Rebirth 70: I am a Koi

I took a deep breath and was about to speak, but suddenly I felt a cold gaze coming from the crowd and falling directly on me. I was startled and subconsciously looked in the direction of that gaze, only to see a man in a black windbreaker and a peaked cap standing at the back of the crowd, staring at me coldly with a pair of sharp eyes, and a hint of an ambiguous sneer on the corner of his mouth.

Before I could react, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd. A young man holding a document ran up to the stage breathlessly, shouting excitedly, "President Mu, the test results are out! The test results of a third-party testing agency show that the product quality of our planting base fully meets the standards, and the rumors are self-defeating!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire conference room suddenly became lively. Reporters rushed to the front of the stage, handed the microphone to me, and asked in unison: "Mr. Mu, do you have anything to say about this result?" "Mr. Mu, what are your plans next?"

I took the test report, read it carefully, and finally showed a long-lost smile on my face. I raised my head, looked around, and said loudly: "I believe that good will prevail over evil! The truth will never be covered up! Thank you for the attention of all media friends. Our planting base will continue to work hard to provide consumers with better quality and safer products!"

As soon as I finished speaking, thunderous applause broke out from the audience. Lin Xiao hugged me excitedly, and said with red eyes: "Jinli, you are amazing! We finally got through this difficult time!"

This storm ended with our victory. Lin Xiao led the sales team and took the opportunity to increase publicity efforts, emphasizing the product quality and brand advantages of our planting base to consumers. The market share gradually recovered, and our products once again won the recognition and trust of consumers.

However, I know in my heart that this storm is just the beginning. The mysterious man hiding in the dark has not really made a move yet...

"Jinli, what's wrong with you?" Bai Hanchuan noticed that something was wrong with me and asked with concern.

I shook my head, suppressed my uneasiness, pointed to a name on the test report, and said, "Do you think the name of this testing agency sounds familiar?"

Bai Hanchuan took the report, looked at it carefully, and frowned slightly...

Bai Hanchuan stared at the report with a frown on his face, as if searching for something in his mind. "Wait a minute," he suddenly said, "This testing agency...seems to have been founded by my comrade's father."

My heart was shocked. Could it be that there is something else going on in this incident that we don't know about?

Bai Hanchuan immediately dialed the number and briefly explained the situation. There was silence on the other end of the line for a while, and then a deep voice came: "Hanchuan, don't worry, I will take care of this matter! I will personally investigate it and give you an explanation!"

After hanging up the phone, Bai Hanchuan's expression eased a little. He held my hand and said firmly, "Jinli, don't worry, we will find out who is behind this."

A few days later, Bai Hanchuan's comrade, a retired gardening master, came to our planting base in person. He carefully checked our production process and praised the quality of our products. He told us that his son has been committed to building the most impartial third-party testing agency and will never allow anyone to use his name to do anything illegal.

At the same time, a botanical expert also contacted us and expressed his willingness to provide us with technical support free of charge. His research direction happens to be the focus of the future development of our planting base. His joining us has undoubtedly injected strong momentum into us.

The situation seemed to be gradually becoming clearer, but I was still nervous. I knew this was just the calm before the storm. The dark hand hiding in the dark would never give up.

"Jinli, we can't just sit there and wait for death," Bai Hanchuan looked at me with a determined light in his eyes, "I have contacted a lawyer, let's sue them!"

"Prosecute?" I was a little surprised. "But we don't have direct evidence to prove that they did it."

"Anonymous letters, malicious competition, and this test report..." Bai Hanchuan analyzed calmly, "These things seem independent, but there must be a thread connecting them. As long as we find this thread, we can find the mastermind behind it!"

I took a deep breath and looked at the man in front of me, my heart filled with gratitude and admiration. His calmness, decisiveness and courage always gave me strength and made me fearless in the face of difficulties.

"Okay," I said firmly, "We will sue! I want to make those who have evil intentions pay the price they deserve!"

A war without the smoke of gunpowder is about to begin...

Bai Hanchuan has always been very proactive. After contacting a lawyer, we started collecting evidence. When the employees learned that we were going to sue, they were very excited. They worked overtime on their own initiative to sort out all the information about the base from its inception to the present, hoping to find some clues. Lin Xiao even brought out the energy he had as a reporter back then, running around and helping me contact many colleagues, hoping to get more clues.

"Jinli, look at this!" Lin Xiao ran to me excitedly with a document in his hand. "I found this from a colleague. Didn't you say before that you suspected that your competitors were maliciously lowering prices? This document shows that during that period, they purchased a large number of similar products at low prices, causing market prices to be chaotic for a time."

I took the document and read it carefully, a glimmer of hope ignited in my heart. Although this information cannot directly prove that the other party is the mastermind, it can at least prove that they played an ignominious role in it.

At the same time, good news came from Bai Hanchuan. After investigation, his comrades found that there were indeed problems within the testing agency, and someone accepted bribes and tampered with the test report of our products.

Everything seemed to be going in our favor, and I seemed to see the dawn of victory just around the corner. However, at this moment, an accident happened.

That day, I was about to go to court when my cell phone suddenly rang.

"Mu Jinli, do you think you won?" A cold voice came from the other end of the phone, "I tell you, you can't beat me! I will make you lose miserably!"

"Who is it?!" I yelled, but the other party had already hung up the phone.

Before I could come to my senses, Lin Xiao ran in in a panic, his face pale: "Jinli, it's bad! Someone spread rumors online, saying that our products contain carcinogens, and also said..."

Lin Xiao didn't say anything more, but I had guessed a little. I immediately turned on my phone and saw that all the major websites and forums were flooded with negative news about our planting base. Some people even exposed the contents of the anonymous letter, pushing Bai Hanchuan and I to the forefront of public opinion.

"Someone is deliberately trying to mess with us!" Lin Xiao said angrily, "They want to completely ruin our reputation before the trial!"

I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down. I knew that at times like this, I couldn't lose my composure.

"Don't worry, the innocent will be innocent." I patted Lin Xiao's shoulder and turned to look out the window. The sun was setting and the sky was a fiery red, as if foreshadowing the coming storm. "We still have one last trump card to play..."

As night fell, Bai Hanchuan and I sat in the office in silence. The desk lamp on the table emitted a dim light, illuminating the documents on the table and our tired faces.

"Dong dong dong..."

There was a knock on the door, breaking the silence. "Come in." I rubbed my brows and whispered.

Lin Xiao pushed the door open and walked in, followed by two elderly people. One was a retired gardening master with gray hair but a vigorous spirit, and the other was a slightly reserved botany expert wearing thick glasses. I had asked Lin Xiao to contact these two people before, and I didn't expect them to arrive so quickly.

"Ms. Mu, Mr. Bai, we are late." The gardening master smiled apologetically, "I heard that your base encountered some troubles, and we want to do our part."

I quickly stood up and said gratefully, "We are very grateful that you can come. How can we say it's too late?"

These two experts are both authorities in their respective fields. Their presence has undoubtedly given us a boost. The gardening master carefully checked the planting environment and product samples of our base and made many valuable suggestions. The botanical expert professionally refuted the rumors on the Internet and expressed his willingness to issue an authoritative test report for us.

Watching them busy, I felt a warm current in my heart. I know that we are not fighting alone, there are still many people who care about us and support us.

Late at night, after seeing off the two experts, Bai Hanchuan and I returned to the office again. I felt exhausted, but I had no desire to sleep.

Bai Hanchuan walked over to me, gently held me in his arms, and whispered his warm breath in my ears: "Jinli, don't worry, everything will be over."

I raised my head and looked at the man in front of me. Even in such a difficult situation, his eyes were still firm and gentle, as if they could dispel all the haze in my heart.

"Yeah, I know." I leaned my head on his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, my heart was filled with strength, "We still have one last trump card..."

Bai Hanchuan was slightly startled, and looked down at me with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

I took a deep breath and slowly said a name: "It's time to let them know..."