Li Hui's plane narrowly returned to Hong Kong, where in Kowloon, he switched identities inside a restroom stall before striding out of the airport.

At the exit, he carefully observed - those petty hooligans that had loitered here yesterday were gone. Li Hui found his car in the parking lot and drove toward Starry Sky Group. On the way back, he removed the magical mask to its storage space and resumed his natural appearance.

Though this Japan trip brought some turbulence and danger, the results left Li Hui quite satisfied. The main purpose - securing five tons of narcotics - had been successfully accomplished in his storage space. Now holding over five tons of drugs, exchanging them with Zeg could yield fifty million doses of "Starry Sky Myopia Cure," perfectly addressing production pressures for global launch. More importantly, this leverage allowed him to negotiate much-needed supplies from Zeg.

Satisfied and elated as he drove, Li Hui retrieved his phone from storage. After switching it on, no messages appeared. He puzzled why nobody had contacted him in these two days before shrugging - wasn't that precisely what a well-organized operation looked like?

When he returned to the company at 3pm, employees were just starting work. After returning his car to the corporate fleet, Li Hú entered the office tower.

"Good afternoon, sir!" A striking receptionist rushed forward to open the door as she spotted him.

Li Hui blinked - this new secretary was even more beautiful than her predecessors. Her tall figure and refined elegance exuded effortless charm he hadn't noticed before. "What's your name? I don't recall meeting you," he asked.

"I'm Li Lian, my first day today! Please guide me!" She performed a graceful bow... which accidentally exposed ample cleavage as she moved.

"Your name suits perfectly. How did you recognize me?" Li Hui inquired, his eyes trailing the curve of her spine during her bow.

"The HR department gave us your photo on our first day," Li Lian smiled with textbook eight-teeth perfection.

"Well done!" He nodded to the elevator as she pressed the button for him, entering while hearing "Safe travels, sir!"

"This Jiang Lu certainly knows how to surround himself with beauties. More charm makes everyone work better... though will they think I'm a lecherous boss?" Li Hui mused aloud over his misgivings.

Back in his office, Hu Xianer was tidying the room. Watching her graceful movements, an image of a wife welcoming home her husband suddenly struck him - he coughed awkwardly.

"Ah! You're back," Hu Xianer exclaimed upon seeing him.

"Indeed I am. Any pressing matters?" Li Hui felt self-conscious after his previous thought.

"Sit first, let me brew tea for you!" She smiled warmly as she prepared the beverage.

"Not used to days without your tea..." He took a sip and declared, "Still the best in the world."

Blushing prettily at his praise, Hu Xianer reminded him, "The sales director Ms. Li requested to meet - shall I summon her now?"

"Send her up," he replied, knowing it concerned product matters.

Li Zhi arrived promptly.

"Director."

"Situations are progressing smoothly," she reported, placing files on the desk about completed clinical trials for Starry Sky Myopia Cure in America and EU. The identical report mirrored Hong Kong's findings - 501 subjects restored to perfect vision with no side effects recorded.

"This report feels suspiciously familiar..." Li Hui mused as he examined the document.

"Indeed," Li Zhi confirmed, "the regional distributors pressured regulatory bodies into adopting our Hong Kong data for expedited approval."

"Will this affect future sales?"

"Our legal team has thoroughly vetted it - no adverse consequences," she assured.

Relieved, Li Hui considered how once Starry Sky Myopia Cure launched globally, his strategic empire would solidify. "Four distributors have already ordered 11 million units. Are we prepared for production?"

"Production head Mei will confirm, but we're ready," he decided.

"Excellent! That's $11 billion upfront - quite the thrill," Li Zhi beamed.

"Just wait until our sales reach trillions!" Li Hui teased.

"If this momentum continues..." she grinned in agreement.

"By the way, I heard about that young girl who visited you recently?" Li Hui changed topics suddenly.

"Ah! You mean Gao Xiaoyao?"

"Precisely."

"She's perfect for our product. Her eyes... truly remarkable talent you've discovered!" Li Zhi gushed, adding subtle praise.

"Just make sure the commercials are ready before launch," he waved off her enthusiasm as she left.

After briefing Hu Xianer, Li Hui descended to the basement. Summoning Zeg immediately:

"Welcome back, Master Liu," Zeg greeted.

"Pleased to meet you too," Li Hui responded. "To what do I owe this pleasure?"

"I wish to trade ten million doses of myopia cure."

"Ten million?!" Zeg's eyes widened at the staggering figure.

"That is one thousand individual magic powders," Li Hui clarified with a smile as Zeg mentally calculated his windfall.

"Love you, Master! Our previous transactions pale compared to this deal!" Zeg exclaimed joyfully.

"We'll have even grander ventures ahead," Li Hui chuckled.

"Have your standing among humans improved?" Zeg speculated about the sudden abundance of magic powders.

"Something like that," he evaded as he presented Zhou Tengyun's blood sample instead, "I need you to develop a gene-specific energy storage drug."

"All human genetics can use the existing formulation!" Zeg explained.

"But can this ability be neutralized?" Li Hui asked urgently, mind racing with possibilities.

"Of course - an antidote would immediately nullify cellular energy storage!"

"And is it inheritable?"

"No for three generations. Only fourth-generation offspring of those with energy storage capabilities would naturally possess the trait."

Understanding dawned on Li Hui as he requested ten doses. Zeg agreed before departing to fulfill orders, leaving Li Hui contemplating his next move.

He then contacted Alexander regarding the Barrett sniper rifle:

"This device can eliminate Golden Slime King in that canyon," he demonstrated by disassembling and reassembling it step-by-step until Alexander grasped the mechanics thoroughly.

"Remember - don't attempt killing him yet. I'll provide special bullets for a guaranteed kill," Li Hui warned before parting ways with his protégé's excited promise to practice immediately.

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