Chapter 116: Talk with My Lawyer

Inside the mayor's office.

When Huang Mingyuan pushed open the office door, the first thing he saw was a group of standing people.

On the left stood Mayor Han Shan and his entourage, on the right stood Director Zhang Wang Fu and his entourage.

And at the very center, the young man sitting in the mayor's chair that originally belonged to Han Shan, his expression indifferent.

It must be Yu Lin.

A flattery smile appeared on Huang Mingyuan's face as he laughed toward Han Shan and Zhang Wang Fu:

"Mayor Han, Director Zhang, why are you both standing?"

"And who is this?"

Sweat covered the foreheads of Han Shan and Director Zhang, their faces devoid of any smile, lips pressed together, as if something major was about to happen.

They remained silent, until.

Yu Lin tapped the table: "President Huang, there's no need for any more idle talk."

"I brought you here today for only one matter."

"Le Ping Welfare Home."

Huang Mingyuan fixed his gaze on Yu Lin; the moment their eyes met, he felt an invisible pressure bearing down like a mountain.

Those eyes, which seemed lazy, were now terrifyingly deep, as if they could pierce straight into his soul.

His legs began to tremble uncontrollably, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

That feeling... he had only experienced it when attending secret gatherings of the organization, kneeling before the snake-shaped Totem!

"This..." Huang Mingyuan swallowed hard, fumbling for a handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead:

"Sir, I only just learned of this matter; it was my poor management..."

"I... I delegated full authority to my subordinates..."

Huang Mingyuan stammered, then suddenly changed his tone:

"But I will never shirk my responsibility!"

He straightened his back abruptly, his voice rising: "Punish when punishment is due! Compensate when compensation is due! Everything according to the law! I, Huang Mingyuan, personally guarantee my integrity and will see this through completely!"

"Whatever the law decides, I will accept!"

As he said so, he pounded his chest hard, as if that could prove his sincerity.

"Please, leaders, rest assured!" He bowed toward the room, "I will go to the welfare home myself to apologize, and repay all medical expenses tenfold! No, twentyfold!"

"And I will donate funds to rebuild the welfare home, providing ten million a year in donations until the Mingyue Group goes bankrupt!"

Legally, breaking someone's leg constitutes the crime of intentional injury.

A minor injury such as a simple fracture that does not impair limb function is punishable by up to three years' imprisonment, detention, or public surveillance.

A serious injury, like a fracture causing permanent functional disability, carries a sentence of three to ten years' imprisonment.

If especially cruel methods cause severe injury or serious disability—such as repeated beating or the use of weapons—the penalty is ten years or more imprisonment, life imprisonment, or death.

So when Huang Mingyuan ordered his subordinate to break Chen Yu's leg, he really didn't think it through; he let the subordinate control the force, making it at most a minor injury—just a few extra dollars.

It was his usual tactic.

But unfortunately.

Who among those present now isn't a seasoned bureaucrat who has floated in officialdom for years? Trying to use this method to exonerate... impossible!

Their current goal is to let Yu Lin leave happily, thereby preserving their own positions, rather than coveting the "benefits" Huang Mingyuan might offer!

Thus.

"Huang Mingyuan!" Han Shan slammed the table, the first to erupt: "Do you really think we're three‑year‑old children?"

"Without your indulgence, would your subordinates act so recklessly?"

Huang Mingyuan shivered from the angry rebuke, and the cold sweat he had just wiped dry reappeared on his forehead.

Instinctively he stepped back half a pace, only to collide with two guards who had somehow been standing behind him.

"Mayor Han, I..." he opened his mouth, trying to continue his excuse.

"What do you mean, you?" Director Zhang sneered, stepping forward: "Do you really think we didn't know about the shady deeds Mingyue Group has done over the years?"

With each sentence, his finger jabbed hard into Huang Mingyuan's chest: "Now you even dare to assault the welfare home—do you still have any law left?"

Their words left Huang Mingyuan speechless.

After a moment of silence, he let out a cold laugh: "Heh."

"You speak as if you were incorruptible officials, as if everything was done by others and none of it concerns you. What difference is there between you and me?"

"My secretary has brought a lawyer; whatever you have to say, please address it to my lawyer."

He crossed his arms over his chest, looking as if he had given up.

Those eyes, which had previously been meek, swept over everyone in the room, causing a few who weren't mentally strong enough to lower their heads, feeling as if a poisonous snake were staring at them!

When the words fell.

Lao Hu had already arrived with the secretary and the lawyer.

"Boss."

"No need to say anything else. Secretary, you and Lao Hu wait aside. Li Lv, the rest is up to you."

Huang Mingyuan fixed his gaze on a middle‑aged man dressed in elite attire.

Li Wen, the top‑tier lawyer he had hired with a ten‑million‑year salary, could turn black into white with a single word; countless cases he lost in the first trial were won after he took over the second.

"Leaders, greetings."

"I..." Li Wen adjusted his glasses, having greeted them, he began to speak but his words got stuck in his throat.

Because in his line of sight, Yu Lin produced his general's credential:

"Please continue."

Li Wen's family also has someone in politics, so they would naturally recognize him.

What are you still saying?!

Huang Mingyuan was already at fault to begin with, and now he still wants to argue at this level of existence, clawing at death—what's the difference between that and going to the King of Hell's hall to dance?

Li Wen's calm and composure on his face could no longer be held; fine beads of sweat seeped from his forehead, giving the impression of being drenched in sweat.

The next moment.

He turned around and bowed to Huang Mingyuan: "I'm sorry, Mr. Huang, I'm powerless in this case."

"I resign, I'll go ahead first."

Having said that, he turned and walked toward the doorway, striding away from here.

As the door closed.

Silence fell here again.

Until Yu Lin spoke: "President Huang, do you have any other means?"

"..........." Huang Mingyuan was silent for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Hahaha!"

"You forced me!"

"Then don't blame me!"

He grabbed Lao Hu beside him in one hand, both arms encircling Lao Hu's neck:

"Let me go! Otherwise I'll kill him!"

Lao Hu: "........."

He seemed to understand why Huang Mingyuan had transferred money to him.