Faced with the lackey's rude insults, Chen Ze remained remarkably calm and composed. He slowly turned his head and smiled slightly at Tian Puzhong beside him.
Then he slowly said, "Old Tian, look at this handsome young man, his mouth seems a bit crooked, doesn't it? Go and fix it for him, try to straighten his mouth."
As soon as Chen Ze finished speaking, Lao Tian shot forward like an arrow released from a bow.
In the blink of an eye, he was already in front of the henchman. Old Tian moved quickly and nimbly, his left hand gripping the henchman's collar tightly like an iron clamp.
He lifted the man off the ground with both feet off the ground; at the same time, he raised his right hand high and, with lightning speed, slapped the follower man across the face three times.
Three crisp "slap! slap! slap!" sounds rang out, and the follower's cheeks instantly swelled up, turning as red as ripe apples.
The sudden pain made him gasp, but instinctively, he wanted to fight back.
However, just as he raised his hand to retaliate, his gaze inadvertently fell upon Lao Tian's tall, imposing, and solid body, like an iron tower.
Instantly, the anger that had just ignited in his heart was extinguished as if doused with a bucket of cold water, and he immediately gave up the idea of resisting.
At this moment, he could only look pitifully at his master and cry out in a sob, "Big brother, that despicable bastard dared to hit me! You must stand up for me!"
The man in sunglasses standing to the side is named Xiao Qiang, who is the brother-in-law of Wan Guangliang, the mayor of Guangcheng City.
On ordinary days, relying on his brother-in-law's power, he was specifically responsible for handling some shady matters for Wan Guangliang and receiving kickbacks in return.
With such a powerful backer, Xiao Qiang naturally acted recklessly and arrogantly.
Upon hearing his subordinates' cries, Xiao Qiang slowly removed his sunglasses, revealing a pair of sinister and fierce eyes that stared intently at Chen Ze.
He gritted his teeth and forced out a sentence: "You brat, I didn't expect you to be so bold as to lay a hand on my men. Have you thought about the consequences?"
Chen Ze crossed his arms, looking fearless. "Oh, the consequences? What consequences? Can I eat it? I don't think I've ever eaten this kind of fruit before."
Xiao Qiang laughed angrily, "Hmph, in Guangcheng, no one who offends me ends up well. There are some people you can't afford to mess with."
Seeing how arrogant he was, Chen Ze guessed that this guy probably had someone backing him up.
However, as a local of Guangcheng, Chen Ze was not afraid of him: "Is that so? I know you have someone behind you, but in Guangcheng, our Chen Clan Chamber of Commerce is not afraid of causing trouble."
Xiao Qiang hesitated slightly upon hearing that it was someone from the Chen Clan Chamber of Commerce, but quickly recovered:
"Hehe... Chen Clan Chamber of Commerce, you bought this grain and oil company, right? How about this, I'll give your Chen Clan Chamber of Commerce some face. This grain and oil company will pay me five million in taxes every month, and we'll consider this matter settled."
As soon as he finished speaking, many members of the Chen Clan Chamber of Commerce glared angrily at Xiao Qiang.
A cold smile crept across Chen Ze's lips as he stared at the other man with icy eyes, mocking, "Such a huge appetite. Aren't you worried you'll choke to death on this greed?"
Faced with Chen Ze's questioning, Xiao Qiang remained indifferent, even revealing a disdainful smile: "Hmph, what's there to be afraid of? I've always had a good appetite, this little bit of food is no challenge for me."
Then, he slightly raised his chin and continued in an unquestionable tone, "This is the price, not a penny less. Otherwise, your company can forget about running smoothly."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Qiang casually pulled a business card out of his pocket, handed it to Chen Ze, and then turned and strode towards the luxury car parked to the side.
With a roar of the engine, the car sped away like an arrow, leaving only billowing dust in the air.
Chen Ze frowned and looked down at the business card in his hand. The front of the card had the two large characters "Xiao Qiang" printed on it, and below it was a phone number—137×××××.
When he turned the business card over, a bank account number was revealed on the back.
At this moment, Chen Hanting strode to Chen Ze's side, his face full of worry, and said in a heavy tone, "Vice President, judging from the current situation, it seems that our Guangnan Grain and Oil Company was deliberately ruined by this guy. What do you think we should do next?"
Chen Ze gently patted Chen Hanting's shoulder and comforted him, "Bald guy, you don't need to worry too much. You just need to make sure the company continues to operate as usual. Leave these troublesome matters to me. I will find a solution."
After saying that, he turned to Zeng Bojian, who was standing behind him, and instructed him: "Old Zeng, take a capable man with you and follow that guy quietly. Make sure you find out his background thoroughly."
"Understood, boss!" Zeng Bojian nodded without hesitation. Immediately, he and one of his men quickly got into a black Audi A6 sedan, quietly started the car, and sped after Xiao Qiang's departing vehicle.
In the afternoon, three staff members from the food safety supervision department arrived at Yingchuan Grain and Oil Company with testing equipment to test the edible oil that had just been produced in the factory.
Half an hour later, the lead inspector said to Chen Hanting, "Mr. Chen, according to our test data, your cooking oil does not meet the standards."
Chen Hanting looked at him suspiciously and asked, "In what aspect does our product fail to meet the standards?"
The regulators immediately explained to him and listed the requirements one by one:
Acid value: reflects the content of free fatty acids in oils and fats. The lower the acid value, the higher the freshness. It is usually required to be ≤3 mg KOH/g.
Peroxide value: measures the degree of oxidation of oils and fats; the lower the value, the fresher the oil. Generally, it should be ≤0.25 g/100g.
Moisture and volatiles: Moisture content should be ≤0.2%, as excessive moisture content can easily lead to rancidity of oils and fats.
Impurities: The impurity content should be ≤0.05%, as excessive impurities will affect the quality.
Chen Hanting, of course, didn't believe his nonsense. He immediately took out his phone and called Chen Ze, explaining the situation to him.
Chen Ze calmly told the bald man to do as the other party requested for the time being, since he couldn't get any leverage over Xiao Qiang so quickly.
After hanging up the phone, the bald man asked the regulator, "The product doesn't meet the standards, what should we do?"
The regulator laughed and said, "Of course, we will stop production and prohibit sales. If we find out that you dare to sell them secretly, we will impose heavy penalties. So I advise you not to try to be clever."
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