Chapter 772: 767. Apologizing to You (Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

At this moment, Lin Xiong only wanted to distance himself from the matter of the substandard products being sold again; once this matter was confirmed, he would truly be finished for good.

If the matter regarding the medicinal materials could land him five to ten years in prison under Zhang Ran's ruthless pursuit, then this matter could potentially ensure he never gets out for the rest of his life.

This was no joke.

Of course, Lin Xiong had known beforehand what the consequences would be if this were discovered.

But who could resist such massive profits?

One had to know that these were all meant to be written off as expenses; they didn't require spending money, only storage costs, and even the transportation was handled using the company's resources and funds.

The profit margin in this was simply staggering; in the face of such immense interests, the vast majority of people could not refuse, and Lin Xiong was no exception.

Looking at his anxious expression, Zhang Ran's face remained cold, without a shred of sympathy—or rather, such people were not worthy of sympathy.

"Whether you participated or not is not for you to decide, nor is it for me to decide. If you truly did not participate, then I will not wrong you," Zhang Ran said indifferently.

Lin Xiong still wanted to argue something, but Zhang Ran had no heart to listen to him now; Zhang Ran also hadn't expected these people to be so bold, bold to the point of being lawless.

Sure enough, if the profits are large enough, there is nothing they wouldn't dare to do.

Just at this moment, He Qing received a message on her phone and whispered a few words to Zhang Ran.

Zhang Ran listened silently, then said to everyone in the conference room, "From now on, everyone stay here for the time being. The matter will be cleared up very soon. Of course, if anyone knows something, you can come find me next door." After saying this, Zhang Ran stood up.

He did not directly drag out all these people like Lin Xiong, because he wasn't very clear on the details yet.

Lin Xiong was actually, at the end of the day, a figure on the surface; this didn't mean Lin Xiong's status was low, but rather indicated that Lin Xiong was the mastermind.

It was just that others had participated to a greater or lesser extent, but they hadn't participated deeply and didn't want to be in the spotlight, merely providing convenience in certain matters.

And Zhang Ran would not let these people off just like that; as long as they had participated, Zhang Ran would not let a single one of them go.

"Zhao Feng, come with me for a moment," Zhang Ran said.

Zhao Feng stood up and followed Zhang Ran to Zhang Ran's private office; the office here was decorated very luxuriously, it was just that Zhang Ran had never worked here.

However, whether Zhang Ran used it himself was one thing, but having it was another matter entirely.

"Sit. What would you like to drink?" Zhang Ran said with a smile.

Although he was still very angry at this moment, when facing Zhao Feng, Zhang Ran still showed a friendly side.

Zhao Feng was a bit at a loss, "Plain boiled water is fine."

"Alright then. Xiao Qing, see what kind of tea there is and just brew some," Zhang Ran said.

These things were definitely all here, and they were replaced regularly every so often.

He Qing brewed the tea, poured it for the two of them, and then walked out of the office and came to the doorway.

People would definitely be coming over later, and she needed to handle the reception for the time being.

Zhao Feng didn't know why Zhang Ran had called him over, and his mood was somewhat uneasy; he just kept his head down and drank tea, not knowing how to start the conversation.

Seeing him in this state, Zhang Ran knew, and took the initiative to say with a smile, "I want to apologize to you for this matter first."

Zhao Feng was stunned, then hurriedly said, "Mr. Zhang, you are too polite, this..."

"I am truly not being polite. If it weren't for you, there are many things I wouldn't know, and it would be very difficult to uncover them," Zhang Ran interrupted.

"At first, I only thought there might be some corruption, embezzlement of public funds, or similar matters within the company.

At the time, I didn't expect these people to be so bold as to dare to set their sights on substandard products."

"And this time, it can be considered that I used you. At the time, it was I who goaded you into going, and you bore great danger for this. I must apologize for this," Zhang Ran said solemnly.

In these aspects, Zhang Ran never put on airs.

He would even less, because he compensated Zhao Feng after the fact, take it for granted that this was what Zhao Feng should have done, without a shred of psychological burden, and it was even more impossible for him to think this was a favor he bestowed upon Zhao Feng.

Zhang Ran would not have such a mentality, and he was quite repulsed by it.

Seeing Zhang Ran's sincere appearance, it would be a lie to say Zhao Feng wasn't moved. What was Zhang Ran's status? And what was his own status?

That Zhang Ran could apologize to him for this matter—and in fact, the one who truly made the decision was himself, and Zhang Ran hadn't forced him to do anything.

In Zhao Feng's view, there was absolutely no need to apologize, but Zhang Ran apologized anyway.

"Mr. Zhang, it's nothing. Besides, this was something I wanted to do myself; at the time, you only gave me a slight reminder.

And if I hadn't done it, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life. It's hard to imagine how many people would have been harmed if these medicines had flowed out," Zhao Feng said, becoming angry as he spoke.

Zhang Ran signaled for him not to be anxious, "Rest assured, those people will receive the punishment they deserve; I can guarantee you this."

"I believe you, Mr. Zhang," Zhao Feng said.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you, your family is doing very well now. In the future, you don't need to worry about retaliation from these people. Believe me, they won't have the chance," Zhang Ran said.

Reminded by Zhang Ran, Zhao Feng suddenly realized, "Um, Mr. Zhang, what exactly is the situation with my family?"

"On this point, I must apologize to you again. Actually, I knew beforehand that those people would likely be detrimental to you and your family.

But I still chose to let people intervene only at the moment they made their move, causing your family to bear some danger. I apologize," Zhang Ran said.

Zhao Feng didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Of course, they were in absolute safety; I can guarantee this. They only suffered some fright, but looking at it now, even that didn't happen," Zhang Ran still explained a little.

After all, Zhao Feng would be the Minister of the Supervision Department of Yaotian Pharmaceutical in the future, and he didn't want Zhao Feng's mindset to change because of this matter, nor did he want to change the person in this position in such a short time.

Zhao Feng nodded, indicating that he believed Zhang Ran.

In fact, many of his circumstances during this period had been arranged by Zhang Ran's side; otherwise, how could he, an originally ordinary employee, have so easily evaded the eyes of so many people?

Everything was helped in secret by people Zhang Ran had arranged, to the point that Zhao Feng hadn't even noticed much.

"Right, now tell me everyone you know, as well as their positions," Zhang Ran began to talk about the real business.