Chapter 96: Betrayal

"Open your dog eyes and look clearly, this is President Chen. If you dare to show any disrespect to President Chen again in the future, I will take your life," Zou Dalong barked.

"I, I understand, President Zou, I won't dare to again." Half of Yu Zhong's life had been beaten out of him; he found it difficult even to speak now.

"What about the debt? Do you still need me to ask you for it personally?" Chen Yu said coldly.

"I'll give it, I'll give it right away." Yu Zhong didn't dare to let out so much as a fart; he struggled over to the safe, opened it, took out a checkbook, wrote a check for fifteen million, and handed it to Chen Yu with trembling hands.

"President Chen, fifteen million. Ten million is the principal, and five million is the interest I'm providing as compensation."

Chen Yu took the check, glanced at him, and walked out.

Zou Dalong followed him out, not forgetting to give Yu Zhong a warning look before leaving.

Not until everyone had left did Yu Zhong finally let out a sigh of relief; he collapsed onto the floor, breaking out in a cold sweat.

"President Chen, there are always some blind scumbags in Fengling. If you encounter this kind of situation again in the future, just call me directly," Zou Dalong said with a smile, following behind Chen Yu.

"Hmm, how is Du Feng doing lately?" Chen Yu asked.

"He's been keeping to himself, hasn't stirred up any trouble," Zou Dalong said.

"Be careful, he has hired an expert to be by his side." Chen Yu thought for a moment, took out a Talisman Paper, and said, "Keep this on you; it can save your life at a critical moment."

"Thank you, President Chen." Zou Dalong was overjoyed; he took the Talisman from Chen Yu's hand as if it were a priceless treasure and tucked it away carefully.

"Brother-in-law, my sister isn't feeling well, please come over and take a look." Just then, Ye Qian's call came through.

"I'm coming right over." Chen Yu's heart tightened, and he hurried over.

Ye Xinyu had been a bit frightened, but it wasn't a major issue. Only after checking her condition did Chen Yu let out a sigh of relief. He handed the check to her: "Don't take every job that comes your way in the future. You know Yu Zhong is a notorious gang leader, don't you?"

"I'm about to get a promotion, I can't just refuse tasks assigned by my superiors," Ye Xinyu said, lowering her head.

"Alright, Qianqian, take your sister home to rest. I have some things to attend to," Chen Yu said.

"Alright, brother-in-law, come back early too." Ye Qian nodded and helped Ye Xinyu home.

After Ye Xinyu left, Chen Yu's face darkened. He turned, hailed a taxi, and headed to the headquarters of Jiyun Group.

"President Chen, you've arrived?" Seeing Chen Yu, Wu Qiang jumped up from his chair with a start: "President Chen, please sit. Coffee or tea?"

"Don't bother, I'm here today because I have something to ask you," Chen Yu said indifferently.

"President Chen, what is it?" Wu Qiang asked, nodding and bowing.

"My wife is in the business department, right?" Chen Yu glanced at him and said: "Why is it that whenever there's a loan to process or a debt to collect, it ends up with her?"

"This... President Chen, your wife has acquaintances in the banking system, and she is very capable, so I accidentally assigned her more tasks. Don't worry, it won't happen again." Wu Qiang's eyelid twitched as he forced himself to stay calm.

"Is that really so?" Chen Yu stared at Wu Qiang.

"It really is like that, how could I possibly make things difficult for her? I..."

Suddenly, Chen Yu backhanded him across the face. With a 'slap', Wu Qiang was sent rolling onto the floor.

"President Chen, what are you doing? What did I do wrong?" Wu Qiang gritted his teeth, struggled to stand up, and wiped the blood from his lip.

"Do you take me for a fool?" Chen Yu sneered: "Tell me, who told you to deliberately make things difficult for her?"

"I already told you the reason, if you don't believe me, President Chen, there's nothing I can do." Wu Qiang's expression was grim.

Chen Yu kicked him, sending him flying. Wu Qiang landed heavily in his office chair with a thud. He tried to stand up, but Chen Yu pressed down on his shoulder, and he sat back down involuntarily.

Slap... Chen Yu slapped him across the face, neither too hard nor too soft.

"No one instructed me, it was an accident." Wu Qiang remained stubborn.

Slap... Chen Yu slapped him again, neither too hard nor too soft.

"No one..."

"Slap..."

Every time Wu Qiang opened his mouth, Chen Yu slapped him. Although he wasn't using much force and the physical damage was minimal, the humiliation was extreme.

After a dozen slaps, Wu Qiang finally broke down. He roared: "Chen Yu, who do you think you are? I'll tell you then, someone did instruct me. I was deliberately making things difficult for your wife, what can you do about it?"

"Finally telling the truth." Chen Yu grinned. He pressed his hands on the chair and stared at Wu Qiang: "You've got a lot of nerve."

"Chen Yu, don't think I don't know your background, you're just a country bumpkin. Do you think I'm afraid of you just because you've latched onto the Lin family?"

Wu Qiang sneered: "I'll tell you, I've found a backer. They returned from overseas and have assets worth ten billion. You're nothing."

"Yuanhang International, Liu Wenyuan?" Chen Yu asked.

"You, how did you know?" Wu Qiang was startled.

"So it is him." Chen Yu sneered: "Do you know why Liu Wenyuan didn't deal with me directly, but sent you instead?"

"Why?" Wu Qiang asked.

"Because he is afraid of me." Chen Yu sneered. He suddenly grabbed one of Wu Qiang's hands and gave it a slight twist.

True Qi surged. With a 'crack', Wu Qiang screamed; his hand had been twisted like a pretzel. Chen Yu had crippled his arm, and it would never recover.

"Get out of Jiyun. If I ever see you again, I will take your life," Chen Yu glanced at Wu Qiang coldly.

Wu Qiang was sweating profusely from the pain, but he knew that if he continued to make threats, he would only suffer more, so he could only endure the pain and slink away.

"Liu Wenyuan, you are truly courting death." Chen Yu's eyes were filled with coldness.

In a villa, Liu Wenyuan stared at Wu Qiang, whose hand was in a sling. He sneered: "Chen Yu found you, so you turned around and sold me out?"

"President Liu, I, I didn't say anything, he guessed it himself." Wu Qiang lowered his head, not daring to look at Liu Wenyuan.

"Trash, get out." Liu Wenyuan slammed the red wine in his hand onto the floor.

"President Liu, I was working for you. You said if I couldn't stay at Jiyun, you would hire me at a high salary." Wu Qiang's hand trembled; if Liu Wenyuan really went back on his word, he would be finished.

"I didn't tell you to bring Chen Yu to me. Get out." Liu Wenyuan sneered.

"President Liu..." Wu Qiang was truly panicked now: "I ended up in this state because of you, you absolutely cannot abandon me."

"I don't want trash like you." Liu Wenyuan smiled and pointed toward the door: "Either get out yourself, or I'll have security throw you out."

"You..." Wu Qiang gritted his teeth. He had been abandoned by Liu Wenyuan, but there was nothing he could do now, because the other party could destroy him in a minute.

"Heh, Wu Qiang, you had a good position as a vice president, but you chose to be a dog. Who can you blame for ending up like this?" With a cold laugh, someone walked in from the doorway.

"Chen Yu, what are you doing here?" Liu Wenyuan's pupils constricted.