As the saying went, good news stayed indoors, while bad news traveled a thousand miles.
That very afternoon, news of loan sharks being beaten into submission spread across Weibo's trending searches, and several new topics quickly rose through the ranks.
#ThereAreStillLoanSharksUsingViolenceTheseDaysRelevantDepartmentsNeedToDoSomething#
#LoanSharksIllegallyAssaultedOthersPoliceHaveIntervenedAndTheyAreCurrentlyHospitalizedUnderSupervision#
#BrotherChenAndBrotherYeJoinForcesCanXieGroupMakeAComeback#
#BrotherChenIssuesStatementWelcomingLegitimateCreditorsToSeekRepaymentThroughProperChannels#
The fans were a little stunned when they saw the trending topics and tentatively began typing.
[Am I seeing this right?! The loan sharks used violence and then got hospitalized under supervision?! Did they beat someone up, or did someone beat them up?!]
[Hahahahaha, someone in my family works for Xie Group, and this is absolutely reliable insider news. A bunch of huge guys said they were going to kill Brother Ye. Brother Chen recorded them, and then Brother Ye went completely wild... You get it!]
[Me too! Me too! I heard the sounds from the office were absolutely horrifying, while the employees outside were gossiping and secretly thrilled! Luckily Brother Chen stopped him, or someone would've died!]
[Holy shit! So badass! Just one question: with Brother Ye holding down the fort, don't Xie Group's creditors feel insanely safe?!]
[Yeah, insanely safe—so safe they don't even dare come collect their debts!]
[The commenter above, stop trying to stir things up. Didn't Brother Chen say they welcomed people to file creditor claims through legal channels?]
The news that Xie Chen had taken over the group caused more than just a stir on Weibo—the stock market was also affected.
The moment trading opened the next morning, the group's stock ended its ten-day losing streak and rebounded sharply from rock bottom.
The retail investors who had been dragged into the mess finally saw hope, and market confidence was instantly boosted.
Xie Chen sat in his office, lazily scanning the financial report in his hand. Beside him, Xie Zhenting, half