Chapter 287 The Group President Has Arrived
Ning Jinli's eyes turned cold, and in an instant, she grabbed Si Ya's ankle with one hand and threw her to the side!
Si Ya was thrown two or three meters like a sandbag, almost crashing into the conference table, which startled Mr. Wang, who was sitting next to the conference table, so much so that he almost jumped up.
"Xiaoya!" Zhang Haoyang exclaimed as he helped her up and hurriedly checked her for injuries.
Siya's knees and arms were scraped, and she was so frightened by the fall that she huddled in Zhang Haoyang's arms, trembling.
"Don't be afraid... I'm here, I won't let anyone bully you!" Zhang Haoyang was deeply moved and comforted her while helping her sit down.
The scene just now caused an uproar in the video chat group.
It was already shocking enough that Si Ya got slapped by Ning Jinli, but something even more astonishing happened next.
"Did I see that right? Ning Jinli flung Si Ya away?!"
"How did she do that? It looks like she only used one hand..."
"Although Si Ya is a few centimeters shorter than Ning Jinli, she is still about 1.67 or 1.8 meters tall and weighs about 90 kilograms, right? How could Ning Jinli just grab her by the ankle and throw her aside like that?"
"We were classmates with Ning Jinli for four years in college, and we never realized she was so amazing, my goodness..."
"Look, Zhang Haoyang is furious!"
He charged towards Ning Jinli!
"..."
As the students saw through Si Ya's live video stream, Zhang Haoyang was furious. After calming Si Ya down a bit, he turned pale, raised his fist, and headed straight for Ning Jinli.
Upon seeing this, Yu Teng and Li Weiwen stepped forward to block them without hesitation.
Although the two had witnessed Ning Jinli's fighting prowess the night before, they still instinctively made a move to protect her at this moment.
However, the two quickly realized that this action was completely unnecessary for Ning Jinli.
"Get out of the way." Zhang Haoyang stared intently at the two people blocking his path, his voice chillingly cold. "Haven't you two had enough of me beating you? Don't overestimate yourself and try to protect her!"
Yu Teng and Li Weiwen had originally wanted to mediate the fight, but after hearing what he said, they immediately stepped aside.
Fine, consider it his own fault.
After the two dodged to the left and right, Zhang Haoyang threw a punch directly at Ning Jinli's face.
The next second.
With a snap.
His right fist, with its veins bulging, was easily grasped by Ning Jinli's hand, leaving him frozen in mid-air, unable to move.
“You…” Zhang Haoyang’s eyes widened.
Ning Jinli slowly exerted her strength, pressing Zhang Haoyang's arm down little by little.
Zhang Haoyang exerted all his strength, but found that he was no match for the opponent's power. His face grew increasingly pale, and his eyes became more and more shocked.
Under his incredulous gaze, Ning Jinli clenched her other hand into a fist and delivered an uppercut to his stomach.
Thud—
Zhang Haoyang, who was 1.8 meters tall, was also thrown into the air like a sandbag and flew backwards before crashing heavily onto the conference table with a loud thud.
The force of the punch, combined with the impact of the fall, almost knocked Zhang Haoyang unconscious on the spot.
He lay on the marble conference table, writhing in pain like a maggot.
"Ouch! It looks painful." Yu Teng gasped.
Li Weiwen said, "He deserves it..."
Mr. Wang, who was sitting next to the conference table, was almost stunned. He thought he had seen a lot of the world, but it was still beyond his comprehension that a young woman could take down a grown man in such a simple and brutal way.
"Haoyang... Haoyang!" Si Ya screamed and rushed to Zhang Haoyang's side, crying and shouting, "Murder! Murder!"
Zhang Haoyang gritted his teeth, "I...I'm not dead yet..."
At that moment, the phone, which was propped up by the file rack, fell over, face up, next to Zhang Haoyang's face.
He immediately noticed that the phone was having a video call in his college classmates' chat group.
After a moment of stunned silence, she sat up despite the pain, grabbed her phone, and asked, "Si Ya, what... are you doing?"
Si Ya said, looking aggrieved, "Didn't you tell me to film it? I thought it would be better to let everyone watch it live, so—"
Zhang Haoyang's vision went black. "People saw me getting beaten up? Are you an idiot? Didn't you know to cut the video when you realized something was wrong?!"
"You...you actually insulted me!" Si Ya's tears fell in large drops. "I was hit too! I didn't even have time to react! You were the one who asked me to take pictures with my phone, and now you're blaming me?! Zhang Haoyang, you bastard!"
The ugly scene of the two hurling insults at each other was still clearly seen by the classmates watching the drama on their phones.
Enraged, Zhang Haoyang grabbed his phone and smashed it to pieces.
Although the live stream was stopped, his image in the eyes of his classmates was likely to be greatly damaged, which made him even angrier. He grabbed the ashtray on the table, staggered off the table, and with a pair of bloodshot eyes, he was about to fight Ning Jinli to the death.
Instead of retreating, Ning Jinli stepped forward and smashed the glass ashtray he was holding to pieces with a single palm strike right in front of him!
Swoosh!
Glass shards landed on Zhang Haoyang's head.
A sharp sensation slid down his cheek from the top of his head. Although it didn't hurt him, it made him much more alert in that instant.
What if that palm strike hadn't hit the ashtray, but instead struck his skull...
"Waaah... Zhang Haoyang, my wound is bleeding more and more! It hurts so much! Take me to the hospital quickly!" Si Ya's wailing voice rang out.
Shock, fear, and anger flashed in Zhang Haoyang's eyes. He stared at Ning Jinli for two seconds, then gritted his teeth and said, "Ning Jinli, you're a real freak... Just you wait, this isn't over."
After saying this, he left the conference room with the sobbing Si Ya.
After the two left, Ning Jinli looked at President Wang with a calm expression.
Mr. Wang was very nervous; his back was soaked with cold sweat. He gripped the armrest of the chair with one hand and held his phone tightly in the other. "Don't do anything rash! I... I'll call the police!"
Ning Jinli thought for a moment, walked to the opposite side of him, pulled out a chair and sat down, and said seriously, "You haven't answered the question I asked you before."
Mr. Wang frowned. "What's the problem?"
"Regarding what happened between the two employees today, do you intend to handle it impartially or show favoritism and cover up wrongdoing?" Ning Jinli patiently repeated herself.
Mr. Wang looked gloomy and did not answer immediately.
Ning Jinli pointed to Lily, who was trembling in the corner, "She is also a party involved in the incident. Mr. Wang, don't you really want to listen to what she has to say?"
Despite Ning Jinli's gentle tone, President Wang felt a powerful aura suppressing him.
This made him feel uneasy, but more than that, he was furious.
He was, after all, a grown man, and a department head at Shennong Pharmaceutical Group, and this was his own territory.
How could I let a little girl like her intimidate me! If word got out, how would I ever face anyone again?
“Miss, what do you take this place for?” Mr. Wang composed himself, regaining his usual leader’s composure, and changed the subject. “Let me tell you, what you’ve done has broken the law. Don’t think that just because you can fight, you can act like a bully. Considering you’re still young, I can let you off the hook if you leave voluntarily.”
Ning Jinli smiled. "Are you afraid I'll beat you up, so you want me to leave?"
Mr. Wang's expression changed slightly.
He did have this concern, so for his own safety, he thought he should let people leave first and then report the case to the police.
"Heh..." Mr. Wang tried his best to remain calm, and said slowly with a disdainful expression, "This is a society ruled by law. Hitting someone is illegal. You have already committed a crime. Do you want to make your crime even more serious?"
Ning Jinli said calmly, "I don't mind teaching you a lesson before the police come. You look fat and big, you should be able to take a beating."
Mr. Wang's expression stiffened, his eyes twitched, and then his gaze turned cold. "I've seen many arrogant young people, but I've never seen a brat this arrogant before. Let me tell you the truth, if you don't want to follow the established social rules, I can use other methods on you."
"Oh?" Ning Jinli said with a smile, "Tell me about it?"
President Wang's tone was laced with warning and threat: "Our group's CEO, President Lu, Lu Jueming, is the eldest son of the Lu family. Top-tier families like this have very deep and powerful backgrounds and connections. Whether by conventional or unconventional means, crushing you is easier than crushing a fly, and there will be no consequences. Do you understand what I mean?"
Ning Jinli's smile deepened. "I didn't expect President Wang to go so far as to bring up the Lu family to intimidate me. I'm truly flattered. How about we just call Lu Jueming over?"
Mr. Wang sneered, "You ignorant fool! You think you can just summon Mr. Lu whenever you want?"
Ning Jinli took out her phone and made a series of calls right in front of him.
The call was answered instantly.
"Have you finished your work?" Ning Jinli asked directly.
Lu Jueming on the other end of the phone said he had finished his work and returned to the headquarters building, and was currently in the elevator.
Ning Jinli then told him, "Okay, go directly to the conference room of the publicity department."
After making the call, Ning Jinli told President Wang, "He will be here soon."
Mr. Wang was completely bewildered. "Who?"
“Of course it’s your CEO Lu,” Ning Jinli said calmly. “I just gave him a call.”
Mr. Wang paused for two seconds, then burst into laughter. "Hahaha! You were so serious just now, anyone who didn't know better would think you knew Mr. Lu! Stop pretending! Who is Mr. Lu? And who are you? Do you think I'm an idiot?"
After making a few laughs, Mr. Wang took out a cigarette, lit it, and had just taken a puff when the conference room door was slowly pushed open.
Lu Jueming appeared at the doorway.
"Mr. Lu... Mr. Lu?" Mr. Wang hurriedly stubbed out his cigarette, stood up, and said, "What brings you here?"
"Hello, Mr. Lu," Lily greeted timidly.
Yu Teng and Li Weiwen quickly stood up straight and greeted him, "President Lu."
Lu Jueming nodded to the three of them and stepped into the conference room.
Mr. Wang found his appearance quite sudden and coincidental.
"Mr. Lu, please." Mr. Wang offered his seat to Lu Jueming.
Lu Jueming was unaware of what had happened, and with Ning Jinli sitting across the conference table, he had to think about how to start the conversation, or wait for Ning Jinli to speak first.
When Mr. Wang saw his CEO enter without expression or a word, his mind raced as he began to speculate on why the CEO had come.
He immediately ruled out the possibility that he had been summoned by a phone call from the troublesome girl in front of him.
Or rather, he didn't even consider that possibility.
So, they must be here for matters related to the group's work.
However, this is unlikely, because the president only needs to have someone close to him, such as his secretary, make a phone call to notify the department-level leaders, and the president himself will come over.
Therefore, it is highly likely that news of the fight in the publicity department office was leaked, alarming President Lu. Given that President Lu has always been particularly concerned about security, it is only natural that he would come to investigate the situation in person.
After two seconds of analysis, General Manager Wang quickly came to this conclusion. He then bent down and said with an embarrassed smile, "I'm sorry, General Manager Lu. It was my dereliction of duty that someone came to my department office to cause trouble and fight. I will handle it properly and it will not have a negative impact on the group. Please rest assured."
"Causing trouble? Fighting?" Lu Jueming looked slightly surprised.
Mr. Wang immediately pointed to Yu Teng and Li Weiwen standing to the side, "These are the two newcomers! They came over here and beat up one of my project team leaders!"
Lily is so panicked that she doesn't have the courage to tell the truth about what happened.
Yu Teng and Li Weiwen, hearing President Wang's blatant lies, wanted to defend themselves, but before they could utter a word, President Wang berated them, "Young people these days are getting more and more outrageous! Because of your misdeeds, you've even alarmed the busy President Lu! Do you know how much of President Lu's time this has wasted? Wasting President Lu's time is wasting the entire Shennong Pharmaceutical Group! Reflect on yourselves, you'll see how serious the consequences are!"
Lu Jueming frowned and glanced at Ning Jinli with a questioning look.
Ning Jinli smiled enigmatically and said to President Wang, "Is this how you usually fool your superiors?"
Mr. Wang remained completely unfazed.
After all, from a common-sense perspective, which business leader wouldn't trust their own department's senior executives and instead trust a complete stranger? That's just absurd!
He ignored Ning Jinli's meaningful question and continued confidently to Lu Jueming:
"Mr. Lu, this woman is their college classmate. They're birds of a feather. Just before you arrived, this woman beat up my team leader and a newly recruited team member! She beat them up really badly... Both of my employees have to go to the hospital!"
Hearing this, Lu Jueming still didn't understand the whole story, but he had a general idea of what had happened.
If Ning Jinli was the one who struck, then it proves that the person who was hit was definitely at fault.
After all, even putting aside her status, Ning Jinli's character is impeccable, and she knows it very well.
Therefore, without a doubt, President Wang is trying to smear Ning Jinli.
Lu Jueming raised his eyes and stared intently into President Wang's eyes. "Is everything you said true?"
Without hesitation, Mr. Wang replied, "Absolutely true, Mr. Lu!"
Lu Jueming's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes turned colder imperceptibly. "Then bring me the office surveillance footage and let me see it. Also, call in all the employees who witnessed the incident, and I'll question them one by one."
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