Chapter 226's focus is wrong.

Baishui City, Li Family Toy Factory.

On a summer afternoon, cicadas chirped incessantly in the trees, and the sunlight was a bit dazzling.

Li Jiajun was currently slumped in his executive chair, holding a bottle of chilled 'fat nerd happy water' (cola) and taking a blissful sip.

"Ha—"

After letting out a long burp, he felt relaxed all over.

'Now this is the life,' Li Jiajun thought happily to himself.

Li Jiajun thought happily to himself.

He felt like he was simply a business genius.

Look at how smoothly this deal went.

The goods were shipped, the deposit was in hand, and although that unscrupulous Curry person buddy reneged on the final payment, what he sent over were also semi-finished products missing core components.

This is called risk hedging; it's called precise anticipation.

The money was made, and there was no risk of being requisitioned by the state.

'Perfect, simply perfect!'

Li Jiajun looked at the computer screen, incredibly satisfied with his maneuver.

He was currently streaming, chatting and joking with tens of thousands of bored Netizens in his stream.

"family, did you see that? This is called strategizing within a command tent to win a battle a thousand miles away."

"Some deals look like a loss but are actually a win. Some customers look like they've run off, but they're actually helping us avoid landmines."

While Li Jiajun was bragging to the Netizens, he skillfully operated his mouse and clicked TikTok's 'Connect' function.

"Come on, come on, I'm in a good mood today. I'll take you guys to see some beauties to cultivate our aesthetic tastes."

As he spoke, he randomly connected with a Young lady who was dancing.

On the screen, the Young lady was quite pretty, swaying to the music.

Seeing the connection go through and realizing the person on the other side was the legendary Militia General Li Jiajun, the Young lady was clearly stunned for a moment.

Then she literally spat out her water.

She—

"Pfft—"

A mouthful of water sprayed out, landing squarely on the screen.

The stream chat exploded instantly.

"Holy crap! Main Streamer, you've got too much presence; you scared the Young lady into a spit-take!"

"Hahaha, that spray was top-tier!"

"Main Streamer: I haven't even used any force, and you've already fallen?"

Li Jiajun looked at the dripping effect on the screen, his mouth twitching. Getting into the spirit of things, he said with a mischievous grin:

"Oh my, Young lady, are you that excited to see me?"

"I know you're happy that a big influencer like me connected with you, but there's no need to be so excited that you're spraying water, right?"

"Everyone, don't misunderstand; this is the 'wholesome' kind of spraying."

His deliberate emphasis on 'wholesome' immediately made the stream's atmosphere take a turn for the suggestive.

"???"

"Streamer, what are you saying? Why don't I understand?"

"The more you explain, the worse it sounds, right?"

"Trying to cover it up! Main Streamer, you're being lewd. I have evidence, but I don't want to report it; I want to see more!"

"What the hell is 'wholesome spraying'? It was a normal situation, but why does it sound so wrong when you say it?"

Just as Li Jiajun was having a blast joking with the Netizens and feeling like his life had reached its peak...

"Ring, ring, ring—"

The landline on his desk suddenly rang with great urgency.

Li Jiajun glanced at the caller ID; it was from the security booth.

He casually picked up the phone, still wanting to continue interacting with the Young lady who was wiping her screen.

"Hello? Old Zhang, what's up? Is my takeout here?"

Security Old Zhang's voice came through with a sob, sounding almost shaky:

"Fac... Factory Manager! It's bad!"

"Sob sob... They... they're here again!"

Hearing the words "they're here again," Li Jiajun's heart skipped a beat.

That familiar feeling of palpitations surged up instantly.

He almost spilled the 'fat nerd happy water' in his hand.

Li Jiajun felt his scalp go numb.

He lunged out of his executive chair, rushed to the window in a few steps, and pulled open the blinds to look down at the courtyard.

With one look, his heart went cold.

Several black business vans were parked in the courtyard. He recognized them at a glance—they had those special license plates.

The doors slid open, and a group of people in white shirts or dark jackets walked hurriedly into the building.

The middle-aged man leading the way was none other than a sour-faced Liu Jianguo, his Uncle Liu, who had supposedly been going to show him a 'bright path' but ended up disappearing.

"Holy crap..."

Li Jiajun stared blankly at the scene, subconsciously muttering those words.

'No... why?'

While his mind was a mess, the office door was pushed open.

They didn't even knock; they just pushed it open.

This posture clearly showed they didn't come with good intentions.

Liu Jianguo walked in with a group of serious-faced Experts and a few people who looked like they were in law or intelligence.

The Netizens in the stream also saw this through the camera that hadn't been turned off.

The bullet chat instantly shifted direction.

"Holy crap! People are here!"

"This lineup... looks a bit familiar!"

"Isn't the leader Minister Liu? He's here again?"

"It's over, it's over, Main Streamer is going to be taken away again!"

"What is it for this time??"

...

Li Jiajun couldn't care about the stream anymore.

He turned around, looked at Liu Jianguo, and forced a smile that looked worse than crying:

"Liu... Uncle Liu, why are you here?"

"Is this... a work inspection?"

Looking at Li Jiajun's 'I'm innocent' face, Liu Jianguo felt a complex mix of emotions.

He sighed, fished out some quick-acting heart-saving pills from his pocket, and tucked two under his tongue to steady his nerves.

Then, he looked at Li Jiajun with a complicated expression and said:

"Little Li, this isn't a work inspection."

"This time it's... sigh."

Liu Jianguo pointed to the personnel behind him and said in a heavy tone:

"I've brought an investigation team."

"Regarding Curry Country suing your Li Family Toy Factory in the International Trade Arbitration Court, claiming your products have serious quality defects that led to a major aerospace accident... we need to come for an investigation and evidence collection."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire office fell into a dead silence.

Li Jiajun was stunned.

It took a full three seconds for his brain to process the information in that sentence.

Curry Country?

Suing me?

Quality defects?

Major aerospace accident?

Boom!

Li Jiajun felt a string in his brain snap completely.

An unprecedented sense of grievance and anger erupted from his chest like a volcano.

"What?!"

Li Jiajun exploded on the spot... well, not completely.

Half-exploded.

Because—

"Wait, no, there's a word I don't understand. What aerospace?"

He had wanted to explode, but then realized something was off. What the hell did this have to do with aerospace?

"It's like this, Little Li," Liu Jianguo explained.

After hearing him explain the cause and effect, Li Jiajun finally exploded. He jumped up, not caring if the person opposite him was a high-ranking official, waving his arms and shouting his grievances with a flushed face:

"Suing me?! They actually have the nerve to sue me?!"

"Uncle Liu! You all be the judge!"

Li Jiajun pointed out the window as if that Curry person were standing there, his spit flying everywhere:

"That Curry person, that bastard named Rajesh!"

"He took my goods, didn't pay the final balance, and blocked me!"

"I thought, whatever, I'll just treat it as feeding a dog; I didn't expect them to be honorable anyway."

"But now?!"

"He actually turned around and sued me for quality issues?!"

Li Jiajun got angrier as he spoke, his eyes turning red.

This was simply going too far!

This was like a thief stealing your stuff and then suing you in court because the stuff wasn't easy to use!

"They're simply not human!"

"Is there no law in this world!"

Li Jiajun looked at Liu Jianguo, his eyes full of the sorrow and indignation of being betrayed:

"Uncle Liu! You watched me grow up... uh, although it hasn't been that long, you know me!"

"I'm just an honest businessman!"

"I was swindled out of half my payment by them, and I didn't say anything."

"Now they're making false accusations!"

"Uncle Liu, you guys aren't helping me get justice, but instead coming here to interrogate me?"

"This is too much bullying!"

...

Looking at Li Jiajun's state—furious enough to explode on the spot and aggrieved enough to cry—the Experts and staff present were all a bit dazed.

They had considered many scenarios before coming: they thought Li Jiajun would quibble, play dumb, or even try to run away.

But they really didn't expect him to react like this.

This anger, this sense of grievance, was too real; he looked exactly like a small business owner who had been screwed over by an unscrupulous customer.

Even Liu Jianguo was moved by Li Jiajun's shouting and complaining.

Looking at the kid's red-rimmed eyes, most of his intent to interrogate him dissipated instantly.

It was true; although this kid often caused trouble and had a bit of an 'unlucky' fate, from a business perspective, he really was the victim this time.

Owed money, blocked, and now even sued in court.

Who wouldn't feel aggrieved?

"That... Little Li."

Liu Jianguo's heart softened. He stepped forward, patted Li Jiajun on the shoulder, and his tone softened as he comforted him like an elder:

"Why are you getting worked up first?"

"We didn't come here to interrogate you."

"Didn't we bring lawyers and comrades from the Ministry of Commerce? It's to clarify the situation and help our enterprise protect its legal rights and interests."

"See, you're getting worked up again."

As Liu Jianguo spoke, he sighed inwardly, thinking this child really hadn't had it easy.

However, as he spoke, Liu Jianguo suddenly froze.

He looked at Li Jiajun, who was still indignant and muttering "I must make them pay," and a nerve in his brain suddenly connected.

Wait, that's not right.

Liu Jianguo blinked.

Is this the freaking point?

Is the point that they owe you money? Is the point that they're suing you over quality?

Those are just business disputes, minor details!

The real point is...

Liu Jianguo took a deep breath, and his gaze changed instantly.

He stared at Li Jiajun and slowly voiced the core question that he had almost been distracted from:

"Wait, Little Li."

"Is this the freaking point?"

"The point is, you actually built a rocket for the Curry Stick?"

"And... that rocket actually flew out of the atmosphere?"