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Chapter 179: Unwavering (Part 1)
Regarding the words of the Blue Old Man, Wei Yuan also deeply agreed. A true leader only needs to control things from behind the scenes.
The Blue Old Man has been pretending to be foolish and has delegated power to his son, Lan Bo, over the years. However, he has still been secretly watching everything. When the Blue Ocean Group faced a crisis, he stepped in once again.
As for his current plan regarding this incident, Wei Yuan would mostly be operating from behind the scenes as well, leaving the front-line actions to others.
Another important point is to think from the perspective of your opponent, which is indeed wise advice.
Especially in Xu Feng's situation, Wei Yuan even followed the old man's suggestion and placed himself in Xu Feng's position. He realized that if he were facing such a situation, he would likely act similarly.
If he were to flee without a trace, unless he completely changed his identity, no matter how much money he had, he would still be infamous wherever he went.
Particularly after Xu Feng's departure, Wei Yuan could use all means to continuously tarnish his reputation. Moreover, if he found problematic drugs in the pharmaceutical factory, it could even attract the attention of government officials. At that point, it wouldn't be impossible for Xu Feng to be wanted nationwide.
In his plan, Wei Yuan intended to strike first at Xu Feng while Shen Qingyi seemed to be left out of the equation. Although Xu Feng's downfall might lead him to expose Shen Qingyi, it wouldn't pose a serious problem for Shen Qingyi, who had many disciples from the Purple Robe Pavilion.
However, with Xu Feng being directly named by city-level television stations, newspapers, and various forums and websites, he had nowhere to retreat. Therefore, at this moment, there was no expectation that Shen Qingyi could help him based on their relationship; it all depended on himself.
Thus, Xu Feng's approach was naturally to find ways to quell the situation and quickly destroy the drugs in the factory to leave no evidence behind.
At that time, he could even turn the tables and accuse Wei Yuan of framing him for a wrongful case; it wasn't impossible.
This created an extreme conflict where one side wanted to escalate matters while the other sought to calm things down.
However, we often find that creating something is difficult while destroying something is quite easy.
Similarly, in this pharmaceutical factory now, Wei Yuan unexpectedly launched a surprise attack by gathering so many people to surround the place without any warning. It would not be easy for them to pass through safely.
It is hard to quell a conflict but easy to create one. Once a fight breaks out, how could Xu Feng easily transfer or destroy the drugs inside?
With this shift in perspective, Wei Yuan understood Xu Feng's reasoning for his actions. He couldn't step forward himself and couldn't rely on Shen Qingyi; he had no choice but to seek another way out.
If the disciples of the Purple Robe Pavilion were to resist with force, it would be difficult for them to mobilize. Even if they could, it wouldn't be easy, as the other side had many people, with Wei Yuan gathering over a hundred individuals.
Additionally, with Flying Eagle and Liu Haisheng on their side, if a real fight broke out, they could quickly summon more people. Just a word from them could escalate the situation, and Xu Feng would definitely suffer losses, making things worse.
However, now that a Foreign Lawyer has been brought in to handle the situation, Wei Yuan couldn't help but admire this move.
Although Huaxia Nation has undergone reform and opening up for thirty years, and various private enterprises have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, the so-called rule of law construction seems to be progressing vigorously.
In reality, legal education is severely lacking. To some vested interests, having the common people ignorant of the law makes them easier to control. They view the law as a tool for manipulation, deciding how to use it at their discretion. What does it matter if an ordinary person understands the law?
Regardless, this is indeed a weak point. Even for Wei Yuan, who is a high school senior, his understanding of the law is superficial; he has only attended a few classes on political science.
Not only ordinary citizens but even those wealthy Bosses are essentially local tycoons under the Huaxia model. The law remains a blank slate for them.
Not understanding the law naturally leads to fear of it. Many are afraid when someone discusses legal matters with them; many cannot even distinguish between civil and criminal liability, believing that if someone sues them, they might end up in prison.
Thus, whether it's the general public or those slightly better off Bosses, they are seen by some judicial personnel as easy targets and prime candidates for exploitation.
Now that Xu Feng has played this card, he is clearly exploiting this weakness by bringing in a Foreign Lawyer. This move allows him to gather people more effectively.
After all, in broad daylight, if you want to do something, I can sue you into oblivion. Most people have only a superficial understanding of the law and thus naturally harbor fear.
The current generation that has become wealthy in the country consists mostly of individuals who have risen in recent decades; some even became prominent overnight due to sudden business success.
Particularly in the pharmaceutical industry, some have struggled for decades without progress while others have rapidly gained prominence in just a short time. For instance, Li Li of Haiprui Group has risen to national wealth status within just over a decade in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Of course, most of those gathered by Wei Yuan are merely newly affluent manufacturers who have just escaped poverty and haven't had much exposure to other matters.
These individuals often share a common characteristic: they have money but lack other essential qualifications; some can even be considered legally illiterate.
The less one understands something, the more one fears it. Xu Feng's strategy was quite effective; unfortunately for him, he overlooked Wei Yuan. Those manufacturers might hesitate due to the involvement of the Foreign Lawyer, but Wei Yuan was eager to escalate matters.
At this moment, Wei Yuan made a phone call. Flying Eagle did not dare to act independently; moreover, he held some respect for Wei Yuan because he viewed him as a capable individual worth befriending.
On the other end of the phone, Flying Eagle asked, "Wei Ge, what should we do now?"
Wei Yuan thought for a moment and replied, "Just wait it out. I'll handle it personally after a while."
Hearing that Wei Yuan would come in person, Flying Eagle felt relieved. After all, he wasn't the one suffering here; Xu Feng neither purchased his products nor owed him any payments. Leading the protest, he felt somewhat out of place.
However, with Wei Yuan coming over, he now had a direction: to assist his friend Wei Yuan in confronting Xu Feng. As for what would happen next, whether they would resort to violence or not, at least with Wei Yuan there to take responsibility, that would be the best outcome.
At this moment, Wei Yuan decisively stepped out of the Mercedes. Since he was just coming to watch the commotion, he dressed casually, looking somewhat cheap. Anyone who saw him would never associate such a grand operation with this young man.
Wei Yuan got out of the Mercedes and smiled at the Blue Old Man, saying, "Old man, I want to go handle this."
The Blue Old Man smiled back and replied, "Put on a good show and take care of that old Russian."
Wei Yuan said, "Alright, just wait and see..."
As Wei Yuan slowly walked toward the entrance, he immediately saw a crowd of over a hundred people gathered in front of another door. Since the factory was mainly on the second floor, everyone wanted to go up the stairs to find Xu Feng and Shen Qingyi's existing goods; they needed evidence to clear their names.
Each of them was passionate and fervent. Even if the disciples of Purple Robe Pavilion dared to step forward to obstruct them, they would likely be beaten up.
However, at that moment, under the foreign lawyer's few words, they began to feel apprehensive. This made Wei Yuan acknowledge that for many citizens who didn't understand the law, it truly was a weapon that could be exploited and could cause significant harm.
Although so many people suddenly stopped moving, Wei Yuan could still see the figure of the foreign lawyer—a standard white man.
He resembled those tall and strong types often seen in American dramas; his height was at least 1.85 meters, making him stand out even in a crowd.
Wei Yuan approached him, pretending to be somewhat of a lowlife. With his casual attire, no one would take him seriously. He stepped forward and patted the foreigner's shoulder, saying, "Friend, are you here looking for trouble?"
His tone was very much like that of Flying Eagle's group, so the foreign lawyer naturally took him as one of those types.
With red hair and blue eyes, sporting a sharp hooked nose and dressed in a well-fitted suit, the foreign lawyer was not swayed by Wei Yuan's words. Instead, he politely introduced himself: "Hello, I am Davis."
The foreign lawyer spoke Mandarin very fluently; perhaps this was a necessary condition for him to survive here. However, Wei Yuan had serious doubts about whether an outsider studying Western law could apply what he learned in a country dominated by civil law and bureaucratic practices like China.
Wei Yuan smiled and replied, "Hello, my name is Fack."
"Fack?"
Because this name sounds very similar to a vulgar English word, the foreigner couldn't help but repeat it.
"Yes, this is not an English name, as my full name is You Fa Ke."
Since foreigners usually place the first name before the surname when addressing someone by their full name, Wei Yuan's name directly became Fackyu, one of the Ten Divine Beasts.
Of course, this directly implies a vulgar meaning, and it was said without any hint of emotion. The foreigner had a good command of Chinese, so he seemed to understand the implication and immediately realized that Wei Yuan was not here with good intentions.
However, the people around were still clueless. Since Wei Yuan had come over, they just wanted to see how this ghost would negotiate with the Foreign Lawyer to alleviate their psychological pressure.
In fact, many locals felt considerable pressure when facing foreigners combined with the identity of a lawyer. If they happened not to understand English at that moment, it would be even more awkward.
"May I ask what your position is?" Davis inquired.
Wei Yuan answered straightforwardly, "I am a representative of Phoenix Pharmaceuticals. I am here to demand payment for the goods your company owes."
Once these words were spoken, the foreigner began to feel somewhat perplexed. He originally thought that Wei Yuan was like Flying Eagle, sent by someone to cause trouble.
But now it seemed that he might be a key breakthrough in resolving this issue because his company, Phoenix Pharmaceuticals, was actually Xie Ge's Pharmaceutical Processing Plant. Under Wei Yuan's arrangement, it had already undergone a transformation and was preparing to present itself as a brand-new pharmaceutical company.
Once everything was settled, Wei Yuan's funds would be in place immediately to purchase machinery and establish a drug research institute, no longer merely engaging in low-profit manufacturing.
Since Xu Feng had found this foreigner Davis, he naturally provided sufficient reminders. Xu Feng knew who was behind this turmoil; he hadn't expected that Wei Yuan had such capability to independently plan this incident.
Originally, he thought that after Wei Yuan got close to Lan Xue and received help from the Lan Family's influence, along with planning from his cousin Xie Ge and Liu Haisheng, such an event would occur.
However, he did not realize that Wei Yuan had never mentioned his grievances with Xu Feng to anyone. Even Liu Haisheng and Blue Old Man were unaware that Wei Yuan was so determined to deal with Xu Feng due to some underlying resentment.
After confirming Wei Yuan's identity, Davis still spoke in a polite and sincere tone: "Then please control your emotions, sir. My purpose here today is to resolve this issue."
Wei Yuan responded, "I think aside from seeking the payment for the goods, there is no better solution. Moreover, if we cannot get a satisfactory explanation today, I believe you cannot expect everyone here to control their emotions well."
Wei Yuan's tone was still quite aggressive, but it was noticeably different from the cocky demeanor he had at the beginning. This made the Foreign Lawyer, Davis, feel for the first time that among the hundreds of people present, the hardest to deal with was actually this young boy.
Aside from the people from Flying Eagle and the workers from Xie Ge's factory, the other Pharmaceutical Manufacturers did not know Wei Yuan's identity. They had come here mainly due to Xie Ge's instigation and gathering.
Although they heard Wei Yuan mention a company name, Phoenix Pharmaceuticals, they had been involved in pharmaceutical production in Jinghai City for many years and had never heard of this company. It turned out that Wei Yuan and Xie Ge had only recently registered this name, so not many people were aware of it.
Therefore, for now, they regarded this company as a small family-run workshop or an obscure company from a nearby city.
One could imagine that if there were a certain scale involved, there would be no way such a small figure would come here today.
However, what was commendable was that this young boy clearly possessed a fearless courage, facing Davis without any sign of fear.
This also somewhat emboldened them; after all, what could a lawyer do? As long as they held onto reason, could he really bite them?
Under Wei Yuan's leadership, although these people were initially somewhat intimidated, human nature has a tendency towards blind conformity, known as herd mentality.
Seeing that Wei Yuan showed no fear at all, they quickly shouted in unison: "Yes, if we don't get an explanation today, we can't guarantee what we might do."
"Don't think that just because you brought in a foreigner you can fool us; this situation will definitely not end so easily."
As the saying goes, the wrath of the masses is hard to provoke. Davis saw this scene and couldn't help but acknowledge that Wei Yuan indeed had some skill in stirring emotions; with just a few words he had already riled up these people's tempers.
Despite this, the foreigner named Davis continued to stubbornly assert, "I must warn everyone that regarding the overdue payments, I have been entrusted by the factory and have actively engaged with all of you. I hope everyone can approach this matter with a mindset aimed at resolving it for everyone's benefit."
Wei Yuan did not expect that a foreigner could deliver such bureaucratic rhetoric so convincingly in Chinese. Generally speaking, we only get to hear such eloquent words from our esteemed comrades on various television programs.
Wei Yuan did not counter his words because he sensed that the people present were already wavering. The question was whether to continue making noise or to negotiate. If they negotiated, there was a possibility of recovering some of the overdue payments; if they continued to make noise, it would likely end up being fruitless.
"Mr. Davis speaks Chinese so well; may I ask which country you are from?"
Wei Yuan's words were clearly somewhat disrespectful, but his friendly smile made it seem like merely harmless humor. Davis replied, "My father is Russian and my mother is Chinese."
"Turns out you're a mixed-blood, no wonder your Chinese is so proficient. You're really a Dog Day's kind of person."
"Dog Day's? What does that mean?"
Clearly, while Davis's Chinese was quite good, he didn't quite understand this term that was unlikely to appear in any language textbook. So Wei Yuan immediately distorted the meaning and said, "It means I’m praising your strong learning ability and intelligence."
"Oh, is that so? Thank you very much."
Davis replied politely.
The people around him couldn't help but burst into laughter at his response, laughing so hard they were doubled over, which made Davis feel like he had fallen into Wei Yuan's trap, causing his expression to become awkward.
Wei Yuan was actually handling the situation with a mischievous mindset. At this moment, his goal was to be unreasonable; if you want to reason with me, I'll act like a rogue; if you want to act like a rogue, I'll reason with you again.
In short, he was determined to cause chaos and was wholeheartedly dedicated to this endeavor.
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