Chapter 2830

Actually, when the Baijian Pharmaceutical incident occurred, Zhang Yuntong had vaguely sensed that his useless son might also be involved. But he didn't pay attention to it, and didn't even ask.

It wasn't until a week ago that he received a call from Ye Zhen, asking him to temporarily protect Baijian Pharmaceutical's boss Shen Wenli and delay the public prosecution against Shen Wenli, which made him feel something was off. Who is Ye Zhen, and why would he inexplicably ask him to temporarily delay the prosecution against Shen Wenli?

When things go awry, there must be something strange; there must be a problem he cannot see clearly here. Moreover, he still couldn't figure out: if Ye Zhen wanted to protect Shen Wenli, he could just call Wu Xingshu directly. Baijian Pharmaceutical might not be recoverable, but Wu Xingshu would definitely not dare not to release Shen Wenli. Why only ask him to delay the prosecution against Shen Wenli instead of directly rescuing him?

He had doubts in his heart but dared not ask more, for one, Ye Zhen has a bad temper—saying the wrong thing might offend that young lady. Two, the waters of Baijian Pharmaceutical suddenly turned murky; he dared not wade in, fearing he would drown.

Anyway, whatever Ye Zhen asked him to do, if he could do it, he would do it. If something went wrong, Ye Zhen, that tall guy, would take the blame. So he held back Shen Wenli's case without hesitation, though his doubts never faded.

Just two hours ago, he received another call from Ye Zhen. This time, he finally understood his doubts: Zhou Andong had bought the twenty percent of shares held by Shen Wenli's wife, and additionally, several young masters from Jingcheng's families had been pulled onto the war chariot by Zhou Andong, preparing to fight Wu Hui and others to seize Baijian Pharmaceutical.

Originally, he didn't take this news seriously. After all, reopening the seedling case from years ago and investigating Shen Wenli were within the rules. In the end, regardless of who won or lost, the impact would only be on Baijian Pharmaceutical's ownership; nothing else would change.

But then, Ye Zhen revealed another piece of information: the newly appointed deputy secretary of the provincial committee was Zhou Andong's father-in-law. This gave Zhang Yuntong a jolt, breaking out in a cold sweat.

How could someone sitting in the position of deputy secretary of the Yangcheng Political and Legal Affairs Commission be a fool? He immediately sensed danger. With Zhou Andong's wealth, would he really take interest in such a small Baijian Pharmaceutical?

So why would he still stick his foot in, and even pull in several young masters from Jingcheng's families, and possibly even drag Ye Zhen onto the boat, traveling all the way to Yangcheng to fight Wu Hui—wouldn't that be highly unreasonable?

But if the newly appointed official in the province is Zhou Andong's father-in-law, then everything can be explained. Because that official has just taken office and hasn't yet found his footing, urgently needing to light the first fire.

And the Baijian Pharmaceutical matter is precisely the best fuse; Zhou Andong bringing people here is to build a stage for that official, plant explosives, and as soon as the time comes, that official will unhesitatingly light the fuse. Not to mention Wu Hui, even Wu Xingshu might get injured in the blast—then could his son survive in this great fire?

However, while sensing danger, he also sensed opportunity: that official has just taken office and is still unclear about the situation in Guangdong Province, exactly when manpower is needed. If he boards the ship now, he will surely secure a good position in front of that official.

But he is not yet qualified to board that official's ship; the only chance is to first lean on Zhou Andong. So he called his son to the office.

"Dad!" Zhang Yufeng snorted and said: "You're boosting others' ambition while destroying your own prestige. This isn't the Northeast, nor is it Jingcheng; even if Zhou Andong is a fierce dragon crossing the river, once he reaches Yangcheng, he must honestly coil up."

Zhang Yuntong couldn't bear it anymore, walked to Zhang Yufeng's side, kicked him in the crotch with one foot, sending Zhang Yufeng stumbling. How did he father such a brainless scoundrel, and he doesn't even know who he takes after.

"Zhou Andong has already arrived in Yangcheng; in a while you'll go with me to see him, and tell him everything about the Baijian Pharmaceutical matter in detail, especially who is involved behind the scenes—leave nothing out."

Zhang Yufeng shrank his neck: "I am very righteous, I will absolutely not betray my brothers."

Zhang Yuntong laughed angrily: "Righteousness, righteousness—just saying, righteousness is spoken with the mouth, not truly making you act. Look, in history, those who spoke righteousness with their mouths lived well, while those who truly took righteousness as a vow and acted upon it—who had a good ending?"

"Ah?" Zhang Yufeng stared blankly at his father: Is righteousness explained like this?

"Ah, fart!" Zhang Yuntong said, hating iron for not being steel: "This time is my chance to ascend to heaven, and also the only chance to save your life."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Yufeng said with a panicked face: "Dad, did you get some incurable disease, and it's hereditary too—I'm going to die as well?"

"Pa!" Zhang Yuntong's face turned red with anger, he slapped Zhang Yufeng on the back of the head: "You unfilial wretch, what sin did I commit in my past life to give birth to such a fool like you?"

Zhang Yufeng was slapped so hard he saw stars, his head buzzing, and after a while he came to, his face full of anger as he said: "Dad, do you want to beat me to death?"

Zhang Yuntong said with a dark face: "If it weren't for your grandparents being old and unable to bear sending their black-haired child to a white-haired grave, you think I would keep you?"

Zhang Yufeng opened his mouth to say something, Zhang Yuntong raised his hand again, frightening this boy into shrinking his neck, covering his head and dodging to the side, swallowing back what he wanted to say.

Seeing his son's cowardly appearance, Zhang Yuntong grew even angrier, but also withdrew his hand. He knows his son's nature better than anyone—he's not stupid at all, just spoiled by his grandparents, acting impulsively, not using his brain.

Zhang Yuntong sighed and asked: "How much is Baijian Pharmaceutical worth?"

Zhang Yufeng blinked, then said: "Maybe three or four billion."

"Three or four billion!" Zhang Yuntong nodded: "To us, three or four billion is absolutely an astronomical figure. So much money—don't say you guys, even people would be envious, including me. But ah, do you think this three or four billion could really catch Zhou Andong's eye?"

Zhang Yufeng blinked, right, Zhou Andong's donated money is probably over a hundred billion, so three or four billion in his eyes is probably just pocket change. A normal person, how could he possibly come all the way to Yangcheng to offend them over a bit of pocket change, especially since behind them is Wu Hui.

"Understood now?" Zhang Yuntong said in a deep voice: "Zhou Andong came to Yangcheng not really to seize Baijian Pharmaceutical, but for another purpose. If you still persist in ignorance and walk the dark path with Wu Hui and them, even your father I cannot save you."