The Farming Livestreamer: I Don't Want to Inherit Billions!-Chapter 309: Setting a Trap

"The factory has currently shut down, and Grandpa is negotiating with the relevant departments."

The group took a taxi to the Shen Group’s factory in the South Suburb, which was specifically for Chi Youyou’s processing. Unlike other factories, this was an independent factory.

The entire factory covered an area as large as six basketball courts. Although it was not the Shen Group’s largest agricultural product processing base, it had the most advanced machines, all utilizing modern production workshops and equipped with top-notch international facilities. It could be said to be one of the most advanced factories of the Shen Group.

Now the whole factory was ordered to shut down; it was eerily quiet.

Shen Xiaomi visited the factory weekly to inspect the situation. Each time she came, she could hear the sounds of machines operating. The quietness now left her with a feeling of loss.

"Can outsiders enter the factory?"

It was Chi Youyou’s first time at the factory, and she was amazed by its facilities.

What a luxurious setup!

Shen Xiaomi shook her head, "Outsiders cannot enter. The factory access is facial recognition... it’s an inside job!"

Halfway through her sentence, she exclaimed.

It’s an inside job!

This thought was more distressing than being schemed against!

"That’s just a hypothesis. We can’t draw conclusions yet. You also can’t be sure if outsiders secretly sneaked in."

Chi Youyou was not fully convinced, "Have all the surveillance cameras been checked?"

She glanced around. The entire factory was equipped with ultra-advanced equipment, and all the surveillance systems were in place!

"Grandpa said there was a sudden power outage the day before yesterday for a while. No one knows why, and a few cameras have not yet been restored."

Shen Xiaomi sighed, caught up in all sorts of things!

"A sudden power outage?"

Chi Youyou squinted, finding it hard to believe such coincidences exist.

"We called someone from the electrical company to inspect it, only to find out that a cable was chewed by a rat."

Chewed by a rat?

Heh!

Chi Youyou rolled her eyes. Wouldn’t the rats rather eat the many delicious things in the factory than cables?

"Looks like the opponent came prepared. By the way, where is the cable that was chewed by the rat?"

"Probably tossed away. I’ll make a call to find out."

"Wait."

Chi Youyou stopped Shen Xiaomi, "We can’t alert the enemy. The fewer people who know about this, the better. And they must be people we absolutely trust!"

They’re currently at a disadvantage; a wrong move could lead them to disaster.

The enemy is in the shadows, we’re in the light.

This is the most frustrating part. They need to find a way to take control of the situation.

Shen Xiaomi nodded, "The factory’s person in charge is Grandpa’s student and has been with him for decades."

"That doesn’t guarantee he won’t be bribed."

Zhao Qingran suddenly interjected, "Money can make the devil turn millstones."

Chi Youyou nodded in agreement, "Let’s test him first."

"How to test?"

"Here. Tell him we found the cable that was supposedly chewed by a rat. There’s a noticeable cut mark, and we suspect this whole series of incidents is man-made. We want to check all surveillance from before the power outage."

She thought of an excuse.

People’s initial reactions can reveal if there’s a problem. Those with issues tend to feel guilty and might make mistakes.

One would try to cover up the truth vigorously, while the other would eagerly try to find the real culprit.

Shen Xiaomi nodded, dialing the phone.

Zhai Family.

Mrs. Zhai was in a good mood, watching the news.

"Humph, it’s time for the Shen Family to experience being denounced!"

Previously, the Zhai Family was cursed by the entire internet because of Zhai Li, causing their stock to plummet. Now seeing the Shen Family in trouble, Mrs. Zhai felt particularly delighted.

"Be careful not to get caught."

"Don’t worry, those fools in the Shen Family have no idea we’re maneuvering behind the scenes. They think it’s internal betrayal!"

Mrs. Zhai reclined on the chaise lounge, looking very relaxed, "By the way, Dad didn’t react much, did he?"

"No, as long as you don’t make a big mistake, he won’t intervene."

"That’s good. We might as well seize this chance to swallow the Shen Family whole!"

Mr. Zhai nodded, "I think so too."

On the other side, the Shen Family.

Lin Fengyi took a deep breath, feeling like her heart rate just wouldn’t calm down.

"Creak—"

"Who is it!"

The door opened, and she jumped up from the chair, startled.

"It’s you, scared me to death!"

Realizing it was her husband, she finally relaxed.

"Can’t stand doing guilty things; I’m so nervous!"

She patted her chest, "What’s the situation on that side?"

"Just like the online rumors."

The Shen Family’s eldest wasn’t at ease either, "Do you think this plan will work?"

"It should work. Haven’t you seen the online opinion leaning in one direction?"

"But the Shen Family’s stock keeps falling. I’m feeling anxious as this is also our money!"

He clutched his chest, feeling his blood pressure rising, "We’re not going to lose the Shen Family, right!"

"Chh chh chh!"

Lin Fengyi frowned, "It should be fine. According to the previous plan, what we need to do now is to make a show of righteousness by punishing our own! As long as we clear ourselves, we can then restore the Shen Family! Eventually, the whole Shen Family will be ours!"

"But I still feel like it won’t work; it took decades to build up the Shen Family’s reputation..."

"You can’t catch the wolves without sacrificing the child! Look at Xiao Jia, working so hard yet still at the grassroots! And Xiaomi, your dad handed her an entire factory without another word!"

Mentioning this, Lin Fengyi was fuming.

"Fine, we’ll give it our best shot! Let’s show Dad that we, the big room, are not useless! You’ll still have to rely on us at critical moments!"

"Exactly!"

After discussing the matter, the couple felt somewhat reassured.

But the next second, hearing the phone ring made them tense again, the ringtone felt like a death knell, unnerving them.

The Fang Family.

Fang Yifei, lounging with her legs crossed, was also watching online comments, feeling quite pleased.

Youzi’s live stream was being heavily criticized, with some even strongly suggesting a complete ban!

That’s more like it!

The Autumn Expo didn’t manage to get Chi Youyou down, which upset her a bit. Now things felt satisfying.

She truly had grudges against the "You" names, both Chi Youyou and Youzi!

But neither of them would have it easy with her around!

"Feifei, there’s bad news!"

"Mom, I’m doing great right now, don’t jinx it!"

Fang Yifei’s mother burst into the room, and she was lazily teasing, but in the next second, she jumped out of bed,

"The entertainment company project you mentioned before has been taken by the Song Family!"

"What? What’s going on?"

The Song Family had never touched entertainment projects, why now?

Could it be?

"Who was it?"

"They say Mr. Song mentioned in a meeting the idea of developing an entertainment company..."

"Song Shiyu?"

"Bang—"

All she felt was a sharp pain in her head... could he really have found out about that matter?