56: A just trial!

“This… this…”

Liu Xun was the first to turn around, looking towards the source of the sound.

When he saw the person behind him, his eyes widened instantly, as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.

He stammered, unable to speak.

Seeing Liu Xun’s reaction,

Xu Youwei also turned around, somewhat curious.

When his gaze focused on the doorway and he saw that both strange and familiar figure,

The composure he had maintained on his face

Was immediately replaced with fear, panic, and disbelief.

He couldn’t believe it.

Why would this familiar figure come here, to this Steel Factory?

Thinking of the arrogant words he had just spoken,

He now wished he could die.

He had never imagined that the Mayor would suddenly appear in this place.

This was truly outrageous!

Unconsciously,

Xu Youwei’s calves began to tremble uncontrollably.

“What? Weren’t you very arrogant just now? Why are you stammering now?”

Zhou Huayun stood at the doorway, and after seeing their reactions, he spoke indifferently.

“You… why are you here?”

Xu Youwei forced out a bit of strength and asked nervously.

“Why am I here?”

Zhou Huayun scoffed and continued:

“Why am I here? Don’t you two know in your hearts? Isn’t this all thanks to you?”

Hearing this,

Xu Youwei and Liu Xun’s hearts immediately sank.

A sense of foreboding also spread through them.

Could it be that the Mayor already knew about this?

This thought suddenly appeared in Xu Youwei’s mind.

However,

Immediately after,

He suppressed the worry in his heart.

Even if the Mayor knew about this, there was nothing to fear.

As long as he insisted he hadn't done it, it would be fine.

As long as he didn’t tell the truth, there would be no evidence to prove that he had threatened the entrepreneur.

Seeing that the two weren’t speaking,

Zhou Huayun shifted his gaze from them and landed it on Zhao Zhenghua.

He walked over, a smile on his face:

“Old Zhao, this time I really owe you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have known that corrupt elements were hiding right beside me.”

“If it weren’t for them threatening Mu Bai, I wouldn’t have known that such people even existed.”

Zhao Zhenghua stood up and said, then looked at Li Mubai, who had also stood up, and continued:

“Mu Bai is the inverse scale of our Research Institute.”

“Anyone who dares to touch him is going against me, Zhao Zhenghua, and against the superior above me!”

Superior?

Hearing this,

Zhou Huayun’s pupils involuntarily constricted.

He knew a little about the Research Institute where Zhao Zhenghua worked; it was a weapons development institute.

Of course,

This alone couldn't grab his attention.

What he cared about more was the superior Zhao Zhenghua mentioned!

Zhao Zhenghua’s current superior

Was a legendary figure in the military!

Furthermore,

The other party’s influence was far greater than his, the Mayor of Xuanhua City, by an immeasurable amount.

Thinking of this,

He couldn't help but look at Li Mubai, scrutinizing him from head to toe.

“This young man can attract the attention of that old man?”

Looking at Li Mubai’s calm face, Zhou Huayun thought to himself.

“Mu Bai, this is Zhou Huayun, the Mayor of Xuanhua City. He and I are old comrades-in-arms, you can just call him Uncle Zhou.”

“Old Zhou, this young man is the owner of this Steel Factory, named Li Mubai.”

Zhao Zhenghua introduced the two to each other.

“Uncle Zhou.”

Li Mubai greeted him with a faint smile.

He was also slightly surprised in his heart, not expecting that Zhao Zhenghua and the Mayor were both old comrades-in-arms.

“Li Mubai, a good name. At this age, he’s already the owner of such a large Steel Factory, truly young and promising!”

Zhou Huayun showed a hint of approval on his face.

For someone to be valued by Zhao Zhenghua’s current superior, it could only mean that the young man in front of him definitely had something extraordinary about him.

He naturally wouldn’t be stingy with praise.

“Oh, by the way. Old Zhou, how do you plan to deal with these two?”

Zhao Zhenghua looked at Xu Youwei and Liu Xun again.

The latter two were startled by the sudden question.

Especially Xu Youwei.

Having just listened to the conversation, his heart was now in a panic.

How could he not know?

None of these three individuals were to be trifled with!

The one who made him most resentful was Li Mubai.

You said you had backing, why didn’t you just show it earlier and get it over with?

Why did you have to wait until he finished extorting before revealing these trump cards?

“If these two are truly as you say, then their positions will definitely not be saved.”

“Not only that.”

“If the amount of corruption and bribery is significant, they will definitely be handed over to judicial organs for disposal; at least ten years of prison is unavoidable.”

At this point,

Zhou Huayun couldn't help but look troubled:

“But… do we have substantive evidence?”

Hearing this sentence,

A hint of joy immediately flashed in Liu Xun’s eyes.

That’s right!

Without evidence, how could they prove that they were corrupt and took bribes?

He and Xu Youwei had arrived suddenly.

The owner of this factory certainly wouldn’t have any evidence to prove their corruption!

Xu Youwei’s lips curled slightly.

All of this was already within his calculations.

This was a society governed by law.

Without any evidence, even the Mayor couldn’t casually convict them!

“What, Old Zhou, you don’t trust me?”

Zhao Zhenghua immediately questioned.

Zhou Huayun gave a wry smile:

“Old Zhao, it’s not that I don’t believe you, but regulations are regulations. This isn’t something I can decide on my own.”

“I could certainly do that.”

“But if I did, how could I ensure the fairness of the law?”

Upon hearing this,

Zhao Zhenghua suddenly understood.

That’s right!

If Zhou Huayun broke this precedent, then laws and regulations would lose their binding force.

How could they, who served the people, do such a thing?

Even if they knew the other party was suspected of a crime,

Without substantive evidence, how could they sanction the other party?

If they didn’t use legal weapons, but instead used the power in their hands, wouldn’t this country fall into chaos?

“Alas~”

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhenghua couldn’t help but sigh deeply.

Knowing that the other party might be breaking the law, yet unable to sanction them, only letting them go free.

A sense of powerlessness gradually spread through his body and mind.

Zhou Huayun’s eyes, looking at Xu Youwei and Liu Xun, were also full of scrutiny.

But he could only shake his head and sigh softly.

Xu Youwei and Liu Xun, standing to the side, were overjoyed, so much so that faint smiles involuntarily appeared on their faces.

“Uncle Zhou, do you think this evidence is sufficient?”

A voice

Suddenly rang out in the atmosphere that had fallen into a slump.

Zhao Zhenghua and Zhou Huayun both looked up.

They saw the young man with a slight smile, holding a button phone in his outstretched palm.

“This is…”

Xu Youwei and Liu Xun’s expressions froze.

Immediately their faces changed dramatically, with shock, terror, fear… all sorts of emotions appearing on their faces.

Both of them guessed a possibility…

Under the gaze of Zhao Zhenghua and Zhou Huayun, Li Mubai pressed a few buttons on the phone.

The next moment,

A recording began to play in the lounge.

Although the outside of the lounge was rumbling, it still couldn’t cover up the voices in the recording.

It was precisely Xu Youwei’s threatening words!

“Hahaha… Mu Bai, well done, well done!”

Zhao Zhenghua immediately burst out laughing.

He naturally recognized whose voice was in the recording.

“Mu Bai, this evidence is sufficient!”

Zhou Huayun also said with a smile.

And at this moment,

Xu Youwei and Liu Xun, after listening to the recording, had ashen faces.

They knew they were finished.

This recording alone was enough to get them out of the system.

Before long,

A police car appeared at the factory gate.

Xu Youwei and Liu Xun, with gloomy and dejected expressions, were escorted into the car.

“Mu Bai, come to the City when you have time. Uncle Zhou will treat you to Auntie’s cooking.”

“Old Zhao, you too. Come out more often when you have time, we haven’t had a drink together in a long time!”

Li Mubai and Zhao Zhenghua responded.

The two stood at the main entrance, watching Zhou Huayun depart.

Afterward,

Li Mubai began to notify the workers to load all the steel onto the trucks.

Finally,

Zhao Zhenghua finally brought up the purpose of his visit.

“Mu Bai, our Research Institute has encountered difficulties. You are the inventor of the steel, so you must be extremely familiar with it.”

“So this time, I’d like to invite you to come to the Research Institute with me.”

Li Mubai asked what the specific problem was.

But Zhao Zhenghua didn’t explain clearly, only asking him to go to the Research Institute together for an on-site inspection.

Li Mubai, of course, agreed to Zhao Zhenghua’s request.

The other party’s Research Institute was a major client of his Steel Factory.

The customer is God.

He naturally had to help solve the problems his customers encountered.

And so,

He and Zhao Zhenghua got into a car and headed towards the Research Institute.

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