Chapter 183 On-site interrogation! (Part 1)
Although it was embarrassing for a scholar, Fang Zhi did not want to miss the opportunity to punish Jiang Chengfeng. He gritted his teeth and knelt down, "Master Tang, please make the decision for me!"
Tang Yin was extremely surprised, and held up his right hand, "What's wrong with you two? You are both presidents of the Huayang and Huazhou Chambers of Commerce, why are you so disrespectful ?"
Liu Song fully demonstrated his acting talent, crying and complaining: "To be honest with you, Master Tang, this - this is all because of Jiang Dazhu, the servant of the Shen family -"
He pointed at Jiang Chengfeng, looking as if he wanted to eat his flesh alive, and said tremblingly: "Not only did he humiliate the Chamber of Commerce in Huayang Huazhou, he also beat me and Master Fang, as well as colleagues from other chambers of commerce in public. This is simply a humiliation for all the merchants in Northern Tang. Please, Lord Tang, help me!"
Jiang Chengfeng was secretly annoyed. This Fatty Liu was really good at spreading rumors. I only beat up two of you, but you said I beat up a group of you. Your shameless face is almost as shameless as mine!
Tang Yin was stunned. He looked at Jiang Chengfeng, then at Liu Song, and asked, "President Liu, are you saying that Jiang Dazhu not only beat you and Mr. Fang, but also beat other people in the Chamber of Commerce?"
Liu Song was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "That's it!"
Tang Yin nodded and said, "In other words, Jiang Dazhu beat up a group of you all by himself, isn't that right?"
"That's right—" Liu Song quickly responded, "Everyone present is a witness, and everyone can prove it!"
Tang Yin ignored him, but walked up to Jiang Chengfeng with a wry smile and said, "Just now, President Liu said that you beat up a group of people here by yourself. Little brother, is that true?"
"I-- " Jiang Chengfeng had just opened his mouth when Shen Ruoyan took a step forward and said solemnly after a round of greeting: "Sir Tang, this Jiang Dazhu is a servant of my Shen family, so all the consequences caused by Jiang Dazhu will be borne by my Shen family!"
Tang Yin stared at Shen Ruoyan for a few seconds and asked in surprise: "You - you are Miss Shen, right?"
Shen Ruoyan was also stunned, then nodded and said, "That's right!"
Tang Yin sighed, "They are so similar!"
Shen Ruoyan looked confused and didn't understand what Lord Tang meant.
Tang Yin smiled bitterly and asked, "How has your mother, Miss Zhao, been doing these years?"
Shen Ruoyan was surprised that Lord Tang actually called her mother Miss Zhao. This meant that Lord Tang seemed to know her mother, but she had never heard her mother mention her before!
Jiang Chengfeng knew a little about this, and quietly tugged at Shen Ruoyan's sleeve. Shen Ruoyan reacted, realized that she was being rude, blushed, and hurriedly replied respectfully : "My mother is in good health!"
"I know what you are wondering about! I might as well tell you that I once had some friendship with your mother, and I admire Miss Zhao's talent very much! I didn't expect that it has been twenty years since we parted in the capital! I can't help but feel emotional when I meet Miss Zhao's descendants today!"
Shen Ruoyan was surprised but also slightly happy when she heard this. Considering the relationship between her mother and Lord Tang, even if Lord Tang could not be fair and selfless, he would at least not favor Liu Song and others.
"Although you are the descendant of Miss Zhao, today's matter is a public matter. Someone is suing your Shen family, and I cannot take sides with you!" Tang Yin sighed helplessly.
Shen Ruoyan bowed and smiled, "I admire your fairness and impartiality!"
Liu Song and Fang Zhi looked at each other, both of them were surprised. They didn't expect that the Shen family and Lord Tang had such a relationship. However, after hearing Tang Yin say that he would not be partial, they were relieved.
Tang Yin turned to look at Jiang Chengfeng and asked, "My dear brother, is what President Liu said just now true?"
"Fake!" Jiang Chengfeng shrugged innocently. "Master Tang, think about it. How could I beat up a group of them by myself? Do I have three heads and six arms? Obviously not!"
Tang Yin nodded with a smile, then turned to look at Liu Song and asked, "President Liu, even if this little brother is very skilled in martial arts, he can't possibly beat up a group of you, right? Are you mistaken?"
Liu Song's face turned pale, with cold sweat on his forehead. He cursed himself for being rash, and quickly changed the topic, "Master Tang, the truth is that Jiang Chengfeng beat me first, and then beat Master Fang. Everyone saw it!"
Fang Zhi also echoed, "That's true. I guarantee it with my life!"
"In that case, it wasn't Jiang Dazhu who beat you, but you guys who beat each other!" Tang Yin said.
Liu Song learned his lesson this time and said immediately, "Master Tang, please understand. We didn't have time to start fighting before Jiang Dazhu started beating us!"
Tang Yin turned to look at Jiang Dazhu, "Jiang Dazhu, were you the first to hit someone?"
"It's not about hitting people. Everyone who is familiar with me knows that I don't like to use fists. At most, I try to win people over with virtue!" Jiang Chengfeng said with a smile.
Shopkeeper Sun jumped out in a hurry, pointed at Jiang Chengfeng's nose and cursed: "This is nonsense! We all saw you beat up Chairman Liu and Chairman Fang!"
Tang Yin's expression suddenly turned cold, and his tone became much higher, "Jiang Dazhu, do you plead guilty? Tell me why you beat Chairman Liu and others?"
Before Jiang Chengfeng could say anything, Liu Song jumped out and said, "Master Tang, this is what happened! We just wanted to discuss the issue of management rights with the Shen family, but Jiang Dazhu was unreasonable and started beating people up when he disagreed with them!"
Tang Yin said, as if he understood everything. "President Liu, Jiang Dazhu is just a servant of the Shen family. He has little influence in Huazhou, but he dared to beat you. This is indeed an unforgivable crime!"
Chen Susu was upright and didn't want to see Jiang Chengfeng being bullied, so she stood up and said, "Master Tang, don't believe the nonsense of this treacherous man! It was obviously Liu Song and others who wanted to bully the Shen family, so Jiang Dazhu attacked in anger!"
Afterwards, Chen Susu recounted everything that had just happened in detail, leaving out no detail. Of course, she focused on describing how abominable Liu Song and the others were, and downplayed the horrific details of Jiang Chengfeng's beating.
Tang Yin kept nodding his head, stroking his beard without saying anything, and no one knew what he was thinking. Jiang Chengfeng was as cunning as a fox, so of course he understood the deeper meaning of Tang Yin's words just now.
After Chen Susu finished speaking, Tang Yin looked at Liu Song and asked, "President Liu, is that so?"
Liu Song secretly cursed Chen Susu for meddling in other people's business, but on the surface he quickly explained: "Master Tang, please don't misunderstand! We never intended to bully the market, we just wanted to discuss business issues with the Shen family!"
"Then may I ask how President Liu is negotiating?" Jiang Chengfeng sneered, "What President Liu is negotiating is to let the Shen family hand over the management rights to the shopkeeper Sun, otherwise the Shen family will not be allowed to operate in Huazhou. Is that so?"
