If the other party is just bluffing, then silence will not allow them to obtain any useful information. As long as there is no evidence, Rhine Lab will put pressure on Lungmen to force them out. Of course, if you mess up something like this, you will definitely be punished when you go back, but you won't be silenced.

"You really won't say anything at all? Fine, I'll go ask your men."

"Uh..." Still silent. Those people were even less likely to confess, and the testimonies of those thugs could easily be overturned. Rhine Life was a large and powerful company, and could find powerful lawyers.

“Uh…” The little tiger’s emerald green eyes stared at the other party, slowly turning into a calm, jade-like color. “Okay, you know what? I’m different from Old Chen and the others. Old Chen is constrained and influenced by too many rules and regulations. He’s too rule-abiding and expects to change anything under other people’s rules. But I’m different. Mergers, acquisitions, eliminations, bankruptcies—that’s how business and capital operate.”

“Uh…” Director Carret didn’t quite understand what the little tiger opposite him was talking to. Wasn’t this a very ordinary and low-level business process?

"I've also figured out the difference between business and administration during my time working in the Guard Bureau. In administration, no one wants to make mistakes. To avoid mistakes, there are strict procedures to follow. Unreasonable evidence will not be accepted. Torture cannot be used to extract confessions. Without irrefutable evidence, a conviction cannot be made. In order to avoid making bigger mistakes, certain mistakes are tolerated."

“Doing business is different. It doesn’t require evidence or compliance with procedures. An employee can be fired if he fails to meet the required business targets, regardless of whether he follows the procedures or not. A company can go bankrupt if it doesn’t meet the profit targets, regardless of whether it is righteous or evil, or whether it operates legally.”

"what do you want to say in the end?"

"Ha...you've finally spoken up. So, you've decided to confess?"

"Uh……"

"Alright, 48 hours is about right. Let him go."

"Hmm?" Carret hadn't expected that after rambling on about all that nonsense, the little tiger would actually let him go in the end. What kind of conspiracy was behind this?

However, the Royal Guard agents did complete the procedures to end the interrogation and detention. The sun was shining brightly outside, and it seemed that as soon as you stepped inside, you would melt into a sea of ​​light. This was quite uncomfortable and unfamiliar to Deputy Director Carret, who had been doing dirty work for many years.

Are you sure you want to do this?

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it within the system. So, I can only resort to methods outside the system, like if I can't defeat their company, I can just acquire and merge with it from the outside." The little tiger made a penguin-like sound.

"Alright, Vasily, keep an eye on him..."

“Received—” Carret realized he was being followed before he had walked half a block. After a slight sigh at the level of the Guard Bureau, he quickly turned into a side street, intending to teach these arrogant Guard Bureau rookies a lesson.

The heavy footsteps quickened. Carret clenched his fists, waiting for his pursuers to appear, but...

"Boom!" The thin wall panel shattered, and a large hand encased in an exoskeleton grabbed his collar and pulled him back. Then, a "Mediator" was pressed against his forehead.

Unlike the Guard Bureau's pistols, which require some Originium Arts to use, have slightly lower power, and are more agile and easier to operate, the Yeti version does not require Originium Arts. It does not need to consider reducing its power below average to suit the user's Originium Arts talents.

"Is it really necessary for you to just let me go like this?" Carret raised his hand, and just as he was about to turn around, he was hit on the neck.

A carotid sinus strike to knock someone unconscious is a technical skill. To ensure that you knock someone out rather than kill them, you need specialized training and practice. It's not like in the movies where someone just hits you on the side and you pass out with some weird switch.

However, the clumsy yetis had other tools to help them. After being hit hard on the neck, Carret, who was a little dizzy, hadn't even reacted when a small gadget was pressed against his waist.

"Tsk, in the end we still have to use a stun gun. Your skills are terrible."

"I'm a sniper, I don't need this skill, you bastard!" Vasily picked up the prisoner who had collapsed to the ground, quickly crossed the alley, jumped onto the prepared truck, and disappeared around the corner.

When Carret woke up, he found himself in a cold storage room surrounded by rows of frozen pork. The room was so cold that it gave him goosebumps. “You’re awake. Come on, let me introduce myself. I’m the deputy director of Yeti Security. You can call me Mr. Petrenko, yes, your colleague—” The Ursus man in front of him chuckled.

"It's you? What do you want?" Carret was a little flustered. It was better to fall into the hands of the Guard Bureau than to fall into the hands of his colleagues.

Because these colleagues don't care about evidence, human rights, or procedures; they will use any means to get what they want out of someone else's mouth.

He himself had done many such things and seen many executives of rival companies weeping and wailing in front of him, looking like they were begging for life but couldn't die.

Therefore, when they fall into the hands of these people, the psychological pressure they experience is several times that of others.

“Let’s get straight to the point and save some trouble.” Peter pulled up a chair and sat back down in front of him. “You’ll cooperate a bit, go and confess to the Guard Bureau, and tell them everything you know.”

“What exactly do you want? You’re not farmers…” Carret suddenly stopped, “Damn it, Tri-United Pharmaceuticals, I knew it!”

"Good to know. The boss is preparing to launch the next version of the drug to the market. However, Rhine Life is blocking the way. Without a reasonable reason, the Lungmen Administration and various hospitals will not easily use our drug. Although those small clinics and black clinics that cater to infected people use a lot, the profits don't go into our hands. They sell it for 10,000 per box, while we only earn 500. Moreover, if the price is too high, they can't afford it and sales will be low. You can understand, right?"

"So, we need to find a way to drive Rhine Life out of Lungmen. By the way, our boss is currently lobbying the Lungmen Authority to establish an infected relief center to sell affordable medicines and provide low-interest medical loans to a group of infected people with clean backgrounds and legitimate jobs. She is also planning to promote medical insurance business, which is a huge procurement order."

However, neither Commander Wei, nor the Management Bureau, nor the investors don't quite trust the capabilities of Sanlian Pharmaceutical. You see…”

"What if you don't have time to build a brand? You'll just ruin it. So, Director Carret, this shouldn't be unfamiliar to you, right? Aren't you a veteran in this business too?"

Carret remained silent. This was indeed something Colombians often did: what to do when they couldn't defeat, acquire, or merge with Colombians and their efforts were blocked?

Lobbying politicians, arresting their executives to plead guilty, then using this opportunity to smear their brand, and using policies and laws to restrict and sanction them, forcing them to cooperate.

"I heard that you guys used this method to acquire Loken Water Tank not long ago, tsk tsk—"

Peter is blatantly lying. He knows the culprits who blew up the Loken Water Tank Laboratory and destroyed the other party's stock price. He even has a drink with them in the Rhodes Island lounge from time to time.

The problem is that Carret doesn't know this. Although he knows that Rhine Labs didn't do this, at least not his department, Rhine Labs, Blacksteel, Thor, and so on have done this kind of dirty work countless times.

With this false accusation pinned on him, even as the deputy director of the security department, he dared not say that it was definitely a slander.

It's quite possible that it was actually the work of one of our own special operations departments, but we just didn't know it.

"Look, I've put it this far, Director, do you understand what I mean? We don't care about the methods; we'll make you confess honestly. We've done things like kidnapping family members. By the way, I remember which city in Colombia your daughter lives in… um—"

“I said,” Carret lowered his head. He knew these people’s methods, because he was a veteran of it. Therefore, there was no point in resisting.

“Alright, he’s confessed. Now, find a car and take him to the Guard Bureau, saying he’s going to turn himself in,” Petrenko said, wiping his hands as he walked out.

"How do you know he has a daughter, and that she lives in Colombia?"

"I just guessed. It doesn't matter if I'm wrong. We've prepared plenty of tools. We can just take it one step at a time and we'll be able to pry it open sooner or later."

"Is it true that the landlady was trying to persuade Lungmen to establish a relief department?"

"To be precise, half of it is true. She did submit such a report, arguing that a large number of infected people are idle in their daily lives and quickly become the root cause of crime in Longmen due to their illness and insecurity. She suggested setting up a special department to purchase drugs from major pharmaceutical companies and sell them to the infected people at a fair price."

Because of this, a large number of infected people will have to find work due to the availability of medicine, and the economic pressure from taking medicine will make them afraid to quit their jobs easily. This is a good thing for the various manufacturing industries in Lungmen, and it may also be a good thing for the infected people.

"However, the application was rejected by the Administration Bureau because of a shortage of funds; they said they didn't have the money to do this kind of thing."

"What about medical insurance..."

"Yes, we have it. It's a new business launched by the boss's family's Swire Group. The boss has already bought it for us all. Actually, it's just a charade—"

One sells insurance, and the other sells essential medicines that are covered by insurance. It's hard for them to lose money; it's practically a matter of transferring money from one hand to the other. And the money paid by those who are not infected or have not developed symptoms is essentially pure profit.

Low-interest medical loans are another matter; Swire Group lends money and then uses it to buy Sanlian products, and Swire itself owns shares in Sanlian...

To prevent others from profiting from this cycle, it is necessary to ensure that infected individuals in Longmen, or at least those within the area covered by this insurance business, can only purchase the triple therapy drug.

Although the triple therapy is much cheaper, it also lacks sufficient brand recognition. This could lead to infected individuals using the money to buy Rheinland's drugs, given that it's a well-established brand with proven efficacy over many years.

If we can't force infected people to buy our own medicine, then what can we do? Of course, we should find a way to squeeze Rhine Life out of the market.

Rhine Labs, Lungmen Outpost: "Open the door! Guard Bureau search!" Before the people inside could react, a heavy-armored operator slammed a hammer into the door, creating a crack, and then kicked it open.

"Damn it, we missed them!" Old Chen gritted his teeth as he looked at the mess inside. All kinds of research data and documents had been turned into a pile of black ash. Everything that could be destroyed had been destroyed. The other party had left in a very hurried but also very meticulous manner, leaving no clues for the Lungmen Guard Bureau to investigate.

“No wonder Lao Wei gave the search warrant so readily…” Lao Chen shook his head. Lao Wei’s reasoning was valid; he needed to review the evidence and persuade others. In the end, he did give the search warrant, but that was enough time for Rhine Life to evacuate these strongholds.

As for where the intelligence leaked from, Old Chen didn't need to think about it at all, because there were too many channels. The Guard Bureau might have leaked it, the Administration Bureau and the Commerce Bureau might have leaked it, and the high-ranking officials of Lungmen might have been flirting with Rhine Lab. Even Old Wei himself might be a source of leaked intelligence.

"Tsk, now we can only look to Char Siu Cat's side." Old Chen reluctantly slammed Chi Xiao down on the lab table. "Hopefully she'll make some progress."

"What wind blew you here, Swire, Sir?" The head of Rhine Life's Lungmen branch looked at Swire with a forced smile. "We have normal business facilities here. This forced search might affect our business. I wonder if you can take responsibility for that?"

“I can handle it,” the little tiger said with a smile. “Even if it makes it impossible for you to operate, and you close down and protest, I’ll just buy up this whole area and all of Rhine Life’s Lungmen business.”

"Perfect timing! I'm also a shareholder of Sanlian Pharmaceuticals. Turning this place into an affiliated hospital and research institute for Sanlian Pharmaceuticals would be a good idea, saving us the trouble of purchasing new equipment."

"you!"

"What's wrong with me? As for the opinions of other Lungmen merchants, I don't care. If you don't want to do business, then get lost... Merchants are here to make money, not to argue with me or uphold justice."

The little tiger's expression instantly changed. "Search for me! If you mess this up, I'll take responsibility!"

A group of Guard Bureau agents chuckled slyly, "Sorry, that's what the boss said, move out!" A large group of people rushed in like wolves and tigers, meticulously searching every inch of the premises.

"I will complain to Commander Wei..."

"Go ahead, I've been fired, so I'll just focus on running the company. By the way, my family is planning to get into the security business recently. Should I use some of my pocket money to buy shares and then contract out security work for companies big and small in Longmen?" The little tiger rested his index finger on his chin, looking completely innocent.

"Uh..." The branch manager felt like a hundred thousand alpacas were galloping through his mind. Old Chen, a pure cop, wasn't scary. What annoyed him was Swire, who would just go back and inherit a billion-dollar family business if she didn't do a good job. Why did you, a perfectly good young lady, become a cop, and with such enthusiasm for the job?

She's not afraid of losing her job; on the contrary, if she really did lose it, her fiancé and father would probably have to write her thank-you letters. Then, they'd turn around and fund her efforts to oppose her.

Swire Group belongs to her family, and Xia Group might even be hers in the future, but Rhine Life doesn't. Caught between a dutiful employee and two deadly competitors, there's no doubt the head office will fire her.

Upon discovering that fulfilling his duties brought no benefit, the branch manager immediately deflated, saying, "Fine, search then!"

He had already given up hope. Anyway, there were no secrets here. Those deadly things had either been moved or destroyed, so no matter how they searched, they wouldn't find anything.

"Boss, we've searched it, nothing." "You really searched everything? The ceiling? The wastepaper basket? The changing room? The lockers? This minister's desk? Every nook and cranny? Search every inch of the place!"

“Miss Swire, don’t go too far! This is outrageous! And this doesn’t comply with search regulations at all. You’re deliberately disrupting our legitimate business operations.” The branch manager’s face turned green.

"I'm going too far! Go ahead and send me the evidence, keep searching! What are you looking at me for? Do I have any evidence on my face?"

"Fine, let's see what you can come up with..." The branch manager sat on the sofa angrily, arms crossed, looking at Swire. "Do you think you're so great just because you're the young lady of the Swire Group? Do you think we're afraid of you?"

"Sorry, that's impressive. Keep searching. In a couple of days I'll apply for a new search warrant and search your production base and laboratories as well. I don't believe you really left no evidence."

"Boss, we found this in his desk..." a VIP card for a certain club. "Oh, I see, copy it!"

"Wait, what are you going to do?"

"Let's also raid some prostitution." The Guardian agent grinned and pulled out handcuffs. "Will you put them on yourself, or will we help you?"

"Uh..." This is simply a case of finding fault where none exists, but it's clear that the other party is targeting Rhine Labs.

Although there is currently no complete chain of evidence proving that Rhine Labs was involved in human trafficking, this is only from the judge's perspective. For Swire and Chen, the current clues and evidence all point to Rhine Labs, Raytheon Industries, and even Black Steel and other companies being involved.

However, for now, the only option is to focus on Rhine Lab, which has already revealed its weaknesses, and deliver a heavy blow. They cannot broaden their attack, otherwise they will become the target of everyone's criticism.

If you don't do your job carefully and your competitors find a weakness, then you can only blame your own incompetence. As for Xia's Group and Sanlian Pharmaceutical, no other enterprise group thinks they are clean.

Based on Terra's technical capabilities and scientific understanding, no one would believe that someone like Sanlian, who is addicted to playing with wet devices every day, claims to be as innocent and pure as a white lotus, that he did not smuggle human beings or conduct illegal human experiments, and that all the samples were provided by volunteers!

If Swire hadn't met Ms. Yelena, the provider of the "Yellow Cold Tube" sample, she wouldn't have believed it either.

Then, the White Rabbit's dark history and nicknames increased—leaf-cooled pipe, leaf-cooled tower, leaf-cooled water tank, and if the White Rabbit hadn't brought out a shotgun, there might have been household wet appliance products like leaf-cooled air conditioner and leaf-cooled refrigerator.

Although there are no blade-cooled air conditioners, central blade-cooled towers for overall cooling are already being installed, and tower boilers for heating are also under construction and installation.

Moreover, Ye's cold storage facility was already operational, and Lao Xia was even planning to load it onto Amiya Logistics' vehicles so that it could be delivered via a complete cold chain.

"The core of the future refrigeration industry, the mother of the air conditioning industry, transforming into billions to save people from the heat..."

"If you say that again, I'll punch you!" The white rabbit angrily raised her fist.

Of course, she really can't beat Little Tiger in hand-to-hand combat. She might not even be able to beat Talulah, provided they don't use guns.

The title of Chapter Twenty-Nine was killed by Rabbit.

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