Chapter 518: Reversal of the Situation

“I am crazy. But if I weren’t, how could I have ever achieved the status and success I have today?”

Zhang Kun’s face was thick with smug satisfaction.

He didn’t take Yang Shaokang calling him crazy as an insult at all.

“When I joined the company, you were already a company elder and one of its largest shareholders. Today, you’re still stuck in the same place, while I am no longer the man I once was.”

“I’d advise you to recognize the situation for what it is. Don’t force me to take things to the extreme.”

Everyone has a weak spot, especially good-hearted people.

Their weaknesses are practically innumerable.

So what if Yang Shaokang’s illness was cured by Mu Lin, who appeared out of nowhere? It didn’t matter.

It wouldn’t affect Zhang Kun’s grand ambitions.

“My patience is limited. If you don’t hand over your shares, your most trusted confidant, Su Changyuan, will soon be utterly disgraced and thrown in jail.”

“And that Profound Secret Pharmacy left behind by the old man? I’ll crush it to dust in minutes!”

The moment he said this, the expressions on both Su Changyuan’s and Yang Shaokang’s faces changed drastically.

At a critical juncture like this, there was nothing Zhang Kun wouldn’t do.

The Profound Secret Pharmacy was the old president’s life’s work, a treasure the two of them would protect with their very lives.

Zhang Kun burst out laughing, adopting the posture of a victor.

His son, Zhang Xiaobei, was even more arrogant, clamoring, “You think you can fight my dad? That’s hilarious!”

“Yang Shaokang, you sickly old fool! You’d better not cross us father and son again, or I, this Young Master, will personally send you to your grave.”

“President Yang, what do we do now? We absolutely cannot let them destroy the Profound Secret Pharmacy.”

Su Changyuan looked at Yang Shaokang, completely at a loss.

“Sigh.”

Yang Shaokang let out a sigh.

If he had any other way, he wouldn’t be letting the Zhang father and son threaten them like this.

After falling ill, Yang Shaokang had become a recluse, rarely involving himself in outside affairs.

Even though he had recovered, turning the tables would still take time.

And time was the one thing he didn’t have.

Just then, Su Changyuan thought of something.

‘Mu Lin has already intervened. Things might not be completely hopeless.’

“BEEP BEEP BEEP.”

The clear ring of a phone shattered the oppressive atmosphere.

A short distance away, Zhang Kun pulled out his phone and said smugly, “Tell the shareholders that things are pretty much settled on my end. Tell them to wait patiently.”

“Yang Shaokang’s shares will be in my hands any moment now.”

“No, no, no, President Zhang! You’re in big trouble!”

“I’m perfectly fine. What ‘big trouble’ could I possibly be in?”

Zhang Kun scolded, displeased.

On the other end of the line, Zhang Kun’s assistant said in a strained voice, “A huge amount of damaging material about you and your son has suddenly appeared online.”

“The shareholders are holding an emergency meeting. From the looks of it, they’re probably going to abandon you.”

“What did you say?!”

Zhang Kun stood as if struck by lightning, unable to believe what he was hearing.

Swaying on his feet, Zhang Kun roared, “What the hell is going on? Explain it to me! Clearly!”

An hour ago, the negative news about Su Changyuan and the Profound Secret Pharmacy had vanished from the internet.

In its place was a massive flood of dirt on the Zhang father and son.

Unlike the fabricated, malicious smear posts from before, all the dirt on the Zhangs was backed by solid evidence.

To smear Su Changyuan, the Zhangs had hired a large number of paid posters and unscrupulous writers to flood the web with malicious posts.

Since those posts were only text, they had stirred up public opinion but hadn’t created an overwhelming wave.

The counterattack, however, included not only text but also a large number of photos.

Even more damning, the other party had even released videos.

During his tenure as deputy general manager, Zhang Kun had used his position to embezzle huge profits from Mingyang Pharmaceutical.

Someone had even secretly filmed him hiring people from the Jianghu to take down competitors.

Now, all these photos and videos were plastered all over the internet.

Zhang Kun’s precious son, Zhang Xiaobei, was likewise facing public condemnation.

Zhang Xiaobei was a notorious local playboy who had toyed with countless women.

One video showed Zhang Xiaobei hiring thugs to beat a man into a vegetative state just to steal his girlfriend.

The man is still lying in a hospital bed to this day.

Netizens always say, “pics or it didn’t happen.”

This time, the dirt on the Zhangs didn’t just have pictures—it had videos.

As a result, a massive storm of public opinion had formed in just one short hour.

The company directors who were once in league with Zhang Kun were now all rushing to publicly sever ties with him.

“Bastards! When these guys were taking my money, they were all calling me ‘brother.’ Now that I’m in a little trouble, they want to cut all ties!”

“I won’t let these ungrateful bastards off the hook.”

“This is bad, President Zhang! The authorities are here looking for you!”

And with that, the assistant’s call ended.

“It’s over… It’s all over…”

In that instant, Zhang Kun seemed to age several decades.

‘I was clearly the winner… How did things turn out this way?’

“Zhang Kun, you were laughing so arrogantly just a moment ago. Why’d you stop?”

Mu Lin, who had been fiddling with his phone, slipped it back into his pocket. He crossed his arms and said, “Don’t stop. Keep laughing. I much prefer that wild, arrogant, condescending smile you had before.”

“This deathly pale face you’re making now is just too ugly.”

“It was you! This was your doing, wasn’t it?”

Zhang Kun raised a trembling hand and pointed at them.

“Yang Shaokang! Su Changyuan! You are truly ruthless! Pretending to be helpless on the surface, while you’d already planned how to deal with me behind my back.”

Hearing this, the two exchanged a look, not understanding what Zhang Kun was talking about.

A second later, Su Changyuan’s heart skipped a beat. He turned to Mu Lin and asked, “Mr. Mu, could it be…”

Mu Lin smiled faintly and made an ‘OK’ sign.

Seeing this, Su Changyuan was greatly relieved.

Immediately, Su Changyuan quickly explained how he had asked Mr. Mu to help contain the online smear campaign, and how Mr. Mu had his people handle it.

He finished excitedly, “After that bastard Zhang took that call, he completely fell apart. That means I and the Profound Secret Pharmacy are in the clear!”

“The firestorm of public opinion has burned him instead.”

What Su Changyuan described wasn’t complicated, but the implications left Yang Shaokang utterly stunned.

Even for someone as experienced and worldly as Yang Shaokang, it was difficult to process so quickly.

‘Just who in the world was Mu Lin?’

‘First, I thought he was a miraculous Divine Doctor. How does he have this much influence in the media world too?’

“AHHH!!!”

A scream like a pig being slaughtered echoed all around.

The sound came from Zhang Kun’s precious son, Zhang Xiaobei.

Just now, one of his degenerate friends had sent him a message.

All the despicable things he’d done in the past had been exposed online.

With conclusive evidence, the authorities were looking for him everywhere.

He had to find a way to lie low, fast.

“Dad, I’m in trouble! You have to save me!”

Zhang Xiaobei grabbed Zhang Kun’s arm. “My… activities… with women have been exposed online! They didn’t just post secret photos, there are videos too!”

“Dad, say something! You have to save me!”

“Save you? I can’t even save my own damn skin!”

Zhang Kun said grimly.

“After all that dog-like barking earlier, you’ve finally said something that sounds human.”

Mu Lin, looking infuriatingly smug, said, “You two, father and son, each one worse than the last. Now that your schemes are out in the open, not even the gods can save you.”

“But on the bright side, you two can go to prison together and eat steamed buns. You’ll be able to look after each other.”

“Though, seeing as your son has such delicate skin and a pretty face… once he’s in prison, I’m afraid a lot of ‘big brothers’ will be fighting over the chance to ‘take care’ of him.”

“Hahaha…”

As his words fell, Yang Shaokang and the other two burst out laughing.

“Even if I’m going to prison, I’ll kill you first!”

Of all the people there, the one Zhang Xiaobei hated the most was, without a doubt, Mu Lin.

From the moment Mu Lin had appeared, he hadn’t stopped mocking him.

With disaster imminent, Zhang Xiaobei threw all caution to the wind.

Gritting his teeth, he swung his fists and charged toward Mu Lin.

Mu Lin just pursed his lips.

Before he could react, another figure shot out and struck first.

It was none other than Mo Cangsong.

Mo Cangsong struck Zhang Xiaobei with a backhand palm.

Zhang Xiaobei, who weighed well over a hundred pounds, was sent flying like a rubber ball.

Then, he crashed heavily back to the ground.

“Mr. Mu, you’ve already helped us so much. Allow this old man to handle the rest for you.”

“Then I’ll leave it to you, Elder Mo.”

“It is what I ought to do.”

Mo Cangsong walked step by step toward the Zhang father and son.