Sheng Xu was so angry at Wang Cheng's words that he laughed. This guy was hopelessly stupid and still didn't understand the situation.
He shook his head, no longer wasting words with Wang Cheng, and turned to Zhang Zhihe beside him, instructing: "Comrade Zhang Zhihe, could you please make a trip to the gala command center and invite Secretary Wen over? Tell her that someone here at the farmers' market is abusing their power and oppressing the people, and that she needs to uphold justice!"
"Please, Secretary Wen?" Upon hearing this, Wang Cheng was taken aback at first, then burst into an even louder laugh.
"Hahahaha! What idiots! I already said, Secretary Wen is busy directing the gala, how could he have time to deal with your trivial matters?! Let me tell you, today, I, Wang Cheng, am in charge! Nobody can have your way..."
Xu Kuo almost burst out laughing when he heard Wang Cheng's blustering but cowardly shouts.
Wang Cheng is truly a frog in a well, pitifully stupid!
What is Sheng Xu's identity? He's a captain in the public security system!
Although Secretary Wen has some power in the local area, when it comes to rank and actual influence, we have to look to Sheng Xu.
Sheng Xu personally sent someone to invite him. Even if Secretary Wen was very busy, would he dare not give him face?
This Wang Cheng is simply using his ignorance as a crutch, it's utterly ridiculous!
"Manager Wang," Xu Kuo's voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the area, "Since you're so sure Secretary Wen won't do you the honor, how about we go all out and make a bet?"
He slowly swept his gaze over Wang Cheng, then glanced at Liu Fangling beside him, whose face was pale and whose eyes were darting around, and at Liu Erleng, who was cowering in the crowd in the distance. He said loudly, "If Secretary Wen comes, you, along with your good wife and your precious brother-in-law, will kneel down in front of everyone in the market, and my girlfriend and I will kowtow three times! And you'll have to compensate us for our emotional distress and medical expenses... a total of one hundred yuan!"
"You fucking want to die!" Wang Cheng was completely enraged by Xu Kuo's flippant tone and the contents of the bet. One hundred yuan? Who was he trying to humiliate?!
But then he thought again, Secretary Wen is so busy with important matters, how could he possibly make a trip for such a trivial matter?
This kid is definitely bluffing, trying to scare me! Let's gamble, who's afraid of who! Besides, this is a great opportunity to make a fortune!
His eyes darted around, revealing a greedy glint, and he grinned maliciously, "Good lad! You've got guts! Let's bet! But a hundred yuan is too little! If Secretary Wen doesn't come, you'll have to pay me five hundred yuan! Not a penny less! You dare?!"
Five hundred yuan!
A collective gasp rippled through the crowd.
In this day and age, five hundred yuan is an astronomical sum, enough for an average family to live on for several years!
That Wang Cheng, he's really ruthless!
Sheng Xu listened from the side, his brows furrowed into a knot.
This Wang Cheng not only abused his power and bent the law for personal gain, but he was also so greedy that he was simply a cancer on the market!
He looked at Xu Kuo with a questioning look in his eyes, worried that Xu Kuo might act impulsively.
Xu Kuo, however, seemed not to care about the five hundred yuan at all. He didn't even look at Wang Cheng, but simply waved his hand at the air and said decisively, "Fine! Five hundred it is! Whoever goes back on their word is a coward! I'm waiting for Manager Wang to kowtow to me and pay me back!"
His nonchalant demeanor made it seem as if five hundred dollars was no different from five cents in his eyes.
"Hahaha! Good! That's arrogant enough! I love idiots like you who won't admit defeat until they're faced with a real problem!" Seeing Xu Kuo agree so readily, Wang Cheng became even more convinced of his judgment—this kid is definitely crazy, putting on a brave face even when he's not!
He pointed at Xu Kuo, spitting as he shouted at the onlookers, "Everyone heard that! This kid agreed himself! If Secretary Wen doesn't show up later, and he dares to renege on his promise, you all have to be my witnesses! Five hundred yuan!"
He was overjoyed, as if the five hundred yuan was already in his pocket, and his eyes were full of contempt and schadenfreude when he looked at Xu Kuo.
This kid is about to have a huge hemorrhage, and he can still laugh. What an idiot!
Just as Wang Cheng was feeling smug and about to hum a tune, everyone eagerly awaited the arrival of Zhang Zhihe, who finally rushed back from the market management office, his forehead covered in sweat and panting heavily.
However, everyone could see clearly that there was nothing behind him!
There is no Secretary Wen!
"Hahaha!" Wang Cheng burst into unrestrained laughter, pointing at Xu Kuo and laughing so hard he almost fell over.
"Did you see that?! Huh?! Kid! I told you Secretary Wen wasn't coming! You lost! You lost!! Five hundred yuan! Hand over the money now!!"
He eagerly reached out his hand, revealing his greedy nature.
Sheng Xu and Xu Kuo exchanged a glance, their brows furrowing slightly.
Could it be... that something really has happened? Sheng Xu was about to ask Zhang Zhihe what was going on when he said, "Comrade Zhang..."
"Comrade Zhang Zhihe! Why are you running so fast! Wait for me... phew..."
A slightly hurried, panting female voice suddenly came from not far away, interrupting Wang Cheng's maniacal laughter and Sheng Xu's question.
Everyone suddenly turned their heads to look!
A middle-aged woman, dressed in a blue cadre uniform, slightly plump, with short hair reaching her ears, was wiping the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief as she walked briskly toward them, her face showing obvious displeasure and fatigue.
It turned out that Zhang Zhihe was fast and ran ahead in a hurry, while Secretary Wen, despite his best efforts, was still left behind by a short distance.
Wang Cheng's smile instantly froze, and his previous arrogance vanished.
His eyes widened in disbelief, his mouth was half-open, and he was making strange "hoarse" noises in his throat.
Secretary Wen... she... she really came?!
Cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead and back, and his arrogant and domineering demeanor vanished without a trace.
He put on an ugly smile and approached Secretary Wen with a fawning expression.
"Oh my! Secretary Wen! Why did you come all this way in person? This is such a small matter, how could it have bothered you! You look so tired, come on, come and rest here!" He practically rushed over, bowing and scraping, almost kneeling on the ground.
Secretary Wen was clearly being urged on by Zhang Zhihe and was also annoyed by the chaotic scene before her. She completely ignored Wang Cheng's servile attitude and didn't even give him a second glance. She walked straight up to Sheng Xu, her brows furrowed.
"Captain Sheng, what's going on? Comrade Zhang Zhihe said something serious has happened at the market; someone is abusing their power and oppressing the people?"
Sheng Xu glanced coldly at Wang Cheng, who looked like he wanted to disappear into the ground, and said in a steady and powerful voice: "Secretary Wen, let Comrade Xu Kuo, the person involved, report to you on the specific situation."
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