275: Two reports

Meanwhile, inside the industrial park, Lin Yu had returned to the reception room under the guidance of a staff member.

The reception room was excessively quiet.

The staff member who led Lin Yu back practically fled after completing the task.

He didn't even dare to steal another glance at Lin Yu, as if staying for even a second longer would cause him to be swallowed by the terrifying aura hidden within that calmness.

Lin Yu didn't mind.

He sat back on the sofa and poured himself a glass of water, his movements unhurried.

He was waiting.

Waiting for Old Shi and the others to digest everything they had seen today and return to give him a result.

This process didn't last very long.

A few minutes later, the door to the reception room was pushed open again.

Old Shi, Wang Teng, and Feng Rui from Fengxing Technology filed in one after another.

However, their current state was a world away from how they were when they left.

If before it was shock, fear, and a hint of resentment,

Then now, only a pure, resigned silence remained.

Old Shi walked at the front, but his back was no longer straight; every step felt as if his legs were filled with lead, heavy and slow.

Wang Teng and Feng Rui followed behind, heads bowed, completely afraid to look at Lin Yu, like two death row inmates awaiting their sentence.

An air of despair permeated the atmosphere.

The three walked up to Lin Yu, but no one spoke.

Outside just now, they had urgently compared all the intelligence they had on "Lin Yu."

The result was... a complete blank.

A graduating student from Linzhou No. 1 High School taking the College Entrance Examination.

Awakened an unknown profession.

His younger sister has the Mythical-grade profession [Omniscient Sage].

Rejected the olive branches of all factions.

That was it.

Just those things.

This intelligence explained absolutely nothing.

It couldn't explain why those two high-and-mighty powerhouses from the Abyss Domain would bow and scrape before him, calling themselves "Little Yan" and "Little Chen."

It couldn't explain why the military's sharpest Fangs, Commander-in-Chief Qin Zhan, would personally step forward to act as some "examiner" for his College Entrance Examination.

And it certainly couldn't explain where those 5.3 trillion Top-tier Potions—a miracle-like fortune—actually came from.

They couldn't find anything.

Nothing added up.

Because of this, it inspired a fear that came from the depths of their souls.

The unknown was the most terrifying thing.

The fact they couldn't find anything only proved one thing.

Their clearance level was too low.

So low that they didn't even have the qualifications to peek at this existence's true background.

A background that was off the charts, strength that was unfathomable, and wealth sufficient to subvert civilization.

Three strengths combined into one.

What did they have to fight with?

Fight with their heads?

Resist?

Both the government and the military stood clearly on his side, and even the Abyss Domain was composed of his people.

Resistance was a joke.

In Old Shi's heart, the last flickering flame of struggle was completely extinguished.

Forget it.

So what if it's the Four Major Pharmaceutical Companies or the Alliance's economic lifeblood... if it's gone, it's gone.

If it's lost, it's lost.

If he truly wanted it, you couldn't stop him even if you tried.

The fact that he was using a relatively "gentle" method to take it was already giving them immense face.

Old Shi's parched lips twitched as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, it only turned into a dry sigh.

He turned sideways and waved a hand at Feng Rui behind him.

"Feng Rui... you... you give the report."

"Ah?"

Feng Rui shuddered violently, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his whole body tensing up.

His face turned the color of pig liver, his body shaking like a sieve; he stammered for a long time without being able to squeeze out a single word.

Lin Yu wasn't in a hurry; he was quite curious about what Old Shi wanted Feng Rui to report.

Just as the atmosphere in the reception room reached a freezing point...

The door was pushed open once again.

Li Mo and Wang Qingxuan walked in.

As soon as Wang Qingxuan entered, she keenly sensed the eerie atmosphere.

Old Shi's look of total despair and Feng Rui's expression of being on the verge of tears made her heart skip a beat.

Was this... a breakdown in negotiations?

Or had the Boss done something earth-shattering again?

Beside her, Li Mo only paused for a brief moment upon seeing Old Shi and the other two.

Immediately, the polite and detached disguise on his face vanished without a trace.

He no longer made any attempt to hide.

Under the incredibly shocked gazes of Old Shi, Wang Teng, and Feng Rui, Li Mo walked straight behind Lin Yu, bowed slightly, and stood quietly in the posture of a standard strategist and subordinate.

No more pretending.

The cards were on the table.

Boom!

This simple action caused a shock to Old Shi and the others no less than the previous 5.3 trillion.

"Li... Li Mo..."

Old Shi's finger trembled as he pointed at Li Mo, his cloudy eyes filled with bloodshot veins and disbelief.

"You... you..."

He said "you" for a long time but couldn't get out a complete sentence.

Wang Teng and Feng Rui were completely dumbfounded.

Li Mo!

The strategist they had previously thought of winning over, hoping he would act as a middleman to deal with Lin Yu!

That guy who looked so upright and reliable, a pillar of society in every way... when did he... defect?

No!

Looking at his practiced posture, this wasn't a defection at all!

He from the very beginning, he had been Lin Yu's man!

A terrifying thought exploded in the minds of Old Shi and the other two.

What they thought was a game of chess, what they thought was an attempt to win someone over, was likely nothing more than a monkey show from start to finish in the other party's eyes!

A sense of extreme humiliation and powerlessness instantly crushed their final psychological defenses.

Old Shi's body swayed, and he was almost unable to stand.

He finally understood how completely he had lost.

He hadn't even figured out who his opponent was or who his teammates were before the game was already over.

His capable subordinates, the helpers he recruited, the powerhouses he used for checks and balances... they all knew Lin Yu!

Just then, Wang Qingxuan handed a document to Lin Yu.

"Boss, this is the preliminary report."

Lin Yu took the document and flipped through it casually, reading with great interest.

That focus and ease made it seem as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.

Old Shi looked at the report in Lin Yu's hand, then at Li Mo standing straight beside him, and his last bit of spirit completely deflated.

What was written in that report?

One could figure it out even with their toes.

The Four Major Pharmaceutical Companies had likely been stripped bare, with every detail written down.

What was he still struggling for?

Old Shi sighed deeply, looking ten years older. He patted Feng Rui, who was still shaking like a sieve.

"Little Feng, stop struggling."

"Report what needs to be reported."

Feng Rui jolted and closed his eyes in despair.

Yes, during that brief time outside, they had already made a decision.

Surrender.

If they didn't, they couldn't play.

To show the utmost sincerity, Old Shi had used all his authority to have the executives of the four companies compile their entire net worth.

The main idea was: don't bother doing it yourself; I'll pack it up and deliver it personally.