Chapter 1373: Chapter 835: Zhuge Ling: I Have Three Plans—High, Medium, and Low

"Speak."

Liu Zheng wasn’t surprised that Bai Tianshi discovered a problem.

In a world like Metropolis, piled with code mishaps, not finding issues would be the real surprise.

"I found that the constitution of the Technique Girls here is weaker than their racial average."

Bai Tianshi said.

"Oh? You even know their racial average constitution?"

He asked curiously.

"Yes, I did some related research with my mentor during my master’s. Of course, I was just helping out."

Bai Tianshi said modestly.

"Impressive, impressive. No wonder you’re the most educated in our Delivery Gang."

Liu Zheng praised.

"Uh... Thanks for the compliment, Boss."

Bai Tianshi hesitated, then stopped.

The average education level in the Delivery Gang was not even elementary school dropout, he thought it was hard not to be the most educated.

"The people from the Pink Kingdom, having a weaker average constitution is quite normal, right?"

Liu Zheng shifted the topic back.

Technique Girls might not be starving or freezing, but having a balanced diet is definitely a joke, considering many white-collar workers in reality can’t even achieve that.

Moreover, they have to entertain so many messy clients, getting injured or infected is normal, so their constitution naturally wouldn’t be great.

"If that’s all, it’s not much, but after doing a statistical sampling survey, I found their average constitution is about 18% to 25% weaker compared to their racial average."

Bai Tianshi replied.

"Hmm..."

Liu Zheng pondered.

He thought of a certain anime where the protagonist is a Superpower User but wants to be a normal person, so he always controls his ranking to what he considers very ordinary.

But in reality, being ordinary every time is unusual in itself.

"You think someone is manipulating this precisely."

Liu Zheng said.

"Yes."

Bai Tianshi confirmed.

Having done theory work and clinical practice, and originally being a math student, he’s very sensitive to such abnormal data.

"Did you tell the Queen about this?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"No, I don’t trust her."

Bai Tianshi said bluntly.

Aside from family, he only trusts Liu Zheng.

"Good job."

Liu Zheng affirmed Bai Tianshi’s decision.

It’s not that he doesn’t trust the Queen; it’s just that the Queen is temperamental, and rashly informing her might alert others.

"Can you investigate why their constitution is low?"

Liu Zheng asked again.

"I need professional equipment, and I can’t handle it alone."

Bai Tianshi replied.

"Can Doctor Nile do it?"

He asked.

"Doctor Nile’s medical system is quite unique, not suited for situations requiring professional equipment."

Bai Tianshi said tactfully.

"What about the Bai Family?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Our family’s medical system is mostly traditional, not much help. But I have a fellow brother who opened a private hospital; he should have the staff and equipment."

Bai Tianshi said.

"Then contact him. You cover the costs first, and if it’s not enough, let me know, and I’ll send Niu Daji to bring you money."

He said.

"Okay. But there’s still one problem; to check, they definitely need to cooperate, and at least ten people. I need a reason to convince the Queen."

Bai Tianshi said.

"Hmm... Just say you found their condition quite serious and they need hospitalization, and you’ve already asked me, and I’m willing to pay for their medical expenses. As for the disease, just use some professional terminology to bluff; with the Queen’s education level, she’ll surely be confused."

Liu Zheng thought for a moment and said.

"Will they believe it?"

Bai Tianshi doubted.

From his interactions over this period, these Technique Girls have quite high vigilance.

"If they don’t believe it, let them contact me; they should still believe what I say."

Liu Zheng said.

"Okay, Boss, I’ll try."

Bai Tianshi hung up the phone.

Will the Queen believe it?

In fact, Liu Zheng wasn’t very sure; after all, the Queen’s trust in males approaches zero, even for him, it’s just slightly above zero.

Telling some lower-level people they have a disease, then offering free treatment, and then coaxing them into a closed hospital or research institute to do whatever you want is common, both in reality and Metropolis.

If the Queen truly doesn’t believe it, Liu Zheng can only tell her everything; after that, how she chooses is up to her.

He’s a good person (by Metropolis standards), but not a do-gooder.

For those who don’t trust or cooperate, he also puts aside the urge to help and respects their fate.

Shortly after, the Queen’s call came in.

"Doctor Bai said you want to pay Nana and the others’ medical expenses?"

For doctors, the Queen held some respect.

"Yeah."

Liu Zheng replied.

"No need, I can afford it."

The Queen said.

"Do you even know how much it would cost before you say you can afford it? And, can you afford to pay for one, can you pay for hundreds? Later when others also get sick and you can’t come up with money, how will you continue being Queen? I don’t care; if I’m short on money, then tough luck; if they hate me, then so be it, I’m ready to drop anytime anyway."

He said indifferently.

"... Thanks."

The Queen quickly said in a nearly inaudible voice.

"What did you say?"

Liu Zheng truly didn’t hear it clearly.

"Forget it if you didn’t hear!"

The Queen hung up the phone.

"Can’t even speak clearly, yet so fierce; you must be twins with Yaksha."

He rolled his eyes and commented.

With nothing else to do, Liu Zheng started helping Ace write the midyear report.