The Mint That Wouldn't Let You Lie with a Straight Face
The platform had throttled the Bureau to 120,000 viewers, so Luo handed over his own broadcast access. Forty minutes later, OMNITASTE SWITCHED SAMPLES topped the rankings. Seven contradictory corporate statements followed. Chen scanned them with Reflected Word. The screen looked like springtime.
Xiaoman launched the Bureau's first product: plain rice crackers with no miracle claims and the ingredients printed in huge type. She called them BUY IT OR DON'T. They sold out in three minutes.
“Is that a brand philosophy?” Su asked.
“Inventory management.”
Before leaving, Luo handed them the false report and an encrypted drive. “OmniTaste also hired me to investigate you. This is my assignment list.
