r18novel Chapter 71: Plot Twist, All Sent In
Chapter 71: Plot Twist, All Sent In
The scene was lively for a while.
Li Jiagang spoke up to quell the commotion.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our products have been verified by the most authoritative and professional departments," he said, his sharp gaze sweeping over the group of reporters. "If any unverified or false reports are found in the media later, our company reserves the right to pursue legal action and use legal means."
"The next issue is accountability."
As he said this, his gaze swept across the electronics store's seating area like that of a hawk.
This time, his eyes met Meng Weimin's, their gazes locked, and the firelight seemed to flash like lightning, as if invisible blades were clashing in the air.
Li Jiagang's lips curled into a slightly mocking smile. There was no anger in that smile, only indifference, contempt, and a condescending scrutiny as if looking down on a clown. There was even a hint of barely perceptible murderous intent, as if to say, "It's time for your play to end."
At this moment, Meng Weimin was truly panicked.
He seemed to read too much meaning into Li Jiagang's smile; it wasn't the triumph of a victor, but the composure of a hunter watching his prey finally step into the trap.
He was restless, his palms were sweaty, and he suddenly stood up and said in a low voice, "I suddenly feel unwell, I'll go first."
But Li Jiagang had been keeping a close eye on him; how could he let him leave so easily?
Although he currently lacks concrete evidence to imprison Meng Weimin, he can still use this press conference to ruin Meng's reputation.
"Meng Sheng," Li Jiagang's voice rang out coldly, tinged with mockery, "Don't be in such a hurry to leave. The show has only just begun. How can you, a highly respected chairman in the industry, walk away halfway through?"
As soon as he finished speaking, several security personnel wearing Legend Company badges surrounded the group of electronics store owners to prevent them from escaping.
"Mr. Li, what do you mean by this?"
This prompted reporters to take photos frantically.
Meanwhile, everyone at the scene looked on with curiosity.
Just then...
"Click, click..."
The sound of numerous leather shoes striking the ground came from the doorway, growing louder as it approached.
A group of officers dressed in dark gray uniforms and wearing ICAC badges then entered in a line. The leader was a man in his early fifties with a solemn face and hawk-like eyes. His badge prominently displayed the words: "ICAC Commercial Crime Investigation Bureau, Senior Superintendent William".
Following closely behind were several police officers, their hands on their waists, their eyes fixed intently on the electronics dealer.
At this moment, the entire audience erupted in uproar!
"It's the ICAC! What are they doing here?"
Amidst the shock of the entire audience, Li Jiagang spoke again:
"Everyone," Li Jiagang said without further ado, slowly producing several pieces of evidence that Huo Jianning had investigated and displayed: "The documents in my hand are the list of criminals who maliciously spread rumors, forged documents, and framed our company's products yesterday."
"As for the contents of the document, let William Sir, the head of the ICAC department, read it aloud."
Senior Superintendent William, head of the Commercial Crime Bureau of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), walked onto the stage with great pomp and circumstance.
"Ladies and gentlemen," his voice was steady yet resounded throughout the room, "the documents in my hand contain the complete chain of evidence of the crimes committed yesterday by dozens of electrical appliance retailers against Legend Company: malicious rumors, falsified test reports, bribery of consumers, manipulation of public opinion, and even bribery of the media." His gaze was sharp as a knife, piercing the group of electrical appliance retailers. "The list of people involved is thirteen, involving six major electrical appliance retailers, with a total transaction volume of over two million Hong Kong dollars."
"Investigation has confirmed that the list includes:"
Li Ji Electrical Appliance Store, Li Jinze!
Chen Ziming, Yongjian Electrical Appliances Store!
Tang Shaoqiu of Taiming Electrical Appliances Store!
More than ten individuals, including those from Tai'an Electrical Appliance Store and Fujin Electrical Appliance Store, have been convicted on more than ten charges, including directly participating in framing Legend Electrical Appliance Company and causing a major public opinion incident. They have been immediately arrested and are under investigation.
No sooner had the ICAC official finished speaking than ICAC members surrounding the electronics store rushed forward and arrested the people on the list.
"Let me go! What are you doing?"
"President Meng, what's going on?"
"Mengsheng, please save us..."
After a few seconds of silence, the entire venue erupted in chaos.
Immediately, everyone's eyes lit up as they looked at the arrested electronics dealers.
The reporters went wild instantly, their cameras swarming the electronics store booth like locusts, flashes going off in a continuous barrage, even illuminating the ceiling.
Outside the live broadcast van of TVB, the director shouted into a walkie-talkie: "Zoom in! Get a close-up of the electronics dealers! This could be the biggest scandal to hit Hong Kong's business community in a decade!"
Meanwhile, countless citizens stopped what they were doing and stared at the screen in front of their televisions, their discussions boiling over like a raging fire: "Wasn't the investigation supposed to be against Legendary Company? Why are those electronics retailers being arrested instead?"
They were originally there to see how Legendary would solve its product quality problems.
Who knew we'd witness such a surprising and delightful twist?
This incident was completely unexpected. Meanwhile, on the sidelines of the four major trading companies, the smile on Newt G.'s face had long since frozen.
At this moment, Barton asked in a low voice, "Boss, should we... still make a move?"
Niu Bijian's face was grim. After a long silence, he finally sneered, "No rush. This kid is far more troublesome than we imagined. But... the sharper the knife, the easier it is to break."
"Let's find another opportunity to deal with him."
Upon hearing this, Bao Dafu remained silent.
Just as the group of appliance dealers were about to be taken away, one of them shouted, "It's not my fault! Meng Weimin made me do it. He's the one in charge. Why aren't you arresting him?"
"Yes, it has nothing to do with me. Meng Weimin instructed us to do it..."
The appliance retailers all started shouting and yelling.
Meng Weimin's eyes were already blazing with fury, and his gaze towards the group of appliance dealers was filled with warnings, threats, and even murderous intent.
This is exactly the effect Li Jiagang wanted.
Although there wasn't enough evidence to point to him, after this incident, everyone knew that he was the one behind everything, and his reputation was completely ruined.
"Meng Sheng, please come back with us for questioning as well. We'll take them all away."
Meng Weimin was initially confident and unafraid of being taken away for investigation, but when he saw that his own son had also been arrested, he immediately shouted:
"Let him go, this has nothing to do with him."
"Isn't this any of his business?" Li Jiagang remained cold, looking at William, the head of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC): "Please trouble you, Sir William, to read it."
William nodded slightly and took out another document: "Meng Zhousheng has committed fraud by deliberately damaging the reputation of Legend Company by counterfeiting machinery and demanding compensation."
In addition, they instigated and gathered a crowd to vandalize several shops of Legend Company, causing huge property losses, which constitutes an intentional criminal offense.
besides…….
Chief Superintendent William meticulously listed out each of Meng Weimin's son's criminal cases.
"The evidence is conclusive, and the suspect was arrested on the spot."
At this moment, Meng Weimin's eyes widened as he looked down at his son, who was bowing his head, unable to meet his gaze. He had already lost his composure and all semblance of calm.
But... William hadn't finished reading yet.
Then, the various crimes committed by the company's partners and material suppliers were read out together.
At the same time, his laboratory's technical staff who had access to classified information, as well as the black-market individuals who defamed his company and products, were also arrested.
Aside from Li Jiagang, the media were the most excited about Legendary's press conference.
They took photos like there was no tomorrow.
TVB's viewership during this time slot far exceeds that of prime-time evening hours.
This unexpected plot twist left everyone present in disbelief.
And from this moment on...
After this incident, no one dared to underestimate Li Jiagang. They no longer thought that because he was young and inexperienced, they should take him seriously.
Many of them were asking themselves this question.
If this happened to them, could they have acted as decisively as Li Jiagang and turned a disadvantage into an advantage?
The answer is, "Lack of confidence."
Therefore, some people previously believed that Li Jiagang's success in building such a large enterprise was merely due to good luck.
Now, they dare not think that way anymore.
At this moment, Lijiagang truly entered the eyes of those old guys and business elites.
Meng Weimin and the others were all taken away.
Li Jiagang maintained his smile and slowly said, "Please excuse my poor performance." He closed the documents on the table and said, "Taking this opportunity, I would like to announce something. Effective immediately, Legend Company will establish the Electrical Appliance Chinese Merchants Association to specifically receive local electrical appliance merchants and jointly develop the local electrical appliance industry."
"At the same time, I would like to take this opportunity to announce that Legend Electric Company will develop all its electrical products in the future, all of which will be independently researched and developed, creating purely domestic products."
"Who says domestically produced electronics are inferior to foreign ones?"
"And I'm going to break that fact."
"I want to prove with my actions that the products manufactured by Chinese businessmen are just as good."
"Alright, that concludes today's press conference. We will now move on to the Q&A session."
Li Jiagang was not involved in the questioning; he left Huo Jianning and the others to deal with the reporters.
Although this disappointed the reporters, the materials they obtained today are enough to cause a huge uproar in tomorrow's reports.
Therefore, Li Jiagang did not participate in the Q&A session, and the reporters did not press him further.