At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the deputy minister hurried into the minister's office, his expression stiff with unease.
"Minister Yan, we didn't arrest her," he reported.
Minister Yan looked up sharply. "What do you mean you didn't arrest her? That girl dared to resist?"
"No," the deputy minister said, shaking his head. "The Ministry of Economy contacted me directly. They said that if Song Yue was arrested, the Gong Group would withdraw all investments immediately and terminate all cooperation."
Even now, recalling that scene made his spine prickle. Nie Rougang had sat there like a sovereign on his throne, silent and composed, yet exuding a pressure that made it impossible to breathe. Not once had he raised his voice, yet everyone present understood clearly that defying him would come at a terrifying cost.
