Chapter 189: Accusation

"Ling Chen, you... you dare to hurt my big brother!" Zhang Qianqian looked at Ling Chen with a face full of shock and anger, yelling at her bodyguards: "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and throw him out!"

Ling Chen raised an eyebrow, grasped Zhang Zekai’s neck again, and pressed his head down toward the shattered coffee table. Although the glass was broken, there were still countless tiny shards scattered around.

"Whoever dares to touch me, try it. I’ll let him taste what it’s like to have his face ruined," he said, sweeping his gaze over the suited men. Sure enough, they hesitated and stepped back, not daring to come forward.

Zhang Zekai endured the pain in his face and roared fiercely: "Ling Chen, do you know who I am? If you dare to touch a hair on me, I’ll make you regret it for the rest of your life!"

"Do you think I’d be afraid?" Ling Chen said, putting a bit more pressure on his hand, pressing Zhang Zekai’s head closer to the coffee table and even nearer to the glass shards.

"Ling Chen, don’t... don’t be impulsive. Let’s talk this out," Zhang Qianqian said in panic, afraid that Ling Chen would ruin her big brother’s face. After saying that, she looked at Nanrong Wanqing for help, "Wanqing, he’s your subordinate. Tell him to let go of my big brother right now."

Nanrong Wanqing let out a bitter smile and shook her head gently, "I’m sorry, my words are useless; he won’t listen to me at all."

After all the events she had been through, she understood Ling Chen’s character too well. Whatever he wanted to do, it would be impossible for her to stop him. After thinking for a moment, she advised, "President Zhang, he means what he says. It’s best not to antagonize him."

Hearing this and looking at the glass shards within arm’s reach, Zhang Zekai secretly swallowed hard, feeling somewhat fearful. He believed that Nanrong Wanqing wouldn’t lie to him. This man before him was someone who didn’t play by the rules—if he dared to start a fight in his own home, what wouldn’t he dare to do?

"What do you really want?"

"I already asked you: did you, or did you not, make indecent propositions to Miss Tang?"

"I... I didn’t, you must be mistaken. You can ask her."

Ling Chen looked amused, "Still refusing to admit it? Girl, tell him if I have wronged him."

"He threatened me, said that I should spend a night with him. If I didn’t agree, he would work with other companies to blacklist me, ensuring that I’d never succeed."

After hearing Tang Shiyun’s words, Zhang Zekai immediately shouted: "No, that’s nonsense, I didn’t..."

Ling Chen shrugged, "Since you won’t admit it, there’s nothing more to be said. The Zhang Family is so wealthy, spending a few million on plastic surgery must be trivial for you." After saying that, he pressed his large hand on Zhang Zekai’s head, ready to push it down.

"No, no..." Zhang Zekai was terrified, quickly saying, "I... I admit it; I did make that request."

"Big brother, how... how could you do such a thing?" Zhang Qianqian looked at him incredulously.

Nanrong Wanqing didn’t say anything. She just looked at Zhang Zekai with a hint of disgust.

Ling Chen smiled, released his hand, helped brush the glass shards off of him, and said with a grin, "You should have admitted it earlier; it would have saved you so much pain. President Zhang, remember this. If you dare to disrespect Miss Tang again, don’t blame me for not warning you beforehand. If you end up missing limbs, don’t blame me."

With that, he got up and walked out with Tang Shiyun.

"Stop right there, Ling Chen!"

Hearing Zhang Zekai’s furious voice from behind, Ling Chen turned and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"After injuring me, do you think you can just walk out that door?" Zhang Zekai’s face turned ashen with sinister glints in his eyes.

Ling Chen glanced over the suited men and said indifferently, "If you want to fight, I’m game. But with just these few, you can’t keep me here. You might as well call for more people."

"Don’t worry, they won’t touch you. I’m not so crass as to settle things by fighting. This is Beijing, where everything is subject to the law. I’ve called the police, and you wait to be held responsible. At the police station, there will be someone to 'take care' of you properly," said Zhang Zekai, his lips curling with a smug sneer.

Ling Chen laughed, "So President Zhang also knows the law. That’s good; we’ll have company at the police station. I intentionally harmed someone, and you are threatening and intimidating. If we’re lucky, we might end up in the same detention cell."

"Hmph! You just laugh now, but I doubt you’ll be laughing later."

"Fine, since you’ve called the police, I’ll wait and see how the police handle it. Girl, come, sit here."

Tang Shiyun worriedly said, "Ling Chen, let’s... let’s just go." She was afraid Ling Chen would get arrested by the police.

Ling Chen patted her hand with a smile, indicating that she needn’t worry.

Soon after, more than a dozen police officers finally arrived at the Zhang Family residence.

"Director Liu?"

Seeing the middle-aged man leading the way, Zhang Zekai was slightly surprised and hurriedly went up to greet him, politely saying, "Director Liu, this is just a small matter. Why trouble yourself to lead the team in person?"

The man before him, Director Liu, was a high-ranking official at the municipal office. He had to be respectful even when encountering him, not daring to be impolite. To personally show up tonight was truly surprising.

"If there is trouble at the Zhang Family residence, of course, I have to take it seriously."

Hearing this, Zhang Zekai said with a smile, "Director Liu, you’re giving me too much face."

"Alright, let’s get down to business." Director Liu looked around at the crowd and asked, "Where’s the person you’re talking about?"

Zhang Zekai pointed at Ling Chen and said fiercely, "It’s this guy. I want to charge him with intentional injury. Director Liu, you must help me handle him properly."

"Don’t worry, I will handle it impartially."

Director Liu nodded, turned to Ling Chen, looked him over, and asked, "Are you Ling Chen?"

"Yes, that’s me. May I ask how I should address you?"

"Liu Geng."

Ling Chen pulled Tang Shiyun closer, grinned, and said, "Director Liu, Miss Tang would like to file a complaint against President Zhang for threats and intimidation. I hope you can help with the issue and give Miss Tang some justice."

"No problem." Liu Geng signaled to several police officers, "Take Ling Chen and Miss Tang away, and also bring Mr. Zhang back to the police station."

Seeing two police officers approaching him, ready to escort him away, Zhang Zekai was dumbfounded and quickly said, "Director Liu, did you arrest the wrong person?"

"I didn’t make a mistake. Miss Tang just filed a complaint against you for threats and intimidation, and I’m taking you back for further investigation. Is there a problem?"

"It’s not... Director Liu, can you delay my matter and deal with Ling Chen first?" Zhang Zekai was frustrated; Liu Geng was not following the unspoken rules and even arresting him.

Liu Geng ignored him and said sternly, "When someone charges you, I have the right to arrest you. If you have any problems, we can discuss them back at the police station. Take him away!"