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Chapter 209: Interrogation of Zhang Yu, Zheng Shen Clears the Scene
Watching Yue Jincheng leave, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were still left bewildered when the office door creaked open, and Gong Zhe, accompanied by another member of the Inspection Team, stepped inside.
The warmth had vanished from Gong Zhe’s face. His expression was cold, detached. “Regarding today’s mutual assault case, I’ve come to take your official statements.”
“Mutual assault?” Zhang Yu frowned. “What do you mean mutual? I said he tried to steal my phone!”
Gong Zhe’s voice remained flat. “Your phone was still in your hand, wasn’t it? I saw you use it to pay.”
“That’s because I blocked him!” Zhang Yu insisted. “I stopped him before he could take it!”
Gong Zhe’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Then how do you prove he intended to steal your phone?”
“According to a bystander’s testimony,” Gong Zhe continued, “you were the one who initiated the attack. He only defended himself.”
Zhang Yu froze. “I attacked him?”
“Check the surveillance footage,” Zhang Yu shot back. “He reached into my pocket from behind!”
Gong Zhe flipped through his papers, indifferent. “The cameras on site are broken. No footage was captured.”
Silence hung in the air. Zhang Yu remained silent.
Gong Zhe pressed on. “So you have no proof he was trying to steal anything?”
He paused, then added, “Have you been short on money lately?”
“Has your monthly exam performance dropped?”
“Do you feel like your mental state has been unstable recently?”
Each question was a loaded trap, and Bai Zhenzhen could no longer hold back. “What are you implying? Are you trying to suggest Zhang Yu started it?”
Gong Zhe raised an eyebrow. “These are standard procedural inquiries.”
“As for who attacked first—neither of you gets to decide. Not you, not him. The truth will be determined by evidence and the investigation.”
Bai Zhenzhen’s temper flared. “Then why was he released? Why are we still stuck here?”
Gong Zhe shrugged. “He posted bail and applied for a delayed review. Everything’s legal and above board. Once you’ve posted bail, you can go too.”
Bai Zhenzhen’s voice rose. “We’re the victims! Now we have to pay bail to leave?”
Gong Zhe remained calm. “Reporting a crime doesn’t mean you’re immune to breaking the law.”
Inside, Gong Zhe knew this wasn’t just about a petty fight. It was far more serious.
Because shortly after questioning Yue Jincheng, Wanxing Group had moved.
A corporation with deep pockets and an entire legal team at its disposal—its influence stretched far beyond what most could imagine.
And now, that power was being turned against two poor students.
Though Gong Zhe didn’t know why Wanxing Group wanted them silenced, he could already see the inevitable outcome.
Especially after sensing his superior’s subtle but clear leaning toward Wanxing Group’s side.
That shift had turned Gong Zhe’s demeanor cold and distant—no trace of the friendly tone he’d shown earlier.
After finishing both statements, Gong Zhe left, leaving Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen stranded in the office.
Bai Zhenzhen rubbed her stomach, frustration boiling over. She pounded on the door. “I need to go to the bathroom!”
No reply.
Just then, Zhang Yu’s phone buzzed. A message from Zhou Chichen.
Zhou Chichen: The school is deeply displeased with your involvement in the fight outside the school. You and Bai Zhenzhen will be disciplined.
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> Zhou Chichen: Make sure to sincerely apologize to the other party. Don’t bring shame upon Songyang High School.
Zhang Yu stared at the message, eyes narrowing. What’s this?
Provocation?
Moments later, Yun Ni sent another message:
> Yun Ni: What’s going on? They said you two are being expelled from your Spiritual Assistant positions.
Bai Zhenzhen stared at the screen, her heart sinking. A crushing weight pressed down on her—like an invisible hand slowly tightening its grip.
But watching the scene unfold, Fujie burst into laughter.
“Looks like the Zhou family struck. This is actually good news.”
“They framed it as mutual assault and are pressuring everyone. Clearly, they want to use this chance to crush you—either extort money, or get you arrested and keep you out of school.”
“Hah. But they don’t know you’ve added Deng Bingding as a friend. They don’t know Deng Bingding has already begun investigating the Zhou family.”
“The deeper they dig into this, the higher the cost will be to escape later.”
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Meanwhile, back at Wanxing Group’s security department, Yue Jincheng returned.
He entered the director’s office to find not only the head of security but also Si Zhouru and a lawyer present.
The security director glared. “Who gave you permission to act on your own?”
Yue Jincheng hesitated. “I—”
Slap!
A sharp crack echoed as the director slapped him across the face.
“If the company didn’t still need you, you’d be fired already.”
The burning sting on Yue Jincheng’s cheek flared, but he didn’t dare touch it. He bowed his head. “I’m sorry, Director. It was all my fault.”
“Give me your phone.”
Yue Jincheng’s face twitched. Fear flashed in his eyes—but he handed over the device.
The director opened the company’s internal financial platform with practiced ease. “The bail was covered by the company. Use your backup funds to reimburse us immediately.”
“Hurry.”
Yue Jincheng clenched his teeth, forced to comply under the director’s cold gaze.
The director continued. “From now on, you’ll claim Zhang Yu attacked you first—then it became a mutual fight.”
“The details will be provided by our legal team.”
“Remember: if you act on your own again, you’ll never find work in Songyang City.”
The lawyer chimed in. “Simple. When you’re questioned at the Inspection Department, just keep repeating—”
Yue Jincheng frowned. “So… just keep negotiating? Keep dragging it out? Keep harassing him?”
He shook his head. “This is a perfect chance to destroy him. With the company’s power, we could ruin his future—keep him from school, force him to give up the information leadership wants.”
He hadn’t finished speaking when the security director kicked him in the stomach.
Yue Jincheng doubled over with a pained groan, bent like a cooked shrimp.
“Didn’t I just tell you?” the director snarled. “Don’t act on your own. Do what you’re told. Understand or not, obey. That’s all you need to do.”
“The company doesn’t need employees with independent thoughts.”
“Do you understand?”
Yue Jincheng staggered back to his feet, nodding weakly. “I understand.”
But inside, confusion raged. Why, when dealing with two poor high schoolers, would the company choose to spare them instead of crushing them instantly?
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Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen are just ants.
Stepping on them is easy.
But to step on them while slowly grinding, yet never crushing them—forcing them to seek help from their nest… that requires real skill.
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On the 333rd floor of Central Tower, Zhou Yang stood by the window, watching the city below.
He sighed inwardly. New employees these days… so impatient.
But Zhou Yang wasn’t rattled. After years of storms, he’d seen every kind of mistake, every failure. He didn’t dwell on errors or blame others.
He adjusted. He adapted. And in every setback, he searched for new openings.
When he learned Yue Jincheng had attacked Zhang Yu and been caught on the spot, Zhou Yang acted immediately—deploying his influence to take control.
Can’t pretend it never happened—Evil God would notice.
But can’t kill Zhang Yu either—would lose the trail to Evil God.
He thought, Use Zhou Chichen as a cover.
Frame the whole thing as Zhou Chichen’s personal revenge—sending someone to set up a trap for Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen.
That way, on their level, it appears to be nothing more than bullying by Zhou Chichen.
He picked up the phone, and with the Zhou family’s power and Wanxing Group’s reach, he swiftly made it happen.
Afterward, Zhou Yang exhaled slowly.
Now, send more people. Monitor Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen from every angle.
No matter if they try to reach out to Evil God—or flee—they’ll leave traces.
But before that…
He mused, Since we’ve already gone this far… why not let them stay in custody for a few days? Have someone inside teach them a lesson. Might expose more weaknesses.
Even if they’re Foundation Establishment Exam candidates… everything’s legal. No one can blame me.
Just as he was weighing the timing, his phone vibrated.
Then another. And another.
Messages flooded the screen.
> Spirit Department has arrived! They’re searching the entire building!
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> Zhou Chairman! Security Department seized by Zheng Shen—everyone’s cut off!
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> Zhou Yang, what’s going on? Why is a Sixth-Rank Zheng Shen investigating you?
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> Uncle, Zheng Shen has arrived at the family estate!
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> Chairman, our funds are frozen!
At first, Zhou Yang was stunned. Sixth-rank Zheng Shen? Coming for me?
But as more messages poured in, a suffocating sense of dread settled over him.
Like a vast, invisible web of Heaven and Earth, closing in—tighter, tighter—choking the breath from his lungs.
(End of Chapter)
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