"Chen Jie, don't run! You haven't paid us back yet!"
Zhu Ming, his eyes red and teeth clenched, rushed in front of Chen Jie and grabbed his arm.
He had poured all his family fortune into one last gamble. Now that Chen Jie wanted to escape, he absolutely would not allow it!
Chen Jie froze.
In that moment of stunned silence, Cao Hanzi had already run far away.
"Stop!"
Bang!
Several security guards from Shengtian Company saw this and immediately rushed over, kicking Zhu Ming away.
They then formed a barrier in front of Chen Jie.
"It's you?" Chen Jie ignored Cao Hanzi and looked at Zhu Ming in surprise.
"Heh, you won't be leaving until you give us an explanation. I was defrauded of thirty million by you!" Zhu Ming staggered to his feet and said with a cold laugh.
"That's right! We were all scammed out of a lot of money here, billions in total! You have to give us an explanation!"
"You're the boss of Shengtian Company, you can't leave! Pay us back!"
Everyone spoke up.
"Where are the reporters? Film everything! If they dare to renege, we'll help them publicize it! We'll ruin their company's reputation!"
At this moment, He Yufei walked onto the stage and said to the crowd, "Everyone, please be quiet. I am He Yufei, the General Manager of Shengtian Company."
"As a general manager, do your words count?"
"Can you reimburse the money we were scammed out of at your company?"
"No matter who you are, pay us back!"
He Yufei's pretty face changed slightly.
She said, "Although the money was scammed from you within our company, we are also victims..."
Before she could finish, Zhu Ming led the charge, "What do you mean you are also victims? This is your territory! If we are scammed on your territory, then it's your responsibility!"
"Exactly, pay us back!"
"If you don't pay us back, don't blame us for coming into the company to take your things! You're a legitimate company, surely you wouldn't dare lay a hand on customers like us, would you?"
The scene descended into chaos. Some people started to incite others, and the situation showed signs of escalating.
"You, you can't do this..." He Yufei said anxiously.
She didn't want Chen Jie's company to incur a large debt before it had even turned a profit.
Just as she was about to speak, Chen Jie suddenly pointed at the unconscious Ye Wa lying on the ground and said, "We are a legitimate company, that's true. But if anyone causes trouble here, we won't be bullied easily. That woman is an example. You can all try it!"
"You..." everyone was shocked.
They had all witnessed Chen Jie's power, and with the security guards present, they might not be able to make much of a scene today.
Chen Jie looked at Zhu Ming and said, "You want me to pay you back? Did you give me your money?"
Zhu Ming was stunned, then said angrily, "Don't try to play dumb! I was scammed at your company! So you have to take responsibility!"
"I take responsibility? Then let me ask you, our company was scheduled to open to outsiders at nine o'clock. How did you people get in?" Chen Jie retorted.
When he arrived, he had already asked the security guards. These people were too enthusiastic, and the security guards were few and couldn't manage everyone, so they could only let them wait in the venue first.
But the security guards hadn't actively let them in.
The crowd was silenced.
Chen Jie continued, "Before our company was open to outsiders, you used your numbers to force your way in. Now that you've been scammed, you want to shift the blame to us? I haven't even settled accounts with you for trespassing on our company!"
Zhu Ming, his face red, shouted, "We were still scammed at your company!"
"Boss Chen, you don't want your company's reputation to be ruined right after it starts selling medicine, do you?" someone threatened.
Chen Jie's gaze sharpened.
He Yufei looked worried.
This was indeed a problem. If not handled properly, and these people were angered, they would spread slander outside, which would definitely affect the company's development.
"Aren't people still here? Let her pay you back the money," Chen Jie said calmly.
"Ah! Right! Damn woman, hurry up and hand over the money you scammed from us!"
Someone suddenly remembered and glared at Yin Manman, shouting.
Chen Jie glanced at Yin Manman, who lay motionless on the ground, and frowned.
Someone stepped forward, intending to restrain Yin Manman, but before they got close, they clutched their nose and yelled, "Damn it, this woman stinks so bad!"
"It's like a rotting corpse!"
"I can't stand it!"
Yin Manman looked as if she had lost her parents, her face filled with horror.
She finally realized that she seemed to have contracted the incredibly foul odor from Cao Hanzi.
"He Yufei, you handle this!" Chen Jie instructed He Yufei.
He didn't want to get close to Yin Manman either, because Yin Manman truly reeked.
He Yufei signaled to two security guards. These two security guards, enduring the stench, immediately grabbed Yin Manman.
With a few sharp slaps, they knocked Yin Manman conscious.
"Hand over the money you scammed!"
"I..."
Yin Manman said, on the verge of tears.
"Forget it, we'll search ourselves!"
The two security guards pinched their noses and fumbled over Yin Manman. Soon, they found a large number of checks.
"Now, I will read out the company names, and you can come to collect your checks!"
Fortunately, most of the money was paid by check, with only a small portion transferred.
Half an hour later, most of these people had their money refunded.
But a portion of them angrily shouted, "That's not right, where are our checks?"
Yin Manman said miserably, "Yang Chen took them, they're not on me!"
"Damn it, no matter who took them, you're the one who scammed us! Hurry up and give us the money, or you're not leaving! Otherwise, we'll kill you!"
"Chen Jie, save me quickly!" Yin Manman cried out to Chen Jie for help.
"Save you? You committed fraud at my company, and you expect me to save you?" Chen Jie sneered.
"Then, then will you spare me?" Yin Manman's expression changed slightly, and she tried to rush towards Chen Jie to plead.
This made Chen Jie frown and step back.
If it weren't for the two security guards holding her back, Yin Manman might have lunged at Chen Jie.
Chen Jie said disgustedly, "Spare you? It's not impossible, but you have to return all the money you scammed!"
"Wuwu... Thank you, Chen Jie, I knew you loved me..." Yin Manman said pitifully.
"Shut up!" Chen Jie ordered.
"I'll return the money that was refunded. I also have some cash! As long as you make them stop bothering me, I'll return all the money!" Yin Manman said.
Chen Jie couldn't let these people go out and tarnish his reputation. If Yin Manman could return the money, that would be for the best.
He nodded.
Excluding the checks that Yang Chen had taken, there was about one hundred million yuan left.
Yin Manman returned it all.
"Chen Jie, you know what's good for you. Now that the money is given to me, I'm willing to buy your medicine." Zhu Ming, the last to receive his money, said with a smug glance at Chen Jie.
At this moment, Yin Manman suddenly cried, "I'm sorry, I don't have any money left!"