Chapter 109 Family members, be the judge! Is there no law left?!

With a heavy press of Li Jiajun's finger, the livestream instantly started.

The title he had set earlier—"family, judge this for me! A big company from Ugly Country is bullying an honest man! Is there no law anymore!"—instantly attracted countless Netizens surfing the web.

Since the previous "elderly joy" incident, Li Jiajun's livestream room had become a legend on the internet. Although he had been quiet for a while, his myth still circulated in the community.

In less than a minute after starting the broadcast, the number of online viewers surpassed fifty thousand, and it was still skyrocketing at a rate of several thousand people per second.

On the screen, Li Jiajun's face, filled with grievance, anger, and even a bit of tragic heroism, occupied the entire frame.

"family! You're finally here!"

Li Jiajun faced the camera, his voice choked up and his eyes reddened, looking just like a young bride who had suffered a great injustice.

"I'm starting this livestream today for nothing else but to seek justice! To let the backbones of our Eastern Country's private enterprises stand straight!"

The bullet chat instantly exploded.

"Holy crap? What happened to the Main Streamer? Was he dumped by a sugar mommy?"

"This title has a strong vibe of the UC Shock Department, but I like it!"

"This expression—it's a pity he's not acting in a Qiong Yao drama. Tell us, what trouble did you cause this time?"

"Selling sunflower seeds, drinks, and mineral water in the front row! Uncle Liu's quick-acting heart-saving pills are half price!"

Li Jiajun sniffled, ignored the inappropriate bullet chat messages, picked up the printed return email from the table, and gave it a hard shake, making the paper rustle loudly.

"Everyone, look! What is this? This is a pillar of shame!"

He pointed at the English on the email and complained with grief and indignation: "Just now, an old customer of mine from Ugly Country whom I've collaborated with for years—Titan Trading Company—suddenly sent a letter wanting to return the goods! Not only do they want a return, but they also want me to pay ten million USD in liquidated damages!"

"Ten million USD, family! How much is that in RMB? It's enough for me to renovate the factory ten times over!"

"And what reason did they give? They actually said my product quality is substandard? They said someone fell down while using my product?"

Li Jiajun became more excited as he spoke, spit flying everywhere.

"If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext! My Li Family Toy Factory is a famously conscientious enterprise! My products are famously sturdy and durable! Never mind falling down, even if you used it to hang... bah, even if you used it to lead an elephant, it wouldn't break!"

Not many people doubted these words. After all, whether it was the previous drones or the later elderly joy, although their uses were quite 'criminal,' the quality was indeed beyond reproach.

"Streamer, what exactly did you sell this time? It's enough for someone to claim ten million?"

"Exactly, bring it out and let us see for ourselves!"

Seeing the urging from the bullet chat, Li Jiajun took a deep breath and waved his hand: "Fine! Since everyone wants to see, then I'll let everyone judge! Big Hammer! Bring the thing up for me!"

"Coming!"

Wang Dachui's honest and loud voice came from outside the office.

Following that, with the sound of huffing and puffing, Wang Dachui and two other workers carried a thick, pitch-black object coiled in a circle and moved it with difficulty into the camera's view.

Clang!

The object was thrown onto the ground, making a muffled thud that caused the floor to tremble.

The Netizens in the livestream room looked closely and were all stunned.

It was a pitch-black rope.

But calling it a rope was practically an insult to it. It was as thick as an adult man's forearm, its surface covered with a layer of unknown polymer braided material that glinted with a metallic luster. Just looking at it, one could feel a sense of weight and power.

"This... what is this?"

"Did a python turn into a spirit?"

"It looks like a giant cable?"

Li Jiajun walked over, struggled to lift one end of the rope, and showed the dense internal structure to the camera.

"This is the item they returned—the 'Giant Race Special Fitness Jump Rope'!"

Pfft—

Countless Netizens in the livestream who were drinking water sprayed their screens.

"What the hell kind of jump rope is that!"

"Is this for Ultraman to use for jump rope?"

"Main Streamer, do you have some kind of misunderstanding about what a jump rope is?"

Li Jiajun explained with a righteous face: "This is a special model specifically for the overseas market. The customer required it to be heavy, sturdy, and have a sense of drape to train a strongman's physique. To meet the customer's requirements, I even brought out my secret recipes!"

He patted the thick black rope, which made a 'bang bang' sound.

"This rope uses high-strength composite special steel wire that I developed exclusively as the core material, and the exterior is wrapped in three layers of 'wear-resistant and high-temperature resistant polymer fiber.' I can guarantee that the strength of this thing is even higher than the stay cables of some bridges!"

At this point, Li Jiajun seemed to think of that huge sum of liquidated damages, and a flare-up of anger rose in his heart again.

He turned on his unconscious internal monologue roast mode and muttered to the air:

"Damn it, that fat pig Smith usually looks so honest, but I didn't expect him to be so crooked. If I don't get my dignity back this time and earn back this ten million, how can I keep roaming the business world in the future?"

"Roaming the business? Streamer, you finally admit you're roaming the streets?"

"The Main Streamer said what was in his heart, hahaha!"

"Haha, does it even need to be said? The Main Streamer has never been on the right path."

Li Jiajun pretended not to see the bullet chat. His expression turned solemn, and he said loudly: "Talk is cheap! Since that guy from Ugly Country says the quality is no good, then today, in front of tens of thousands of family members on the entire internet, I'll perform a hardcore test!"

"Big Hammer! Drive the trucks over!"

The camera panned, and the scene switched to the wide concrete open space outside the factory.

It was currently a midsummer afternoon with the scorching sun high in the sky, and the ground was baked hot. Cicadas were screaming with all their might in the trees, as if cheering for the upcoming big scene.

Two heavy-duty dump trucks were parked back-to-back on the open space, one on the left and one on the right. Their giant wheels and heavy bodies looked exceptionally powerful in the sunlight.

Li Jiajun directed Wang Dachui and the others to firmly tie the two ends of the "Giant Jump Rope" to the tow hooks of the two trucks.

"family, watch closely!"

Li Jiajun held his phone, stood outside the safety distance, and roared loudly: "These are two heavy trucks fully loaded with goods, weighing at least fifty or sixty tons together! Today, I'll use these two big guys to do an ultimate tensile test on this rope!"

"If the rope breaks, I'll pay that foreigner the ten million USD on the spot, then close the factory and apologize!"

"But if the rope doesn't break..." He gave a cold laugh, "That foreigner can just wait to receive my lawyer's letter!"

This declaration, full of the smell of gunpowder, instantly ignited the livestream room.

"Playing this big? A tug-of-war between two heavy trucks?"

"If this rope breaks, it'll be like a bolt of black lightning; anyone nearby will be killed or injured!"

"Streamer, pay attention to safety! This is no joke!"

"I have a hunch that we're going to witness history again today..."

Under the gaze of the multitude, Li Jiajun picked up the walkie-talkie.

"All units, attention! Listen for my command!"

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Pull!"

Boom—!!!

With his command, the engines of the two heavy trucks let out a deafening roar simultaneously. Thick black smoke billowed out from the exhaust pipes.

The massive tires spun frantically on the concrete ground, rubbing violently against the surface.

Screech—

The piercing sound of friction made one's scalp tingle, and a strong burnt smell instantly diffused.

The black jump rope that had been loosely dragging on the ground was snapped taut in an instant!

It hung in mid-air, making a tooth-aching 'creak' sound.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats.

Under the pull of the two terrifyingly massive forces, the rope began to tremble slightly.

However, it didn't break! It didn't even show any obvious deformation!

"Increase the throttle! Floor it for me!" Li Jiajun roared into the walkie-talkie, his expression even more ferocious than the two trucks.

Vroom vroom vroom!

The roar of the trucks grew even louder, and the tires had already ground deep black marks into the ground, even throwing off sparks!

But no matter how those two steel behemoths exerted their power, the seemingly unremarkable black rope in the middle remained steady as Mount Tai, death-gripping both trucks and making them unable to move an inch.

This scene had an immense visual impact!

"Holy crap!!!"

"Is that a freaking rope? That's the freaking Golden Cudgel, isn't it?"

"Awesome! With this quality, it would be enough to stop an airplane, wouldn't it?"

"The guy above, you seem to have discovered a key point..."

Watching this scene, Li Jiajun showed a triumphant smile. He faced the camera, pointed at the indestructible rope, and shouted: "Did you see that, family? This is Made in Eastern Country! This is the quality defect that foreigner spoke of!"

"Two trucks couldn't even pull it apart! You're telling me this is defective? This is easy to fall down with?"

He got more and more worked up, feeling that he was the embodiment of justice at this moment.

"I'm telling you! This matter isn't over! Not only will I not pay, but I'm also going to sue them for defamation! Sue them for commercial fraud!"

What he didn't know was that while he was passionately complaining, the popularity of the livestream had already surged to number one on the entire site, and countless screenshots and screen recordings were spreading across the internet at a viral speed.

One bullet chat message flashed by amidst the screen full of '666s':

"Streamer, although you've been wronged, why do I feel... this thing of yours looks a bit familiar? Doesn't it look like that legendary... Arresting Cable?"

...

At the same time, in the Imperial Capital, within that secret compound in Xishan where the atmosphere was oppressive.

The summary meeting regarding the failure to overcome the technical hurdles of the aircraft carrier Arresting Cable was reaching its most suffocating stage.

Academician Zhang from the Aeronautical Materials Institute was standing in front of the projection screen, analyzing several major technical bottlenecks of domestic materials in a hoarse voice. Below the stage, Old General, Liu Jianguo, and the others had their brows furrowed, their faces full of worry.

The entire conference room was filled with a sense of despair.

Just then, the heavy door of the conference room was gently pushed open a crack from the outside.

Liu Jianguo's secretary, tightly clutching a tablet computer, stood at the door with a strange and anxious expression, seemingly hesitating whether he should interrupt this highest-level meeting.