Chapter 30: Beat Him to Death! I’ll Take Responsibility!
Chapter 30: Beat Him to Death! I’ll Take Responsibility!
Tang Chen stood up, smacked his lips, and said, “Guo Yang, you are really stingy. You only gave a hundred thousand to set someone up to frame me, no wonder they sold you out. And you want to shut down my hotel? Do you really think you’re that impressive?”
“You—what are you going to do? I’m warning you, don’t do anything reckless!” Guo Yang yelled, then shouted at his subordinates, “What are you idiots standing around for? Grab this guy, hurry up!”
“Grab your ass!” Tang Chen shot to Deputy Director Guo’s side in an instant, raised his hand, and smacked Guo Yang hard across the face.
Slap!
The slap was sharp and loud. Guo Yang clutched his cheek in shock, his eyes wide. “How dare you hit me?”
Slap!
“Why wouldn’t I dare hit you? You’re so bad at finding excuses to mess with me. What’s the point of you even living? Your son got beaten up, and he deserved it. Just like you—getting hit is exactly what you deserve!” Tang Chen arrogantly slapped him again.
The more you say I don’t dare hit you, the more I’m going to hit you!
Everyone was too stunned to speak. What were they seeing? An overly young hotel boss slapping Guo Yang across the face!
Damn, this isn’t some novel—this is real life! Why is he so bold? That’s Guo Yang! Even though he’s the second-in-command, he’s still a leader, right? How can you slap a leader like that? Do you not want to get by anymore?
“I’ll fight you to the death!” Guo Yang was completely enraged. He was someone in power—how could a young punk slap him like this? He had completely lost face!
Guo Yang swung his fist and charged at Tang Chen. Tang Chen sneered, then activated the Slapping Divine Palm. He grabbed Guo Yang’s fist and swung both hands left and right, slapping his face repeatedly.
Over a dozen slaps later, Guo Yang was dizzy from the beating, barely able to stand steadily.
“Stop! Stop hitting him! This is against the law!” one of the health bureau staff shouted. Although he didn’t like Guo Yang’s behavior, he was still a higher-up. Getting beaten like this didn’t just shame him—it made the whole bureau look bad.
Tang Chen turned his cold gaze toward the speaker. “You still want to defend someone like this? You’re defending this scumbag? Where is your conscience?”
Tang Chen’s words cut into the hearts of the health bureau staff like knives. They hesitated. It was true—Guo Yang’s actions today not only angered Tang Chen, but even they looked down on his behavior. But if they let Tang Chen beat him up without intervening, they wouldn’t just have trouble explaining things to the bureau chief—they’d also lose face.
“Ah! How dare you hit me like this? I’ll fight you to the death!” Guo Yang had lost several teeth, and his speech whistled from the gaps. He no longer cared about his image. With a hugely swollen face, he charged at Tang Chen again.
“You’re really asking for it!” Tang Chen swiftly kicked Guo Yang in the crotch. Guo Yang let out a cry, clutched his groin, and doubled over in pain. Tang Chen slapped him across the face again. Poor, once-dignified Guo Yang rolled his eyes in agony and passed out cold.
“Boss!” the staff cried out. One of them, a middle-aged man who seemed quite composed, said, “Young man, you’ve gotten yourself into serious trouble. No matter how wrong he was, you can’t beat him like this. Assaulting a superior will get you arrested.”
Manager Pang was also a bit worried as he looked at Tang Chen. He never expected Young Master Tang to be this formidable. He thought Young Master Tang only enjoyed slapping spoiled rich kids around—who knew he’d slap anyone, regardless of rank or wealth?
Manager Pang wanted to say something, but Tang Chen waved him off. Then, addressing the health bureau staff, Tang Chen said, “I know what you’re worried about. Don’t worry, I only want to deal with this jerk today. It has nothing to do with any of you.”
“System, can you check what the bureau chief is doing right now?” Tang Chen had an idea and spoke to the System in his mind.
System: “Respected Host, it’s a piece of cake. Take a look.”
“Ding! Remote viewing activated. Scanning target. Target locked!”
The System’s notification sounded again, and then a scene appeared before Tang Chen’s eyes: A middle-aged man covered in brawn was hugging the foot of a woman in her twenties, sniffing it with a perverted expression.
Tang Chen nearly vomited. Damn it, why did I have to see this? This bastard is absolutely disgusting.
“System, call him for me. I want to talk to him.” As Tang Chen spoke, he took out his mobile phone and pretended to dial.
“Respected Host, connection established. Please wait.” The System worked quite efficiently, informing Tang Chen that the line was connected in less than a second.
Tang Chen gave a faint “mm” in acknowledgment, then said to Manager Pang and the staff, “Hold on, let me make a call.”
Manager Pang’s heart stirred. What is Young Master Tang planning? He clearly looks confident.
The staff also nodded subtly among themselves. From the start, they suspected this guy must have connections higher up—otherwise, how could he dare treat the deputy director like this? Now it seemed they were right. See, after beating someone up, he’s calling for backup.
At that moment, Tang Chen took a few steps to the right. The call connected, and an impatient voice came through: “Hello, who is this?”
Tang Chen grinned and said, “It’s Zhang Jian, right? Sorry, I think I’ve interrupted your fun.”
There was a pause on the other end, and then Bureau Chief Zhang Jian said vaguely, “What do you mean interrupted my fun? You must have the wrong number.”
Tang Chen smirked. Still denying it? He continued, “Mr. Zhang Jian, don’t play dumb with me. Aren’t you doing that kind of thing with a girl’s foot right now? You really have quite the taste—I wouldn’t have guessed someone your age still has that hobby.”
Thump!
A sound came from the other end of the line, as if Zhang Jian had fallen off the bed. He said nervously, “Who are you? What do you want? How much money?”
Hearing this, Tang Chen knew he had intimidated him. He smiled faintly and said, “Don’t be nervous, Mr. Zhang Jian. I don’t want money—money is just a number to me. Let me introduce myself: I’m the boss of Junyue. I’m not calling to threaten you. I just want to tell you that your subordinate, Guo, got beaten up by me.”
“What?” Zhang Jian’s voice clearly rose an octave. Guo Yang was beaten? What’s going on?
Zhang Jian hurriedly asked, “Sir, may I ask why you beat Guo Yang?”
Tang Chen gave an “oh” and recounted everything that had happened. At the end, he added, “That’s how it went. I was pissed, so I hit him. But your subordinates seem worried they’ll get implicated. That’s why I called to… greet you.”
Zhang Jian understood now—this was Guo’s own fault! Taking personal revenge under the guise of duty, getting caught, and then ordering his men to arrest someone. Now look—he got beaten up. Still acting tough?
At the same time, Zhang Jian cursed Guo Yang to death in his mind. Damn it, if you hadn’t caused all this trouble, would I be openly threatened like this?
“Ahem, Sir, please don’t be angry. Could you pass the phone to one of the staff there? I’ll talk to them.” Zhang Jian quickly made his stance clear. He didn’t dare provoke someone this fearsome—after all, they had dirt on him.
“Good, I like talking to smart people.” Tang Chen nodded in satisfaction, then walked back to the staff and handed over the mobile phone. “Your boss’s call.”
The staff were dumbfounded. Their boss’s call? So this kid wasn’t calling for backup—he called their boss directly!
“Hello? Yes, yes. We’ll leave right away. We’re going now. Yes, yes.” It was unclear what Zhang Jian said to him, but his expression shifted from stunned to terrified, and he repeatedly agreed before respectfully handing the mobile phone back to Tang Chen.
Tang Chen put the mobile phone away and said to him, “You heard what your boss said? Now get lost.”
“Yes, Mr. Tang, we’re leaving now.” The staff member wiped sweat from his forehead. On the call, Zhang Jian had cursed him out fiercely and told them to leave immediately, not even bothering with Guo Yang.
Anyone who could command their boss like that—he couldn’t even imagine what kind of powerful backing this young man had.
The health bureau staff slunk away in disgrace, leaving only Guo Yang lying on the ground like a dead dog. Manager Pang and the employees all gaped in astonishment. That’s it? It’s resolved? Why is Young Master Tang so incredible? He can directly talk to the health bureau chief, and it seems the other party even respects him. That’s way too impressive.
Among them, Manager Pang was the happiest. He now felt that selling the hotel to Young Master Tang was absolutely the right decision. If Young Master Tang hadn’t been here today, his hotel would really be gone.
“Old Pang.” Tang Chen called out to Manager Pang, signaling him to come over.
“Young Master Tang!” Manager Pang scurried over quickly. “What are your orders, Young Master Tang?”
Tang Chen pointed at the customer who had faked poisoning earlier and said, “Get someone to arrange for him to leave. Even though it wasn’t our hotel’s fault, my hotel must make guests feel at home.”
“Yes, Young Master Tang.” Manager Pang acknowledged and then directed his staff to escort the man out.
Tang Chen glanced at Guo Yang lying on the ground. He still hadn’t vented all his anger. He said to Manager Pang, “Old Pang, come over here and hit him. Don’t hold back—beat him to death! I’ll take responsibility.”