Chapter 346: The Old Fox Takes the Credit
「Central State!」
The Shentu Estate.
Surrounded by a team of armed SWAT officers, no one could enter or leave the Shentu Estate.
On one hand, it was to maintain order.
On the other, it was to protect the Shentu family from being harassed.
Until the matter was fully investigated, Sun Jiancheng, the director of Central State, had given a strict order.
Similarly, the Youmei Cosmetics Company, a subsidiary of the Shentu family, was also surrounded by a team of armed SWAT officers.
The Anti-aging Gel produced by Youmei Cosmetics Company had too many uncertain factors, and various departments were coordinating to collect evidence for an investigation.
At the private hospital owned by the Shentu family, the SWAT presence was doubled.
There was a simple reason for this.
Most of the Shentu family’s upper echelon were at the hospital.
Shentu Shan, Shentu Jie, and Shentu Di, the three brothers, were in a conference room receiving Sun Jiancheng, the director of Central State.
"Mr. Sun, that’s the long and short of it. We never expected this kind of mass allergic reaction to happen." Shentu Shan gave a concise summary of the events.
Of course, he didn’t mention a single word about stealing the formula, framing the incident as an accident.
Sun Jiancheng fell silent in thought after hearing this.
The public outcry was far greater than expected.
Especially in this digital age, news of it had already spread to every corner of the internet.
Shentu Shan’s simple claim of an "accident" was not enough to cover it up.
"Mr. Sun, this matter concerns my Shentu family, which is one thing, but it also affects the reputation of our Central State, for which I am deeply sorry. What do you think if my family were to invest in a new project? Perhaps something to improve the city’s appearance, drum up some goodwill?" Shentu Shan asked, his words laden with hidden meaning.
"I’ve been in this position for two terms now, six years in total. I do need a certain... accomplishment."
Sun Jiancheng decided not to beat around the bush. "If your Shentu family can develop West Mountain, then tonight’s incident might not be impossible to resolve."
"West Mountain Wetland..." Shentu Shan was suddenly taken aback.
The development of West Mountain Wetland had always been a massive headache.
Aside from the issue of relocating the local residents, there was the investment sum of 1.5 billion.
"Of course, you can think it over."
Sun Jiancheng trailed off, having made his point. "However, tonight’s situation could be big or small. You don’t have much time to consider it. It’s... 8:30 PM now. This must be resolved before 10:00."
With that, Sun Jiancheng left.
’An hour and a half...’
Shentu Shan watched Sun Jiancheng leave, clenching his fists tightly.
"Eldest Brother, we have to give him an answer in an hour and a half. The timing is too tight," Shentu Jie said, raising an eyebrow.
"Second Brother, you’ve misunderstood. It seems like an hour and a half, but in reality, we only have half an hour," Shentu Di said with a cold laugh. "That old fox Sun Jiancheng is not only making an outrageous demand to boost his own reputation, but he’s also pressuring us this hard. It’s too much!"
"Third Brother is right. We only have half an hour."
Shentu Shan slammed his hand on the desk, shattering it. "The remaining hour is just the time he needs to handle the mediation."
"Half an hour!" The anger on Shentu Jie’s face intensified.
Ultimately, all of this was inextricably linked to him stealing the formula!
WHIRR WHIRR WHIRR...
Just then, a helicopter slowly landed on the hospital’s helipad.
"Fourth Brother is back!"
Shentu Shan strode out quickly.
The second and third brothers also rushed outside.
On the helipad, Shentu Lin was the first to leap out of the helicopter. "Eldest Brother, I got the antidote!"
"Good, good!"
Shentu Shan rushed to meet him. "Quick, quick, arrange for the two hundred people to take the antidote immediately! Hurry..."
Shentu Jie and Shentu Di immediately went to take care of it.
But Shentu Lin remained rooted to the spot. "Eldest Brother, Divine Doctor Jiang came with me."
"Jiang Xinghai?" Shentu Shan’s gaze swept over.
Sure enough, Jiang Xinghai had just stepped out of the helicopter and was walking over with a smirk.
"You all go about your business. I’ll just take a look around." Jiang Xinghai ignored Shentu Shan’s gleaming eyes and turned to walk toward the crowd.
"Fourth Brother, keep him under control! Make sure he doesn’t have any contact with the people outside!" Shentu Shan immediately instructed.
"Don’t worry, Eldest Brother. I didn’t dare make a move on him at Jishan Hall because he had a powerful expert protecting him. Now that he’s come alone with me to our territory, there’s no one left to ensure his safety." Shentu Lin had already come up with a plan on the helicopter.
With that, he hurried off in the direction Jiang Xinghai had gone.
Jiang Xinghai scanned all the nearby entrances and exits, each guarded by armed SWAT officers. The people inside couldn’t get out, and the people outside couldn’t get in. He couldn’t help but frown slightly.
He saw some people outside, crying and in a state of chaos, trying to get in but unable to find a way.
’Could those be the families of the two hundred models?’
After a moment of thought, Jiang Xinghai decided to open a special passageway himself.
"Divine Doctor Jiang, it’s noisy and chaotic out here. Why don’t you come inside with me and have a seat?"
Just then, Shentu Lin arrived at Jiang Xinghai’s side.