On the eighth floor of Building C in the Oriental Trade City, inside Huatong Network Technology Co., Ltd., Lin Shasha walked out of her room with her head down and headed towards Jiang Lan's office.
Two bodyguards immediately stopped her.
"I need to see the chairman. I have something to say to her," Lin Shasha said softly, her voice somewhat eerie and cold.
The two bodyguards exchanged a glance. One of them knocked lightly on the door, and after receiving a response, pushed the door open and asked, "This employee wants to see General Manager Jiang."
Lin Shasha appeared at the doorway.
Jiang Lan's heart skipped a beat. She suddenly remembered what Xu Zhengyang had said before. Seeing Lin Shasha unharmed, she couldn't help but feel pity and said, "Let her in."
Lin Shasha walked into the office.
The bodyguard gently closed the door from the outside.
Then……
A gasp rang out from inside the room! Then came a loud bang.
The two bodyguards pushed the door open and rushed in almost simultaneously.
Inside the room, against the right wall, Lin Shasha lay slumped on the ground, her head covered in blood. The ground beneath her head was stained with blood. On the snow-white wall, about half a person's height, was a clear pool of blood, like a bright red flower blooming in all directions, covering an area the size of a bowl.
Li Ruiyu, Li Ruiqing, and Jiang Lan all stood up in astonishment.
Under the watchful eyes of the three people and the ghost, Lin Shasha chose to commit suicide without any warning! She slammed into the wall with extreme courage and speed, reaching the peak of her power and speed, as if she wanted to knock the wall down.
...
On Chang'an Avenue, where traffic flows like a river, a white Audi A4 is driving westward.
Chen Chaojiang drove with a cold expression. A hint of reluctance flashed in his eyes. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but no words came out.
“Lin Shasha deserves to die…” Xu Zhengyang’s words were drawn out.
Chen Chaojiang pursed his thin lips and remained silent.
“If she was just doing these things as Jiang Lan instructed, then it wasn’t a big mistake.” Xu Zhengyang didn’t want to explain anything to Chen Chaojiang, but he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest. He felt that he had indeed been influenced by the divine office of the Imperial Censor, and his temperament had become increasingly hardened, even somewhat cold and cruel. So he wanted to find a reason for himself, especially in front of his friends, so that his relatives and friends wouldn’t distance themselves from him or fear him.
However, Xu Zhengyang couldn't say anything more after saying this. A thought suddenly arose in his mind: was it necessary to explain his actions to anyone?
"Mm," Chen Chaojiang finally responded.
Xu Zhengyang opened the car window, letting the cold wind hit his face. He frowned slightly, squinted at the towering buildings outside, and said softly, "Let's go back to Rouyue's place first."
"Um."
"You sold your car, right?"
"Um."
“Buy another one tomorrow, stay in Beijing for a few days, and have a good talk with Ye Wan…” Xu Zhengyang’s tone was unquestionable. Even he himself couldn’t feel that his tone was no longer as casual as when he was with his friends. Instead, it was full of the aura of a superior. “Ye Wan is a good girl. Since you like her, don’t miss the opportunity. It’s not good if she has a problem with you.”
Chen Chaojiang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Maybe she has a boyfriend."
“If that’s the case, then don’t bother them.” Xu Zhengyang let out a sigh of relief, closed the car window, and said, “I’m responsible for this. I’ve delayed you. There’s an old saying that it’s better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage. There are plenty of good girls all over the country. Don’t force anything.”
"Um."
“But we should still go and see, ask around. We can’t just think about it and then be scared.” Xu Zhengyang smiled, raised his hand and patted Chen Chaojiang’s shoulder across the seat, and said, “Go and see first. Maybe Ye Wan is still waiting for you.”
A blush instantly spread across Chen Chaojiang's pale cheeks, and he nodded somewhat awkwardly.
Xu Zhengyang smiled and leaned back in his chair, closing his eyes as if he were about to take a nap.
at this time……
The People's Hospital of Fuhe City, a thousand miles away.
Zheng Ronghua sat by her son's hospital bed, her wrist in a cast and slinged with gauze. Her dyed black hair was streaked with white strands, and her face looked haggard and weak.
"Dad, what are you saying?" Zheng Yaokai lay on the hospital bed, staring at his father with disbelief. Because he had shouted out loud earlier, he had aggravated the wound on his mouth, and he was grimacing in pain, gasping for breath.
"Don't worry..." Zheng Ronghua sighed, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. Years of experience in the business world had honed him; he'd weathered countless storms. Even his self-inflicted injury yesterday was only due to the circumstances; he'd been genuinely terrified. But to actually hand over the Ronghua Group... that was absolutely impossible. In his eyes, the Ronghua Group was his life! And how could someone accustomed to being in a position of power bear such humiliation? His voice trembled slightly with emotion as he said, "Even if I die, I will never hand over the Ronghua Group to Xu Zhengyang!"
Volume 5, Spirit Official, Chapter 224: There is no absolute fairness.
Upon hearing his father's words, Zheng Yaokai's face also turned fierce, but he dared not speak loudly for fear of aggravating his wounds. Therefore, he mumbled, "Dad, so what if he has connections and backing? We can't sue him. He has connections, but we have money! We'll pay the media to make this public! With the influence of our Ronghua Group, if this really blows up, the higher-ups will have to be wary of the public opinion, both domestically and internationally!"
Zheng Ronghua frowned in thought, then nodded slightly.
“I have friends abroad, and I also have friends in Minggang.” Zheng Yaokai hissed and took two deep breaths, gritting his teeth as he said, “I don’t believe they would dare to defy public opinion and force our Ronghua Group to go abroad! Humph!”
Zheng Ronghua raised a thick eyebrow. Yes! Ronghua Group is a listed company in Minggang and has branches overseas. Even if the higher-ups are protecting him, would they let Xu Zhengyang continue to cause trouble like this? No matter what, Zheng Ronghua is a well-known figure nationwide. One move he makes has far-reaching consequences. In today's society, the power of public opinion is something that everyone, regardless of their social class, must take into account.
Just then, Xu Zhengyang's voice suddenly rang in Zheng Ronghua's mind:
"Zheng Ronghua, if this news gets out, I'll wipe out your entire family!"
Zheng Ronghua shuddered violently, nervously looking around the room, her whole body trembling uncontrollably, muttering, "Xu, Xu Zhengyang, you, you, what are you going to do?"
"Huh?" Zheng Yaokai was startled when he heard the name Xu Zhengyang. He quickly looked around, but Xu Zhengyang was nowhere to be seen. He breathed heavily and looked at his father, whose face was full of fear, and asked worriedly, "Dad, Dad, what's wrong?"
Zheng Ronghua snapped out of his daze, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in a trembling voice, "It's nothing, it's nothing..."
"Yes!" Xu Zhengyang's voice suddenly rang in the ears of Zheng Ronghua and his son, "It will be too late if something happens!"
As the voice rang out, Xu Zhengyang appeared out of thin air in the ward, standing with his hands behind his back. His face was gloomy and imposing.
"Ah! Someone come here!"
"Help!"
Zheng Ronghua and Zheng Yaokai exclaimed in surprise at the same time.
Immediately, hurried footsteps echoed in the hallway outside the ward. Soon, the ward door was pushed open, and two nurses and a doctor rushed into the room, looking at them with surprise and asking, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"He...he's going to kill us!"
"That's him! Quick, call the police!"
The father and son each pointed at Xu Zhengyang with their uninjured fingers, their eyes wide open, their faces filled with horror, their voices urgent, almost on the verge of tears.
The two nurses exchanged a surprised glance and then looked at the doctor.
The doctor turned to look into the room, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, before stepping forward to help Zheng Ronghua up, comforting him, "Mr. Zheng, you're under too much stress. Go back to your ward and rest. Your son also needs to rest..."
"Hey, call the police! Why aren't you calling the police! He's a murderer!" Zheng Yaokai shouted loudly from his hospital bed, ignoring the pain.
Zheng Ronghua was completely stunned, staring blankly at Xu Zhengyang.
Xu Zhengyang stood there with a cold smile, motionless, ignoring the astonishment and fear of those inside.
“Mr. Zheng, calm down, calm down…” Two nurses stepped forward and held Zheng Yaokai down, trying to comfort him.
"You, you've been bribed by him, haven't you? Haven't you?" Zheng Ronghua broke free from the doctor's support and retreated hastily to her son's bedside. She sat down on the bed, squeezing herself next to her son, as if she could find some safety there. "Xu Zhengyang, you, you, don't do anything rash! I, I'm the founder of one of the top 100 companies in the country. I'm famous nationwide. I've been on national television... I'm a well-known figure, a company representative... You, you mustn't do anything rash..."
The doctors and nurses were panicked. They knew that the father and son were both very famous people. If something happened to them in their hospital, it would be a big deal. And it seemed that both of them had serious mental problems. Goodness, this was no small matter.
The doctor quickly said, "Go, call a few more people over. Give them sedatives."
"Okay, okay." A nurse hurriedly let go of Zheng Yaokai and ran out.
Just as the nurse ran out, Zheng Ronghua and his son Zheng Yaokai were stunned!
Because they saw that the nurse had actually passed right through Xu Zhengyang...
Just then, Xu Zhengyang's cold and authoritative voice rang out: "Zheng Ronghua, Zheng Yaokai, the reputation of you two and the Ronghua Group is indeed very great, so you are qualified to know one thing... I am a Heavenly Censor, so don't fantasize about dealing with me with human thoughts and methods, that's wishful thinking."
"You and your son dared to have such thoughts just now, which shows your dissatisfaction with the gods. Therefore, I will take back the two percent of the shares of the Zheng family's Ronghua Group. However, considering that you two have not committed any great evil, but only acted out of selfishness and greed, which blasphemed the divine power, I will not take your lives... nor will I implicate your relatives!"
Xu Zhengyang paused slightly, then said coldly, "The Ronghua Group will continue to be managed by you and your son. If you are found to be negligent in any way, I will shorten your lifespan. If you dare to show any disrespect for divine authority, or even offend or defy it, I will cast you and your son into hell, where you will never be reincarnated... If you dare to divulge this heavenly secret, I will exterminate your entire family!"
"The death penalty is temporarily waived, but no punishment will be shown! This is to serve as a warning!"
After saying that, Xu Zhengyang reached out and summoned the Soul-Slaying Whip. Under the dumbfounded gazes of the two men, he walked straight in front of them and swung the Soul-Slaying Whip down.
A piercing scream immediately echoed throughout the ward.
The father and son fainted instantly from the pain; if the doctor hadn't quickly caught Zheng Ronghua, he would have fallen off the bed.
The nurse quickly removed the IV needle from Zheng Yaokai's hand.
Two doctors and three nurses rushed in from outside and hurriedly surrounded the person to help. Some gave injections, some helped the person up, some pinched the philtrum, some lifted the eyelids, and some listened to the heartbeat. It was a scene of great activity...
Suddenly, Zheng Ronghua and Zheng Yaokai opened their eyes, and the Soul-Slaying Whip struck them again, causing them to scream in agony once more.
The doctors and nurses were all in a panic. Oh my god, what's going on?
Just as they were helplessly holding the two down to keep them from moving, the two of them froze as if in a daze, motionless, their mouths slightly open, their faces contorted, as if their bodies were stiff.
The doctors and nurses were so frightened that they rushed over and did another round of checks. Hmm... thankfully, the person wasn't dead.
Judging from the looks of it, he was terrified and suffered a mental shock.
Soon, two nurses and a doctor helped the dazed Zheng Ronghua out, while the other two doctors and nurses helped Zheng Yaokai, who was struggling to sit up on the bed, lie down, then re-bandaged his wounds and conducted a preliminary examination of his body.
...
Xu Zhengyang opened his eyes and saw that the car had stopped downstairs in Zhengqiying Community, where Xu Rouyue lived.
"Zhengyang, you're awake." Chen Chaojiang turned his head.
"Hmm." Xu Zhengyang nodded, stretched his aching neck, and smiled, "Try to spend more time learning about economics and management in the future. Ronghua Group is so big, even if you're just a hands-off manager, you can't be completely ignorant."
“Oh, but…” Chen Chaojiang hesitated for a moment and said, “I have a weak cultural foundation and I’m afraid I won’t be able to learn it.”
"If you can't learn it, you can learn it slowly." Xu Zhengyang waved his hand and said, "I remember in Beijing, Yongcheng Group had a sales director in charge of real estate sales. He also only had a junior high school education, and he did a great job... A million-dollar annual salary isn't something you can just get by hand. Can't you do it too?"
Chen Chaojiang pursed his thin lips and nodded, saying, "Yes."
"That's right." Xu Zhengyang pushed open the car door and got out of the car.
Chen Chaojiang hurriedly got out of the car and followed.
The two entered the elevator together, and Xu Zhengyang said calmly, "Of course, there's no need to be too anxious or troubled. A little understanding is fine. There's plenty of time. Now that someone is helping to manage things, you should focus on your own business first."
"I'm doing this now..." Chen Chaojiang wanted to say that he had nothing to do, since someone like Xu Zhengyang didn't need his protection anymore, so what else could he do?
However, before he could finish his sentence, Xu Zhengyang interrupted him with a smile, saying, "As for you and Ye Wan, don't wait until the girl finds a boyfriend, or it will be too late. Do you really want me to help you steal her away from her?"
"Huh?" Chen Chaojiang was taken aback, then a hint of joy appeared in his eyes. "Zhengyang, you mean..."
Xu Zhengyang smiled and nodded, saying, "Young people are always impulsive and somewhat naive when they're in love, and they don't think things through. So you can't continue like this. Even if you become the chairman of Ronghua Group, it won't work. People will always say you're a peasant. You still need to study, improve your character and cultural refinement, and get a diploma or degree in the future so you can be presentable. It's not that you're doing anything wrong, but you have to consider Ye Wan's feelings..."
"Yes, I understand." Chen Chaojiang nodded seriously.
The elevator doors opened, and Xu Zhengyang stepped out.