Chapter 226

Director Huang looked at Gao Qingkui's white hair and sighed inwardly: "Factory Director Gao, save some face for yourself, and for the sake of your final dignity, don't ask."

*Thump*, the strength in Gao Qingkui's body was suddenly drained, and he sat down on the chair with a *plop*. The account books had already been burned; he couldn't figure out where the problem lay, but since Director Huang had brought people down personally, it proved that the matter had already reached an unimaginable level of seriousness.

Director Huang nodded to a young man beside him, and the young man took out a list: "Is Especially Qu Hongqi here?"

Especially Qu Hongqi's face turned pale instantly, without a trace of blood, and he said with a trembling voice: "Here... here..."

Two police officers walked over, *click*, cold handcuffs were placed on Especially Qu Hongqi's wrists, and then they escorted him out of the conference room.

"Is Liu Jian here!"

As soon as the young man's words came out, Liu Jian couldn't even sit still; his body tilted, and he fell to the ground.

Immediately afterward, two police officers walked over, lifted Liu Jian up, and handcuffed him.

"Why are you arresting me? Do you know who I am? Let me go quickly." Suddenly, Liu Jian let out a desperate howl, struggling desperately.

"Damn it!" A police officer kicked Liu Jian in the lower back. *Creak, clatter*, Liu Jian fell onto the chair in front of him and sprawled on the ground.

"If you don't behave, you'll have a hard time."

Liu Jian was escorted out, and then the young man shouted: "Chang Tai!"

Chang Tai shivered, and a yellow liquid flowed down his pant leg; the smell of urine spread in the air.

"I... what law did I break, why... why do you want to arrest me?" Chang Tai asked with a pale face and a trembling voice.

The young man looked at him and said coldly: "Suspected of arson!"

Chang Tai was stunned, then reacted, pointed at Gao Qingkui, and shouted excitedly: "It's Gao Qingkui, it was him and Zhang Deyou who planned it, Especially Qu Hongqi found people to do it, it has nothing to do with me."

The young man said: "I haven't finished yet, you are also suspected of embezzling public funds and accepting bribes."

As one name after another was read out, it turned out that Zhao Donghai, the quality inspection section chief of Jiangzhou Winery, Hou Guizhong, the technical section chief, and Xu Hui, the equipment section chief, were also taken away.

Director Huang said to Gao Qingkui: "Factory Director Gao, I won't handcuff you, let's go."

Gao Qingkui knew that there was no way to turn things around. With a long sigh, he slowly stood up and tried to straighten his back as he walked out. But looking at his back, his waist was no longer as straight as before, and the steps he took were no longer powerful, becoming somewhat staggering.

There were three people left in the conference room who had been promoted at Huwang Town Winery. They were also terrified. After a long, long time, when the sky outside had turned dark, they finally came to their senses.

"What should we do?"

"What else can we do, hurry to the town."

"Right, go find the town mayor."

The three stood up and walked out quickly, running all the way to the town government.

Zhou Andong and Gu Bing came out of the office, and when passing by the security section, they called Yao Jun.

"It's so stuffy and hot today." Yao Jun looked up at the setting sun. "Is it going to rain?"

Gu Bing said: "The weather forecast says no rain."

The three chatted as they walked toward the factory gate. When the two security guards saw the three, they hurriedly greeted them.

"Factory Director, Secretary, Chang Kezhang!"

The three nodded. The two security guards looked at each other, and one of them said enviously: "Our section chief's fate is truly good."

The other sighed: "This isn't something you can envy. Back then, when the factory director was squeezed out, everyone avoided him like a plague god. Only our section chief didn't care, calling him 'Brother Dong' every time. This is called sowing seeds and reaping fruits; it's destined for our section chief to rise steadily."

The three left the factory gate and found someone selling iced soda on a bicycle outside. Yao Jun walked over and said: "Boss, give us three bottles of Beibingyang."

The person selling soda was a thin, dark young man. On the back rack of the bicycle was a large foam box, and the drinks inside were covered with crushed ice.

"I don't have Beibingyang here, only Bawangsi."

Yao Jun said: "Then give us three bottles of Bawangsi."

"Okay!" The young man took three bottles of Bawangsi soda from the crushed ice and handed them to Yao Jun. Yao Jun took them and paid the bill.

Zhou Andong took the soda, which was still covered in water droplets, bit the cap off with his teeth, tilted his head back, and drank half the bottle in one go. His originally hot body instantly cooled down, and then he let out a comfortable burp. It was still the familiar taste.

Yao Jun said: "I still prefer Beibingyang."

Gu Bing said: "Although I am from the capital, I prefer Bawangsi."

Hearing their words, Zhou Andong suddenly remembered something: the two colas drowning the seven armies.

Beibingyang, Tianfu Cola, Asia Soda, Shanhai Pass Soda, Zheng Guanghe, Wuhan Second Factory, Bawangsi, Laoshan Soda—these eight major factories, except for Zheng Guanghe, the remaining seven were all wiped out by the two colas, Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

In addition, there were Bingfeng and Haibi soda. Although they weren't acquired, under the siege of the two colas, they were also beaten until they lost their armor.

Finally, only Jianlibao remained, the Chinese magic water that became famous after the Chinese delegation won gold medals at the 1984 Olympics and shocked the world.

From 1988 to 1997, for ten consecutive years, it was the number one in national beverage sales. Even the two colas, which were eyeing it covetously, had to stay on the sidelines, and Jianlibao even counter-attacked into the US market.

In the US, they bought the entire 26th floor of the Empire State Building, and when it opened, the Mayor of New York came to show support. And Jianlibao's fame in the US reached its peak following the report in the New York Business Daily that the US President's wife drank Jianlibao.

However, the beverage enterprise that could have become an international giant and could have held up the banner of national beverage brands, Jianlibao, suffered from severe internal strife. After the founder and several executives were imprisoned, it didn't escape the fate of being sold.

Since then, the two colas, Coca-Cola and Pepsi, crushed everything along the way, invincible, and the Chinese beverage market completely fell.

During this period, Xurishi and Feichang Cola appeared and also held up the banner of national beverage brands for a time, but the two colas were wealthy and spent money recklessly. Xurishi and Feichang Cola were defeated in the various promotional activities of the two colas.

Zhou Andong was in a daze holding the soda. Gu Bing poked him: "Hey, what are you thinking about?"

Zhou Andong came back to his senses and took a sip of soda: "What do you think if we start a soda factory and sell soda too?"

Gu Bing said angrily: "Why do you have a new idea every minute? First, you acquired a real estate company, and two days ago I heard you plan to buy an electronics factory, and now you want to start a soda factory. Can you handle it?"

Zhou Andong smiled and said: "Do you see me being very busy now? As long as you grasp the general direction, you can just leave it to the people below to do. And we will definitely establish a group company, and diversified development is inevitable. Let's have a meeting tomorrow and discuss it. If you don't agree, I'll invest in it myself and start a beverage factory for fun."