As Ye Zhi had guessed, Ou Minghan did indeed read the online comments.
Seeing the trending comments, Ou Minghan’s entire body trembled with anger.
He had originally thought that by portraying Qian Bai as the victim, he could at least garner some sympathy. He never expected to be met with nothing but ridicule!
Especially after Company A replied, many people dug up the paid press releases he had bought in the past, calling him conceited and sleazy. Some even attacked his appearance, with everyone shouting that they could also be the CEO of Qian Bai and that they were truly capable, urging him to let them take over!
Ou Minghan gritted his teeth in anger. If Jia Cheng were in front of him now, he would want to devour him bite by bite!
He called Feng Jie repeatedly. Almost at midnight, he finally got through.
On the phone, Ou Minghan fiercely berated Jia Cheng until he was breathless and coughed, forcing himself to stop.
After listening to his scolding, Feng Jie couldn't help but advise, "Mr. President, you should drink some water. Your throat is already hoarse."
Ou Minghan felt a surge of emotion. "Feng Jie, you are still the most loyal. By the way, you've been on business trips out of town recently. Do you have any idea about Tao Xun's movements?"
Feng Jie was speechless. He had just called him the most loyal, yet he immediately started testing him?
With Qian Bai suffering such a huge loss, how could Ou Minghan still care about what Tao Xun was doing? It was obvious that Ou Minghan had been deceived by Jia Cheng, so he trusted no one and naturally began to suspect him as well.
"Mr. President, although I am out of town, my connections are still good, and I can still know Tao Xun's movements," Feng Jie said. "Tao Xun hasn't made any major moves since the Lunar New Year. They've been steadily progressing. Ye Zhi bought more warehouses, preparing to speed up both their self-operated and Shunda Express services. I also heard that Ye Zhi's next step is to expand Shunda Express's stations to rural areas. She seems to want to build a larger and more comprehensive logistics network."
Ou Minghan froze. He didn't doubt the truth of Feng Jie's words. Indeed, Tao Xun had been much quieter since the Lunar New Year, but he still subconsciously wondered if Tao Xun was secretly planning another major move.
However, he hadn't expected Ye Zhi's actions to be merely buying warehouses and setting up express stations. This truly disappointed him. But it was also good, at least he didn't have to worry about Ye Zhi stabbing him in the back at this time.
Ou Minghan sneered, "Heh, I knew it. Ye Zhi, this woman, has run out of ideas, so she can only stick to her own small territory. That's all she'll ever be!"
Feng Jie desperately swallowed the words that had reached his throat.
Truly worthy of you, Ou Minghan!
Even though Qian Bai was facing a desperate situation, he still maintained that inexplicable sense of superiority when mentioning Ye Zhi! He was just as predictable as ever!
Ou Minghan's mood improved considerably. "Feng Jie, why don't you come back? In the current situation, only you can resolve it!"
"Mr. President, even if I go back now, it will be of no use. However, I suggest you retract your intention to sue Company A. Suing Company A would only be a farcical drama that you can't win and would only make Qian Bai a bigger laughingstock. Also..."
Feng Jie paused slightly and said sincerely, "If you really want to save Qian Bai, take this loss and voluntarily choose to repay the debt..."
"Feng Jie!" Ou Minghan interrupted him furiously. "Are you also planning to betray me? Or have you already betrayed me?!"
Feng Jie truly felt like he was offering his warm face to Ou Minghan's cold backside, his good intentions being treated as worthless. His suggestion to Ou Minghan this time was purely out of momentary softness, with no ulterior motives whatsoever. Yet, he was instead suspected by him.
"Get out, you get out too! I don't want to see you again!" After shouting this, Ou Minghan directly hung up the phone.
He was truly about to go crazy with anger, but not because of Feng Jie's words.
He believed that Feng Jie had not betrayed him, and he also clearly understood that Feng Jie genuinely cared about Qian Bai, which was why he had made such a suggestion. It was just that he didn't want to hear it.
How could he repay the debt for Jia Cheng, that swindler?
The thought of Jia Cheng made Ou Minghan so angry he felt like spitting blood.
Angrily, he picked up his phone and dialed Wu Yongzhi.
As soon as the call connected, Ou Minghan said indignantly, "Wu Yongzhi, you come back to the capital immediately! Right now!"
Wu Yongzhi on the other end of the phone immediately panicked and said, "Young Master Ou, please listen to my explanation. I really didn't know about this! I didn't expect something like this to happen with the credit company. I'm already trying to find a solution..."
"What?!" Ou Minghan's eyes widened abruptly. He said incredulously, "Wu Yongzhi! What did you say? Say it again! What happened to the credit company? What's going on?!"
Wu Yongzhi instantly regretted it. "Young Master Ou, you weren't asking about that..."
"Speak quickly!" Ou Minghan roared angrily. "Wu Yongzhi, if you dare not tell the truth, I'll come over myself to investigate! And I will never forgive you!"
Frightened, Wu Yongzhi hurriedly explained the situation to Ou Minghan.
It turned out that while Wu Yongzhi could get by in gangs, he was truly incapable of running a company.
The credit company's business had actually not been ideal. However, in the past few months, a new employee had been very capable, always exceeding loan disbursement quotas, and the recipients of the loans were all clients they considered very high-quality.
That employee was also good at currying favor and soon became like a brother to Wu Yongzhi, who trusted him completely. So, thinking he knew the employee inside and out, Wu Yongzhi handed over the company for him to manage.
But unexpectedly, in the last half month, this employee used many identification documents to process large loans. All the money was then transferred to his own account, and he absconded with the money!
When Wu Yongzhi went to verify, he discovered that the employee's information, identity, and even the family members he had brought Wu Yongzhi to meet were all fake!
Moreover, the identification documents used for the loans were from people in remote villages, and it was basically an entire village.
Their people tried to collect debts, but they were directly beaten out by the entire village. Wu Yongzhi tried to threaten them with their credit ratings, but these people had likely never traveled further than the village entrance, so credit ratings posed no threat to them.
Even more absurdly, some of the identification documents used for the loans belonged to deceased individuals.
The families of those deceased individuals were very angry and had now united, preparing to file a counterclaim against their credit company!
Now, their credit company had nothing left but a pile of unrecoverable bad debts.
Ou Minghan stumbled back a couple of steps, and he felt a sweetness rise in his throat.
After a long moment, he regained his senses and cursed hatefully, "Wu Yongzhi, what the hell were you doing?!"