Inheritance of Two Trillion

Chapter 1769: Chapter 1413: Public Opinion Is a Battlefield

To celebrate Lai Yin’s safe return and the reopening of the laboratory, Lai Yin’s team prepared a table full of delicious food, and they also opened red wine and champagne. Everyone decided that they would not leave until they were drunk tonight.

Bai Xiaosheng naturally accompanied them so as not to dampen everyone’s spirits.

This time, Bai Xiaosheng created an unbelievable ”rescue” record. Not only did he bring Lai Yin back on the same day, but he also won the full support of Mayor Gordon.

According to Lai Yin, even the two supervisors from the Drug Administration and the city’s security department were dismissed because of this matter, which was really shocking.

Grateful and admiring, everyone had a few more drinks with Bai Xiaosheng.

Confronted with the enthusiasm of six people, even with champagne and red wine, Bai Xiaosheng got drunk.

The next day.

Bai Xiaosheng was awakened by a knocking sound when the sun was already high in the sky.

Half-asleep, Bai Xiaosheng reached for his phone to check the time. He hadn’t gotten up this late for the past six months. He had drunk too much last night, so he slept in his clothes. After tidying up a bit, he went to open the door, finding Grace standing outside.

Grace was holding a tray in her right hand, topped with aromatic coffee, scrambled eggs, toast, and fried sausages. She had brought breakfast for Bai Xiaosheng.

”Sorry to wake you. You drank a lot yesterday, so I came to check on you and brought you breakfast,” Grace said softly, sounding much more feminine than when they first met.

Bai Xiaosheng couldn’t help but take a couple of extra glances at her, making Grace’s cheeks blush slightly.

”Thank you, it’s really kind of you. Come in,” Bai Xiaosheng said with a smile, taking the tray and inviting Grace into the room to sit.

Subsequently, Bai Xiaosheng went to the bathroom for a quick freshen-up, then returned to the table to eat the breakfast Grace had brought.

Grace sat next to him, watching him.

”Where’s Lai Yin?” Bai Xiaosheng asked.

”He came to see you this morning, but seeing you hadn’t woken up, he didn’t disturb you, possibly wanting you to rest more. Then he went to the laboratory,” Grace replied, ”But once he immerses himself in research, he forgets everything else.”

In fact, Grace was the same. Everyone in Lai Yin’s team had such a disposition.

Bai Xiaosheng smiled faintly, knowing this from the start.

These researchers all saw their work as a second life.

”By the way, this morning while browsing the news, I found many local news articles related to Mayor Gordon and us. You said Berman wouldn’t let it go. Look, this should be him stirring up trouble behind the scenes,” Grace couldn’t help taking out her phone, finding the news to show Bai Xiaosheng.

”Is that so,” Bai Xiaosheng took her phone and started browsing the online information.

Of course, this action was just a façade for Grace to see.

In his mind, Bai Xiaosheng commanded Red Lotus, ”Red Lotus, find all the news about Haru City’s Mayor Gordon and Lai Yin’s team from last night till now, analyze, classify, and also trace the sources of the key news.”

”Understood!” Red Lotus’s voice crisply echoed in his mind.

A few moments later, all related information was sorted and imprinted in Bai Xiaosheng’s mind.

On the surface, Bai Xiaosheng appeared to be checking the phone, but in his mind, he was reading the information provided by Red Lotus.

As expected, the local news in Haru City had already caused an uproar, and even many media outlets in Benzhou were showing concern.

Grace sat across from Bai Xiaosheng, watching him flip through the phone, and couldn’t help sharing all she knew with him, ”Many media outlets are commenting that Mayor Gordon abused his power, first forcibly intervening in our incident and then looking for supplementary evidence. They’re questioning the professionalism of Mayor Gordon’s use of power, and criticizing his arbitrary use of special dismissal rights. Moreover, they ultimately insinuate that such irregular actions are not the first time for Mayor Gordon, not even just once or twice, questioning his capability in governing.”

Bai Xiaosheng listened in silence, nodding slightly.

Grace was mainly concerned about Lai Yin’s team, so the news she paid attention to was naturally related to them.

In his mind, the news found by Red Lotus was even more comprehensive.

Currently, numerous media outlets both in the city and the entire Benzhou, as well as local branches of major media, were not only discussing the Lai Yin team incident to guide public opinion but were also bringing up old grievances, enumerating Mayor Gordon’s campaign promises, accusing him of having made no contributions to Haru City in recent years.

Even, many commentators were calling out, urging Gordon to step down.

Honestly, Gordon wasn’t incapable, nor was he unwilling to act, but he just happened to be facing a tough economic situation.

But ultimately, the public only believes what they see with their own eyes.

It seems that we truly upset Berman yesterday; he’s obviously trying to accelerate Gordon’s downfall so that he can take the position early!

Then, he could deal with Lai Yin’s team, and me!

Bai Xiaosheng kept a calm demeanor, secretly thinking, with a cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

”Is there something funny about this?” Grace asked in astonishment, seeing Bai Xiaosheng’s reaction.

She was entirely worried about their team getting caught up in the turmoil.

”Are you worried?” Bai Xiaosheng, with sharp insight, immediately glimpsed Grace’s concerns.

Grace nodded, not hiding it, ”I am quite worried. You see, thanks to you meeting Mayor Gordon and getting his help, we temporarily got rid of the trouble. I’m afraid if he gets caught in the vortex of public opinion, we’ll also get dragged into it!”

Even now, Grace still believed that Mayor Gordon was Bai Xiaosheng’s friend, or that they had some connection, which was why he helped out.