Chapter 187: Impressive Background [First release, asking for monthly votes.]
"How is this none of my business? I'm telling you, if your friend hit me, he can wait to go to prison!" Feng Chenqing was usually low-key, and Cui Mingshuo did not recognize him. Seeing Chenqing's arrogant demeanor, Cui immediately pointed at his nose and said wildly.
"Is that so? You have quite the nerve!" Feng Chenqing sneered, then turned to Zhu Chen and said, "Comrade, what's the meaning of this? I see this man doesn't have any injuries, yet he's clamoring that my friend hit him and wants him sent to jail? This is barefaced threatening, shouldn't you, as a police officer, make a statement about this?"
"Whether there are injuries, whether someone was hit, and whether prison is warranted is not for you to decide. We, the police, will handle the case impartially!" Zhu Chen, seeing the accusatory look on Feng Chenqing's face, also felt a surge of irritation and said in a cold voice.
He didn't recognize Feng Chenqing either and assumed he was also from Changxi County, Jiangnan Province.
Seeing that Feng Chenqing was also a hothead who had irritated Zhu Chen, Cui Mingshuo couldn't help feeling a bit of schadenfreude and looked at Feng Chenqing with a smug expression.
"Very good!" Feng Chenqing saw that Zhu Chen was not being impartial, sneered, and without giving him any more attention, turned to Ge Dongxu and whispered, "Dongxu, could you briefly tell me what happened? I'd like to make a call to clarify things."
Ge Dongxu saw that Feng Chenqing didn't pull rank by directly invoking his status as the eldest grandson of the Feng Family and not only wasn't upset but rather showed a hint of admiration, nodding and saying, "That is only right."
As he spoke, Ge Dongxu was about to give Feng Chenqing a brief account of the incident, when Cui Mingshuo began to scoff repeatedly, "What, trying to pull some strings and call someone? Let me tell you, I'm an official at the central bank, and you people from the small places, if you hit a central bank official in the capital, thinking of calling someone for help, forget it!"
"You're with the central bank? What's your name? Which department?" Feng Chenqing looked up in some surprise at Cui Mingshuo, and asked in a deep voice.
Feng Chenqing's aunt was a leader at the central bank, and of course, her level was very high within the bank, far surpassing what Cui Mingshuo could compare to. Now that Cui Mingshuo was flaunting the name of the central bank in front of him, it was natural for Chenqing to ask for clarification.
Cui Mingshuo, of course, was unaware that the young man before him had an aunt who was one of the central bank's top executives. Seeing the persistent questioning, Cui showed a smug look and arrogantly said, "Trying to get the lowdown? Fine, I'll tell you, so you don't keep...""
"Cousin, why are you here?" Before Cui Mingshuo could finish speaking, a young woman hurried over, pushed through the crowd, and looked at Zhu Chen with some surprise, asking.
"Li Hui! I'm handling a case. Are you playing here tonight?" Zhu Chen, seeing the young woman come in and showing a look of surprise, responded and then followed up by asking.
"Yes, it's my birthday tonight, so I invited a few friends to come here and have fun. A friend just told me that something happened here..." the woman who arrived later, identified as Li Hui, replied.
"How come, Li Hui, is this man your cousin?" Feng Chenqing didn't wait for Li Hui to finish, raising his eyebrows slightly as he asked.
"Are these two your friends?" Almost simultaneously, Zhu Chen also interrupted Li Hui, pointing to Feng Chenqing and another girl who had just arrived with him, asking.
"Yes, that's right. Why?" Li Hui, still unaware of the situation, asked curiously.
"I thought he was... never mind, since everyone knows each other, let's sit down and clarify the issue. Have your friend's friend apologize to Officer Cui, and we'll consider the matter settled. What do you say, Officer Cui?" Zhu Chen, realizing that Feng Chenqing was not from Changxi County and also seeing he knew his own cousin, didn't want to blow things out of proportion. He first spoke to Li Hui and then turned to Cui Mingshuo to ask.
"Police Chief Zhu, what do you mean by this? This guy beat me up like this, and a simple apology is supposed to make it all right?" Cui Mingshuo had just been beaten up miserably by Ge Dongxu on the ground, so how could he possibly accept a reconciliation, and immediately spoke with a very ugly expression on his face.
And Li Hui, seeing her cousin actually suggesting that Feng Chenqing's friend should apologize to Cui Mingshuo, and that Cui Mingshuo was still not letting it go, couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise and then hurriedly pulled Zhu Chen aside, asking, "Cousin, what's your relationship with this guy? You didn't just favor him and say something inappropriate to Mr. Feng, did you?"
"Feng what young master? Huh, are you talking about your friend? He has quite the background!" Zhu Chen heard this and was initially puzzled, followed by a sudden jolt in his heart, accompanied by a very ominous feeling.
His female cousin's family also had a slight background, and she was always proud, so anyone who could be called 'Young Master Feng' by her was certainly no ordinary person.
"The eldest grandson of the Feng Family," Li Hui whispered into Zhu Chen's ear.
"Which Feng... you mean... Feng, Feng..." Zhu Chen was first stunned, then his whole body began to tremble, and his speech became less articulate.
It couldn't be helped, he, as the deputy chief of the police station, was considered a figure of authority in the eyes of ordinary folks, but compared to the Feng Family, that was like comparing an ant to an elephant.
Li Hui nodded, then asked, "Did you just not..."
With that question from Li Hui, Zhu Chen remembered his attitude just now, trembled all over again, and hurriedly walked up to Feng Chenqing, bowing deeply as he apologized, "I'm sorry, Young Master Feng, I have been offensive in my words just now, please forgive any offenses. Rest assured, I will get to the bottom of this matter right away and will absolutely not..."
Zhu Chen's drastic change in attitude, and addressing Feng Chenqing as 'Young Master', left Cui Mingshuo dumbfounded and his face turned pale.
The administrative level in the capital is high, and even the deputy chief of a local police station holds a rank several levels above that of a deputy chief in a typical rural township police station, equivalent to a deputy director in a county public security bureau.
Just think, a deputy director of a county public security bureau addressing a young man as 'Young Master' and also bowing to apologize, Zhu Chen could guess, even without thinking too hard, that this Young Master Feng, whom he had not taken seriously just a while ago, must have a significant background.
The other people in the private room were also stunned.
Clearly, they had not expected such a sudden and drastic turn in events! Especially Zhou Xialiu and those two executives, their complexions also turned pale instantly.
They were on the same side as Cui Mingshuo just moments earlier.
"Dongxu, what do you think?" Feng Chenqing didn't pay attention to Zhu Chen but turned to look at Ge Dongxu, respectfully asking for his opinion.
With Feng Chenqing asking for guidance, Cui Mingshuo and the others were naturally even more frightened, while Li Hui and Feng Chenqing's girlfriend, along with Zhu Chen, were staring wide-eyed.
They all knew of Feng Chenqing's identity.
They simply could not imagine who in the world could command such respect from Feng Chenqing at a local level.
Especially Zhu Chen, who was staring wide-eyed; while cold sweat poured down his forehead, he wished he could rush forward and kick Cui Mingshuo to the ground, beating him until even his own mother wouldn't recognize him.
This was a total set-up! It was utterly outrageous!
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