Man on the ark, forced to become king

That's impossible!

If he did that, he wouldn't be called Lin Lu anymore.

This isn't the first or second time that Lin has acted recklessly; what's one more time?

Moreover, if things really escalate, it's uncertain who will ultimately suffer. Colombian authorities won't take the blame for Rhine Life's illegal human experimentation.

“Mr. Lin, I respect that you are guests from Lungmen, but that is not a reason for you to interfere in the internal affairs of Rhine Lab. If you continue to do so, we will lodge a protest with Lungmen.”

"Then go ahead and see if Wei Yanwu will pay any attention to you."

Lin Lu smiled and raised her hand.

"Huh? Oh."

Lin Qingyan, who was behind him, was stunned for a moment when he saw this action. Then he reacted, took out a golden leaf from his bag, put it on his forehead, and moved his lips slightly. Within a few seconds, the leaf emitted a faint golden light and disappeared into thin air.

"I need to know the truth about the treatment plan for patient Ifrit, the whole truth."

"Of course, Ms. Christensen, you have the right to continue to conceal it."

"You can wait and see. I'll wait here with you and see if you can still maintain this calm demeanor when we talk."

"Can I view this as Lungmen posing a threat to Rhine Lab?"

"casual."

A terrifying pressure emanated from her golden eyes. Lin Lu sat back on the sofa, picked up the slightly cool tea on the table, and remained silent.

Chapter 136 Killing someone is not as good as destroying their spirit

As time passed, it would probably be more fitting to place an old-fashioned mechanical clock in the general manager's office and listen to the hands ticking.

Unfortunately, no.

Rhine Life Sciences, a leading company in biological research in Colombia and even the world, is a truly high-tech enterprise. The decoration of its headquarters is obviously geared towards a technological style. Many things, regardless of their usefulness, are full of technological power from the outside—such as the holographic projection clock in the headquarters office.

From a personal perspective, Lin Lu didn't think this thing was of much use. Apart from looking fancy, it was less practical than an old-fashioned wall clock, at least that thing could still be used normally after the power was off.

...Although a company the size of Rhine Life wouldn't have to worry about power outages, let alone a power outage at its headquarters.

……

The atmosphere in the office was unusually heavy; no one spoke.

Lin Lu didn't seem to care much and was even observing the various furnishings in the office, but Christensen was clearly not in the same good mood.

Although she appeared calm on the surface, perhaps even she herself did not notice that she was twirling a pen between her slender fingers.

Sometimes, subtle, unconscious gestures can better reflect a person's true state of mind.

Christensen panicked.

The business gatherings of the wealthy and the tedious meetings with Colombian officials pale in comparison to the current situation.

Mr. Lin, who came to Colombia on behalf of Lungmen, was completely unknown to Rhine Life.

Without any prior knowledge, Christensen couldn't guess what this person was thinking, what he wanted to do, or why he suddenly interfered in the internal affairs of other companies, even resorting to coercive and forceful methods.

No, that's coercion.

Doesn't he know what the consequences of doing this will be?

Christensen disagreed. She didn't think a high-ranking figure who could represent Lungmen in negotiating cooperation with Rhine Labs would be a reckless, impulsive, and easily angered individual.

Those kinds of people are simply incapable of holding high-level positions with real decision-making power.

Therefore, there is only one answer left, which is easy to figure out.

This man was determined to use his absolute advantage to force Rhine Lab to submit; he had full confidence in himself.

Whatever gave him the confidence to stand above Rhine Lab and disregard the Colombian authorities, it was not a good thing for Rhine Lab.

Thinking about that somewhat strange collaboration in the field of Ore Disease, Christensen had a feeling that she was being targeted.

Are some of our "old friends" in the international community preparing to take action against Rheinmetall?

As she pondered, she subconsciously turned her gaze to Saria, who stood motionless like a stone statue.

But this time, Saria did not respond to her.

Beep be ...

The internal communicator on the desk beeped, and Christensen narrowed his eyes, the pen he was twirling between his fingers coming to an abrupt halt.

"……I see."

The communication was brief; Rhine Lab's internal communications are always concise and efficient, reflecting a strong research-oriented style, and this time was no exception.

However, those few words of information carried an indescribable weight.

It could even be described as devastating news.

Lungmen issued an emergency communication expressing its support for all of Mr. Lin Lu's decisions, and stating that if necessary, Lungmen would consider severing all trade ties with Colombia.

Victoria, Swire Group, urgent message: If Rhine Life cannot satisfy Mr. Lin Lu, then they will terminate all trade cooperation with Colombia.

Ursus, a major mining chain, issued an urgent notice that it would reconsider its mineral resource cooperation with Colombia.

None of the three emergency communications explicitly targeted Rhine Labs, but all of them were sent to Rhine Labs' official contact channels. The meaning of this is self-evident.

A warning directed at Colombian officials is far more troublesome than directly confronting Rhine Life.

Three warnings: even the least influential Swire Group controls a significant portion of the trade routes between Victoria and Colombia.

If the warning comes true, Colombia will suffer immeasurable losses within a day.

When the source of the damage points to Rhine Labs, what choices will those high-ranking chaebol politicians make?

Unless Rhine Life can find a way to make up for those losses or produce results sufficient to offset this incident, it will definitely be held accountable.

At that time, the entire Rhine Life Group will face the crisis of direct disintegration, which is unprecedented.

So, is Rhine Lab capable of making up for the astronomical losses?

Christensen knows this problem better than anyone else.

It doesn't exist now, and it never will.

Let alone one Rhine Lab, even stacking three Rhine Labs together wouldn't be enough!

Who exactly is this Mr. Lin? What makes him so influential that large chain mining groups like Longmen, Taikoo Group, and Ursus are willing to endorse him and even pay a huge price for it?

It's important to understand that business dealings are mutually beneficial; if they were to sever trade ties with Colombia, they would also suffer huge losses themselves.

Even so, they stood by Mr. Lin without hesitation and, within just over ten minutes, initiated an emergency contact using intercity communications, just to express their stance.

And, that's not the scariest thing.

Accompanying Mr. Lin were members of the Qilin clan from the Yan Kingdom…

It's worth the Dragon Gate's strong stance at any cost, and with Qilin following along, Mr. Lin's status in the Yan Kingdom is self-evident.

And then there's Ursus, behind those large corporations are powerful dukes.

If this drags on, what if... the next ones putting pressure on Colombia will be the Yan Kingdom and the Ursus government?

The possibility was almost zero, but Christensen couldn't help but think about it.

She had to admit that this time she was truly afraid.

Even though she was adept at business dealings and navigated relationships with various large companies, conglomerates, and even the Colombian government with ease, she couldn't help but feel intimidated by Mr. Lin's power.

This is simply a dimensionality reduction attack!

The joint warning from the three major powers was sent directly to the Colombian government, leaving Rhine Life no room to retaliate.

If all goes as expected, the Colombian authorities should be calling soon.

At that moment, Kristen suddenly felt that Rhine Life, on which she had placed high hopes and which she was so proud, was as fragile as an infant.

Beep beep beep, beep beep beep~

The urgent notification sounded again, but this time it wasn't an internal communication.

Christensen took out her phone, glanced at the number displayed, took a deep breath, and pressed the answer button.

The phone call was from the Colombian Ministry of Finance.

The content was very simple, even more concise and clear than Rhine Lab's internal communications. The core meaning was only one: if Mr. Lin was not satisfied, leading to certain undesirable outcomes, then Rhine Lab would have no reason to continue existing.

This accusation was so huge and heavy that Rhine Lab simply couldn't bear it, so heavy that for a moment, Christensen even thought he was dreaming.

Why is this the case?

How did it come to this?

In just a few words, she was pushed to the edge of a cliff, with nowhere to retreat. If she wasn't careful, she could fall to her death.

Just because of a trivial test subject? Just because of a worthless experiment used to appease the military?

“You should be thankful, Ms. Christensen.”

Boom!

Lin Lu placed the teacup on the table, stood up from the sofa, and gave a kind smile.