James Smith nodded, unable to suppress his curiosity. He asked, “Arlo, is what you mentioned on the phone really true?”


    Arlo Hu pulled out his phone to check Charlie’s number, expressing a hint of uncertainty. “Is it true? You’ll find out once we make this call.”


    Just as he finished speaking, two security guards approached. One of them inquired, “How many people do you have? Do you have an appointment? If not, we can’t allow you to stay here for long, so please step back beyond the cordon.”


    Arlo responded, “Please hold on a moment; I’ll make a call. My friend has an appointment with President Liam.”


    The security guard looked surprised and replied skeptically, “An appointment with Mr. Liam? That seems unlikely. He has stopped seeing guests recently, and everyone iming to meet him has been asked to leave.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Arlo insisted, “I’m not aware of the specifics; could you please allow me to make a quick call?”


    The guard nodded, saying, “You can make the call, but please keep it brief; we have regtions to follow.”


    “Understood,” Arlo acknowledged, knowing the guards were just doing their jobs. He added, “Just give me a moment; I’ll be ready shortly.” He then pressed the call button and dialed Charlie.<fn8ce7> The source of th?s content is findnovel</fn8ce7>


    As Arlo listened to the phone ring, his heart raced. He trusted that Charlie wouldn’t joke about something like this, but he couldn’t shake the worry that no one would pick up or that the call might end abruptly.


    Meanwhile, Charlie was on his way to Poole. When he saw a call from an unknown number, he guessed it was Arlo. Sure enough, as soon as the line connected, he heard Arlo’s breathless voice say, “Huh… bro, it’s me, Arlo Hu… I’ve made it to Jiuxuan Pharmaceutical…”


    Charlie smiled and replied, “Great to hear you’re here. Just hold on a moment; I’ll call Liam now.”


    Arlo, feeling a bit anxious, responded gratefully, “Thanks for doing this, bro…”


    “No problem,” Charlie said with a light smile before hanging up with Arlo and dialing Liam’s number.


    After a couple of rings, Liam answered, “Master Ye, how can I assist you today?”


    Charlie asked, “Liam, has the clinical trial quota for Jiuxuan Zaizao Pills been finalized?”


    Liam quickly replied, “Master Wade, there’s still onest batch to finalize, totaling 50 people. We’re evaluating them quickly, and we expect to release the final rankings in two days.”


    “That’s good to know,” Charlie said with a slight smile. “By the way, I’d like you to add three more quotas. Remember, I said to add three quotas, not just to take them from thest batch of fifty.”


    Liam asked for rification, “So, you want thest batch to include fifty-three people?”


    “Exactly,” Charlie confirmed.


    Liam replied, “Master Wade, the current doses of the medicines are well tailored, and I can’t evenly distribute them for three additional people. If I dilute some from the other fifty, can I split it into 53 portions?”


    “No,” Charlie said casually. “Just treat the three with the normal medication course. I’ll be out of town for a few days, but I’ll provide the additional medicine when I return in a couple of days.”


    Liam responded promptly, “Understood, Master Wade!”


    Charlie added, “By the way, the three are currently at the entrance of Jiuxuan Pharmaceutical. You can pick them up in person. One is Arlo Hu, the second is Hallie, and the third is your old acquaintance, James Smith from the FDA.”<h3 ss="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>