I confess, I am the Mr. Richest
Chapter 325: You Guessed So Quickly? (Fourth Release)

Chapter 325: Chapter 325: You Guessed So Quickly? (Fourth Release)

This guest was none other than the general manager of Chu Chen’s top-tier Shanghai restaurant, Wangjiang Pavilion, Cui Chengping.

Today, Cui Chengping wanted to discuss matters regarding Wangjiang Pavilion with Chu Chen, so they arranged to meet here.

Unexpectedly, something happened at Wangjiang Pavilion today at noon, causing Cui Chengping to be late.

"What happened?"

Chu Chen asked.

"Here’s the situation, a customer today claimed to have found a fly in our food."

Cui Chengping explained.

As one of Shanghai’s premier restaurants, Wangjiang Pavilion was managed with very strict standards, and the kitchen’s hygiene level could rival that of Michelin-starred establishments.

It was simply impossible to have occurrences such as finding flies in the food.

Moreover, since its inception, Wangjiang Pavilion had never experienced a single food hygiene issue!

"We hadn’t yet had the chance to communicate with him before a lot of media arrived. I originally intended to control it, but these media outlets wouldn’t listen to me."

Cui Chengping said helplessly, noting that even some of his connections were ineffective.

The media contacts he knew were noncommittal and unwilling to help.

This made Cui Chengping realize something was off.

"Was the fly really in the food?"

Chu Chen inquired.

People these days could be complicated, with some deliberately putting objects into dishes to falsely accuse and extort restaurants.

"At first, I wasn’t sure either. Although I’m confident in the cleanliness of our kitchen, I couldn’t be certain that unforeseen circumstances hadn’t occurred."

Cui Chengping expressed his assessment to Chu Chen.

"So I went to the surveillance room to check the day’s footage."

"But less than a minute after entering the surveillance room, all the monitoring systems went down. We couldn’t investigate at all."

"Everything went down?"

Chu Chen asked with a furrowed brow.

"Yes, all of Wangjiang Pavilion’s surveillance went down. According to technical staff analysis, our monitoring system was attacked by top-level hackers."

Cui Chengping explained.

The only ones capable of hacking Wangjiang Pavilion’s monitoring system would be those top-level Shanghai hackers.

"Attacked by hackers?"

Chu Chen muttered, sensing that things might not be so simple.

Hackers chose neither an earlier nor a later time but instead attacked when they needed surveillance footage the most, blacking out the entire system.

How could there be such a coincidence in the world?!

There was definitely some ulterior motive involved!

"Without surveillance as evidence, things have already blown up online."

Saying this, Cui Chengping handed his phone to Chu Chen, which displayed reports from several media outlets.

"Shocking: A huge food issue at Shanghai’s top restaurant Wangjiang Pavilion!"

"Horrifying: A hygiene hazard at a luxurious restaurant with an average spend of thousands!"

"Wangjiang Pavilion’s food issues: The unscrupulous boss must be punished!"

"The shady Wangjiang Pavilion must disappear!"

Various news reports with extremely sharp writing!

So many reports drew the attention of countless netizens.

At this moment, Wangjiang Pavilion had become a target of public scorn, like a rat crossing the street.

"How much time has passed since the incident?"

Chu Chen asked.

"Less than an hour, only forty to fifty minutes."

Cui Chengping estimated.

In such a short time, a barrage of reports had already been released, written as if they’d been prepared long ago.

No need to say it, this was definitely someone behind the scenes trying to bring Wangjiang Pavilion down!

"The biggest competitor we have is Starry Night Kaiseki, another top-tier restaurant in Shanghai."

Cui Chengping hinted.

Starry Night Kaiseki was a nationally top-notch Japanese restaurant, renowned in Shanghai and also located on the Bund, not very far from Wangjiang Pavilion.

With an average spend of two to three thousand, Starry Night Kaiseki was helmed by a top chef from Japan, always at odds with Wangjiang Pavilion.

If Wangjiang Pavilion was brought down, Starry Night Kaiseki would be the biggest beneficiary.

"Media, hackers?"

Chu Chen had devised a coping strategy.

The most important things now were first to restore Wangjiang Pavilion’s surveillance system and second to suppress the media.

If the truth was inverted and Wangjiang Pavilion’s reputation seriously deteriorated, it would be ruined.

Chu Chen sent a message to the executives at Weibo.

Though this time the media’s "main battlefield" wasn’t on Weibo, it held a high status among media platforms.

The Weibo executives, with their connections, could temporarily suppress those public opinions.

With the public opinion issue settled, Chu Chen made a call.

Since hackers were behind it, he would use hackers to resolve it.

...

In the general manager’s office of Starry Night Kaiseki, General Manager Lin Tiangong looked at the overwhelmingly one-sided public opinion online and smiled smugly.

The long-planned strategy indeed worked well, and success was imminent.

Upon unexpectedly learning about the change of ownership at Wangjiang Pavilion, Lin Tiangong reported it to his superiors.

With the consent of all the top executives at the Kaiseki dining group in Japan.

Lin Tiangong began plotting and finally took action today.

He had long prepared the media, hackers, and everything else.

Now, he just waited for Wangjiang Pavilion’s downfall.

The more he thought about it, the more elated Lin Tiangong felt.

After fighting for so many years, he was finally about to get rid of his competitor, which felt delightfully satisfying.

Thinking about this, Lin Tiangong dialed the Wangjiang Pavilion general manager’s office phone.

"Hello."

In the office, Chu Chen answered the call.

Chu Chen came personally to handle this matter.

"You’re not Cui Chengping?"

Hearing an unfamiliar voice, Lin Tiangong asked in surprise.

"I’m the owner of Wangjiang Pavilion, Chu Chen."

"Oh, so it’s the owner of Wangjiang Pavilion, nice to meet you."

Lin Tiangong said with a sarcastic tone.

"Mr. Chu, I’m Lin Tiangong, the general manager of Starry Night Kaiseki."

"I heard something happened on your end, do you need my help in solving the surveillance issue?"

At this point, Chu Chen was fully convinced that Starry Night Kaiseki was up to no good.

Because the surveillance problem at Wangjiang Pavilion was top secret, already sealed off by Cui Chengping.

"Why pretend to be kind-hearted?"

Chu Chen replied.

"Oh, you figured it out so quickly? So, not as dumb as I thought."

Lin Tiangong mocked.

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