Lord Protector novel (Zeke Williams) novel Chapter 535

Zeke’s emotions were complex.

The farthest distance in the world was the emotional distance between two people who were on the verge of getting married, but one was still too afraid to let the other know of his true identity.

At that moment, he had no doubt that if he admitted that he was the Great Marshal himself, Lacey would leave him.

Even if she stayed, their relationship would still be challenged, and their love would not be as strong.

Zeke had to tell a white lie to protect that love.

“Dad, what are you talking about? If I actually know the Great Marshal, would I need to struggle to pay three hundred thousand for the wedding?”

Lacey was instantly relaxed, and she sighed a breath of relief as a smile lit back up on her face. “I knew it. You’re such a mean punk, so there was no way that the Great Marshal would keep someone like you around him.”

Zeke was rendered speechless.

That was a little much... Who do you think you’re referring to as a “mean punk”?

Daniel remained suspicious and demanded, “If you don’t know the Great Marshal, where did you learn the Ammo Needle?”

Zeke replied, “Simple. I learned it from the Ammo Needle Notebook.”

Daniel’s eyes bulged in surprise and blurted, “What the hell? Are you talking about the Ammo Needle Notebook published by Eurasia Medical Publishing? The one that could be bought at any bookstore?”

Zeke nodded and claimed, “That’s right.”

Daniel wiped the sweat off of his forehead, his heart was thumping in shock when he stated, “Zeke, I think you’ve pooled a lifetime of luck on this incident today.”

“What do you mean, dad?” asked Zeke in confusion.

Daniel answered, “Everyone knows that book is a knock-off of the real Ammo Needle technique and is a fake.”

“You used a fake technique to treat your grandpa, but not only did you not kill him, you managed to bring him back to life. What else could it be if not luck?”

Zeke was speechless and exasperated when he asked, “Dad, who told you that the book was a fake?”

Daniel replied, “What else could it be? The Ammo Needle is the best acupuncture technique in Eurasia, and its founder had a rule about how the technique can’t be shared with the public. Moreover, it is said that the technique can only be passed on to the men and not the women.”

“Rumor has it that a lot of the Great Marshal’s relatives wanted to learn the technique, but he refused to teach them. Under those circumstances, how could that technique be leaked, let alone be published in a book?”

Zeke sighed in exasperation.

It seemed that the old saying was true. People would instinctively question kindness and assume that there was an ulterior motive or a conspiracy.

In fact, Zeke had actually spent his own money to publish that book, so the techniques shared were as real as it could be.

Unfortunately, TCM practitioners had an unspoken rule about how they should keep their discoveries to themselves.

As such, many TCM practitioners assumed that the Great Marshal would never share such an exceptional acupuncture technique.

Keeping secrets and hiding discoveries like that... It’d be a miracle if TCM lasted.

The Western medical practitioners, on the other hand, would publicly share their results as soon as they got it.

Everyone shared good information and learned from each other’s mistake. That was why it was understandable as to why Western medicine was that popular.

Zeke decided, then and there, that he would find some time to discuss that matter with the head of the TCM Association, Shawn Thompson.

Daniel realized that Zeke and Lacey were probably both busy with Linton Group, so he had them leave first, while Hannah and himself stayed behind to take care of Adam.

Before they left, Daniel reminded Zeke, “Be careful these next few days. I have a feeling that Gideon is after Heartland Hospital, and he will come after us again since he failed this time.”

Zeke took a deep breath and clarified, “Dad, he’s not after Heartland Hospital. He is after the entire Linton Group.”

“If he was only against Heartland Hospital, he would’ve only shut the hospital down, but he went as far as trying to rescind Linton Group’s license to operate in the industry.”

Daniel became curious when revelation hit him, “Now that you mention it, why did he insist on revoking Linton Group’s medical license?”

Zeke thought about it and replied, “My guess is that he’s trying to stop us from merging with Reagan Pharmaceutical.”

“After all, if we lose our license, we will also lose our right to merge with Reagan Pharmaceutical.”

“Moreover, there is a civil war going on within Linton Group, and that further implied that this whole thing is about the merger.”

“Then you must be careful,” said Daniel as he nodded in agreement.

“Don’t worry. We will,” promised Zeke.

After exiting the patient’s room, Lacey eagerly asked, “Zeke, do you have any guesses as to why Reagan Pharmaceutical would resist merging with Linton Group?”

“After all, they would benefit greatly from this merger.”