Father is a villainous Buddhist disciple? He'll just be beaten into the light of the righteous

Shen Jiyuan's face immediately darkened.

Bian Xiong looked at his expression, smiled, and said, "Mr. Shen, everything carries risks. Have you ever heard that saying?"

"The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish."

"Among the chips we've bet this time is that project you've always wanted. If we can follow suit, the profits will be a piece of cake, won't they?"

Shen Jiyuan, barely suppressing his anger, said, "There are thousands of chips, and this project is just one of them. Are you going to gamble with a one-in-a-thousand chance?"

Bian Xiong chuckled, "Young Mr. Shen, you're still too young."

Shen Jiyuan stared at him coldly without saying a word.

Bian Xiong chuckled as he drank, saying, "For others, it might be a one in a thousand chance, but for me..." He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone could understand what he meant.

Shen Jiyuan narrowed his eyes.

Does Bian Xiong know the person who started the game?

That can't be right.

This game has been popular in high society for so long, but the person who started it has never shown up.

No one has been able to find any information about him.

How did Bian Xiong know that?

"Young Master Shen, you don't believe me?"

Shen Jiyuan said coldly, "Bian Xiong, I respect you as a senior employee of the company, so I have been tolerant of you. But don't push your luck."

"I'm determined to do Rongsheng's project."

"As a shareholder, you certainly have the right to object, but I can also convene a shareholders' meeting to vote on the matter."

"So..." Shen Jiyuan chuckled, "You'd better think carefully about the consequences of relying on your seniority in front of me."

Bian Xiong raised an eyebrow noncommittally. "Mr. Shen, don't get excited."

"We're all doing this for the company's good, there's no need to be so tense, right?"

Shen Jiyuan remained silent.

Bian Xiong slowly poured him a glass of wine and said with a smile, "Come on, let's drink and chat. We're not here to have fun today, so don't be so serious."

Shen Jiyuan squinted at him for a while before picking up his wine and drinking with him.

However, halfway through, Bian Xiong went out for a while, saying that he saw some old friends and wanted to go out and say hello.

Shen Jiyuan was too lazy to engage in polite pretense with him, so he didn't say anything more.

Bian Xiong was gone for about twenty minutes before returning, but when he came back, he brought someone else with him.

Shen Jiyuan did not recognize that person.

Bian Xiong politely introduced him, "Mr. Shen, this is a friend of mine named Sun Huai, the person in charge of Tianqing Pharmaceutical Factory."

Tianqing Pharmaceutical Factory?

do not know.

Shen Jiyuan raised his eyes to look at the newcomer, who was about thirty-five or thirty-six years old and had a bandit-like air about him. He didn't seem to be in the pharmaceutical business; instead, he looked like a bandit who had run down from the mountains.

"Young Master Shen." Sun Huai walked into the private room without any ceremony, warmly extending his hand to greet him, "Hello, hello."

Shen Jiyuan glanced at the outstretched hand but did not take it.

Although he wasn't as picky back then as he was in the years that followed, he still really disliked interacting with strangers.

Sun Huai wasn't embarrassed at all. He naturally withdrew his hand, turned his head to look at Bian Xiong, and said, "Brother Bian, it seems that President Shen doesn't welcome me."

"Then I won't bother you any longer."

"Call me as soon as you're done, and we'll get together again."

Bian Xiong gave him a meaningful look, then nodded.

Sun Huai waved to Shen Jiyuan and then left the private room.

Shen Jiyuan didn't take the matter seriously. After all, given his status, there were countless people who wanted to curry favor with him.

But he never expected that after he parted ways with Bian Xiong, he would run into Sun Huai again in the parking lot as he was about to leave.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, his car and that grandson Sun Huai's car were parked together.

Sun Huai seemed a little surprised to see him, and greeted him with a smile.

Since others had smiled at him repeatedly, Shen Jiyuan couldn't remain cold and indifferent.

He could only nod in return before getting into the car.

As the car slowly started to move away from the parking space, Shen Jiyuan noticed, as his gaze crossed with the vehicles next to him, that there was another woman in the passenger seat of Sun Huai's car.

The woman didn't look very old. Her face wasn't visible because she was wearing a mask, but judging from her clothes and demeanor, she seemed like a college student.

Shen Jiyuan frowned, then quickly looked away, rolled up the car window, and left the parking lot.

After that, he never saw Sun Huai again.

He had even forgotten about this person for a time.

No wonder he felt a sense of familiarity when Zhao Tong mentioned Sun Huai's name before. He couldn't remember who it was then, but now that Lu Nian mentioned it, he finally remembered.

But... Sun Huai had no grudge against him, so why would he drug him?

Shen Jiyuan frowned deeply, raising his eyes to look at Lu Nian in disbelief. "You mean, they... started plotting to get me involved four years ago?"

Lu Nian shook his head. "It's not about scheming against you, but against the people in this circle who can be schemed against."

"What do you mean?"

Lu Nian gave him a deep look. "The police should have received all the information I gave you, right?"

Shen Jiyuan remained silent.

But if you don't deny it, then you're admitting it.

Lu Niandao said, "'Liejiao' comes from Tianqing Pharmaceutical Factory. They have been purchasing large quantities of 'cathinone' for pharmaceutical raw materials for many years, and then using this to produce and sell Liejiao."

"The sales channel is children's toys."

"Lingdu is their transit point."

"Then, through the Ultraman created by Rinto, all the 'Spicy Peppers' hidden inside will be taken out."

Lu Nian took a deep breath and said, "Haven't you noticed that all the stores that Lingdu supplies are located near schools?"

"And they are very good primary and secondary schools."

Shen Jiyuan pursed his lips. According to the information they found, that was indeed the case.

He suddenly paused again.

His pupils trembled in disbelief.

Peony attends a private international school, which is often referred to as an "elite" school, and not just anyone can get in.

The tuition fees alone are enough to deter many families.

And indeed, a store selling Lingdu toys did open next to Shaoyao's school.

In other words, did those stores deliberately choose locations next to "elite" schools?

Shen Jiyuan's eyes widened. "You mean...?"

Lu Nian nodded heavily, "Yes."

"Children are innocent and the easiest to overlook and take advantage of."

"They put 'spicy peppers' into toys and then sold the toys to children in elite schools."

"It's not hard to imagine where those things will end up."

Lu Nian looked at Shen Jiyuan, "Their ultimate goal is still the upper-class circle."