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The security guard stared resolutely at Chen Ye. "Please leave immediately."

"I won’t leave. What are you going to do about it?"

Chen Ye shouted and swung another slap, but this time, the security guard blocked it.

"Hey, you dare to fight back?"

Chen Ye suddenly began to yell, "A Qifei Group security guard is hitting people!"

Hearing the commotion, Wang Cong and the others came over.

"What happened?" Wang Cong’s face was somber as he cast a cold glance at the security guard. "Researcher Chen, are you all right?"

Chen Ye sighed. "Director Wang, this security guard wouldn’t let me in. I tried to reason with him, but he hit me. I got angry and tried to hit back, but he stopped me."

A classic case of the aggressor playing the victim.

Wang Cong, however, ignored the truth and turned directly to Li Qingyan. "President Li, you must give me an explanation. Chen Ye is our chief researcher at Refined Pharmaceutical. He was merely curious and wanted to take a look inside. There’s no need for your security guard to assault him, is there?"

Li Qingyan glanced at the security guard. "Don’t be afraid. Tell the truth. If it’s his fault, the company will back you up."

The security guard nodded. "He insisted on barging in, and his language was incredibly foul. Then he attacked me. The first time, I didn’t expect it, and he hit me in the face. I blocked the second attempt. That’s what happened. President Li, there are surveillance cameras here that can prove my innocence."

"Hmm." Li Qingyan looked at Wang Cong. "Refined Pharmaceutical is a large company. He clearly saw the sign that says ’Confidential Research Lab,’ yet he still tried to force his way in. Is this how your chief researcher behaves? He assaults someone and then has the gall to accuse our security guard of doing the same? I’m having someone copy the surveillance footage right now so we can all see."

She waved her hand, and someone immediately went to carry out her order.

Chen Ye’s expression turned ugly. He hadn’t expected the people at the Qifei Group to be so principled. At any other company, the boss would have likely backed down for the moment, maybe even scolding the security guard on the spot. Why is this company so different?

"Why look at the footage? If I say he hit me, he hit me! Are you questioning my integrity? I am a famous researcher in Dragon Country!"

Chen Ye shouted, "Director Wang, the Qifei Group is clearly disrespecting us and even trying to slander us! Should we really be discussing a partnership with them?"

Wang Cong’s face darkened as well. He knew exactly what kind of person Chen Ye was. The surveillance footage would expose the lie, and he didn’t want to watch it either.

"All right, President Li. It’s a trivial matter. Just have your security guard apologize and we’ll leave it at that," Wang Cong said.

His arrogance was incredible. Despite knowing his own man was at fault, he still demanded an apology.

"If our security guard is at fault, he will naturally apologize. If he isn’t, why should he?" Li Qingyan looked coldly at Wang Cong. Perhaps influenced by Yang Qi, she had also become incredibly principled.

Soon, the surveillance video was delivered, and Li Qingyan played it for everyone to see.

Chen Ye’s face fell, but Wang Cong’s expression grew even more grim.

"Well done, Li Qingyan," Wang Cong snarled, furious with humiliation. "Refined Pharmaceutical came in good faith to partner with your backwater company, and this is how you treat us. Fine. Just you wait. I won’t let you get away with this."

He was clearly in the wrong, yet he spoke as if he were the victim.

"Right is right, and wrong is wrong. You are free to leave, but first, Chen Ye must apologize and compensate our security guard for his losses. Otherwise, we’ll be calling the Heavenly Supervision Hall right now," Li Qingyan said coldly.

She had wanted to partner with Refined Pharmaceutical, but after witnessing the character of their people, she knew the company wasn’t worth it.

"You!" Wang Cong’s face darkened as he glared at Li Qingyan.

At that moment, he suddenly spotted a few people in the crowd.

It was Jiang Yue and several other researchers Yang Qi had poached for the Qifei Group.

"Researcher Jiang Yue, is it? I imagine the Qifei Group’s current success is entirely thanks to the efforts of you and your colleagues," Wang Cong said with a sudden laugh.

Jiang Yue shook her head. "I’m nothing special, just a small part of this large, intricate machine. The reason our company can develop such excellent medicines is mainly due to our boss’s wise leadership and everyone’s hard work."

She wasn’t just flattering her boss. Whether it was the Beauty Pill, the Body Tempering Pill, or even the cancer-curing Divine Medicine, the boss was the one who had provided the initial prototypes for them to study or who had proposed the core concepts in the first place.

"Heh. Everyone’s hard work? The boss’s wisdom? I bet you just stole the formulas for those medicines, didn’t you?" Wang Cong sneered.

"Director Wang, such an accusation carries legal consequences," Li Qingyan replied coolly.

She had had enough of these idiots from Refined Pharmaceutical. They had arrived acting high and mighty, as if they were here on a charity mission, and had even tried to steal secrets and assault their security guards. Now they were making accusations like this. It was too much.

"Heh, why so defensive, President Li? If you didn’t steal it, you didn’t steal it," Wang Cong said with a dismissive wave. He turned back to Jiang Yue. "There’s no future for talented people like you in a small company like this. I bet the salary isn’t high either. Why not join us at Refined Pharmaceutical? I guarantee your salary will increase tenfold, and the career prospects are definitely better. Think it over."

Poaching her staff right in front of her made Li Qingyan’s expression grow even colder. "Director Wang, don’t you think you’re going too far?"

"Too far? I don’t think so. If Jiang Yue and the others feel it’s better to join me, you can’t stop them, can you? Don’t worry, I’ll cover their breach of contract penalties," Wang Cong sneered.

"The penalties? Can you afford them?" Li Qingyan retorted.

"How much? I can pay it right now," Wang Cong said disdainfully.

"Ten billion. Per person," Li Qingyan said with a light laugh.

Wang Cong’s face instantly stiffened.

"Oh, and about the salary—you really intend to pay them ten times more? Their current base salary is five million a year. Ten times that would be fifty million. Are you sure you want to offer that? If you are, then I really couldn’t stop them from leaving," Li Qingyan said sarcastically.

Wang Cong’s expression grew even darker. Fifty million a year? In his dreams! Chen Ye’s own salary is only five million.

"President Li, you must be joking. There’s a limit to everything," Wang Cong said coldly.

"President Li isn’t joking. Our initial breach of contract penalty was ten billion, and our annual salary is indeed five million," Jiang Yue explained.

"In that case, I’ll offer you six million a year. Come with me. A ten-billion penalty is legally unenforceable, so you don’t have to worry about it," Wang Cong said. "If they dare to stop you, I’ll handle it."

"Thank you for your kind offer, Mr. Wang, but we are very happy at the Qifei Group. We have never considered leaving, and we won’t, unless the company no longer wants us," Jiang Yue and the others said, shaking their heads.