?45: Chapter 45 Someone is trying to assassinate An Qi!

    45: Chapter 45 Someone is trying to assassinate An Qi!

    The elevator quickly reached the first floor, where Secretary Zhou immediately took the lead, escorting President An to the press conference.

    In less than a minute, they arrived at the press conference.

    As they settled into their seats and posed gracefully, An Qi began answering questions from reporters from various media outlets.

    Lin Yifan stood behind President An, constantly protecting her personal safety, while Zhou Jiajia stepped down and stood aside to watch.

    “Click!

    Click!

    Click!”

    The flashbulbs kept flickering, as media frenziedly photographed An Qi, gathering material.

    The questioning soon began.

    “In recent days, more Tianyao V7 smartphone users have reported explosion incidents.

    What is Antian Group’s response to these explosion events?”

    “First, we sincerely apologize to the affected consumers.

    Moreover, we have opened multiple channels to recall all sold Tianyao V7 smartphones nationwide; both customers with and without exploded phones can receive a full refund.

    For those injured by the exploding phones, we will actively offer compensation and ensure they are taken care of.”

    “Foreign media have reported that the Tianyao V7 could be used as a bomb; what is your comment on that?”

    Hearing this question, Lin Yifan, standing behind An Qi, was quite surprised.

    Since when could a phone turn into a bomb?

    That was terrifying.

    If someone was displeased with another, they could just throw a phone at them.

    “That is an exaggeration!

    Although some Tianyao V7 phones have exploded, not all do, and the intensity of the explosions is not as severe as a bomb, so we hope that our customers won’t be deceived,” An Qi answered.

    “In the past few days, due to the ‘explosion gate’ incident, your company’s stock has been consistently hitting the lower limit, and market value has evaporated by tens of billions.

    What remedial measures do you have?”

    “We have urgently convened a shareholders’ meeting to discuss our strategy, and we already have some plans in place; so please rest assured, we at Antian Group are confident in winning this tough battle!”

    “The Tianlun Garden project has come to a halt.

    Does this mean your company is experiencing a liquidity problem?”

    “Our Antian Group’s liquidity is very sufficient; there’s no truth in saying there’s a problem.

    The reason for the temporary halt of the project is that we have diverted all our manpower and resources to resolve the ‘explosion gate’ incident.

    Once it is over, the project will naturally resume.”

    “It was rumored that a large number of your company’s senior technical personnel have left; is this true?”

    “That is entirely media hype.

    None of Antian Group’s technical personnel have left,” An Qi answered.

    “It’s said that your company will launch a new phone next month, is this true?”

    “The news about the new phone is true, but it won’t launch next month.

    The launch date will adhere to the timeline published on the official website,” An Qi answered.

    ...

    Reporters bombarded with questions, voicing their own doubts and the consumers’ concerns, allowing Antian Group’s acting CEO to respond.

    Antian Group’s President An responded sincerely, hoping to soothe the public through the media’s coverage.

    Thus, the press conference slowly ended amidst a series of questions and answers.

    Toward the end, a gang of hooligans suddenly burst through the back door of the venue.

    The gang, filled with fury, stormed in carrying objects like beverage bottles, shoes, and phones, seemingly intent on creating havoc.

    Seeing this, the company staff and temporary security guards immediately intervened to prevent the hooligans from disrupting the order.

    Unwilling to give up, the hooligans threw their objects, shouting, “Heartless scoundrels!

    Go die!

    The sooner, the better!”

    Lin Yifan quickly acted to shield President An from the objects thrown by the hooligans.

    Faced with such a chaotic situation, An Qi was, of course, very frightened.

    But fortunately, she had an exceptionally skilled and reliable personal bodyguard by her side, and she remained unharmed.

    Jiajia, watching Lin Yifan standing firm against the onslaught below, finally believed what President An had said in the elevator earlier.

    Lin Yifan’s skills were indeed remarkable; he managed to block all the objects aimed at President An.

    Had it been any other bodyguard, they would have been badly hit.

    And An Qi felt that spending over fifty thousand to hire Lin Yifan as her personal bodyguard was worthwhile.

    In such a situation, if it were any other bodyguard, they would have been looking out for themselves and fled.

    One wave ended, and another began, with objects like beverage bottles, shoes, and phones thrown in heaps, seemingly intent on burying An Qi alive.

    How deep was the hatred and public grievance to drive such behavior?

    Lin Yifan kept acting, even using his body to shield President An from these attacking objects.

    No matter whether President An was good or bad, a fine merchant or a ruthless businessman, he only knew that he was now a personal bodyguard, and as his boss was in trouble, he had to step up, fulfilling his duties as a qualified bodyguard.

    Lin Yifan’s protective actions were touching, but what everyone at the scene wanted to know more was how Lin Yifan could stand unscathed amidst so many attacking objects.

    It didn’t make sense.

    “Could his body be made of diamond?

    Not feeling pain or getting hurt?”

    While everyone was puzzled, a sharp knife mingled with the myriad objects thrown their way.

    It had only one target, and that was An Qi, standing behind Lin Yifan.

    Someone was seizing the opportunity to assassinate An Qi!