Chapter 100: Unease

Chapter 100: Chapter 100: Unease

"I forgot to tell you, I’ve moved that old fossil to a place you’ll never find."

"Don’t even think about running away with him. Just serve Boss Liu well, and we’ll be living the good life!"

Lying on the floor, a single, desperate tear slid from the corner of Sun Yanzi’s eye.

...

The next morning, Jiang Fan startled awake. He pulled out his phone and saw it was just after five. He tossed and turned, unable to fall back asleep. It felt like something was weighing on his mind.

Li Muwan had sent him a message saying she had already left for the office. Jiang Fan, however, drove directly to the store in the central district.

As soon as he arrived, he found a team leader and two deputy leaders waiting anxiously for him.

"What are you all doing here?"

Jiang Fan was a little confused.

"Several companies are competing with us maliciously, and they’re resorting to dirty tricks."

"They’re insisting that the products from our giveaway have problems—that they’re either returns from sick people or defective trash that carries viruses."

"Several groups of people have already shown up to cause a scene at our various stores."

"This is having a huge impact on our business’s reputation."

"This is especially bad in the southwest, where two of Xuerong’s rivals are located."

"Our Southwest team’s sales branch is also over there."

"The commotion is worst at our branch."

The woman with the high ponytail standing before him was Qianxue, the leader of the Southwest team.

"Are you sure our competitors sent them?"

Jiang Fan asked.

"Of course. Our Southwest team’s branch stores have always been number one in sales department performance, even with the current company-wide decline."

"That made our branch the leader in that area, leaving the other stores to fight for the scraps."

"And yesterday’s event snatched away what little business they had left."

"If this keeps up, they’ll probably have to close down for good soon."

Qianxue said anxiously, "But now the tables have completely turned..."

"Alright, go to finance, withdraw 200,000 yuan in cash, and bring it here."

"Then bring the cash and come with me."

After a moment of thought, Jiang Fan made a swift decision.

"Huh? Will finance even approve that?"

Qianxue asked uncertainly.

"Just tell them I sent you. Li Muwan should have already briefed them."

Sure enough, after a single phone call, the finance department delivered the cash in less than half an hour.

Jiang Fan took the briefcase, nodded, and headed straight for the Southwest branch.

A large crowd was gathered at the entrance, where two women were sitting on the ground, making a scene with no regard for their image.

Most of the people around were just onlookers, pointing and whispering about Xuerong.

Some were so worried they even returned products they had previously purchased.

Jiang Fan didn’t go over immediately. Instead, he scanned the scene to get the lay of the land.

Once he had a general idea, he cut through the crowd and walked up to the two women.

"Everyone, please calm down. I’m the person in charge of this area for the Xuerong Group."

"And you two can stop the act. Whatever the other side is paying you, I’ll double it. You just have to tell me who sent you."

Jiang Fan looked at the two young women. Judging by their tattoos and general demeanor, he could guess they were nightclub hostesses, the type who probably already carried diseases.

People like them, however, were also the easiest to deal with.

"What? What are you talking about? What money?"

"I took your product home, used it after my shower yesterday, and now I’m covered in this rash."

"Shouldn’t you be held responsible?"

"Yeah! Our youth, our bodies! Who’s going to pay for this? We supported your business, and this is how you treat your customers?"

The other woman chimed in to support her.

But Jiang Fan didn’t say a word. He just opened the briefcase.

"Ten thousand!"

"Twenty thousand!"

"Fifty thousand!"

Jiang Fan looked up at the two of them.

"Is that enough? Just tell me who sent you, and I’ll double it!"

Jiang Fan took out another five stacks and placed them in their hands.

"This..."

The two were incredibly tempted. Greed flashed in their eyes as they couldn’t help but glance at the remaining cash in Jiang Fan’s briefcase.

"No problem. Just tell us who sent you."

Jiang Fan took out another 50,000 and handed it to them.

The crowd was dumbfounded. Was he really this brazen?

The two women, who looked like sisters, glanced at each other, then immediately hugged the money to their chests. They inspected it carefully to make sure it was real before speaking.

"The Xinyue store next door sent me."

"I was sent by the Liu Feng store next door."

"They said that as long as we ruined your store’s reputation and made your public image plummet,"

"we’d succeed, and we would each get twenty thousand yuan."

"Are you sure?"

Jiang Fan asked again.

"Positive! If you don’t believe me, I can send you the chat logs and the call recording right now."

"It was their store manager who contacted us personally."

"Alright. Send it to me."

Jiang Fan took out his phone and successfully copied everything.

"Actually, I have a video recording, too. But I can’t give it to you for free."

One of the women, who was shorter, licked her lips, a greedy expression on her face.

Jiang Fan generously handed over another 10,000 yuan.

Without any hesitation, the woman transferred the video. Jiang Fan confirmed it really was the Liu Feng and Xinyue stores.

And the company behind both of them was a competitor of the Kangli Group.

Coincidentally, the people who had approached them were indeed the sales managers and supervisors from those two companies.

With this evidence in hand, the damage he could inflict on that group of people would be immense.

"Alright, you can go now."

Jiang Fan waved his hand dismissively.

The two women clutched their money and immediately fled the scene.

"As you all have seen, our store has extremely strict standards, and our products are second to none."

"Other companies, in an attempt to steal our market share and harm your interests, have resorted to this."

"But I believe the public’s eyes are sharp. For everyone here today, anyone who is willing to come into Xuerong and buy a product will receive a 50% discount."

"Of course, I have one small request. I hope that you all can help clear Xuerong’s name, to whatever extent you’re able."

The crowd could easily weigh the allure of a 50% discount against such a small favor.

After all this was done, Jiang Fan found Qianxue.

"I want you to leak this video and the call recording to the heads of those two companies."