Pregnant After Healing the Alpha

Chapter 734: Chapter 723: Apologizing to Qiao Jing

If it weren’t for the dozen or so subordinates consuming much of Qiao Jing’s strength, he would not have had the chance to use the stun baton later, as the opponent’s strength was such that he could have knocked him down in just a few moves.

John noticed that Qiao Jing was not looking at him, and his smile stiffened for a moment before he showed a kind smile again.

"Professor Qiao, are you angry because Frank used some excessive measures to bring you here?"

Qiao Jing glanced at John with an indifferent expression and still did not respond to his question.

She knew that this so-called John was the most authoritative person in Country M.

Even so, she would not give him any face.

Seeing this, John gave a look to someone beside him.

His subordinate immediately understood and dragged Frank forcibly to the bedside.

When John looked at Frank, the smile on his face completely disappeared.

He stood up, unhesitatingly raised his hand, and slapped Frank, then said,

"Frank, apologize to Professor Qiao!"

Frank, enduring the pain, clenched his teeth and bowed his head.

"I’m sorry, Professor Qiao."

Seeing that Frank had apologized, John nodded in satisfaction and then looked at Qiao Jing.

"Professor Qiao, are you satisfied now?"

His order had been to bring her back unharmed if possible, only resorting to force with Qiao Jing as a last resort.

After all, she was the world-famous Professor Qiao. Although they had brought her forcibly, they could not hurt her and had to show her great respect.

But this fool Frank had stunned Qiao Jing with a stun baton, which greatly angered him.

Qiao Jing, observing the pained Frank, slowly withdrew her gaze and looked up at John.

"State your intentions."

Although she did not know how these people had found out her identity, bringing her to Country M with much difficulty definitely meant they needed her for something, likely related to agricultural issues.

Because she could feel that these people had always treated her with respect, without overstepping boundaries, and were very concerned about her physical condition.

Because... upon waking up, she had seen the IV drip bottles by the bedside, all intended for her use.

When Qiao Jing finally spoke, John’s face broke into a genuinely greater smile.

"Professor Qiao, you are a smart person, but I don’t understand, why would you resist? We could have invited you here safely and soundly."

Qiao Jing pursed her red lips, her face expressionless as she looked at John.

"I won’t repeat myself."

She knew that these people had not officially invited her because she was the imperial Professor Qiao, a national key-level protected person. If they had rashly invited her to Country M, the people from the empire would definitely not have agreed.

But to forcibly take her away in private was the behavior she detested the most.

Only then did John put away his smile, adopting a negotiating posture. noveldrama

"Professor Qiao, I invited you here because there is a very important matter that we need your help with. Our country has recently encountered a bottleneck in wheat research that none of the experts can solve, so we had to invite you over."

Upon hearing John’s words, Qiao Jing slightly raised her eyebrows, the corners of her lips turned up, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

"Invited me here? Is this how you invite someone?"

She knew John’s intentions, which undoubtedly involved the state. In fact, she had noticed before that the empire’s agricultural technology was ahead of all other nations. The closely following M country had fallen far behind due to her influence.

Thus, it was normal for John and his associates to feel unsteady and worried.

As for the matter of researching wheat, if they had discussed it with her properly, she might have been willing to help a little. But Frank’s approach had crossed her line.

Thinking there was a chance, Frank bowed deeply with an apologetic tone in his voice.

"Professor Qiao, I am very sorry. Frank’s approach was indeed problematic. You can punish him however you want; I am handing him over to you for disposal."

He certainly wanted to invite Qiao Jing openly, but the old folks of the empire would never agree, so he had no choice but to take this risky approach.

Moreover, he had given Qiao Jing a chance to come to M country in a very peaceful manner. However, since she chose to resort to violence, he really had no other option.

When Frank heard that he would be disposed of at will, he clenched his fists but dared not show any dissatisfaction.

He, a boss of an organization in M country, had fallen so low as to be disposed of at someone’s whim.

Qiao Jing slightly narrowed her sharp eyes, her gaze deepened as she stared at John for a while, then coldly said,

"I want to rest now; all of you, get out."

Directly rejecting John and his associates wasn’t an option at this time, as she had already been brought into their territory. Escaping would indeed be somewhat difficult.

Upon hearing this, John quickly nodded.

"Of course, Professor Qiao; we won’t disturb you then."

After saying this, he hesitated and glanced at Qiao Jing, then asked,

"And the matter of helping with the wheat research..."

Seeing John still persistently asking, Qiao Jing’s temples throbbed heavily, and she dismissively spoke,

"I understand, but I need to rest now."

She deliberately made her words ambiguous, intending to exploit this ambiguity when confronting John later, to turn the situation back on him.

John immediately took it as though Qiao Jing had agreed to help, his face lighting up with joy.

"Thank you, Professor Qiao. We won’t disturb you at random. Please take your time to recuperate in the lab and do your research. Everything you need for the research has been prepared in advance."

It was only then that Qiao Jing noticed that the lab’s research bench was equipped with various experimental tools and even wheat growing in petri dishes.

Her brows furrowed tightly; she remained silent.

These people had prepared all these research materials, clearly expecting her to start experimenting immediately, regardless of her willingness.

Thinking that everything was settled, John didn’t stay any longer and left the laboratory with the others.

"Professor Qiao, we won’t disturb you any further, we’re leaving now."

Once the group had left, Qiao Jing finally got out of bed and carefully examined every corner of the laboratory.

Besides the pre-arranged experimental tools, a bed and a bathroom had also been provided for her.

But what truly concerned Qiao Jing was a camera installed in the corner.

It seemed these people were monitoring her in real-time.

Qiao Jing quickly went to the bathroom and casually glanced around, noticing although there was no camera, there was a bug.

She flashed a faint smile, took the bug fixed under the sink, and turned it off.

After completing these actions, Qiao Jing patted her pocket and was surprised to find her mobile phone still in there!