140: This is going to die with me.

A radio station reported: "This station's reporter reports, is it the distortion of human nature, or the decay of morality? An 80-year-old man petitions late at night, just to seek justice."

A TV station reported: "So-called justice lies in the hearts of the people, and Han City truly has 'the hearts of the people.' Approximately a thousand people gathered at the city hall to 'applaud' the achievements of Han City's leaders."

A Weibo post online read: "When you make money, some people get jealous. In some places, they just take a spoonful, but some leaders in Han City directly take the whole pot."

A comment read: "Is it a pot of good porridge ruined by one rat dropping, or a pot of rat droppings that can't stand one good porridge?"

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Countless media outlets rushed to report, causing an uproar.

Feihuang Supermarket already had a great reputation, and many people who had been to Feihuang Supermarket gave it extremely high praise.

Customers weren't blind; they had all witnessed the fire safety of Feihuang Supermarket.

To them, being shut down for unqualified fire safety was a joke.

Now that it had directly closed down, it sparked heated discussion among countless people.

Han City was even commented on by countless netizens as one of the top ten cities where business is most difficult to do, and where one must show filial respect to the leaders.

Han City became famous.

Previously, Han City was famous because of Feihuang Supermarket; now, it was even more famous because of Feihuang Supermarket.

Consequently, certain individuals in Han City also received "praise"!

In an ordinary residential area in Han City, Zong Qizhi paced back and forth anxiously.

"What exactly is going on? Why did Feihuang Supermarket suddenly close down?" Zong Qizhi was in a furious hurry.

His superior had already sent word, telling him to handle the matter of Feihuang Supermarket.

But no matter if he called the manager or the boss of Feihuang Supermarket, he couldn't get through.

He couldn't even deliver this fire safety compliance document.

He couldn't just give it to the ordinary employees of Feihuang Supermarket, could he?

He did manage to find Li Lian.

However, Li Lian pushed everything back, saying to find their boss, as she couldn't make decisions.

Li Lian was very polite on the surface, but she stuck to her guns; she wouldn't accept the fire safety compliance document, and the keys to Feihuang Supermarket were with the boss.

Without the boss's order, she had no authority to open the doors.

Now, it was good; it had directly closed down.

What was he trying to do, drag him down with him?

So ruthless!

He was leaving tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, on the table, just to drag him down with him.

Zong Qizhi couldn't understand; how could there be such a person in this world?

He only wanted twenty million.

Feihuang Supermarket and the Hot Pot Restaurant could earn twenty million during this period of closure!

If they just split this twenty million with him, everyone would be happy; how good would that be!

Why did they have to go to such extremes?

His nephew, General Niu, sat quietly beside him, head bowed.

"General Niu!" Zong Qizhi angrily slapped the table, "How could you provoke someone like Qian Ziyong?"

"Don't you know he has no brains?"

"There's an old saying that goes, 'The stubborn fear the ruthless, and the ruthless fear those who don't care about their lives!'"

"Qian Ziyong is stubborn, ruthless, and doesn't care about his life, why did you provoke him!"

Zong Qizhi was filled with regret!

Qian Ziyong was too extreme in his actions!

He was not a normal person at all!

What normal person, after just receiving a fire safety non-compliance document, would escalate the situation, close down without a word, and even directly go out of business?

He had planned everything perfectly; as long as Qian Ziyong called him, softened up, and casually gave him a few tens of millions, this matter would be settled.

Afterward, everyone could make money together.

After all, Qian Ziyong had a large family business, and a few tens of millions were nothing.

He also heard that Qian Ziyong had made hundreds of millions from stock trading.

Twenty million was just a drop in the bucket.

But he didn't expect that he only played a three-of-a-kind, and Qian Ziyong immediately played a bomb!

He directly closed the store, and even went through with a complete shutdown!

Isn't business supposed to be about harmony bringing wealth?

This was the first time he had encountered such an unreasonable boss.

It was all General Niu's fault; if he hadn't provoked Qian Ziyong, there wouldn't have been so much trouble!

Zong Qizhi glared at General Niu.

General Niu felt very wronged.

He was just following orders.

Didn't Zong Qizhi himself say that Qian Ziyong was very young, his family were ordinary people, and a little scare would make him obediently hand over the filial money?

If it weren't for Zong Qizhi's instigation, how would he dare to bring people to cause trouble at Heli 撈?

After causing trouble, he ended up in the bureau, was locked up for a long time, didn't spend the New Year at home, and had just been released.

Now, it was his fault.

He didn't dare to retort; all his grievances he could only swallow.

Zong Qizhi also knew that it wasn't General Niu's fault.

But he was furious right now, with nowhere to vent, so who else would he scold?

Just then, his phone rang.

Zong Qizhi shivered.

What he feared most right now was hearing his phone ring.

He answered tremblingly, and the roar of his superior came from the other end.

"Zong Qizhi, you're a pig! You can't even handle such a simple matter!"

"What are you good for? Why did you force Feihuang Supermarket to close down?"

"How many reporters are here now? You're famous, do you know you're famous?"

Hearing his superior's scolding, Zong Qizhi, sweating profusely, said: "Leader, you are right to criticize me. I will go and handle it now and will definitely give you an explanation."

The superior on the other end sneered: "You have already been dismissed from your post and are under investigation. The higher-ups have already sent people down to investigate; you can explain to them."

"I hope you haven't done anything illegal or against regulations, otherwise no one can protect you!"

After speaking, the superior hung up the phone.

Dismissed from his post and under investigation!

Zong Qizhi slumped to the ground.

Was his record clean?

Not clean, very unclean.

The things he had done simply couldn't be hidden and couldn't withstand scrutiny.

One investigation and he was finished.

Completely finished!

No, there was still hope!

As long as he got Qian Ziyong's forgiveness, saying that this whole thing was a misunderstanding, then it could be treated as a misunderstanding.

Qian Ziyong!

He could save himself!

Zong Qizhi quickly got up and drove to find Li Lian.

He didn't know where Qian Ziyong was.

His phone couldn't get through to Qian Ziyong; the other party must have set it to reject all unknown calls.

Li Lian would definitely be able to reach Qian Ziyong.

Just as Zong Qizhi was rushing to find Li Lian.

Li Lian was swamped with work.

Employees, having learned the news of the supermarket and Hot Pot Restaurant closing, called one after another.

He told the employees to go to finance to collect N+3, but the employees were unwilling.

He tried his best to persuade them, telling them that because the supermarket and Hot Pot Restaurant's fire safety had always been substandard, they couldn't operate.

The supermarket and Hot Pot Restaurant had to pay salaries and rent, losing a lot of money every day.

They couldn't continue like this and had no choice but to close down.

The employees could understand, but they just wouldn't accept the closure.

He heard that employees were spontaneously gathering to block the entrance.

They didn't want to cause trouble for the supermarket; although the employees felt uncomfortable, they had always endured it.

Now that the supermarket and Hot Pot Restaurant were closing down, what inhibitions did they still have?

They formed groups of three or five, holding signs, and set off.

The advertising shops in Han City were instantly overwhelmed with countless orders.

All the printing requests were for signs and flyers about Feihuang Supermarket.