Shen Binnan was in her office dealing with documents, a worried expression between her brows. Just then, a knock on the door echoed. Without looking up, Shen Binnan said, "Come in."
Click, the door opened, and only then did Shen Binnan look up to see the visitor, slightly surprised, "Dad, what brings you here?"
Shen Hongyang closed the door, saying, "I was bored at home, so I thought I’d come to the office to see." As he spoke, he sat down on the sofa in the office. Shen Binnan stood up and poured him a glass of water.
"Binnan, has there been some trouble in the company lately? You don’t look well," Shen Hongyang said. He knew his daughter well; although she always kept a stern, icy facade, she was still his daughter, and he could always tell when something was slightly off.
"Yes, it’s about the contract with Lotte Company," Shen Binnan replied.
Shen Hongyang suddenly frowned, saying, "I saw the news that the owner of that company was assassinated. I asked an old friend what happened, and everyone says it’s related to Ren Group."
At that point, Shen Hongyang lowered his voice, "Could it be that the Ren family father and son have started to put pressure on Longtu Group in business since they can’t assassinate you?" He pondered thoughtfully.
Shen Binnan nodded, saying, "That’s right, with him around, they want to kill me but it’s harder than reaching the heavens, so they likely chose this method. It seems... they couldn’t hold back anymore."
Shen Hongyang nodded in agreement, then suddenly smiled, saying, "Speaking of which, this Fang Yi really is capable. You brought in several bodyguards from the bodyguard company, and even though there were several dangerous incidents, with this Fang Yi around, the Ren father and son couldn’t do anything to you, and even pushed them to the brink. This kid really has some skill."
Indeed, he was quite capable, not only did he beat up the Ren family’s eldest son, Ren Hao, but he also walked out of jail unscathed. Shen Binnan suddenly thought of the two times Fang Yi had infuriated Ren Hao, who could do nothing against this guy who still bounced around lively; she suddenly felt an urge to laugh.
However, she managed to restrain herself just in time.
"By the way, Dad, where did you find him?" Shen Binnan asked, unable to help her growing curiosity about Fang Yi’s background.
"That..." Shen Hongyang’s expression suddenly became grave, "Actually, I hadn’t thought of him initially, but I randomly found a small sword and a letter among your grandfather’s belongings. The letter stated that if the Shen family ever found itself in trouble, one should seek out an elder in ’JT County’ who could offer assistance. Your grandfather said this elder had tremendous capabilities."
Tremendous capabilities... Shen Binnan mulled over these words before responding, "So, you went then."
"Yes, I went, and the elder immediately made a call and asked a lad to return to the country; that young man was Fang Yi. Then, the elder told me that with this young man around, everything would be fine."
Shen Binnan was silent; she hadn’t expected that Fang Yi would come to her side as her personal bodyguard for such a reason.
The office door was knocked.
Click, the door opened, and a guy with one hand tucked into his pocket came in. Shen Hongyang and Shen Binnan, father and daughter, exchanged a glance, their looks conveying a simple message: speak of the devil, and he shall appear.
"Eh, Uncle Shen, you’re here too. What strong wind blew you in?" Fang Yi said while closing the door.
Shen Hongyi laughed, "It’s my company, why can’t I be here? Binnan, get Fang Yi a glass of water."
Shen Binnan acknowledged, but Fang Yi quickly said, "No, no, it’s too much trouble for you, Ms. Shen." Yet, he still enjoyed taking the glass from Shen Binnan’s hand, acting all lordly.
Then, Fang Yi made himself comfortable next to Shen Hongyang, saying, "Uncle Shen, haven’t seen you in a few days, looking more handsome, huh?"
Shen Hongyang’s mouth twitched as he gave a dry laugh, "Fang Yi, same to you."
Fang Yi, not one to be modest, said, "Of course, I definitely get handsomer by the day, don’t believe me? Ask Ms. Shen if I haven’t become much more handsome." His shamelessness was profound.
"Damn it!" Shen Binan rarely rolled his eyes.
Fang Yi didn’t feel awkward. His skin was thick after all. He continued to banter with Shen Hongyang about trivial matters, asking if Aunt Luo was doing well, how they had been recently, and how their sexual life was, leaving Shen Hongyang utterly speechless.
Actually, Fang Yi wanted to get Shen Hongyang out of the way because he wanted to talk to Shen Binan alone, but Shen Hongyang was completely clueless, not giving him any chance to be alone with Shen Binan.
"Uncle Shen, it’s getting late, you should head back," Fang Yi said with a smile.
Shen Hongyang replied, "It’s still morning, I just got here, no rush."
You’re not in a rush, but I am, it concerns my salary!
At that moment, the office door was knocked on again.
Shen Binan said "come in," and the door was pushed open. Then an office lady with a stack of documents rushed in, looking anxious, and blurted out, "President Shen, something terrible has happened."
Suddenly, the lady noticed Fang Yi and closed her mouth.
"It’s okay, you can speak," Shen Hongyang said.
"It’s , a message from a chain store in the East District just came in, some people have been poisoned by the fast-food mixed noodles our company produced, they are currently being rescued in the hospital."
Shen Binan’s usually impassive face showed a look of shock, and Shen Hongyang’s expression changed drastically; he exclaimed, "How many people! What’s the situation now!"
The office lady hastily said, "There are fifteen people, a few have been through gastric lavage and are temporarily fine, but nine are still undergoing emergency treatment."
Shen Binan’s face darkened, she said, "Take me there immediately."
"I’ll go too," Shen Hongyang said, worried that Shen Binan wouldn’t be able to handle the situation.
"Uncle Shen, you don’t need to go, I’ll accompany her," Fang Yi stood up and said, "You better stay and manage things at the office."
Shen Hongyang pondered for a moment and then nodded, "Call me immediately if there’s any situation."
The situation was serious, and under the guidance of the office lady, Fang Yi and Shen Binan rushed to the hospital.
Soon after they arrived at the hospital, Shen Binan had the office lady go to the chain store to investigate the situation there, instructed them to halt business, and maintain everything intact, then Shen Binan immediately headed upstairs in the hospital, Fang Yi followed closely behind.
At the hospital, Shen Binan immediately found the attending physician.
The attending physician’s name was Li Quanwen, about forty years old, and after realizing Shen Binan’s identity, he explained some issues to her.
Li Quanwen said, "These people are all suffering from food poisoning, our hospital has quickly performed gastric lavage on them, but two of them are severely affected, having sustained damage to other internal organs and must undergo intensive treatment, although I can’t guarantee the outcome."
Can’t guarantee means there might be deaths.
If it was just food poisoning and they passed out, it’d still be okay, but actual deaths would be a deadly blow for Longtu Group! For a company as big as Longtu Group, such negative news would truly be devastating.
Shen Binan’s expression changed, her head suddenly felt dizzy, and she became unsteady on her feet. Just then, as she was about to fall backward, a pair of hands supported her; she turned her head and saw it was Fang Yi.
Fang Yi gave her a reassuring smile, and unexpectedly, Shen Binan did not slap him.
Fang Yi looked at Li Quanwen and asked, "Director Li, have you determined what caused their food poisoning?" He went straight to the point, which was also what Shen Binan was concerned about.
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