What happened?

Squeezing through the crowd to the store entrance, Lin Chao shouted, "I'm Lin Chao, the general manager of Niangui Grilled Green Pepper Sauce. Tell me what's wrong, and I'll take care of it!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's hostile gazes instantly shifted from Yang Ju to Lin Chao.

"Are you the manager of this store?"

"You've come at the right time; we were just about to look for the person in charge of this store."

"If you don't give everyone a satisfactory explanation today, you can forget about keeping your shop open any longer."

"Even if law enforcement doesn't intervene, we'll still smash up your shabby shop."

It must be said that there are still more people with a sense of justice in the world. After the young man who was fighting against counterfeits gave a passionate speech, this unknown shop instantly became a notorious black shop.

Everyone wants everyone involved to be severely punished by law.

Now that General Manager Lin Chao has stepped forward, everyone feels like they've found someone to vent their anger on.

"Everyone, please calm down!"

Lin Chao waved his hands in the air to signal everyone to be quiet, and then continued, "Now that I'm here, I must give everyone a satisfactory explanation."

Then, he looked at the young man who was exposing the counterfeit and patiently asked, "Young man, what's your name?"

"My name is Liu Yang."

The young man's tone sounded somewhat fierce but inwardly weak.

"Mr. Liu, is that right?"

Lin Chao nodded and then asked, "Could you tell me the details?"

"sure!"

Liu Yang immediately recounted how he bought a bottle of roasted green pepper sauce from the store, and how his pregnant wife felt unwell immediately after eating it, eventually requiring her to be hospitalized.

Even though they already knew what had happened, hearing Liu Yang recount it again only fueled the anger of the people around them.

"Pay up the money now!"

"Liu Yang's wife is in the hospital, are you still trying to deny it?"

"Pay the medical expenses of the hospitalized patients first, and then we will investigate your sale of counterfeit goods."

"In addition to compensating Liu Yang for his losses, there is also compensation for the emotional distress suffered by us, the audience."

"Give me a hundred dollars and I'll pretend nothing happened."

"I only need fifty."

"..."

Lin Chao secretly wiped away a bead of cold sweat.

When you get to a big forest, you'll find all sorts of birds.

Such an outrageous thing, and yet someone still tries to take advantage of the situation.

Despite his frustration, seeing that everyone's emotions had been sufficiently stirred up, he immediately straightened his expression and said to Liu Yang, "If the problem truly stems from a product sold by our store, we will naturally take full responsibility, but..."

He then changed the subject, saying, "If this is a frame-up, then I'm sorry, we will not only refuse to compensate you, but we will also pursue legal action against you for the reputational damage you have caused to our brand."

"You're talking nonsense!"

Liu Yang seemed a little guilty, and said in a fierce but weak voice, "I brought the roasted green pepper sauce I bought from your store. The evidence is right here. Do you think I would wrong you?"

As he spoke, he shook the bottle in his hand, "What you're selling must be fake, otherwise how could my wife have gotten sick from eating it?"

Are you sure we're selling counterfeit goods?

Lin Chao glanced at the crowd around him and asked loudly, "Friends here, does anyone know who I am?"

"Didn't you say you were the person in charge of this store?"

Someone quickly responded, "Why are you asking this?"

Another person said, "I know him. He works at the Niangui Grilled Green Pepper Sauce shop in the second alley of Beifeng Street. I often pass by there and see him always in that shop."

"Huh? If that's the case, then since he's also the person in charge of this shop, doesn't that mean this shop isn't a fake, but a branch of Niangui Grilled Green Pepper Sauce?"

"I can't speak for others, but the Niangui Roasted Green Pepper Sauce shop in the second alley of Beifeng Street is indeed quite reputable and very authentic. I personally bought a bottle of roasted green pepper sauce there, and it tastes really good, and there are no side effects."

"Since Lin Chao is the general manager of these two stores, then the stores must be real."

As Lin Chao's identity was recognized, those who had been skeptical of the store and thought it sold counterfeit goods finally acknowledged its authenticity.

Of course, some people expressed disdain.

"Hmph, so what if this store is a branch of Niangui Grilled Green Pepper Sauce? If there are problems with the products they sell, they have to compensate."

"That's right. Whether it's authentic or not, if there's a problem with the product, it's a problem with the brand."

"If this branch is authentic, then the fact that the products they sell cause problems only proves that their brand is unreliable."

Faced with these questions, Lin Chao smiled slyly and said loudly, "You are all right. If there is a problem with the products of our brand's branches, we will definitely take full responsibility."

"but……"

He glanced at Liu Yang and said, "If it's not a problem with our product, but someone is deliberately causing trouble to damage our brand's reputation, what do you say then?"

"You're lying! I didn't do it! I didn't!"

Liu Yang panicked slightly and shook the bottle in his hand again, "This is the evidence. Would I wrong you?"

"Oh? You mean this is the roasted green pepper sauce you bought from our store, right?"

Lin Chao took the bottle from Liu Yang, held it up above his head for everyone around to see, and then asked, "Has anyone noticed anything?"

"Give it back to me!"

Liu Yang panicked even more and reached out to snatch the bottle, but Lin Chao was prepared and dodged Liu Yang's outstretched hand.

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