A few days later, Hairun Electrical Appliances City was still sealed off, and the rumors became more and more outrageous.
Employees at the electronics factory and electronics mall were given a two-week holiday in advance.
The only difference from what was rumored was that all employees' year-end bonuses and salaries were paid on time.
Lin Ziyan was happy to have some free time, so she took her little dumpling and sisters to the lawn by the beach for a barbecue and picnic.
She simply ordered the shrimp paste factory to close early, so everyone could take a break and focus on preparing for the New Year.
The chubby girl watched her mother playing in the sand with the child, and a slight twitch appeared on her lips.
“My mother is now as big as a child.”
"This is fun, don't you understand the bond between grandparents and grandchildren?" Lin Ziyan fried the meat slices and placed them on a disposable plate next to her.
Lu Qiuying, who was sitting to the side, adjusted her hat. "I thought I would be busy to the point of exhaustion at the end of the year, but now that I have some free time, I am not used to it."
Since the incident at the market, the Ministry of Commerce has sent her home to recuperate.
Lu Qiuying was happy to have some free time, since everything was arranged in the market and nothing would happen in the short term.
If someone tries to steal the credit, we should see if they can get away unscathed after they've made their move.
The Beijing authorities are conducting a thorough investigation into the missing items from the museum, and all the evidence now points to the Lu family.
To say it points to something is actually a stretch.
But now that the opponent has finally found a fault in the Lu family, shouldn't they seize on it and make a big fuss about it?
But their antics also caught the attention of Commander Chu.
After the Jiang family fell, the leads they had uncovered quickly dried up, and Commander Chu was worried about not having an opportunity to arrest them.
"Sister Qiuying, I'm not used to it either. I feel a little uneasy about the sudden break from work and the holiday."
The chubby girl looked at Lin Ziyan with a resentful expression.
The only one who remained calm was Ah Yan. Even with the situation dire, she leisurely invited them to a "picnic."
She really didn't know what was so good about coming to the beach to feel the breeze.
Xiaoxiao is about to take her final exams, but I'm not worried about it interfering with her studies at all.
"What's there to be uneasy about? The boss is on holiday, and he even went on a half-day trip to the police station," Lin Ziyan teased.
Lu Qiuying's lips twitched, and she silently lowered her head to eat the barbecue.
Lin Ziyan stood up, raised her hand to shield her eyes from the sun, and looked at the deep blue sea.
"You can see the building that Zhu Ling and the others built from here."
Lu Qiuying followed her gaze and suddenly stopped.
They've been busy with work every day and haven't been to the beach in a long time.
What shocked her was that the layout of the high-rise buildings resembled the painting that Ayan had given her before.
The high-rise buildings are almost all in the same location...
So, without realizing it, Fukushima has been built into the city they had always hoped for?
"If there were a light show, the night view would be absolutely stunning," Lin Ziyan exclaimed.
"Aren't you worried at all about Hairun being acquired?" Lu Qiuying asked suspiciously.
The tax bureau hasn't given us any answers yet; it seems like they're deliberately delaying things, hoping to deal with it after the New Year.
As a result, Hairun Electric's revenue before the Lunar New Year was zero, so it would be a lie to say that the impact was minimal.
Lu Qiuying pursed her lips as she thought about what her assistant had said on the phone.
Whoever benefits from it is the one who did it.
However, there is currently no evidence pointing to S Electric Appliances; it seems they have simply encountered a strict investigation by the tax bureau.
"What are you worried about? Hairun is not short of money or technology."
"Moreover, our main market is overseas. If they're going to take over the domestic market, we'll take over the others. Everyone will rely on their own abilities," Lin Ziyan said calmly.
The current business competition is nothing; there's no capital involved yet.
The business wars of later generations were truly terrifying, with capital constantly pouring money into subsidies, unknowingly squeezing out all domestic brands.
This prevents consumers from even seeing domestic brands, ultimately leading to a monopoly in the industry.
"With S Group opening stores in various provinces and cities, will it eventually crush our appliance brand? The senior management in Yangcheng is already aware of this, but there's nothing they can do to stop it," Lu Qiuying said with concern.
Previously, they hoped that foreign companies would join, but now they are afraid of crushing local brands. In fact, the top management is also conflicted.
There are very few brands like Hairun that can expand directly overseas and quickly capture market share.
"Reasonable competition will promote the progress of enterprises." Lin Ziyan felt that it was too early to start worrying now.
Survival of the fittest sometimes requires being pushed by competitors, otherwise a company's fighting spirit cannot be unleashed.
The waves surged up, crashed against the rocks, and then quickly receded.
One wave pushes another, and the watermarks on the beach keep getting closer to the shore.
Meanwhile, Wagner, who was stirring up trouble in Beijing, was unlocking a cabinet in Germany.
His grandfather, wearing glasses, stood by, working alongside several antique experts to dismantle one of the pieces of wood.
Wag was fully aware of what was happening in Beijing, but he had no intention of adding fuel to the fire.
He felt something was off about this whole thing, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.
Hairun Electrical Appliance City was sealed off, the electrical appliance factory stopped production, the Lin family did not respond, and even the tax bureau did not take any further action.
Wag pinched the bridge of his nose, putting aside what he couldn't figure out for the time being.
He brought in these experts, who used a detector to probe the compartments and discovered metal in one of the cabinets.
"If we take this piece of wood apart, can we unlock the lock?" an expert asked, pointing to the wood.
Wag rushed over to take a look, but couldn't see anything different.
They've dismantled the cabinet; where's the unlocking mechanism?
“It might fall apart completely…” Another expert disagreed.
The group argued back and forth, but in the end, Wag's grandfather made the final decision to remove the last piece of wood, and only then did they shut up.
Wag's lips curled into a sneer; to put it bluntly, he didn't want to take responsibility and was afraid of making them pay.
"Clap...clap..."
The entire cabinet fell apart and became a piece of scrap wood?
Wag looked at the falling pieces of wood, his brow twitching. It wasn't scrap wood, but the price had plummeted.
His grandfather seemed to have anticipated this, picking up the wood to try and piece it together, but he had no idea where to begin.
In the end, he could only shake his head, looking regretful.
This cabinet was the strangest he had ever seen. It couldn't be unlocked, and although there wasn't a single nail in the entire cabinet, it was still sturdy and wouldn't fall apart.
The experts looked at each other in bewilderment and quickly made excuses to leave.
Wag watched them leave thoughtfully.
“Grandfather, these logs can still be sold for some money. Maybe Lin Shaowen will want them?” Wag picked up a log and tapped it a few times.
“Then let’s sell it. I get a headache just looking at this wood.” Wag’s grandfather put his hands behind his back, turned and walked out of the collection room.
Wag raised an eyebrow, thinking about the situation in Beijing, and came up with a plan. Perhaps he could resell the wood to the Chinese.
Driving up the price and then selling it might actually be a big help to him at a crucial moment.
Upon learning that he had grown up, Wag immediately called the auction house.
The experts who left were invited by Lin Shaowen to a cocktail party hosted by Rongkai Group.
"It is almost certainly the cabinet that was lost from the Beijing Municipal Museum."
"There is a traditional Chinese character for 'forest' engraved on the bottom of the cabinet."
Lin Shaowen narrowed his eyes and nodded.
He had a suspicion when Wag deliberately lured him to the last auction.
Just then, news came from Beijing that the museum's items had been switched, which convinced him that the items were in Wagner's hands.
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