235: I need to get things done.

Li Mo knelt on the cold, hard ground.

The "thud" was extremely abrupt, instantly drawing everyone's attention and plummeting the atmosphere.

Old Shi, President Shi, and Wang Teng—the three figures standing at the pinnacle of Linzhou's pyramid—all turned their gazes toward him in unison.

It was a complex, probing look, mixed with astonishment, confusion, and scrutiny.

Li Mo's brain was spinning wildly, spinning so fast it felt like it was about to burn up.

The boss had left.

Just like that, he had left.

Why?

Was it something he did wrong? Or was he simply dissatisfied with him, his newly recruited subordinate?

This master's style of doing things was completely impossible to fathom.

Those two guys, Old Ghost and Seventh Master, had been by the boss's side longer, yet their understanding of him was just as pitifully scarce.

Damn it, I still want to live!

Cherishing one's life.

In Li Mo's survival rules, these two words were carved into the deepest part.

When one cannot fathom the superior's intentions, one must assume the worst, and then find the only path to survival.

What if... what if this boss was a fickle, treacherous person who would turn on you in an instant and devour you without leaving a bone?

Then, if he messed up this situation today, what would be the outcome?

Li Mo didn't dare to think about it.

He only knew that he had to do something.

He had to salvage this situation!

What was the last thing the boss had instructed him to do?

"I want to see the three major potion merchants."

Right!

That was it!

This was the only, initial order given personally by the boss!

Even if the boss had left now, as his subordinate, he had to carry out this order to the end!

Facilitate this meeting!

This was his only value right now!

And looking around, who could make the final decision, who could truly represent the three major companies, or even the entire alliance, to receive the boss's will?

Only one person.

Old Shi!

Having figured this out, all the hesitation and anxiety in Li Mo's heart were instantly washed away by an instinct for survival.

He lunged forward, kowtowing heavily onto the ground with a loud thud.

"Old Shi!"

A tragic cry erupted from his mouth, choked with sobs, filled with grievance and urgency.

"You must uphold justice for us!"

The hundreds of people present were completely dumbfounded.

Was this... was this President Li Mo from Qingyun Pharmaceutical? The Li Mo known for his intelligence and composure, the one who dared to confront Wang Teng face-to-face?

Even if... even if there was something urgent, he didn't have to do it in front of all the employees, right?

How could he manage people after this??

Old Shi's deep eyes narrowed slightly; he didn't speak, just quietly watched the man at his feet who could be described as having lost all composure.

On Wang Teng's face, the look of impatience had long since vanished, replaced by unprecedented gravity.

He knew Li Mo.

He could bend and stretch, but he was definitely not a spineless coward.

To make him perform such a shocking act in front of everyone, the severity of the matter had already exceeded everyone's imagination.

"Old Shi! I... I spent so much effort, using all my connections and resources, just to finally persuade that person..."

Li Mo raised his head, his face covered in snot and tears, looking utterly disheveled and pathetic.

"I just wanted to find a way out for our alliance, for our Qingyun Pharmaceutical!"

He spoke through tears, every word filled with "loyalty" to the company.

"You know, that 'Old Ghost Hall' that appeared out of nowhere recently—their potions are about to crush our market!"

"I investigated for a long time and finally found the person behind it!"

"I went to great lengths to persuade him to come and talk to us! This is our only chance!"

Li Mo's words were like thunderclaps, exploding one after another in the crowd.

Everyone held their breath.

So the real goal of today's meeting was that mysterious "Old Ghost Hall"!

Feng Rui stood in the crowd, his body beginning to tremble uncontrollably.

A terrifying thought, one he dared not even contemplate, was growing wildly in his mind.

Was there someone else who came over just now?

No...

Could it be a beautiful misunderstanding?

Li Mo had even shouted the words "Boss Lin" out loud.

No.

Impossible.

Absolutely impossible!

Li Mo's performance continued; he pointed toward the park gate, the grief and despair in his voice almost overflowing.

"I invited him here!"

"But what happened!"

"The result was that he was treated as some irrelevant person, insulted, scolded, and driven away!"

Li Mo whipped his head around, his bloodshot eyes staring fixedly at Feng Rui, who had already turned pale as a sheet.

"Old Shi, do you know?"

"Do you know who that young man who was just driven away is?"

The gaze of the entire crowd, following Li Mo's finger, focused once more.

This time, it focused on the completely frozen upstart of Fengxing Technology, Feng Rui.

Feng Rui felt as if all the blood in his body had frozen at this moment.

He opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound.

Li Mo didn't give him any chance to explain.

He used all his strength to roar out the earth-shattering secret that was enough to overturn the entire venue.

"He!"

"Is the boss behind the Old Ghost Hall!"

"Lin Yu!"

Boom!

The entire world seemed to explode in Feng Rui's ears at this moment.

Lin Yu...

That silly kid in the cheap sportswear...

That guy he had publicly humiliated and told to "get lost"...

He was... the boss of... Old Ghost Hall?

How could it be?

How could this be!

Does this make sense?

Feng Rui's mind went blank; he stumbled back a step, bumping into Sun Zhi behind him.

Sun Zhi was also terrified out of his wits and couldn't steady him; the two of them nearly fell over in a pathetic heap.

And the crowd, after a brief silence, erupted into a roaring uproar!

"What?!"

"That young man? He's the boss of Old Ghost Hall?"

"Are you kidding me! An organization like Old Ghost Hall, which can produce infinite Top-tier Potion, and the boss is a kid like that?"

"My god... then just now President Feng treated him..."

Countless gazes, like the sharpest knives, cut toward Feng Rui in unison.

So, that's why Lin Yu just laughed and said he would leave?

The person they were waiting for today had already arrived, and then... and then was driven away.

Old Shi, who had been sitting steadily all along, moved almost imperceptibly the moment he heard this.

In his eyes, which had been as still as an ancient well, a monstrous wave finally surged.

The boss of Old Ghost Hall...

That young man...

He slowly turned his head, and that heavy, supremely majestic probe fell upon Feng Rui.

Seeing Old Shi's reaction, Li Mo knew that his first gamble had paid off.

But he also knew, this wasn't enough!

He had to administer a stronger medicine!

He had to make Old Shi, and everyone else, realize that the severity of the matter had far exceeded the scope of "offending a business rival"!