The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 206: Apologizing Now?

Secretary Zou?

Cui Yong’s words stunned everyone from the Li family present in the private room, especially Li Tangming, Li Shouchun, and Li Shouxia, who had just gone to Ye Chenfeng’s room to offer toasts. For a moment, the three of them felt as if their brains weren’t working properly, as they kept repeating "Secretary Zou" in their minds.

Then it dawned on them that the name of the Party Committee Secretary of Tianhai seemed to be Zou, right? Upon seeing Secretary Cui treating Zou Wenhai with such respect and the middle-aged man standing behind Ye Chenfeng, it was clear that he was indeed the Party Committee Secretary of Tianhai.

With a "boom!"

After realizing what had happened, Li Tangming, Li Shouchun, and Li Shouxia felt their scalps tingle and their bodies drained of strength as they sat in their chairs, at a loss for what to do. Hadn’t they just been accusing Zou Wenhai, pointing fingers at his nose and belittling him?

The smug and proud expressions vanished from their faces, replaced by panic, fear, and other negative emotions. Now Li Tangming finally guessed why Zhu Maode had been so supportive of Ye Chenfeng—it turned out that Ye Chenfeng had the backing of Secretary Zou.

How laughable it was that they had exhausted all connections to finally rely on Secretary Cui as their trump card; but in front of Secretary Zou, wasn’t Secretary Cui just a lackey? It was at this moment that Li Tangming began to regret—if they hadn’t been so greedy and eager to get the formula for the beauty-enhancing medicine, how could they have stirred up all this trouble?

Now that they had offended the Party Committee Secretary, how were they supposed to maintain a foothold in Tianhai in the future?

"Xiao Cui, you really know how to enjoy yourself, don’t you? Are you close with these people?" Zou Wenhai’s face was solemn, his sharp eyes locked onto Cui Yong.

Sweat beaded on Cui Yong’s brow under Zou Wenhai’s gaze, and with a pounding heart, he walked up to Zou Wenhai and hurriedly said, "Secretary Zou, you’ve misunderstood me. I came here today to uphold justice for the Li family."

"Ye Chenfeng broke both arms of the two sons of the Li family, yet Chief Zhu Maode of the Southern District branch not only failed to handle the case fairly, but he also sided with the perpetrator. Secretary Zou, don’t you always instruct me to maintain a fair and just heart?"

Cui Yong could tell that Secretary Zou knew Ye Chenfeng and the others, otherwise he wouldn’t have come together with them. But he also knew that Secretary Zou was a man who supported justice over personal relations, and as long as he could hold onto the moral high ground in this matter, he believed Secretary Zou would not make things difficult for him.

"Hmph," Zou Wenhai snorted coldly and exclaimed, "Cui Yong, from this moment onwards, you are no longer my secretary. Up to this point, you still have the audacity to spout nonsense in front of me? I have personally experienced the true colors of these Lis just now."

"Moreover, you were completely whitewashing for the Lis, when it was clearly them who coveted someone else’s medicine formula, scheming to cause various troubles, thank goodness Chief Zhu is someone who understands the situation."

"Tell me, how many benefits did you receive from the Li family? Prepare yourself for the legal consequences!"

Zou Wenhai glared at Cui Yong, his anger unabated, manifesting the full authority of the Party Committee Secretary.

"Secretary Zou, it’s not what you think, you must believe me, you have to believe me!" Cui Yong’s demeanor was completely gone, reduced to a groveling state in front of Zou Wenhai.

"If you want to know the whole story, it wouldn’t be difficult to investigate, Secretary Cui. Why still this futile resistance? I remember warning you just now at the entrance of Lanfeng Pavilion. Yet, why are you so disobedient?"

Ye Chenfeng’s gaze shifted towards Li Tangming and others. Of course, Ye Chenfeng was right—if the Party Committee Secretary personally decided to investigate the entire matter, it shouldn’t be too difficult to clarify things.

Seeing that none of the Lis were speaking anymore, Cui Yong knew he had been misled by them. He reluctantly approached Ye Chenfeng and said, "It was you who broke the arms of the old master’s sons, and now you dare to accuse the Lis in return? What are you really after?"

By now, Cui Yong still clung to a glimmer of hope, hoping Secretary Zou would believe his words.

Zou Wenhai didn’t want to waste words with Cui Yong and respectfully asked Ye Chenfeng, "Mr. Ye, how do you think we should handle this matter? I will definitely see that justice is done."

This time, Cui Yong collapsed onto the ground. Hearing Secretary Zou address Ye Chenfeng as "Mr. Ye," he knew that Ye Chenfeng must be someone with an influential background, and his last shred of hope was thoroughly shattered.

With his lips turning pale, Cui Yong knew he was finished, his career prospects were gone, and if Zou Wenhai decided to investigate his bribery, he might even end up spending several years behind bars!

The people of the Lis were dumbfounded. What had possessed them to even consider messing with Kuaixiumei? If they had known that Ye Chenfeng was acquainted with the Municipal Party Secretary, and that even he addressed Ye Chenfeng as "Mr. Ye," they wouldn’t have dared confront Ye Chenfeng even if they had a hundred or a thousand times the courage. On the contrary, they would have tried every means to curry favor with Ye Chenfeng!

But now...

Li Tangming’s third son, the couple Li Shouqiu and Fang Qin, felt a glimmer of happiness. Since their son, Li Pangzi, was associated with someone even the Municipal Party Secretary knew, there was no need to worry about their son anymore. His future was assuredly going to be much better than if he had stayed with the Lis.

"Uncle Zou, just deal with this matter according to normal legal procedures, let’s go back and continue our meal! It’s not worth spoiling our mood over such a person," Ye Chenfeng said indifferently.

Deal with this matter according to normal legal procedures?

Cui Yong was so frightened he almost wet himself. If it really went according to the normal law, he was as good as jailed. Forgetting his dignity, he crawled to Ye Chenfeng’s feet, begging, "Mr. Ye, I was wrong, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have listened to the Lis’ slanders. I apologize to you here and now, please forgive me this once."

"You’re apologizing now? What were you saying back at the entrance to Lanfeng Pavilion? A mere secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Secretary acting as if you were the Secretary himself? You even dared to threaten Director Zhu?"

"But rest assured, I, Ye Chenfeng, will definitely not target you. Everything will be handled through the normal legal channels. If you haven’t committed any crime, you’ll certainly be fine."

"Also, remember, not every apology can be met with ’It’s okay’. As the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Secretary, you should be setting a good example. Your behavior is a disgrace to Uncle Zou."

Having said that, Ye Chenfeng left the Number Three private room without any hesitation, followed by Zou Wenhai and Zhu Maode, leaving the Lis in despair and Cui Yong collapsed on the ground.

"Dad, what should we do about this?" After some time had passed, the eldest son, Li Shouchun, was the first to speak up. Thinking back to how he had proudly cursed Zou Wenhai, saying who did he think he was, his chest tightened with discomfort, overwhelmed with a feeling of breathlessness.

Faced with the sudden turn of events, the Family Head, Li Tangming, was likewise at a loss. He had been waiting for Zhu Maode to apologize to him and then to watch Ye Chenfeng get arrested, suffer all sorts of torment in the police station, and ultimately be brought to justice. But now...

Cui Yong, still seated on the ground, mustered all his strength to barely stand up, and cried out from his throat, "Li Tangming, what did you tell me earlier? The Lis even dared to deceive me? You..."

Cui Yong knew it was too late for words; he was done being the secretary for the Municipal Party Committee Secretary, no one would flatter him, and he would likely spend the next few years in prison.

This was the most intense contrast.

"Secretary Cui, at this point, we should think about how to get through this ordeal. We are all in the same boat now, it’s not the time to quarrel with each other," Li Tangming managed to calm down.

"Hmph~" Cui Yong snorted in agreement with Li Tangming’s words.

In the next ten minutes, silence fell upon the Number Three private room. Suddenly, the eyes of Li Tangming, Li Shouchun and his wife Hua Mei, Li Shouxia and his wife Qian Lan involuntarily turned towards Li Shouqiu and his wife Fang Qin.

(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.)