Chapter 368: The Fire is High (Part ) Chen walked out of the banquet hall again and was surprised to find that the dark clouds that had been lingering for the whole morning were slowly disappearing. Instead, a shy winter sun peeked out from the thin clouds. The soft light was not very dazzling, but it hung high in the sky, as if spreading out an endless piece of blue silk. Following this trend, it is very likely that the Spring Festival will also be a joyful sunny day! Chen Zhuo walked back to Yu Xiaoliang and said calmly without keeping him in suspense: "Those people were looking for trouble with Tang Quan. I guess it was some business dispute. However, because the restaurant security guards stopped them, no one was injured or fighting on either side. It was just a verbal exchange." "Then why did you stay so long?" Sister Cos asked in confusion. It seemed like Chen had taken a long time to get there, so she almost followed him to take a look out of concern. "How long?" Chen played dumb and said, "I want to understand all the causes and consequences clearly, so that Uncle Yu can know everything thoroughly. Don't worry, because I..."

At this time, a police car with flashing red and blue lights came roaring from a distance. "Here." Chen Zhuo pouted and said, "I was worried about an accident, so I called the police and called 110." Seeing the police car coming, Yu Xiaoliang finally put his mind at ease. He said to Chen with emotion: "Xiao Chen, thank you for today." "Uncle Yu, you are too polite." Chen smiled shyly: "I will stand on Yu Xian's side in everything. The Tang family is in a mess right now. I suggest you turn off your phone and go back to Zhusigang to have a good rest." "Row." Old Yu, with a confused mind, obediently followed the arrangements of his "son-in-law". …… Around four or five in the afternoon, the door of Tang Xiangyue's two-bedroom home in Mingyue Community suddenly opened with a creaky sound. Tang Quan, Tang Xiangyue, Jinguihua, Tang Zhiyuan, Liu Ye, and [Tattooed Old Zhang], a group of people walked in one after another. The already narrow living room space suddenly seemed even more cramped. What’s even more strange is that, except for Liu Ye, everyone here has injuries on their faces. Tang Quan and Tang Xiangyue were the worst hit, their faces were so swollen that they looked unrecognizable. He was wearing mercurochrome and wound ointment, probably just coming back from the hospital. He sat on the sofa or bench with a grimace in his mouth, afraid to touch the parts of his body that were hit. There was some silence in the air. Tang Xiangyue glanced at her brother. Tang Quan lowered his head and looked at the curled wooden floor, no longer showing the pride and high spirits of the past. Tang Xiangyue's eyes moved. The brother who seemed to be omnipotent in her mind was slapped more than a dozen times at her birthday party today, like a top.

That would have been fine, but the bastards even spat thick phlegm into a bowl, and in public, they held down Tang Quan's hands and feet and forced him to drink it. It was as if they were deliberately humiliating their brother. There was no point in struggling or crying. When all the vegetable soup mixed with white phlegm was poured into his mouth. Tang Xiangyue clearly noticed that her brother's arms, which he had been struggling to break free from, suddenly fell down limply. The most precious thing for a person who cares about face is completely destroyed at this moment. The most infuriating thing is that when the police came over, the young men who had committed the crime actually admitted to everything. Even when they were taken away, there was no fear on their faces. Tang Xiangyue was particularly indignant at first. What's going on? What about the middle-aged man wearing the Hermès belt? They are clearly the ones behind the scenes. But it's useless because there is no evidence, especially when those people insist that they did it and it has nothing to do with others. At this moment, Tang Xiangyue suddenly felt a little scared. Even the innocent people who took the blame were willing to do so, which shows how complicated the relationship behind it is. But my brother usually claims that he knows this district leader and is familiar with that bureau leader. In the police station, I was ordered around by a grassroots policeman and made to take a statement obediently. Even when I went to get my injuries checked, no leader came to visit me. So, is Big Brother really as awesome as he says? Tang Xiangyue only felt that the support she was relying on seemed to... collapse. She was also beaten badly today, and in a trance she felt like she was experiencing the life she lived with her ex-husband again. But Tang Xiangyue had no intention of seeking revenge at all. The group of people in the police station seemed to know that they would be released soon and did not take it seriously at all. Now Tang Xiangyue is most worried that after they get out, they will find her and seek revenge on her. Tang Quan's wife Jin Guihua and son Tang Zhiyuan also vaguely understood some of the truth. She said nothing and didn't even know how to comfort Tang Quan. For a moment, the only sound in the living room was the ticking of the second hand. The atmosphere was so depressing that even Liu Ye, who had just celebrated his tenth birthday, knew that something was wrong. "Oh shit!" [Tattooed Lao Zhang] suddenly slapped the sofa and said, "I just came here to have a meal, who would have thought I'd get beaten!" Lao Zhang believed Tang Quan's boasting before, so he followed Brother Quan's slogan and offended Chen Zhuo without saying a word.

Now that he was beaten up, and seeing Tang Quan endure the filth he was fed, he gradually came to his senses and became angrier and angrier. It’s fine if you lied to me, but you, you damn Tang Quan, offended someone with real background and caused me to suffer. Why? [Tattooed Lao Zhang] didn't have the courage to settle the score with Chen Zhe, but decided to ask for compensation from Tang Quan. So even though no one responded, [Tattooed Zhang] continued to speak: "Brother Quan, it's not that I don't sympathize with you, but I took this beating for you. I won't be able to explain it to my wife when she asks about it when I get home." Tang Quan suddenly raised his head and looked at Lao Zhang coldly. The word "explain" is a euphemism, and its real meaning is "give money". When Tang Quan looked at him like that, Lao Zhang was frightened at first, but then he thought it happened in the past. Your face is swollen like a pig's head now. Do you really have connections to this extent and can you bear this? You are still pretending to be a nobody! What else do you get besides a higher salary? So [Tattooed Zhang] glared back without hesitation, and stretched out his fingers, counting the numbers one by one: "Brother Quan, I won't ask for much from you. Just give me 20,000 yuan for mental damages, lost wages, medical expenses, and reputation damages." "Zhang Jianjun, are you crazy?" Jin Guihua immediately said, "Why don't you go and rob the 20,000 yuan?" The corner of her mouth was already bleeding from being fanned, and she spoke too quickly, causing the wound to be pulled. She felt a piercing pain and quickly reached out to cover her mouth. Zhang Jianjun sneered: "Sister-in-law, you'd better stop talking, or your mouth will be torn." This sentence has a bit of lewd meaning. If it were in the past, Zhang Jianjun would not have the courage to tease Tang Quan's wife. But now it turns out that Tang Quan is just a toothless tiger, or in other words, he is simply a paper tiger. Then I [Tattooed Lao Zhang] haven’t been around for nothing! If I can’t beat those real ruthless guys, can’t I fucking deal with you? "Brother Quan, if you don't give your brother some consolation money." Zhang Jianjun simply said: "Don't blame me for going to your company to ask for it." "you dare?!" Although Tang Quan's tone was firm, his eyes couldn't help but show panic. I am just a team leader-level salesperson in the company, and if it really affects the company's image. The cold and strict capitalist boss might open it as soon as he said so. Zhang Jianjun caught a hint of panic in Tang Quan's eyes, and now he was more certain of his judgment. This old guy was just bragging in the past, and this job is very important to him, so he can use it to blackmail. "Brother Zhang..." Tang Xiangyue, who has already understood her situation and status, is no longer as domineering as before. She actually said in a negotiating tone: "Can you go home first and wait until we are a little calmer here, then we can talk about the explanation."

"No! I won't go home unless I get compensation!" Zhang Jianjun refused outright. A street urchin like him knew best what it meant to "kill you while you're weak". Now is the perfect opportunity to blackmail him, how could he let it go. "I'm telling you, Tang Xiangyue!" Zhang Jianjun turned to threaten Tang Xiangyue again: "You are also responsible for the beating I received today. You also have to pay 5000!" "Why should I?" Tang Xiangyue was about to argue when she saw Zhang Jianjun raising his hand viciously. She thought he was going to hit her again, so she subconsciously hugged her head and shrank back into the sofa. Zhang Jianjun actually just wanted to lift his sleeves to reveal his faded tattoo, which he thought was very impressive. Now that he realized that it actually had such an effect, he waved his arms in front of Tang Xiangyue even more wantonly, both to show off and to demonstrate. Tang Quan just sat there indifferently, even though he saw the plea for help in his sister's eyes. The corners of his mouth twitched several times, but he finally chose to remain silent. After being exposed, Tang Quan was just a middle-aged, bald, short salesperson in a foreign trade company. When one's status doesn't scare people, one doesn't have the courage to confront a street urchin like Zhang Jianjun. Jin Guihua and Tang Zhiyuan also kept silent. The mother and son thought that even if their husband (father) didn't have the connections he claimed, at least he had a high-paying job. So there is nothing we can do about my aunt's troubles and we just wish her all the best. Just when everyone was thinking about their own things, there was a sudden knock on the security door. "Is Old Yu back?" There was a hint of surprise in Tang Xiangyue's voice. Ever since the incident at noon, I haven’t been able to get through to him on the phone. Now that he suddenly came home, Tang Xiangyue somehow felt as if she had found someone to rely on. Tang Xiangyue hurried over to open the door, but a look of surprise flashed across her face and she slowly stepped back. This abnormal behavior immediately attracted the attention of other people in the living room. Everyone turned their heads to look over and found that a group of policemen had come in. One of the policemen looked around and asked coldly and directly: "Who is Tang Quan?" No one responded. Because everyone was stunned and didn't know what was going on. Especially Tang Quan, his heart started beating wildly when he heard the police calling his name. "Which one is Tang Quan?" The police frowned and asked again. "Comrade, he is Tang Quan!"

Zhang Jianjun will not be fooled again this time, so as to avoid being implicated again. So he stood firmly on the side of "justice" and betrayed his former drinking and eating brother Tang Quan without hesitation. "Are you Tang Quan?" the police officer approached and asked. "I, I am..." Tang Quan looked confused and nervous: "What's the matter?" "You are suspected of a commercial fraud case." The police patted Tang Quan on the shoulder and motioned him to stand up: "Come with us." "How could I be suspected of commercial fraud? Is this a mistake?" Tang Quan’s first reaction was that he had caught the wrong person. His wife Jinguihua also stood in front of him and said it was absolutely impossible. Her husband was an honest citizen, so how could he be involved in a commercial fraud case? Seeing that they were so uncooperative, the police sneered and said, "It was you who forged the fake seal and fake accounts to embezzle the company's assets, wasn't it?" "Wha, what?" When Tang Quan heard this, he felt a "boom" in his head, as if everything inside had exploded, leaving only a blank space of annihilation. I was humiliated and trampled on at noon, and I just felt that my self-esteem was gone, but I still had life under my feet. But the police's words made Tang Quan feel as if the ground under his feet had suddenly turned into a cliff, and he was standing empty on top. "me……" Tang Quan's mouth was spitting saliva like crazy, and he really wanted to say something. But just like a person drowning in the river, he opened his mouth and his mouth was filled with saliva. Next, under the watchful eyes of his wife, son and sister, Tang Quan was taken away by the police. It was indeed a fight, he was so panicked that he couldn't even straighten his legs. "Sister-in-law, what should I do?" Tang Xiangyue asked in a trembling voice. She had no idea at all. "I do not know either!" Golden Osmanthus was as anxious as an ant on hot pan. Normally she doesn't know much about her husband's work, and she doesn't even have many familiar colleagues in the company. Zhang Jianjun was rubbing his chin beside him. It seemed that Tang Quan had committed a serious crime and might very likely go to jail. This old guy is always pretending to be cool and showing off every day. When he sees someone else's house, he wants to transfer it to his family's name. Now, it’s retribution!

But if he really went to jail, he would only be left with a wife, a sister, and a useless son who was completely useless. It is said that Tang Zhiyuan usually looks lively and energetic, but when something happens he doesn't even have the courage to face it. That timid and cowardly attitude, isn't it just something that I, [Tattooed Old Zhang] can control? "Golden Osmanthus, Tang Xiangyue." Zhang Jianjun didn't consider the two women's current mood at all, and directly said, "Don't think that you don't have to pay compensation just because Tang Quan was arrested." "Twenty-five thousand dollars. If you're one cent short, I'll block the doors of both your houses. Hurry and get the money together!" Zhang Jianjun left with a swagger after saying something harsh. Jin Guihua and Tang Xiangyue looked at each other in silence, then suddenly hugged each other and cried bitterly. I don’t know how, but it seemed like the sky collapsed in an instant. …… In the evening, Tang Xiangyue had no appetite at all. She just gave Liu Ye some noodles and sat on the sofa in a daze. I wanted to think about what to do next, but I couldn't calm down. Finally, I felt a little sleepy in the middle of the night and planned to take a nap on the sofa. The security door suddenly made a loud bang. Tang Xiangyue woke up instantly, her heart suddenly rising to her throat. I still remember there was the same knock on the door in the afternoon, and then the police took my brother away. There is still no news, even though my sister-in-law Jin Guihua has been looking for it everywhere. "Who?" Tang Xiangyue asked through the door. "it's me!" The voice of Jinguihua came from outside the door. Hearing that it was her sister-in-law who came, Tang Xiangyue breathed a sigh of relief and opened the door to greet her: "It's so late..." "Snapped!" As a result, he was suddenly slapped hard in the face by Jin Guihua. "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law." Tang Xiangyue was completely stunned by the beating. They were hugging each other and comforting each other in the afternoon, so why was he hitting her now? If it weren't for the unhealed wound from noon, the burning and tearing sensation was so clear that she almost thought she was dreaming. "Tang Xiangyue, you are such a jinx!" Jin Guihua still did not stop her hands, and while Tang Xiangyue was stunned, she pounced over. While beating the opponent with a "crackling" sound, he cursed: "Your brother is done! The police station just called me and said your brother won't be home soon, so they asked me to prepare some clean clothes and send them over." "I could only find your brother's friends in the company, and then I learned that he had colluded with outsiders to transfer company assets. As a result, the boss found out and called the police."

"Do you know how the boss found out? A man who called himself Chen Zhuo sent the evidence to the company's front desk." "Who is [Chen Zhuo]? You are the boyfriend of your husband's daughter. How does he know that your brother broke the law? How does he have evidence?" "You don't even know her background, and you're going to provoke her?" Jin Guihua thought that Chen had supernatural powers and had discovered her husband's illegal behavior through various channels, so she became more and more angry as she spoke, and hit him harder and harder. Tang Xiangyue was not as strong as Jin Guihua, and now she could only passively endure it under him. She wanted to talk about the house in Zhusigang. She didn't know about it at first. It was your husband who instigated her behind the scenes that made her covet it. But Jin Guihua's punches were too dense, and Tang Xiangyue had no energy to explain. It was not until she lay on the ground, throbbing with pain, that Jin Guihua stood up angrily: "For a shabby house, you offended someone you shouldn't have offended. Your brother was harmed by you!" "I'm sending clothes to your brother now, but if he doesn't come out one day, I'll come over and beat you up!" After Jin Guihua left, Tang Xiangyue had almost no strength to stand up. She lay there resting for an unknown amount of time before she crawled to her phone and dialed a number with difficulty. "…Sorry, the number you dialed is powered off. Please try again later…" Seeing that the phone was still turned off, Tang Xiangyue's heart sank to the bottom of the sea again. If it is really Chen Zhuo who is manipulating all this behind the scenes, Lao Yu, as his father-in-law, can you please say a word for him? I beg you! Please have mercy on us! But that night, Yu Xiaoliang slept particularly soundly in Zhusigang. Maybe it was because he followed Chen's advice, Lao Yu never turned on his mobile phone. On the contrary, he felt more relaxed than in the past few years. As for the incident at noon, now that the police have arrived, I think it should have been resolved. Just like a dish of food being stir-fried, the process is vigorous and vigorous, with oil foam and sparks flying everywhere. But when the dish is taken off the pot, all the overflowing flavors and juices are firmly collected into the dish by the highly skilled chef. Cook over high heat until the sauce thickens. Finish the job perfectly. The chef's name is Chen Zhe. ······ (End of this chapter)