Chapter 243: 239. The End, Imprisonment (Seeking subscriptions, seeking monthly tickets!)

After the matter here was resolved, everyone's gaze once again turned to Tian Yaohui, though by this time Tian Yaohui had already recovered, seemingly having accepted reality.

"Zhang Ran, I want to talk to you alone," Tian Yaohui said in a calm voice.

Zhang Ran did not speak, only signaling for the others to leave first; in the end, only Zhang Ran and He Yong remained.

Looking at He Yong, Tian Yaohui did not say much more, only self-deprecatingly saying, "Zhang Ran, in your eyes, am I just like a clown? Am I that ridiculous?"

Zhang Ran said indifferently, "You're overthinking it."

Tian Yaohui looked closely at Zhang Ran's expression, was silent for a moment, and suddenly said, "Zhang Ran, I want to make one last deal with you."

Zhang Ran said, "Go ahead."

"I'll give you twenty billion in exchange for you not making things difficult for Yaya and the others anymore," Tian Yaohui said in a deep voice. "This twenty billion is not the company's money."

Zhang Ran looked at him with a cold expression. "Twenty billion? You really are generous."

"I already told Wan Haifang before, and now I'll say it to you again: I won't make things difficult for Tian Ya, but if she doesn't know what's good for her, don't blame me." Zhang Ran's gaze was very cold, making Tian Yaohui feel a chill in his heart.

He also understood what Zhang Ran meant: he wouldn't make things difficult for Tian Ya, but if Tian Ya still stayed with Sun Gaixin, then don't blame Zhang Ran for being heartless.

Seeing that Tian Yaohui still wanted to say something, Zhang Ran spoke first to ask a question: "Tian Yaohui, do you think I, Zhang Ran, am a true businessman?"

Once these words were out, Tian Yaohui opened his mouth, but could not say a word. Was Zhang Ran a true businessman?

Tian Yaohui muttered to himself in his heart, and then very quickly gave the answer.

"Fine, I, Tian Yaohui, lost this time, and I accept it. My skills are inferior to others, there's nothing to say. Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Tian Yaohui said, taking a deep breath.

Zhang Ran said, "Admit to your embezzlement of shares and return all of them. I don't wish to waste any more time on this aspect."

Tian Yaohui nodded. Having reached this point, in truth, whether he admitted it or not, Zhang Ran had ways to recover the shares he currently held; it was merely a matter of how long it would take.

"There is also the matter of Huo. Since you did it, don't shirk the responsibility," Zhang Ran said again.

Tian Yaohui's eyes shrank. This matter was not so easy to take responsibility for, but seeing Zhang Ran's cold gaze, in the end, Tian Yaohui sighed and said, "Fine, but I didn't expect Huo Li to be so ruthless."

Zhang Ran gave a scoff and said, "Stop playing dumb with me. Could you not have guessed that Huo Li would do this?"

"Forget it. Since you say so, I can't be bothered to lecture you. But later, Huo definitely won't let you off like this; you can handle it yourself," Zhang Ran said.

"However, I'll give you one last piece of advice: a woman's heart is very small."

"Oh right, and one more thing, don't try to play your little tricks on me here anymore," Zhang Ran finally said indifferently.

Tian Yaohui's heart trembled, and he then sighed. Don't look at how Zhang Ran's words seemed indifferent; in reality, he was constantly forcing him to admit to this crime, even though he had indeed done it and had thought about it at the time.

But from the depths of his heart, Tian Yaohui did not want to admit to this matter; after all, this was different from other things.

In fact, Tian Yaohui wanting to talk to Zhang Ran alone was not as straightforward as he appeared. The reason he appeared so straightforward and willing to admit defeat was actually because he still held a sliver of expectation.

Because Tian Yaohui knew that Zhang Ran was a person who valued relationships, he proposed the request to let Tian Ya go, hoping to make Zhang Ran think that he, Tian Yaohui, was still worth saving.

Did Tian Yaohui really care about Tian Ya?

If he did, then he would not have chosen to hand over Yaotian Pharmaceutical to his illegitimate child.

Doing so was just to let Zhang Ran know that he, Tian Yaohui, also valued relationships, wanting Zhang Ran to let him off the hook.

But the result disappointed Tian Yaohui. Zhang Ran was not deceived by him, or rather, the friendship between them had long since dissipated the moment Tian Yaohui made his choice.

Tian Yaohui stood up in silence without saying another word. When he was about to reach the door, Tian Yaohui suddenly asked again, "Zhang Ran, my last question: did you really plant a mole by my side? Or did someone betray me?"

Even now, he could not figure out where Zhang Ran got that evidence, unless the people by his side had quietly kept some evidence from the very beginning.

This was a knot in Tian Yaohui's heart.

Zhang Ran glanced at him and said, "If I hadn't trusted you all back then, I wouldn't have given you such great power, and this matter wouldn't have been so complicated this time."

This was the second time Zhang Ran had said such words; the first time was to Wan Haifang. It seemed there was a hidden meaning in his words.

Tian Yaohui believed what Zhang Ran said; having reached this point, Zhang Ran had no need to lie to him anymore.

"Zhang Ran, I'll give you a gift too. I previously borrowed twenty billion from Huang Lin and the others. I said it was a company loan, but the finance department here hasn't completed the process." After saying this, Tian Yaohui strode away.

Tian Yaohui was screwing over Huang Lin and those people one last time.

But Zhang Ran's expression was very indifferent. This Tian Yaohui was still playing tricks on him even now; did he think he wouldn't know about this?

Zhang Ran couldn't be bothered to deal with him. The matter was over now, but he still couldn't feel relaxed.

Now that Yaotian Pharmaceutical had collapsed along with Tian Yaohui, many things internally needed to be cleaned up, including personnel.

These were all a tangled mess.

Zhang Ran did not delay any time and directly reconvened the board of directors, then reorganized the board.

And Feng Hui also got his wish and became the new Chairman. Now, Zhang Ran had the final say over the entire Yaotian Pharmaceutical.

Moreover, having reached this point, no one dared to voice any opposition; anyone with a bit of sense wouldn't do such a thing.

As for Dasheng Pharmaceutical, Zhang Ran did not directly have them merge; this needed to wait until Yaotian Pharmaceutical had stabilized first.

However, Zhang Ran was not in a hurry.

And with the conclusion of matters here, the news that Yaotian Pharmaceutical had completely changed hands overnight began to spread.

Simultaneously, it was accompanied by the news of Tian Yaohui being thrown into prison.

This news truly shocked many people; no one expected it to be so fast, and even less did they expect Tian Yaohui to be sent directly to prison.

For a time, all sorts of rumors were flying everywhere, and the business world was also shaken for a while because of this matter. It was simply too fast and too ruthless!

Meanwhile, the Changshi Government had been holding meetings for the past few days. They wanted to keep Yaotian Pharmaceutical, or rather, they wanted to get Dasheng Pharmaceutical over as well.

So they had been discussing how to keep Yaotian Pharmaceutical for the past few days. They believed that the conditions they offered were definitely better than those in Yi City, and they also believed that Yaotian Pharmaceutical would make the right choice.