The group chat went quiet for a while, no one spoke, but no one left the chat either!

Jiang Chen, with a face ashen, glanced at everyone's video in the chat, then suddenly revealed a bitter smile, "You... why hasn't anyone left?"

"Mr. Jiang, although at the beginning when you asked us to acquire pharmaceutical companies you gave us a misleading cue, without mentioning it was for making profits, still, I believe in you, whatever you say, I'll do!" Lu Chengfeng was the first to express his viewpoint.

"Mr. Jiang, if there's nothing else, please send us the list of hostile companies in the chat, I want to quickly start organizing to take them down, we can't let our rivals make money off us!" Dong Yu spoke up with a light chuckle.

"Mr. Jiang, send the list, we need to act quickly, money is still best kept in our own pockets!"

"Exactly, Mr. Jiang, we're waiting for your beauty medicine!"

"Jing Yi sister, quick, start producing, I can't wait to make money, the family fortune is almost dried up by me, if it weren't for following Mr. Jiang, my dad would definitely beat me up!"

The people in the chat all chimed in.

Jiang Chen stared blankly at the small screens on his phone, somewhat dumbfounded.

He waited this long to make everyone angry, hoping someone would leave the chat, but unexpectedly, everyone chose to stay, this...

"Jiang Chen, tell us, what is it really about?"

Ye Jingyi spoke softly, "Do you think if you say that deliberately, people will believe it? What kind of person you are, Mr. Jiang, who doesn't know? I don't know why you acquired those pharmaceutical companies, but every time you join a video chat, I could feel your exhaustion."

"Your exhaustion is mental; you are surely carrying a heavy burden on your shoulders!"

"Also, every time you issued directives, there's a hint of nervousness in your eyes, something that doesn't usually show in you. This indicates that you are constantly measuring whether the instructions given may be inappropriate or flawed!"

"You have never been so cautious before; this suggests that you are under tremendous pressure, making me feel as if you are engaged in a massive gamble. It's one where a single misstep could result in complete loss, never able to recover or replay the game!"

"Tell us, don't bear it alone, will you?"

Towards the end, Ye Jingyi's eyes welled up with tears, and so did Gong Lin's. Both women looked at Jiang Chen with eyes full of concern.

The group chat quieted down again, people steadily looking at Jiang Chen with definitive looks, gradually, each person revealed a calm smile, an expression of release as if they had embraced life and forgotten death.

"Mr. Jiang, we are ready, tell us! Have you... received some news, to save the pharmaceutical industry?" Dong Yu softly spoke, sharing her guess.

Jiang Chen glanced over everyone, chuckled bitterly, and shook his head gently, "Seems like, I'm not cut out for acting, with my skills, I'm probably the type that has to die in the first episode of a drama, otherwise the audience would abandon the show, right?"

Pfft!

"Haha!"

"Haha..."

The chat erupted into laughter.

"Alright, since none of you are leaving, then I will tell you, I hope... I hope I won't regret this, I really don't want any harm to come to you!" Jiang Chen took a deep breath and began speaking solemnly.

Everyone in the chat stiffened for a moment, then looked at Jiang Chen seriously.

"Everyone knows about the Gene Organization, right?" Jiang Chen began with a grave expression.

"Gene Organization?!"

"Know it!"

"Of course, we know!"

People responded one after another, guessing in their minds.

"Yes, the reason I had you acquire pharmaceutical companies was to prepare for an attack from the Gene Organization!"

Jiang Chen continued with a complex expression, "I... I originally intended to never tell you, or to tell you when the operation was nearly over, to prevent you from worrying! But now, I can't keep it hidden, the Gene Organization has noticed, they've begun investigating you, once they confirm your connection with me, they will likely make a move! No! They definitely will make a move! I can no longer hide this from you!"

Hearing this, Lou Fengfeng exclaimed, "So, you deliberately said it was for the money, disillusioned us on purpose, and lost your temper on purpose, all to... take over the pharmaceutical companies from our hands, so we could safely exit the scene?"

Pausing, Lou Fengfeng's eyes filled with deep guilt, "Mr. Jiang, I'm sorry, I..."

"No need for apologies! Taking over the pharmaceutical companies from you, I genuinely can make money, my medical skills are well known, the formulas I provide are derived from ancient medicine, absolutely profitable!" Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"But, having money is meaningless if there's no life to spend it!"

Dong Yu looked at Jiang Chen intensely, "If we control the pharmaceutical companies together, the Gene Organization will have a wider range of targets to investigate, and planning attacks becomes more challenging, thus each of us will relatively be safer. However, if you take over the pharmaceutical companies yourself, you, Jing Yi sister, and Gong Lin sister, will face endless assassinations!"

"So, Jing Yi, Lin Lin, listen up, you two just stay in Jincheng and Dingjing, and have Elder Wu and the three Mo Bao brothers all go to Yu Wan," Jiang Chen looked sternly at the two women.

"Okay!"

"I understand!"

Both women nodded vigorously.

"Everyone else, you must protect yourselves well, best stay by the elders' side, no matter where you go, stick with the elders!" Jiang Chen turned to look at the others.

"Understood!"

"Okay!"

The members of various martial arts families nodded in agreement.

"Lu Chengfeng, President Lin, Zhang Long, I will have people follow you and protect you, when my people arrive, you must stay with them 24/7, in these extraordinary times, everyone be cautious. If the Gene Organization sends people to attack you, the attackers will at least be from the Semi Venerable Venerable Realm, and it's not impossible they could be from the Venerable Realm, so be very careful!" Jiang Chen continued with a solemn warning.

"Okay!" Everyone nodded strongly in response.

"Next, I'll tell you everything!"

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and began narrating quietly, "Initially..."

"That's the situation, everyone should know what kind of danger you'll face. Now if you choose to leave, I won't blame you, and no one else should either!"

Phew!

Having explained everything related to the Gene Organization, Jiang Chen breathed out, his gaze tranquil as he looked at everyone, waiting for their final decision.

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