Chapter 185: How Are You Here? [3rd Update]
"What are you supposed to be? Is Yuan Li's face that big? You say it's none of this kid's business just like that..." Cui Mingshuo immediately yelled, his eyes revealing a hint of madness.
Today, he had been beaten by Ge Dongxu to the point he was nearly bursting with anger.
"Do you want me to push you down and hit you again?" Ge Dongxu tightened his grip on Cui Mingshuo's neck and asked coldly.
Cui Mingshuo immediately shut his mouth, but his gaze was filled with hatred as he stared at Ge Dongxu.
"I'm giving you a chance, apologize to Sister Li now." Ge Dongxu ignored Cui Mingshuo's hateful look and said coldly, looking down at him.
Cui Mingshuo turned his head away, not responding to Ge Dongxu.
He was a man of status and standing after all, and everyone present today had been his classmates in the past. Having been beaten by Ge Dongxu earlier, he had lost face completely. How could he possibly lower his head to apologize to Yuan Li now?
"Very well! You had your chance and you didn't take it, so don't blame me!" Ge Dongxu said softly, then gently patted his abdomen.
Last time, Yuan Li's ex-husband, Liu Lihe, was so despicable and shameless, yet Ge Dongxu had held back. But this time, he finally made a heavy move.
Because Cui Mingshuo's behavior was beyond despicable and shameless!
"You, you, what are you going to do?" Cui Mingshuo shivered inexplicably when Ge Dongxu spoke so casually, because it wasn't like Ge Dongxu's previous fierce demeanor.
"I'm not doing anything. What could I do? You think if you don't apologize, I'm going to break your legs? I'm not that stupid! This is the capital. If I really did that, going to jail would be inevitable. As for hitting you a few times earlier, at most it would warrant some police criticism or a few days of detention. It's hard to avoid getting into a little fight when someone's tempers flare up." Ge Dongxu released Cui Mingshuo's neck and dusted off his hands, with an indifferent expression on his face.
"Haha, so you're scared now? Detained for a few days, you motherfucker hit me and you think just a few days in detention? Are you fucking day-dreaming?" Seeing Ge Dongxu maintaining his composure, Cui Mingshuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then quickly returned to his arrogant demeanor, pointing at Ge Dongxu with a wild look and shouting.
"What, you want someone to arrest me and throw me in jail forever? Seems like Director Cui's 'Energy' is not small indeed!" Ge Dongxu asked with a cold smile.
"What? Now you know how big I am! Come on, kneel down and beg me, maybe if I'm pleased..." Cui Mingshuo sneered.
"It seems some people just can't be given any leeway!" Ge Dongxu said with a cold laugh.
"You, what are you going to do? I'm telling you, the police are on their way!" Seeing the fierce light return to Ge Dongxu's eyes, Cui Mingshuo hurriedly backed away, regretting that he hadn't been able to restrain his emotions, even though he knew well about Ge Dongxu's fierceness.
"With your cowardly appearance, if it weren't for your status and power, who the fuck would even look at you!" Seeing that he hadn't even made a move and Cui Mingshuo was already retreating in fear, Ge Dongxu shook his head in contempt and mocked.
The others also showed a trace of contempt upon hearing this.
This kind of person, he can only bully those who are timid and incompetent. When he really meets a fierce person, he just crumbles!
Cui Mingshuo, seemingly agitated by Ge Dongxu who had shaken him just moments earlier, was furious enough to want to throw punches at Dongxu. However, his feet were involuntarily stepping backward because Dongxu was advancing toward him as he spoke.
"What's happening here? What's happening here?" Just then, a group of police suddenly appeared at the door. A commanding officer coldly inquired, his gaze quickly scanning the surroundings before settling on Cui Mingshuo's face with a slight start, "Director Cui, what are you doing here?"
"Officer Zhu, you've arrived just in time. Look at me, here, here, he hit me!" Cui Mingshuo, seeing that a subordinate's brother had come, couldn't contain his joy. He hastily pointed at his face and head where Dongxu had struck, then pointed at Dongxu with fierce resentment.
Officer Zhu, named Zhu Chen, was the deputy director of the police station for the district where Jin Yi Entertainment Club was located, and coincidentally, Cui Mingshuo was the immediate superior of his brother Zhu Min.
Director Cui had previously sought his help in an incident, so they were no strangers to each other.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Chen glanced at Cui Mingshuo. His eyebrows slightly creased, and his expression showed a tinge of difficulty.
For aside from Cui Mingshuo's slightly disheveled hair, there were no signs on his face or head of being hit at all.
Zhu Chen was an experienced officer, and he could tell whether Cui Mingshuo had been hit or not.
Since there was no evidence of any assault yet Cui Mingshuo was pointing at his head and yelling, it was clear that he was deliberately trying to frame and take down the young man.
Of course, for someone like Zhu Chen, handling a young man would usually be easy. But this was the capital, and one careless move could implicate a prominent figure. Moreover, the young man was dressed so properly and carried a commendable demeanor, Zhu Chen dared not act rashly.
However, since Cui Mingshuo was his brother's superior, which could affect his brother's future, he could not simply dismiss him.
"Officer Zhu, this guy who hit people is from Changxi County, Jiangnan Province!" Cui Mingshuo, evidently aware of Zhu Chen's hesitations, quickly clarified Dongxu's identity, feeling inwardly annoyed that Zhu Chen, despite clearly seeing his beaten condition, still hesitated.
Upon hearing that Ge Dongxu was from a county under Jiangnan Province, Zhu Chen inwardly breathed a sigh of relief but his brows knitted slightly again, a look of difficulty and disdain flickering in his eyes. Find exclusive stories on My Virtual Library Empire
Zhu Chen fully understood Cui Mingshuo's intention in revealing Dongxu's identity, but since there were no visible injuries on Cui Mingshuo, his earlier statement was too blatantly manipulative, making Zhu Chen inwardly curse him as foolish and incompetent.
Nevertheless, Zhu Chen still had to consider his brother's career prospects. Although he internally struggled with and disdained Cui Mingshuo's blatant and flamboyant actions, he finally turned to Dongxu, speaking sternly, "Comrade, you are suspected of assault and battery. Please come with us for an investigation."
"Officer, this matter has nothing to do with my friend. It was Cui Mingshuo who insulted and hit me first, and my friend just couldn't take it and got into an argument with him," Yuan Li explained hastily as she saw the police were about to take Dongxu away, almost tearing up in her urgency.
"Don't listen to her slandering me, Officer Zhu. He was the one who first splashed drinks on me and then this young man hit me. Look at my face, my head! If you don't believe it, ask these classmates of mine," Cui Mingshuo quickly responded, not foolhardy enough to think his status alone could command Zhu Chen to act on his behalf.
Whether it was out of their conscience or otherwise, aside from Zhou Xialiu and those two directors who spoke up, everyone else simply bowed their heads.
At this point, both Zhu Chen and the other officers could clearly see what had really happened, and they all inwardly cursed Cui Mingshuo for being useless, while Zhu Chen cursed him even more harshly in his heart.
This maneuver by Cui Mingshuo was essentially putting him in a difficult position!