"Hold us accountable?" Jim behaved as if he had heard something funny, a big smirk filling his face. "If you want to report us to the Consumer a.s.sociation, feel free to do so."

Jim had a fearless look and he spoke. He looked Steve in the eyes and dared him to make a move. This was because he was used to this scam of his.

Every year, he would meet many recruits and go through the exact same scenario. The result was always that the recruit had to swallow the insult and humiliation silently, while this guy got away with selling subpar goods!

Steve smiled coldly, then immediately went online and reported the Black Tiger Store to the Consumer a.s.sociation at the military base camp. Shortly afterwards, the manager of the Consumer a.s.sociation came to investigate, bringing two members of the security team from the Original Tower Square along with him.

"I'm Ron, the manager of the Consumer a.s.sociation," Ron said as he took out his pa.s.s.

The other two men also took out their pa.s.ses. As Steve looked at their pa.s.ses, he read that the guy with a paler skin tone was named Belak, while the other guy with a darker skin tone was named George.

"We're going to sue them for selling subpar serums." Steve took out the serums and placed them on the table, then said, "Here's the evidence."

Ron glanced at Steve and Vivien, then smiled at them. He had experienced the same situation many times before.

"Jim, are you cheating the recruits again?" Ron looked at Jim and asked.

"I didn't deceive them!" Jim said with an exaggerated expression. "Every bottle of serum that we sell here is certified by the professionals at the Pharmacists Guild, each bottle being labeled as such."

"So what if you have the accreditation from the Pharmacists Guild? Your Subatomic Serum is only half as effective as you claim it to be!" Steve accused him coldly.

"No, no, no! Sometimes the efficacy of a serum varies from one person to another. Perhaps this lady has antibodies that affected this serum. That has nothing to do with us!" Jim smiled sly.

"My body is fine! I possess no antibodies that would hinder this serum..." Vivien's voice was soft, but firm.

"How would you know if you had any? You need a professional physician to certify that!" Jim was a pro scammer, so he had all the right words. "You insisted that the Subatomic Serum lasted only half the time as was expected. Have you already brought the serum and had it tested to verify your suspicions? Do you have the report?"

"I tried it myself... It really lasted only half the time as expected..." Vivien was so angry, she was about to cry.

"The law is all about evidence!" Jim laughed and said. "If you wish to sue us, show me your proof! However, before you try, I must tell you, to get the professionals from the Pharmacists Guild to verify the serum and produce their professional a.n.a.lysis reports, the fees are very high! Moreover, even if you have the money to pay them, they might not want to help you!"

As the Pharmacists Guild was not a government run organization, whether or not they chose to produce an a.n.a.lysis report was completely at their discretion. This was not great news for Vivien and Steve...