Chapter 65: Shocking Events.
He reached home, hit the shower, puked twice, and then went to sleep. Han Lingshi did not know about what happened tonight, but in the morning, entire city will know about this. Thinking about it, Hao Ren said, "Xiao Mei, inform all the staff of Empress International that if they do not want to get involved in this issue, they should not talk about Liam Trime ever."
Xiao Mei asked, "Boss, didn\'t you say that Miss Han would be able to get out of this situation with ease?"
Hao Ren nodded, and said, "Since I can help her avoid this situation, so it is what I should do."
Xiao Mei replied, "Whatever you say lover boy."
Hao Ren furrowed his brow as he looked at his mobile but then shook his head and turned in for the night. A few coming days, he would be haunted in his dreams, all he hoped was that it would not be as bad as last time.
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In the morning, Han Lingshi woke up, she was dizzy and her head was aching. She groaned and turned to look around her. She held her head and stood up to walk out of the room. Han Lingxue was watching the daily news when she sensed movement behind her. She turned around and greeted her, "Good Morning Big Sis."
Han Lingshi groaned as she sat down on the couch and said, "Turn down the volume, its too loud."
Han Lingxue smiled and stood up from her seat as she questioned, "Why do you drink so much when you know that you cannot handle any of it?"
Han Lingshi just glared at her. Han Lingshi walked inside the kitchen and took out the cold lemonade from the refrigerator. As Hao Ren instructed, she added two spoonful of brown sugar to it and bought it for Han Lingshi, who was still behaving like a grumpy cat.
Han Lingshi looked at her weirdly and asked, "How do you know that lemonade deals with hangover?"
Han Lingxue rolled her eyes and said, "Do you think I am a child? This was made by Brother-in-law. He was so gentle with you."
Han Lingshi rolled her eyes and avoided the teasing remark in the end. She took a sip of the lemonade and her pain seemed to have instantly relieved. Han Lingxue sat down on the couch and turned up the volume.
The reporter said, "Jade Capital is a happening place and is filled with a variety of news but last night a few shocking events took place. One of them comes from the Chairman of Thunder Technologies, Mister Hao Ren, who was spotted in the entertainment zone of the capital on a date with a person known as the jewel of the Jade Capital, Miss Han Lingshi. The couple confirmed that they were dating."
Han Lingshi was shocked when she heard this, her eyes opened wide. She took a deep breath and looked at Han Lingxue, who was smiling and said, "Mom called me when she saw this. Get ready for the heavy incoming."
The news continued, and a clipping of Hao Ren and Han Lingshi embracing each other. The lady took a deep breath and said, "Since Ren said we are dating, then I will follow. He has been holding back because of me, and given his success, reaching the target would not take long."
Han Lingxue gave her a thumbs up and said, "I support you."
The news continued, and the reporter said, "Moving along, the police department has discovered a gruesome corpse at the Nature Temple outside the city. The victim is shot multiple times, and an autopsy is underway. A tourist discovered the mess and reported the situation. The identity of the victim has not yet been found. Let\'s hear what the commissioner of Police has to say about this."
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Hao Ren woke up with a faint trace of darkness around his eyes. He sighed and freshened up before he decided to go and inspect the situation at the manufacturing plant. He wanted to see how the project was progressing. Just as he was getting into his car, Xiao Mei said, "Boss, the head of the Ye family fled. The international agencies apprehended Ye Tianshan."
Hao Ren took a deep breath and said, "I did not expect them to move so quickly. Well, that old man Ye sure is cunning, to think that he managed to run away in such a quick time. Do you have his location."
Xiao Mei replied, "Yes, I have the location, but it is a bit tricky to extract him."
Hao Ren raised his brows and asked, "What could be so difficult about extracting him? He is not a VIP of the nation, is he?"
Xiao Mei replied, "He is hiding in the demilitarized zone in the Blackstone Nation."
Hao Ren opened his eyes wide in shock and asked, "I did not expect this man to have such connections."
Xiao Mei replied, "He does have connections and guess who else is there with him."
Hao Ren turned on the ignition and drove out of the parking space as he said, "Red Banner left overs."
Xiao Mei replied, "Bingo!"
Hao Ren nodded and after a few minutes of driving he said, "Give me a threat assessment."
Xiao Mei turned quite and said, "They won\'t be able to make any moves against you for a few months."
Thinking about it, the young man said, "Well, keep an eye on them in the background. Also, buy out the stocks and shares of Crown Internationals."
Xiao Mei said, "Boss, you don\'t have that much money in the account."
Hao Ren shook his head and said, "Don\'t worry, we will be acquiring them to gain fame. Thunder Crown for the Empress sounds very nice, no?"
Xiao Mei took a deep breath and asked, "I did not expect you to be so romantic."
Hao Ren did not comment and just moved through the traffic. He called Lynn Carter and said, "Miss Carter, I am going to check the factory, can you to tell the manager there to come and meet me."
Lynn Carter agreed and said, "Yes, sir, I will make the call now."
Hao Ren nodded and disconnected the call. He drove through the traffic quickly, and called Han Lingshi. The call was picked up after a few moments and the lady said, "Good morning."
Hao Ren smiled and asked, "Good morning, can you tell me why you do you sound so low?"
Han Lingshi sighed, "I just finished dealing with a bunch of old people at home who heard the news about us dating. Grandpa wants to meet you."
Hao Ren replied, "I don\'t mind meeting them, but if they tried to be nosy, you know I will not hold back anymore."
The lady wasn\'t surprised, she knew very well why he said this. She replied, "Hmm, well, I told them to back off for now. They are so controlling I swear."
Hao Ren chuckled and replied, "Is my mother any lesser?"
Han Lingshi smiled on the other side. Hao Ren told her about the message that he sent to all the people of the Empress International. Han Lingshi was surprised to find that Hao Ren acted so decisive and ruthlessly. She asked, "What if someone still went to the police and named us?"
Hao Ren shook his head and said, "They won\'t do that, because in half an hour the police will announce his real identity and those soft hearted dumb people will realize that it was better for them to stay away."
Han Lingshi nodded and the call diverted to the things they wanted to do for the rest of the day. Soon, Hao Ren reached the manufacturing factory and found a middle aged man standing at the gates. He could tell that this man was the manager. Hao Ren parked his car, and got off quickly.
The middle-aged man asked, "Might you be President Hao?"
Hao Ren nodded and extended his hand as he said, "You are Mister Simone, the director of production?"
The middle-aged man humbly shook his hand and nodded. He said, "Welcome to the Thunder Cloud Factory, sir."
Hao Ren nodded with a faint smile on his face, "Director Simone, would you please show me around? I would like to see the faculty."
The man nodded and quickly led Hao Ren to the plants. The place was filled with people, and the machines, it was very loud. Simone first showed Hao Ren the production lines of the Koro-Koro cleaning bot. Then he took them to the end of the factory where they were assembling Grace, the house bots.
Hao Ren closely inspected the samples and nodded in satisfaction. He looked around and suddenly he frowned. It was not plausible for them to create another production unit in a short time. Suddenly, he asked, "Director Simone, how long is a full work shift now?"
Simone replied, "Sir, the employees report at nine in the morning and work till twelve in the morning, then one hour for lunch and then they resume work till five in the evening."
Hao Ren nodded and looked at the faces of the workers. Suddenly, he said, "Can you suspend the work for today and gather all the workers in one place? I would like to talk to them for a bit. Make sure that their salary is not deducted."
Simone was shocked and after some hesitation, he asked, "Sir, one day of lose work will cause some losses."
Hao Ren raised his hand and said, "We can handle it all, don\'t worry, I have my own methods to deal with this situation. Just do as I say."
Hao Ren wanted to achieve a new height and for that the first step will be taken now. His enemies would not be making any move for the time being. Since that was the case, he would use this time to get stronger.