Ever since he had achieved success and fa, Gan Leixin had never suffered such a humiliating disgrace.
"Tell your na," he hissed, his voice as cold as ice from between his teeth. "I'll be sure to rember it!"
Zhu Yingning laughed. "A weakling like you… I'm the owner of the Tianxiang Doukou Company. My na is Zhu Yingning. Rember it now?"
Before Gan Leixin could reply, a specific toxin began to invade his body, targeting and stimulating his pain receptors.
"AAAGH!"
The pain was more intense than childbirth, and he could no longer bear it. He fell to the ground, rolling and screaming in agony.
Zhu Yingning turned her head and looked at Yan Qinghe.
"You dare harm Elder Yan? There will be no place for you in this world!" one of the bodyguards shouted urgently.
Zhu Yingning's expression chilled. "Are you threatening ?"
"You!"
The bodyguard started to say more, but Yan Qinghe, remaining calm, waved his hand, telling him to stand down.
He said to Zhu Yingning, "I an no harm. I only wish to verify Lin Tang's identity. In fact, if he truly is a descendant of the Lin Family, I can, on his father's account, diate this matter and resolve the conflict between him and Mr. Gan."
How ridiculous, Zhu Yingning thought, dumbfounded. With Lin Tang's abilities, does he need *you* to 'diate'? What a presumptuous old man.
But she didn't voice these thoughts. After all, the man held a significant status.
"Lin Tang is busy with his own affairs right now," Zhu Yingning's tone softened. "Perhaps when he's free, he'll co to you on his own."
Stepping on Gan Leixin's face again, she said, "As for the conflict with this dog, don't trouble yourself. He slandered Lin Tang, calling him a fraud. That's a capital offense. I'll just kill him now, and the so-called conflict will be resolved on its own."
Yan Qinghe was speechless.
She truly lives up to her reputation as a venomous woman who once associated with the Tang Sect. Her killing intent is so strong.
"Mr. Gan is one of the country's most renowned entrepreneurs; he cannot die so unceremoniously," Yan Qinghe said. "Miss Zhu, how about giving this old face of mine so respect?"
Zhu Yingning remained silent.
A chill ran down Gan Leixin's spine. He knew this madwoman wasn't joking; she was genuinely intent on killing him. As the saying goes, a wise man knows when to yield. However proud he was, he decisively cast it aside to save his own life.
Enduring the agonizing pain, he forced himself to speak. "I was wrong. I apologize. I shouldn't have called him a fraud. Please, let go just this once."
"Heh…" Zhu Yingning finally moved her foot away.
Her gaze swept over the reporters, who were sweating profusely. "Since you're all here, interview Mr. Gan and publish his clarification. Any problem with that?"
"No problem, of course no problem!"
"We'll report it truthfully, without a single error!"
The reporters nodded eagerly, promising at once.
Faced with the caras, Gan Leixin, however humiliated he felt, had no choice but to compose himself and force a smile. He solemnly declared that he had misunderstood Lin Tang and that Lin Tang was not a fraud.
"Then I'll take my leave!"
He gave Zhu Yingning a deep, hate-filled look that now included Shen Youling. He swore he would get his revenge.
You wretched woman, just you wait. I'll make you crawl before like a bitch!
Watching him leave in disgrace, Zhu Yingning scoffed again.
Does he really think the poison has been completely neutralized? His 'good' days are just beginning!
The mont Gan Leixin left, he departed from Jiangbei imdiately. He planned to go abroad to put so distance between them, intending to deal with the Tianxiang Doukou Company remotely.
anwhile, the video of his clarification to the dia began to spread. After watching it, everyone was curious about what he and Shen Youling had discussed at the Tianxiang Doukou branch office that would make him let Lin Tang off the hook.
So maliciously speculated that Shen Youling had used her beauty to earn his forgiveness. Others argued that for a man as wealthy as Gan Leixin, who could have any woman he wanted, there was no need to make a mortal enemy of a lawless, poison-wielding man like Lin Tang. It wouldn't be necessary to go after Shen Youling.
Beyond that discussion, most of the buzz surrounded the new products launched by the Tianxiang Doukou Company. So believed they were fakes and the claims exaggerated, while others felt the company had no reason to lie and that perhaps the products truly were miraculous. In any case, everyone was waiting with bated breath.
"Youling has never been one to make empty promises. The new products she announced must be real!"
"If that's the case, the Tianxiang Doukou Company is about to make it big!"
"So Gan Leixin reconciled with that scumbag Lin Tang? Does that an we won't be dragged into this?"
Dong Mingfeng and her family, who had already fled Jiangbei, grew excited upon seeing the news and promptly returned. They cashed the five-million-yuan check and imdiately bought a house outright, along with a car for transportation, with no intention of repaying their debts. In their eyes, Shen Youling's inco was about to skyrocket, which was perfect for helping them pay off what they owed. Why would they let Lin Tang squander that money? They refused to let that guy benefit!
***
「Abroad.」
Gan Leixin rested for a night in a villa, barely managing to calm his nerves. Qiu Yuxian, Gan Nianyun, Gan Nianwen, and Duan Yangfan had all co to join him. Gan Junyu was also there, his eyes still bandaged.
His surgery had been a success. He just needed to rest for a while before he could see again. But he clearly couldn't wait and had already removed his eye patch several tis in secret. Gan Nianwen had scolded him repeatedly, but he didn't care.
If I go blind again, I'll just get new corneas. How much can that possibly cost!
"Darling, why did you leave so suddenly? What? That bitch was so audacious?" Qiu Yuxian was both terrified and furious at the thought of almost losing her husband.
Gan Nianyun was also enraged, seething with a shared hatred. "Dad, let's just post a bounty on the assassin network. We'll hire the best of the best to kill them!"
"Foolish!" Gan Leixin retorted. "If we hire an assassin, she'll find out and do the sa. While Tianxiang Doukou Company's total assets are far less than our Gan Family's, they can still easily spend a billion or even several billion. We can't break the rules of the ga. We must bankrupt her through business channels first!"
After so thought, he had a plan: he would form a grand alliance, uniting the top companies in the beauty industry. He would invest a massive sum, take the controlling stake, and act as the supre commander, directing them to hunt down the Tianxiang Doukou Company.
In fact, after watching Shen Youling's product launch, the other companies already saw them as a grave threat and had convened secret etings overnight to discuss counterasures. After Gan Leixin made several calls and negotiated with the top executives of these companies, they instantly agreed to hold a grand business conference in a few days.
Having arranged all this, Gan Leixin stretched lazily and went for a walk in the large courtyard, where he found his grandson, Gan Junyu, hiding in a corner playing a video ga.
Annoyed, Gan Leixin walked over, snatched the console away, and chided, "Junyu, you just had eye surgery. How can you be so careless?"
"Oh, I'm so bored! Let play one more ga!" Gan Junyu whined, reaching to grab it back.
As they scuffled at close range, Gan Junyu suddenly covered his nose in disgust. "Grandpa, what's wrong with you? Didn't you brush your teeth? Your breath stinks!"
"Hmm?" Gan Leixin was astonished. "How could I have bad breath…"
Before he could finish, Gan Junyu clutched his eyes and scread in agony. "AAAGH! My eyes! It hurts! I'm blind again!"
It turned out that the foul air from Gan Leixin's breath had infected Gan Junyu's extrely vulnerable eyeballs.
"Why is this happening?" Gan Leixin looked at his beloved grandson and panicked, hurriedly calling for a car to take him to the hospital. Foul-slling pus seeped from between the fingers covering Gan Junyu's eyes, and he twitched from the unbearable pain. Qiu Yuxian and the others rushed over, their faces turning pale at the sight.
「At the hospital.」
After an examination, the doctors reached a conclusion: large amounts of an unknown toxin were present inside Gan Junyu's eyeballs, which had caused severe corrosion. Forget replacing the corneas; even transplanting the entire eyeballs wouldn't restore his vision. He was permanently blind.
"Why? Why did this happen? How could he have been poisoned? Damn it! It must have been that venomous bitch Zhu Yingning! She's too cruel, too ruthless! She broke the rules of the ga, so now I'll make sure we both go down together!"
Incandescent with rage, his eyes turning red, Gan Leixin boarded a helicopter and sped toward a mysterious base.
In the deepest core of the base, he secretly worshipped a mysterious statue. He lit three incense sticks, each several ters tall, and placed them before it. Then he disrobed and, using a blood-soaked brush, painted twisted patterns all over his body. He began to dance and chant bizarre songs.
He danced and chanted, over and over. An hour passed, then two. Strangely, he felt increasingly energized and euphoric, forgetting his fatigue, his rage, and even himself, until he felt sothing wet and slippery licking the patterns on his body.
A shiver ran through him, and goosebumps erupted on his skin. An endless fear suffocated him. He knew he was being watched by a mysterious presence. He squeezed his eyes shut, daring not to look. While continuing to dance, he seized the opportunity to beg, recounting the story of Lin Tianyang's reappearance.
Then, he fell to his knees, prostrate on the ground, and let out a blood-curdling scream. He felt his entire skin being peeled away, bit by bit. Flesh, bone, and skin were all transferred into his shadow on the ground, causing the flat silhouette to inflate as if it were a balloon.
Gan Leixin gasped for breath. Behind him now stood a pitch-black human figure, devoid of facial features and hair, radiating a sinister aura.
After a long ti, he finally regained his strength and trembled as he stood up, sighing, "This ritual is unbearable. If Zhu Yingning hadn't pushed to the brink, I never would have done this again…"
He turned to face the motionless figure, a satisfied sneer spreading across his face. "Go," he commanded viciously. "Fulfill your mission. Kill everyone around Lin Tianyang, then bring him back to ."
At his command, the figure quivered and began to walk away. With each step, its body grew fainter. After less than ten ters, it vanished completely, as if erased.
「Jiangbei.」
Yan Qinghe patiently remained in Jiangbei, waiting for Lin Tang to appear instead of returning to the capital. Normally, such cases would take months to process, but the captured mbers of the Heavenly chanism Martial Alliance were fast-tracked with extre efficiency. Learning that the trial and sentencing were scheduled for today, Yan Qinghe decided to attend as an observer since he had nothing better to do.
"…The Heavenly chanism Martial Alliance, for aiding and abetting evil, is guilty of heinous cris. Leader Wei Shanhe and Deputy Leader Zhao Xinghe, for their disregard for the law and human life, are sentenced to death!"
"Wei Zichu, sentenced to life imprisonnt!"
"Huangfu Zhan, sentenced to…"
Wei Zichu and the others were stunned by the verdict.
"I don't accept this! I don't accept it!" Zhao Xinghe roared, while Wei Shanhe's eyes turned bloodshot.
What did I even do? Is it just because I was Long Tianji's woman? Is that why I have to be locked up for life?
As the shackles were placed on her once more, readying her for prison, Wei Zichu fell into despair.
Big Brother Lin, you've been captured, and your fate is unknown. There's no one left to save now…
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