"Enough!"
Shen Yuanbao's voice was like thunder exploding in the dead of night, making the huge monsterproof glass windows all around rattle loudly as he stopped the conflict among the heirs.
"Eldest Brother, if I truly didn't trust you, you wouldn't have had the chance to walk into the doors of this Council Hall alive!"
Shen Yuanbao stared at Shen Chenglie and said coldly, "But where is Fei Qingyun?"
"...He ran."
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Chenglie answered honestly, "He took most of the Blood Rune Flower Laboratory's materials, along with one-tenth of its personnel, and vanished without a trace!
"Ten days, Father. I swear a Military Pledge that within ten days, I will recover Fei Qingyun and everything he took, all of it without a single thing missing. Even if one page of an experimental log is gone, I'll come to see you with my head in my hands!"
Shen Yuanbao remained expressionless, neither approving nor rejecting it.
"Se-seven days!"
Shen Chenglie's eyes were bloodshot. Trembling all over, he gritted his teeth and said, "Let all my brothers and sisters bear witness. Within seven days, I will bring Fei Qingyun back here, torture the mastermind out of him, and find out exactly who it is!"
"Good. You said it yourself. Within seven days, I want to see Fei Qingyun's head. Whether it's still attached to his body is irrelevant. I also want to see the Blood Rune Flower Laboratory operating again. And I don't want to see even half a news item about the Blood Rune Flower Laboratory in any media outlet or online. No matter what method you use, Eldest Brother, handle it!"
Shen Yuanbao withdrew his gaze and closed his eyes slightly, as though sharpening a blade in the depths of his eyes.
Then, he cast