Chapter 286 - 173: I Haven’t Even Gotten Serious, and You’re Already Done?

Chapter 286: Chapter 173: I Haven’t Even Gotten Serious, and You’re Already Done?

The company wouldn’t want this to blow up, so they’d definitely step in to handle it.

Ah Bu had gotten away with this kind of thing many times without being disciplined by the company. The main reason was that he had backing—a distant paternal cousin was a department head at the parent group, the Ye Group, no less.

However, the family tie with that cousin was incredibly distant. That, combined with Ah Bu’s lack of education, meant the cousin had simply found him a job at a subsidiary of a subsidiary to get rid of him.

But what the cousin never expected was that Ah Bu, thanks to this connection, was thriving in the lower-level subsidiary. After all, some of the subsidiary’s managers knew about Ah Bu’s background. In their efforts to curry favor with that department head, they had gone to great lengths to clean up Ah Bu’s messes countless times.

Ah Bu always thought the company was cleaning up his messes to protect its own reputation. In reality, the subsidiary staff were handling it out of consideration for his distant cousin.

Of course... Ah Bu knew none of this. If he had, he’d probably be even more arrogant.

Su Chen observed the change in Ah Bu’s expression. After his initial panic, he was now starting to look somewhat defiant.

Seeing this, Su Chen couldn’t help but laugh.

This laugh was one thing, but it stunned everyone else. Especially Ah Bu, who wondered inwardly, ’Has this guy lost his mind?’

"You know perfectly well what you’ve done. You think I need to present you with evidence? That’s a job for the police. What does it have to do with me!" Su Chen said with a cold smile.

When Ah Bu heard this, he thought Su Chen was about to beat him up. Without a second thought, he bolted for the door. Only by getting out of the office would he have a chance.

But Sicong’s bodyguards weren’t just for show. In a couple of moves, they had him subdued and lying on the floor.

"OW! Manager, help me! They’re trying to kill me!" Ah Bu yelled, lying on the floor and clutching his head.

In truth, the two bodyguards hadn’t even hit him; they had just pushed him a couple of times. Ah Bu wasn’t hurt at all.

Manager Chen naturally saw this as well. He understood that this son of a bitch Ah Bu was trying to drag him into it.

Fortunately, the office was very well soundproofed; you couldn’t hear a thing from the outside. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to practice "diving poses" with a female diving coach in his office before!

Manager Chen glanced at Su Chen’s group, who were rock-steady, watching the scene as if it were a monkey show. He opened his mouth but didn’t respond to Ah Bu.

He let out a soft sigh and pretended not to have heard.

Seeing that Manager Chen had no intention of speaking up, Ah Bu knew this matter wouldn’t be resolved easily. He stopped his theatrics on the floor.

So he just scrambled up from the ground, pulled his phone out of his pocket, and looked at Su Chen. "This is unlawful confinement! Believe it or not, I’m calling the police!"

Hearing this, the corners of Su Chen’s mouth lifted slightly. He raised his right hand and made a "go ahead" gesture.

"I imagine this isn’t the first or second time you’ve done something like this. I’m sure plenty of people have been through it. What do you think would happen if the police found out?"

"Would they charge you with premeditated murder, or perhaps attempted murder?"

At Su Chen’s words, Ah Bu’s face instantly turned deathly pale. He himself had lost count of how many times he’d done this. It happened a few times every month, and he’d been at it for two or three years.

If the police found out and investigated everything, he’d probably be eating prison food for the rest of his life.

Of course, Su Chen was just bluffing. As Ah Bu himself had thought earlier, without direct evidence, there was nothing they could do.

After all, there was usually no one else present during the dives.

But Ah Bu had been completely intimidated by Su Chen’s opening salvo. Ever since he walked in, Su Chen had been leading him by the nose, and his own guilty conscience didn’t help.

If he were a bit calmer, he’d realize that Su Chen couldn’t do anything to him in the short term.

Beat him up to vent some steam? He’d just turn around and call the cops, and then Su Chen would have to pay him compensation.

Unfortunately, he had lost all composure, his mind completely preoccupied with how to get out of the office.

"I’m telling you, my uncle is a department manager at the Ye Group! Watch out, or you’ll get burned!" Ah Bu said, his voice harsh. He was getting desperate and trying anything.

In reality, he’d had almost no contact with that cousin since the man had arranged his job. He hadn’t even been allowed inside when he brought gifts for a New Year’s visit.

"Oh? The Ye Group, what a grand name. I’d love to hear just who this department manager from the Ye Group you speak of is!"

Just then, the office door was pushed open, and several figures walked in.

The newcomer was none other than Ye Feng, whom Sicong had called earlier about the matter.

Seeing Ye Feng, Manager Chen was completely stunned. He shot up from the sofa and exclaimed, "Greetings, Young Master Ye!"

Manager Chen knew Ye Feng’s identity because when Ye Feng had joined the Ye Group’s management, the company had issued a relevant announcement to its subordinate companies and subsidiaries. His security clearance happened to be high enough to see that notice.

"Y-Young Master Ye," Ah Bu stammered, staring at Ye Feng. He could never have imagined that extorting one person would lead to the appearance of such a major figure!

Ye Feng ignored both of them, his gaze instead falling on Su Chen and the other two, who were now rising from their chairs.

At that moment, Sicong and Qin Fen also took off their masks. When Ah Bu saw their true faces, his mind completely broke.