The ups and downs on the verge of death are all fragments of life, and we are immersed in them, sometimes crying, sometimes laughing, but we cannot live.
Jiang Yan never expected to wake up again, but there was no familiar movement in her abdomen. Her child was gone, she knew.
The baby in her dream had already told her that she was gone.
Tears streamed down her temples, seeping into her hair. Her heart ached terribly, yet she felt a sense of relief. Her child must have left because of disappointment at having such a father.
When Jiang Rui returned with water, he saw Jiang Yan silently weeping. At that moment, he felt both hatred and pain. He hated Jiang Yan for being so foolish as to not see the true nature of the person beside him, and he also felt pain for the suffering she had endured because of it. The danger Jiang Yan had faced this time had truly terrified him. When she was wheeled out, she lay quietly with her eyes tightly closed, her face pale and bluish, looking lifeless, as if she had fallen into a deep sleep forever. He wanted to approach her, but found his whole body limp, because he was too afraid that she had stopped breathing.
How could Jiang Rui's sister, the eldest daughter of the Jiang Group, be subjected to such humiliation?!
1500 milliliters of blood loss!! The doctor said that she should not have been saved, but her body's vitality was too tenacious, and it was truly a miracle that she survived.
The thought of Jiang Yan dying made me want to chop Yan Lu into mincemeat.
"What happened to you?" The sharp words of disappointment and frustration automatically turned into words of concern.
Jiang Yan looked at Jiang Rui, tears streaming down her face, "Yan Lu wants to kill me."
"What?!" Jiang Rui exclaimed in shock, jumping to her feet.
Having not slept all night outside the emergency room, in a moment of panic, I moved too violently, and suddenly everything went black before my eyes, and I almost collapsed.
Grabbing the headboard of the hospital bed, Jiang Rui growled, "Has he gone mad?"
I'd assumed it was just a fight that escalated into a physical altercation, but I never imagined it was murder! How dare he?!
“He wants the shares I hold, and he wants the Jiang family business.”
A certain hospital.
Fu Dong had a bandage around his neck and his left hand was in a sling. Clearly, he had been injured last night, though not seriously.
Thinking of Yuan Zhuan's refusal to help, Fu Dong looked at Yuan Zhuan with resentment.
His crimes last night are dismissed with just one sentence: he needs to exercise? Is he that cheap?
"It turns out you need more practice." Yuan Zhuan's cold words left Fu Dong speechless.
"You're not trying to train me, you're trying to kill me!" Captain Qi's face twisted as he watched his 1.8-meter-tall boss acting coquettishly towards his 1.5-meter-tall little boss. He couldn't bear to look at him and wanted to cancel the order halfway through.
...
"Have you found out who did it?"
"Yes. Wan Junian, the major shareholder of Ronghua Auto Parts Trading, is also the instigator of this trouble. Ronghua started with auto parts and has at least half of the auto parts market share in Orange Isle. Some small auto parts factories have no room to survive under their squeeze. In the past few years, those that could be acquired have been acquired, and those that could not have collapsed." Ronghua is backed by Kyoto and relies on the local tycoon, so its position is extremely stable. If they want to develop and innovate in the auto parts field, they cannot achieve peaceful coexistence with Ronghua. Even if they don't die or scatter like other factories, they will still be greatly hindered and stagnate.
"You've taken a liking to this market?"
"It's not that we've set our sights on this market, but rather that there aren't many auto parts companies that can expand on a large scale right now. We're one of them. This trip to Orange Isle to pick up goods is just a preliminary survey of the local market. We haven't decided whether to come in yet. And look, we've only just begun, and we've already been blocked by a big shot."
The current head of Ronghua is Wan's eldest son. Last year, the old man stepped down and he took office. He wants to achieve some results to win the approval of the shareholders. His goal is the entire auto parts market in China.
For the Wan family, the Fu family's auto parts factory was a thorn in their side. After all, although the Fu family was in decline, its foundation was still there. If it developed, it would take away a share of their profits.
Today, the Fu family has only been involved in the auto parts business for five years, and its foundation is not solid. If they want to suppress it, now is the best time.
He returned this time without even figuring out the extent of the Fu family's assets. He took office just a few days after finishing his ancestral worship at the ancestral hall. Wasn't this just his father wanting him to win the first prize so that he could rightfully inherit the main branch of the family?
The Fu family has set its sights on the auto parts industry. If the future head of the family can find a way to overcome the crisis and get the Fu family's auto parts business on the right track, he will have more say and things will go more smoothly in the future.
That woman dared to use such drastic measures without ever having met him before, simply because the position of family head was about to be decided.
The reason Ronghua was so brazen in manipulating him was because she saw that the Fu family was going through a turbulent time and wanted to make a big move.
However, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; it won't be so easy for them to swallow up the Fu family's auto parts business!
"This Huang Qi's family is in the building materials business. They have a large operation and are generous with their resources, making them a dominant force in Orange Isle. The Wan family gained their foothold by leveraging the Huang family's influence. The Huang family has always been shady and dares to do both legitimate and illegitimate things."
Huang Qi...
That name, haha! Quite ambitious.
"Notify Cao Ming to send his ten best men over. I need to see them tomorrow morning."
"Yes." Wu Tianqing nodded and left.
Fu Dong asked doubtfully, "Your security company? It's newly established, is it any good?"
Yuan Zhuan: I've been underestimated.
"This trip, my people, their salaries, and my side's expenses total 100,000. Once the matter is over, the accounts will be settled."
Fu Dong: ...
What a clear and transparent accounting approach!
But isn't that a bit too much?
Yuan Zhuan didn't need to guess; Fu Dong's expression was easy to understand. Who did this kid get his stingy nature from? Fu Quan wasn't like that at all.
If Fu Dong knew what Yuan Zhuan was thinking, he would probably scoff. Are you sure you understand my father's temperament?
At this moment, Cao Ming, who was in charge of Yuan's security, hung up the phone and went to the training ground to muster his troops.
Although not all personnel have been recruited, nine captains have been selected. From now on, Yuan's security will adopt a captain challenge system, with a captain challenge competition held every quarter. Anyone can challenge a captain, and the winner will become the captain, with double the salary and double the amount of energy water to improve physical fitness. Of course, in order to avoid exhaustion from the endless battles, the captains will have a special benefit: an enhanced version of energy water that will instantly restore their physical strength, just like being injected with chicken blood.
At first, everyone was wary and apprehensive about this unknown energy water with no manufacturer or source. After all, the company was newly established and offered exceptionally good benefits. What if they wanted to do something to them?
Manager Cao Ming wasn't afraid of their suspicions at all. Every day, a liter of energy water was placed on a table in the corner of the training field, just for the tired team members to drink, although no one ever touched it.
Once, Zeng Lin was so thirsty from training that he could barely get up. His water bottle was empty, and he didn't want to go downstairs to get water, so he poured himself a sip, thinking it was just to soothe his throat. He planned to go downstairs to get more water after all the training was over.
Unexpectedly, that one bite caused his skull to shatter completely.
The water seemed to possess a spirit, causing every pore on his body to open up and he to breathe deeply. It felt as if his entire body's meridians had been opened, not only eliminating all fatigue but also filling him with energy. He felt so comfortable that he wanted to hum in relief.
It was at this moment that Zeng Lin realized that this was not energy water at all, but divine water!
Zeng Lin, having discovered a new continent, secretly poured all of it into his oversized water glass when no one was looking, placed it in a corner and covered it with his clothes, beaming with joy.
He'd struck it rich! He'd been drinking it every day. The manager had said that drinking this not only replenished lost energy but also improved his physique. Thinking of the group of brainless idiots behind him who didn't even know about this good stuff, Zeng Lin felt a secret thrill of making a fortune.
Hehe, he's made it; everything will be his from now on.
Joy turns to sorrow; the ancients were right.
After hiding the water and standing up, Zeng Lin noticed that everyone was standing behind him, looking like they were catching a thief.
My heart seemed to stop, and everything went black. Oh no, I'd been discovered so quickly.
At that moment, Zeng Lin seemed to see countless streams of energy water abandoning him.
"Zeng Lin, what are you hiding? Let the brothers see?"
And so, everyone discovered that the energy water was actually a miracle drink, and their sense of belonging to Yuan's Security reached an unprecedented level. Such a magical thing could only be found in Yuan's Security!
With their powerful physique, unparalleled close-combat abilities, and passionate hearts, how could they not want it?
As for Zeng Lin, he was subjected to relentless questioning that day until he cried and begged for mercy.
Cao Ming was naturally well aware of what was happening inside the facility, and this scene was within his expectations. However, he did not expect that the first lucky person would be Zeng Lin, who was always the most wary. This kid may seem carefree on the surface, but he is actually extremely guarded. These former soldiers had no secrets from each other, but Zeng Lin was the only one who seemed to have said nothing. No one knew about his family situation. They only knew that he grew up with his grandmother and joined the army at the age of 16. As for his parents, he never mentioned anything else.
Besides the nine team leaders, there was another 19-year-old boy who went to Orange Isle this time. He was young, strong in combat but not very mentally sharp. His name was Bai Jianqiang. He was not a veteran, but he was a promising martial arts student.
Bai Jianqiang was an orphan who was taken in by a martial arts master and raised at the martial arts school until he was eighteen. Because of his extraordinary talent, the master intended to support him, but he was rejected by the master's own son who was jealous of him. One day, Bai Jianqiang got into a fight with the master's son, and the master's son broke his bones. Taking this opportunity, the master's son wanted to get rid of Bai Jianqiang once and for all. In the end, the master chose the latter between calling the police to arrest and expelling Bai Jianqiang.
And so, Bai Jianqiang wandered off, knowing nothing but martial arts skills and a muscular physique.
Bai Jianqiang, having somehow learned about Yuan's Security's recruitment of security guards, came to line up and sign up. Because he hadn't been invited, he caught Cao Ming's attention. Cao Ming thought it would only be a fight, not much trouble. And so, Bai Jianqiang became the second special member of Yuan's Security, taking on nine captains single-handedly.
After Cao Ming was surprised, he chatted with Bai Jianqiang and found that the kid's intelligence might not be up to par. He didn't like to talk or communicate. In his worldview, it seemed that there was only working and eating, and the rest was martial arts. So, Bai Jianqiang became the person who stayed at the martial arts school because he had nowhere to live.
Every day after everyone else leaves work, Bai Jianqiang would tidy up and clean before going to rest. The next day, he would be full of energy and participate in training again. As a result, the cleaning lady thought she was going to lose her job and kept crying to Wen Xiangying about her family's hardships. So Wen Xiangying simply asked the cleaning lady to clean the toilets and wash the team uniforms.
The reason for sending Bai Jianqiang this time was twofold: firstly, his skills were indeed second only to Wu Tianqing's; and secondly, it was to have him meet Yuan Zhuan and see if Yuan Zhuan had any special arrangements for such a special child. After all, he was a promising talent, and if used correctly, it would be very beneficial.
All ten security guards arrived within the timeframe requested by Yuan Zhuan.
The first meeting point was in a private room at the Sky Bar.
Yuan Zhuan's gaze swept over everyone, finally settling on Bai Jianqiang.
Oh, a child missing a soul, or was it congenital?
"Stretch out your hand." The strange words drew everyone's attention.
Bai Jianqiang did as he was told. Yuan Zhuan touched the root bone of his arm and found that the boy's acupoints were all open, and that they were opened by himself. Tsk... what a martial arts prodigy! In this day and age, there are still people like this.
only……
Yuan Zhuan's gaze towards Bai Jianqiang gradually deepened and became strange, because she could not see his future.
The Yuan family's secret technique can only prevent one type of person from seeing the future: those who have no future. This does not refer to those who are dead, but rather to those whose future can be manipulated without any fear of karmic consequences.
Such people have existed throughout history, and they are usually the life-saving weapons of the imperial family! They have extremely high martial arts talent and choose one master to serve for life.
Loyalty taken to the extreme is foolishness; it never ends well and usually leads to death in service to one's master.
Is it possible for a pie to be delivered to your doorstep?
Wu Tianqing's eyes deepened when he saw Yuan Zhuan's reaction.
"No training today. At 7 PM, gather at the designated point as instructed. I'm going to make a call now." Wu Tianqing distributed all the mobile phones that Fu Dong had prepared. Everyone was excited to receive a mobile phone for the first time and started fiddling with them as soon as they got their hands on one.
"Come here to get your room key. Each person will have their own room, and everyone should stay separately to avoid attracting attention."
"yes."
When it was Bai Jianqiang's turn, the room key was gone.
While Bai Jianqiang stood blankly in front of Wu Tianqing, the others had already left one after another.
Zeng Lin was the last to leave. He originally wanted to wait for Bai Jianqiang to come with him, since the boy was a bit slow-witted. He planned to take Bai Jianqiang back before going to his own room. However, seeing Wu Tianqing's expression, Zeng Lin hesitated for a moment and left alone.
Will Bai Jianqiang be sent back? Why weren't they given a mobile phone and access card?
"Come with me." Yuan Zhuan prepared to take the two to another place, the courtyard that Fu Dong bought in Orange Isle.
The key was delivered along with the mobile phone by Fu Dong's people.
Throughout the entire process, Bai Jianqiang followed instructions and actions one after another, without any curiosity or questioning of why. In short, his motto was "silence is golden."
The doubt in Wu Tianqing's eyes grew deeper and deeper. Could this child be an idiot?
Why would Cao Ming send a fool over?
"You'll be personally training Bai Jianqiang from now on. Make sure he understands all the moves you know. He's not stupid, he's just missing a part of his soul, making him slow to react, but his martial arts talent is extremely high." Yuan Zhuan's last sentence finally got to the point.
"Won't the lack of a soul have any impact?" Wu Tianqing suddenly realized, so that's how it is.
“It’s advantageous to me.” Loyalty, Yuan Zhuan didn’t say.
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