Thus, the stock price of Shen's Group continued to plummet as if suffering from diarrhea.
Rumors constantly fermented, eventually attracting the attention of the national cultural relics department.
The head of the cultural relics department immediately arranged for the archaeological bureau to conduct an investigation.
How could Shen's Group stop the people representing the state's public power?
In fact, when the news first started circulating, Shen Mingjue had considered conducting a private investigation.
If there was an ancient tomb underground, he would secretly excavate it under the cover of darkness, transfer all the artifacts, and then use heavy machinery to completely level the tomb.
Never did he expect the archaeological bureau to arrive so quickly, essentially sealing it off before he could make a move.
After an archaeological expert's investigation, it was finally confirmed that there was indeed a large tomb beneath the ground, and its level was very high, second only to imperial tombs.
Now, even clandestine operations were impossible, and this piece of land would have to remain stuck with him.
Eight point two billion, a full eight point two billion in liquid cash!
Shen Mingjue's heart bled.
This significant misstep caused the board of directors to be extremely dissatisfied with Shen Mingjue as the executive president.
All members demanded a change in leadership.
Seeing that the public anger was irrepressible, the elderly Mr. Shen had no choice but to swap the positions of Shen Mingjue and Shen Minghuang.
Previously, Shen Mingjue was the president, and Shen Minghuang was the vice president.
Now, they swapped, with Shen Minghuang as president and Shen Mingjue as vice president.
The two cousins of the Shen family had always been at loggerheads.
Now that he had turned the tables and taken charge, he naturally wouldn't let Shen Mingjue have an easy time, frequently making things difficult for his good cousin.
Shen Mingjue was furious but helpless.
Sister Sa, who was most adept at gathering gossip, ran to tell Jiang Ling immediately.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ling was delighted and quickly opened champagne to celebrate.
At the same time, she also funded a meal for all the actors and staff of the film crew.
Back then, Jiang Ling was blacklisted online, causing several trending searches. Everyone in the crew knew about the feud between Jiang Ling and Shen Mingjue.
Now that Shen Mingjue had taken a big fall, it was naturally time to celebrate.
Although it was a bit unseemly to gloat with Jiang Ling, the meal still had to be eaten.
"Come, cheers!"
Jiang Ling's first toast was to Jian Zhou.
In the original novel, it was mentioned that Shen Mingjue's acquisition of the land was aided by his protagonist's halo, allowing him to avoid a major pitfall.
Now that he had fallen into the pit, it was highly likely that Jian Zhou was behind the manipulation.
This glass of wine was naturally to toast the great contributor first.
Jian Zhou smiled, swirled his wine glass, and gently clinked it, "Cheers!"
He also had a deep-seated hatred for Shen Mingjue, and seeing Shen Mingjue in trouble made him feel immensely satisfied.
In the eyes of outsiders, Jiang Ling was so happy to see Shen Mingjue suffer because he had abandoned her in the past.
Little did they know, she was happy for the original soul of this body.
The reason the original owner died was because of the scumbag Shen Mingjue.
The original owner had kindly saved his grandmother, but because Shen Mingjue got involved with another woman, she ended up losing her life.
Wasn't this a twisted version of the farmer and the snake story?
That night, Jiang Ling thought of the deceased original owner and drank a few more celebratory glasses, her head spinning with intoxication.
Sister Sa helped her to bed. Just as she was about to fall asleep, her phone rang.
Seeing an unknown number, Jiang Ling curiously pressed the answer button.
On the other end of the line, a man's furious voice accused her, "You, Jiang Ling! How dare you conspire with others to watch me make a fool of myself? Do you really think I won't do anything to you?"