Chapter 214: Reap What You Sow, No One to Blame
At this moment, everyone present was dumbstruck.
Ding Fan's kick had been stunningly cool, with fluid movements, a composed posture, and vigorous force... The crowd could only think that such actions were only seen in movies, never expecting that today they would witness it here.
The middle-aged woman next to him watched Xiao Dao, who had been kicked half to death by Ding Fan, with her face full of fury.
"Xiao Dao, fuck your mother, you paid me to mess with Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory, and now that I've been caught, you don't rescue me, fine, but you even try to hit me!" The middle-aged woman was completely enraged; she had seen clearly that if it hadn't been for Ding Fan's interception, she would definitely have been kicked unconscious.
"I'll confess, I'll confess... All of this trouble was orchestrated by this Xiao Dao behind the scenes, I was hired with their money, and that boy was bought from traffickers, the reason why the boy became a vegetable was because Xiao Dao fed him a certain drug. It has nothing to do with Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory," the middle-aged woman said on the side.
At this moment, the camera had recorded everything that had just happened, including everything the middle-aged woman had just said.
After hearing what the middle-aged woman said, the workers of Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory were all filled with indignation. This was simply a destructive scheme. If Ding Fan hadn't been here today to see through the danger, then Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory would have truly been finished.
"This little Japanese bastard is too motherfucking nefarious, coming up with such a vicious method."
"Such people deserve to die for nothing!"
...
The workers of Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory pointed at Xiao Dao on the ground and cursed.
At this time, Yan Ruyao was looking at Ding Fan with a face full of gratitude.
The factory was Yan Ruyao's labor of love, without Ding Fan, there would be no factory. Xiao Dao's scheming plan was clearly aimed to destroy Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory. If Ding Fan hadn't acted, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Moreover, with Yan Ruyao's keen market sense, she believed that after this incident, the sales of Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory's Pill would definitely improve. The factory's current crisis would also be over...
"Dear viewers, Asahi Pharmaceutical Factory from Japan has resorted to such means to frame Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory. We will continue to follow up on this incident with further reporting," said the female reporter now reporting on the spot, feeling as if she had struck gold today.
The news of a Japanese pharmaceutical factory sabotaging Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory would explode like a depth charge upon release, provoking wide public attention.
And now this female reporter had the exclusive scoop on the entire event, a major news story that could be the foundation for her future promotion and salary increase.
What followed was that Yan Ruyao called the police. After the police arrived, they arrested Xiao Dao and the middle-aged woman; Xiao Feng was also taken away by the police, and they would subsequently contact Xiao Feng's relatives to collect the child.
As for the lackey Hao Zhihua, with her master captured, her fate wouldn't be much better.
She had bet Ding Fan that if he could wake Xiao Feng up, she would kneel and walk three circles around the factory building.
After Xiao Dao was taken away, she went straight to beg Yan Ruyao and Ding Fan to let her return to the factory. Hao Zhihua understood that after today, the Japanese pharmaceutical factory would definitely face backlash, and the factory might even be shut down, so Hao Zhihua wanted to return to Jiangyuan.
Such a turncoat, how could Ding Fan possibly accept her? Ding Fan no longer needed Hao Zhihua to kneel. Such a person disgusted him even at a glance; he directly instructed Yan Ruyao to have someone clear Hao Zhihua out...
After resolving the matter with Xiao Dao and others, Ding Fan called the main management staff of the pharmaceutical factory to the office for a meeting.
Ding Fan gave Yan Ruyao the drug formula he had prepared beforehand. It was an improved version of the Pill.
This formula could not only inherit the beneficial effects of the previous Pill but also made up for its deficiencies.
Since Ding Fan had shown his might at the entrance of the factory before, his word naturally carried great credibility in Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory now.
Once Ding Fan issued the instructions, Yan Ruyao immediately started arranging the production of the new drug.
After finishing these tasks, Ding Fan left the factory. The production of new drugs would take some time, and Ding Fan wouldn't be of much help with the following tasks, so he didn't stay to give superfluous orders.
Having left the factory, Ding Fan intended to go straight home. Recently, he had been quite tired from the work related to the enhanced version of the Pill, and thinking of the intimacy with Ruoran from the previous night, Ding Fan wanted to return home early.
To spend time with his lovely wife...
Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory was in the suburbs, and Ding Fan had intended to find a car, but he didn't see any taxis along the way. For a moment, Ding Fan wondered if he should first get a car for transportation.
Now, Ding Fan couldn't yet control a sword, and even if he could, he couldn't very well fly a sword all over the city.
Beep beep...
As Ding Fan walked, the sound of a car honking came from behind him.
When Ding Fan turned to look, he saw a white pickup truck not far behind him; at this moment, the pickup's window rolled down, and a clean, good-looking girl's face appeared in front of Ding Fan.
"Brother Fan, is that really you?"
"Zhen Xiang?"
Inside the pickup truck, the woman sitting was indeed Zhen Xiang.
Ding Fan glanced at the back of the pickup truck, where quite a few flowers were arranged; it looked like Zhen Xiang was about to deliver them somewhere.
"Brother Fan, where are you heading?"
"Back to the city."
"Perfect, I'm also heading to the city. Brother Fan, hop on, I'll give you a ride."
"Okay..."
Ding Fan didn't stand on ceremony with Zhen Xiang, opened the back of the pickup, and got on the truck.
It wasn't just Zhen Xiang in the vehicle; there was also a man in his fifties sitting beside her.
"Dad, this is Brother Fan, the one I've mentioned before who has helped me several times... Brother Fan, this is my father. He's come over to help out because we're too busy here," Zhen Xiang busied herself introducing Ding Fan and her father to each other.
"Hello..." No matter what, Zhen Xiang's father was an elder, and Ding Fan made sure to greet him first.
Zhen Xiang's father sized Ding Fan up and down. With his simple attire, he looked very ordinary.
"Young man, let me tell you, my daughter is the boss of Zhen Xiang Floriculture. You'd better not have any designs on her..."
Zhen Xiang's face turned red at once. She hadn't expected her father to say such a thing. "Dad, what are you talking about?"
"I'm not talking nonsense. My daughter is so outstanding. Young man, you've heard of Qin's Group, haven't you? Now, all of Qin's Group's flowers are managed by my daughter. Tell me, isn't my daughter remarkable..." Zhen Xiang's father said with immense pride.
Zhen Xiang cast a glance at her father. "Dad, please, stop talking nonsense. Brother Fan is a good friend of mine..."
After speaking, Zhen Xiang turned to Ding Fan with a smile, "Brother Fan, you know? The director of Qin's Group's logistics department took the initiative to come to me. From now on, all of Qin's Group's flowers will be supplied by Zhen Xiang Floriculture..."
Seeing Zhen Xiang's joyful expression, Ding Fan knew that the matter he had mentioned to the logistics department's owner had been sorted out.
Ding Fan smiled without letting on too much. "Then I should congratulate you. I said that day wasn't the right time, but when the right time comes, your good luck will follow."
Zhen Xiang nodded. "Yes, sometimes it feels so unreal, even in my dreams. I could never have imagined Qin's Group working with me, let alone giving me all their flower business."
Ding Fan smiled.
On this journey, the few of them were quite jovial. Although Zhen Xiang's father was somewhat cunning in a petty way, he was just a small-time smart guy; but he was very talkative. Along the way, he vividly told stories of his life.
After entering Dancheng, Ding Fan got off the truck early since Zhen Xiang's pickup was heading to Qin's Group to deliver flowers, and he didn't want Zhen Xiang to know that he was looking out for her, so he went straight home.
It was still early when he arrived home, with some time to spare before lunch.
Upon entering his house, Ding Fan saw Ruoran tending to her pot of Fragrant Mind-Consolidating Grass.
The sunbeams showered down, enveloping Ruoran in light. Her figure appeared and disappeared in the light beams, and paired with Ruoran's exceptional grace, she seemed like a fairy descended from the heavens for a moment.
"Why are you back so early today?" Ruoran hadn't expected him back soon, since Ding Fan had left in the morning, but to her surprise, he had returned so quickly.
"I missed you and wanted to come back early to see you," Ding Fan said with a faint smile on his face.
Ruoran snorted softly. "There you go with your crazy talk again. If Mei Li heard you, it would be so embarrassing."
Whether it was recalling the sweet, tender moments from last night or thinking of Mei Li catching her and Ding Fan in a long kiss, Ruoran's cheeks couldn't help turning red.
Cute and endearing...
At this moment, Ding Fan didn't dare to act rashly either. As Ruoran's allure grew stronger, he was truly worried about playing with fire and getting burned, so he decided to head to his room.
"After you left this morning, the company called. It seems the two people you asked for have already reported to the company. They hope you can come by this afternoon to check on them," Ruoran mentioned.
Ding Fan nodded; presumably, Ning Luoxi and Hu Jin had been transferred over. With these two people to support him, he could save himself a lot of trouble.
With some time to spare, Ding Fan went straight to his room, where he had the Wild Ginseng from Heavenly Pool in Honggang City stored in his storage ring. Although Ruoran had started her cultivation, her body was still too frail, and Ding Fan thought of using the Wild Ginseng to refine some Pills to strengthen her body.
Ding Fan's cultivation was already at the Fifth Level of Qi Cultivation, and he had a Pill Furnace at his disposal, so refining some low-level Pills posed no problem for him.