The boss's problem
Although Officer Wang suspected that Xu Ning might have planned some of it, the result was right in front of them, and it was probably enough to give these three college students a hard time!
The facts were clear, and no further investigation was needed, so after taking multi-angle photos of the watch to document the extent of the damage, he gave his conclusion on the spot.
“Since it doesn’t involve public security or criminal cases, it’s just a civil dispute between you.”
“You can choose to pursue legal action and sue for compensation for your losses.”
“The rest of the matter has nothing to do with our Police Station.”
After Officer Wang finished speaking to Xu Ning, he turned to the three men and kindly reminded them a few things.
“The invoice is real, which most likely proves the watch is genuine.”
“Although it’s just a civil dispute, the fact that you damaged the watch means he probably won’t give up on claiming compensation.”
“Either you reach an agreement, or prepare for a lawsuit, but the final outcome will most likely still require you to pay compensation.”
“Save trouble if you can!”
With that, Officer Wang left the restaurant next to the school with the Auxiliary Police Officer.
Meanwhile, the person who ‘knocked off’ the watch was completely dumbfounded, staring at the watch in Xu Ning’s hand as if his soul had left him.
The watch is real?
2.1 million?
It’s so damaged, it’s hard to say if it can even be repaired.
Does that mean he has to compensate the other person 2.1 million?
Even if it can be repaired, the cost will probably not be small, a sum that a student like him could never afford!
Thinking of this, his legs went weak, and he trembled uncontrollably.
Even more interesting, the two people beside him both took a step back, waving their hands and shaking their heads, pointing the finger at their companion in the middle.
“He did it, we didn’t touch it!”
Brilliant!
When push came to shove, they immediately drew a clear line!
Brother or not, not losing money himself was the real priority.
The person in the middle immediately widened his eyes, looking at his two companions with incredulity mixed with horror, never expecting them to betray him at this moment!
“You…”
But before he could say anything, the two quickly interjected to suppress him.
“What ‘you’!”
“Just tell us if you did it or not!”
“Did we touch it?”
“The blame lies with the one who did it, it has nothing to do with us!”
“Xu Ning, when you sue, just sue him.”
After saying that, the two left without looking back, and after a few steps, they started running, fleeing in a panic.
Only that person remained, standing dumbfounded, as if his whole world had collapsed.
Xu Ning couldn’t help but secretly lament, it was a pity he couldn’t drag them in too.
However, this guy in front of him was the mastermind, and just now he was the one who was sarcastically mocking and insulting, so being able to pull him down was a satisfactory outcome.
Ignoring whether the other party had even recovered yet, Xu Ning sneered and spoke.
“Now I’m sending the watch to the Richard Mille after-sales center for inspection.”
“Once the results are out, I will send you the repair cost list or proof that it cannot be repaired.”
“If you don’t accept the appraisal results, you can also find a national authoritative appraisal agency to conduct an inspection yourself.”
“Then you can just wait for the court summons.”
“Fortunately, it’s just a civil dispute, the school won’t expel you.”
“That’s very lucky, isn’t it?”
With that, Xu Ning shrugged, smiling in a way that made the other person’s scalp tingle.
That guy left at some point, like a walking corpse, stumbling several times on the short path and almost falling into the roadside trees.
The three brothers looked at Xu Ning with complex expressions, momentarily at a loss for words.
Did they take it a bit too far?
How could that guy come up with a loss of over a million?
From an ordinary family, not everyone can casually pull out a million!
However, it must be said, it was truly satisfying!
If their third brother hadn't been there, they would have definitely been so enraged by the other party's despicable face that they would have gotten into a big fight.
And the consequences of fighting at that moment would undoubtedly be very serious; they might even be directly expelled, unable to obtain their graduation certificate or degree certificate.
Xu Ning’s way of handling it was simply a dimension-reducing strike, more tormenting than killing!
Well, such a despicable person doesn't deserve sympathy at all.
He bows and scrapes before you when you are in power, and acts arrogant before you when you are out of power.
He flatters endlessly when there are benefits to be gained, and immediately puts on the most malicious face when there are none.
Such a despicable person deserves the most painful lesson.
After this not-so-small interlude, the drinking table returned to its lively atmosphere, and the four continued to drink.
Of course, Xu Ning still had to drink less, as he had to be a designated driver that night.
Although a bit embarrassed, once the month of being a designated driver was over, he would definitely have a good drink with his brothers.
The most important thing at the moment was to counsel his eldest brother, Huo Xuefeng.
“Big Brother, tell us, what exactly happened?”
Feeling that the drinking atmosphere was about right, Xu Ning raised his glass to Huo Xuefeng.
Huo Xuefeng was already feeling tipsy and gradually opened up, finally unburdening himself of the things he had kept bottled up for the past two days.
After listening to his account, Xu Ning finally had a general understanding of the situation.
His family's real estate company was developing a commercial housing project, and during the construction process, due to lax supervision, the quality of the concrete entering the site had problems.
Actually, this in itself wasn't a particularly big deal; it only required the relevant departments to rework it.
But the local housing and construction department had precisely issued a regulation: “If the use of unqualified building materials, components, and equipment leads to serious quality hazards in the main structure of the building, the project is not allowed to be pre-sold.”
The pre-sale system is key for real estate companies to ensure healthy cash flow.
If pre-sales cannot be conducted, bank loans cannot be repaid in time, leading to a series of capital chain problems.
Now his family’s real estate company is facing such a problem; relying on selling houses to recover funds is simply not enough to repay loans.
The bank is pressing hard for debt collection, and the suppliers and contractors below, realizing something is wrong, are also demanding payment.
The project has even stopped construction now, unable to continue.
If there’s really no other way, they can only transfer the project at an extremely low price.
However, this would also mean that the foundation their family had built over so many years would also be lost.
In fact, as long as they can raise a sum of money, they can overcome this crisis.
Huo Xuefeng’s father even thought about borrowing money from underground banks.
But such hidden dangers were too great; if anything unexpected happened, it would not only mean the ruin of their family but possibly even loss of life!
Looking at his dejected eldest brother, Xu Ning blinked and asked with a slight lack of confidence, “Big Brother, how much money does your company need to get through this crisis?”
He had told his brothers that he had inherited hundreds of millions of assets.
And their eldest brother’s family had reached such a critical point, yet he hadn’t even opened his mouth to him, so the funding gap was probably so large that even a few hundred million couldn’t fill it!
In that case, the more than 100 million in his card might really not solve the problem.