The next day, news that the health bureau had shut down Huo Fast Food and uncovered serious problems there swept across the Cloud Sky Realm like a tornado.
Countless ordinary people were shocked and bewildered.
"That's despicable! Huo Fast Food is so shameless, making us eat this stuff."
"How is this food? It's practically feces."
"I heard this stuff can't actually kill you."
"Your sister can't kill you either. You can eat shit and not die. Want to try?"
"Punish Huo Fast Food! Shut them down!"
The crowd was furious, demanding that the fast-food chain be severely punished, that all the people in charge be arrested and imprisoned for decades, and that they compensate consumers for their losses.
The stock market was the most sensitive of all. Though the health bureau hadn't yet ordered the company shut down, people in the investment market had already picked up on the news.
When the market opened that morning, Huo Company's stock immediately plummeted, dropping thirty percent.
As the bad news spread, countless small investors panicked and rushed to sell, driving the stock down even further. By closing time, it had fallen by eighty percent!
In other words, Huo Company had lost eighty percent of its market value in a single day. The losses were staggering!
Countless members of the Huo Family wailed in despair. They hadn't suffered such a massive loss in decades.
Meanwhile, Xia Ping seized the opportunity to cash out his short-selling profits. He had made a full five hundred billion Federal Coins—not only recovering his losses but making a fortune on top of that. It had all been carved out of the Huo Family, helping him get back on his feet.
"Patriarch, that bastard Xia Ping made a full five hundred billion off us. Five hundred billion! He's bleeding