Chapter 249 Almost Fell Down
"Come in."
Horford walked in, carrying a file folder.
"Madam, this was just delivered by Huo Wen."
Fang Lanxin took the file bag, opened it, and took out the documents inside.
After reading a few pages, her expression grew increasingly grim.
"It was definitely done by someone," she sneered. "Quite a clever method."
The documents clearly state that the accident was caused by someone deliberately tampering with the pipeline's safety valve.
The worker responsible for maintaining that safety valve suddenly resigned three days before the accident and can no longer be found.
"Have you found out who ordered it?" Fang Lanxin asked.
"Still investigating," Horford shook his head. "But Horwin said that the worker received a sum of money, 500,000, before he resigned, transferred from an overseas account."
Fang Lanxin tapped her fingers on the table, her mind racing.
There aren't many people in Hong Kong who can come up with 500,000 yuan at once and also have access to an overseas account.
And at this time, the person who can gain the most benefit from taking action against the Huo Group is...
"Go check which companies have recently acquired shares in the Huo Group," Fang Lanxin suddenly said.
Hoffer paused for a moment, then understood: "You mean..."
"Their goal isn't to destroy the Huo Group, but to take advantage of this accident to drive down the stock price and then acquire a large number of shares," Fang Lanxin sneered. "Once the stock price hits rock bottom, they can get the most shares at the lowest price. Then, the Huo Group will belong to someone else."
Horford gasped, "Such ruthless methods."
"Yes, that's ruthless." Fang Lanxin stood up. "But they miscalculated one thing."
"What?"
"They thought I would just sit and wait to die," Fang Lanxin said, her eyes as cold as knives. "But they forgot that I, Fang Lanxin, have never been a lamb to the slaughter."
She picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Hello?" came Guan Erye's deep voice from the other end of the phone.
"It's me," Fang Lanxin said. "I need your help with something."
"explain."
"Could you check which foreign funds have been active in Hong Kong recently?" Fang Lanxin asked calmly. "The more detailed the better."
Guan Yu was silent for a few seconds: "What happened?"
"Someone wants to take over the Huo Group," Fang Lanxin said casually. "I need to show them that the Huo Group isn't so easy to eat."
"Alright, I'll have someone investigate right away." Guan Yu paused, then asked, "Are you alright? I heard there was an accident at the factory."
"It's nothing," Fang Lanxin smiled. "Just a little scrape."
"That's good." Guan Yu's voice clearly showed relief. "You get some rest. I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."
After hanging up, Fang Lanxin dialed another number.
This time, Cheng Yan answered the phone.
"Mr. Fang, are you alright?" Cheng Yan's voice was filled with worry.
"I'm fine," Fang Lanxin said. "How's the project in the fishing village going?"
"Everything is proceeding according to plan, and there have been no problems," Cheng Yan reported.
"Very good." Fang Lanxin nodded. "Tomorrow you stay in the fishing village and continue to oversee the project. I can handle things here in the port city myself."
"But..." Cheng Yan wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Fang Lanxin.
"Listen to me." Fang Lanxin's tone left no room for argument. "The project in the fishing village is very important to me; there can't be any mistakes."
"Yes, I understand." Cheng Yan finally agreed.
After hanging up the phone, Fang Lanxin leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes.
Tomorrow's board meeting is destined to be a tough battle.
But she was already prepared.
No matter who the other party is, if they want to touch the Huo Group, they have to ask Fang Lanxin for permission first.
Huo Wen was stunned and stood there, never expecting that Huo Qibang, who was always pampered, would say such a thing!
For some reason, Huo Wen genuinely felt that Huo Qibang seemed to have grown up, just grown up, and finally learned to take responsibility.
Soon, a young man with a face covered in soot ran over, looking at Huo Qibang with excitement: "Found it, Mr. Huo, I found it!"
"Inspect immediately!"
"immediately!"
After casually grabbing a safety helmet and putting it on, Huo Qibang followed the boy toward the pipe area.
"Young Master Bang!"
Huo Wen's heart was pounding in his chest. He hurriedly followed, but it was too late to stop him. With no other choice, he could only follow and stand with him.
Even after Fang Lanxin explained the situation to the relevant personnel, she was still refused entry.
She could only stand quietly at the door, waiting silently, feeling a surge of panic in her heart. She didn't know what was going on inside, nor did she know if Huo Qibang was afraid, cowardly, or capable of shouldering the responsibilities of a CEO.
But she had no choice; she could only wait, standing there alone, waiting to see what would happen inside.
"Alright, the leak has been located, repairs are complete, and the crisis is over!"
"We can gradually disperse the crowd and let people in."
Someone inside shouted, and upon hearing this, Fang Lanxin felt her legs go weak and she almost fell over.
Just then, Fang Lanxin saw Huo Qibang walk out with a dark face, his hair was messy, and even his helmet was black.
Upon seeing Huo Qibang, Fang Lanxin finally breathed a sigh of relief and fainted.
"Mother!"
Huo Qibang spotted Fang Lanxin immediately and rushed over to catch her as she collapsed, asking, "Mom, are you alright? Mom, what happened to you, Mom!"
"Quickly, an ambulance!"
"Someone, an ambulance!"
Huo Qibang yelled at the people around him, and only then did they react. They quickly stepped forward and hurriedly lifted the person into the ambulance.
“Ah Wen, you go with Grandma, I need to stay here to deal with the media.”
"The group's affairs are more important!"
Kenneth Fok stared at Kenneth Fok, squeezed his shoulder, and then quickly walked towards the media.
Watching Huo Qibang's retreating figure, Huo Wen nodded gently, then turned and followed the ambulance to the hospital.
When Fang Lanxin woke up again, the Huo Group's crisis was completely over. In fact, because of their proper handling of the situation, major media outlets gave them positive coverage, calling them the pinnacle of success and a textbook example.
When this news reached Fang Lanxin's ears, she felt an indescribable sense of pride deep inside. This was her child, the child she had raised from a young age, and he was indeed outstanding.
This was also the first time Fang Lanxin truly felt Huo Qibang's growth. She knew she could let go completely and would never have to worry about this brat again.
"Mr. Fang, don't worry, Young Master Bang will be here soon."
Seeing Fang Lanxin sitting on the bed without saying a word, Huo Wen assumed she was sad because Huo Qibang wasn't there, so he quickly offered a word of comfort.
"I'm all done. I'm going to the company now; I have things to do."
"When he arrives, tell him that he's doing a great job."
Fang Lanxin, without any expression, lifted the blanket, removed the IV drip from her hand, and walked outside.
Seeing that Fang Lanxin was really leaving without saying goodbye, Huo Wen became a little anxious: "No, you still need to rest, President Fang, President Fang!"
No matter what Huo Wen said, Fang Lanxin just kept walking out and quickly disappeared from his sight, clearly not taking his words to heart.
Fang Lanxin returned this time mainly to promote her hotel, so she went to the entertainment company as soon as possible and gave all the promotional photos she had carefully taken to the publicity department, asking them to quickly produce a promotional video. She also asked all the artists in the company to take a vacation, stay at her hotel for a week, and shoot a short promotional video.
Upon learning of this, Lu Chen was the first to rush over, looking at Fang Lanxin excitedly: "Sister Fang, can I go too?"
His eyes were sparkling now, and he showed no signs of having done anything foolish before. Seeing Lu Chen's state, Fang Lanxin finally breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "All the artists are going, so of course you have to go with them. You are the biggest artist in our company, and we're counting on you."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen's face flushed red. He looked at Fang Lanxin expectantly and then whispered, "When are we leaving?"
"I'm giving you a week to prepare. Take on the engagements you can, and postpone the ones you can. Go!"
Fang Lanxin knew that they were all bound by contracts, and it wasn't something that could be done all at once; it would take some time.
After receiving Fang Lanxin's materials, the first thing the publicity department thought was that it would be great if their company team building activities could be held at a hotel like this.
After Fang Lanxin had settled things here, she took Lu Chen out alone.
Lu Chen sat in the back seat of the car, carefully keeping his head down, not daring to look at Fang Lanxin at all.
There were many people at the company before, so Lu Chen didn't feel anything. But now that it was just the two of them, Fang Lanxin's scent enveloped him, and he felt a little flustered, especially when he thought about what he had done before, he was even more afraid to face Fang Lanxin.
Fang Lanxin could see through Lu Chen's little scheme at a glance. She found it somewhat amusing and raised an eyebrow at Lu Chen: "What, are you planning to never talk to me again?"
"No...no, Sister Fang, I'm afraid you're still angry with me." Lu Chen looked at Fang Lanxin pitifully and smiled ingratiatingly.
Fang Lanxin raised an eyebrow, crossed her arms, and looked at him: "Oh? You're angry? Then tell me why I'm angry with you?"
Lu Chen never expected her to ask such a question when he already knew the answer, especially when he met Shang Lanxin's oppressive gaze. He lowered his head again and dared not speak.
But Fang Lanxin didn't let him off so easily. Instead, she reached out and hooked his chin, making him look at her: "What? You can do it but don't dare to say it?"
"Sister Fang, I'm sorry, I know I was wrong." Lu Chen quickly apologized, his eyes slightly red, and looked at Fang Lanxin pitifully: "I promise I will never do such a thing again, please, don't be angry with me, okay?"
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