Chapter 372 — Swallowing a Silent Loss

Tang Yun was startled and delighted all at once, and silently cursed Wei Zhao for being too wicked — he had made Zhu Xiaozhang swallow a loss he could not even complain about.

"It was you. You were the one behind it, weren't you?" Zhu Xiaozhang refused to believe that Wei Zhao had not hit him, because his face had genuinely swollen up. "Captain Zhong, pull up the footage and see whether it was him!"

Zhu Xiaozhang was not entirely stupid. Furious as he was, it still occurred to him to use the surveillance footage as evidence.

"Sorry, but security at this entrance is my responsibility, and I refuse your request!" Since Old Sui had already planted himself firmly on Wei Zhao's side, he had no choice but to go all the way. "So many people here saw no such thing as this gentleman striking anyone. Your demand is simply unreasonable and deliberately provocative! Are you saying we are all blind?"

"That..." Zhu Xiaozhang certainly had no intention of calling anyone blind; even if he had, he would not have dared say it aloud. He merely suspected that Wei Zhao had just used some trick to distract everyone's attention and pull the wool over their eyes.

"Old Sui, you mean to shelter these *** who came here, is that it?" Zhong Dingwei could find no evidence, but he could not simply let the matter drop either, so he had to attack from another angle.

"I am only telling the truth. I truly did not see it — and neither did you, did you?" Old Sui said mildly.

"Fine, Old Sui. Do you know that Mr. Zhu and Second Young Master Kang are honored guests of our resort? Brother Li specifically instructed us to guarantee their safety. Now Brother Xiaozhang has run into trouble on your turf — I would like to see how Brother Li handles it!" With that, Zhong Dingwei pulled out his walkie-talkie and pressed a few numbers and the call button.

He and Old Sui were of equal rank, both captains of the security squad, with no direct superior-subordinate relationship between them, so Zhong Dingwei could only invoke the higher-ups to pressure Old Sui.

"Suit yourself." The moment Old Sui heard that Zhong Dingwei meant to call Li Yixun, he was overjoyed — he had been afraid Zhong Dingwei would not make the call. Now that Li Yixun was coming, and Li Yixun knew Wei Zhao, the matter would be all the easier to settle.

Zhong Dingwei thought Old Sui was merely being stubborn, and sneered. Into the walkie-talkie he said, "Brother Li, there has been some trouble at the entrance to the banquet hall. Someone has beaten one of our honored guests, and Captain Sui is even shielding the attacker... All right, I will wait for you to come over!"

With that, Zhong Dingwei looked at Old Sui smugly, thinking: let us see how you die.

When Li Yixun heard that an honored guest had been beaten, he did not dare be negligent, and immediately took an electric cart over. But the moment he stepped off the cart, he saw Wei Zhao! Li Yixun hesitated a moment, then decided he should greet Wei Zhao first.

Wei Zhao was someone President Tian had specifically mentioned to him several times over. Li Yixun naturally understood that if his identity were not of the utmost importance, or if he were not extremely close to President Tian, President Tian would never have given such solemn instructions again and again.

"Mr. Lin, you are here too!" Li Yixun walked over quickly and politely extended his hand to Wei Zhao.

Wei Zhao put out his hand and shook Li Yixun's casually. "I am here with a brother of mine, for his second grandfather's birthday banquet."

Li Yixun nodded and said politely, "Mr. Lin, I will not keep you then. If there is anything you need, just call me directly!"

Li Yixun assumed Wei Zhao was merely passing by on his way into the banquet hall, and thought nothing of it. But Li Yixun's words left everyone present stunned — including the security captain, Zhong Dingwei!

He finally understood now why Old Sui had been spouting nonsense with his eyes wide open, standing so resolutely on Wei Zhao's side! So he had known all along that Wei Zhao was Li Yixun's true honored guest!

From Li Yixun's words alone, his attitude toward Wei Zhao was plain. Looking at the beaming, blossoming smile on Old Sui's face, Zhong Dingwei itched to go over and punch him. He had been played by Old Sui! And he had made himself the bird that sticks its head out — for nothing!

He had curried favor with Zhu Xiaozhang, true enough, but he had offended Li Yixun in the process!

"Little Zhong, what is going on here? Who beat an honored guest?" Only after exchanging pleasantries with Wei Zhao did Li Yixun ask Zhong Dingwei.

"Heh, Brother Li, here is how it is. This fellow who calls himself Zhu Xiaozhang says I hit him, but I did not hit him — everyone saw it clearly. Yet this Captain Zhong here also says I hit Zhu Xiaozhang." Wei Zhao spoke indifferently.

"Oh?" Li Yixun was taken aback; he had not expected Wei Zhao to be involved.

"I can testify to that. Mr. Lin did not hit Zhu Xiaozhang, and everyone here saw it too. Brother Li, you can ask anyone in the crowd!" Old Sui said with perfect confidence.

Wei Zhao's first slap had indeed landed, but at that time there had been no one at the entrance to the banquet hall, and Zhong Dingwei had not come over either. As long as Wei Zhao did not admit it, no one would testify against him.

But the second slap had happened not only in Zhong Dingwei's presence, but with a large crowd of onlookers nearby. Whichever one of them was asked, they could all testify that Wei Zhao had not hit Zhu Xiaozhang.

"Little Zhong, what exactly is going on here?" Brother Li's face darkened. Though he sensed something fishy in it, Old Sui's account was most likely trustworthy; and seeing that none of the onlookers contradicted it, he became all the more convinced that Zhong Dingwei was lying.

"This... this... then perhaps I was mistaken..." How could Zhong Dingwei not see the situation clearly now? To still dare side with Zhu Xiaozhang at this point would be to offend Li Yixun.

"Zhong Dingwei, I gave you two thousand yuan, damn it, and you say you were mistaken?" Zhu Xiaozhang exploded. He had been hit, yet no one believed he had been hit; his face was swollen like a steamed bun, and still no one believed him! Was there anything in this world more agonizing? Was there? Was there?

"Oh..." A wave of jeering laughter rose from the crowd. It would have been better if Zhu Xiaozhang had not blurted out that inside story. Though no one had seen clearly how Wei Zhao struck him, Zhu Xiaozhang's face really was swollen, and some people still suspected Wei Zhao of foul play.

But now that Zhu Xiaozhang had shouted it out, everyone without exception concluded that Zhu Xiaozhang had bribed Zhong Dingwei with money, then hit himself, so that together they could falsely accuse Wei Zhao!

Li Yixun's gaze settled darkly on Zhong Dingwei's face. "Get back to the security office. Write a self-criticism first — and if it is not good enough, get lost!"

How would Zhong Dingwei dare say a word against it? He slunk away with his tail between his legs, leaving only Zhu Xiaozhang, seething with fury.

Kang Zhaoming had not expected Wei Zhao to have backing either, to know Li Yixun of the resort — that was truly beyond his expectations! In Donghai's high society, there was no one who did not know Li Yixun. Though he was Boss Tian's spokesman, his word carried considerable weight.

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