Chapter 699

The turmoil at the spirit hall was like a political earthquake, its aftershocks continually shaking Wu Zhou's official circles and the Li family's interior.

Although Li Hengbo temporarily escaped by quibbling, he clearly felt that Li Zhenyang's gaze toward him now carried unprecedented scrutiny and a barely perceptible contempt.

He knew that his standing in Li Zhenyang's heart was plummeting rapidly due to Lin Dongfan's successive blows and this public humiliation that had almost ended in disaster.

If he cannot swiftly show his worth and ability, he cannot eliminate Lin Dongfan, this grave hidden danger!

Then Li Hengbo will meet no good end; he will soon be cast aside by Li Zhenyang as a pawn, possibly even pushed out to appease public anger—death!

He must act, must immediately prove to Li Zhenyang that Li Hengbo is still useful, a dog fierce and useful enough!

That evening, in Li Zhenyang's study, the atmosphere was even more solemn than usual.

Li Hengbo did not lean on his signature golden cane; instead, he stood with hands lowered, bowing low before the desk, his posture extremely humble, almost etching the words 'humble' onto his face.

"Uncle Li…" Li Hengbo's voice hoarse with a hint of fear: "Today… I have troubled you, and also disappointed you."

Li Zhenyang sat in the master's chair, turning two walnut playthings in his hand, emitting a soft 'crack, crack' sound, his eyelids drooping, his eyes unreadable.

He gave no reply, and this silence only increased Li Hengbo's pressure.

"That bastard Lin Dongfan is treacherous, vicious, and lawless! What he did today clearly shows it is the will of the Jingcheng Lin family! He doesn't even put you in his sights, daring to break ground on Tai Sui's head!"

Li Hengbo began to eye-drop, elevating personal grudges to factional struggle: 'He wants to trample my corpse to shake your prestige! If the Lin family's might is not suppressed, it will become a great disaster!'

Li Zhenyang's walnut paused for a moment, then resumed its regular turning.

He still said nothing.

But Li Hengbo knew these words struck Li Zhenyang's heart.

Li Hengbo drew a deep breath, stepped forward, lowered his voice, his tone turning extremely fierce and resolute: 'Uncle Li, please give me another chance! This time I will not fail again! I will, in the shortest time and most thorough manner, make Lin Dongfan never recover, and utterly topple the Lin family's reputation from its pedestal.'

He lifted his head, eyes flashing with the mad light of an all‑or‑nothing gamble: 'This time I will move against Lin Dongfan's stronghold—the Zhengtong Group!'

Li Zhenyang finally lifted his eyelids; a glint of clarity flashed in his cloudy eyes: 'How do you plan to do it? Brute force like you dealt with the Duan family brat? That's a suicide mission!'

"No! Uncle Li, I will not be impulsive again."

Li Hengbo hurried to explain.

He revealed a sinister cold smile: 'To strike a snake, hit its seventh inch. Lin Dongfan runs Zhengtong Group like an iron monolith; in open business competition we currently gain no advantage. But… what if his group erupts in a shocking scandal? What if he could be dragged into a criminal case so damaging it would ruin his reputation and even land him in prison?'

Li Zhenyang leaned forward slightly, clearly intrigued: 'Go on.'

Li Hengbo's eyes flashed with poisonous light.

He lowered his voice.

He laid out his poisonous scheme in full:

"Doesn't Zhengtong Group have a sizable medical‑device subsidiary? It mainly produces high‑value implantable consumables such as heart stents and artificial joints."

"We can strike here!"

"First: fabricate medical accidents to stir public resentment."

"I will find people in several influential hospitals to stage several 'medical accidents' where use of Zhengtong Group's heart stents or artificial joints leads to severe infection, rejection reactions, or even death."

"The victims' families will immediately take the matter to the media, and we will arrange 'independent experts' to question the product's quality and material safety."

"Once public opinion ferments, Zhengtong Medical's reputation will collapse instantly, dragging the entire Zhengtong Group's name through the mud!"

"Second: internal and external cooperation to forge an evidence chain."

"I will heavily bribe a Zhengtong Medical executive who is about to resign or under great financial pressure."

"To have him 'voluntarily' turn himself in to the drug‑administration department and prosecutorial authorities."

"And provide 'internal documents'."

"To prove that Zhengtong Group, in order to cut costs and chase profit, has long used cheap raw materials lacking strict inspection and has falsified production data and quality‑inspection reports! Both human and material evidence (forged) will be complete!"

"Third: strike at the core, eliminate Lin Dongfan!"

Having said this, Li Hengbo's face showed a satisfied look, as if the whole plan had already succeeded smoothly.

He sneered:

"This is the most crucial step!"

"I will have that bribed executive, in his 'confession', explicitly state that the decision to lower quality standards and use inferior materials was personally approved—or even coerced—by Zhengtong Group's chairman, Lin Dongfan!"

"Because Lin Dongfan needs huge cash flow to support his other business ventures and personal extravagance!"

"Thus it is no longer a mere product‑quality issue but a grave criminal offense of endangering lives and public safety!"

"Even if Lin Dongfan had a hundred mouths, he couldn't explain it away!"

After listening, Li Zhenyang's fingers stopped turning the walnut; he remained silent for Along time, and only heavy breathing filled the study.

After Along while, Li Zhenyang finally spoke, his tone giving no hint of joy or anger: 'The plan… is certainly vicious. But carrying it out is no easy feat; any slip in any link could bring disaster upon ourselves.'

"Uncle Li, please rest assured!"

Li Hengbo patted his chest in assurance, his eyes full of confidence and ruthlessness: 'The executors—I will find absolutely reliable "professionals" through overseas channels, moving the funds via secret routes.'

"That internal executive—I already have a target; I guarantee he will vanish without a trace once he takes the money."

"As for public opinion, the several media outlets and online navies we control are ready. As for the drug‑administration and judicial sides, we still need Uncle Li you…"

He did not finish his sentence.

But the meaning is clear: it requires Li Zhenyang to use his connections in Wu Zhou and even higher levels to 'guide' and 'cooperate' in the early investigation.

To ensure this fire ignites according to their wishes and burns brightly and swiftly!

Li Zhenyang's deep gaze fixed on Li Hengbo, as if weighing pros and cons, assessing risk. Finally, he lightly nodded, the walnut he had been turning clenched tightly in his palm.

"Go ahead and do it."

Li Zhenyang's voice carried a hint of icy resolve: 'Remember, this is your last chance. Only success is allowed, no failure. From start to finish, it must be clean.'

"Yes! Uncle Li! I understand!"

Li Hengbo's heart surged with wild joy, knowing Li Zhenyang had finally resolved to utterly eradicate Lin Dongfan!

He bowed and retreated from the study; as he turned, his spine straightened again, his eyes holding nothing but endless hatred and the eager anticipation of revenge.

"Lin Dongfan, you damn bastard, wait for me—I'll see how you die this time!"

Li Hengbo was secretly delighted all the way, his mind filled with concrete action details.

A carefully woven deadly net targeting Lin Dongfan and the Zheng Tong Group began to be laid out silently as Li Hengbo went mad and Li Zhenyang acquiesced.

A storm is about to befall Lin Dongfan from the business sphere in the ugliest, most deadly way!

At this moment, Lin Dongfan still seemed immersed in the partial victory of the clash in the spirit hall, not yet fully aware of the poisonous snake creeping from the shadows.

The true crisis arrived silently.