"Jiangnan, it's everywhere, why is it everywhere Jiangnan Group!" Ke Xuedong impatiently banged on the table. He had been annoyed by the name Jiangnan for days.
Ever since Huang He's identity was exposed, wherever Ke Xuedong went, he could hear people discussing Huang He's name. What was most hateful was that even when Ke Xuedong returned to his own office, he could not escape the harassment of this name.
In just one hour of work today, Ke Xuedong had already cursed three people and deducted the wages of more than ten people, yet he still felt indignant.
Especially since he had been reprimanded by his superior again yesterday and told that he would return to Taiwan next month, as he was not suitable for the mainland market.
This news made Ke Xuedong's heart turn to ashes. Although he had always wanted to return to Taiwan, he wanted to achieve something, return home in glory, and then get promoted and earn a salary, reaching the pinnacle of life.
Instead of now, returning due to failure, he would probably only be a middle-level employee for his entire life.
Ke Xuedong's heart was filled with hatred, hating heaven, hating earth, and even more hating Jiangnan. He began to ponder how to severely bite Jiangnan Group.
His initial idea was to leak the matter of him being beaten to the media. After all, he was beaten by someone from Jiangnan Group, which was a fact. If it were exaggerated by the media, the reputation of Jiangnan Group and Huang He might immediately decline from prosperity to decline. After all, the whole of China was paying attention to Jiangnan Group and Huang He, and any small matter could cause a huge storm.
Ke Xuedong actually did that. He first approached some local media in Shanghai. These media were very enthusiastic at first, because when everyone was praising Jiangnan Group, if they could report some negative news about Jiangnan Group, it would undoubtedly be very eye-catching.
But the problem was that when Ke Xuedong took them to the police station, only Liu Xiangjiang's name appeared on the police report and all other documents. Huang He's name was not left behind at all.
At the same time, the police also clearly stated that this matter had nothing to do with Huang He.
The facts were indeed like this. Although Huang He was present at the scene, he did not take action. He was only breaking up the fight from beginning to end, so it was very normal that Huang He's name was not on the record.
Upon seeing this, the reporter also stated that Huang He could not be mentioned in the news, because once this matter was exposed, it would definitely attract the attention of the national media, and if they reported false news, they would be severely punished.
In desperation, Ke Xuedong said that it was enough to expose Liu Xiangjiang, and Liu Xiangjiang's position in Jiangnan Group was not low, being the general manager of the Shanghai branch. Once such an incident of assault was exposed, it was believed that it would cause considerable negative impact.
At that time, the media agreed, and even promised that the news would be released that evening.
But Ke Xuedong stayed up watching television all night and did not see the relevant news appear. He called that media friend, but this friend cursed Ke Xuedong by name, saying that from now on they were no longer friends, that Ke Xuedong was pushing him into a fire pit, that he had already been transferred by the television station to be an ordinary cameraman.
Then he told Ke Xuedong that if he still wanted to stay in the mainland in the future, he should absolutely not think of doing anything to Liu Xiangjiang, not even having bad intentions, otherwise even gods could not save him.
This scared Ke Xuedong to death, as if Liu Xiangjiang was some incredibly important figure. Ke Xuedong was stunned. When Liu Xiangjiang had begged him for some consumer coupons earlier, he hadn't seen any unusual background behind Liu Xiangjiang. How did he suddenly become so formidable?
These events combined made Ke Xuedong's mood even more irritable. He had a bad mood all morning. When he left the company at noon, he suddenly saw the supermarket security guards surrounding someone, and the two parties seemed to be arguing about something.
"What's going on?" Ke Xuedong, in a bad mood, was looking for someone to vent on.
"Boss, this person used counterfeit money to buy things, and we caught him. He refuses to give us real money, so we're preparing to send him to the police station!" said a security guard.
"Damn it, how dare he use counterfeit money in our supermarket, he doesn't want to live!" Ke Xuedong cursed loudly. The person was scared and quickly said, "No, I didn't know it was counterfeit money. Someone gave it to me when I sold things. I'm also a victim!"
"I don't care if you were scammed by someone else. You should use real currency when you buy things in our supermarket. Now, take out the real money, otherwise we'll send you to see the police!" Ke Xuedong said.
"Please, I only have this counterfeit money left, and more than ten yuan in change. Please let me go! I'm a university student. I can leave my student ID here. When my family transfers money to me in a few days, I'll come and pay. Please don't send me to see the police!" the college student pleaded.
"This way..." Seeing the college student's pitiable appearance, the security guard softened his heart and planned to let the unlucky fellow go. However, Ke Xuedong's irritable temper was nowhere to be vented, so he completely disregarded the college student's plight and directly ordered the police to be called.
"Oh my god, I wish I hadn't sold that Tianxing mobile phone and kept it for myself. What is all this!" the teenager cried, making Ke Xuedong's actions stop instantly.
"What did you say? What phone did you sell?" Ke Xuedong asked.
"Tianxing mobile phone, the one drawn from the Jiangnan blind box. I really didn't expect that after selling this phone, I would get a pile of counterfeit money from those despicable scammers!" the college student said painfully, feeling that he was extremely unlucky.
"Why did you sell a perfectly good phone?" Ke Xuedong asked, confused.
"Don't I have no money? When I have no money, I naturally have to sell my phone to get money!" the college student said.
"No, from what I understand, this phone needs to be redeemed with 8,000 Jiangnan coins, and it's not something you can get from the box. If you had the money to gather 8,000 Jiangnan coins, you wouldn't be a poor student!" Ke Xuedong seemed to have indeed put in effort to understand Jiangnan Group's business, and immediately pointed out the loophole in the other party's words.
In fact, in the initial blind boxes, there was a chance to draw mobile phones. However, after the blind box was revamped with a new version, the mobile phones were completely removed from the blind boxes and became goods that could only be redeemed with Jiangnan coins.
"This... that..." When asked this question, the college student's eyes were full of panic, indicating something unspeakable.
Although Ke Xuedong's character was bad and he was sometimes stupid, as a marketing director, his ability to deal with various people and observe their expressions was still very strong. He immediately saw that the college student had a problem, and a significant one at that. So, he deliberately said loudly, "I think this phone might be stolen. You must send him to the police station, and tell the police to thoroughly investigate the origin of this phone, perhaps they can uncover a theft ring!"
"Then you won't have to worry about going to school anymore, and consider how long you'll be in detention!"
Ke Xuedong's words were like a sharp knife piercing the college student's heart. He was so scared on the spot that he hugged Ke Xuedong and pleaded, "No, I'm really not a thief, I haven't done anything. Please let me go. When my family transfers money to me, I'll compensate you with 1,000 yuan, okay? Please let me go!"
"My salary is over 10,000 a month, who cares about your 1,000 yuan!" Ke Xuedong snorted coldly, "However, seeing how pathetic you are, take him to my office. I want to have a good talk with him!"
Under the escort of the security guards, the college student reluctantly followed Ke Xuedong to the office, and then looked at the unfamiliar environment with fear.
"You'd better honestly tell me everything. As long as you tell the truth, I can guarantee that I won't send you to the police station!" In the office, Ke Xuedong narrowed his eyes and looked at the college student.
This college student was just a flower in a greenhouse, having never experienced the tempering of society. Ke Xuedong threatened him a little, then offered a lifeline, and he firmly grasped it, pouring out everything like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.
It turned out his name was Tong He, a college student in the Materials Science department at Shanghai University of Science and Technology. He bought a Jiangnan blind box a few weeks ago and got a magnetic card for Jiangnan coins. Then he discovered a method to bypass the encryption and directly recharge Jiangnan coins into the card. He then used this method to exchange for a mobile phone at Jiangnan.
He originally wanted to sell the phone for money, but unexpectedly, he was cheated and received only counterfeit money. He himself didn't know, and he excitedly took the money to buy things at the supermarket, and was caught.
"Boss, I know I was wrong, please forgive me!" Tong He said pitifully.
"No, you are not wrong. The one who is wrong is Jiangnan Group. If they didn't sell blind boxes, you wouldn't have ended up in this situation!" Ke Xuedong said with a smile.
"Oh, boss is right!" Although Tong He didn't know what the connection was with Jiangnan Group, as long as it was someone else's fault and not his, it was fine.
"However, Tong He, since you have such good technology and ability, why are you content with being ordinary? I have a bigger and more profitable plan. How about we cooperate?" Ke Xuedong licked his lips and said.