Li Tianran naturally didn't hear the old woman's vicious curse, but even if he did, he would just laugh it off.

Having experienced betrayal and real struggles, his mindset had already changed.

He would no longer let his emotions spiral out of control over such trivial matters.

Soon, Old Yang delivered the excavator to the farm entrance. Li Tianran took out the rental fee for the day. Old Yang, who clearly hadn't had meat in a long time, happily took the white flour and frozen meat and went home.

"Being able to eat meat is already a kind of happiness..."

Li Tianran watched Old Yang leave and sighed softly.

Although he didn't lack food, most residents of Nancheng hadn't tasted meat in a long time.

Due to the influence of toxic plants, many cattle and sheep on ranches had died from poisoning, and their carcasses had been disposed of and completely destroyed.

At this time, although meat wasn't as scarce as fruits and vegetables, it was still a rare commodity.

In the entire Nancheng, only some wealthy people and those in high positions could afford it.

Li Tianran drove the excavator into the farm and began to work.

Soon, a huge pit was quickly dug out of the wasteland in the northern part of the farm...

...

Tianrun Company.

Vice President Ren sat in what used to be Liang Tianyu's office. In front of her was a pile of information about Liang Tianyu's itinerary for the ten days before his death, including who he had contacted, recorded in great detail.

Although Liang Tianyu used to be in charge of Tianrun Company, Vice President Ren wasn't a fool. She had secretly cultivated her own power and had been monitoring Liang Tianyu.

This information was given to Vice President Ren by one of Liang Tianyu's personal secretaries.

However, the records for two of those ten days were completely blank. According to calculations, those were the day of Liang Tianyu's death and the day before!

Liang Tianyu didn't come to work on those two days.

"The records before those two days are completely normal, which means that the most important clue is still within those two days of missing records..." Vice President Ren rubbed her temples with some distress. "However, the company's surveillance records were also secretly deleted by Liang Tianyu, and all of his confidants have disappeared without a trace. The clues are completely cut off."

Knock, knock, knock!

Just as Vice President Ren was worried about this matter, a secretary's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Vice President Ren, the Bai researcher from the head office is about to arrive. Should we go and greet him?"

Vice President Ren raised her eyebrows.

Yesterday, the head office issued a notice that due to the ferocity of the toxic symptoms after the mutation, they had temporarily decided to open a research institute in Nancheng to specifically develop targeted treatments.

And the Bai researcher the secretary was talking about was the person in charge sent down by the head office.

"I understand." Vice President Ren straightened out her slightly wrinkled cuffs and collar, and walked out.

She actually didn't think much of the head office's decision. It had been almost ten days since the mutation began. In these ten days, the public had become very wary of toxic vegetables, and there were few cases of accidental ingestion. Even if the head office invested a lot of money to open a research institute now and managed to develop a special medicine, it would probably be too late.

However, this was, after all, a decision made by the head office, and it was using the head office's funds. As the head of a branch company, she had no right to object.

All she could do was follow the arrangements, receive the researchers, choose a site for the research institute, and then she wouldn't have to worry about the rest.

Downstairs at Tianrun Company.

A Mercedes-Benz car stopped.

The back door opened, and a young man in a neat black suit got out of the car, shook hands with Vice President Ren, and gave a bright smile: "Hello, I am Bai Jingyan."

Vice President Ren looked at the man in front of her, her bright eyes revealing just the right amount of surprise: "Researcher Bai, I didn't expect you to be so young!"

Bai Jingyan was about twenty-seven or eight years old, with a neat short haircut, fair skin, a gentle smile on his face, exuding an elegant aura. His gold-rimmed glasses added to his scholarly air.

The only flaw was that he seemed a little thin, which seemed to be a common problem for all researchers...

Overall, he was the kind of person who gave people a friendly impression at first glance.

He didn't seem like a rigid researcher, but more like a knowledgeable university professor!

And the kind that could most easily arouse the affection of female students in their blossoming years!

"Vice President Ren is a heroine," Bai Jingyan nodded with a smile. "You must be younger than me? Already the general manager of a branch company, which is enough to show the head office's trust in you. I should learn from you!"

The two exchanged a few pleasantries.

Bai Jingyan said, "Vice President Ren, let's not say too much. I'm here with a mission, and time is tight, so let's talk about work right away! I heard that you already have a general location for the research institute. Can I take a look?"

"Of course." Vice President Ren said, "According to your requirements, I chose the location in the suburbs. It's very quiet there, and people won't easily disturb us. Let's go take a look together."

"Okay." Bai Jingyan nodded.

Just then, two burly, fierce-looking men got out of the Mercedes-Benz. One of them had a hideous scar on his face, like a centipede. Just looking at it made one's scalp tingle.

Vice President Ren couldn't help but let her gaze linger on the faces of the two burly men for a moment.

Bai Jingyan seemed to notice Vice President Ren's unusual gaze, and immediately pushed the frame of his glasses with his finger and smiled: "They are my assistants. Although they don't look good, their professional knowledge is very solid!"

Vice President Ren inadvertently glanced at the calluses on the tiger's mouths of the two burly men, and then looked at Bai Jingyan's delicate hands, as smooth as a young girl's skin.

She wanted to say something, but in the end, it turned into a smile.

Whether these two people were assistants or bodyguards, in short... it had nothing to do with her.

She just needed to do her job well.

...

Li Tianran was working enthusiastically on the farm.

Just then, he suddenly saw a Mercedes-Benz S-Class car speeding past on the road in front of the farm.

Li Tianran frowned when he saw this.

In a small town like this in the suburbs, high-end cars like this were rare. He suddenly thought of Liang Tianyu.

Could this car be here to investigate the cause of Liang Tianyu's death?

If that were the case, then he should indeed pay more attention.

Inside the car.

Bai Jingyan sat in the passenger seat, looking at the surrounding environment through the car window, nodding repeatedly: "This place is pretty good, quiet, I like it!"

"..." Vice President Ren sat beside him, silent.

"Hey, what's that base over there? The walls are built very well!" Bai Jingyan suddenly said, pointing to the distance as if he had seen something.

Vice President Ren squinted her eyes and looked over, raising her eyebrows and saying, "It seems... to be a farm?"

"Stop the car! Let's talk to the owner of the farm!" Bai Jingyan said softly, "The location of this farm is very good, and the area is large enough. This is exactly the environment I'm looking for!"