Inside the speeding ambulance, the temperature was as cold as a corpse truck.
Zuo Haoran was like a corpse. He remained stiff for a long time before he said sadly, "Uncle, I'm crippled."
The teaching director's horse-like face twitched for a long time. "It's my fault for not teaching you well, but don't be too sad. The medical technology now is much better than it was on Earth. We can use monster nerve cells and foreign growth hormones to stimulate you, and even if you're paralyzed, you can still be cured. It'll just take some time."
Zuo Haoran looked dazed. "Then I won't be able to join the national college examination this year."
"Yeah, forget about it this year. Rest well. Next year, or the year after —"
The teaching director originally wanted to say that it would be good for you to get into a better specialized college, but when he thought about it, he swallowed his words.
But Zuo Haoran could hear the underlying meaning in his uncle's words.
The world around him had turned into hell, and he had turned from a living dead into a monstrous demon in hell.
"Meng Chao."
He muttered the name in fear and anger. His eyes were like burning charcoal balls. "I want him dead! Uncle, help me kill him!"
The teaching director smiled wanly. "Haoran, no matter how much power I have, there's still the principal above me and the vice-principal beside me. There's also Yan Dongxing, who's so stubborn. I can't do whatever I want in the university! Besides, this is indeed your fault. Sigh, you said you wanted to teach this brat a lesson, but why did you use the Hammer of Heart? It's fine if you used it, but the whole process was filmed. How can I help you? "
"How about this? I'll call your dad first and talk to him. There are rules in the university, and your dad has more ways to deal with things in society than I do."
"That's right. I'll have my dad kill him!"
Zuo Haoran's eyes lit up, and an incredibly resentful smile appeared on his lips. "Wait, let's keep Meng Chao alive for now. We'll deal with his family first. I want him to watch his family suffer ten times worse than I did!"
…
New Riverside City was the financial center of Dragon City. Rows of dazzling skyscrapers stood in rows, and they looked like hundreds of sharp swords that pierced the sky.
Tiancheng Building's thirty-third to thirty-fifth floors were in Great Waves Corporation.
Zuo Qingtian stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window and lit up a cigar he had meticulously preserved from Earth. He looked down at half of the city, as if all of Dragon City was under his feet. He was in an incredibly good mood.
Even though Great Waves Corporation only occupied three floors of the office building, Zuo Qingtian had started from scratch and worked hard for thirty years. He had been a nobody in the past, but he had managed to get to where he was today. This was enough to make Zuo Qingtian feel incredibly proud.
Even the nagging of the woman behind him didn't sound as ear-piercing.
"Chairman Zuo, you can't ignore Old Zhou. You two were good brothers who went through life and death together. He saved your life before! Now, he's suffering from Qi deviation and is lying in the hospital, his life is uncertain. You, you … "
The woman choked with sobs, unable to continue.
Zuo Qingtian did not even turn his head around. "Sister-in-law, I've always remembered Second Big Brother Zhou's kindness in saving my life. That's why I said that I'll buy out all of his rights and interests in the company with twenty million. Right now, everyone has a tight cash flow. Not everyone can bring out twenty million to save a life at any time."
The woman's voice instantly turned shrill. "Twenty million? Old Zhou has worked hard for Great Waves Corporation for thirty years. He treats you as his own brother, and together, we built Great Waves Corporation to its current state. You want to kick him out of the company with just twenty million? You … You're not using this money to save a life. You're just taking advantage of the situation! "
Zuo Qingtian frowned a little, and his voice turned cold. "Sister-in-law, if you insist on distorting my good intentions, I have nothing to say. You should think of a way to help Old Zhou. I'll be very busy in the company over the next few days. Once I'm done, I'll go to the hospital to visit Old Zhou."
"You, you …" The woman was so angry that she felt faint.
"I understand how you feel. That's why I won't blame you for speaking carelessly. After all, my door is always open. But if you want this money, you'll have to do it quickly. Old Zhou's illness won't wait for anyone."
Zuo Qingtian finally turned his head around, but he did not look at the woman. Instead, he pressed on the communicator on the office table. "Madam Zhou is leaving. Send the guest away!"
Two burly security guards knocked on the door and walked in.
The woman stomped her feet and left in a huff.
The loud slamming of the door did not affect Zuo Qingtian's good mood. He continued to admire the mega city that was even more prosperous and brilliant than any other metropolis on Earth.
Thirty years had passed, and he had finally built a small business empire from nothing.
A few days ago, his last business partner had also gone through spirit energy deviation because of a small trick he used, and he was now half-dead.
He could finally monopolize everything and become a true king.
His son, Zuo Haoran, was his greatest pride.
'I've worked hard my entire life, but I'm just a three-star superhuman. But judging by Young Hao's drive, he'll definitely be able to get into a famous university. Perhaps before he graduates, he'll be able to surpass my realm. His future will be limitless.
'At that time, we'll work together to conquer the world, and we'll definitely …'
Zuo Qingtian narrowed his eyes and stared at the buildings not far away with a gaze that resembled that of a hawk's.
Many of the buildings were owned by some mega corporation. They were not like his Great Manor, which only had three floors.
But that was fine. One of these days …
Zuo Qingtian was immersed in the glory and wealth of his father and son's future.
Suddenly, his phone rang.
"What? Big Brother, speak clearly. What happened to Young Hao? He's crippled!"
Zuo Qingtian sat back down on his boss' chair, and the chair let out creaking sounds.
"What's going on? He was beaten up by someone! Who would dare touch my son? Meng Chao, a poor boy who lives in a public renting house! "
Zuo Qingtian listened for a long time. He was stunned for a long time, and he was angry for a long time.
Suddenly, there was a loud crack, and he crushed his phone to pieces.
"Meng Chao, you destroyed my son's future, so I'll destroy your entire family and make you wish you were dead!"
The three-star superhuman's anger erupted like a volcano. The documents on the table flew all over the place with loud rustling sounds. Then, they were cut into thin strips by Zuo Qingtian's aura, as if they had fallen into an invisible shredder.
"Chairman Zuo, this is bad!"
Suddenly, the person in charge of public relations rushed in without knocking.
Zuo Qingtian grabbed the ashtray on the table and threw it at him. "What's going on? Why are you so flustered?!"
"A lot of defamatory articles targeting Vast Industries have appeared online. They say that our company's strong nutritional fluid isn't produced by ourselves and that we bought it from illegal workshops before we sold it under our own brand. They also say that our company doesn't have its own lab and production line, so we scam our investors out of a lot of money and use it for marketing and advertising!" the person in charge of public relations said with a long face.
"Trash!"
Zuo Qingtian slammed his palm on the table. "Someone in the same industry must have been jealous and bought a ghostwriter to slander us. Aren't we very close with the media companies? You've done this more than one hundred times, and you still want me to teach you how to do it?!" Zuo Qingtian slammed his palm on the table.
"No, that's not it, Chairman Zuo. This time, it's really different. I was prepared to carry out public relations like before, but many of the media outlets rejected us. Even many of our accounts that we often use have been blocked," the person in charge of public relations said anxiously.
"Besides, even Dragon City Online, which is semi-official, has reposted the negative articles against us."
"What?!"
This time, Zuo Qingtian was shocked as well.
Before he could deal with the public opinion online, beep beep beep. The person in charge of security sent him an internal message. "Chairman Zuo, a large group of people from the Food Hygiene Department and the special medicine supervision department have suddenly arrived. They're very unyielding. Do you know about this?"
"The special medicine supervision department?" Zuo Qingtian's face turned stark pale. "Hold on for a while. I'll make a few calls!"
Before his voice faded away, the person in charge of finance rushed in while staggering. "Chairman Zuo, the three main banks have sent us a letter saying that there's a problem with the collateral and procedures we used to get the loan. Now, they're going to redo the examination process, and they might immediately withdraw the loan!"
Zuo Qingtian jumped up and crushed his cigar. "How could this be?! How could this be?!"
"Chairman Zuo, this is bad. Look at the news! It's Dragon City Channel 1's live news program. The special medicine supervision department has just destroyed two illegal workshops. They say that they specialize in passing off shoddy monster blood as good ones by adding all sorts of hormones and illegal drugs to it so that they can pass it off as superbeast blood to be sold. One of them is Hao Han's supplier. Our hit product, Dragon Blood-13, gene medicine, was processed with the raw materials from this workshop. Now, we've been able to track them down, and the records of their dealings, supply lists, contact lists, and other things are all in the hands of the higher-ups!" The person in charge of the production department scrambled over.
"The reporters are here!"
The person in charge of security cried out in surprise through the internal communication. "Chairman Zuo, a lot of reporters have come to interview you again! They're all major media outlets, and we can't hold them back anymore. What should we do?"
The news were like missiles that blasted Zuo Qingtian full of holes, and he swayed.
"Cough!"
He coughed up a mouthful of blood and took two steps back. Then, he fell on his chair.
Whoosh!
The chair could not withstand the huge impact and fell to pieces.
Zuo Qingtian fell on the ground with his limbs facing the sky. He was like a turtle that could not turn over no matter how hard he struggled. There was still a helpless, furious, and dazed expression on his face.
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