Chapter 28

Just as Yang Minxiong had finished tearing off the tape, with a fierce look on his face as he glared at Liu Min, he suddenly noticed that the people surrounding them seemed to have simultaneously pulled out tape recorders, cameras, and video cameras from their pockets, clothes, and bags. Seeing this scene, Yang Minxiong felt a sudden dizziness in his head...

In the general manager's office of Ziyun Mall, a middle-aged man with a shiny, oiled-back hairstyle was on the phone. "Is that so? Our mall? Counterfeit goods? Surnamed Jia? Alright, I'll go check it out."

Just as the middle-aged man with the oiled-back hair hung up and was about to stand up, someone suddenly burst into the office. "General Manager Hou, it's bad! A group of people are blocking the entrance to our mall. Director Yang and Section Chief Li are handling it, and they sent me to inform you..."

"Blocking our mall? How dare they! Is there no law and order anymore!" The middle-aged man with the oiled-back hair was furious. He took three steps in two and rushed out, but after a few steps, he suddenly stopped, as if thinking about something. "Calculator, counterfeit goods, small appliances, Li Yunliu, Yang Minxiong... Xiao Zhang, tell me, are the people blocking the entrance the ones who bought a dozen Sony calculators from our mall?"

"It seems so. Yesterday, I saw them come to the operations office to report the issue to Director Yang..." Xiao Zhang recalled, as he had been in the office the whole time when Jia Hongjian and Yang Minxiong were negotiating.

"Damn!" General Manager Hou cursed under his breath and quickly walked towards the elevator. He had a pretty good idea of what was going on! It must be that Jia, who bought the calculators, had some connections. After failing to get compensation, not only did someone help him behind the scenes, but he also used his own means! That damn Yang Minxiong and Li Yunliu! Li Yunliu must have secretly brought in counterfeit goods to sell in the mall, and Yang Minxiong, his brother-in-law, must have covered for him!

When General Manager Hou arrived at the entrance of Ziyun Mall in a hurry, he was horrified to see Yang Minxiong snatching the tape recorder and the journalists revealing their "weapons." The scenes he witnessed made his legs weak and his head spin. He could already predict the headlines of tomorrow's newspapers and the possibility of appearing on TV. The next step would definitely be a public criticism within the Shanghai trade and economy system, and he himself might even face disciplinary action due to leadership responsibility...

Feeling dizzy, he saw Yang Minxiong, who was also dazed, and felt a surge of anger! This bastard caused all this trouble! If he hadn't made Yang Minxiong the head of the operations department, he wouldn't have promoted his brother-in-law, who was originally a salesperson, to the head of the small appliances section! If that hadn't happened, today's incident wouldn't have occurred, and he wouldn't be facing criticism and disciplinary action!

"Yang Minxiong!" General Manager Hou roared. He really wanted to kick Yang Minxiong in the head! He really wanted to use all the dirty words he had learned over the years on Yang Minxiong! He was using a lot of self-control to restrain these impulses!

He rushed forward and grabbed Yang Minxiong by the collar, almost slapping him. "You... you... you, get out of here!" General Manager Hou growled through gritted teeth, as if addressing his mortal enemy. "And you! Li Yunliu! Get out too!"

Seeing General Manager Hou's furious expression, Yang Minxiong and Li Yunliu knew they were finished. Looking at the dozen or so journalists recording the scene, they realized there was no way to salvage the situation, even if they tried to grab the cameras...

"How did this happen? Everything was going so well just a moment ago. Everything was under control, right? How did everything change so suddenly?"

"Wait," Jia Hongjian suddenly spoke to the two dazed men. He slowly approached them and, in a calm voice that only the three of them could hear, said, "I don't have the surname Su, but Jia. Also, that letter of introduction was forged... Oh, right, I almost forgot, these journalists were all hired by me. I had them pretend to be onlookers, and then I came up to play the weak victim to trick you into this..."

"You!" Li Yunliu, enraged, grabbed Jia Hongjian by the collar and raised a fist, as if about to hit him!

"Want to hit me? Do you want to die even more? Come on, hit me!" Jia Hongjian wasn't afraid—no, he was pretending to be afraid, but his words were fearless and even provocative!

After Li Yunliu reluctantly let go, Jia Hongjian straightened his collar, looked at Yang Minxiong, and smiled. "Director Yang, don't always stand on the moral high ground and scold people. The wind on the mountain is strong and can easily blow you down."

What could Yang Minxiong say at this moment? He could only leave with Li Yunliu, dazed and defeated, as everything was basically over for them...

"Is this Mr. Jia, who bought the suspected counterfeit goods from our mall?" General Manager Hou put on a pained and apologetic expression. "Let's go to the meeting room. I'll invite someone from Sony to authenticate the goods you bought and our inventory. If you indeed bought counterfeit goods from our mall, I guarantee to compensate you according to the law. If there are counterfeit goods in our inventory, I will ensure that the responsible parties are severely punished..."

To be honest, General Manager Hou was quite good at handling situations. Inviting people to his home turf to handle the issue was a sincere and touching approach, and it wouldn't affect the mall's business too much after the guests left.

However, his luck was really bad today, as he encountered a major villain who liked to kick widows' doors, dig up graves, and kick bachelors' bowls. Jia Hongjian looked at General Manager Hou and said something that no one could believe— "Why should I? I'm not in the mood."

With that, Jia Hongjian turned and walked away, even calling out to the middle-aged men and women distributing flyers to leave with him. This scene really scared General Manager Hou! Why? Because he realized that Jia Hongjian wasn't just putting on an act! If Jia Hongjian had been upset and wanted to regain the upper hand, he would have stayed at the scene and said something like, "Let the police come and arrest me." That would have been a reaction of, "I want to resolve this, but everything before made me lose face. If you give me enough face, I'll give you face." But Jia Hongjian's reaction was purely that he didn't want to resolve the issue!

Why didn't he want to resolve it? As long as the compensation wasn't settled, the media would keep reporting! Even if everyone found out that Jia Hongjian didn't want to resolve it, wouldn't that be even bigger news? The media would report it every day, and wouldn't they mention Ziyun Mall?

"Mr. Jia! Young Mr. Jia! Give me some face, I'll definitely resolve it, okay? Even if we go to Sony together, okay? I'll give you an answer within an hour, okay?" General Manager Hou grabbed Jia Hongjian's arm and pleaded.

"Let go, are you annoying? I said I'm not going, I'm not going!" Jia Hongjian shook off General Manager Hou's grip and grabbed Xiao Yemao Wang Danshui's arm and ran. The middle-aged men and women they had hired to distribute flyers, fearing they wouldn't get paid, immediately chased after them!

The scene left General Manager Hou and the journalists stunned. The journalists instinctively took a few seconds of footage of General Manager Hou before realizing what was happening and quickly turned to chase Jia Hongjian and the others...

At this point, Jia Hongjian and Wang Danshui had run through the streets and alleys to a nearby residential area. After stopping, Wang Danshui, holding his chest and panting, looked at Jia Hongjian in confusion. "Why did we run?"

"Because I don't want to stay there. If we stay, General Manager Hou will definitely hold us back and force us to give an immediate result. Why should we let them have it so easy? We've come here twice for compensation, and we've mobilized so many people to help. We almost got caught in a trap. Why should he, surnamed Hou, get what he wants and resolve it immediately? If he wants to resolve it, why can't we drag it out for a few days? He should taste the feeling of waiting! Who taught him such good subordinates?"

Yes, from the moment General Manager Hou appeared, Jia Hongjian knew the compensation issue could be resolved, but now the roles had reversed! Before, the mall was the boss, and he was the underdog. Now, he was the boss, and the mall was the underdog! And... during the formal compensation process, they could only follow the legal compensation. But now, if he caused more trouble, there might be some unexpected surprises...

"Oh, right, what did you say to Yang and Li?" "I told them the letter of introduction was fake and that everything was staged by us. Since the journalists are here, my information will eventually be published. It's better to say it ourselves now and upset them a bit."

As Jia Hongjian said this, the hired middle-aged men and women and the journalists were catching up...

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