The Super Rich: Start from when the family business is about to go bankrupt!

Chapter 723 WPG Still Benefits An Wuyang! Involved in a Fraud Case? Playing Big Games Together?
In response to Li Donghe's question, Cui Mingzhi first adjusted his rimless glasses, put down the instrument in his hand, and then looked at Li Donghe.

"Director Li, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" Cui Mingzhi asked rhetorically.

"Of course I want to hear the truth!" Li Donghe suppressed the urge to complain.

Choi Myung-myung sighed, "The truth is, the soil conditions here are terrible!"

“Although mercury does not dissolve in soil, it is still difficult to separate the two,” Cui Mingzhi explained.

At this point, Choi Myung-myung raised his right hand in a 'please' gesture, indicating to Lee Dong-ha that he should look around.

"Director Lee, have you noticed the changes around you?" Choi Myung-myung asked.

Without waiting for Li Donghe's reply, Cui Mingzhi began to answer his own question, "The plants growing on this land contaminated with mercury have already begun to have their chlorophyll synthesis destroyed and photosynthesis inhibited by the mercury, so the leaves of some plants have begun to turn yellow in large areas."

"Furthermore, mercury in the soil will damage the root tip cells of the plant, reducing the density of root hairs, thereby weakening the plant's ability to absorb water and nutrients, further harming the plant," Cui Mingzhi added.

"According to soil analysis results, the number of beneficial bacteria in the soil is also decreasing significantly, which is a very bad situation," Cui Mingzhi said, delivering another piece of bad news.

Li Donghe took a deep breath. "So what's the conclusion?"

“The conclusion is simple!” Cui Mingzhi replied.

"Given the current level of pollution, it's impossible for us to grow Korean ginseng on this land. Even with careful cultivation, it's impossible for the ginseng to survive," Cui Mingzhi concluded.

"But there's more good news!" Cui Mingzhi added.

Li Donghe immediately asked, "What good news?"

"We can use mercury-accumulating plants to purify the land, such as carpet grass. It is very resilient and can survive in mercury-contaminated areas, and can effectively accumulate residual mercury in the soil," Cui Mingzhi explained the good news.

“If we use carpet grass as a purifying plant, according to my calculations, it will probably take us 6 to 9 years to clean up the mercury pollution,” Cui Mingzhi gave a relatively conservative timeframe for remediation.

Although the governance process may take up to nine years, at least there is hope again, isn't there?
However, compared to the optimistic expectations of the Samson Group, the expectations of the LG Group are much more pessimistic!
The LG chaebol Group has a subsidiary, LG Chem, which mainly focuses on three major areas: petrochemicals, advanced materials, and life sciences, with its life sciences being particularly strong.

LG Chem's research around the Taebaek Mountains reflects pessimistic expectations!
Because they accurately recorded the changes in the content of special phenolic substances in Korean ginseng, and based on the corresponding records, they came to the conclusion that the rate at which Korean ginseng in the Taebaek Mountains produces special phenolic substances is decreasing.

From the moment this particular phenolic substance was first discovered, LG Chem began recording this information. After the mercury contamination incident, LG Chem experts discovered that the rate at which this particular phenolic substance was being produced had decreased.

Although the truth is that Brother Tongzi is extracting the special characteristics of the Taibai Mountains, isn't the apparent phenomenon simply a decrease in the rate of formation of special phenolic substances?

Koo Se-kwang, a director at LG Chem, asked, "Professor Kim, is the situation confirmed?"

Kim Beom-min answered affirmatively, "Yes, Director Koo, we have repeatedly verified the experimental data and finally confirmed the correctness of the conclusion."

“We detected special phenolic substances in Korean ginseng as early as December 16th last year, and also determined the cis-trans isomers of these substances. At the same time, we began to study the content of special phenolic substances in each Korean ginseng plant,” Kim Beom-min explained with more specific information.

“When we discovered the presence of special phenolic substances, we transplanted a large number of ordinary Korean ginsengs into the production area of ​​the Taebaek Mountains to conduct a control group experiment,” Kim Beom-min added.

“Given that we used high-precision equipment for measurement, we established high-precision data records. After the mercury attack, the ginseng grown in the mercury-contaminated area experienced various problems. The most serious was that they could no longer produce special phenolic substances, and the plants died,” Kim Beom-min explained.

“In areas with slightly less pollution, the rate of formation of special phenolic substances in Korean ginseng has decreased,” Kim Beom-min added.

“We originally thought this situation could continue. Although the production rate of special phenolic substances was a bit slow, it was still acceptable. However, a more serious situation has emerged.” At this point, Kim Beom-min sighed.

"As time passed due to the mercury contamination, the mercury pollution began to spread in the soil. Some areas that could have slowly generated special phenolic substances have now become areas where they cannot generate special phenolic substances at all," Kim Beom-min said, describing the dire situation.

"This situation is still spreading!" Kim Beom-min added, describing the dire situation.

“In the past few days, we have discovered that even in uncontaminated land, the rate of formation of special phenolic substances has decreased, and the current efficiency is only 50% to 70% of what it used to be,” Kim Beom-min explained, using specific percentage data to illustrate the problem.

"Director Koo, our team now suspects that some mechanism in the Taebaek Mountains has been disrupted by mercury pollution, leading to the collapse of the entire ecosystem. We strongly suspect that this damage is devastating, and it may completely destroy the mechanism that produces special phenolic substances," Kim Beom-min warned.

Ju Shiguang frowned. "Do you have more evidence?"

“There is no conclusive evidence yet, but the data doesn’t lie!” Kim Beom-min replied firmly.

"What do you mean?" Gu Shiguang looked at Kim Beom-min.

“I suggest we cut our losses immediately!” Kim Beom-min explained.

“We sold our share in the Taebaek Mountains ahead of schedule, and I think we should be able to get a good price now, right?” Kim Beom-min added.

Ju Shiguang fell silent.

The benefits from the Taebaek Mountains have only just been realized. The special phenolic substances contained in Korean ginseng have been processed into [FE02], which can be sold at a very high price.

Under such circumstances, if the LG chaebol group is willing to give up its share of the Taebaek Mountains, then someone will definitely take it over, and at a high price.

Gu Shiguang looked at Jin Fanmin and proposed a hypothesis, "Professor Jin, you speculate that mercury pollution will completely destroy the mechanism by which the Taebaek Mountains produce special phenolic substances, right?"

Kim Beom-min nodded, "That's right!"

"If 0 represents that such a thing is absolutely impossible, and 10 represents that such a thing will happen 100%, what do you think is the probability of such an extreme situation occurring?" Ju Shiguang asked.

After a moment's thought, Kim Beom-min gave his answer: "In my opinion, the probability of such an extreme situation occurring is 8 to 9."

"The remaining 1 to 2 only mean that extreme situations will not occur. The rate at which special phenolic substances are generated will also decrease significantly, possibly to only 10% of what it used to be, or even lower," Jin Fanmin explained in detail.

Gu Shiguang fell silent again in thought, and finally looked at Jin Fanmin, "Professor Jin, I will report your ideas to the board of directors. I hope you will prepare the relevant explanations. We are about to fight a tough battle!"

Kim Beom-min responded affirmatively, "I understand!"

……

An Wuyang was unaware of the research conducted by the Samsang Group and LG Chem around the Taebaek Mountains. Although the two studies even presented completely contradictory findings, the conclusions were generally beneficial to An Wuyang.

In particular, LG Chem's conclusions and the stop-loss operations they might take provide excellent cover for An Wuyang.

At this very moment, An Wuyang was preparing to practice yoga with two dance students. How could he possibly care about the Taibai Mountains?

An Wuyang only outwardly showed concern for the Taibai Mountains, but in reality, Brother Tongzi had been quietly extracting the unique characteristics of the Taibai Mountains.

Around nine o'clock in the evening, Lu Manman slipped away first, heading back to room 3302.

Inside room 3602, Xia Yuqing pulled her large toy towards the bedroom.

After her yoga session, she wanted to use a large toy to further expend her energy. About half an hour later, Xia Yuqing lay on top of her large toy, feeling a sense of pleasant satisfaction.

After the two washed up and went back to bed, An Wuyang received a message from Qin Sheng on her phone.

Qin Sheng: Mr. An, do you have a moment now?

'An Wuyang: What is it?'

Qin Sheng: Is it convenient to call?

An Wuyang dialed Qin Sheng's number directly. After the call was connected, he spoke first, "What is it that you have to talk about over the phone?"

"Mr. An, your girlfriend Lu Manman's father works here, you know that, right?" Qin Sheng asked knowingly.

"Get to the point!" An Wuyang gestured for the other party to stop beating around the bush.

Qin Sheng sighed, "He's gotten involved in a fraud case."

"What the hell?" An Wuyang complained.

Lu Manman's father is involved in a fraud case?
This is absolutely outrageous!

"Here's what happened: our local police station is investigating a fraud case. A female livestreamer defrauded middle-aged men in the same city under the guise of dating," Qin Sheng explained.

"When this female anchor was arrested, the police department discovered that Lu Baichuan was also on the list while investigating her financial transactions, and they contacted us to assist in the investigation," Qin Sheng continued.

"I immediately used my connections to intercept Lu Baichuan's information. After further investigation, I discovered that Lu Baichuan had tipped this local female streamer and even transferred money to her, and even... um..." Qin Sheng paused and fell silent.

"Continue!" An Wuyang gestured for Qin Sheng to continue explaining.

"We are not yet certain whether Lu Baichuan had any relationship with this female anchor from the same city that went beyond friendship, but we are certain that they had dinner together. We have not yet conducted any further investigation into what happened next," Qin Sheng explained.

An Wuyang frowned; this matter was proving to be a bit tricky!

If An Wuyang remembers correctly, Lu Baichuan only returned to Shanghai in the middle of last month, right?

How could so many things have happened in less than a month?
"President An, should we continue the investigation?" Qin Sheng asked.

Before An Wuyang could answer, Qin Sheng explained, "If we don't investigate, then this matter can end here. After all, Lu Baichuan is not the mastermind; he's just a minor, insignificant detail."

"If further investigation is required, the subsequent results will be uncontrollable," Qin Sheng warned.

"Investigate it. I need to know the results, but suppress this matter for now," An Wuyang instructed.

"Okay!" Qin Sheng agreed.

The two parties hung up the phone.

Xia Yuqing asked curiously, "Brother Wuyang, what happened?"

An Wuyang reached out and pinched Xia Yuqing's fair and tender face. "I've encountered a rather difficult problem, and I'd like to ask for your opinion."

"Okay!" Xia Yuqing agreed first.

An Wuyang explained, "Let's assume that if my dad gave a tip to a female streamer online and even invited her to dinner, how do you think I should tell my mom about this?"

"Huh?" Xia Yuqing hesitated.

"Auntie will probably be angry, right?" Xia Yuqing analyzed.

“But I don’t think Uncle is that kind of person,” Xia Yuqing added.

An Wuyang laughed, "What if the protagonist of this story were Manman's father?"

"Really?" Xia Yuqing looked shocked, then uttered her favorite phrase.

“But Manman’s father doesn’t seem like that kind of person.” Xia Yuqing expressed her disbelief.

An Wuyang recounted the whole story, and then asked, "Now, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Xia Yuqing replied with distress, "I don't know, I feel this is too troublesome!"

"How about we tell Manman first, and then let her decide for herself?" Xia Yuqing suggested that the person involved should make the decision herself.

After all, this matter involves Lu Manman's father, so it's better to let Lu Manman make the decision.

“Okay, you can come with me.” An Wuyang gestured for Xia Yuqing to come along.

"Wouldn't it be inappropriate for me to go too?" Xia Yuqing hesitated.

“Weren’t you full of curiosity?” An Wuyang stretched out his index finger and made a '9' shape, then gently stroked Xia Yuqing’s nose.

A moment later, the two took the elevator to room 3302.

Lu Manman opened the door with great joy, because according to the usual situation, she would be the one to enjoy Xia Yuqing's big toy. Although she would have to return it in the end, at least she could enjoy it to the fullest.

However, at this moment, when she opened the door, she found that this time it was Xia Yuqing who personally delivered the big toy to her.

This has never happened before!
Over the years, the two of them had maintained a good understanding, and Xia Yuqing would definitely not send her a large toy to her door.

Now that Xia Yuqing has come over, many images flashed through Lu Manman's mind in an instant, such as her playing with big toys with Xia Yuqing.

Thinking about this, Lu Manman felt that this might not be a good idea.

Xia Yuqing interrupted Lu Manman's reverie by speaking first.

"Manman, we want to talk to you about something," Xia Yuqing said.

"Oh!" Lu Manman quickly gestured for the two to come in.

Once the three of them were seated on the sofa in the living room, Lu Manman asked, "What did you want to talk to me about?"

Xia Yuqing looked at An Wuyang.

An Wuyang frowned slightly, pondering how to bring up the matter.
(End of this chapter)