Chapter 469 Attempt to Steal a Chicken Backfires!
He deliberately emphasized the word "playmate," his gaze sweeping over Letekar with disdain.
The whispers around them grew louder.
"The situation within the royal family is indeed not very optimistic right now. His Highness the Second Prince actually wants to buy such expensive clothes for his little female insect..."
"That means His Highness the Second Prince dotes on his little female insect, is that alright?"
"The royal family probably needs the Smith family's support, right? Otherwise, they wouldn't be spoiling that little female insect so much!"
"Who knows? The waters between royalty and nobility are always very deep."
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Seeing this, the manager, Chong, laughed even more smugly.
He crossed his arms, adopting a "take it or leave it" attitude, his chin held so high it almost touched the ceiling.
Tan Chi watched his performance quietly, a cold smile playing on his lips. "Very well. Since you're so certain, then both you and the Thomas family had better be prepared."
Manager Bug: "???"
Tan Chi ignored the manager insect and instead looked at the servant insect behind him, saying, "Pay up."
Although the servant insect did not understand, it still did as Tan Chi said.
After all, the royal family is not short of money now, and ten million is just pocket money in Tan Chi's pocket money.
Seeing the words "Payment successful" displayed on the screen, the manager's face was practically overflowing with smugness!
He wanted to burst out laughing inside. What a stubborn little brat who suffers for the sake of saving face!
He not only completed Major General Simon's mission, but also made a fortune for the shop for free!
He'll definitely be raking in the bonuses!
Thinking of this, the manager, unusually sincere, said, "Thank you for your patronage. Welcome to visit us again."
However, the smile on his face froze completely after he saw the insects from the industry and commerce department ten minutes later.
The shop door was suddenly pushed open, the heavy sound startling all the insects.
A team of Imperial Industrial and Commercial Administration Enforcement Bugs in uniform walked in.
What terrified the manager even more was that several media personnel carrying professional live-streaming equipment were following behind the law enforcement officer!
Behind the media bug were Tan Chi and Letekar, who had just been swindled out of ten million by him.
He suddenly had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, the next second the lead enforcement officer spoke up, "We received a report with real names! Your store is suspected of serious price fraud and even threatening consumers! We are now conducting an investigation in accordance with the law! Please cooperate!"
Manager Bug's face turned deathly pale in an instant, and cold sweat on his forehead soaked the fabric of his back.
He practically tumbled out from behind the counter, stammering as he tried to explain, "Sir! It's a misunderstanding! A huge misunderstanding! Our prices are clearly marked! How can this be considered fraud?"
The manager bug dared not use the same tactics on the law enforcement bug again, since it was being broadcast live across the entire Star Network.
If he tries anything funny again, everyone in the empire will know that the Thomas family's shops are engaging in price gouging.
The manager couldn't even imagine the consequences.
"A clearly marked price?" Tan Chi's clear voice rang out as his small figure slowly emerged from the swarm of insects.
He pulled up his personal payment records and pointed to the price tags in the store that clearly showed the prices. "These are clothes in your store. The actual total price is 1.5 million. But you charged me 10 million star coins, and you also said there were fabric fees, design fees, limited edition surcharges, VIP priority service fees... all these add up to this price."
In an instant, the live stream chat went wild.
"My God, the price difference is a whopping 8.5 million! What kind of price tag is this?"
"Isn't this shop owned by the Thomas family? Are they really that unscrupulous?"
"This price is utterly outrageous! And the quality of the bespoke clothing stores under the Thomas family isn't good either. They're already overpriced, and now they're even swindling people. It's garbage!"
"Exactly! I bought from them before, and the quality was indeed not very good, and the price was inflated. But to be this expensive is a bit like a big store bullying its customers!"
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The manager quickly explained, "No, no, it was clearly His Highness the Second Prince who wanted to give us insects a service fee. We don't know why it turned out this way."
"Really?" Tan Chi tilted his head, looking at Manager Chong with an exceptionally innocent expression.
For some reason, Manager Chong felt that if he nodded, he would be even less willing to face what followed.
But considering the current situation, he could only nod reluctantly.
Tan Chi's expression brightened even more. "Alright then, since you've put it that way, I demand that all the surveillance footage and audio recordings from the checkout area be retrieved immediately!"
As soon as Tan Chi finished speaking, Manager Chong seemed to have all his strength drained away and sat down on the ground.
There's no need to investigate the surveillance footage now; everyone already knows that what Tan Chi said is true.
But in order to let all the insectoids in the empire see how this manager forcibly explained a product worth 1.5 million as worth 10 million.
The law enforcement officer followed Tan Chi's instructions and retrieved the surveillance footage from that time.
Soon after, the malicious remarks in the video, such as "If you can't afford it, just put it down" and "The royal family is in financial difficulty," caused an uproar on the StarNet.
"This insect cannot be allowed to get away with it! He must be sent to the Male Insect Protection Association! How dare he bully a male insect offspring like this!"
"Shameless! Utterly shameless!! Fraud is one thing, but to add verbal threats is quite another!"
"You corrupt officials! This shop belongs to the Thomas family! How dare they allow one of their shops to engage in such extortion! And they're even targeting the prince!"
"This manager's attitude is disgusting! He must be severely punished!"
"Boycott all businesses owned by the Thomas family! They're unscrupulous merchants!"
"Exactly! Well done, Second Prince! This kind of shady establishment should be exposed!"
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In an instant, the insects were enraged!
The store was immediately sealed off and ordered to suspend operations indefinitely for rectification.
The Thomas family's reputation collapsed at a visible speed because of this incident, which also dragged down the family's other businesses, making them the target of ridicule.
Simon, the mastermind behind it all, was so angry when he saw this scene on the screen that he trembled with rage.
He just wanted to show this little male insect how powerful he was, but he didn't expect to lose more than he gained!
Not only did he fail to teach the other party a lesson, he also brought shame upon the entire Thomas family!
Simon stared at Tan Chi's calm little face on the live stream screen, his eyes filled with resentment.
"It's bad enough that the Insect King is difficult to deal with! Even his insect offspring are so despicable!!"
Although he did this very discreetly, as long as the Thomas family's internal investigation is thorough, they will be able to discover that he is involved.
He will inevitably face punishment from his family in the future...
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