The two pairs of parents heard Chen Pingjiang speak and only then looked at him properly.
They had originally thought Chen Pingjiang was just a companion to Zhai Fei, the person involved, but never expected him to be an accomplice.
"So you're the one who injured my son? How dare you sit here openly discussing matters at length. Does Caida University still have laws?"
"Your Caida University must give an explanation, otherwise, I'll call the police directly."
"That's right, you, a mere university student, have bodyguards? That's not how you lie. Are you taking us for fools?"
In an instant, Ma Xiaoen's parents and Tan Jun's parents began to quarrel noisily, their manner like a bustling market, making Ning Yongde frown even deeper.
Unexpectedly, Chen Pingjiang didn't indulge them, saying,
"Fine, if you want to call the police, then call the police. I support calling the police."
Suddenly, all eyes turned towards him, unable to figure out what Chen Pingjiang was up to.
He continued:
"The police will definitely classify this as fighting and provoking trouble, and everyone will be held in administrative detention for fifteen days. My bodyguards do this kind of thing after dinner, but your precious sons are different; they'll have a criminal record afterwards."
As expected, Ma Xiaoen's parents and Tan Jun's parents indeed changed their expressions.
They had already generally understood the course of events earlier at the medical office, and they also knew the temperament of their own little darlings.
Now they stopped arguing completely, and all shut up.
After a while, Song Chengyuan spoke up:
"Our school will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly, and who is right and who is wrong will be clear at a glance. However, given that your children have reoffended for the second time within just one month, the nature of the offense is quite severe.
Please take them back first and reflect properly. After the entire matter has been thoroughly investigated, the school will provide its decision on how to handle it."
As an experienced academic administrator, Song Chengyuan handled it very smoothly, neither allowing the opposing parents to cause a scene at school, nor immediately escalating the conflict.
On the other hand, Ma Xiaoen's parents immediately refused, especially his father, who was broad-shouldered and portly, with the air of a nouveau riche.
"Leaders, is this how your school handles things? This is completely a presumption of guilt!"
As he spoke, he pointed a finger at Chen Pingjiang:
"Regardless of whether he has bodyguards or not, if he is a student of your school, shouldn't he also go back and reflect? If he is not a student of your school, but fought on school grounds, then you should call the police to deal with it."
He was, after all, a moderately successful entrepreneur, and his mind was indeed sharp, wanting to drag Chen Pingjiang into trouble.
At this moment, Ning Yongde made a show of making a decision:
"Both parties involved will be suspended from class first. This is the final decision."
Chen Pingjiang shrugged his shoulders, indicating he didn't care at all, as he didn't attend classes much anyway.
The school had been protecting Chen Pingjiang up to this point and had not disclosed his identity.
On the other side, Ma Xiaoen's nouveau riche father was still shouting:
"I am, at least, a respectable entrepreneur in the district, and often attend corporate galas. Even government leaders aren't as unreasonable as you."
However, no one paid him any attention, and they simply dispersed.
Ning Yongde called Chen Pingjiang over and comforted him:
"Don't worry about this matter, the school will definitely give you an explanation. We will never tolerate such black sheep who taint the school's atmosphere."
Firstly, the information Ning Yongde received was that Chen Pingjiang himself definitely hadn't laid a hand on anyone, which made things easier.
Secondly, it was Ma Xiaoen who provoked the incident, and he himself had a history of bad behavior, with a very poor reputation.
Finally, in Ning Yongde's opinion, it was somewhat comical that Chen Pingjiang was involved in such a matter.
Even if we take ten thousand steps back, even if Chen Pingjiang truly got involved, what then?
Would Ning Yongde be so foolish as to offend the treasure in his palm?
As they walked out of the office building, Chen Pingjiang patted Zhai Fei on the shoulder and said,
"You'll definitely get an explanation for this matter. This beating won't be for nothing."
As he walked, Chen Pingjiang called He Zhiyu.
As a local bigwig in Dongjiang, He Zhiyu had extensive connections, so he asked him about Sifang Group.
He Zhiyu answered the phone and heard Chen Pingjiang's question, asking suspiciously,
"Why are you suddenly asking about Sifang Group? Is there a conflict?"
Chen Pingjiang briefly explained the situation, and He Zhiyu on the other end burst out laughing.
"It's not some big, impressive group. Even though it's called a group, its annual output value is, at most, two or three hundred million yuan. They're in construction, doing subcontracting work."
Chen Pingjiang understood.
By the time the two found Zhou Guanghan, Zhang Xinyue, and Ma Lingli, it was almost evening.
After a glance around, Chen Pingjiang said,
"You're all hungry, right? Let's go have a good meal first and help Zhai Fei recover."
Although Zhai Fei had been beaten, he was fine now and grinned upon hearing this.
This beating today was quite worth it, at least it brought him closer to Chen Pingjiang.
As long as he wasn't beaten to death or disabled, he even wanted another beating.
Before Zhang Xinyue could speak, Ma Lingli next to her spoke first:
"That Ma Xiaoen is absolutely annoying, sticking to Xinyue like a plaster every day and can't be gotten rid of. He also especially likes to win people over, relying on his ill-gotten money, always handing out small favors. Chen Pingjiang, please don't misunderstand. Besides, all his messy affairs have pretty much spread throughout the school."
Chen Pingjiang smiled and said,
"Misunderstand what?"
The implication was that he didn't care about what was going on between Zhang Xinyue and Ma Xiaoen.
Ma Lingli was immediately cut off.
Zhang Xinyue looked at the indifferent smile on Chen Pingjiang's face and felt that Chen Pingjiang genuinely didn't care at all.
That complete indifference stung even more.
"You don't believe me?"
Zhang Xinyue stopped in her tracks and stared blankly at Chen Pingjiang.
"Uh..."
For a moment, Zhou Guanghan and Zhai Fei beside them also kept their eyes downcast, remaining silent.
The atmosphere was slightly awkward.
Fortunately, not long after, a GL8 five-door seven-seater MPV drove up, and Guan Yifeng got out of the front passenger seat, asking with concern,
"Boss, are you alright?"
......
By the time the group arrived at the private club Chen Pingjiang had arranged, another MPV also drove up.
Zhao Shaoyang, Dai Sheng, and others jumped out of the car.
Zhao Shaoyang gesticulated animatedly back and forth with Zhou Guanghan:
"Damn it, if the security guards hadn't arrived so quickly, I really wanted to beat that guy to death."
"That dog, he's so clueless."
Inside the private club, He Zhiyu, Liu Cheng, and others were already waiting there.
Seeing Chen Pingjiang and his group, they quickly arranged for waiters to greet them.
The boys and girls following Chen Pingjiang had never been to such a high-end place.
For a moment, they were dazzled by the magnificent decor, the charming waitresses with their figure-hugging dresses and high-slit white skirts that showed off their legs.
Chen Pingjiang turned back and said to everyone,
"The waiters will take you to soak in a hot spring first, to wash away any bad luck."
Ma Lingli gently tugged Zhang Xinyue's arm and whispered in her ear:
"No matter how rich the news said Chen Pingjiang was, I never really felt it before. But now, this feeling is tangible. A place like this clearly has high consumption. I even drooled looking at those waitresses' figures. Oh my, it's really great to be rich! It's too easy for men to make mistakes in places like this."
Zhang Xinyue tilted her head and glared at her, but deep down, she truly felt that she and Chen Pingjiang were indeed like people from two different worlds.
As a relatively high-end private club in Dongjiang city, the service was naturally top-notch.
A group of curvaceous waitresses in qipaos led Zhou Guanghan, Dai Sheng, Zhao Shaoyang, and others towards the hot spring pool.
The several young men following behind couldn't help but swallow their saliva as they watched.
Chen Pingjiang, He Zhiyu, and a few others went to the adjacent tea room to chat.
"Sifang Group's reputation isn't too good locally anyway. They often delay paying migrant workers' wages. The most serious incident was when migrant workers even went to the district government entrance to petition,"
He Zhiyu said slowly as he poured tea for a few people.
Guan Yifeng, who had come along, was attending Chen Pingjiang's inner circle gathering for the first time as a secretary, and looked somewhat excited.
After hearing the words "Sifang Group," he suddenly felt a sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
After recalling carefully for a long time, he then whispered,
"Chairman Chen, if I'm not mistaken, this Sifang Group seems to be the subcontractor for our data center."
No sooner had he spoken than Chen Pingjiang, He Zhiyu, Liu Cheng, and others looked over, and then burst into laughter.
"It couldn't be such a coincidence, could it?"
"..."
Guan Yifeng nodded more definitively:
"That's right. When I attended the project party's reception on behalf of Chairman Chen, I saw people from Sifang Group."
Before Chen Pingjiang could speak, Liu Cheng said with a smile,
"Xiao Guan, your time to shine has come. You know what to do, don't you?"
Guan Yifeng looked at Chen Pingjiang with a questioning gaze, and seeing that Chen Pingjiang neither nodded nor shook his head, he immediately understood.
As Party A, Renrenwang has the right to make a small request to Party B.
Is that too much?
Not at all.
Would Party B dare to refuse?
Otherwise, if Renrenwang delays the final payment even a little, it would be extremely difficult for them.
(End of chapter)