57: Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely!
They’re here indeed!
Bing Lan’s eyes turned cold, “Go down immediately!”
The call ended.
Ye Chen had already turned and walked towards the door.
“Let’s go.”
“Guests have arrived, the host should greet them.”
Bing Lan and Li Qin exchanged glances, then quickly followed. The three of them stepped into the elevator.
The elevator went down.
“Younger Male Cousin,” Li Qin nudged Ye Chen with her elbow, “If a fight breaks out later, you’re responsible for the damage, I’m responsible for cheering ‘666’, and Sister Bing Lan is responsible for looking beautiful. Clear division of labor, right?”
Ye Chen was helpless, “Sister Qin, we’re going to handle serious business, not a team-building event.”
“It’s almost the same!”
Li Qin grinned, “Anyway, with my brother backing us up, we can’t lose our momentum!”
Bing Lan didn't respond, but the coldness in her eyes was chilling.
“Ding—”
The elevator doors opened on the first floor, and the three of them paused slightly.
The lobby was already a mess.
The front desk was overturned, potted plants shattered, and soil scattered everywhere.
Seven or eight security guards lay on the ground groaning, while several others had their arms twisted behind their backs by burly men in black, unable to move.
At a rough glance, there were no fewer than thirty men in black, all burly and broad-shouldered.
Although no knives or clubs were openly displayed, their waists and cuffs bulged, clearly concealing weapons... As soon as Zhao Yuan saw the three appear, he roared at Bing Lan, “Bing Lan! Are you behind the things online?!”
“What is President Zhao saying? I don’t understand.” Bing Lan said lightly, “However, you brought people to smash my group’s front desk and injure my employees. This debt must be settled first.”
“Settle a debt? I’ll settle your mother!”
Zhao Yuan lost his composure, tearing off his cultured facade, his face twisted in a ferocious expression.
“Stop pretending with me!”
“Besides your Shu Yue, who else could have released those videos and trending topics?!”
“Delete them immediately! Apologize publicly! Otherwise…”
“Otherwise what?” Ye Chen interrupted lightly, “Otherwise, you’ll perform the art of crawling again? President Zhao, watching the same show twice will cause audience fatigue.”
“You!!!”
Zhao Yuan was so choked up that his vision blurred, his blood pressure surged, and the finger he pointed at Ye Chen trembled incessantly, “Kill him for me! Kill this bastard driver first!!!”
His roar was like a starting gun.
The first five or six burly men immediately charged at Ye Chen like tigers unleashed, roaring!
Fists and kicks instantly enveloped him.
Bing Lan’s pretty face tensed, Li Qin’s smile froze, and the surrounding office workers closed their eyes in fright.
However.
Ye Chen did not move his feet.
He waited until the first burly man rushed close, punching him in the face... Suddenly!
He merely raised his hand, casually deflecting and guiding it.
The burly man felt a huge force pull him, his punch missed, and he lost his balance, stumbling forward and actually crashing headfirst into a retractable baton swung by a companion!
“Dong!”
“Ah—!”
The retractable baton struck his head, and the two men collided, screaming and falling to the ground.
The third person’s whip kick had already reached Ye Chen’s waist.
Ye Chen bent his knee and raised his leg, striking later but arriving first, his foot precisely stepping on the outside of the attacker’s knee.
“Crack!”
The sound of bone cracking was clearly audible, and that person clutched his leg, howling and rolling.
The fourth person, the fifth person... every time Ye Chen made a move, one person would fall.
Ye Chen’s figure weaved through the crowd like a phantom; with every strike, one person fell.
In just over ten seconds, all five or six of the initial attackers were on the ground, groaning incessantly.
The remaining thugs behind Zhao Yuan froze, their eyes filled with terror as they looked at Ye Chen.
Strong!
Unbelievably strong!
They were all martial artists, and they could tell that Ye Chen was truly powerful.
It was as if... an adult was fighting a group of infants!
Ye Chen ignored the surrounding gazes and said calmly.
“President Zhao, these elites you brought don’t seem to be very durable.”
“How about... you come up and get some exercise yourself?”
“I saw you crawl quite nimbly just now, your lower body strength should be good.”
There is no greater humiliation than this.
Zhao Yuan trembled with rage, his lungs about to explode!
“What the hell are you all standing around for?”
“Go all at once! Grab your weapons! Kill him!!!”
“If they don’t stop the public opinion today, then kill them for me!!!”
He was insane!
He had completely lost his mind!
To survive, he no longer cared about anything!
A mere driver, a small-time character, dares to ride roughshod over him?!
The remaining twenty-odd thugs, roused by the roar, once again showed fierce glints in their eyes, brandishing their machetes, steel pipes, and daggers!
The killing intent instantly surged to its peak!
“Ah—!”
Some group employees who hadn’t had time to evacuate screamed in terror.
No matter how high one’s martial arts, one still fears a kitchen knife... How could flesh and blood survive against more than twenty sharp weapons?
That guy, his mouth was too obnoxious...
However, Ye Chen merely shook his head, then his figure flickered, and he actually charged into the encirclement!
The people around were stunned!
One person against more than twenty, not running, but charging in?
However, the next scene was even more shocking... Ye Chen’s figure was swallowed by the crowd.
But the anticipated scene of him being hacked to death by random blades did not appear.
On the contrary.
A man in black flew out to the left, crashing heavily against the wall.
A man in black flew out horizontally to the right, landing in the shattered remains of a vase.
Another man in black slid across the floor, like a bowling ball, knocking down a group of people.
By the time everyone reacted...
A swath of men in black lay on the ground, knives and clubs scattered everywhere.
Shock!
It was too shocking!
More than twenty people, armed with sharp weapons, attacked one person, yet were utterly crushed... No, it couldn't even be called crushing.
It was more like a one-sided teaching demonstration!
The entire hall was dead silent.
The employees of Shuyue Group all had their mouths wide open and their eyes bulging... They understood!
This young man being President Bing’s driver and consultant truly had extraordinary qualities!
Zhao Yuan froze in place, a chill rushing from the soles of his feet straight to his head... Fear!
Boundless fear instantly engulfed him!
Is this even human?
One person fighting a group and still being fine???
“You... you...”
Zhao Yuan’s throat was dry, and his legs felt weak.
“I think I heard President Zhao say he wanted to kill me?” Ye Chen took a step and walked towards him.
“No... no...”
Zhao Yuan stumbled backward, tripped over his feet, and almost fell.
“Still talking about killing?” Ye Chen was already in front of him. His calm gaze, however, made Zhao Yuan more terrified than any fierce, menacing look.
“I was wrong! Spare me!”
His psychological defense completely collapsed, he plopped to his knees, tears and snot streaming down his face.
“I’ll never dare again! I won’t pursue the online matter!”
“I’ll get out of here right now! I’ll never provoke Shu Yue again! Please let me go!”
He cried and begged, about to kowtow.
Ye Chen reached out and pressed his forehead, stopping him from kowtowing.
“President Zhao, a man’s knees are worth gold, don’t just kneel at the drop of a hat.”
“However, the damaged items, the injured people, and my boss’s compensation for emotional distress…”
“I’ll compensate! I’ll compensate for everything! Double... no! Ten times!” Zhao Yuan shouted urgently.
“Furthermore…”
Ye Chen pointed overhead.
“The online matter, you brought it upon yourself.”
“Whether to delete it or apologize, it’s not up to you now, nor is it up to us; it’s up to the vast number of netizens.”
“You have to ask them if they accept your apology.”
Zhao Yuan’s face turned ashen.
He knew he was finished.
Public opinion had already escalated to such an extent, the Azure Dragon Society’s reputation was completely ruined, and the Old Master and Young Master would never spare him... But then, Ye Chen suddenly smiled.
“President Zhao, do you think that…”
“Even if you leave here alive today, the Azure Dragon Society will never let you go?”
All the color drained from Zhao Yuan’s face.
Let him go?
They’d probably flay him and pull his tendons, then fly him like a kite!
“Seeing as your attitude of admitting fault is quite sincere,” Ye Chen bent down and patted his shoulder, “I’ll show you a clear path.”
“Clear... clear path?” Zhao Yuan looked up blankly.
Like this, and there’s still a clear path?
Ye Chen straightened up, hands in his pockets, and began to bluff.
“As the saying goes, confess and be lenient, resist and be strict.”
“I think... what you should do most right now isn’t thinking about how to explain things back in the provincial city, nor is it plotting revenge.”
“Instead, you should be proactive and go have a good chat with the police officers.”
“Talk about the glorious achievements of your Azure Dragon Society over the years, talk about Master Dao’s business acumen, and talk about your mental journey today when you led people with weapons into a legitimate corporate establishment, intending to commit assault and injury.”
“Perhaps if you chat deeply enough, and your mood improves, you might even expose and report other things, striving for a meritorious service?”
Zhao Yuan: “???”
Zhao Yuan was completely bewildered.
No... what kind of clear path is this?
This was clearly telling him to surrender, become a tainted witness, and completely expose the Azure Dragon Society!
He forced out a smile uglier than crying: “But... but where are there any police here…”
Before he finished speaking.
“Woo-wah—woo-wah—woo-wah—”
Police sirens, growing louder from a distance, suddenly pierced the silence...