Power and Wealth

Company.

Inside the lobby.

As the revolving door opened, three or four police officers walked in, led by Deputy Chief Chang from the local police station. Many of the employees seemed to recognize him.

"Deputy Chief Chang."

"You're finally here!"

"Officers! Arrest him!"

"It's that thug on the couch! He's the one who assaulted people!"

"He not only hit people but also smashed things. It's outrageous! Completely out of control!"

Several employees started chattering, giving a rough account of what happened. However, they conveniently omitted the part about Boss Wu forcing the woman to try a kissing scene. There was no need to mention it. Such things were expected in their industry; besides, there was no evidence. Who could prove that their general manager forced the kissing scene? It was just Boss Wu and the woman in the office, and without Boss Wu admitting it, the woman's testimony alone wouldn't hold up. The employees and middle managers naturally sided with their general manager, feeling confident there was nothing to worry about. Even if there were evidence, it wouldn’t matter much; their company was the investor. Interviewing an actress and testing a kissing scene was just part of the job.

Deputy Chief Chang listened quietly.

Other officers went over to check on Boss Wu and the two security guards' injuries. The security guards were relatively unharmed, but Boss Wu was quite seriously injured. His nose was broken, and several teeth were missing. His mouth was full of blood, which looked quite ghastly.

"Deputy Chief." One officer returned. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

"How is it?" Deputy Chief Chang asked.

The officer shook his head slightly and said lowly, "One person is quite seriously injured."

Deputy Chief Chang's expression remained unchanged as if he hadn't heard anything, and he glanced at Boss Wu's injuries without saying a word.

"Deputy Chief." President Zhou approached.

Deputy Chief Chang nodded, "President Zhou."

President Zhou said, "You handle this matter. It's quite a mess."

Deputy Chief Chang asked, "Who is the perpetrator?"

"It's him." President Zhou pointed to Dong Xuebing, who was sitting on the couch.

Deputy Chief Chang looked at the young man and asked, "What's going on?" He surprisingly asked, without directly arresting anyone.

Everyone was quite puzzled. The assault had already occurred. The evidence was right there, so why ask? Just arrest him and sort it out later. Why go through the motions?

Dong Xuebing, seeing this, pulled Yu Meixia up and walked over, saying, "The guy lying on the floor tried to use the movie audition as an excuse to kiss my friend forcibly. My friend ran away, and he sent people all over the building to find her. Who knows what would have happened if I hadn't arrived in time? What’s going on? That's what's going on!" Dong Xuebing wasn't exactly polite when speaking to the police. Given his status, he wasn't at a stage where he needed to be overly deferential.

Deputy Chief Chang didn't seem to mind his tone, "I see."

A company middle manager immediately said, "That's slander. There's no evidence at all. Boss Wu is our general manager; how could he have forcibly kissed his friend?"

Another middle manager added, "He's just here to cause trouble!"

"Arrest him quickly, or he'll hit someone again!" A senior manager said, "He's simply a scoundrel! Who behaves like this?"

With the entire scene filled with company employees, the verbal pressure was naturally directed at Dong Xuebing.

"It's slander against me," Dong Xuebing responded with a sneer. "So, when your company commits an assault, it's no big deal because there's no evidence, but when someone stands up to your company, it's a huge crime? Is everything your company does right, and is everything others do wrong? You all disgust me. I understand that you all work for this company, but aren't you human beings before being employees or leaders? I don't believe you don't know the kind of person your boss is, yet you still act like you're always in the right and everyone else is wrong. What kind of humanity is that?" He chuckled. "And like I said, I don't need evidence!"

President Zhou replied slowly, "Young man, don't be too arrogant."

Dong Xuebing shrugged. "I never act arrogantly. I reason with reasonable people, but don't expect me to be reasonable if someone plays dirty with me!"

Both sides continued arguing, each sticking to their own story.

Deputy Chief Chang sent an officer to talk to Yu Meixia to get her account and another officer to re-examine the injured parties.

After about five minutes, President Zhou started to lose patience. He found the officers' behavior peculiar today. Handling a case should be straightforward, but they were taking their time, asking questions instead of arresting anyone. President Zhou's company had dealt with troublemakers before and had connections with the local police station. Things usually went smoothly. So why was this time different?

"Deputy Chief Chang?" President Zhou urged.

"Hmm? What is it?" Deputy Chief Chang feigned ignorance.

"Shouldn't you arrest this person?" President Zhou suggested. "Our work has been greatly affected, and everyone is quite scared. Such a dangerous person should be taken away, right?"

Taken away? Take who?

Deputy Chief Chang knew exactly what was going on. He remembered the call from his superior about an hour ago, giving him specific instructions to handle a young man named Dong with special care. The directive was clear: delay the response as much as possible. The message came from the Beijing City Party Committee secretary, a sign of significant influence. Even though Deputy Chief Chang didn't know who Dong Xuebing was, he knew that anyone who warranted a direct call from such a high-ranking official was not to be taken lightly. Arresting him was out of the question.

Given the situation, Deputy Chief Chang decided to delay the process as long as possible. He could not arrest Dong Xuebing, even if it meant just dragging things out.

Another ten minutes passed, and it became clear that further delay was not an option. With a firm tone, Deputy Chief Chang finally said, "I think it's best to settle this privately. It's not a big deal after all."

Not a big deal?

Many people were nearly dumbfounded!