"General Manager Tong, co and sit for a while." He Qing glanced at Tong Yaqi and laughed nonchalantly, "Don't worry, Chu Ge knows how to handle it without killing them."
Upon hearing He Qing say this, the corner of Tong Yaqi's eye twitched. She was puzzled as to why He Qing could be so carefree. In He Qing's eyes, as long as Chu Ge didn't kill them, it was nothing significant?
My goodness, this mode of thinking was truly beyond her comprehension.
"And you really think Chu Ge couldn't dodge that move? If he wasn't worried about you getting hurt by mistake, that guy would need a hundred more years to hit him."
As Tong Yaqi pondered over this, He Qing's voice resonated in her ears, leaving her stunned.
Oh my, so... that's how it is!
"But you don't need to feel too guilty. That blood might look scary, but it's just a scratch, nothing major. Co over and sit, just watch."
Tong Yaqi bit her lip, sighed slightly, and eventually didn't say more. She sat down on the sofa with He Qing and looked over at Chu Ge.
Zou Dafu hoped to get up from the ground, but seeing the few people he brought lying on the floor groaning, he remained where he was.
It's not that he didn't want to, but his legs felt weak, and he truly couldn't stand.
"You... you... I'm telling you, you're in trouble, you..."
"I got into big trouble?" Chu Ge sneered, "Looks like I went too easy with that slap. You still have the mood to joke with ? Maybe if I kick you a few more tis, you'll behave?"
Hearing this, Zou Dafu shivered imdiately, obediently closed his mouth, and shrank back.
He hadn't forgotten the scene where Chu Ge kicked through the tempered glass just now. If he were to take a kick with the sa force, undoubtedly, it would be a very bad situation.
"Mr. Zou, I know you're following orders. I never intended to make things difficult for you. But haven't you gotten too full of yourself? Are you really taking yourself seriously? Do you think my patience has no limits?"
Listening to Chu Ge's questioning and being looked down upon by him, Zou Dafu instinctively shuffled back a few more steps.
When Zou Dafu took a step back, Chu Ge stepped forward, Zou Dafu's hands moved even faster, but unfortunately, the space he had was limited, and he quickly backed into the wall with nowhere left to go.
"To be honest, I've always respected you firefighters. When nothing's happening, everything's fine. But once there's a dangerous fire, your fire officers really charge forward and race with death among blood and fire."
Saying this, Chu Ge reached out and grabbed Zou Dafu by the collar, lifting him up from the ground.
"It's true that it's their job and duty. But they also have their own families, they're sons, husbands, fathers, who might never return alive after responding to an incident."
"That's why I've been sowhat polite to you all, haven't I? Didn't I show you respect? But you dare take advantage of the lenience? Compared to those battling at the front lines, who the hell do you think you are?"
Chu Ge poked Zou Dafu's chest, "Do nothing but sip tea and read newspapers in the office, otherwise go out and stir trouble, putting on a righteous facade while extorting. If a shop doesn't sit well with you, you deliberately drop so cigarette butts in their place. You think you're clever, you feel proud, do you?"
"You... you're slandering ." Zou Dafu retorted fiercely, but his eyes wavered with guilt.
"I'm slandering you? You know whether I'm slandering you or not." Chu Ge's cold sneer deepened, yanking Zou Dafu aside by his collar.
"You can call now, report to the police or contact your superior. Today, I really want to see what more tricks you have up your sleeves."
The suppressed rage within Chu Ge had erupted, and he had had enough of the patience, which ran completely counter to his preference for simplicity and directness.
Zou Dafu was indeed a small player, but behind him was the spectating Mu Chongyi. This chain of people was such that pulling one link affected the entire situation. He was really curious about what kind of face Mu Chongyi would show.
After a few seconds, seeing Chu Ge make no additional moves, Zou Dafu took out his cell phone with a bit of nervousness but mostly resentnt.
Watching this unfold, Tong Yaqi's heart was lodged in her throat, her body tense, while He Qing remained calm and unaffected.
Just as Zou Dafu was about to dial, his phone suddenly rang. The screen displayed a call from his superior at the bureau, making him pause for two seconds before answering.
"Dafu, where are you? Is it convenient to talk?" The voice on the phone was urgent, imdiately asking as soon as the call connected.
"I'm in the Tianqing CEO's office, it's convenient, boss, I have sothing to report to you..."
"CEO's office? What are you doing there? Don't report anything to now. Talk to when you get back, imdiately return, right now!"
"Huh? No, boss, wait, boss? You..." Zou Dafu wanted to continue speaking, but the other side had already hung up.
Zou Dafu was a little dazed, wondering what was going on. Why was the call so hasty that he couldn't even finish a sentence?
The officers whom Chu Ge had knocked down had already gotten up and gathered around Zou Dafu, their eyes fixed on his bemused and swollen face.
"Brother Zou, what happened?"
"The boss wants us to go back imdiately."
Zou Dafu hesitated for a mont, but eventually furrowed his brow and started moving. Hearing the urgency in his leader's voice, he didn't care anymore and decided to follow orders first. After all, Chu Ge wouldn't run away, and there was ti later to discuss the beating.
Watching Zou Dafu and the others leave the room, Tong Yaqi finally let out a sigh of relief. Although she was sure things weren't over, she finally had a mont to catch her breath.
"Chu Ge, is your head okay? Do we need to go to the hospital for a tetanus shot? Does it hurt?" Tong Yaqi quickly ca to Chu Ge's side from the sofa, her eyes full of concern and anxiety.
"It's just a small cut, it's alright. It's not even bleeding anymore. I can handle it myself." Chu Ge smiled casually, sitting down on the sofa, glancing sideways at He Qing, who was taking a pack of wet wipes from her bag, "Did you just make a call?"
He Qing took a wipe and gently cleaned the blood on Chu Ge's forehead, "Yes, I made dinner plans with two people for tonight."
Chu Ge shook his head helplessly, "I told you..."
"Don't talk, don't move, let finish cleaning. I don't want to stain my clothes."
"Co on, I'm injured, isn't your focus a bit off?"
"Really? I don't think so at all. Now be quiet, don't move, or if you dirty my clothes, I'll make you do my laundry."
Looking at the two of them, Tong Yaqi's eyes twitched. Are they serious? Are they both from Mars or sothing? Their brains don't work like normal people, do they?
On the other side, Zou Dafu had just reached the ground floor when his phone rang again. The screen showed his leader's number. As soon as he picked up, a voice more anxious than before ca through.
"Dafu, did you get out yet?"
"Yes, I'm about to head back."
"In Tianqing Company, there were no issues with your work attitude, right? You didn't have any conflict with the Tianqing Company people, did you?"
"Uh... this..."
"Don't give that, just tell the truth!"
"Yes!" Zou Dafu was startled and imdiately replied, "The president of Tianqing Company obstructed our normal checks and even got into a fight with us. At that ti, a few of us..."
"A fight? What are you saying? You actually got into a fight? Was he injured?"
Zou Dafu felt increasingly uneasy. Why was the boss so concerned about Chu Ge without even listening to the details?
"He got hit on the head with a vase, bled a little, but should be..."
"You, you, you... are you all crazy? How could you hit soone!"
"But..."
"No buts, wait near Tianqing Company for us. The bureau chief and I will be there soon!"
The call was once again abruptly hung up, leaving Zou Dafu stunned with a growing sense of foreboding.
In fact, it wasn't just Zou Dafu who felt uneasy. At this very mont, many people in Lidu City felt the sa.
First was Liao Zhengran, the party secretary of the municipal governnt.
Originally, it was just a regular workday, but from the mont his secretary inford him that Chu Chengrui wanted to et him, his morning was nothing short of nerve-wracking.
He wasn't unfamiliar with the na Chu Chengrui, the Supre Emperor of Tiancheng Pharmaceutical Group. He was a prominent figure in China, with a business that exerted considerable international influence, backed by imnse power.
Chu Chengrui's purpose in seeking Liao Zhengran was simple: for Tianqing Company or, more precisely, for Chu Ge. His stance was clear: as long as Tianqing Company's troubles ceased, he would invest in Lidu City—building roads, bridges, hospitals, schools, and factories. He started with 500 million, and if that wasn't enough, he'd add more. Money wasn't the issue.
Naturally, at their level, words weren't stated so plainly, but that was the essence.
For Liao Zhengran, Chu Chengrui's proposal was highly tempting. More crucially, Chu Chengrui's backing wasn't weaker than Mu Chongyi's.
Considering that Chu Chengrui and Chu Ge shared the sa family na "Chu," Liao Zhengran, despite being in a dilemma, had to mull it over.
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