Chapter 134 He Really is the Chairman!
Tang Feng was so scared he nearly knelt on the ground.
Back at the meeting, Lin Mu had taken down two manager-level figures and held a wealth of incriminating materials. Those were essentially the rap sheets for Tang Feng and his colleagues. If Lin Mu wanted, he could probably replace a huge portion of the company’s staff.
And now, because of that stupid woman Huang Qi’s reckless mouth, he might get implicated too.
"President Lin, this has nothing to do with me! Really, it’s not my fault! This stupid woman said it all," Tang Feng said, terrified. He knew Lin Mu was someone who would dare to take him down.
Although most people in the company disliked the new chairman, they were all deeply afraid of him. Tang Feng was no exception.
"Is that so?" Lin Mu said with a smile that wasn’t a smile. "But how is it that I heard this ’Chairman’s wife’ is your fiancée? Is that a lie too?"
Tang Feng: "..."
"President Lin, that’s false! I have no relationship with this woman anymore. Her words mean nothing!" Tang Feng declared immediately.
Huang Qi: "..."
"Tang Feng, what are you talking about? No relationship? We’re supposed to get married this year! Are you really going to deny it?" Huang Qi shrieked.
"Get lost!" Tang Feng slapped Huang Qi aside. "Who said anything about marrying you? I was just playing around. You self-important woman, did you really think I wanted to marry you?"
Huang Qi stared at Tang Feng in disbelief, then burst into loud sobs. Her cries were miserable and full of agony. In that moment, she finally understood what it felt like to be kicked to the curb.
Liu Zijian watched this scene, his expression calm, showing no flicker of emotion. No sympathy, no joy. They had become strangers long ago; there was no connection between them now, and there certainly wouldn’t be one in the future.
"President Lin, if there’s nothing else, may I leave?" Tang Feng asked tentatively.
Lin Mu smiled. "What’s the hurry? I just heard you were calling people to teach my brother a lesson. Let’s wait a bit."
The words had barely left his mouth when the café door was pushed open. Seven or eight uniformed security guards swaggered in, reeking of alcohol.
"Manager Tang, who dares to mess with you? Tired of living? Today, I’ll show him that no one gets to touch people from Bo Heng!"
Tang Feng’s face went white as a sheet.
This is it. I’m done for. It’s all because of that damn woman Huang Qi!
Long Bing walked over, tapping his rubber baton on the table. "Manager Tang," he said casually, "Da Niu got a sudden stomachache and couldn’t come, so I brought the boys. Where’s the bastard who hit you? Point him out, and my brothers and I will take care of him!"
Killing him was out of the question, but a brutal lesson was definitely on the menu.
"Manager Tang, why are you sitting on the floor? Get up! Is that him?" Long Bing pointed at Lin Mu and sneered, "Kid, you’ve got some nerve, hitting our Manager Tang. You tired of living?"
Long Bing was massive, with a fierce, fleshy face. When he glared, he exuded an Evil Qi.
"Just shut up!" Tang Feng roared, wishing he could beat some sense into Long Bing himself.
Long Bing waved his hand grandly. "Don’t be afraid, Manager Tang. Say what you will, but the brothers I brought this time can all fight!" Pointing at Lin Mu, Long Bing ordered, "Boys, take him away! Let him get a taste of what we’re capable of!"
Several security guards moved forward, ready to grab him.
"Chairman!"
Suddenly, with a CLATTER, one of the junior security guards dropped his baton. His face was completely pale.
"Xiao Liz, what are you doing? What chairman? I told you to drink less. Are you drunk?" Long Bing laughed heartily and let out a long, boozy belch.
The junior security guard named Xiao Liz looked at Long Bing, on the verge of tears. "He really is the Chairman."
Long Bing: "..."
Only when he saw Tang Feng nod did Long Bing fall to his knees with a THUD.
"Well now! I knew it! The moment I walked in, I felt an undeniable, kingly aura wash over me. It turns out the Chairman was gracing us with his presence!" Long Bing’s face was a mask of righteousness as he proclaimed, "I have long heard that our company has a new chairman—young, promising, dashing, and handsome. Though I had only heard his name and never seen him in person, my admiration for the Chairman is like the surging waters of the Yangtze, endless and unceasing, and like the flooding of the Yellow River, utterly unstoppable!"
Tang Feng: "..."
Xiao Liz: "..."
Lin Mu: "..."
Shameless! That Long Bing was simply shameless! If not for the belch that punctuated his speech, Lin Mu might have even believed his words.
Long Bing’s face was a little red. "Mr. Chairman, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be on my way, alright?"
Lin Mu just watched him with that half-smile.
"Oh, Mr. Chairman, please don’t fire me! I just heard Manager Tang was being wronged. I thought, since we’re all in the same company and see each other all the time, I should stand up for him." Seeing Lin Mu’s expression darken, Long Bing’s eyes welled with tears. "I have elders to support and children to raise. My whole family—over a dozen people—relies on me alone. If you fire me, they’ll all go hungry!"
"Mr. Chairman, you’re a magnanimous man. Won’t you please overlook my ignorance? Just dismiss me as if I’m nothing. I promise, I will be completely dedicated to the company from now on. I’ll never cut corners again..."
"And this dedication of yours," Lin Mu said with a smile, "does it include drinking on the job?"
Long Bing’s heart sank.
I’m so screwed. I’m still on duty.
A thought struck him. "Mr. Chairman, it’s like this: a brother of mine came to River City, so I had a meal with him. I only had a little to drink, really, just a tiny bit." He made a small gesture with his fingers.
"Drinking on the job. According to company regulations, what’s the penalty?" Lin Mu asked, looking at Xiao Liz.
"Deduction of salary and bonus, and a major demerit on record," Xiao Liz said with his head bowed.
"Mm. Then all of you can get lost," Lin Mu waved his hand.
Hearing that Lin Mu wasn’t going to pursue the matter, Long Bing scrambled to his feet. "A true Chairman is a magnanimous one! Mr. Chairman, you can rest assured, I will definitely..."
"Scram!"
"Right away!"
Long Bing left with his men. As he walked out the door, he was already bragging to the other guards. "The Chairman let us off because he was giving me face, but this month’s salary and bonuses are gone. Whoever wants to stay can stay. Whoever doesn’t can scram!"
"I’m staying!"
"Me too!"
"With a chairman this good, I’m definitely not leaving!"
Lin Mu ignored them, turning his gaze to Tang Feng and Huang Qi. "Alright, now it’s time to deal with you two."
"So, what do you think I should do with you?"