276: Chapter 276 What is partiality?

“Alright, since Councilor Zong is asking, I’ll give him face,” the man said with a tone that was both cooperative and slightly disdainful.

“I am the head of the Secret Department under the Military Political Department. The situation is like this: Yesterday, I reached an agreement with the Huatong Chamber of Commerce in the capital. Mr. Niu Xingwang transferred 70% of the Chamber of Commerce’s shares to me. As the largest shareholder of the Chamber of Commerce, I came here today to take over the management of the Chamber of Commerce, but I didn’t expect to be stopped here. And just now, they even injured two of my men,” the man said.

“Chairman Niu transferred 70% of the shares to you?” Zongzheng Yue asked with wide eyes, his face full of disbelief.

“That’s right, you can confirm it with Niu Xingwang,” the man nodded.

“Chairman Celestial Fiend, is this true?” Zongzheng Yue did not listen to the man’s one-sided story but turned to Zhang Yuankui, who was sitting not far away, and asked.

The man frowned when he saw Zongzheng Yue’s unfriendly attitude.

“Commander Zong, absolutely not,” Zhang Yuankui stood up and replied.

“You, a mercenary leader, what do you know?” the man glared at him and cursed, pointing his finger when he heard this.

Zongzheng Yue looked at him, his brows furrowing even deeper.

Where did this idiot come from? He’s simply embarrassing the Military Political Department.

He doesn’t even know what’s going on and dares to come here shouting.

The Mercenary Guild and the Huatong Chamber of Commerce are on the same level, and this man’s attitude is clearly too arrogant.

“Does Liu Feiying know you’re here?” Zongzheng Yue asked the man.

“Councilor Zong, Councilor Liu is very busy with work every day, how could he have time to pay attention to such trivial matters?” the man said.

“Heh heh, trivial matters? You think this is a trivial matter?” Zongzheng Yue laughed.

“You should go back first. I suggest you report the situation to Liu Feiying after you go back; you can’t handle this,” Zongzheng Yue advised.

He didn’t want to escalate the matter; if he could persuade him to leave, then he would.

“Commander Zong, you’re clearly taking sides! What benefits did the Huatong Chamber of Commerce give you to make you protect them so much?” the man roared.

“Kid, I’m giving you a chance, say that again!” Zongzheng Yue glared at him and sternly rebuked him.

“You… you’re just… just taking sides,” the man was a little scared, his voice very low, like he was mumbling.

“Come on, beat him up!” Zongzheng Yue’s temper flared.

“Son of a bitch! I’m going to teach you a lesson today, so you know what it means to take sides!” Several Soldiers stepped forward, pressed the man to the ground, and started beating him fiercely. Zongzheng Yue stood outside the crowd, rolled up his sleeves, and cursed loudly.

He was truly too angry; this kid was completely brainless.

He was protecting them, protecting the council’s face. This kid was just a newborn cat, a hothead, arguing with everyone, arguing with the sky, the earth, and the air. And he said he was protecting the Huatong Chamber of Commerce? He deserved a beating!

Did the Huatong Chamber of Commerce need his protection?

“Damn it! What an ungrateful thing! Why don’t you stay in the capital and make a fool of yourself here!” The Soldiers were still beating him, and Zongzheng Yue was still cursing.

“Ah ah ah~” The man was pressed to the ground, shouting loudly.

Yan Zhengping watched from the side, saying nothing. This was not in the Southwest Military Region, not within his authority. At the same time, there was no need for him to speak; one Zongzheng Yue was enough.

Zhang Yuankui watched from the side, stunned.

Was he here to break up a fight? He was even more ruthless than himself.

“Beat him, beat him hard for me, don’t stop!” Zongzheng Yue also pulled up a chair and sat down, taking out his phone to make a call.

“Hello, Old Liu, let me ask you, did you send someone to cause trouble at the Huatong Chamber of Commerce?” Zongzheng Yue called Liu Feiying of the Military Political Department directly.

“No? I’ve detained the person, you can come and get him,” Zongzheng Yue said.

“How would I know who it is? That kid is very stubborn, saying something about the Secret Department. Since it’s a secret, I definitely won’t ask,” Zongzheng Yue said.

“Let him answer the phone? He can’t, hurry up and come over. That’s it.” After saying that, Zongzheng Yue hung up the phone directly.

Logically speaking, the Military Political Department controls the Military Region’s food and grass supplies and research funds, so everyone would give Liu Feiying face. But Zongzheng Yue was now angry, having been provoked by a kid who hadn’t even fully matured. Could he tolerate this? If he didn’t beat him until even his mother didn’t recognize him, he wouldn’t be named Zong.

The subordinates brought by the man saw the two councilors sitting there and dared not step forward to help, only able to watch dryly from the side.

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“Mr. Dongfang, this scene is truly lively,” Niu Xingwang exclaimed, looking at the screen.

“Indeed. As the council decentralizes power, the ambitions of various regions will gradually expand. In the coming period, the Chamber of Commerce will have no shortage of troubles,” Oriental Chen said.

“From the last time the council launched an anti-monopoly investigation against us, I felt that the council’s attitude towards us had changed. Mr. Dongfang, you must be prepared for this,” Niu Xingwang suggested, with some worried concern on his face.

“Your feeling is not wrong. The council’s current attitude towards us is that they want to abolish us, but they can’t do without us. So the strategy they adopt is to seize every opportunity to weaken us, and if there’s no opportunity, they’ll create one to weaken us,” Oriental Chen explained.