As Gu Xiyan finished speaking,
the large screen behind her started to play a series of videos sequentially.
All of these videos were essentially similar, featuring women who were after a bargain. They couldn't get Beauty Pills at the official stores, so they turned to scalpers and bought so-called "discounted surplus" Beauty Pills instead.
As the screen shifted, after consuming the pills, their facial skin showed none of the immediate, significant effects characteristic of authentic Beauty Pills, and they realized they'd been duped.
Unfortunately, the scalpers had already fled.
In the following days, red spots and ulcerations began to appear on their cheeks...
After panicking, these women discussed with their families what to do and ultimately decided to sling mud at Jinyu Group, seeking hefty compensation.
The incidents were largely similar, with variations being that some discussed it with family, others with best friends, and some didn't initially intend to do so but made the decision after news broke of people suffering disfigurement from Beauty Pills.
The videos released by Gu Xiyan completely shattered the entire "Beauty Pill disfigurement incident" and the "Jinyu Group selling fake medicine" scandal.
"So that's how it is, no wonder!"
"I knew there was something fishy going on."
"But how was Jinyu Group able to obtain these surveillance videos?"
"Jinyu Group has always had extensive connections—enormous influence. Otherwise, if it were any other company that had developed a Miraculous Elixir like the Beauty Pill, they would have been devoured by the big sharks without even a trace left!"
The multitude of journalists began to buzz with discussion upon seeing the videos released by Gu Xiyan.
Basically, no one believed that Gu Xiyan would present fake videos. On such a sensitive issue, to dare to deceive the public with counterfeit footage would be suicidal!
As for the existence of fake Beauty Pills, that was indeed a reality, as in Huaxia Country, the issue of counterfeit goods was all too common.
However, previously, if someone bought fake medicine, at most it simply wouldn't work. Now, the fake medicine was actually causing disfiguration.
This was an outrageous development!
Or perhaps, there was a rival company deliberately targeting Jinyu Group?
Amidst the journalists' speculations, the screen behind Gu Xiyan changed yet again, showing the scalpers and criminal gangs had been arrested.
They also confessed that the masterminds behind the scenes were from a certain company, deliberately framing Jinyu Group with these fake pills.
The executives of these certain companies were subsequently invited by the authorities for a 'discussion over tea.'
Now, those who originally harbored some skepticism about the authenticity of the earlier disfigurement videos were left without a trace of doubt.
The police had made arrests, and Jinyu Group was confident enough to release the video, which meant that the upcoming news broadcast would certainly cover this event as well.
With that, the video truly ended.
Gu Xiyan lifted her wrist, glanced at her watch, and raised the topic, "Well, with the matter basically clarified, I'll take my leave now."
Having said that, she stepped down from the stage and, under the respectful gazes of the crowd, walked toward the exit.
It wasn't until Gu Xiyan's piercing clicks from her high heels faded away,
that everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Following her departure, they too stood up, ready to go back and report today's news!
As for the female reporter who had been blacklisted by Gu Xiyan, she was ashen-faced, on the verge of tears.
...
Gu Xiyan had never taken the Beauty Pill disfigurement incident seriously, as resolving it was truly a breeze for them.
After all, behind them stood Dragon King Hall, and it would take less than half an hour to root out those schemers.
The person who orchestrated this incident was a nobody who had no idea about the background of Jinyu Group; otherwise, if they knew where Jinyu Group came from, who would dare to play dirty tricks on them?!
Just as a reporter mentioned earlier, without massive influence and powerful backing to reach the sky, if any other company launched a cash cow like the Beauty Pill, it would either be devoured by major asset sharks—or most of its shares would be taken away to build connections.
Otherwise, they wouldn't even have a place to sell the product, let alone sweep the nation.
From the beginning, Jinyu Group had never paid to grease palms when selling the Beauty Pill, yet no bigwig dared to reach out to them, either to claim a share of the pie or to obtain the prescription of the Beauty Pill.
Until now, only the desperate Withered Tree Quest for Spring had attempted to steal the prescription from them.
However, today's Withered Tree Quest for Spring, under the relentless pressure from Dragon King Hall, is not in a good situation either.
...
As the reporters left and released the footage of the press conference online, suddenly, the various online attacks on Jinyu Group and calls for Gu Xiyan and her team to provide explanations and compensate the losses were silenced.
Capital City.
Wang Family Mansion.
After over a month of convalescence, Young Master Wang's face barely showed any signs of the beating he'd taken from Mu Jinyu.
Watching the shifts in public opinion online, he slammed down his newly purchased phone in frustration, smashing it to bits!
"These good-for-nothings!"
Young Master Wang cursed.
After being dealt with by Mu Jinyu, Young Master Wang had become much more honest, truth be told, and didn't dare to make any covert moves against Jinyu Group.
But that did not hinder his enjoyment of watching Jinyu Group's drama and failures unfold in the Capital City.
Unfortunately, the person responsible for creating the Beauty Pill counterfeit scandal targeting Jinyu Group proved to be utterly incompetent.
It hadn't been many days before Gu Xiyan casually resolved the matter.
Of course, Young Master Wang was also aware that with the backing of Dragon King Hall, they were not easy to contend with; even if he had stepped in himself, he might at best have added to their troubles, but would eventually have been dealt with.
"However, it took them a full three or four days to resolve this, which means that idiot Mu Jinyu has really run into trouble, and Xiang Mantang taking over the reins of Dragon King Hall is too preoccupied to even care about his fellow disciples' widows..."
Young Master Wang immediately suppressed his anger, a playful smile curling at the corners of his mouth.
"Su Zijin hasn't come to press for the debt, probably because that idiot died and she was overwhelmed with grief, completely forgetting about the money. Xiang Mantang, that guy, just took over as Dragon King and has his hands full with power struggles all day; he doesn't have the time to deal with these matters, so it seems I still can buy some time."
"It's a pity, why didn't that bastard's father just die together with his son? Why didn't they just die together?"
Young Master Wang shook his head and sighed with pretend regret, "If Su Zijin had died of grief as well, then my Wang Family wouldn't have to repay that ten billion she's owed. What a pity..."
Because of Su Zijin, the Wang Family was forced to write a debt note for ten billion, for which he had been scolded by his father countless times. Had it not been for the lack of young talents in his generation of the Wang Family, he might have even lost his position as the heir.
Aside from hating Young Masters Zhou, Wang, and Li, Young Master Wang naturally loathed Su Zijin as well.
At this moment, an underling rushed in hurriedly, nearly tripping over the threshold.
"What's the matter with you? So clumsy!" Young Master Wang frowned upon seeing this and chided.
The underling hurriedly explained, "It's bad news, young master, the Dragon King is here."
Young Master Wang: "..."