The speed of wind and lightning.
The ultimate car, Wuling Hongguang, was indeed powerful. In just two hours, the two of them arrived at their destination ahead of schedule.
Lin Fan pushed open the car door and looked at the five-story building with "Hongxing Furniture City" written on it. He then hurried inside.
Tian Mengyao followed him and quietly dialed a phone number.
"Hello, Uncle Sun."
"What is it, Xiao Tian?"
"That… I have a very good friend who ran into some trouble at Hongxing Furniture City. Could you possibly help…"
Before Tian Mengyao could finish speaking, the other person interrupted, "I'll be right over."
"You're coming now? Thank you so much, I'm so sorry to trouble you."
After speaking, Tian Mengyao hung up the phone directly.
The guilt and unease in her heart finally eased by more than half.
With the deputy director of the Industry and Commerce Bureau stepping in, no matter who it was, they would have to show some respect!
On the second floor of the furniture city, at the Jinjing Decoration Store.
The shop, over 150 square meters, seemed more bustling than ever today.
Many people were gathered at the entrance, discussing in hushed tones and watching the scene unfold.
Xia Xue and Song Yue were surrounded by a group of salespeople in professional attire, looking like they couldn't escape.
At this moment, a sharp-faced, spiteful female manager, in her early thirties, shouted, "I beg you to speak with a conscience! Don't you have to pay for things you break?"
"Is there such a rule anywhere in the world?"
The female manager waved a receipt in her hand and continued to yell, "I've shown you the invoice, and I've matched the item numbers. It clearly states that the goods purchased were worth twenty-two thousand!"
"The store's surveillance footage also shows that you broke the items. Are you still going to deny it?"
The female manager's words were mostly directed at the onlookers.
To win people over with reason, one had to evoke their emotional resonance!
Song Yue, angered, retorted, "We only knocked off a small ornament from the crystal chandelier, and you're demanding twenty thousand yuan! You wouldn't let me put it back, isn't this just blatant robbery?"
"Oh, my!"
The female manager pouted and said sarcastically, "Our store's new chandelier was broken by you, and it's not something that can be fixed just by putting it back."
She gestured to the onlookers, "So many people are watching. What is the value of our store's reputation if we sell second-hand, repaired items, my dear sister?"
"You…"
Song Yue was rendered speechless.
Even though she was usually sharp-tongued, she couldn't match the verbal prowess honed by years of experience.
Xia Xue tugged at her sleeve from behind and whispered, "Forget it, sister. Let's wait until Xiao Fan gets here."
"Whoever comes has to pay!" the female manager said relentlessly, "Is it easy for us to run a small business?"
"As I said, you have two options."
"One is to buy the crystal chandelier you broke."
"The other is to use our company's renovation services, and we'll consider the crystal chandelier a gift to you."
A flicker of smugness crossed the female manager's eyes, "We've truly gone above and beyond!"
There were nearly fifty onlookers, but they were merely pointing and gossiping; no one stepped forward to uphold justice.
On one hand, the store did have a point. Although it was just a small ornament knocked off the chandelier, demanding twenty thousand yuan was indeed exaggerated.
On the other hand, Jinjing Decoration Company had a considerable reputation in Yunqing City. It was rumored to have powerful connections and a formidable background.
Therefore, no one was willing to stick their neck out for two strangers.
Song Yue had been arguing with them for a long time, her throat almost raw.
She gritted her teeth, her expression suddenly changed to panic, and she exclaimed, "Oh no, oh no!"
It turned out that when the conflict first broke out, she was afraid of scaring the child in her arms, so she had retreated to the entrance.
Coincidentally, the wife of a nearby shop owner had also brought her child.
Fearing that Xia Xue couldn't handle it alone, she had entrusted her child to this shop owner.
She hadn't expected that the endless argument would make her forget about it.
"My child!"
Song Yue dashed out.
Seeing this, the female manager immediately yelled at her subordinates, "Stop her, don't let her run!"
The next second, four strong young men rushed over and blocked the entrance, preventing Song Yue from leaving.
"Let me go, my child is outside!"
Song Yue cried out in panic, "I'll come back after I get my child!"
Xia Xue turned back and shouted in agreement, "Quick, let us through, the child is the priority!"
The female manager looked indifferent and reprimanded, "No one is allowed to leave. I've seen your kind many times!"
She signaled to the salespeople beside her.
The group of salespeople immediately blocked the entrance, forming a human wall with the four young men.
"You!"
Song Yue's eyes welled up with tears, "Let me see my child!"
The staff remained unmoved.
They were just ordinary employees who earned a salary and dared not disobey the female manager's orders.
Seeing this, some of the onlookers who felt pity began to persuade them.
However, their voices were immediately drowned out by the female manager's shouts, "It's not that we're heartless, but if they run away after owing twenty thousand yuan, who will compensate us?"
"You?"
"Or you?"
The female manager looked around, questioning those who were trying to persuade her.
The persuaders were instantly silenced.
After all, twenty thousand yuan was not a small sum. What if they really ran away?
Just then, a young man, with a swift stride, pushed through the crowd and rushed in.
This young man, endowed with immense strength, was none other than Lin Fan.
Lin Fan grabbed a burly man by the collar and flung him more than three meters away!
"Ah!"
After a scream, everyone turned to look.
They saw a young man with fierce eyes glaring menacingly at the female manager.
The female manager stumbled back several steps in fear.
"Get out, all of you!"
Lin Fan roared.
He was truly enraged and acted without a word!
Punch after punch!
Kick after kick!
In less than half a minute, over a dozen store employees lay on the ground.
The stunned onlookers screamed and scattered.
Having learned from the previous incident where his anger caused his purple qi to leak out, Lin Fan now circulated his purple qi throughout his entire body, imbuing every movement with immense power.
Regardless of gender, height, or build, none of the employees could withstand a single attack from him.
He proceeded to incapacitate all of them!
"Xiao Fan!"
For a moment, Song Yue and Xia Xue felt that Lin Fan was as powerful as a god!
Lin Fan, without a bead of sweat, turned to Song Yue and asked, "Where is your child?"
"Oh, right, right."
Song Yue dashed out.
Xia Xue walked up to Lin Fan and said helplessly, "Xiao Fan, I've gotten you into trouble."
Lin Fan shook his head, "Sister-in-law, it's no trouble at all. It's what I should do."
"I owe you more than I can ever repay!"