Chapter 102: Discovering the Secret of Zhicheng Pharmaceutical

Chapter 102: Discovering the Secret of Zhi Cheng Pharmaceutical

He roughly estimated that the black van carried at least thirty sacks—more than thirty desiccated corpses.

Most of them were ragged homeless wanderers or beggars, but two child corpses were also present, estimated to be only five or six years old.

"Xu Tianming, you damned beast!" Zhi Cheng Pharmaceutical was utterly insane, even sparing no children—they were simply too cruel.

Shen An's rage boiled over; he clenched his fists and charged out.

The two men opposite suddenly spotted a black shadow bursting from behind and jumped in shock.

"Who's there?"

"The one sending you to hell!"

Shen An swung a powerful punch that slammed into the man's forehead on the right. The man's head exploded with blood, his body blasted away by the immense force and crashed into the stinky ditch, dying on the spot.

Only then did the man on the left react. Staring at his face in terror, he stammered, "You... are you Shen An?"

"Proud of your compliance. Here's a reward—you may choose your own manner of death." Shen An raised an eyebrow, his cold smile chilling.

The man knew he was doomed and desperately tried to fight back. He drew a dagger from his waist and lunged at Shen An.

In front of Shen An, an ordinary man was like an ant—utterly powerless to harm him.

Seeing the dagger descend, Shen An flashed forward, appearing at the man's side. He dodged the attack and seized the wrist, wrenching the dagger away. He then drove it into the man's chest.

"Ah!"

A miserable wail rang out as the man collapsed to his knees and died.

With effortless ease, Shen An disposed of the body, hurling it into the stinky ditch.

Several more sacks remained on the van that had not been dealt with. Shen An used his dagger to slice them open and examined the corpses' causes of death.

After careful observation, Shen An discovered that all the bodies had died recently, with no signs of decay. The manner of death was bizarre—there were no external wounds whatsoever, only a tiny needle puncture mark on the neck's artery.

These individuals had all perished from blood loss while still alive.

"Damn it, Xu Tianming this beast is too cruel." Shen An cursed fiercely.

Zhi Cheng Pharmaceutical had captured these people solely to harvest their blood.

Yet Shen An could not understand why they needed so much blood.

"Could this be connected to the item in that secret underground room?"

This was the only explanation he could come up with.

Besides developing banned drugs, Xu Tianming was scheming for even greater secrets in the shadows.

Regardless, when soldiers come, they are met by generals; when water arrives, earth covers it. Shen An's top priority now was to quickly absorb Yuan Yang and elevate his cultivation, then eliminate the Xu family.

The next morning.

"What did you say? The people who went out to dump the corpses yesterday are missing?"

Xu Tianming shot upright from the sofa, glaring at the man reporting to him.

"Yes, they left last night, and no one had returned by dawn. We sent people to search, but all we found was their van—no sign of the individuals. They must have already died."

"Investigate who did this immediately!" Xu Tianming roared. At such a critical juncture, if the underground seal's secret were exposed, everything could unravel.

The man replied cautiously, "We've already begun investigating, but so far there's been no progress."

Xu Tianming frowned, his expression darkening.

"By the way, this morning the security guard mentioned that last night the entrance camera captured a suspicious figure. I've queued up the footage for you to review."

The man opened the surveillance video on Xu Tianming's computer.

In the footage, a young man loitered around the Zhi Cheng Pharmaceutical entrance.

Although it was dark the previous night, the man's side profile had been faintly captured.

Xu Tianming's eyes widened. "Is that Shen An?!"

Bang!

Xu Tianming slammed his palm onto the desk, his face turning green with fury.

"I knew it! That brat did this for sure!"

Shen An had probably discovered something.

"What should we do now? Should we tone down our actions recently?"

"No need. We continue the experiments as planned and send more men to capture people."

Now was the critical moment—vast quantities of blood were required for the sacrifice, and the plan could not be delayed.

Once the seal was broken and the people inside emerged, Shen An's death would be at hand!

After eliminating Shen An, Zhi Cheng Pharmaceutical would absorb the Future Group and the Chen family's two major forces. He would become the sole ruler of Yin City!

Shen An had not slept a wink the previous night. In the morning he returned home to nap briefly before rushing to the Future Group for work.

Having only recently taken over the corporation, internal affairs were still unstable, and many matters required the chairman's personal attention.

He stayed busy until the afternoon meal break before finally finding time to rest.

"Gurgle~"

Shen An patted his stomach. Lunch had slipped by without a chance to eat, leaving him feeling quite hungry.

He needed to find a place to fill his belly first.

Shen An stepped out of the chairman's office and prepared to head downstairs for something to eat.

At that moment, someone behind him called out, "Boss, wait for me!"

Shen An turned around. It was Yan Kai.

Shen An warmly draped an arm around his shoulders. "After work, stop calling me boss—call me brother."

Yan Kai nodded with a smile. "Got it, brother!"

Back when they were in school, Shen An and Yan Kai had gotten along well, and he knew Yan Kai's character well. Thus, Shen An had high hopes for him and showed no trace of the chairman's authority or dignity in his presence.

"Are you going out for a meal?" Yan Kai noticed Shen An heading toward the exit and asked casually.

"Yes, care to join me? I'll treat you."

"Haha, that's perfect. A free meal is a meal not wasted."

Scraping one meal meant saving the cost of another.

Yan Kai had just broken up with his girlfriend Rou Rou, leaving him penniless. His job and apartment had even been arranged by Shen An.

"Brother, once I get paid, I'll definitely return the two thousand for the rent."

Shen An patted his shoulder. "No need. A few thousand is nothing. Work安心, and once you've gotten familiar with the company, I'll promote you and raise your salary. While following me might not make you rich, I promise I won't let my brother starve."

Yan Kai felt a surge of warmth in his heart. During school he had many loyal friends, but after graduation he realized they were mere acquaintances, none of whom could be depended on. Only Shen An had stood by him during his darkest hour.

"Where should we eat?" Shen An had no idea what he felt like, so he asked Yan Kai for his opinion.

Yan Kai searched on his phone and found a newly opened sushi restaurant nearby that wasn't too expensive.

"Great. Let's go to that sushi place. Hop in the car."

Shen An drove, taking Yan Kai straight to the restaurant.

The new sushi place was called Big Board Sushi. It was not far from the company—just over ten kilometers away, reachable in about twenty minutes by car.

The location was excellent, with an elegant environment nearby and lush roadside trees.

However, one drawback: an overpass stood right in front of the sushi restaurant, a notorious gathering spot for homeless people and beggars. Thus, many ragged, poorly clothed beggars loitered around the entrance.