Prosperous Marriage: Married to My Brother-in-law-Chapter 678 Handling (3)_1

They had indeed never eaten sweet dumplings with sand in them like they did today. Some had even watched a Master Sweet Dumpling make the sweet dumplings, and the process complied with hygiene standards.

"Everything’s a conspiracy! You think we’re all fools?" someone in the crowd shouted again.

Julia cast a stern glance over, ignored the shouter, and simply said to everyone else, "Whether there is a conspiracy or not, we will be able to find out."

The crowd continued to whisper among themselves.

Julia spoke at length until police officers arrived.

Cameras were installed at both the front and back of the store. Since Julia had been there early, she accompanied the police officers in reviewing the surveillance footage after they arrived.

After reviewing the video footage once, the police officers temporarily found nothing suspicious.

Once police officers arrived, the customers stopped making a commotion and left with their compensation money.

The media, however, remained.

Police officers carefully inspected the store and, finding no immediate clues, had to take the surveillance footage away, saying they would look it over slowly back at the Police Station and perhaps spot something. The food hygiene supervision department then followed normal procedures, demanding the Gourmet Sweet Dumpling shop suspend operations for rectification and imposing a fine. In any case, within a single day, the usually bustling Gourmet Sweet Dumpling shop ended up with no business and a financial loss.

Julia was not in a hurry. She waited for the results of the overt and covert investigations. Once they were out, she could use the media to disclose the matter, which would also help restore the reputation of Gourmet Sweet Dumplings.

However, she secretly signaled the police officers to focus on those ten Master Sweet Dumplings.

As the owner, she did not want to express suspicion directly, as that could easily hurt people’s feelings. By having police officers conduct the investigation, she could maintain her position in the hearts of her employees.

The sweet dumplings were all made by the hands of the Master Sweet Dumplings, so naturally, the problem would lie with them.

She suspected that the Master Sweet Dumplings might have been threatened or enticed by someone.

All ten Master Sweet Dumplings were vociferously insisting that their procedures were normal and followed standard protocols.

Among them, one Master Sweet Dumpling was particularly agitated, with an especially loud voice.

Julia felt that the Master Sweet Dumpling who spoke the loudest was the most problematic, but she left these matters for police officers to investigate. She believed that the Police Station would diligently investigate and secure justice for her.

For now, she would let the hidden enemy gloat a while longer.

The products of Huayi underwent emergency processing and were re-shipped the next morning. This time, no matter how customs scrutinized them, they found no issues.

The six cargo containers that had been delayed in shipping safely passed through customs.

Julia and Adele, these sisters-in-law, were finally able to heave a slight sigh of relief.

But Julia still did not dare to relax; she asked Sister Lee to conduct a covert investigation of the workshop employees.

She wanted to know who had mixed the unprocessed products with the qualified ones in the packaging boxes for shipment.

Having been in the business world for so many years, this was the first time Julia had encountered such an incident.

「Nameless Manor.」

In the main hall, Noah Reyes sat calmly.

Deon Myers held a copy of the T City Express in his hand. On it was the effect that Noah Reyes wanted to see.

"Boss," Deon Myers handed the newspaper to Noah Reyes.

Noah Reyes didn’t take the newspaper; he had already known everything from the day before.

By targeting Julia Bluen, he knew his plan would undoubtedly yield results. Glades Horne and his associates wouldn’t be able to uncover it easily. He intended to have the Gourmet Sweet Dumpling shop closed down.

"Our sweet dumpling shop can start to emerge now. Remember, leave no trace, lest we attract unwanted attention." If he made a big show of launching their sweet dumpling shop, everyone would suspect it was sabotage by competitors.

"Yes, Boss. However, Boss, I think we might still not be able to take down the Gourmet Sweet Dumpling shop. Julia Bluen appears too calm. Besides, the shop has many regular customers; almost all the permanent residents of this city are their loyal patrons. Moreover, she’s handling it quite well. I’m worried the police officers might find something, since they took away the video recording."

Noah Reyes remained silent.

To be honest, he somewhat admired Julia Bluen’s composure and handling of the situation. This woman, reportedly beautiful, had the makings of a strong businesswoman. At home, she was said to be a good wife and a loving mother. She could manage the modern day’s most difficult problem—the mother-in-law dilemma—and had even made her initially hostile sister-in-law accept her. Outside, she was approachable and unpretentious, and whether in the company or the shop, she had received positive reviews. Such a woman was very attractive. Glades Horne truly found a treasure to marry such a wife. No wonder Glades Horne spoils her to the bone. If he also had such a wife, he would spoil her to the heavens too. Would his ’she’ be like Julia Bluen?

However, he always felt that the name Julia Bluen seemed familiar, as if he had heard it before, but for the moment he could not recall or distinguish whether it was mentioned by his subordinates.

"Even if the Gourmet Sweet Dumpling shop survives this unscathed, it doesn’t matter. Having such a formidable competitor is more satisfying," Noah Reyes said coolly.

Deon Myers didn’t say anything. Any industry needs competition, or else it would become uninteresting.

"Boss, what’s the next move?"

Noah Reyes pursed his lips, deep in thought.

After some time, he let out a low, cold chuckle and uttered two words: "Buy them out!"

"Understood." Deon Myers acknowledged, getting the drift.

"Still start with Julia Bluen. In a month, I want all the businesses under Julia Bluen’s name to face the risk of shutting down. I’d like to see if Glades Horne can remain as calm as he was yesterday without making a move," Noah Reyes said fiercely.

The total assets of the businesses under Julia Bluen’s name exceeded one billion, with Huayi alone worth several hundred million.

If Glades Horne wanted to save his wife’s business, he would have to transfer money from the Valence Group. Otherwise, he could only watch helplessly as his wife’s company closed.

One billion was an amount the Valence Group could easily afford. However... Noah Reyes sneered inwardly. Julia Bluen was merely the whetstone he was using to sharpen his blade, to be better prepared to stab into the heart of Valence. He would make his opponent Glades Horne utterly distraught, making him taste the methods of Noah Reyes. He set his own goal: within a year, the Black Emperor Group would replace the Valence Group. For the past three years, he hadn’t been on site. Consequently, even the best plans, when carried out by his subordinates, had not effectively suppressed the Valence Group. They say a powerful dragon cannot crush the local serpent, but he intended to overturn that—to make the powerful dragon crush Glades Horne, this local serpent.

Noah Reyes was unaware of an agreement between Glades Horne and Julia. It stipulated that no matter what challenges Julia’s company faced, even if it was on the brink of closure, Julia herself would handle it, and Glades Horne would not intervene.

"Boss, Glades Horne is called the ’Crown Prince of the business world’ for a reason. His capabilities are strong; we mustn’t underestimate our enemy," said Deon Myers.

"I am not underestimating him," Noah Reyes replied gravely.