Chapter 7467
Unscrupulous Merchant
"Yes, Your Majesty! I'll go right away!" Ji Yin didn't dare to delay for a moment. He immediately turned around and left quickly, not even daring to breathe. He could clearly feel that His Majesty's anger was about to explode.
Twenty minutes later, Xiao Chen and Ji Yin arrived at the provincial capital branch of Xunjiang Group by car.
At this moment, the plaza in front of the building's main entrance was already packed with people.
Yun Yuyan and Zhou Keying were surrounded by several servants dressed in black. The two were holding portable megaphones and were trying to hold an impromptu briefing to clarify the facts to the crowd and reporters present and explain the safety of the medicine.
But the crowd on the outside wouldn't listen to any of their explanations; their eyes were filled only with anger and prejudice.
Countless vulgar and obscene words surged towards the two delicate women like a tidal wave, the language vicious and unbearable, even involving their families.
Yun Yuyan bit her lower lip tightly, her face turning slightly pale with anger and grievance.
Her eyes were red-rimmed, but she still stubbornly refused to back down. She gripped the megaphone tightly in her hands, and her voice trembled slightly, but she still tried her best to explain.
They did consider using strong measures to quell this farce.
However, the incident escalated too quickly and had too wide an impact. When the news was first reported, it only involved about twenty people.
However, in just a few hours, the number of people claiming to have been harmed by the medication surged to hundreds, and new "victim cases" continued to be exposed and spread online.
Not only in the provincial capital, but also in many other regions across the country, similar accusations and blockades have begun to occur at Xunjiang Group's offline stores. Public opinion has been completely one-sided, with all the criticism and condemnation directed at Xunjiang Group.
The situation is completely out of control.
Even though they used all of the Zhou family's influence and connections in the local area to try to suppress public opinion and quell the storm, all their efforts were like throwing a stone into the sea, without any effect.
It was as if an invisible giant hand was manipulating everything behind the scenes, controlling the direction of public opinion, and inciting the emotions of the crowd.
The energy wielded by this hand clearly far exceeded the Zhou family's sphere of influence; it was sharp and domineering, giving them no chance to breathe or make amends.
Zhou Keying and Yun Yuyan's weak and feeble explanations appeared so insignificant and pale in the face of the overwhelming malice and insults, and had no effect whatsoever.
The crowd's insults grew louder and more intense, with some even throwing water bottles, scraps of paper, and other debris at them.
Suddenly, from the crowd, a man wearing a mask and a baseball cap, with a hunched back, subtly flicked his wrist, and a bright red tomato was thrown out like a cannonball, extremely fast and at a tricky angle, accurately hitting Yun Yuyan's shoulder!
With a crisp "snap," the tomato shattered instantly, its bright red juice spreading wildly down her pristine white suit jacket, leaving a large, glaring stain that made her, who was originally so capable and elegant, look utterly disheveled.
The surrounding reporters, like sharks smelling blood, swarmed forward instantly, their camera flashes going off wildly.
The sound of camera shutters clicking incessantly filled the air. They all knew that this disheveled photo of Yun Yuyan would become the headline on social media tonight, forever branding Xunjiang Group as a shameful "unscrupulous company."
Seeing this, Xiao Chen's anger could no longer be suppressed and erupted! He moved and took a step forward, and his aura suddenly became extremely sharp. An invisible and powerful wave of energy spread wildly outward from him.
The next second, he shot off like an arrow, his figure so fast that only a blur remained, and he plunged straight into the noisy and chaotic crowd!
Wherever it passed, the crowds that were shouting, shoving, and fighting wildly were as if they were being violently pushed aside by an invisible giant hand, and they all staggered and fell.
They screamed and retreated, unable to get even half a step closer to Xiao Chen. How could these ordinary mortals withstand Xiao Chen's wrath?
Now that things had developed to this point, Xiao Chen understood the situation perfectly.
From the sudden outbreak of the drug scandal, to the organized crowds besieging and vandalizing stores, to the one-sided malicious sensationalism and manipulation of public opinion by the media.
This series of combined attacks was deadly, clearly aimed at completely destroying the Xunjiang Group and ruining Xiao Chen's reputation!
The key point is that even the Zhou family's power couldn't suppress this force, which is enough to show that the mastermind behind this crisis did not come from the local area, but pointed directly towards the capital, holding immense power!
All of this, from beginning to end, was aimed at him, Xiao Chen!
Someone wants to bring the Jiang Group to its knees and make Xiao Chen pay a terrible price!
A strong wind howled past, and Xiao Chen's figure appeared like a ghost in front of the man who had thrown the tomato.
A cold glint flashed in his eyes. How could an ordinary rights defender possess such a concealed throwing technique, such a precise angle, and such astonishing wrist strength?
This person deliberately mingled in the crowd, intentionally provoking and creating chaos, all to humiliate Yun Yuyan and completely solidify the "crimes" of the Xunjiang Group!
Xiao Chen's five fingers, like hooks, moved with a sharp, swift force, aiming for the man's throat with lightning speed. The man reacted extremely quickly, sensing the danger, and abruptly retreated, trying to dodge this fatal blow.
But Xiao Chen's speed was more than a level faster than his!
"boom!"
With a dull thud, Xiao Chen slammed the man to the ground, the solid concrete floor seeming to tremble slightly from the impact. He felt a sweet taste in his throat, and a mouthful of blood gushed out, splattering onto the ground in a gruesome display.
The man curled up on the ground in agony, his body convulsing. He struggled to lift his head, and when he saw that the person in front of him was Xiao Chen, a flash of panic and fear crossed his eyes. Then, as if grasping at a straw, he opened his throat and screamed frantically:
"People are being assaulted! Everyone, look! The boss of Xunjiang Group is hitting protesters! This is utterly reckless!"
"It's him! He's Xiao Chen! The real mastermind behind the Xunjiang Group!"
"Unscrupulous merchants! They sell substandard medicines that harm people, killing our family members, and now they dare to commit violence in public. They have no regard for the law!"
His roar instantly drowned out the noise at the scene. Coupled with the blood on his face and his pained expression, it ignited the anger of the crowd, and the curses and accusations reached their peak once again.
These roars were like pouring a bucket of boiling gasoline, instantly igniting the already raging anger on the scene.
More vicious curses, like poisoned hailstones, rained down on Xiao Chen. Every word was piercing and every sentence was like a knife to the heart. Some accused him of disregarding human life, some slandered him for being a heartless money-grubber, and others subjected him to unbearable personal insults. The clamor was deafening.
The reporters' camera shutters clicked faster and faster, the sounds blending seamlessly as their lenses remained fixed on Xiao Chen's cold profile and the man curled up on the ground, their eyes filled with excitement. (End of Chapter)