Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

Liu Xinglu seemed to be giving a calm self-introduction, but he deliberately emphasized the three words: "Liu’s Heavy Industries."

It was as if he were reminding Lin Qi that not long ago, he had been merely an L-Class employee of Liu’s Heavy Industries.

Lin Qi glanced at Liu Xinglu calmly, then looked away.

’So what if he’s a board member at Liu’s Heavy Industries?’

’Does he think that gives him any say over United Pharmaceutical?’

According to the Big Business Alliance’s official records, United Pharmaceutical was an independent company with no equity ties to Liu’s Heavy Industries.

The only connection was Liu Xuan’s personal one to the Liu Clan.

The inside of the Floating Vehicle fell silent. None of the three spoke, each lost in their own thoughts.

Fortunately, the Alliance Mansion wasn’t far from the Council Building. After a little over ten minutes, the Floating Vehicle began its slow descent.

Liu Xinglu stood up. As the core member of the security detail, he needed to go to the Council Building personally to hand over the storage medium containing the S-Class Pharmacy Literature.

As he got up, Liu Xinglu deliberately stared directly at Lin Qi, as if trying to exert some pressure on him.

Lin Qi, however, kept his gaze fixed out the window, completely ignoring Liu Xinglu’s gesture.

Liu Xinglu frowned, clearly displeased.

His nose twitched on his lean face before he turned and left to carry out his mission.

What Liu Xinglu didn’t know was that from the moment Lin Qi had entered the Floating Vehicle, he had never deactivated his Spiritual Vision. It had been focused on Liu Xinglu the entire time.

When facing an S-Class Prosthetic Implanter at such close range, Lin Qi wouldn’t lower his guard in the slightest, even if the chance of Liu Xinglu making a move was less than one percent.

If Liu Xinglu showed any sign of making a move, Lin Qi would absolutely be the first to act, bestowing upon him the generous gift of rampant flesh growth, complete with innumerable blood clots.

Liu Xinglu didn’t give Lin Qi the opportunity.

Once Liu Xinglu had left, Liu Xuan spoke up. "When United Pharmaceutical was founded," she explained to Lin Qi, "I personally took out a loan in Credit Points from Liu’s Heavy Industries to assemble the company’s foundational team. As a result, Liu’s Heavy Industries doesn’t hold any shares in United Pharmaceutical."

Liu Xuan started by giving Lin Qi the inside story of United Pharmaceutical’s founding.

"Theoretically, I just need to repay the three hundred million Credit Points to Liu’s Heavy Industries within five years."

"But now, dissenting voices have emerged on the Liu’s Heavy Industries board. They want to convert the three hundred million Credit Points into initial equity in United Pharmaceutical, allowing Liu’s Heavy Industries to secure a controlling interest."

"After all, United Pharmaceutical is now practically destined to become a new major corporation, perhaps even the leader of the pharmaceutical industry in the Asian Administrative Region, completely supplanting the Si Clan’s former position."

Hearing this, Lin Qi couldn’t help but wonder if the board members at Liu’s Heavy Industries had caught some kind of brain virus.

’By what right?’

Liu Xuan had shouldered all the initial risk. Even if United Pharmaceutical had ultimately failed, she would have been on the hook to repay the three-hundred-million-Credit-Point debt in full.

But now that United Pharmaceutical was not only surviving but had a boundless future, the Liu Clan wanted to come in and get a slice of the cake?

Lin Qi asked, "So, the Liu’s Heavy Industries board is unhappy with United Pharmaceutical’s current share distribution? Not only do I hold a portion, but members of the Medical Small Business Alliance also control twenty percent, and there’s even an internal stock incentive plan."

By that calculation, sixty percent of the company’s shares would eventually leave Liu Xuan’s hands, meaning even she wouldn’t have one hundred percent ownership.

However, that wouldn’t affect Liu Xuan’s control over United Pharmaceutical. After all, besides the ten percent of shares in Lin Qi’s hands, the remaining shares were transferred as non-voting equity.

No matter what, Liu Xuan would still control ninety percent of the voting rights, giving her complete command of the company.

Liu Xuan nodded. "This concession of interests has left some members of the Liu’s Heavy Industries board extremely dissatisfied. They believe it damages the corporate interests of Liu’s Heavy Industries."

"So you’ve decided to give up your shares?" Lin Qi asked.

It was clear the Liu’s Heavy Industries board members already saw United Pharmaceutical as an extension of their own corporation.

Liu Xuan shook her head. "The board of Liu’s Heavy Industries isn’t unified on this. Including my father and me, seven directors are opposed. Six of those directors control over fifty-one percent of the voting rights, so even if the others have ideas, they can’t force them through."

"Besides, the contract I signed with Liu’s Heavy Industries was, from start to finish, for a three-hundred-million-Credit-Point loan."

"There are no laws under the Big Business Alliance that would allow them to strip shares of United Pharmaceutical from our hands."

Lin Qi nodded slightly, momentarily failing to notice the word "our" that Liu Xuan had used.

As if a thought occurred to him, Lin Qi continued, "And this Fourth Uncle of yours—whose side is he on?"

Lin Qi had felt a certain hostility from Liu Xinglu, which didn’t seem like the attitude of someone on Liu Xuan’s side.

"Fourth Uncle is my father’s younger brother, and the only one still living."

Liu Xuan held Liu Xinglu in high regard. Back in Greenfield City, if her Fourth Uncle hadn’t protected her, she never would have been able to hold on until the end.

Lin Qi’s eyebrows shot up.

’Does that mean I’ve misjudged Liu Xinglu?’

’Is Liu Xinglu actually on Liu Xuan’s side?’

’Then why is he so hostile toward me?’

Lin Qi fell into deep thought.

Just as Lin Qi was pondering this, a communication request suddenly came through to his Intelligent Brain.

[Intercontinental Communication Network Company - Executive Vice President - Jin Xiya]