Rebirth 70: I am a Koi

The swaying black shadow outside the window made my heart shudder, and an ominous premonition arose spontaneously.

I rubbed my eyes to make sure I was seeing things.

Those dark shadows were wandering around the gate of the base, acting furtively and were definitely not good people.

Could it be Lee's opponent?

My heart sank.

I immediately woke up Bai Hanchuan, "Hanchuan, look, there seems to be someone at the gate of the base..."

Bai Hanchuan walked to the window, looked in the direction I was looking, and his expression became serious.

"I'll go take a look." He quickly put on his clothes and picked up the flashlight on the bedside.

"Be careful!" I couldn't help but remind him.

Bai Hanchuan patted my hands to comfort me, then left the room quietly.

I walked to the window and looked downstairs nervously.

The base was silent, with only the rustling of leaves in the wind, which made the night seem even darker and the atmosphere even more eerie.

After a long while, Bai Hanchuan came back, his face terribly gloomy. "It's Li's opponent's people." He said in a low voice with a hint of suppressed anger.

"What do they want to do?" I asked worriedly.

"We don't know yet, but he definitely has bad intentions." Bai Hanchuan walked to the table and poured himself a glass of water. "We must be vigilant these days."

Just then, a hurried knock on the door broke the silence of the night.

Secretary Chen stood at the door with a pale face, "Boss Bai, Boss Mu, this is bad! Several of our important clients have been poached!"

I suddenly felt a black screen in front of my eyes and almost couldn't stand.

This is undoubtedly adding insult to injury!

Secretary Chen continued, with a hint of tears in his tone, "I found out that it was Li who deceived all the customers with low prices and false promises..."

My heart felt like it was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand and I could hardly breathe.

Li’s opponent, he wants to kill him all!

Bai Hanchuan's expression became even gloomier, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

He walked over to me, held my hand tightly, and said firmly, "Don't worry, we will get through this."

Suddenly, Bai Hanchuan's cell phone rang. He picked up the phone and his face changed suddenly.

He hung up the phone, looked at me, and said in a heavy tone, "Something seems to have happened at the warehouse."

The fire over at the warehouse lit up half the sky red, and thick smoke billowed, with the pungent smell making it almost impossible for me to breathe.

Bai Hanchuan held my hand tightly, his palms full of cold sweat.

I forced myself to calm down and took a deep breath, "Let's go over and take a look!"

When I arrived at the warehouse, the scene in front of me made me shudder.

The raging fire engulfed everything, and the warehouse was surrounded by panicked workers.

Bai Hanchuan immediately directed everyone to put out the fire and arranged for people to evacuate the surrounding residents.

"Fortunately, the important supplies have been transferred in advance." Bai Hanchuan whispered in my ear.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking of Bai Hanchuan's abnormal behavior before, I immediately understood his intention.

He had long realized that someone was planning to tamper with the supplies at the base, so he set a trap in advance to take advantage of the situation.

"Boss Bai, we caught some sneaky people!" a worker ran over to report.

Bai Hanchuan and I looked at each other and immediately followed.

I saw several people tied up and kneeling on the ground. They were Wang's thugs' gang.

They all looked dejected, with fear on their faces.

"Tell me! Who sent you here?" Bai Hanchuan's voice was cold, with a hint of suppressed anger.

Thug Wang raised his head tremblingly, and when he saw Bai Hanchuan's sharp eyes, he trembled with fear.

“It’s…it’s Li’s opponent…” He stammered and revealed the mastermind behind the scenes.

Bai Hanchuan sneered, stepped forward and gave them a severe lesson, forcing them to reveal all of Li's opponent's conspiracies.

It turns out that opponent Li not only wants to destroy our base, but also wants to steal our core technology.

I felt a surge of fear in my heart. If Bai Hanchuan had not seen through Li's opponent's trick in advance, the consequences would have been disastrous.

However, the story does not end there.

When Li's opponent learned that Wang's thugs were arrested, he did not stop, but changed his strategy.

He began to attack the base through public opinion, and fabricated many rumors that there were quality problems with the base's products. For a time, the base was caught in a whirlpool of public opinion.

"What should we do now?" I looked at Bai Hanchuan, my tone full of worry.

Bai Hanchuan's face was gloomy and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"It seems that Li will not give up until he reaches the Yellow River..." He picked up the phone, "Please connect me..."

Bai Hanchuan put down the phone and his face became even gloomier.

"Opponent Li has already started to attack our partners." His voice was low and powerful, but it couldn't hide a hint of fatigue.

My heart sank. This move by opponent Li was really vicious. He was cutting off the source of our trouble. He was trying to completely cut off our retreat.

When the employees at the base learned the news, they were outraged.

"That's too much! Opponent Li is just a villain!"

"We can't just let this go! We have to go and argue with him!"

"Yes! Let him give us an explanation!"

Several young and energetic employees rolled up their sleeves and were about to rush out, but I quickly stopped them. "Everyone calm down! Impulsiveness won't solve any problems now!"

"Manager Mu, we can't swallow this! Our opponent Li is riding on our heads!" An employee blushed and spoke excitedly.

"I know everyone is angry, but now we need to unite and overcome difficulties together. If we go to argue with our opponent Li now, we will only fall into his trap, and things will only make things worse." I tried to keep my tone calm, hoping to calm everyone's emotions.

"Manager Mu is right. We can't act on impulse." Secretary Chen also stepped forward to help persuade.

I looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that everyone was gradually calming down.

At this moment, I felt a pair of warm hands on my shoulders, kneading them gently.

I turned around and saw it was Bai Hanchuan.

He looked at me, his eyes full of love and encouragement.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine." His voice was gentle and firm, like a warm current flowing into my heart.

I leaned in his arms, feeling the warmth from him, and my anxious mood gradually calmed down.

I know that no matter what happens, he will be by my side, and that's enough.

"The most important thing now is to stabilize the morale of the army and not let ourselves lose our composure." Bai Hanchuan's voice sounded again, with a hint of unquestionable majesty.

I nodded, took a deep breath, and tried to keep myself clear-headed.

Just when we thought we had stabilized the situation temporarily, the phone rang suddenly and harshly... Bai Hanchuan picked up the phone and his face suddenly changed, "What?..."

Bai Hanchuan's face instantly lost color, and the knuckles of his fingers holding the microphone turned white.

He uttered a few words with difficulty: "...How could this happen?" The voice on the other end of the phone was noisy. I vaguely heard the other party's anxious tone, which seemed to be filled with apology and helplessness.

Bai Hanchuan took a deep breath and tried to stay calm: "Boss Wang, can you tell me the reason in detail? We have always had a pleasant cooperation before..."

I was extremely anxious but didn't dare disturb him. I could only clench my fists tightly, with my nails almost digging into my flesh.

The atmosphere in the base was so heavy that it was hard to breathe. The employees also noticed something was wrong. They stopped their work and looked at us worriedly.

Secretary Chen's face turned pale and his lips trembled slightly.

"I understand," Bai Hanchuan's voice was terribly low, "Thank you for letting me know." He hung up the phone, his body swayed, and I quickly supported him.

"Hanchuan, what's going on?" My voice trembled slightly.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly opened them, his eyes full of fatigue and pain.

"Mr. Wang said that someone reported that our product quality was problematic and that the higher-ups were investigating. They didn't dare to take the risk of continuing to cooperate with us."

"What?!" I exclaimed. This was like a bolt from the blue.

Our products have always been produced strictly in accordance with standards, so how could there be any quality problems?

This is clearly a deliberate frame-up!

The sinister face of Li's opponent immediately appeared in my mind.

Apart from him, who else would be so deliberate in dealing with us?

"What should we do now?" Secretary Chen's voice was filled with tears. The base had just started, and it suffered such a blow. It was simply a disaster.

Bai Hanchuan was silent for a moment, and his eyes gradually became firm.

"We can't just sit there and wait for death. We must find out who is behind this and prove our innocence!" He turned to look at me with a look of determination in his eyes, "Jinli, I remember that Expert Zhang was very positive about our products before. Maybe we can..." He paused, "Invite him to come to the base for inspection."

I understand what he means. Expert Zhang is an authority in the industry. If he can testify for us, we can turn around our current predicament.

However, after the invitation letter was sent, there was no reply... Secretary Chen walked to Bai Hanchuan and whispered, "Boss Bai, the secretary of Li's opponent called just now..."