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Chapter 1144: Chapter 102: Drunkenly Lying on the Beauty’s Lap
Looking at the fax in front of him,
Jin Xiao Ming was stunned.
With a funeral-like expression, he said in a trembling voice, "Mom, save me." Was he only muttering a few words, did they have to be this effective? Had he known, he wouldn’t have made that wish earlier.
He didn’t want to go to jail.
"Officer, could you possibly have the wrong person?" Jin Xiao Ming’s mother stepped forward, saying in a panic.
"That’s impossible. The photo, name, ID card—they all match, ma’am, please don’t interfere with official business," said the leading police officer indifferently, suspecting the spoiling of a mother leads to the failure of the son, this bastard of a son must have been coddled into this.
Eating people’s food,
Not doing people’s work.
Hmph.
Hearing this, Jin Xiao Ming’s mother thought to herself, "It’s over."
Her son had just been released two days ago.
And now he was being caught again,
Even cross-province apprehension meant there had been a new twist in the case, and it was a twist extremely disadvantageous to her son. Looking at him, she sighed and stepped aside.
Regardless,
She couldn’t obstruct the police from handling the case; she understood this much.
Seeing his mother step aside, Jin Xiao Ming became even more panicked, yelling out, "Mom, save me!"
"Just listen to the officers for now. I’ll call your dad right away to find out what’s happened before we act. Don’t panic and don’t talk rashly, okay?" his mother advised him.
"Mom, you have to save me," Jin Xiao Ming pleaded, his cowardly demeanor inviting contempt from several officers. Now he was afraid, but when he was committing the act, breaking someone’s legs, he had no shortage of courage.
"There, there," his mother comforted him.
Then,
Jin Xiao Ming was taken away.
A bunch of people gathered around to watch, whispering and pointing.
At that moment,
Tang Qing and Lin Jiaxue’s car was passing by the airport entrance, and they witnessed the scene. Lin Jiaxue exclaimed, "Tangtang, isn’t that the guy from before? What’s going on, why are the police arresting him?"
"On the plane, I heard him say he broke someone’s legs." Tang Qing simply explained, as if to say, live by the sword, die by the sword; it’s his own fault.
"I see."
Lin Jiaxue nodded, surprised to have been sitting so close to a criminal.
After Tang Qing’s car left,
Zu Anzheng also witnessed the scene, squinting his eyes, feeling that something was fishy, but then again it might not be, since everyone was on the plane, Tang Qing would hardly have time to deal with such a person, it must just be bad luck.
Sigh.
The young people of today,
With better conditions,
Their boldness grows and they stop following the rules, Zu Anzheng felt immense disdain. The words spoken by the young man earlier, about breaking someone’s legs, there was no need to guess, he knew why the young man was arrested.
"Uncle, who is that young man?" Zu Anzheng’s bodyguard asked.
"Didn’t I tell you to pay more attention to the news? Well, for the moment, he’s a very interesting young man. Whether he can become a good friend or not, it remains to be seen if he deems me worth his time. The rising wealthiest man from inland, Tang Qing—truly a dragon among men," Zu Anzheng said meaningfully.
"What? He is..." the bodyguard was astounded.
...
When they got back to the villa,
The sun was setting.
"Jiaxue, let’s go, we’re having barbecue tonight," Tang Qing, taking off his coat, handed it to the fighter next to him.
"Okay."
Lin Jiaxue had never been particular about what to eat.
"Hehe, but before that, let’s take a shower," Tang Qing said, rubbing his hands together, carrying Lin Jiaxue to the bedroom, reasoning that exercising before dinner would help them eat more.
It was still early, wasn’t it?
An hour later,
Both wearing t-shirts and shorts, they were on the rooftop eating barbecue and watching TV, enjoying the sea breeze and the thick moonlight. Delicious food, fine wine, beautiful scenery, and a beautiful companion—Tang Qing felt his life was halfway to fulfillment.
He had ’lain drunk on a beauty’s knees.’
Now he was just short of ’waking to hold the world’s power.’ 𝙣𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝙤𝙢
...
At this moment,
Outside,
The debate about the legality of Tang Qing’s original capital was getting hotter.
Rumors were flying.
But to the surprise of many,
For the entire day,
An entire day had passed,
And Tang Qing hadn’t made a peep in any media, whether mainstream or his own Comet videos; he was utterly calm, leaving them to speculate as if saying: do whatever you please.
Not a single clarification given.
If it were anyone else.
They would definitely initiate crisis public relations at the first opportunity.
However, the subsidiaries under Tang Qing were quite calm.
Everyone at Comet Group, from the Board of Directors to the management level, knew about the existence of Tang Kai. Naturally, no rumor, no matter how grand, could shake Tang Qing’s legitimate position; they simply ignored those rumors.
The other companies were more or less the same.
As they saw it,
the meaning of crisis public relations was to respond when the company faced an influence that could not be removed, such as when someone accidentally died from eating their products, or when their equipment malfunctioned, causing an electrical leak that injured someone.
These situations required crisis public relations.
This thing with Tang Qing,
wasn’t really an issue at all.
However,
to some, Tang Qing’s silence seemed like an admission of guilt. They thought they had uncovered the truth and became even more vigorous in their pursuit.
Setting the tone.
Leading more and more people to believe there was something wrong with Tang Qing.
...
The following day.
That newspaper continued its reporting.
Very audaciously.
The headline was— "Tang Qing’s Silence!"
It was very detailed.
"A day has passed, and with no explanation about the source of the funds, calls to him are also unanswerable. His companies state they have nothing to tell. We have reason to suspect that this sum of money has significant issues..."
Over a thousand words spilled across the page,
sending sales skyrocketing once again.
The impact of clickbait headlines was evident once more.
...
In the morning.
Sina Finance.
Leng Mu watched the fermenting public opinion on the internet and called Rong Ying to come in. He didn’t understand why Tang Qing chose to remain silent, it was completely illogical by normal standards of problem-solving.
Just gonna leave it unaddressed?
"Xiao Ying, what do you make of this Tang Qing not responding at all?" Leng Mu asked.
Rong Ying said disdainfully, "What’s there to respond to?"
"This could seriously harm his reputation, the source of funds is a big issue, many have fallen because of this," Leng Mu adjusted his glasses, looking at Rong Ying with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.
"Boss, you’re not unaware of where his money comes from. Go on, tell me what you want to do," Rong Ying looked at Leng Mu with a grin.
"Vindicate him."
Four words popped out of Leng Mu’s mouth.
"We need to get Tang Qing’s opinion on this," Rong Ying said.
That was the reason Leng Mu had called Rong Ying. "Give him a call and ask."
After considering for a moment,
Rong Ying nodded.
"...Sure, I’ll try."
Rong Ying took out her mobile phone and dialed Tang Qing’s number in front of her.
They exchanged a few pleasantries.
Then Rong Ying spoke frankly, "Director Tang, here’s the thing, we want to do a piece on your uncle’s matter, to help clarify the rumors about you right now. I was wondering if that’s possible?"
"That should be fine," Tang Qing agreed.
"Thank you," Rong Ying replied happily.
"Don’t mention it, we’re mutually benefiting."
Rong Ying felt helpless.
She was helping someone clarify things, and it felt as though she owed them, but perhaps that was indeed the case. With the current situation Tang Qing was facing, this clarification wasn’t just a clarification; it was a blatant display of wealth.
Because if you looked at it this way,
Tang Qing was definitely not a grassroots entrepreneur.
He was a Rich Second Generation entrepreneur. If not showing off wealth, then what?
After hanging up the phone, Rong Ying nodded, "Editor-in-chief, we can do it."
"Great, Xiao Ying, this task is yours. Get a report done quickly and send it out this afternoon, haha," Leng Mu said happily, truly glad to have recruited Rong Ying.
"Yes."
Rong Ying turned and went back to the office.
She began compiling the material.
It was hard to find concrete information on the internet because of conflicting accounts, and few knew about the low-profile Tang Kai. She needed to make several calls to confirm the details, even reaching out to the person involved.
Without clearing up the facts,
the report would be inaccurate.
If that was the case,
she might as well not report it at all.
It was only when she actually spoke on the phone with Tang Kai did she realize the breadth of the business network under his name. She couldn’t help shaking her head. This Tang Family really knew how to stir up big deeds.
