Chapter 114: Chen Qi Has Landed Himself in Serious Trouble!

As soon as Chen Qi stepped into the dealership yard, he spotted the SUV that had been blocking the entrance. The vehicle, from which the protest lettering had been torn away, stood there in silence, looking no different from the other cars parked nearby.

Order in the sales department had already been restored, as though nothing at all had happened.

If Chen Qi had come at this hour, he would never have known anything had occurred just moments before.

Behind him, the middle-aged man followed with a tense expression.

Only heaven knew how uneasy he felt now.

The young man before him did not look like someone with any real power or influence at all.

Without money, without connections, how could he possibly help him return the car?

Had he come here on a sudden impulse after hearing his miserable story, planning to force the issue?

At the thought, the man’s heart rose into his throat.

If that were true, then wouldn’t he be the one dragging him into trouble?

That would not do.

At that moment, he even regretted blurting out his troubles to this young man in the first place.

If something happened to him because of this, what was he supposed to do?

“Um...” He wanted to say something to Chen Qi, but only then did he realize he did not even know the other man’s name.

Chen Qi turned back and looked at him in inquiry.

“Forget it. I’ll figure something out myself,” the man said anxiously.

“It’s fine. Let me try first.” Chen Qi seemed to see what he was worried about and smiled. “Don’t worry. I know what I’m doing. I won’t act recklessly.”

“But...”

The man seemed to want to say more, but Chen Qi was already walking straight toward his car.

“...”

The words caught in the man’s throat were swallowed back down. With a face full of worry, he hurried after him.

Judging from this, he really did seem intent on taking the matter upon himself.

Never mind. He would watch first. If anything truly happened later, he would do his best to stop it.

People this warmhearted were rare these days. He absolutely could not let him get dragged into this mess.

Speaking honestly, he did not believe Chen Qi could solve this problem.

It was not that he did not trust him; it was not even a matter of trust. It was simply that, having dealt with dealerships before, he knew just how overbearing they could be.

Reason did not exist for them.

“Sir, could you show me your purchase and delivery contracts?” Chen Qi asked suddenly as he studied the car.

“Huh? Oh, sure.” The man quickly opened the car door, took out a document folder from inside, and handed it over.

Chen Qi took it and glanced through it.

The car had been delivered seven days ago.

Subtracting today and the five days it had been under inspection here earlier, the man had actually only used the car for one day.

Chen Qi turned and asked him about it, confirming that he had picked up the car in the morning and driven it back the same afternoon. By that calculation, he had really only driven it for half a day.

“All right, let’s go inside.” Chen Qi took the folder and headed toward the sales department.

The man hurried after him and said, “Not there. After-sales is over there.”

“No, I want to talk in the sales department.” Chen Qi smiled, and the smile looked distinctly malicious.

The man seemed to understand that he could not persuade him otherwise, so he let it go.

Once inside the sales department, a few idle salespeople glanced at them, then all turned in unison toward a round-faced salesman not far away.

The round-faced salesman clearly sighed, then strode over quickly.

Actually, they had noticed Chen Qi outside while he was examining the car, but they had not expected him to come inside.

“He’s the young man who sold me the car,” the man whispered.

Chen Qi nodded and went straight to take a seat.

The man followed him over.

“Sir!” the round-faced salesman also approached and said impatiently, “I’ve already told you several times, we’re the sales side. This matter is now under after-sales. It’s useless to come to me!”

“I know it’s useless to come to you. We’re not here to see you either.” Chen Qi took over smoothly and said with a smile, “Could you please go find the person responsible for this matter for us?”

The round-faced salesman looked at him expressionlessly, then asked cautiously, “And you are?”

“Family.”

At that answer, the caution in the salesman’s eyes vanished at once. “After-sales is over there. I’ll take you there.”

Chen Qi refused directly. “No, I like it here. It’s cooler.”

“...”

The round-faced salesman nearly choked.

He had expected them to refuse, but he had never imagined that would be the reason.

“There’s air conditioning over there too,” he said, still patient.

Chen Qi pointed at the air conditioner across from them. “But I like the color of this one.”

“...”

The round-faced salesman pressed his lips together and fell silent.

He could see it now. This young man did not seem to be someone easy to deal with either. At the very least, he was not as easy to fool as this middle-aged man.

“Fine. Please wait here.” Being shrewd, he decided not to wade into this muddy water.

This was after-sales business. Why should he keep worrying about it? He had already fulfilled his duty by trying to mediate.

“Remember to call someone who can actually make decisions,” Chen Qi reminded him.

The round-faced salesman did not answer, but his steps seemed to quicken a little as he turned away.

Beside Chen Qi, the man was looking at him with unease.

He seemed to have realized that Chen Qi really was not here to cause trouble.

For some reason, seeing his calm and composed demeanor gradually soothed the man’s previously frantic mood.

Could it be that he really could solve this?

Such a thought suddenly surfaced in his mind.

Not long after, the round-faced salesman came hurrying back.

He was alone.

“Sorry,” he said. “The after-sales manager says he doesn’t have time right now. Please go to his office and wait for him.”

Chen Qi laughed softly, immediately seeing through their intentions.

Either they intended to avoid him entirely, or they were resorting to the classic tactic of stalling.

“It’s fine. We’ll wait for him right here. He can come whenever he has time.” Chen Qi looked at the round-faced salesman and said, “But I’ll only give you half an hour. If no one shows up within thirty minutes, don’t blame me for using other methods to settle this.”

The salesman glanced at him and very well concealed the contempt and mockery in his eyes.

Other methods?

What, were you planning to storm the heavens?

Go ahead. If you dare to make a scene, we dare to gift you a seven-day detention package!

We have people backing us up!

Of course, he would never say that aloud. After giving Chen Qi an expressionless look, he gave a slight nod, said nothing, and left.

Chen Qi said no more. After checking the time, he sat back in place with complete composure.

Beside him, the man, who had only just managed to put his heart back into his stomach, grew worried again for no apparent reason.

Like the round-faced salesman, he also thought that Chen Qi’s so-called other methods were likely to be something very forceful.

But perhaps because Chen Qi’s unruffled manner gave him a little comfort, he did not voice any further doubts.

To be honest, he also felt a faint hope that Chen Qi might truly help him resolve this matter.

“Have you called the relevant authorities?” Chen Qi suddenly asked.

The man hurriedly nodded. “Yes. I called them the day I brought the car here. They said they would investigate, but they still haven’t given me any reply.”

Chen Qi nodded and said nothing more.

Time passed slowly. Half an hour slipped by in the blink of an eye.

Just as Chen Qi had expected, no one came to pay them any further attention.

Chen Qi gave a self-mocking smile and said nothing. He simply reached out and took out his phone.

Seeing this, the man beside him—who had been on high alert, worried that he might do something impulsive—could not help but freeze for a moment, looking at him in confusion.

Was he going to call someone?

Of course, Chen Qi was not calling anyone.

He could count the people he knew in this world on one hand. Who could he possibly call?

Besides, this was a society governed by law. As an outstanding young man of the twenty-first century, how could he do something so crude?

He was preparing to post on Weibo.

Avoiding him?

He had plenty of ways to force them out.

With the experience of the other world to draw on, he was certain this was a highly effective method.

And for reasons he could not exactly voice, he was actually hoping to make this matter as big as possible.

Only at this moment did he not realize that once this post went up, the level of attention the matter drew would reach a staggering height.

His post was neither long-winded nor embellished with exaggeration. He simply stated matter-of-factly that he had accidentally seen a middle-aged man buy a problematic car at a dealership, and that the dealership was refusing to meet him or deal with it.

At the end of the post, he tagged the relevant authorities, the manufacturer, and the dealership.

Finally, to attract public attention even more effectively, he shamelessly uploaded a secretly recorded clip of the man wiping away tears.

After confirming everything was correct, he smiled and clicked the publish button.

...

Because he had produced two seasons of "Nothing At All," Chen Qi’s personal Weibo account also had several tens of thousands of followers.

These were all real followers.

So after his post went up, quite a few netizens received the notification immediately.

After reading the content of the post, those netizens were all a little dumbfounded.

They checked several times before believing it truly was Chen Qi’s Weibo.

Then many were shocked.

Had Chen Qi gone mad?

Did he even know what he was doing?

A small director and screenwriter who had only just gained a little fame dared to pick a fight with a globally famous automobile manufacturer?

How arrogant was that?

Let alone a little celebrity like him— even major stars and famous directors would not dare to openly target these capitalist giants by name!

Was he not afraid of being blacklisted?

With the strength of this automobile manufacturer, if they wanted to blacklist him, it would be as easy as breathing.

This was bad. Very bad.

Chen Qi had gotten himself into serious trouble.

Many netizens were sweating on his behalf.

The main problem was that he had handled this in such an unstructured, headlong way. Who would be foolish enough to offend such a capitalist giant for the sake of a stranger?