Inside an internet cafe,
Zhou Chuan was feeling restless. Looking around at the people, most of whom were playing Dungeon Fighter Online, he felt an urge to join them. If it weren't for Zhou Chen, he would already be dominating the game like everyone else.
Zhou Chuan complained angrily that Zhou Chen had to get involved in every industry.
Now, even his favorite online games can't escape him.
Just as Zhou Chuan was pouring out his grievances, he suddenly discovered the latest news about Zhou Chen.
"Damn it, damn it, why is it always you!"
"Why can't you just shut up for once?"
"Will you die if you don't stand out for a day?"
Watching Zhou Chen's triumphant demeanor in the video, surrounded by classmates applauding and admiring him, Zhou Chuan was so envious and jealous that he almost ground his teeth to powder. He angrily slammed his fist hard on the computer desk to vent his frustration.
"Kid, you come here to use the internet, so why are you smashing the table? Let me tell you, you'll have to pay for the damage."
Just then, the internet cafe owner saw this and frowned, offering a reminder.
In the past, Zhou Chuan would have swallowed his anger, but at this moment he was furious, and with the 700,000 yuan compensation from Zhou Haide in his bank card, he was full of confidence. He immediately retorted, "Pay me money if you want! It's just a broken table. I smashed it, so I'll give you a new one. I'm not short of money."
Seeing this, the boss said nothing more and turned to leave.
"If you push me too far, I'll buy your internet cafe."
Seeing the boss walk away silently, Zhou Chuan felt much better, his anger subsided, and he even felt a little smug. He sighed, thinking that money really does give you a strong back; even the internet cafe owner had to suppress his temper.
He's worth 700,000 yuan. He can afford to pay for everything, even if he smashes all the tables in the internet cafe, let alone just one table.
Zhou Chuan was unaware that his boasting about not being short of money had attracted the attention of several blond-haired men.
When Zhou Chuan left the internet cafe, the group of blond-haired men exchanged glances and immediately followed him.
Twenty minutes later,
Zhou Chuan, his face bruised and swollen, covered in footprints, ran from the alley into the main street, shouting "robbery! assault!" which drew frequent glances from passersby.
Unlike Zhou Chuan, who got into trouble because of his loose tongue, Zhou Na and Zhou Ling were quite different. After watching Zhou Chen's interview video, Zhou Na fell into a long silence, while Zhou Ling's face first turned ugly, then turned into a cold laugh, because she knew that Zhou Chen was about to suffer.
"Old Lu, what's wrong?"
“Brother Chen, I don’t know what happened either. Just now, I received a message from the managers of our bookstores in major cities across the country. The local industry and commerce departments conducted a surprise inspection and seized our past exam papers. They questioned our company’s qualifications. Now, nearly 30 stores have had all their past exam papers taken away. I suspect this was premeditated. Someone is definitely targeting us.”
Lu Ye voiced his guess, after all, with so many cities involved and actions occurring around the same time, it was hard not to draw parallels.
"Have your agents in each city cooperate with the inspection, bring all relevant documents, and avoid any conflict with the official departments."
“Brother Chen, I have already given the instructions. I will keep your word and not escalate the conflict. No matter how angry I am, I will resolve it rationally.”
Zhou Chen nodded. Lu Ye was quite reliable in his work.
"Brother Chen, do you think the people targeting us this time are from the same industry, or someone else? I have a feeling they have a powerful background." Lu Ye said with some concern.
Zhou Chen had a suspect in mind, though he couldn't rule out the possibility of sabotage from a competitor. He wasn't sure for the time being, unless...
As they were talking, Zhou Chen saw another call coming in. He said a few words to Lu Ye, then hung up and answered Li Kaile's call.
"Brother Chen, something's happened. Today, multiple departments conducted a joint inspection. They didn't find any problems with our store, but the suppliers we have are having trouble, which may affect our sales."
As soon as the call connected, Li Kaile's anxious voice came through.
Zhou Chen instructed Li Kaile not to rush, to communicate in real time with every company in the supply chain, to cooperate normally with the inspection, and to let the company's legal department handle any deliberate obstruction.
Hang up the phone,
Zhou Chen frowned slightly.
One event can be a coincidence, but two events happening together mean someone is doing it on purpose.
He was almost certain that Li Xiaolong was behind all these events. He had underestimated Li Xiaolong's strength, or more precisely, the power of the Li family behind him.
Even though it was a routine inspection, it still required considerable connections to get government departments from many cities across the country involved.
If Zhou Chen's guess is correct...
It's not just his exam paper business and milk tea business that are facing investigations; it's likely that all of his well-known businesses will experience similar situations.
As expected,
Not long after Zhou Chen hung up with Li Kaile, Xu Dalong called, followed by Wu Yuxue. Even the bodyguard company was not spared and was thoroughly checked.
This resulted in the fact that, apart from Dongfeng Logistics, only Hongmeng Technology, which had remained untouched by public scrutiny, remained unscathed among Zhou Chen's companies.
In the core team group,
Everyone was talking about this, believing that the enemy who had attacked them in this collective trouble must be extremely powerful, as this was unprecedented.
Regarding who exactly is targeting Zhou Chen...
Seeing everyone speculating, Zhou Chen thought for a moment and, without hiding anything, revealed Li Xiaolong's identity.
To Zhou Chen's surprise, his core team members were not afraid of Li Xiaolong's Hong Kong Li family background; on the contrary, they all became relaxed.
Zhou Chen was a little curious as to why everyone had suddenly stopped worrying.
Until Li Kaile, Lu Ye, Xu Dalong, and others all expressed their belief in him,
"This little brat dares to mess with Brother Chen. Brother Chen will teach him a lesson."
“That’s right. Since Brother Chen started his business, he has never failed. The Wu family father and son were agents of a foreign capital group before, but they lost everything because of Brother Chen. In my opinion, the Li family is also doomed.”
Seeing everyone getting more and more excited, Zhou Chen was both amused and exasperated. Based on the information he had, Li Xiaolong was not an easy opponent. At such a young age, he had already made a name for himself in the business world and was even hailed as a business prodigy in Hong Kong. Zhou Chen would not be careless or underestimate him just because of his young age.
On the contrary, Zhou Chen still valued Li Xiaolong somewhat.
Moreover, he had a vague feeling that the current troubles were just the prelude, and judging from Li Xiaolong's previous style of doing things, he was probably brewing some kind of big killer move.
He couldn't have done nothing, and he knew that trouble of this magnitude wouldn't bring down his business.
"So, what's your trump card?"
Zhou Chen narrowed his eyes, somewhat anticipating Li Xiaolong's methods.
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