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Shen Anxia was utterly shocked by Kou Ke's logic, which completely overturned her understanding of the world. She angrily said, "Can't you live without a man? Are all the men in this world dead? Is a scumbag worth you dying for? As a deputy chief, with a bright future ahead of you and everyone watching, why would you hurt someone else for a scumbag? You don't even care about being fickle, what kind of logic is that?"
Shen Anxia didn't give Kou Ke a chance to speak and continued, "Also, you could have taken advantage of your boyfriend's infidelity to filter out the scumbag and choose a better life, but you didn't. The man was clearly in the wrong, but you insisted on pushing all the responsibility onto that innocent girl. Kou Ke, your values are your own. Only by having good values can you meet better people."
"Do you know why I've never doubted Bai Yan? Because she's open and honest. Our competition has always been healthy. We're both talented and hardworking. I didn't doubt myself because she was the main dancer, and she didn't try to trip me up because I had a lot of traffic and fans. On the contrary, we used each other as a reference to motivate ourselves to be better. So, even if I saw someone wearing her clothes, I wouldn't think it was her."
Upon hearing this, Kou Ke burst into tears again. She shouted, "Yes! You guys have talent and you work hard! But I can never do these extreme moves. I've tried my best. I was able to stay in the team because my boyfriend pulled some strings! He only had eyes for me. If I could stay at the top, he wouldn't have looked at anyone else! But it was because of you two that he broke up with me!"
"You're hopeless!" Shen Anxia was furious at Kou Ke's completely incomprehensible behavior. She raised her voice, "Girls shouldn't compete against each other. Except for solo dances, all dances require the efforts of the dancers to create miracles. From the day I joined the troupe, I didn't care about being the principal or the second principal, and I didn't care about popularity. Because I'm standing on the stage today instead of being a translator or working for a foreign company, it's taken me more than ten years and countless efforts. But just because your boyfriend broke up with you, I almost ended up in the hands of those thugs!"
"Heh," Kou Ke chuckled mockingly, looking at Shen Anxia with disdain. "Not competing with other women? Aren't you also someone who relies on men? If I could, I'd love to have someone back me up so I could have a smooth ride in the dance troupe. What right do you have to criticize me? The rumors in the troupe that your boyfriend works in the city government have made things so easy for you. Aside from the fact that the few people who were pursuing you stopped pursuing you, how many more performance opportunities have you had? Otherwise, do you think you can become the second-highest performer after Bai Yan just because of that viral video of yours? What a dream!"
Looking at Kou Ke without any emotion, Shen Anxia said, "I've never thought it was shameful for you to get into the dance troupe by relying on your ex-boyfriend. On the contrary, you can use the resources around you to achieve your goals. As long as your actions don't violate human ethics or hurt others, you can strive to reach the top of the world. Power and money are at your disposal, and I'll look at you with more respect. Kou Ke, it's okay to be selfish, but it's not okay to harm others... Never mind, our values are different, there's no point in saying more. Take care of yourself."
Shen Anxia got up and walked out, but paused just before leaving. She said, "By the way, I submitted my resignation at the beginning of the month. According to the Labor Contract Law, the procedures should be completed in about ten days. If you hadn't schemed against me and Bai Yan, that position would have been yours, and all my popularity would have gone to you. Guess why the group has been supporting Jia Yunjie lately? Everyone knows the answer, but you're blinded by your own perspective. Now, you're facing a long period of imprisonment and criminal punishment. Kou Ke, you could have had a brilliant life."
Upon hearing this, Kou Ke was utterly shocked and remained speechless for a long time.
However, Shen Anxia pushed open the door and went out early.
"Shen Anxia!" Kou Ke shouted hoarsely in the interrogation room, "You've killed him by destroying his spirit!!"
Yang Zheng helped Shen Anxia into the car and asked, "How will this matter be handled?"
Yang Zheng said, "The public security organs will investigate the relevant details and transfer them to the procuratorate. The procuratorate will then file a public prosecution with the court. My eldest brother said that the three criminals have prior convictions, and what my second brother said to the secretary has had an effect. The media will publicize it extensively, and public opinion will guide public sentiment and create momentum for the government. Now, everyone from top to bottom will actively and quickly handle this matter, ultimately presenting the political effect of the new Fengtian government cracking down on crime and restoring justice to the people. With all these factors combined, the sentence will certainly not be lenient."
"As for your colleague... it depends on what you want. If she or her family wants to reconcile, they will take the initiative to contact us, but the power is in your hands."
Shen Anxia was a little worried: "Should we still expose them? My parents don't use the internet much, but what if they do? I don't want others to pry into my privacy."
“We will not disclose the victim’s information,” Yang Zheng reassured her. “Unlike before, this time, the camera will focus on the perpetrator.”
Shen Anxia's eyes lit up: "That's so good?"
"Yes, actually this is the correct way to expose things." Yang Zheng has a very sound worldview.
Yang Zheng escorted Shen Anxia back to the regiment, where Shen Anxia went directly to Commander Wang to explain the whole story and apologize.
"I'm sorry, Commander Wang. I lied to you because I was afraid of alerting the enemy. I've come here today specifically to apologize," Shen Anxia said solemnly.
After listening to Shen Anxia recount the whole story, Commander Wang's expression turned unfriendly. Seeing that Commander Wang remained silent with a somber face, Shen Anxia spoke again: "I'm sorry that we've uncovered the mastermind, but it has cost our regiment a great general."
Commander Wang waved his hand: "Don't say that, An Xia. If you hadn't found out about Kou Ke, the regiment might have lost more than just one general in the future."
Compared to Bai Yan and Chen Anxia, none of the three bandits were even worthy of the title, yet this person actually wanted to cause the group to lose two people at once, which made him want to vomit blood.
Commander Wang, being a seasoned veteran of the workplace, had seen far too many incidents of actors being injured by falling nails and breaking glass, or by wires breaking at heights. He witnessed countless power struggles for lead roles and instances of isolation and bullying for just five more minutes of screen time. He had hoped that the troupe's stricter talent selection process would improve the situation, and indeed, the troupe had finally enjoyed two years of relative peace, only to have this happen again.
He sighed and said with emotion, "Where there are people, there will be conflict. I can take this opportunity to rectify the discipline in the troupe. Fortunately, no one was actually killed. Otherwise, the entire troupe might have been ordered to make changes and would have been unable to perform for a long time, which would have delayed all the performers."
Shen Anxia nodded silently.
Commander Wang then said to Shen Anxia, "Anxia, it's because the regiment didn't protect you well that you suffered such an accident. I'm truly sorry."
“Commander Wang, please don’t say that,” Shen Anxia said earnestly. “Everyone in the troupe has been very kind to me this past year, especially you. You have always taken care of me and allowed me to make the most of my value in the troupe. This is enough for me to remember and be grateful for for the rest of my life.”
"Your resignation application has been pending for almost a month. I was thinking that holding it in for a month would give you time to think it over carefully. The regiment really values talent and doesn't want to let such a pillar of the team go. But after what happened, you're definitely leaving." Commander Wang felt even more depressed as he thought about this. In the end, they had lost a key general.
Shen Anxia replied casually, "Yes, Commander Wang, that's why I wanted to ask you for permission to resign today. You see, it'll be a month in a few days, and my injuries haven't fully healed. In order to find the mastermind behind my kidnapping, I've been pushing myself to the limit to come to the command center these past few days. So I wanted to ask you if my resignation application could be approved ahead of schedule, so that I can go back to Yi'an to recuperate properly."
Wang Tuan expressed his understanding and nodded: "Okay, if you're determined to leave, then we'll approve it in advance. There's no time to do it today. There are still many things to take care of, such as your personnel file and resignation procedures. I'll have Zhang Qiang handle them today, and you can come back on Monday to sign them!"
"Thank you, Commander Wang. Well then, I'd like to invite everyone to dinner on Monday evening. I hope you and all the leaders can do me the honor of attending." Shen Anxia extended a sincere invitation.
"That won't do. The group has to arrange a farewell dinner for you. Don't worry about it, go and get busy!"
"Okay, then I'll go say goodbye to my colleagues." Shen Anxia stood up.
"good."
Shen Anxia left Wang Tuan's office, leaned against the wall, took a soft breath, and had a faint smile on her lips.
She can finally go back to Yi'an and continue dancing.
Back in the dance hall, after watching the troupe's new choreography for a while, Shen Anxia took the opportunity during a break to tell Jia Yunjie and the other actors that she was leaving. Everyone was incredibly shocked, especially Jia Yunjie, who was furious at Shen Anxia's quiet and decisive nature, and also a little annoyed that she didn't consider her a friend and didn't tell her anything. Shen Anxia explained, "I hadn't brought it up before because it wasn't confirmed, but today Director Wang approved my application, so I immediately told everyone."
"So where are you going next?" Liu Qin asked.
“Let’s go back to Yi’an,” Shen Anxia said with a smile, “I would like to invite everyone to dinner on Monday night to thank you all for your care over the past year, and I wish you all a bright future.”
"We should all wish you a bright future, since our futures are right here. But we have to eat!" Fang Qiqi laughed. "I'm sick of eating the cafeteria's health food every day."
"Shh! Keep your voice down, or Chef Zhang might hear you and put mustard in your food," Chang Yun warned from the side.
Fang Qiqi quickly followed suit and shushed him.
"Shouldn't we be the ones giving Anxia a send-off ceremony together?" said a male dancer who had previously pursued Shen Anxia.
"Yes, let's go to Anxia's funeral together."
"I think the group will definitely put it into practice; it's not our turn at all..."
"I'm not sure what the group's arrangements are yet, let's arrange to get together on Monday!" Shen Anxia said.
Everyone started chatting about what to eat. Bai Yan sat down next to Shen Anxia and asked softly, "Is it because of Kou Ke that you're leaving?"
The other actors in the troupe didn't know about Kou Ke's situation. Shen Anxia and Bai Yan weren't the type to gossip, so they didn't mention it to anyone. Therefore, everyone assumed that Kou Ke had taken leave.
Shen Anxia shook her head and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "No, I have a clear goal just like you. Before the Kou Ke incident, I had already resigned from the group. This incident just allows me to leave a little earlier."
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