In a private room at Ju Ya Lou in Hua Du City, two middle-aged men in suits were seated, a table full of dishes before them and Mao Tai wine. The one wearing glasses, with a vulgar appearance, was Liu Yongfeng, the market director of the Mei Mei Wang platform.
Sitting next to him, in a gray suit and with his hair slicked back, was Zhang Fu, the market manager of Han Fei Beauty Company. They clinked glasses, and then Zhang Fu took out a check, placed it on the dining table, and pushed it towards Liu Yongfeng, saying, "There's a million in the card. This matter ends here."
Liu Yongfeng looked at the million-dollar check, his eyes glinting beneath his glasses. He chuckled, picked up the check, and tucked it into his suit pocket. He said with a smile, "Manager Zhang, didn't you say you wanted to ruin Yan Ting Beauty Co., Ltd.? Why are you stopping? It’s not worth it."
Zhang Fu poured himself a drink, took a sip, and then waved his hand, saying, "Fang Yan Xi and Wan Yun Ting are not ordinary people. Causing a bit of a stir and reducing their product sales is already good. If we continue, we'll be discovered sooner or later. You know the consequences of that."
Liu Yongfeng nodded in understanding and said, "Then I'll go back and destroy that batch of goods later."
Zhang Fu looked at him and said, "Be quick and leave no trace."
Liu Yongfeng raised his wine glass and smiled, "Don't worry, it's not my first time."
Zhang Fu finally smiled with satisfaction, raised his glass for a toast, and they both drank it down...
At this moment, in the adjacent private room, Fang Yan Xi, Jin Xiuwen, Zhong Hongmei, and Shi Qiang were sitting at a round dining table, with several dishes also laid out. The four were eating, and they were aware that Zhang Fu and Liu Yongfeng were in the next room.
"Yan Xi, it seems your guess was right. Han Fei Beauty Company colluded with Liu Yongfeng of Mei Mei Wang to use underhanded tactics against us," Jin Xiuwen said while eating.
Fang Yan Xi was also eating and said, "The most important thing now is to get their evidence!"
Jin Xiuwen nodded and said, "As long as we find the source of their counterfeit products, we can catch them."
Fang Yan Xi said, "After they leave, we'll follow them."
"Alright." Jin Xiuwen nodded, and the four of them continued to eat and wait...
Just then, Zhong Hongmei's phone rang. Seeing it was her mother, she stood up, gestured to Fang Yan Xi, and turned to answer the call outside the private room. "Mom, what do you need?"
"Something's happened, Hongmei. Your dad had a car accident. Come to the hospital quickly."
Her mother's anxious and frightened voice came from the other end of the phone, making Zhong Hongmei's heart skip a beat. Her expression changed drastically, and she asked, "Is it serious? Which hospital are you at? I'm coming over right now."
"At Nanfang Hospital. It's very serious. He's already been rushed into surgery."
"Okay, okay, I'm coming. Mom, don't worry..."
Zhong Hongmei quickly responded, hung up the phone, pushed the door open, and came back in. She said to Fang Yan Xi, "Manager Fang, my father had a car accident. I need to leave for a while and will be back later."
This news surprised Fang Yan Xi, Jin Xiuwen, and Shi Qiang. They quickly said, "Sister Hongmei, hurry and go. Don't worry about us."
Zhong Hongmei nodded and said to Shi Qiang, "Call Yan Xin and have her come over now."
"Okay, Sister Hongmei. Go and see your dad quickly."
Shi Qiang nodded and took out his phone to contact Ruan Yan Xin. After all, this was an emergency. Zhong Hongmei had to ask Ruan Yan Xin to come and replace her, working with Shi Qiang to protect Fang Yan Xi's safety.
Not long after Zhong Hongmei left, a young man pushed open the door and said to Jin Xiuwen, "Manager Jin, they're about to leave!"
Fang Yan Xi and Jin Xiuwen immediately stood up and said, "Let's go, follow them..."
"Wait, Manager Fang. Yan Xin is on her way. Why don't we wait for her?" Shi Qiang quickly said.
Fang Yan Xi shook her head and said, "We'll follow them first. Shi Qiang, you give Yan Xin your location and have her follow us."
"Alright." Shi Qiang nodded, and could only do so.
Fang Yan Xi and Jin Xiuwen, along with Shi Qiang, followed the young man out of Ju Ya Lou and paused in the lobby...
Outside, Liu Yongfeng and Zhang Fu had not yet left. They chatted outside for a moment, and then the two of them got into their respective cars and left in different directions.
"What should we do? Follow both of them?"
Jin Xiuwen saw they were splitting up. Fang Yan Xi frowned slightly and said, "How about this, I'll follow Liu Yongfeng, and Xiuwen, you follow Zhang Fu from Han Fei Beauty Company."
"No, it's too dangerous," Jin Xiuwen shook his head, saying it was a bit risky.
But Fang Yan Xi said sternly, "There's no time. Let's follow them first. Shi Qiang, let's go..."
Shi Qiang nodded and immediately went to get the car to pick up Fang Yan Xi. Jin Xiuwen hurried to say to her, "Be careful. If there's any danger, call the police immediately."
"Mmm, you too. Hurry up and go." Fang Yan Xi nodded and told Shi Qiang to drive and chase Liu Yongfeng's car.
Jin Xiuwen didn't waste any words, and with the young man, he also got into his car to chase Zhang Fu...
Shi Qiang drove while sending his location to Ruan Yan Xin, asking her to follow. At the same time, Shi Qiang drove behind Liu Yongfeng's car, maintaining a safe distance so as not to be discovered. After all, Shi Qiang was a professional bodyguard, and following an ordinary person was easy.
Looking at the direction Liu Yongfeng's car was heading, Shi Qiang said, "Manager Fang, he's heading out of the city."
Fang Yan Xi, sitting in the passenger seat, nodded without speaking...
After about forty minutes, they had left the city and arrived at a new town called Ma Lian. Liu Yongfeng was driving slowly towards his small factory, completely unaware that a car was following him.
Soon, he stopped at the entrance of a small workshop factory. Liu Yongfeng honked and got out of the car. Immediately, the tightly closed iron gate opened, and two young men came out, greeting Liu Yongfeng with smiles. "Manager Liu, you're here."
"Mmm, the food and drinks are in the trunk. Go get them."
Liu Yongfeng waved his hand. The two young men were excited and quickly opened the car's trunk, taking out several large plastic bags and three cases of beer. They happily followed Liu Yongfeng into the factory, and the iron gate closed again.
At the corner of the road leading into the factory gatehouse, Fang Yan Xi and Shi Qiang were standing by the wall, watching Liu Yongfeng enter the factory from afar. Then they walked out and slowly approached the not-so-large small factory. Apart from a light at the entrance, the surroundings were dark, and there were no people around.
"Manager Fang, could this be the workshop where they make counterfeit products?"
Shi Qiang surveyed the entrance of the small factory. Fang Yan Xi nodded and said, "We need to find a way to get inside and take a look."
"No, Manager Fang."
Shi Qiang shook his head and said, "We don't know the situation inside, but judging by the amount of food and drinks he brought, there should be over a dozen people inside. It's too risky for us to enter like this. Let's wait for Yan Xin to arrive before we go in together, or you can call the police directly, which would be even more secure!"
Fang Yan Xi's expression was solemn, and she said, "We don't have evidence, so we can't just call the police blindly. Also, we need to go in and take a look quickly. If this is indeed their factory for making shoddy products, Liu Yongfeng coming here tonight is very likely to destroy those counterfeit products. So we must go in now and take pictures of the evidence of them manufacturing counterfeit products!"
Shi Qiang was worried and said, "Manager Fang, doing this is really too risky. It would be more stable to wait for Yan Xin."
"When will Yan Xin arrive?"
Shi Qiang immediately replied, "About twenty minutes."
"There's no time."
Fang Yan Xi shook her head, her expression very serious, "If they destroy those fake products, all our efforts will be in vain."
In fact, when Fang Yan Xi was eating at the restaurant and learned that Liu Yongfeng and Zhang Fu had met, she guessed that they might stop here!
A few days ago, Wan Yun Ting personally recorded a video on Douyin, confirming that the products produced by Yan Ting Beauty Co., Ltd. had absolutely no quality problems. Although the real reason had not yet been found, with Wan Yun Ting's current popularity, many people believed and supported him.
Now, Jin Xiuwen had also found evidence of counterfeit products appearing on the market, impersonating Yan Ting Beauty products. Therefore, the outside world basically believed that someone had deliberately introduced fake products into the market.
What Fang Yan Xi and Jin Xiuwen needed to do now was to catch the person behind the scheme.
The situation was now unfavorable for Liu Yongfeng and Zhang Fu, so they decided to stop and destroy the counterfeit products they had produced. As long as there was no evidence, even if the police arrived, they couldn't do anything to them.
Therefore, Fang Yan Xi had to risk entering this small workshop factory before Liu Yongfeng could destroy the evidence of counterfeit products and take pictures of the crime of producing counterfeit Yan Ting Beauty products, so that Liu Yongfeng could be brought to justice.
"Alright, but Manager Fang, you must listen to me and absolutely not take any risks." Seeing her firm attitude, Shi Qiang had no choice but to agree.
Now that he was the only one by Fang Yan Xi's side, Shi Qiang had to do his best to protect her.
"Okay."
Fang Yan Xi nodded, understanding this point, but the situation tonight was too special, and she had to take a risk.
At the same time, she also wanted to try!