After escorting Ouyang Xiaoya back to the company, Lin Hai leaned back in the chair of the lounge, squinting his eyes, recalling the Tao Xia he met today.

"Very familiar, it couldn't really be her, could it?"

Lin Hai stroked his chin, feeling a bit awkward. It's been many years, perhaps it's better not to meet again.

"She must be 32 by now? Probably already married; better not to disrupt the harmony of her family," Lin Hai muttered to himself.

Just then, the door was hastily pushed open. Fan Jian walked in and exclaimed, "Brother Lin, there's trouble at the front desk."

"What? Front desk girl got smashed?" Lin Hai hastily asked.

Fan Jian nearly fell over, thinking, what on earth is always going through your mind, big brother?

"No, it's someone who didn't follow the sign-in rules you set earlier, came late, and then refused to sign, which led our brothers to start arguing."

Fan Jian finished, his expression looking a bit ugly.

"Are you still hiding something? Spitting it out hesitantly, don't forget you have Scar and his group behind you, man, you're supposed to be a big brother, and yet you look like this," Lin Hai frowned.

"Sure enough, you noticed too, Brother Lin. The other party is the Deputy Director of Finance, Zhang Pujie."

"Zhang Pujie? What a name, oh my goodness."

Lin Hai waved his hand nonchalantly: "So what if he's the Deputy Director of Finance? Came in late, didn't want to sign in, and bullied our brothers. In President Ouyang's perspective, it's still his fault."

Seeing Lin Hai so calm, Fan Jian felt a bit relieved.

For some reason, Fan Jian always felt incredibly secure standing next to Lin Hai, as if nothing could scare him.

He was always curious about Lin Hai's identity, but since Lin Hai never spoke about it, he didn't ask either, out of respect for Lin Hai.

"Let's go, let's meet this Zhang Pujie." Lin Hai threw away his cigarette butt and walked out with Fan Jian.

Not far from the front desk, Zhang Pujie was cursing loudly, his language crude and aggressive, acting high and mighty, "Are you blind? Do you even know who I am? Believe it or not, I can make you pack up and leave in minutes?"

The security guard, verbally lashed, could only grit his teeth and endure the humiliation silently, not daring to retort.

Everyone in the company knew that Zhang Pujie was not just a Deputy Director of Finance; his god-brother was none other than the boss of Taisui Street, Li Taixui.

Ordinary employees wouldn't dare to offend someone tied to the underworld, particularly a boss of a street.

Li Taixui's notorious reputation was well-known to at least some.

Thus, normally no one wanted to offend Zhang Pujie, so over time in the company, Zhang Pujie felt everyone dreaded the people he had behind him, becoming progressively more reckless and arrogant.

Of course, Zhang Pujie wasn't a fool. There were people like President Ouyang, Xiao Jiba and such whom he clearly knew not to mess with.

However, a mere security guard daring to block him and righteously criticize him for being late?

That was like digging on Taisui's head, a death wish.

"Oh, who do I think it is? Turns out it's Director Zhang." Lin Hai's voice drifted over, interrupting Zhang Pujie's cursing.

Zhang Pujie turned his head and saw Lin Hai, dressed in a security uniform, strolling over leisurely with Fan Jian, a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes.

"Who are you? I don't know you. Are you new?" Zhang Pujie raised his head, contemptuously saying to Lin Hai.

In Zhang Pujie's mind, if there were anyone in the security department he might slightly fear, it would only be Wang Dajun, who was truly elite, having retired from the special forces.

As for the other security guards, in his mind, they were just a bunch of useless loafers just waiting to die. Whenever he felt upset, he would stomp on them as he pleased, and these guards would just swallow their anger and obediently keep apologizing to him.

After saying these words, Zhang Pujie thought to himself, first to give a warning shot. Then this small security guard will naturally be extremely respectful towards him and even try to please him just hoping for him to calm down and not take their faults seriously.

Zhang Pujie had already thought about what to say next.

At that time, as long as Lin Hai apologizes, then he could take the opportunity to resolve the issue of being late; by then, not only would he have solved his own problem, but the other party would think highly of his generosity for letting them off easily, and be immensely grateful towards him.

"Hehe, Deputy Director Zhang, Lin here is indeed new, but for now, I am temporarily in charge of the entire security department. In terms of position, I am the head of a department, and you, are just a minor deputy director. When meeting, you should be the one saying hello first."

After finishing, Lin Hai picked up a Hongmei cigarette.

Fan Jian immediately pulled out a lighter, which really made Lin Hai appear a bit like a leader.

Zhang Pujie was stunned; he hadn't expected this new, small security guard, supposedly the vice-captain of the security department, to dare to speak to him so arrogantly.

Instantly, Zhang Pujie was greatly enraged.

"Captain Lin? It seems you don't quite understand Zhang yet, do you?" Zhang Pujie snorted coldly, his voice thick with disdain.

After speaking, Zhang Pujie pushed aside the receptionist and plopped himself down on a chair, causing the receptionist to quietly flick him off behind his back while mouthing "You're a fool."

But the receptionist only dared to do so behind his back.

"Oh? Zhang Pujie, your name is quite distinctive," Lin Hai said with a slight smile.

"Hmph, Lin Hai, right? I advise you, there are some matters you'd better stay out of, otherwise it won't look good when you're all broken and bleeding," said Zhang Pujie calmly, thinking to himself that he just needed to flaunt his connection with big brother Li Taixui, surely scaring this small security guard Lin Hai enough to kneel and beg for mercy.

"Director Zhang, regarding your tardiness, I could turn a blind eye, since no one's perfect, right?"

Lin Hai asked with a faint smile.

"That's the logic, Lin Hai. You're quite clever, not like that fool of a security guard just now who dared to stop me."

"I like talking to smart people. No wonder you've gotten to a leadership position in the security department so soon, impressive."

Zhang Pujie showed a teachable expression, as if a senior giving guidance to his junior, smiling as he spoke.

He could tell, Lin Hai's words meant he was ready to back down. Since the other party was a leader in the security department, Zhang would need him in the company later on. As long as Lin Hai apologized obediently, Zhang wouldn't mind letting him off.

"But..." Lin Hai shifted his tone, continuing with a harmless smiling face, pointing at the security guard who was scolded horribly just now, and said: "Apologize to Director Zhang."

Zhang Pujie was even more pleased with himself, proudly raising his head like a rooster, casually waving his hand: "Forget it, forget it, young people don't know any better, just acknowledge the mistake, and it's OK."

Lin Hai squinted, the corners of his mouth curling up.

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