154: Chapter 154 The Plot Against Su Wanqing

The next morning at nine o'clock, the sunlight was just right.

In a prime location within the Imperial Capital's Third Ring Road, a high-end fresh food supermarket named "Wan Qing Premium Selection" officially opened amidst the lively sound of ribbon-cutting.

This was not Chen Fan's industry, but Su Wanqing's own career.

After the banquet, she had rejected her husband's proposal to simply buy out the entire entertainment industry. Instead, she chose a more grounded direction that made her feel more secure. She wanted to build a truly clean and healthy world for her daughter and her family; the first step began at the dining table.

The supermarket was bright and clean. Top-tier ingredients flown in from all over the world were categorized and placed on temperature-controlled shelves, and the air was filled with the sweet, fresh scent of fruits and vegetables.

Su Wanqing wore a tasteful cream-white professional suit, her lower abdomen slightly protruding, her face beaming with a satisfied and confident smile. She personally inspected every corner of the store, talking with employees and greeting the first batch of customers, radiating a soft yet firm strength.

She didn't notice that several young men wearing supermarket employee uniforms, who were currently organizing the shelves, moved with a textbook precision. Their eyes occasionally scanned the crowd with a level of vigilance completely different from that of ordinary employees.

The opening ceremony concluded smoothly, the flow of customers surged, and everything was heading in the best possible direction.

Su Wanqing was in the lounge area, happily discussing the supply plan for the next season with several organic farm suppliers.

Just then, the automatic doors at the supermarket entrance slid open, and three law enforcement vehicles bearing the emblems of different departments parked in a triangular formation in the front plaza.

The car doors opened, and over a dozen law enforcement officers from the Industry and Commerce, Fire, and Health Departments filed in with serious expressions.

Leading them was a middle-aged man with a square face. He walked straight up to Su Wanqing, took a document out of his briefcase, and spread it out on the table.

"We are a joint law enforcement task force. We have received a real-name report from the public that your supermarket has serious food safety and fire hazards. You are required to suspend operations immediately for rectification and cooperate with the inspection."

His voice was loud, leaving no room for negotiation, and instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.

The smiles on the suppliers' faces froze.

The smile on Su Wanqing's face also slowly faded. Looking at the sternly worded notice, she understood in her heart that trouble had arrived.

"All our licenses and permits are in order, and all our goods have passed strict quality inspections. How could there be a problem?" she asked calmly as she stood up.

The square-faced man didn't answer; he simply waved his hand.

The law enforcement officers behind him immediately dispersed like a pack of well-trained hounds, pouncing toward every corner of the supermarket.

An absurd "inspection" began.

The Fire Department personnel held a color chart against the emergency exit signs for a long time before concluding: "The green on the sign isn't vivid enough, and the brightness doesn't meet the standard. This is a major safety hazard."

The industry and commerce personnel pulled out a high-precision vernier caliper to measure the distance between two shelves, their brows furrowed. "The standard shelf spacing is 1.5 meters; here it is 1.498 meters. The error exceeds one-thousandth. This is a violation."

The Health Department personnel pointed at a pile of kiwis just flown in from New Zealand and questioned sharply: "Why don't these imported fruits have Chinese labels? This is a serious violation!"

A staff member nearby explained in a low voice, "Sir, the electronic price tags next to them have the detailed Chinese origin and descriptions..."

"I'm asking about the fruit itself!" the officer rudely interrupted. "A price tag is a price tag, and a label is a label. These are two different concepts!"

Watching these ridiculous excuses used to pick holes in everything, Su Wanqing understood completely.

This wasn't an inspection; it was deliberate harassment.

She took a deep breath and was about to take out her phone to contact Chen Fan's Legal Department.

Before the chaos in the supermarket could settle, an even more piercing clamor suddenly came from the entrance.

A group of people holding several white banners rushed in aggressively.

On the banners, several lines of large characters were written in eye-catching red paint.

"Black-hearted supermarket, selling toxic food!"

"Return my family's health! Unscrupulous merchants must be severely punished!"

Leading them was a middle-aged woman. As soon as she rushed through the door, her legs went weak and she slumped to the floor, pounding the polished ground with her hands. Her wailing was loud enough to almost blow the roof off.

"My son! My heart and soul! He ate strawberries from your shop and is now being resuscitated in the hospital! You heaven-cursed people, you want my son's life!"

She cried herself hoarse, her performance incredibly infectious.

This professional-grade acting instantly caught the attention of everyone inside and outside the supermarket. Many passersby stopped in their tracks and took out their phones to start filming.

"Oh my god, the food is toxic?"

"Something like this happens right when they open? How black-hearted!"

"Hurry, film this and post it online for everyone to see!"

The discussions and camera flashes were like countless sharp needles pricking Su Wanqing as she stood in the center of the room.

She was being attacked from both inside and out.

Su Wanqing's face turned pale bit by bit, but she forced herself to stand tall.

She walked up to the wailing woman and looked down at her, her voice turning cold with anger.

"You say your child was hospitalized after eating our strawberries; where is the hospital's diagnostic certificate?"

"You say they were bought here; where is the shopping receipt?"

"You say our food is toxic; where is the quality inspection report?"

She asked three questions in succession, her logic clear and her voice resonant.

However, the other party didn't take the bait at all, simply clinging to her legs and continuing to wail repeatedly: "Give me back my son! You black-hearted woman! Give me back my son's life!"

The surrounding onlookers, unaware of the truth, had their sympathy easily incited and began pointing fingers at Su Wanqing.

"Such a big boss, bullying an ordinary citizen."

"She must have a guilty conscience, that's why she doesn't dare answer directly."

"Call the police! We must call the police!"

Being besieged by law enforcement, slandered by professional agitators, and hearing the mindless accusations of the crowd...

The immense pressure was like an invisible mountain pressing down heavily on Su Wanqing.

She felt a sudden wave of intense dizziness, and her vision went dark.

Immediately following that, a sharp, needle-like pain shot through her lower abdomen.

Su Wanqing's face instantly drained of all color.

Her body swayed uncontrollably, and she instinctively took a step back, one hand tightly protecting her belly.

In this moment, all her strength and composure crumbled in the face of her concern for the unborn child.

Right behind her, an "employee" who had been pretending to organize shelves saw Su Wanqing's pale face and her protective gesture toward her belly.

The ordinary gentleness and blankness in his eyes vanished completely within 0.1 seconds.

In its place was a machine-like calmness and absolute sharpness.

He stepped forward, steadily supporting Su Wanqing with his body. Simultaneously, through a grain-sized earpiece hidden in his collar, he sent a report to the Huihuang Group headquarters thousands of miles away using an unhackable encrypted channel.

His voice was steady without a hint of emotion, yet the content was enough to make the heavens of the Imperial Capital collapse.

"Eagle's Nest, this is Shadow One."

"Sir, the Mistress has been insulted, her fetal signs are unstable, and the scene is out of control."

"Requesting instructions... whether to take action."

...

Huihuang Group, top-floor Chairman's office.

In front of the massive floor-to-ceiling window, Chen Fan stood silently.

In the air before him floated a virtual screen formed by a holographic projection.

The screen was live-streaming everything happening at the entrance of the "Wan Qing Premium Selection" supermarket in vivid detail.

He saw the ridiculous faces of those law enforcement officers.

He saw that woman's clumsy performance.

He saw the numb compliance of the surrounding crowd.

His expression did not change at all, remaining as calm as a pool of bottomless, frigid water.

Until he saw Su Wanqing on the screen—that face that had instantly lost its color, and that hand... desperately protecting her lower abdomen.

*Crack.*

In the office, something invisible shattered.

Every trace of human warmth on Chen Fan's face vanished at that moment.

In its place was a bone-chilling coldness sufficient to freeze the soul.

Addressing the air, he slowly uttered a few words in a tone colder than a Siberian cold front.

"If I do not move, all is well."

"But if I move... I shall exterminate them all."

...

Inside the supermarket.

Having received the order, the last trace of disguise in Shadow One's eyes faded completely, leaving only the absolute obedience of a soldier and a wolf-like killing intent.

He supported Su Wanqing, letting her lean against the shelf behind her, while simultaneously issuing a brief, heart-stopping command into his earpiece.

"All units."

"Lock down the scene."

"Prepare to... clear the area."

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