Chen Yang's fist struck the top of Ning Qiang's head, and the faint sound of cracking bone was audible. Both of his knees slammed onto the ground with a dull thud. Trickles of fresh blood were clearly visible, seeping out from the impact.

Ning Qiang's vision went pitch-black. His entire head felt as heavy as lead, and excruciating pain invaded every nerve in his body.

Everyone around was scared stiff.

Who on earth was this person? His methods were so brutal!

"Chen Yang! What are you doing?" Zhou Yufei was the first to snap back to reality, her face a mask of horror. She grabbed his arm and accused, "We came here to negotiate! How could you resort to violence?"

"Who said I came here to negotiate?" Chen Yang replied with an unconcerned sneer. "Some people just deserve a beating. Since they don't learn their lesson, I have to teach them how to."

"You..." Zhou Yufei was speechless, choked by Chen Yang's recklessness. She stared at him with wide eyes, her heart overflowing with anxiety.

"Everybody, get him! Take down this thug!" A man who looked like a security captain raised a rubber baton, pointing it at Chen Yang as he barked, "You're looking for death, daring to cause trouble at Extreme Sea Pharmaceutical!"

In an instant, more than a dozen security guards swarmed him. Despite their fear of his brutal methods, they had numbers on their side. As the saying goes, enough random punches can kill a master.

"Chen Yang, run!" Zhou Yufei shouted.

However, Chen Yang's figure blurred as he charged directly into their encirclement. With every punch he threw, a guard was sent flying. He was like a tiger pouncing on a flock of sheep, completely unstoppable.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Without exception, all the security guards were soon lying on the ground, wailing in agony.

Ning Qiang finally managed to shake off his dizziness and instinctively roared, "Everyone, get him! Beat him to death for me!"

Only after shouting did he realize there wasn't a single security guard left standing.

How... how could this be?

Seeing Chen Yang walking toward him with a rubber baton in hand, Ning Qiang felt as if he'd been struck by lightning, his soul nearly leaving his body.

"You, what do you want? Don't come over here!" Ning Qiang bellowed.

Chen Yang walked right up to him and bared his teeth in a grin. "Quite bold of you, hiring hitmen to try and kill me, huh?"

"I... I..." Ning Qiang stammered. He knew Chen Yang was talking about the assassin. He had never expected the attempt to fail, much less that his target would have the nerve to track him down to his own headquarters.

BANG!

Chen Yang brought the baton down with a single, vicious swing. Blood sprayed as Ning Qiang collapsed.

"Aaargh..." Ning Qiang screamed miserably, clutching his head as he rolled ceaselessly on the ground.

Chen Yang tossed the baton aside, grabbed one of Ning Qiang's feet, and began dragging him toward the front desk.

SCRAPE!

A startling crimson trail of blood smeared across the floor as he was dragged.

The onlookers were petrified, staring at Chen Yang as if they had just seen a ghost.

Too cruel! Was this man even human?

The terrified bystanders scattered, scrambling to get out of the way. The young woman at the front desk was especially frightened. Seeing Chen Yang approaching her, her legs went soft and she huddled behind her desk, on the verge of tears.

Chen Yang gave her a warm smile. "Miss, I'm not a bad guy. There's no need to be scared."

Not a bad guy? Then what was that just now? What about all this blood on the floor? Does he think we're blind? many of them cursed silently.

Chen Yang smiled and asked, "Which floor is your chairman on?"

"On... on the twenty-third floor!" the receptionist stammered in a trembling voice.

"Okay, thank you!" Chen Yang said politely, then dragged Ning Qiang toward the elevators.

Zhou Yufei was completely stunned. She could never have imagined that Chen Yang's methods would be so brutal. He was practically a devil.

That damned idiot! Why is he so impulsive? Does he not use his brain at all? Now that he's made such a huge scene, how are we supposed to resolve this?! Zhou Yufei was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, grinding her teeth in frustration.

After a moment of frantic thought, she finally stomped her foot and ran after him.

Inside the elevator, Zhou Yufei glanced at Ning Qiang, whom Chen Yang was dragging like a dead dog. She couldn't bear the sight and covered her mouth, angrily accusing, "Chen Yang, you're pushing the Qin Corporation into an abyss! Can you please use your brain when you do things? Can you control your emotions for once?"

"Then what do you think we should do?" Chen Yang asked with a smile.

Zhou Yufei retorted, "We should be sitting down and negotiating with them properly! We could let them raise the price of the raw materials and make some financial concessions. They'd have no reason to refuse!"

At first, I thought he had the same plan, but now it's clear he's all brawn and no brains! And he had the gall to say the Qin Corporation would be fine... Hah! Zhou Yufei was bitterly disappointed.

Chen Yang simply shook his head and said, "You're too naive."

Putting aside the fact that Ning Qiang had hired assassins, the only reason Extreme Sea Pharmaceutical cut off the Qin Corporation's raw material supply was to force Qin Qiu to hand over her formula. Therefore, this was never about making concessions on price. Even if they offered to pay ten times more, their opponent wouldn't let the Qin Corporation off the hook.

The formula could not be handed over, which meant Chen Yang could only use his own methods.

"I'm naive?" Zhou Yufei sneered. "You're the one who's foolish!"

Chen Yang just smiled and didn't explain further.

「Meanwhile.」

In the chairman's office on the twenty-third floor, a short, chubby, balding middle-aged man was lounging comfortably on an imported Italian crocodile leather sofa. He held a glass of red wine in one hand and a cigar in the other, chatting cheerfully with an elderly man across from him.

"Elder Qi, just you watch. That woman, Qin Qiu, will obediently bring that formula right to me!" said Tao Gong, the chairman of Extreme Sea Pharmaceutical, his voice full of confidence.

The elder wore purple-red brocade robes and had a black mole on his nose. He supported himself with both hands on a cane, his presence commanding. His eyes were especially sharp, as piercing as a hawk's.

"What if Qin Qiu decides to burn her bridges and sells the formula to someone else?" the elder, Qi Qingfeng, asked pensively.

Tao Gong was momentarily speechless.

After a puff of his cigar, Tao Gong's expression darkened. That... that should be impossible, right?

Qi Qingfeng smiled and pointed to a young man standing ramrod straight behind him. "To ensure nothing goes wrong, he will take action tonight."

"To the Qin Family?" Tao Gong was shocked. He shook his head and said, "Elder Qi, you may not be aware, but the Qin Family is guarded by a master! I sent an assassin from the Blood Drop List a few days ago, and he never returned!"

"Please do not compare me to such trash," the young man said coldly, his expression as indifferent as a block of thousand-year-old ice.

Tao Gong was speechless again.

Qi Qingfeng stroked the beard on his chin and chuckled. "His name is Jiang Yuan. He was recruited by a mysterious overseas organization as a child. Your so-called Blood Drop List is nothing but a joke to him. To put it bluntly, if he wished it, he could effortlessly dismantle the entire Blood Drop List!"

Tao Gong was startled for a moment, then slapped his thigh. "Excellent! With such a capable man on our side, that formula is as good as ours!"

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