The King of Urban Mercenaries-Chapter 1455 - 1459: Responsibility

For a while, numerous media outlets across the country began scrambling to cover this issue. After all, this wasn’t a trivial matter, and the Pang Family immediately ordered efforts to suppress the spread of the news, as it offered no benefit to their Pang Group.

Mu Shanshan had anticipated this matter long ago and deliberately arranged for several media outlets to report on it. The newspapers were already in the process of being printed, so no matter how the Pang Group tried to cover it up, it would be to no avail.

Some things are hard to change, while others are very easy. The Pang Family believed that no one in the country could take them on, acting recklessly, but they hadn’t expected that the Mu Group had already prepared ample strength long ago, just not having made a move yet. The Pang Family’s arrogance had angered Mu Shanshan, and naturally, Mu Shanshan wouldn’t show mercy to an enemy.

After receiving the news, Pang Tongfang immediately gathered the family members for an emergency meeting. However, those present at the meeting were dispirited, utterly at a loss for solutions!

Bam!

Finally, Pang Tongfang couldn’t take it any longer and slammed his palm on the table, startling everyone. They all turned to him, waiting for his outburst.

"You useless bunch, do you really have no solution? Do you have any solutions!" Pang Tongfang asked sternly.

Everyone remained silent.

Left with no options, Pang Tongfang sighed, "We don’t have anything to counter the Mu Group? Our patents? Surely there’s something the Mu Group has infringed upon, right? Anything will do!"

Waiting for an answer was a brutal task because no one responded to Pang Tongfang’s question, and they all remained silent.

"Pang Shang, you speak!" Pang Tongfang turned to Pang Shang and said, "You’re usually the one handling the company’s public relations. Now tell me if there’s any way to shake this Mu Group. I can’t believe they have no weaknesses."

Pang Shang stood up and said, "Big brother, this issue... is difficult to manage. The Mu Group was a highly regulated enterprise from the beginning, operating within national laws. You know, regulated companies aren’t afraid of inspections. With Mu Shanshan’s capabilities, he would never allow his company to break the rules. Moreover, after their reforms, the Mu Group immediately resurfaced and sued our Pang Group before we could even observe. So..."

"Ugh! But surely there must be unsatisfied consumers of their products, right? I refuse to believe that there isn’t anyone dissatisfied with their products worldwide!" Pang Tongfang retorted angrily.

At this point, everyone present became more aware of the crisis. Pang Tongfang was even considering resorting to targeting their customers. These underhanded tactics were methods employed when both parties were just starting off in their battles. Companies of their size typically wouldn’t bother with such small issues, at most offering compensation.

But Pang Shang’s words made them even colder: "The Mu Group has a professional inspection team, and if any product has issues, they immediately replace it unconditionally after inspection. Under such policies, it’s hard for us... to take action."

Pang Tongfang was disheartened; Mu Shanshan had done everything too perfectly, leaving them with no opening. That was the terrifying aspect of Mu Shanshan, and once again, they felt Mu Shanshan’s prowess.

At this time, Pang Shang delivered another blow, "Moreover, the Mu Group adheres to the laws of every country. From what I know, they also have professional local legal teams. From my perspective, Mu Shanshan had set this up long before the company went public. Thus, in our eyes, they seem flawless now, but over time, we’re bound to find a flaw."

"Talk is as good as nothing! Isn’t time exactly what we’re lacking right now!" Pang Tongfang yelled in frustration.

At this moment, Pang Shang also got angry and said, "Family Head, this isn’t solely our responsibility; part of the blame falls on you too. If it weren’t for your lack of oversight, being a hands-off manager, and even consenting to bribery across different countries and engaging in smuggling, we might have been able to negotiate with the country. But you’ve forgotten how powerful the country’s watchful eyes are; the country was merely turning a blind eye. Now that someone is willing to make a move against us, the country naturally supports it! So..."

"Shut up!" Pang Tongfang snapped, silencing Pang Shang. Pang Shang said no more, knowing everyone was acutely aware that nothing more needed to be said.

"I asked you to speak, not to shirk responsibility! We’re all part of the Pang Family, and now we need to find a way to solve the problem, not avoid accountability! Do you understand!" Pang Tongfang knew he had made many mistakes, but internal conflicts would only lead to worse outcomes now.

The others understood too.

"Family Head, to be honest, the Mu Group had planned these all along, but they never made a move against us. Why?" Pang Bai suddenly asked.

At this moment, Pang Tongfang and Pang Shang fell silent. Others might not know, but they did!

"It might be because we took action against Mu Shanshan," Pang Ke suddenly said, drawing everyone’s attention to them.

"So that’s it. You took action against Mu Shanshan, no wonder he’d retaliate against our Pang Family. In other words, what we need to do now is go to the Mu Group and apologize to Mu Shanshan!" Pang Bai suggested.

Apologize to Mu Shanshan?

Everyone present felt puzzled. After all, they had once seen Mu Shanshan as an enemy and looked down on him and the Mu Group. Now they were supposed to apologize? And the other party was pushing their family to the brink!

"Alas, the tables have turned. Since that’s the case, Pang Shang and Pang Ke, the mess you’ve created, you should go apologize to Mu Shanshan. Remember to sincerely admit your mistakes. If they don’t agree, don’t bother coming back." Pang Tongfang said without waiting for a reply and left the meeting room alone.

Pang Shang and Pang Ke were stunned. This wasn’t what they wanted, and they hadn’t expected things to escalate to this point. The two exchanged glances, with inexplicable emotions flashing in their eyes.

Soon, only the two of them remained in the meeting room. The issue didn’t concern them directly, so they detached themselves. Even members of the same family were indifferent; the Family Head told them to apologize and left others out of it, so the rest were happy to watch from the sidelines, unconcerned.

"Father, the Family Head is too much. This wasn’t just our responsibility; he had a part in it too!" Pang Ke complained.