Chapter Two: A Hundred-Million Limit, One Human Life

Six people in gray suits sealed the corridor. The woman leading them carried no weapon. She held out an asset-purchase agreement. “Mr. Lin, my name is Ye Guanlan. You have thirty-six million yuan. We will pay you one billion for it. Sign, and the two deaths tonight cease to be your concern.” “And if I don't?” “Then tomorrow's prices will include your mother's death.” Lin spun toward his screen. The stock of the company operating this hospital showed a ninety-percent plunge by the following midnight. For the first time, the notes column contained words. [MAJOR MEDICAL ACCIDENT. SEVEN FATALITIES.] One victim's family name was Lin.