Liu Xianggui said to Zhu Hongye, "Don't you always brag that everyone in Shanghai would give you some face? Now that something actually happened, your face isn't working?

Why don't you call Gu Bai, ask for a favor, and get it over with?"

Liu Xianggui hadn't yet realized the severity of the situation.

Zhu Hongye pondered for a moment, realizing that in this case, only the person who tied the knot could untie it. Appealing to Gu Bai seemed to be the only way.

Thinking of this, Zhu Hongye extinguished his cigarette, sat back on the sofa, and dialed Mr. Shao's phone number. It wasn't that he didn't want to call Gu Bai directly, but he simply didn't have Gu Bai's phone number.

Even though the initial funds for the Black Swan Headquarters Building amounted to billions, Gu Bai had entrusted it to Mr. Shao to handle entirely.

To put it simply, Zhu Hongye, the president of a listed company, was not on the same level as Gu Bai and could only communicate through Mr. Shao.

When the call went through, Zhu Hongye quickly said, "President Shao, it's me, Zhu Hongye from Hongye Building Materials."

Mr. Shao's tone was indifferent, neither close nor distant, as he coldly replied, "President Zhu calls at this time, is there something urgent?"

"Misfortune has struck my family, I'm sure President Shao knows what I'm talking about. I'm calling to ask, what's President Gu's attitude regarding my son's slander against Chairman Gu?"

"Attitude?

President Zhu overthinks it. President Gu hasn't expressed any opinion on this matter from start to finish, leaving it entirely to the company's legal department to handle.

If there's nothing else, let's end the call."

After saying that, Mr. Shao directly hung up the phone.

Zhu Hongye, a veteran in the business world, could sense from Mr. Shao's words that resolving this matter smoothly wouldn't be easy.

Looking at his son standing dumbly by the side, Zhu Hongye was filled with disappointment.

If he knew his main "account" was so useless, he might as well have trained a backup "account" from the start.

But there was no choice. No matter how incompetent Zhu Chaoji was, he was still his son, and he couldn't just ignore him. Thinking this, Zhu Hongye rummaged through his contacts, asking around, and finally got Gu Bai's phone number.

Gu Bai was still having dinner in Kyoto with Principal Wang and others when his phone rang, making the previously lively dinner table suddenly go quiet.

"Hello, who is this?"

Hearing the young voice over the phone, Zhu Hongye quickly said, "Hello, Chairman Gu, this is Zhu Hongye, the chairman of Hongye Building Materials, and also the father of your classmate, Zhu Chaoji."

Upon hearing Zhu Hongye introduce himself, Gu Bai roughly understood the purpose of the call and replied with a smile, "Oh, it's Uncle Zhu. What can I do for you?"

Hearing Gu Bai's polite tone, Zhu Hongye thought Gu Bai was easy to talk with and immediately said, "It's like this, the recent online defamation against you was all done by my incompetent son.

I hope you can be magnanimous and let him off. Whatever compensation you want, I can provide!"

Gu Bai had just learned from Secretary Li's call that the one behind the scenes was actually the student council president of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, Zhu Chaoji. He hadn't expected that within half an hour, Zhu Chaoji's father would call him.

Thinking of this, Gu Bai replied with a smile, "Uncle Zhu, what are you saying? It's just a small disagreement between classmates. Why talk about compensation?"

Zhu Hongye thought Gu Bai was forgiving his son and joyfully said, "Chairman Gu is agreeing to let Chaoji off?"

"It's normal for young people to make mistakes occasionally, just a slight punishment will suffice."

"Chairman Gu, to have such magnanimity at such a young age, is truly a remarkable figure. I will personally prepare a banquet to apologize and express my gratitude."

"Alright then, I'm still in Kyoto. I'll catch up with Uncle Zhu when I get back to Shanghai."

After saying that, Gu Bai hung up the phone.

"Was that the call from the one who bought online mercenaries to defame you?"

Principal Wang couldn't help but ask Gu Bai.

"More or less, it's his father. You might know him, the chairman of Hongye Building Materials in Shanghai."

Gu Bai casually answered.

"And you're just letting that guy off the hook?"

Not only Principal Wang, but all the second-generation heirs present couldn't suppress their curiosity.

Everyone knew that while Gu Bai appeared gentle and refined, in truth, he was extremely meticulous. The incident with Lu Mao hadn't happened that long ago, and Lu Mao had already been forced out of the country by Gu Bai.

"Oh, young people, making mistakes occasionally, a slight punishment will do."

Everyone looked at Gu Bai, appearing calm and unruffled, and exchanged glances filled with doubt.

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Half an hour later, Zhu Hongye, who thought Gu Bai had forgiven Zhu Chaoji, was earnestly advising his son on the sofa.

"Chaoji, you're my only son and the sole heir of Hongye Building Materials in the future. You must use your brain in everything you do. Some people you can't afford to offend.

This time, it was probably because Gu Bai is in the middle of receiving an award for Top 10 Young Leaders and let you off for the sake of appearances. If it were any other time, you might not have escaped this disaster!"

Liu Xianggui patted Zhu Chaoji's head, "This is because your dad has a lot of influence. Hongye Building Materials has been in Shanghai for many years, and your dad has cultivated his network over time. How could a young brat dare offend your dad?

Remember, you must listen to your father in the future."

Zhu Chaoji was delighted to hear that Gu Bai wouldn't pursue the matter further.

He had thought he was doomed this time, but he hadn't reflected on his mistakes at all and was even contemplating how to plot against Gu Bai next time without getting caught.

Just when the family thought this matter was over.

A knock was heard at the door.

The housemaid hurriedly went to open the door.

When the door opened, several police officers walked in.

"Director He?"

Leading them was Director He, whom Zhu Hongye knew well. But at this moment, Director He showed no sign of familiarity and coldly presented a document saying, "This is an arrest warrant. Zhu Chaoji is suspected of slander and defamation, and is being apprehended by the Shanghai division."

After saying that, he signaled, and the surrounding police officers immediately subdued Zhu Chaoji.

"Director He! Is there some misunderstanding? I just called Chairman Gu of the Black Swan Group, and he agreed to forgive my son!"

Director He replied calmly, "I'm not aware of these matters. Just 20 minutes ago, the victim Gu Bai formally filed a private prosecution. After our investigation, the evidence against Zhu Chaoji is irrefutable, and we've approved the arrest.

If you have any objections, you can come to our division to get more details."

He said this and, ignoring Zhu Chaoji's cries, took him away directly.

Liu Xianggui, who had just been saying that a young brat like Gu Bai wouldn't dare offend Zhu Hongye, now saw her son being taken away and frantically cried and chased after them.

A few minutes later, with no result, Liu Xianggui returned to the house, crying and screaming at Zhu Hongye, "Our son has been taken away! So much for your influence! Call that Gu Bai again!"

Zhu Hongye gave her a blank look, then clicked on the top number in his contact list.

"The number you dialed is on another call, please try again later."

Gu Bai had directly blocked Zhu Hongye's number.

Only now did he realize that Gu Bai's earlier friendly pretense had been merely a facade to toy with him; he had never intended to let his son off.

According to Director He's timeline, Gu Bai had ordered the police to arrest his son right after their phone call.

This young man not only disregarded him.

But also wanted to crush his soul!

Meanwhile, in Kyoto, having witnessed Gu Bai's maneuver, Principal Wang and others gave Gu Bai a thumbs-up.

"Impressive! What a ruthless move! First, letting them think you'd spare him, then promptly pressuring the police to make an arrest!"

Gu Bai smiled faintly.

"I told you, young people make mistakes, a slight punishment will do.

Did I lie?

This is letting him face consequences, teaching him who can and can't be offended."

Principal Wang shook his head helplessly and said, "It might have been simpler if you hadn't forgiven him initially. But by playing this game, you've completely torn off civilities. Although Hongye Building Materials isn't a big company, they do have some connections in Shanghai."

Gu Bai squinted as he lit a cigarette.

"Did I ever say this matter was over? No rush, I'll deal with them slowly once I'm back in Shanghai."

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