After hanging up the phone, Jia Dashan saw the police officers in uniform, and his smile froze for a moment before returning to normal.

"Comrades, what brings you here?"

Old Wang placed the summons on the mahogany desk: "Jia Dashan, we suspect you of disrupting production and business operations. Please come with us to the police station for investigation."

Jia Dashan's face instantly darkened. He leaned back in his leather seat and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

"Officer Wang, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. I, Jia Dashan, have been doing business in Beijing for many years and have always abided by the law. You can't listen to the slander of petty people."

"Whether it's slander or not, we'll know for sure once we get to the institute."

Old Wang's tone left no room for argument.

In the police station's interrogation room, Jia Dashan initially denied everything, saying he didn't know Zhao Laosi and that the 5,000 yuan was a normal loan.

His psychological defenses only gradually crumbled when Lao Wang presented him with bank statements, call records, and Zhao Laosi's testimony.

"That woman from the Lin family is so ungrateful!"

Jia Dashan slammed his hand on the table, causing several drops of his exquisite hair oil to fall off.

"I've been in this business for so many years, and no one has ever dared to compete with me like this! What makes her, a newbie entrepreneur, stand out?"

He admitted that he did indeed harbor resentment towards the Lin family and had been plotting revenge for some time.

Later, after hearing that Zhao Laosi had a grudge against Xu Yue, he had the idea of ​​using someone else to kill him.

He thought that even if a small-time hoodlum like Zhao Laosi was caught, he wouldn't be able to implicate anyone, but he never expected...

"We didn't expect to be able to trace our connection back to Qian San?"

Old Wang sneered, "Jia Dashan, you've calculated everything, but you've forgotten that the net of heaven is vast and its meshes are wide, yet nothing escapes it."

Jia Dashan slumped back in his chair, staring blankly at the ceiling.

The sunlight outside the window was just right, shining through the iron bars onto his meticulously groomed hair, but it no longer reflected his former spiritedness.

Just then, the interrogation room door was pushed open, and Xiao Li hurriedly walked in and whispered a few words in Lao Wang's ear.

Old Wang frowned, then relaxed.

“Jia Dashan,” Old Wang stood up, “you think this is the end of it? We also found out that you have been selling counterfeit ‘Friendship’ face cream for the past six months, with the amount involved exceeding 50,000 yuan.”

Jia Dashan's eyes widened suddenly, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he said nothing and just lowered his head helplessly.

As Lao Wang walked out of the interrogation room, he ran into Lin Li, who had come to find out what was going on.

She was wearing a light blue shirt, her hair was neatly combed, and the anxiety from a few days ago was no longer on her face.

"Officer Wang, thank you for your help."

Lin Li handed over a cloth bag, "These are some snacks I made myself, please have a taste."

Old Wang waved his hand and briefly explained the investigation results to her.

After listening, Lin Li remained silent for a moment, then raised her head with a firm gaze.

"Officer Wang, thank you. Not only for me, but for all people who do honest business."

Sunlight streamed through the police station's courtyard, illuminating the red characters "Serve the People" on the wall, so vivid they seemed to drip blood.

Old Wang watched Lin Li's retreating figure and smiled contentedly.

Inside the interrogation room, Jia Dashan was still undergoing further questioning.

He probably never imagined that his elaborate scheme to bring down others would ultimately lead him into the abyss.

This is perhaps what is called retribution, coming unexpectedly yet as it should be.

The investigation is ongoing, and more details about Jia Dashan's sale of counterfeit cosmetics are being revealed one by one.

The police officers split into several groups. Some went to the warehouse to seize the counterfeit goods, some went to contact the deceived retailers, and some sorted out the thick case files.

Everyone was extremely busy, but they all wore a confident expression.

What they are doing is upholding fairness and justice in the market and making those lawbreakers pay the price they deserve.

When Lin Li returned to "Liren Makeup", the store had already returned to its usual bustling state.

Aunt Zhang came over specifically to apologize, saying she shouldn't have believed the rumors, and even brought some spinach she grew herself.

Miss Li also arrived, holding a bouquet of newly blooming forsythia, which she said was to compensate Lin Li.

"Mr. Lin, we'll trust you from now on!"

A regular customer spoke up, drawing a chorus of agreement.

Lin Li looked at the sincere faces in front of her, and her eyes welled up with tears.

She knew that although this incident had cost her a lot, it had also made her see who her true supporters were.

She walked to the counter and picked up a bottle of hair growth serum.

"Everyone, please quiet down," Lin Li cleared her throat. "I have some good news to announce. Starting tomorrow, our store is having a promotion on our hair growth tonic: buy two get one free, plus a free trial!"

A cheer immediately erupted in the store.

Lin Li smiled as she looked at everyone's excited expressions.

After Jia Dashan's case entered the judicial process, Lin Li, with the assistance of her lawyer, formally submitted a civil claim for compensation to the court.

She listed a series of losses suffered because Jia Dashan instructed Zhao Laosi to vandalize her shop.

The first is direct property loss.

The store was maliciously vandalized; shelves were overturned, and some goods were scattered and damaged on the ground. After inventory and calculation, the loss was estimated to be worth approximately 5,000 yuan.

Furthermore, Lin Li had to destroy all the counterfeit and expired goods that Zhao Laosi had secretly adulterated to prevent them from entering the market, which resulted in a loss of nearly 8,000 yuan.

In addition, sales plummeted during the crisis due to damage to the store's reputation.

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