Ch. 1841..1850
The Ex-Husband’s Revenge chapter 1841
In a luxurious private club in the Southern Region, Joel already arranged for everything the moment Elegante started to be in danger.
After that, he, Seth, and Gordon gathered there, preparing to enjoy the fruits of their labor!
They were at the best club in the Southern Region, there was everything they needed there!
As long as Elegante was destroyed or shut down, they would be able to properly enjoy themselves there!
So, the three of them already got their celebrations ready!
"I wonder how things are going over there?! If there are no surprises, the company has probably already been sealed off! " Joel laughed happily.
Before he came over, those from the consumers' rights department were already prepared to seal off Elegante. That was something he already knew about.
Almost half an hour already went by, so he felt like Elegante was probably already done for!
There did not seem to be any other possibilities!
"That's right! That dog Leon broke my leg last time! We won't just destroy Elegante this time, well have to use our connections to make sure he's punished by the law. Well have him stay in prison for a few years! Otherwise, I won't be
satisfied!” Seth said darkly.
Anytime Leon was mentioned, he would have a fierce look on his face. He already hated Leon to the bone!
"Yes, don't worry! This is just the start. I'll make sure to kill him off after this!” Joel laughed coldly. He also hated Leon deeply!
"That-”
"Mister Golan, Mister Hiltons, the two of you might be a bit too happy right now. Things aren't as simple as we thought," Gordon suddenly spoke up at that moment. He had a sour look on his face.
"What happened? Gordon, what do you mean by that?" Joel and Seth were both startled.
"Look at the screen behind you. It's broadcasting Elegante's news right now! Leon's already there, and he managed to placate everything," Gordon pointed behind Seth and Joel.
"What?" The two of them were shocked as they hurriedly turned around.
There was a large screen at the back of the room, and the scene in front of Elegante was being broadcasted!
The volume was low, so the two of them did not notice it.
Yet at that moment, they saw that Leon managed to placate the crowd easily the moment he arrived.
A sliver of hope materialized for Elegante!
"Wretched brat! What are those customers doing? How
could they be satisfied with just a few words from Leon?! Are they all idiots?!" Joel was furious at the sight. He slammed his hand on the table and stood up.
He thought that all the evidence would have been enough to make sure the consumers' rights department sealed off Elegante by force!
Yet, the cruel truth was like a slap to his face.
Leon did not panic, and even managed to control the crowd!
It was obvious how furious he was!
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"Despicable! Joel, what do we do now?" Seth's expression was very dark.
Just like Joel, he never expected that Leon would be able to turn the situation around even despite all the evidence against him!
It caught the two of them completely off guard!
"It's fine! This is just a temporary setback! I've already set everything up properly. It won't be that easy for Leon to control the situation!" Joel said after a deep breath, quickly calming down.
The next moment, as if to agree with him, the long-faced man and the ponytailed reporter jumped upto speak.
With the two of them working together, Leon and Elegante were quickly on the back foot again.
In the end, for the sake of clearing his name, Leon was forced to allow everyone in the company to view the test.
"This is great! Joel, you had the perfect plan this time! You are skilled!" Seth could not help but laugh when Leon gave in. All of his earlier depression was immediately gone!
"Of course! He's just a country bumpkin from a place like Springfield City, he's still too young to go against me!” Joel said arrogantly. He was filled with disdain and contempt for Leon.
"That-"
"Mister Hiltons, please forgive me, but I merely pulled some strings in the distribution line. The products inside the company should all be safe! If the consumers' rights department notices there are no restricted materials inside, it will be very bad for us!" Gordon said with a frown.
He knew very well that the cosmetics within Elegante were not messed with at all. If the consumers' rights department did their tests, Elegante's innocence would be proven.
It would not be good for him or Joel!
So, he could not understand why Joel was not worried at all!
"Don't worry, I've already made adequate arrangements for this! Elegante will definitely fall today!" Joel said confidently.
"So that's it!" Gordon realized something. He guessed that Joel must have more tricks up his sleeve, so Gordon relaxed.
"You just have to watch what happens later! Once Elegante is screwed, we'll have to celebrate properly! Make sure we all get drunk tonight!" Joel laughed loudly as if everything was already in his control!
He was not the only one. Both Seth and Gordon could feel how confident Joel was, and they started to laugh as well. They were already certain that Leon and Elegante Group would not be able to get out of this unless a miracle happened!
On the side of Elegante, Leslie, the journalists, and everyone else were led into Elegante by Leon. They were brought to the production line.
Since there were many business secrets within, Leslie gave a stern warning against recording anything.
The media knew their place, and all of them agreed.
After that, Leon brought Leslie and the others around to closely observe the production from the first line onwards.
The media and all the customers witnessed everything as well.
After over an hour, they observed all of the production processes. Leslie and the others did not see any restricted materials anywhere!
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"Mister Leslie, have all of you seen it? The products in the company are all made under strict guidelines. We did not add any restricted materials," Leon said calmly.
"Yes, after our preliminary checks earlier, it does seem that way!" Leslie nodded seriously.
Even though they did not see any restricted materials being added in earlier, that was just a preliminary check and observation. It did not completely prove that Elegante's products were safe!
In the end, they needed to test out some of the products, using their machines to see if there were any problems with Elegante!
Of course, if the products did not contain any isobutyl paraben and acrylamide, then it would prove that Elegante's name was clear!
"Alright, all of our products are kept in the product area and our warehouses. You can check any of them!" Leon said, leading Leslie and the others to the back.
There were several clean and tidy shelves there, and many cosmetics were neatly placed on them. All of them were products that were just produced and packaged.
They would then be sent to the warehouses for storage and distribution.
"Bring out the measurement tools! Prepare to test them!" Leslie ordered his men.
After that, the men from the consumers' rights department took out their tools and walked out.
The consumers' rights department was focused on consumer products, and their particular department was focused on cosmetics. So, they were all specialists.
Before coming to Elegante, they brought all their testing tools along.
It happened to prove useful!
Those tools could not only test if there were any restricted materials within the products, but it was also able to see if the products met certain standards!
"Mason, go take out a few different products for them to test!" Leon ordered Mason and the guards.
“Yes."
They acknowledged it and prepared to take out the products.
"Hold it!"
At that moment, the reporter from earlier suddenly jumped out.
"Do you need something?"
Leon, Leslie, and the others looked at him in confusion.
"Mister Leslie, there are so many cosmetics everywhere.
Only certain batches or certain products may be problematic! They're just trying to take advantage of the fact that not every product is problematic right now! If you let them pick out the cosmetics by themselves, they'll pick out the best ones to be tested. It's not fair!" The reporter said.
"That-"
Leslie and the others felt like the reporter was right.
"Then what do you want?" Leon was getting furious at the reporter's snide comments.
"It's simple! We can pick out a few customers and allow them to choose different products to be tested! Then, your company won't be able to falsify anything!" The reporter suggested.
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"Yes, that's fine," Leslie thought about it for a moment.
To prevent Elegante from pulling any tricks, he decided to agree with the reporter's suggestion.
After that, he looked at Leon and said, "Mister Wolf, I want to pick out a few customers to help with testing your products. Would you object to that?"
"It's fine, I don't mind," Leon said calmly. However, he started to be on alert against the reporter. That man was problematic!
After that, Leslie picked out over ten customers. Among them was the reporter that gave the suggestion earlier.
Right after that, all of them entered the area and started to pick out the cosmetics to be tested.
Most of them just casually picked a few out and quickly walked out.
The reporter was the same.
He walked to where the brightening cream was and took one bottle out. Nothing seemed strange.
However, the moment he turned around, while no one was noticing, he suddenly pulled out one bottle that looked the same from his sleeve.
It was obvious that the bottle was given to him by Joel. It was also one of the bottles that Gordon tampered with!
He sneakily changed the product, and put the bottle from Elegante back into his pocket, while the problematic bottle stayed in his hand.
After the change, he left the area and walked right over.
On the other side, Leon already asked Mason and the others to pay attention to the long-faced man and the ponytailed reporter.
However, the reporter was still paparazzi in the end. He was incredibly aware and alert. When he changed the bottles, Mason and the others had their vision obstructed!
No one noticed what he did!
Yet, he was able to avoid Mason and the others, but he failed to fool Leon's eyes!
Leon already noticed something wrong with the reporter. He was already secretly on alert against the reporter.
Even though the reporter was very careful, Leon quickly noticed what happened with his tremendous observational skills!
He swapped the products!
Leon's eyes chilled, immediately guessing what the ponytailed reporter's plan was.
The next moment, he was prepared to rush forward to catch the reporter and expose his tricks to everyone. However, he quickly thought of something, and he stopped on the spot!
After all, the bottle that the ponytailed reporter just changed out was from a product they already sent out. It looked the same.
Other than him, no one noticed what the reporter did.
If he exposed the matter on the spot, then there was nothing he could do if the reporter refused to admit it!
Just as Leon was thinking about it, the reporter and the other customers already walked out after they picked the cosmetics.
After that, they placed all their products on Leslie's and the others' tables.
"Mister Leslie, we've already picked out the cosmetics!"
"You can start your testing now!”
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As the reporter said, he deliberately placed his bottle at the front, making sure that the consumers' rights department would test it first!
"Alright, let the testing commence!" Leslie said with a nod.
"Wait!"
At that moment, Leon quickly walked over.
"Mister Wolf, what is it? Do you need something?" Leslie looked at Leon with some confusion.
Leon did not answer him. He walked over to the ponytailed reporter with a smile, patting him on the shoulder, "Friend, I know a bit about astrology! I think the signs around you are very dark. You might end up suffering a disaster today! I think you should be very careful. Make sure you don't get into any accidents on the way back!"
"What?" The reporter was stunned to hear that. He was completely caught off guard by Leon's strange words!
Of course, it was not just him. Everyone else was stunned as well. They could not understand how a rich and impressive chairman like Leon would suddenly become an astrologist out of nowhere!
"Mister Wolf, I won't hide it from you, but I'm versed in astrology as well! I think the signs around you are very dark, and you might fall into disaster soon! You should try to pray
to any god you know of as soon as you can!" The reporter laughed after he snapped back to reality.
He was quite sure of what he said!
Even though he did not know anything about fortune telling, he already did something to the bottle just now!
In a moment, the men from the consumers' rights department realized something was wrong, Leon and Elegante would be done for!
Leon was definitely in for disaster!
"What a pity! I was just trying to tell you out of the kindness of my heart. It's fine since you don't believe me," Leon shook his head and sighed.
"Mister Wolf, we're preparing to test the products right now! Please don't joke around if it's nothing important, alright?" Leslie said unhappily.
It was obvious that everyone, from Leslie to the reporter, thought that Leon was just joking, and did not take it to heart!
"Alright, I understand! Continue with your testing!" Leon smiled calmly before he took a step back.
"Prepare to test!" Leslie waved his hand, motioning for his men to start with all the testing.
Other than that, he already agreed to let the media film the testing process!
Right after that, the cameras were all turned to Leslie and the consumers' rights department. It was being broadcast live to various media platforms, and the reach was immense!
Under everyone's eyes, Leslie picked up the bottle in the front, opened it, and poured it into the testing instrument.
"Yes! Elegante is done for now!" The reporter had a big smile on his face when he saw that. His smile almost split his head open!
He knew that the bottle was problematic!
As long as the testing instruments found restricted materials inside, Elegante's reputation would be destroyed!
There were no other possibilities!
However, before he could even finish his thoughts, something that shocked him to the core happened!
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With the testing from the instrument, the result was quickly out.
"H-how is this possible?!" Leslie's eyes widened when he looked at the report. There was a look of disbelief on his face!
"Mister Leslie, what was the result? Did Elegante not add restricted materials to its products? I knew that there was something wrong with their company!" The reporter said with a sly smile. He looked at Leon like Leon was a dead man!
"Despicable!"
"So Elegante was an evil company!"
"We are victims of them!"
Everyone was furious to hear that. They almost started to curse and shout.
Before they could even finish, they were quickly stopped by Leslie!
"Preposterous! When did I tell any of you that there are restricted materials in the product?!" Leslie glared at the reporter angrily.
"No?" The reporter was stunned, not believing what he was hearing.
Of course, it was not just him, all the customers stopped what they were saying as well!
"Mister Leslie, what is it?"
"Is there a problem with Elegante's products or not?" Everyone said with uncertainty.
"I can tell everyone, there are no problems! Based on our testing, there are no restricted materials in this bottle at all. The various standards far exceed the requirements as well! Its effects are far better than other similar high-end products or international brands," Leslie announced.
"What?"
The moment he said that it was like a bomb that blew up in everyone's faces!
They finally understood why Leslie had a look of such disbelief!
So it was not because the products from Elegante were problematic, they were just far too good. It exceeded other brands severalfold!
That was why Leslie lost his composure!
"No, that's impossible!" The reporter looked like he was struck by lightning. He was completely stunned!
He knew very well that the bottle was switched by him. There was isobutyl paraben and acrylamide inside!
Yet, at that moment, he never dreamed that the testing results would be the complete opposite!
Not only was there nothing wrong with the bottle, but the effects were also just so good it was absurd!
Was that not unbelievable?!
If he did not hear it himself, he would not have believed it!
"Mister Leslie, are you sure you aren't mistaken? There has to be some problems with the results benign so weird!
Could you test it again?!" The reporter hurriedly said after he snapped out of his shock.
"Yes! Mister Leslie, the numbers are just quite crazy. It might just be an accident!"
"Why don't you test it again?!"
The customers all voiced their questions as well. It was really hard to believe that Elegante's cosmetics were that amazing!
Of course, it was not just them, even Leslie himself wondered if the report was wrong!
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Alright, then we will test it again!’ Leslie said, motioning for his men to put the liquid into the testing instrument for testing.
This time, they were even more careful and tested it in more detail.
The reporter in particular stared at the testing instrument without blinking at all, worried about any 'accidents'.
Yet, whatever he was afraid of happened!
The testing results were quickly out, and the numbers were the same!
Once could be an accident, but twice made it certain.
"Alright, we've already tested it again! I will announce that Elegante has no problems at all!" Leslie announced.
"That-"
Everyone was completely shocked when they heard Leslie announcing the results!
”C-could the problems with Elegante's products be sabotaged?"
All of the customers suddenly realized something.
If Elegante's products were so effective and their goods had such good pricing, they had to be a good-hearted company!
There was no way a company like that would add any restricted products to profit from it!
It did not seem likely at all!
The negative reactions they got from using the products must have been because a competitor was jealous of Elegante's products, and tried to sabotage Elegante!
With that in mind, their hearts started to sway. They started to trust Elegante more!
"No! This can't be real!" The reporter could not accept the truth at that moment. He immediately jumped out and shouted.
"Mister Leslie, your equipment must be broken or there must be some problem! I can assure you, Elegante's product had isobutyl paraben and acrylamide added inside! There's no way it has such good effects!" The reporter said in frustration.
"What a load of nonsense! Our equipment is perfectly fine. We check on it every day. There's no way there are any problems! I'm warning you, I don't care where you are from, but get out if you're trying to cause more trouble!" Leslie said unhappily.
Earlier, it was only natural for the reporter to speak out after his first test!
However, he already tested the product again upon the reporter's request, but the reporter still refused to believe the results!
The man was questioning their department!
There was no way he would be happy with the reporter!
"I'm not causing trouble, I'm speaking the truth! I switched out the bottle just now, there's no way there are no restricted materials," The reporter blurted out in his panic.
He quickly realized there was something wrong with what he said, and he swallowed back his words!
However, it was already too late!
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"Switch?" "What do you mean?"
Leslie and the others exchanged looks of suspicion when they heard that.
"l-it's nothing!"
The reporter's heart stopped as he hurriedly put his hands up, preparing to retreat.
However, there was no way Leon would let him do as he pleased!
"Mason, get him!" Leon ordered.
"Yes!" Mason heard the order and immediately captured the reporter with two guards.
"Mister Wolf, what is the meaning of this? Why did you have your men capture me?!" The reporter started to struggle, but he was not able to escape the guards.
"What do you think? Don't you know what you did?! Speak up? Are you going, to be honest, or am I supposed to help you say everything?!” Leon sneered.
"I-I don't understand what you're saying!" The reporter said stubbornly. However, he was a bit worried inside. Could his actions have been seen by Leon?
However, how was that possible?!
He was incredibly careful when he switched the product out just now. Leon should not have noticed!
On top of that, if Leon did notice, why did Leon not expose him on the spot?
With that in mind, he quickly noticed that Leon must have just caught on to something due to the slip of his tongue!
Leon was probably just trying to scare him!
So, the panic in his heart quickly went away!
"You don't know what's good for you! I already gave you a chance. Since you're not going to treasure it, then don't blame me!" Leon said coldly.
"Mister Wolf, there's no need to scare me! There are so many people here right now, but you captured me for no reason. You're violating my rights here! You have to give me a proper explanation!" The reporter said snidely. His tone was very sharp as if he was the victim!
"Yes!"
"Mister Wolf, what are you doing?"
"You can't just capture someone for no reason!"
Leslie and the others said in suspicion. They did not understand what was happening between Leon and the reporter. They could not understand why Leon would have the reporter captured for no reason!
It felt like an abuse of power!
"Please, everyone listen to me! This reporter secretly switched out the brightening cream when he was picking out the products just now. He's trying to sabotage our company," Leon explained the truth to everyone.
"What?"
After that, everyone was shocked, finally understanding why Leon captured the reporter!
Of course, they were not the only ones who were shocked. The reporter was even more shocked!
He thought that Leon was intentionally lying to him!
However, he never expected Leon to notice what he did just now!
He was the clown the whole time!
"I see!"
"No wonder this guy kept on trying to cause trouble just now. So he had ill intentions the whole time. He wanted to scheme against Elegante," Everyone realized something. They then looked at the reporter in anger.
They already noticed that Elegante was a good-hearted company, and was probably being sabotaged!
After finding out that the reporter had ill intentions, and that he constantly used them to cause Elegante trouble, they felt like they toyed around!
It was just despicable!
Suddenly, they were furious. They believed that Elegante was being targeted even more!
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“No! I didn’t switch any bottles out. I have no intention of harming your company either! Mister Wolf, d- don’t try to slander me!”
Seeing that he invoked the anger of everyone, the reporter’s face reddened. He hurriedly tried to deny everything!
“I guess you’re still stubborn in the face of death! Mason, take out what’s in his pocket and show everyone!” Leon said coldly.
“Yes!” Mason answered. He quickly took out a bottle of brightening cream from that reporter’s pocket.
“So that’s it!”
Seeing that, no one doubted it anymore!
Earlier, they were somewhat biased against Elegante. If Leon just exposed the man’s schemes on the spot, they might not have believed Leon!
However, the reporter accidentally let it slip and admitted to switching products!
On top of that, they had all the evidence for all to see!
No matter how dumb they were, they would still be able to tell that Leon was telling the truth!
“Mister Wolf, that bottle was just something I bought from the mall before. I just happened to bring it along with me! You can’t prove that I switched out your company’s product,” The man remained stubborn and refused to admit the truth. He tried to struggle in the end!
As long as he refused to admit it, Leon probably would not be able to do anything to him!
“Shameless!”
“He’s just too shameless!”
Looking at how the reporter still refused to admit to anything, even the customers were starting to get angry. They felt like cursing the reporter for being an absolutely shameless man!
At that moment, some frantic footsteps were heard. A security guard ran right over.
“Mister Wolf, the security footage you wanted here,” A security guard reported respectfully.
When Leon noticed that the reporter switched out the bottles, he immediately asked one of the guards to go get the surveillance footage in secret. The footage happened to arrive at the right time!
“Why don’t you broadcast this to everyone!” Leon said.
“Yes.”
The guard acknowledged the order and started to broadcast the footage through a screen in the area.
In the footage, the reporter switched the bottle in an incredibly secretive and quick manner. However, after slowing down the footage a few times, all of his actions were obvious!
It proved the truth!
With such ironclad evidence, the reporter knew that he could no longer try and refute anything.
He had an ashen look on his face as he fell to the ground.
“Alright, the truth has been revealed! Do you have anything else to say?!” Leon looked at the reporter and sneered.
“I–I have nothing to say. However, I want to ask you something. I switched the bottles just now, so why was the test still fine?” The reporter asked unhappily.
“It’s simple! When I tried to tell your fortune just now, I’d already switched back the bottle!” Leon said calmly.
Earlier, he deliberately patted the reporter on the shoulder. Right at that moment, he managed to switch the bottles again without anyone knowing!
“So that’s it! Mister Wolf, your methods sure are amazing,” The reporter paled. He realized that he completely underestimated his opponent!
“Mason, bring him away for now! When I’m free, I’ll deal with him!” Leon ordered.
After that, Mason motioned for two guards to bring the man away.
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In the private club, Joel, Seth and Gordon were all looking at the live broadcast.
Looking at the broadcast, they were preparing to test the products. Joel could not help but let out a carefree laugh.
“Mister Hiltons, what is it? Why are you suddenly so happy?” Gordon asked curiously.
It was not just him. Even Seth was looking at Joel in confusion.
“Mister Bailey, you might not know this, but I already secretly arranged for someone to switch out
Elegante’s brightening cream. The moment the consumers‘ rights department finds the restricted materials in the cream, Elegante is done for!” Joel laughed arrogantly as he explained the situation.
“So that’s it!”
Gordon and Seth realized something.
“How clever!”
“This trick is just so wise!”
“You’re amazing!”
Seth and Gordon were both ecstatic. Both of them started to shower Joel with praise.
Joel’s plan this time was perfect. He first forced Leon into a corner and forced him to accept the inspections from the consumers‘ rights department!
After that, he managed to arrange for Elegante’s cosmetics to be sabotaged!
The plan would lead one to the other, and it was practically perfect!
No matter how lucky Leon was, neither of them believed that Leon would be able to come out from this unscathed unless a miracle happened!
“Of course! Seth, go ask the one in charge of the celebration is ready. We should just go ahead and start!” Joel started to laugh out loud.
The matter was already settled at this point. As long as the consumers‘ rights department’s results were out, Leon and Elegante would lose their reputation. They would be destroyed!
Suddenly, he felt his heart soar. He planned on properly celebrating his victory!
However, before he could even finish his thoughts, something that shocked all of them happened!
On the screen, Leslie announced that there were no restricted materials in the brightening cream. He even said that all of the attributes of the cosmetic had far exceeded the national standards. It was several times better than some international brands!
That result greatly exceeded their expectations. The three of them started to panic!
“H–how is that possible?!”
Looking at the screen, Joel, Seth, and Gordon were completely stunned. They could not believe their ears.
Joel in particular already bought over the reporter to secretly switch out Elegante’s brightening screen.
Furthermore, the reporter already snuck in a sign to show that he succeeded!
That was why Joel was sure that there would be a problem with the cream!
Yet, at that moment, the results were out, and the cruel reality felt like a slap on his face.
He could not understand how something like that happened.
“Joel, didn’t you already have someone switch out the product? How did this happen?” Seth asked in confusion.
“I-”
Joel’s expression was very sour. He did not know how to answer.
It was at that moment that the reporter suddenly stepped forward and questioned the results and the equipment.
After that, he stirred up the crowd and asked the authorities to do the test again.