Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence

Chapter 655: Chapter 311: Viral Sensation and Gifted 5% Supermarket Shares! (Part 2)

Xu Li held Jiang Tao’s hand even tighter, her gaze towards the bloody man full of fear.

"It’s all up to me, nothing will happen, honey you just wait for me here quietly."

Jiang Tao patted the back of Xu Li’s hand and pulled his hand out of her tightly gripped palm.

"Husband, be careful..."

Xu Li looked at Jiang Tao, tears in her eyes, filled with worry for him.

"Ah!!!"

Suddenly!

The bloodied man shouted loudly, holding a kitchen knife as he charged towards Jiang Tao.

"Get out of the way!"

After hastily telling Xu Li, Jiang Tao moved his body to shield her and faced the charging man with the knife directly.

But after the previous encounter, Jiang Tao had a better understanding of the man’s strength.

He was only relying on his bulky build and strength, nothing special beyond that.

Not like those martial artists like Tian Linnan and his group.

Therefore, this scene that seemed extremely dangerous to bystanders wasn’t a threat to Jiang Tao in the slightest.

If he could kick the man away once, he could kick him away twice, thrice.

Even given 100 chances, the man couldn’t threaten Jiang Tao at all, nor harm him in the least.

Swoosh!

Jiang Tao moved and rushed out, trying to move the "battlefield" away from Xu Li.

Bam!

Before the man could swing the kitchen knife down, Jiang Tao landed a punch directly on his face!

Clang!!

Another loud crash.

The man was knocked to the ground by Jiang Tao’s punch, his massive body staggered a few steps to the side and fell onto a shelf.

"Ah!!!"

The man roared angrily, quickly climbing back up from the ground.

His eye sockets were solidly punched by Jiang Tao, turning black and blue, but he continued to charge at Jiang Tao as if he felt no pain.

Fortunately, this time, he was bare-handed, without the knife, posing much less of a threat to Jiang Tao.

Bam!

Jiang Tao lifted his foot and kicked him down again.

Today, the man really hit a hard nut in Jiang Tao, who was untouchable to him.

Jiang Tao bullying him was like bullying a little kid in kindergarten.

After being kicked away by Jiang Tao seven or eight times, the man finally ran out of strength and couldn’t get up anymore, lying on the supermarket floor gasping for air.

Meanwhile, several police officers arrived late.

Seeing the chaos and large patches of blood, the officers were instantly on alert.

"Officer, that madman..."

The supermarket’s duty manager had already arrived at the scene when Jiang Tao kicked the man away for the third time.

He witnessed the entire incident.

So, naturally, it fell on him as the person in charge to explain the situation to the officers.

Controlling the suspect, evacuating the crowd, sealing off the crime scene for evidence gathering, temporarily closing the supermarket...

The officers methodically carried out their duties upon arrival.

Meanwhile.

Several videos shot from bystanders’ perspectives began circulating on Weibo and platforms like Kuaishou.

Though the supermarket was chaotic at the time, there was no lack of bold and curious people filming.

They were afraid to step in and stop the violence.

But once someone stepped up, they were more eager to film videos than anyone else!

A public knife attack in the supermarket, such an event surely grabs attention!

"In broad daylight, this is too scary!"

"Oh my god, what about that female clerk? Is there any follow-up?"

"That man is crazy! Too terrifying, better stay away from abnormal people next time!"

"I’m scared to go to supermarkets now!"

"It’s hard to believe something like this happened in Beijing!"

"The brave young guy is so handsome! And so fierce!"

"Wow, he kicked that person so far? Isn’t this guy a football player?"

"The national football team should come get him, a hidden talent!"

"Fortunately, this young guy stepped up, otherwise, with so many people in the supermarket, the consequences would be unimaginable..."

"Hey, why does this handsome guy look so familiar? Seems like a streamer I follow, but I forgot who it was?"

"No wonder he looks familiar! It’s definitely Runaway Xiao Jiang! It’s him, for sure! A missing person has returned!"

"Wow, it really is! Instead of running, he’s here being a hero!"

"As expected from the streamer I follow, filled with a sense of justice, I’ll be a die-hard fan of Xiao Jiang from now on!"

Jiang Tao’s heroic act in the supermarket quickly hit the trending topic.

Several related videos also became popular on Kuaishou.

Moreover, as time passed, the ranking of related trending topics kept rising.

[The fastest runner didn’t run when facing danger.]

[The brave young hero is so handsome!]

[Handsome, responsible, heroic guy went viral!]

Many netizens followed the guidance of some insiders to find Jiang Tao’s Weibo and Kuaishou accounts, giving him a wave of follows.

Unintentional success.

What Jiang Tao did unintentionally actually made him go viral again.

His Weibo and Kuaishou followers skyrocketed.

In less than an hour, he gained over 100,000 followers across platforms.

The speed at which he gained followers is truly enviable!

This time, he really had the advantage of timing, location, and people, as if heaven handed him a meal directly.

Ring, ring, ring, ring—

The supermarket incident hadn’t even been fully dealt with, and Jiang Tao’s phone was ringing incessantly.

Friends and family who saw the trending topic or popular videos on Kuaishou all called to check on him.

Knowing everyone was being kind, Jiang Tao appreciated their concern.

But one call after another overwhelmed him.

He had no choice but to post a status in his friend circle to report he was safe and thank everyone for their concern.

After posting, it indeed quieted down, with only a few sporadic calls afterwards.

...

"Mr. Jiang, thank you so much, thank you so much!"

"If it weren’t for you, my daughter might have been hacked to death by that madman today!"

"Our supermarket probably wouldn’t be able to operate in the future!"

"Alas! Unfortunate year, unlucky year, how come it’s all bad things this year!"

In a hotel opposite the supermarket, Gu Hongsheng, who rushed over upon hearing the news, thanked Jiang Tao solemnly.

Gu Hongsheng was the owner of the supermarket, and the woman injured by the man was his daughter, Gu Yao.

Receiving a call from the person in charge of the supermarket, after hearing the report, Gu Hongsheng hurried over with a driver.

After the police finished sealing the scene and collecting evidence, and took several responsible persons from the supermarket to assist in the investigation.

Gu Hongsheng retained Jiang Tao and expressed his sincere gratitude.

It’s no exaggeration to say that if Jiang Tao hadn’t stepped up today.

His daughter Gu Yao and his supermarket would be done for.

After all, who would want to shop in a supermarket where someone died? So creepy!

If at this critical moment, another supermarket of similar scale and quality opened nearby.

It would instantly siphon away a majority of the foot traffic here!

"President Gu, no need for formalities, stepping up in such situations is the right thing to do."

Jiang Tao conversed calmly with Gu Hongsheng.

Today’s event brought him more benefits than he imagined.

The skyrocketing follower count was one aspect.

Completing the [Heroes Acts] mission also earned him generous rewards.

An unrelated person like Jiang Tao became the biggest winner in this event.

From Gu Hongsheng and Gu Yao’s perspective, today’s event was undoubtedly disastrous and extremely unfortunate.

But for Jiang Tao, it was a beneficial event bringing him great advantages.

Indeed, people’s sadness and joy are not shared equally.

Jiang Tao felt secretly pleased, but in front of Gu Hongsheng, the "victim", he couldn’t show it.

That would be too inconsiderate.

"Mr. Jiang, a great kindness does not need to be returned merely with thanks! No amount of ’thank you’ can express Gu’s gratitude to you."

"I’m not someone who repays kindness with ingratitude. I voluntarily offer 5% of Supermarket shares to you as a token of thanks."

Gu Hongsheng showed no pretense to Jiang Tao; after expressing his gratitude, he immediately put forth his sincerity.