Heart Stealer

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Tuobang did not dare to delay for a moment. He hurriedly got up, tidied his slightly messy clothes, then walked out of the room quickly and rushed towards the agreed place.

Xiao Tuobang arrived at the coffee shop first. He looked around and chose a seat by the window.

Not long after, Jing Tianxin came to the coffee shop in a suit and tie.

He immediately saw Xiao Tuobang sitting by the window. Jing Tianxin quickly walked up to Xiao Tuobang, stretched out his hand and shook his hand, saying, "Tuobang, long time no see!"

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Xiao Tuobang said, "Tianxin, please sit down. Let's chat while drinking coffee."

After the two sat down again, Xiao Tuobang skillfully picked up the coffee cup, brought it to his lips and took a small sip.

The rich aroma of coffee immediately filled the air, making people intoxicated.

After putting down the cup, he adjusted his sitting posture, leaned forward slightly, and stared straight at Jing Tianxin. He deliberately teased,

"Boss Jing, you're such a busy man right now! It's really hard to see you!"

Jing Tianxin didn't realize the deep meaning in Xiao Tuobang's words at all. She still smiled and gently placed the exquisite coffee cup in her hand on the table.

"This year, Jing's Group has been actively expanding into other provinces, and I've been flying around like a regular. Not only do I have no time to meet with friends, I even have very little time to spend with my wife and children."

The two chatted for a while, and suddenly fell silent.

Jing Tianxin's eyes fell on Xiao Tuobang, who was standing opposite him. He had a gloomy face, completely different from his usual cheerful and cheerful self.

Jing Tianxin's brows frowned involuntarily, and his eyes were full of concern.

He asked tentatively, "Tuobang, judging from your behavior, I'm afraid you didn't just come here to have a cup of coffee today, right?"

Hearing this, Xiao Tuobang's face darkened and he said sternly, "Boss Jing, to be honest, I didn't come to you today just to drink coffee."

He paused, then continued, "I have something important to discuss with you."

As he spoke, his hand unconsciously tightened around the handle of the coffee cup.

Jing Tianxin looked surprised. He frowned slightly, raised his hand, and motioned Xiao Tuobang to continue.

Xiao Tuobang slowly put down the exquisite coffee cup in his hand, and the cup made a slight crisp sound when it touched the table.

His deep and sharp eyes were now fixed on Jing Tianxin who was sitting opposite him, with a hint of anger burning in his eyes, and even the tone of his voice was filled with some uncontrollable anger.

"Boss Jing, we all have to follow the rules when doing business! Your business is booming, but at least you have to leave a way out for others, right?"

Xiao Tuobang gritted his teeth and squeezed out these words.

Jing Tianxin looked at Xiao Tuobang innocently and asked,

"Tuobang, what do you mean by that? Why don't I leave people a way to survive?"

Xiao Tuobang clenched his fists, and his voice suddenly increased by a full octave. He looked like an enraged lion.

"Boss Jing, please stop pretending to be so hypocritical and righteous in front of me! Let me ask you, just a while ago, did your company invest heavily in the famous XX supermarket chain?

After you became the largest shareholder of this supermarket, did you prohibit our company's products from being sold on the shelves of XX supermarket chain?

After hearing what Xiao Tuobang said, Jing Tianxin finally understood why Xiao Tuobang was so angry. He smiled and said,

"Tuobang, you misunderstood me. Some time ago, our Jing Group did have plans to cooperate with XX supermarket chain.

After an in-depth and detailed investigation and research, I found that the credibility of this XX supermarket chain is really not reassuring!

So, I had no choice but to make the difficult decision to withdraw from this collaboration. I never imagined that such a simple matter would be spread so far out of proportion.

Xiao Tuobang looked at Jing Tianxin's calm face, which showed no trace of guilt at all.

His anger gradually subsided, the tense muscles on his face began to relax, and his expression became much softer.

Although the misunderstanding was cleared up, Xiao Tuobang still frowned and muttered to himself,

"Who is going against our company..." There was a hint of doubt and worry in his eyes.

"Perhaps, we can work together to investigate this matter." Jing Tianxin crossed his arms, slightly frowned his thick black eyebrows, and suggested with a cold star-like gaze, "This matter not only affects your company, but my reputation has also been damaged."

"Okay, let's work together and bring the person behind this to justice." Xiao Tuobang paused and asked doubtfully, "Tianxin, where should we start our investigation?"

Jing Tianxin's brain was working rapidly and he soon came up with an idea.

After a moment's thought, he replied, "In my opinion, we should begin our investigation at the source of this entire incident—the XX supermarket chain. There are undoubtedly many key clues hidden there waiting to be discovered."

Xiao Tuobang nodded vigorously and said in agreement: "Well, you are right. Let's go to this supermarket and find out what's going on!"

Xiao Tuobang and Jing Tianxin acted quickly and dressed up carefully.

They transformed themselves into ordinary customers.

Xiao Tuobang and Jing Tianxin walked into the XX chain supermarket calmly, and they seemed to be picking out goods casually.

But in fact, their eyes are as sharp as hawks, always paying attention to everything around them and not missing any clues.

The two quietly visited the staff involved in the incident.

Xiao Tuobang approached the shelf where the drinks were placed. He stopped beside a stock clerk who was counting the goods. With a polite smile on his face, he asked softly,

"Excuse me for disturbing you. We are promoters for the Qiu Group. May I ask... why did your supermarket suddenly remove our company's beverages from the shelves?"

The tally clerk raised his head and looked at Xiao Tuobang, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said,

"That... I'm not too sure. It seems like it was decided by the higher-ups, but I don't know the specific reason."

Xiao Tuobang frowned and continued to ask,

"Have you heard any relevant news? Or have you noticed anything unusual?"

The stock clerk thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "No, your company's beverages are very popular with customers. We were also suddenly notified that your products would be removed from the shelves, and we were very puzzled."

Xiao Tuobang thought to himself that this tally clerk didn't seem to know much.

He decided to ask other staff members, perhaps he could find some clues.

He and Jing Tianxin exchanged glances, then walked in different directions.

The two searched the supermarket for people involved in the incident, carefully questioning everyone who might know the inside story.