It is common for bidding projects to be intercepted in the industry, but for the Lin Group, there have been few cases of interception in recent years. The Lin Group is no longer what it used to be. They can basically get any project they have indicated. Even if they need to bid, few people will compete with them head-on, or they have already been arranged by their people in advance.

With a big manufacturer cooperating in front of him, and suddenly news of the project being intercepted broke out, the supervisor's calm expression suddenly cracked and he immediately went to check the situation.

But the fact is that a project they had been busy with some time ago was suddenly taken over by a competitor. They had not taken this competitor seriously before. It was just a small subsidiary of a foreign group. Logically, the other party should be suing its peers now, so why would they suddenly increase their budget to compete for the project! ?

"Have you discussed this with the people over there? Didn't they tell us that this project was given to us?"

The supervisor frowned, "Did the other party ask for help!?"

"We didn't ask anyone for help. The vice president of that company went there in person. In addition, one or two small companies asked the bidding company for help. The price was raised and far exceeded our budget." The person in charge said anxiously on the phone: "How do we deal with this matter now!?"

The supervisor had no idea how to handle the situation and could only immediately go to his superior for instructions.

It was only when he arrived at his superior's office that he found out that Yicheng was causing trouble again today. Several important departments in the group were still dealing with other matters, and the project being snatched away was a foregone conclusion. His superior could only let him find a way to resolve the manufacturer's issue himself.

The cooperation with several manufacturers was nothing more than spending money to compete with them, but after a few days, they suddenly found that it was not the same thing at all.

Because the funds at hand were totally insufficient, several rival companies that had previously been at peace with the group suddenly launched trouble. In just ten days, multiple problems arose one after another. The group could only focus on dealing with those large companies first, and the funds on their side became very limited.

The paper report was submitted to Lin Shizhong's office. When he saw the report, his face darkened. "Why is this matter reported at this time?!"

The assistant paused for a moment and said, "During this period, most of the staff were helping with the Chen's case. This report was kept for two days. When it was sent here, it was already like this. We have already notified the Finance Department to approve funds for several major project teams, but the news in the industry is not good."

Some news in the industry was also presented to Lin Shizhong. He opened it and found that several important rivals of Lin's Medical had suddenly attacked them in the past few days, especially in projects where they had potential competition. Contrary to their usual practice, these people did not bite each other, but targeted Lin's Medical together. The company led by them was their long-time rival Yicheng Medical.

The fight with Yicheng had maintained a delicate balance from last year until now, but now that a group of companies have gotten involved, the balance has been directly broken, and the Lin family has become the target of public criticism.

Lin Shizhong couldn't think of the reason. Yicheng didn't have the ability to gather so many companies to target Lin's. "How did Yicheng do it?!"

"There was news leaked in the industry... I heard that several managers of large companies received the news. They may have known about the methods we used to bid for the bid." The assistant's face was slightly pale. "Including the fact that we used Fu Yanyu to plot against Yicheng, bribed others to bankrupt Fengyu Medical's project, and instigated competition among manufacturers. These things have all been leaked."

Lin Shizhong threw the documents on the table, and several pieces of paper scattered on the ground.

Competition in the industry is a common thing, and these things were indeed done by Lin, but after they were done, he had already ordered his subordinates to clean up the traces and not let the news leak out.

The assistant didn't dare to say anything. If it was just one thing, they could ask their subordinates to solve it as soon as possible.

But now there is more than one incident, and it has spread within the industry. There is no guarantee that Lin will not be targeted by them next time.

"Where are the people who did it at the beginning? Find all the responsible persons and investigate who spread these things immediately!"

Lin Shizhong said in a cold tone, "Hold the meeting."

The assistant hurried down to inform.

Lin Shizhong's hand grasped the document, and veins popped out on the back of his hand. One Yicheng was already a dog-skin plaster, and having more would only make things more and more annoying. It would be fine at normal times, as they have plenty of time and energy to waste on them, but during this period of time they are concentrating on bringing down the Chen Group. The appearance of this group of people at this time is nothing more than adding pressure to the Lin Group.

It is no coincidence that things broke out at this stage, it's like someone did it on purpose.

After Lin Shizhong gave the order, he immediately called Gu Shen.

The phone was answered not long after it rang, and Gu Shen's voice rang out: "What's up?"

Lin Shizhong briefly explained the problems the company encountered to him, "I don't think it's a coincidence that these things suddenly happened. It's very likely related to the person in Chen's meeting room before."

Chen's company encountered more problems during this period, and several projects had big problems. Even though Chen Shiming found someone to deal with the situation in time, the Chen's board of directors put a lot of pressure on Chen Shiming. Even so, Chen Shiming's ability to withstand pressure is extremely strong, and he can still hold on until Chen Jianhong returns to China under such circumstances. The current situation is still within the scope of their plan prediction. Chen has been exhausted. Now they just need to delay for about three days and then proceed to the next plan.

The problem is that the person who used a trick to expose Jiang Yuze has not yet shown up to help Chen Shiming.

That person was like a time bomb, and Lin Shizhong was always worried until he was completely caught.

Gu Shen was silent for a while after listening to Lin Shizhong's words, "What's the news from the industry?"

Lin Shizhong: "I didn't hear any news before this. It's obvious that it only broke out in the past few days."

"Are you sure it's not a problem with the people in your company?" Gu Shen asked again.

"It's unlikely." Lin Shizhong is a cautious person. The people who handle these matters are the backbone of the group and they always keep their mouths shut.

On the other side of the phone, Gu Shen waved away everyone else and his expression became a little gloomy.

Gu Shen: "It can only be him."

He was aware of Lin Shizhong's concerns, and in order to catch the person in the meeting room, he sent a lot of people to investigate. In the end, only a few people were suspected, but he had sent people to observe those people, and no major problems were found.

This person hid too deeply, and knew much more than Chen Shiming and others.

The reason why Gu Shen forced Lin Shizhong to take action earlier was not only to eliminate the hidden danger as soon as possible, but also to find this person. Since this person cares so much about Chen, it is impossible for him not to help Chen when he is in trouble.

But they thought the other party would help Chen solve the problem, but the other party directly attacked Lin.

"I'll help you continue investigating this matter. Send me the information."

Gu Shen frowned and said, "Solve your own problem first. Don't let this matter affect our plan."

Soon, the information sent by Lin Shizhong reached Gu Shen. The assistant handed over the tablet, and all the recent events of Lin's company were clearly visible.

The assistant took advantage of this time to send other documents up, "Sir, the people we focused on before have not had any other suspicious behavior so far. When we were tracking them, we didn't find that they had any contact with Lin's competitor companies, and they didn't meet privately with Chen Shiming and others."

In other words, those people whom they had previously listed as suspicious were either already on guard and hid themselves, or they really had nothing to do with the original meeting room.

The assistant stopped talking after that and focused his attention on Gu Shen.

Gu Shen finished reading the document calmly and suddenly sneered, "The other party is provoking us."

The assistant paused: "Provocation?"

Gu Shen directly flipped the page and pointed at a few time points, "Does it look familiar?"

The assistant had been helping Gu Shen with the Lin Corporation for a while, so when he saw these time points, he immediately reacted with a look of shock in his eyes: "This isn't us..."

"Yes." Gu Shen's eyes turned cold, "We will target Chen's time."

The information about Lin's being targeted by competitors listed in detail all the problems encountered in the past half month. It was obvious that such a premeditated targeting rhythm was controlled by someone behind the scenes. The opponent did not seem to worry about being discovered by them, or in other words, this series of actions against Lin was like a blatant declaration of war.

Their methods against Chen's were orderly, that is, to detonate the layout within Chen's family one by one, and finally drag Chen's family into an irretrievable situation.

The person hiding behind the scenes also used the same method to mobilize Lin's competitors one by one, using unknown means to make these people start targeting Lin at the same time.

After they targeted Chen, the other party also took action.

It was as if he was fighting back and provoking them in a more covert way.

This person may not only know their arrangements, but may also have mastered some of the means against the Lin family.

The other party is very scheming by challenging him in this way. Even if Chen is currently facing difficulties, he can arrange other things leisurely, as if he has everything under control and looks at them as if they are clowns.

This was the first time that Gu Shen encountered such an interesting opponent. Not being able to find out was one thing, but he was also the first one who dared to confront him like this.

"The kind of people I hate most in my life are those who are arrogant and self-righteous."

Gu Shen stamped the paper document and admitted that he was irritated by this man.

But the matter was not over yet. Not long after Lin Shizhong hung up the phone with Gu Shen, people from the local Industrial and Commercial Bureau came to the Lin Group headquarters.

Lin Shizhong is actually not afraid of evidence. Even if that person submits the evidence to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to report him for monopolizing the market or engaging in malicious competition, the legality of the evidence is still questionable. But when he questioned the investigation by the Industry and Commerce Bureau, the other party said: "We did not receive an anonymous report, but a real-name report."

"What do you mean?" Lin Shizhong paused.

"Companies such as Yicheng Medical and Fengyu Medical reported the case in real name, and the other party also provided evidence."

The investigator said in a serious tone, "Your company is suspected of unfair competition. Please cooperate with our investigation."

While Lin was being investigated by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, Chen Shiming, who was always paying attention to Lin Shizhong's actions, also noticed this.

"Investigation by the Industry and Commerce Bureau?" Chen Shiming had a pile of documents on his desk. "Some competitive tactics are done in secret. If the Industry and Commerce Bureau came to explain this, it must be a big deal, or someone has provided evidence to report it."

"From what I have found out, it is basically the competitors of Lin's company."

Special Assistant Xu said in a serious tone, "This is a good thing for us."

Chen Shiming finished reading the document and said, "Send it to Mr. Chen later and tell him about this as well."

Special Assistant Xu nodded hurriedly, "I know."

Just as Special Assistant Xu was about to leave, Chen Shiming stopped him and asked, "Has Chen Qizhao come to the company these days?"

Special Assistant Xu: "Second Young Master came here once last week and took away some information. He hasn't come here since then."

Chen Shiming: "Okay, get busy."

After Special Assistant Xu left, Chen Shiming called home.

He has been very busy recently and has not been home for a while. When he called him earlier, he found out that Chen Qizhao had taken a few days off and was at home. It is impossible that the Lin family was suddenly targeted by so many competitors for no reason. It is very likely that someone was pushing it secretly, and the only person he could think of was Chen Qizhao.

Chen Qizhao did not contact him during this period, and he did not know what Chen Qizhao was doing.

"Second Young Master?" Uncle Zhang, the housekeeper, replied, "The Second Young Master was at home some time ago. He stayed in his room and rarely came out."

Chen Shiming asked: "Have you been home these days?"

"No." Uncle Zhang continued, "But today is Friday, he should be back. During this period, the Second Young Master will be back on Saturdays and Sundays."

"Okay, I understand."

Chen Shiming hung up the phone, still feeling bad.

Since the birthday party, Chen Qizhao has not contacted him again, which is indeed a bit strange. He still remembered the ugly look on Chen Qizhao's face when he mentioned Jiang Yuze's replacement of drugs. Given Chen Qizhao's character, if this matter was really important to him, he would probably ask directly.

But Chen Qizhao didn't ask him, and even though so many things happened to the Chen family in the past few days, he acted very calmly.

Chen Shiming dialed the internal line and his assistant came in soon.

"Mr. Second came to the company a while ago to get the information. Please make a copy and bring it to me."

Outside school.

Chen Qizhao deleted the text messages on his phone and stood in a bakery on campus with Yan Kailin. Yan Kailin had a tray full of bread. He was talking to Chen Qizhao while waiting to pay. "The bread here is really good. They just released a few new products. I tried some yesterday and they were almost sold out today."

Chen Qizhao glanced at him and asked, "Can you finish all this?"

Yan Kailin said: "I can definitely finish it. I have an exam next week, so I will stay in the dormitory to study for the next two days."

On vx, Shen Yuhuai sent him a message.

Chen Qizhao switched to the vx interface and paused slightly when he saw Shen Yuhuai's message.

[-Shen Yuhuai: Are you going home this week? ]

[-Zhao: Return. ]

[-Shen Yuhuai: Driving? ]

[-Zhao: Not this week. ]

[-Chen Yuhuai: Wait for me at school later, I will take you back. ]

Chen Qizhao lowered his head and did not refuse Shen Yuhuai.

After he replied, he looked at Yan Kailin, "Which ones are delicious?"

“The one with double yolks and shredded coconut!”

After Yan Kailin answered, he saw Chen Qizhao walk over and take a tray and take the remaining few new breads in the store.

"You like to eat it too?" Yan Kailin asked.

Chen Qizhao: “I bought it for someone else.”

"Bring it to Aunt Zhang?"

Yan Kailin looked at Chen Qizhao. He often saw his brother not in the dormitory during this period. Or he took leave to go out and do something. Several times he wanted to go to the dormitory to find someone to have dinner with but was disappointed. He knew that Chen Qizhao was also doing business, but seeing that he was so busy it was not easy to ask directly. After going back to ask his brother, he found out that something had happened in the Chen family recently. It was said that several projects had problems.

"Are you going home this weekend?" Yan Kailin asked.

Chen Qizhao checked out and scanned the code, "Return."

Yan Kailin was carrying a large bag of bread and suddenly said, "Brother Zhao, if you need money to make ends meet, you must tell me!"

Chen Qizhao paused for a moment, picked up the bread on the counter, and asked casually, "Do you have enough money?"

"That will definitely be enough. I have millions in pocket money." Yan Kailin was really worried that Chen Qizhao would be in trouble, so he added, "I really have a lot of money. I don't spend much normally. I can just make a promise with him about pocket money. He will definitely agree to lend you the money."

When Chen Qizhao heard Yan Kailin's voice, he said casually, "Are you just going to lend out millions like this? Aren't you afraid that I'll use the money to do something else and never give you anything back?"

When Yan Kailin heard this, he immediately retorted: "I lent it out willingly."

Chen Qizhao didn't know how the Yan family raised a naive kid like Yan Kailin. He was lucky that he didn't get cheated into bankruptcy because of his honesty and frankness. He said, "Do you know why your brother has been asking you to stay in school all this time?"

"I know. Didn't he say that before? He said that I had an enemy. The three people who fought last time were hired." Yan Kailin got angry when he said this. He even asked Cheng Rong and others to check, but the key point was that he didn't have an enemy with anyone. Later, he found out that someone said he was his mortal enemy. The key point was that he couldn't even remember the other person's name, so how could he know when he was related to the other person? "I wonder, who could I have an enemy with!"

Chen Qizhao asked: "Do you want to retaliate against them?"

"Ah? How to retaliate?" Yan Kailin asked: "Brother, do you know who it is?"

Chen Qizhao: “I don’t know, so I’ll just ask.”

Yan Kailin thought for a moment and said, "Of course. If I knew who it was, I would definitely tell my brother first and let him handle it."

Chen Qizhao didn't say anything. He glanced at the things in Yan Kailin's bread bag and took one out.

Yan Kailin: “?”

Chen Qizhao half-lowered his eyes and said, "No need for money, just give me some bread."

The bakery is far away from the dormitory building.

When they arrived at the school gate, Chen Qizhao said he had other things to do and asked Yan Kailin to go in first.

Yan Kailin looked resentful, "We haven't eaten together for several days."

Chen Qizhao said: "It doesn't matter today."

After Yan Kailin entered the school, Chen Qizhao reached into his pocket, but thinking about meeting someone soon, he quickly put down the cigarette he had just picked up. He lowered his eyes and scrolled through the news reports on a financial app, as well as the so-called gossip from reporters, but the news about the Lin Group was cleared out after a while.

Lin Shizhong's preparations in this life are far less sufficient than in his previous life. If he takes action against Chen at this stage and fails to bring Chen in within a short period of time, he will expose more problems. Lin had done too many things behind the scenes, and he did not have the legal evidence to directly request the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, but Lin's opponents did.

Yicheng had fallen out with the Lin Group ever since Fu Yanyu's incident, so they had more evidence... plus the companies competing with the Lin Group, he just released some ambiguous news, supplemented by some clues he had investigated. As long as these things were placed with those competitors, naturally some people would unite.

He investigated those companies and enterprises, and found that many people had been harmed by Lin Shizhong.

Lin Shizhong had too many enemies, and those people were kept in the dark. All that was left was to break the window paper.

But the biggest contributor was Yicheng. After being bitten by a mad dog, Lin Shizhong had to lose at least a layer of skin.

But this is not the end. His target is not just Lin Shizhong. Even Gu Shen, who is hiding behind Lin Shizhong, cannot escape unscathed.

Chen Qizhao turned off the app in boredom, stood under the awning at the school gate, and saw a familiar car in the distance.

Shen Yuhuai seemed to be very busy during this period, and the two of them didn't have much time to meet. Chen Qizhao didn't ask much about Shen Yuhuai's side. Since the birthday party was over, he knew that the Shen family should have been involved in this matter. It shouldn't be so easy for Gu Shen to secretly attack Shen Yuhuai. At least Shen Yuhuai was safe during this period.

Shen Yuhuai was probably busy with laboratory matters. He asked Liu Sui and learned that they had a very important experiment to do in June.

Chen Qizhao restrained his expression and paused for a moment before walking out.

He calmed himself down before continuing to walk out.

When Shen Yuhuai turned in, he saw the boy standing at the door.

He drove to the parking space and turned off the engine, and the boy soon came over.

"Why are you waiting outside?" Shen Yuhuai stopped fastening his seat belt and saw Chen Qizhao put the bread on the back seat.

"I bought some small bread in front of the school. Yan Kailin said it was delicious."

Chen Qizhao didn't know what Shen Yuhuai liked to eat, so he had to buy all the ones recommended by Yan Kailin. He just turned around and suddenly saw Shen Yuhuai looking at him.

"What's wrong?" Chen Qizhao looked at him as usual.

Shen Yuhuai did not start the car, and his eyes on Chen Qizhao quickly moved away, “I will be free next week.”

Chen Qizhao looked at him, "Are you not busy anymore?"

"Yeah." Shen Yuhuai retracted his gaze and moved to the side, "Come closer."

Chen Qizhao turned slightly to the side, and Shen Yuhuai kissed him.

Being hooked by Shen Yuhuai, Chen Qizhao couldn't help but move over and slightly held the other party when he was leaving.

Shen Yuhuai pulled his left hand instead, holding Chen Qizhao's hand in his, feeling the coldness in his palm, and frowned slightly.

Chen Qizhao looked at him.

Chen Yuhuai said: "My hands are too cold, will you wait for a long time?"

"Not long." Chen Qizhao said.

Shen Yuhuai didn’t say anything, but raised the passenger window.

The vehicle started quickly, drove away from the school gate and headed towards Chen's house.

Chen Qizhao felt inexplicably relaxed after getting in the car. His eyes fell on the aromatherapy box in front of the car. The fresh mint scent could be clearly heard in the small compartment as the window rose. It was very similar to the smell on Shen Yuhuai's body, and just smelling it made him feel very relaxed. He didn't say much, but closed his eyes slightly and rested for a while, not noticing the gaze of the man next to him at all.

Shen Yuhuai didn’t say anything, retracted his gaze, and drove the car more steadily.

Just when he put the bread down, he noticed Chen Qizhao's right hand.

But the other party withdrew his hand very quickly. After putting the thing down, the hand retracted to the side close to the car window and was covered by clothes.

There was an obvious burn mark on the fingers of Chen Qizhao's right hand.