.
But her figure was so bulky, like a soap bubble.

Moreover, he exuded an indescribable sickly pallor, wearing a thick gray suit even in the middle of summer, his whole body drenched in sweat, and filled with an air of greasiness and fatigue.

The key is,

He actually had a glittering golden title on his head.

[Central Plains Overtime King]

This person has worked overtime for 3,451 years, 11 months, 7 days, and 24 minutes consecutively, single-handedly increasing the average working hours of the entire Central Plains. Even the Heavenly Dao is amazed by this.

[Title Effect 1: If you love working overtime, then work even more—your body will always remain healthy, and you will never die suddenly!]

[Title Effect 2: If you love your job, do more—No matter what job you do, you will have endless orders, and the entire Central Continent will support your overtime work.]

[Title Effect 3: Hidden]

The moment this person appeared in the Thunder Department, it caused a sensation throughout the entire department.

Even Li Wei couldn't help but gasp when he saw this title, and felt boundless respect for the man named Lao Xinzhi in front of him!

Three thousand years of continuous overtime work?
What kind of cyber worker is this?!
No wonder he was chosen as the representative of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group!
However, judging from his lifespan and achievements, this person should be a big shot even in Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group. Why would he personally come here to see Li Wei, a mere Golden Core cultivator?
"Mr. Lao, your presence is an honor to my office."

"Haha, Inspector Li is the one whose name I have long admired. I didn't expect you to be even younger in person than you look in the newspaper. Truly, heroes emerge from among the young."

Do you remember the interspecies bodybuilding competition you participated in before?

"Oh? Could it be that this competition is also related to your company?"

"That's right, we sponsored that competition! Ever since Inspector Li won the championship, all the banned drugs you took have almost sold out. After that, you successfully passed the Immortal Examination and solved many major cases, making the newspapers every day. You're practically our living advertisement."

"Haha, so in that case, I should charge you some royalties?"

"I don't know about that. After all, I'm just a gofer; I'm completely clueless about the company's affairs!"

As he spoke, Lao Xinzhi took out a small bag from his pocket and handed it over: "I came in a hurry and didn't prepare any gifts, so I could only bring some local specialties from home. Please don't mind, Inspector Li."

Li Wei touched the cloth bag, and even without opening it, he could feel the surging spiritual energy within: "Could this be the legendary top-grade spirit stone? Mr. Lao's local specialties are truly amazing!"

This was the first time Li Wei had ever seen a top-tier spirit stone in version 7.18.

Based on current perception, the spiritual energy content in these top-grade spirit stones is much greater and purer than the top-grade spirit stones rewarded to him by the Heavenly Dao 1.0 system.

It seems that with the development of cultivation techniques, even spirit stones have evolved and iterated.

Lao Xinzhi laughed and said, "Haha! It's a pharmaceutical company. Besides producing medicine, it also produces some spirit stones. I hope Inspector Li won't find it offensive."

"No problem at all. I'll use these spirit stones to make tea when I get back. Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Lao."

Seeing that Li Wei had accepted the spirit stones, Lao Xinzhi's expression relaxed even more, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Before I came, I was worried that Inspector Li would refuse me entry, but I didn't expect you to be so kind and approachable. It seems that one really shouldn't read too many newspapers from the outside world, or they will harm one!"

Newspapers all say that Li Wei was a good divine official who abided by the heavenly rules, was strict with himself, and refused to embezzle or accept bribes.

Play that fucking bullshit!

Can a good official be one who doesn't embezzle?
If it weren't for good people like Duan Youwei, Zhu Siqi, and Huang Xiang who blend in with the world, how could these big companies survive?
Fortunately, the labels of abiding by the heavenly rules, being strict with himself, and refusing to embezzle or accept bribes are all misunderstandings that worldly people have about Li Wei.

Inspector Li is exactly the kind of person that these big companies like him like the most!
Li Wei also understood Lao Xinzhi's subtext.

Damn fairy ball!

From top to bottom, from the immortal abode to the enterprise, there's not a single good thing here. He absolutely loves this place!

As Li Wei poured tea, he said, "Oh? Mr. Lao, you even bothered to find out about me before you came? It seems you wouldn't come here without a reason. Is there anything I can help you with?"

When the topic turned to business, Lao Xinzhi immediately straightened his back: "There is indeed something I would like to ask Inspector Li for help with, but before that, we must ask what exactly happened between you and Fairy Kong Miaodan today?"

Ok?
Isn't this person a pharmaceutical company representative? How come they're suddenly talking about Kong Miaodan?
Could it be that their company is also wary of Kong Miaodan's identity?
No, no, if he were truly afraid, he shouldn't have come to Kong Miaodan's door so openly right after he had just offended her!

Therefore, this matter should be viewed from the opposite perspective.

Could it be that they finally decided to come to Kong Miaodan's door because they had offended her?
So why?

Li Wei picked up his teacup, took a sip, and began to think rapidly.

Li Wei is currently investigating the dark web trading system case. This system has disrupted the cultivation market, causing significant losses to major pharmaceutical companies. The Divine Blood Clan, with its vast wealth and large population, are the primary consumers of expensive cultivation potions. Now, Li Wei dares to offend the Divine Blood Clan again.
Li Wei suddenly understood the purpose of this person's visit.
So he said without any hesitation, "As soon as we met, Senior Sister Kong wanted to offer me some celestial wine from the toilet bowl, so I accidentally killed her subordinate. It's no big deal."

This is a blood feud with Kong Miaodan!
This kid isn't afraid of the Peacock Clan or the noble blood of Buddhism. He really is the person they're looking for!
Lao Xin's smile grew even more amiable: "What a fearless and righteous young man!"

"Since that's the case, then I won't waste any more words. Inspector Li, would you be interested in cooperating with our Zhongzhou Medicine to take down those bigwigs who trade in dark web cultivation techniques, and then perform an unparalleled feat for the Heavenly Court?"

"I knew that's why you came, sir..."

Li Wei sighed, "To be honest, I am the champion of the alien bodybuilding competition, and my need for potions far exceeds that of ordinary cultivators. So I wish your pharmaceutical company would continue to exist so that you can continue to produce body-building drugs for us!"

To enhance persuasiveness,
Li Wei then took out two dozen (twenty-four) vials of medicine and injected them into his body on the spot.

Despite his recent busy schedules with cultivation, exploiting loopholes, and investigating cases, he hasn't stopped taking his medication.
With thousands of injections every day, Zhang Yidao's team is practically operating like an assembly line.

Lao Xin glanced at the medicines and subconsciously sneered. As a pharmaceutical representative, he could tell at a glance that these were private medicines and had nothing to do with pharmaceutical companies like theirs.

However, Lao Xinzhi still said with a touched expression:
“If Inspector Li hadn’t mentioned it, I would have forgotten that you are also a staunch drug-using cultivator. So this time, you must punish the wicked for us!” “It’s not that I don’t want to help, it’s just that we can’t help you anymore. Our Thunder Department has limited manpower and limited technical means, so we can’t find those big fish hiding underwater at all.”

“You don’t need to worry about that!” Lao Xinzhi grabbed Li Wei’s hand and said, “Conventional investigation methods may not be able to catch those cunning guys, but what if we don’t use conventional methods?”

"what do you mean?"

"Our Zhongzhou Medicine has already invited the two old ladies of divination and fortune-telling from Bu Tiandao!"

"Their divination skills are all-encompassing, capable of revealing even the secrets of some deities. Therefore, they have long been unofficial legal advisors to the Celestial Court. In other words, the divination results they provide are direct evidence recognized even by the Heavenly Dao!"

"The net of heaven is vast, and though its meshes are wide, nothing escapes it. Those people can secretly obtain large sums of cash behind the bank's back, but they cannot escape the monitoring of divination. Therefore, Inspector Li only needs to say one word, and I can give you the list calculated right now!"

Li Wei narrowed his eyes, shook his head, and sighed, "Although divination inscriptions can be used as evidence to arrest people, I'm afraid our Thunder Department doesn't have the ability to do so."

Lao Xin grinned maliciously: "Inspector Li doesn't need to worry about that! Although our Zhongzhou medicine can't cover everything, we still have some people behind the scenes. As long as you're willing to act in the name of the Lei Department, even if it's Kong Miaodan herself, we can help you capture her!"

"Hahaha! I'm just a mere Golden Core cultivator. If I were to casually seize Kong Miaodan, wouldn't the Peacock Clan skin me alive?"

Having said that,

Li Wei no longer needed to hide it.

"Mr. Lao, you didn't come earlier or later, but waited until I offended Kong Miaodan before coming. You just wanted to see if I had the guts to take action against the Divine Blood Families! But what you want me to do is not just about taking action against one or two Divine Blood Families, is it?"

Lao Xinzhi stopped wasting words: "That's right, we hope you can catch all those biggest shady cultivator trading tycoons in the entire Central Continent!"

Their pharmaceutical company has been facing a massive backlog of unsold pills lately, and despite having a large supply of raw materials, they dare not produce them. As a result, the losses they incur every day are staggering, and they simply cannot afford to continue.

With such a vast territory as Zhongzhou, Chen Haicheng is certainly not the only one secretly engaging in massive cultivation transactions.

The descendants of the gods from each family must be secretly buying up cultivation points like crazy.

These are all major clients of their pharmaceutical company, and their main source of income!

Back when everyone else could only rely on drugs, the descendants of the divine bloodline were begging pharmaceutical companies to buy their drugs.

But now that they can cultivate, they instantly abandon pharmaceutical companies like trash, they're such scumbags!
Therefore, the pharmaceutical companies decided to teach these people a lesson. They didn't want to completely eradicate them, but at least they wanted to buy the pharmaceutical companies some time so that they could develop cheaper drugs that could surpass the cost-effectiveness of the "Dark Web Cultivation Trading System" before the companies collapsed.

Only in this way,

Only pharmaceutical companies can survive in the new environment!
However, pharmaceutical companies are just pharmaceutical companies after all, lacking a legitimate legal status, and certainly cannot arrest people arbitrarily.

So they thought of Raibu in Shinkai City!
Although the Thunder Department in Xinhai City is small, it is the core of the special task force for the "Dark Web Cultivation Transfer Payment Case" personally established by the Heavenly Emperor. With the Heavenly Emperor's special envoy personally in charge, it naturally has the rightful authority.

So theoretically speaking, if Li Wei dares to arrest people, then not only Zhongzhou, but also the other four states, and even the entire Three Realms of Heaven, Earth and Man, must cooperate, otherwise they will be going against the will of the Heavenly Emperor.

To put it simply, these pharmaceutical groups have long had their eyes on Li Wei, wanting to use him as a tool to severely suppress the arrogance of those who trade in black cultivation techniques!
But Lao Xinzhi wasn't sure if Li Wei had the guts until he saw Li Wei kill Kong Miaodan's people.

This young man has undoubtedly proven with facts that he is not afraid of the Divine Blood Families! He dares to provoke even a family like Kong Miaodan's, so there's no need to mention the other Divine Blood Families.

Li Wei said with a sharp glint in his eyes, "Mr. Lao, it's easy for you to talk, but if I really start arresting people, it will definitely shake up Zhongzhou and offend countless divine blood families."

Why should I do something that would offend people?

Lao Xinzhi said in a deep voice, "Does Inspector Li really think he can get away unscathed?"

“We have received news that the battle between the Heavenly Court and the Sages is almost over. Huang Xiang will return to the Nine Heavens in at most half a month. When that time comes, you will have no backing. How will you deal with Kong Miaodan’s comeback?”

"Haha, maybe I'll reach the Nascent Soul stage in half a month?"

Lao Xinzhi laughed and said, "Then Inspector Li must contact me when the time comes. I guarantee I'll leave you with a whole corpse, so you won't be captured and studied by others and your remains are never recovered!"

Half-month-old Nascent Soul?

Even with a cultivation-based trading system, this is impossible, right?

Lao Xinzhi shook his head and stood up, saying nonchalantly, "Inspector Li, wasn't it you we were looking for in the first place?"

"If you hadn't dared to become mortal enemies with Kong Miaodan, you wouldn't even be qualified to see me!!"

"But now you've earned an opportunity that wasn't originally yours through your own strength and courage!"

"Want a powerful backer?"

"I can now, on behalf of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group, promise that we can be your support!"

This is exactly what Li Wei wanted!
but………

"not enough!"

Li Wei suddenly looked up: "I also want your Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Company's regional manager position as a shield, plus a Nascent Soul license, 100 billion in cash, and a Nascent Soul-level divine equipment tailored just for me!"

At that moment, the greed and madness in Li Wei's eyes made Lao Xinzhi pause for a moment, followed by a deep admiration.

A mere Golden Elixir, yet he dares to try and swallow an elephant with a snake?
Do not,
Compared to the size of Zhongzhou Pharmaceuticals, he is not even a snake, but at most an ant.

But they dared to make such an outrageous demand on Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical, a behemoth, without any hesitation!
He truly lives up to his reputation as a madman who dared to attack Kong Miaodan!
That's how it should be for ordinary cultivators!
Only those who have the determination to seize an opportunity and then go all in can bear the heavy responsibility entrusted to them!
then,

Lao Xinzhi nodded and said:

"Your terms are negotiable!"

(End of this chapter)