Chapter 906 Furnace Explosion
"Who exactly caused trouble while I was away? Have you found out?"
As soon as Zhou Lihao finished speaking, several names were relayed from the other end of the phone.
"Based on the information received so far, it's Ni Dahai, Pang Laiqing, and Zhu Jingye."
Zhou Lihao's brow immediately furrowed.
Haoneng Construction Group had many shareholders, but among those with notable names, Ni Dahai, Pang Laiqing, and Zhu Jingye were significant figures.
In the early stages of Haoneng Construction Group's development, to rapidly increase the company's business volume,
Zhou Lihao had not opted for a project-by-project approach.
One reason was their lack of sufficient manpower in the area.
Another was that if they spread their resources too thin, they risked being overwhelmed by the competition.
The local enterprises had been developing for many years and possessed considerable strength.
To break this deadlock, Zhou Lihao did something unprecedented for a Zhou family business:
He chose to merge, and to offer a position within the new company to the acquired entities.
"Invite them, behead them, and then take them as subordinates!"
With this three-pronged strategy, Haoneng Construction Group reached an unprecedented height.
Although there were some internal struggles within the Zhou family, they could not say much in the face of such brilliant achievements.
Among the companies absorbed, Ni Dahai, Pang Laiqing, and Zhu Jingye became the pillars.
After they joined the company, Zhou Lihao was extremely cautious in controlling their actual power.
As long as he could sideline these three, purge disloyal elements from middle management, promote loyal ones, and bring in a few capable individuals from the Zhou family,
Zhou Lihao did not believe that these three could cause any significant waves.
"Do these three have such audacity? And from what I know, they don't have that much capital either?"
Acquiring the shares of others was not something that could be done with mere words.
It required a substantial investment of real money!
Besides the less than ten percent they personally owned, the remaining over thirty percent had to be purchased!
Tens of billions of funds?
The company had distributed some dividends over the years, but they should not have accumulated that much capital.
"Investigate thoroughly who is behind these three!"
"And keep a close eye on the remaining shares."
"I have other pressing matters to attend to. If they truly intend to make a move, then take their lives."
After giving his instructions, Zhou Lihao hung up the phone.
He was concerned about Haoneng Construction Group, but he felt that a few jumping figures could be easily crushed without him even lifting a finger.
What was more important now was to rescue Wei Zhenru from Qingzhou City.
"Zhou Zeyao! Why haven't you sent me any news yet!"
Just as Zhou Lihao was anxiously awaiting news from Zhou Zeyao,
Zhou Zeyao had managed to extract a lot of useful information from Wei Zhenru.
Looking at the pill furnace before him, Zhou Zeyao couldn't help but be astonished: "This is the pill furnace Chen Yang uses to refine pills? He's refining pills? He's not even in Qingzhou City, isn't he afraid the pills inside will explode?"
Zhou Zeyao had some knowledge of pill refining.
Ordinary alchemists would not dare to leave their pill furnaces unattended, fearing a furnace explosion.
Not only would it result in the loss of refining materials, but also the precious pill furnace.
Any mistake during the refining process, even if successful, would significantly reduce the pill's potency.
It would take Chen Yang some time to rush back. If the pill furnace were to experience any issues, it would be impossible to save it in time.
He wondered if Chen Yang was overly optimistic or simply unconcerned about potential problems!
Chen Shu converted two spirit stones into heat and then pointed to a book nearby, saying, "Chen Yang has made all the arrangements. Everything, including when to add what, is written in there."
"Whether it's the degree of melting of the medicinal ingredients inside or the intensity of the flames, Chen Yang has calculated it all precisely."
"Besides, we have mobile phones now. If there are any problems, we can just contact him."
Towards Chen Shu's nonchalant attitude,
Zhou Zeyao's lips twitched involuntarily.
Others dared not casually approach the pill furnace during the refining process because the most common and dangerous risk was a furnace explosion.
Experienced alchemists could sense the instability of the medicinal ingredients beforehand and employ various means to reduce the risk.
However, seeing how casually Chen Shu threw in the ingredients, Zhou Zeyao knew that Chen Shu had no experience in refining pills.
As for why Chen Shu was not afraid at all,
Zhou Zeyao could roughly guess the reason: because it wasn't dangerous...
The danger of a furnace explosion would make even a peak Grandmaster apprehensive.
But Chen Shu, the embodiment of the Bronze Tree, who could directly withstand heavenly lightning, would she fear a mere furnace explosion?
"Um, what kind of pill is Chen Yang refining? How about I stay and help you? I've refined pills before."
Chen Shu's eyes immediately lit up at these words.
Staring at the furnace was indeed quite tedious for Chen Shu, and she was naturally happy to have someone take over.
"My primal power has some injuries, and Chen Yang is refining a pill to heal my primal source."
"Feel free to read the notes Chen Yang left behind. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now. I'll leave this to you!"
Before Zhou Zeyao could reply, Chen Shu had already vanished.
Looking at the empty space where Chen Shu had been, Zhou Zeyao took a moment before patting his forehead.
A pill to restore primal injuries...
This was indeed no ordinary pill!
Zhou Zeyao knew what Chen Yang had purchased at the auction.
With such precious materials, he had assumed Chen Yang would refine it himself, but instead, the fellow had simply jotted down some notes and left?
Zhou Zeyao had never expected that he would be the one to end up refining this pill.
Chen Yang, who was waiting in the hotel for news from Ni Dahai, Pang Laiqing, and Zhu Jingye, thought it was good news when his phone rang.
However, upon checking, he saw it was Zhou Zeyao calling.
As soon as the call connected, Zhou Zeyao's anxious voice inquired, "I just threw in three spirit stones, and the heat intensified significantly. Now there's a lot more medicinal energy overflowing from the pill furnace!"
"Listen to this sound!"
Then, Chen Yang heard a muffled roaring sound, like something growling.
Before Chen Yang could speak, Zhou Zeyao's voice came again: "Damn it, is it going to explode?"