Chapter 160: 158, Luofeng's formidable strength made the second generation rich kids flabbergasted.
Zhang Shunyong looked at Luofeng and the others...
What happened to the promised second set of Big Shenlong?
He was also feeling quite desperate.
What could he do?
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"Take care of the Wu Han issue."
On his way to drop off the young women, Luofeng sent a message to his Loyalty and Righteousness Security Company. It was a high-priority one. This provocation from Wu Han was the perfect opportunity for Luofeng to assert his authority. Of course, he also used a Prop Card, sending some information to the security company.
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That very night, Wu Han returned home. He didn't take the incident to heart, believing Luofeng had chickened out when he left. None of An Peng's group seemed to have enlightened him otherwise.
However, the next morning, problems arose with the poultry products from Wu Han's family business. Two batches transported north of the Yellow River by cold chain trucks were inspected and found to contain Salmonella and Campylobacter.
Although only these two batches had issues, and the fines and losses wouldn't be substantial, the consequences were severe. For such high-end specialty poultry products to have these kinds of problems was a major blow. The entire company was subjected to a thorough investigation.
Furthermore, people online began to stir up trouble, attacking the company. They claimed its products had serious issues and even listed a lot of evidence.
That afternoon, three cases of acute gastroenteritis in Capital City were traced back to this company. Inspections confirmed that Salmonella and Campylobacter were indeed the cause.
In just one day, this company's high-end chilled fresh products were pulled from shelves in regions north and south of the Yellow River, as well as in Capital City.
Such devastating news, arriving and departing like a sudden storm... Anyone with discernment knew someone was targeting Wu Han's family. The melon-eating crowd online had a simple rule: if there was a food problem, they'd lash out.
In a small tavern nestled in a Hutong, Lin Xiaoyun laughed heartily. "I just knew this guy was going to have bad luck!"
"I thought it would be even more violent!" Li Bo Kai said with a laugh.
According to Li Bo Kai's guess, Luofeng would use his connections in Bangkok to deal with Wu Han directly. But it turned out like this?
"Actually, this is even more ruthless! For someone like Wu Han, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, being cut off from his parents is worse than death!" Lin Xiaoyun said.
Chen Dali nodded. "Yeah, the impact of this has been quite significant. Other competitors in the same field are seizing the opportunity. I'm afraid they're going to crush Wu Han's family!"
"Such operations must require a lot of money, right?" Lin Xiaoyun asked.
"I don't know the specifics," Chen Dali said. "But from what's visible on the surface, a lot of money seems to have been poured into the online campaign, and professionals were hired to cause trouble for Wu Han's family. In the end, special connections were used to get them investigated!"
"I estimate it was no less than five million," Chen Dali continued.
In reality, it wasn't five million. The online agitation originated from internal personnel of the Zhongyi Tang Company—a powerful computer hacker with the internal code name Number Three, also known as Tian Ji Suan. The biological expert targeting Wu Han's poultry products, nicknamed "Darwin," was also within the company.
The actual cost was around two million, and it was paid by the company. Luofeng didn't need to invest his own money.
The Prop Card used was the "Sky Eye Check" Prop Card. It allowed for checking violations of companies with a scale of up to one billion. It also had limitations, depending on the host's anger level. For example, it could only be used if someone had provoked Luofeng and he was absolutely furious. Of course, just because Wu Han's family had assets of several billion didn't mean their company was worth that much.
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Luofeng's actions against Wu Han naturally came to the attention of An Peng and the others. This situation made the three of them regret deeply; Luofeng was so Awesome, and they'd had a chance to get on board with him.
The next day, a large number of Wu Han's family's distributors began to sue Wu Han's company, demanding compensation. This included business losses, medical compensation, and damage to their reputation.
These events left Wu Han's father, Wu Jun, overwhelmed and distraught. He was trying to solve the problems while simultaneously investigating who was behind it all.
Initially, Wu Jun thought a competitor was responsible because, after the inspection, two other competitors had seamlessly taken over their company's original supply lines. Such circumstances made it seem like a long-premeditated move.
But after Wu Jun's investigation, he found that neither of these competitors was the mastermind. The mastermind, it seemed, was his own son. According to Wu Jun's investigation, his son had provoked someone.
In fact, Wu Han himself had also guessed the truth by now and was shivering at home. He hadn't anticipated Luofeng's retaliation would come so swiftly and fiercely. Luofeng wasn't just targeting him; he was out to destroy him completely.
Wu Han panicked. Faced with this situation, he started contacting An Peng and the others, but no one would help him. After all, people like him always think the world owes them a living, that everyone should indulge them.
However, he had just been lucky before, not having encountered a truly tough opponent.
Why do many people, in their dealings with others, choose to avoid offending anyone if possible? Even those at the bottom of society don't want to cause offense. After all, if you push an honest person too far, they might be willing to drag you down with them. What then? And what if you offend someone who keeps a low profile, only to discover they're a tough nut to crack?
So, it's truly important not to offend people as you go through life.
"Wu Han, open the door! I need to talk to you!" Wu Jun knocked.
"What is it?"
"Son, did you cause trouble outside?" Wu Jun asked sternly.
"UH!" Wu Han lowered his head, not responding.
But Wu Jun was certain. "Exactly who did you provoke?"
"I just cursed at him, asking who he thought he was, coming to Capital City to act all high and mighty... and then..." Wu Han finally opened the door, speaking through gritted teeth.
"You worthless scoundrel!" Wu Jun slapped him hard across the face.
"Who does he think he is? I don't know, but at least he can destroy your old man, me!" Wu Jun seethed. "The person you dismissed so lightly has, in just a day or two, brought the company I've built over twenty years to utter ruin! Currently, seventy percent of our dealers are demanding compensation from us! You think about how you're going to get through this!"
"It can't be that serious, can it?"
"Heh, not that serious?" Wu Jun gave a cold laugh and slapped him again. "Do you think this slap is serious?"
"Hey, Old Wu!" a woman walked over.
"Mom!" Wu Han cried out, trying to act pitiful and curry favor.
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Seeing this, Wu Jun could only say, "'An indulgent mother spoils the son.' You worthless cur! I'm giving you one day to get their forgiveness. Otherwise, don't even think about coming home!"
"Fine, I won't come home!" Wu Han retorted. He knew the situation was serious, but he was furious about being hit.
With that, he drove off in his Ferrari.
"Old Wu, what are you doing to our son? He's our child! How could you hit him so hard?" the woman chastised.
Wu Jun felt a lifetime of exhaustion. After struggling for so many years, he had finally achieved a few small goals.
But was this how it was all going to end?
His son was useless, and his wife so unreasonable?
Wu Jun said nothing. He directly called the Bank to cancel Wu Han's Bank Card. Then he started to deal with the fallout, preparing for the worst.
After leaving home, Wu Han started contacting his fair-weather friends. Those who once would come at his beck and call were now all making excuses. After all, their information channels were good; they knew someone was targeting Wu Han's family. Who would dare associate with Wu Han now?
Ignored by everyone, Wu Han went alone to a foot massage parlor to relax. However, when it was time to pay, he discovered his Bank Card had been frozen.
He immediately called his father, demanding to know why his card had been stopped.
"The Bank account is under my name; I have the right to cancel it," Wu Jun said indifferently. "Your mother and I have already discussed divorce. From now on, you just follow your mother!"
"Dad, you're not joking, are you?"
"Why would I joke with you?" Wu Jun scoffed. "You figure out how to deal with the company's problems yourself."
Wu Han was completely stunned. He called his mother but found her crying. He realized it must be true.
Online, not only could the damaging information no longer be suppressed, but the rumors were also spreading further and becoming more intense. More people came forward, claiming there were genuine problems with the family's fresh produce.
This situation only added to the Wu family company's woes.
Wu Han gritted his teeth. He felt it was now time to contact Lin Xiaoyun. He wanted to get in touch with Luofeng through her and resolve all these issues completely...
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