Chapter 633: Chapter 386, Apologize to Us!

Tang Fei’s words were annoying.

The way he looked at people was even more annoying.

Everyone could see that it was a gaze full of doubt, as if to say “you, the director of the Security Bureau, don’t give people any sense of security…”

It was bare and undisguised contempt.

Furthermore, he didn’t bother to hide it, everyone present could see his expression and demeanor.

Guo Nu had the painful feeling of someone stabbing a knife into his heart.

Guo Nu was very angry, but he could not lose his temper.

Otherwise, it would just confirm that he was small-minded and lacked the broadness of spirit to bring a sense of security to others…

It’s not easy being a leader indeed.

Guo Nu pointed at the broken table and the injured people on the ground, and asked out loud, “What is happening here?”

“I wanted to leave, and they wouldn’t let us go. So a little conflict ensued…”

“Director, it was them who flipped the table first, and only then did we intervene,” cried the injured person lying on the ground.

Guo Nu nodded at the injured person as a sign of comfort, with an assured demeanor that said “don’t worry, I will certainly stand up for you”: “Director Tang, why did you flip the Security Bureau’s table? Did the table provoke you?”

“It’s all Shen Yan’s fault.” Tang Fei pointed at the team captain he had personally appointed, and said with a hint of blame: “He said that the tables in the Security Bureau were all made of Moon Gold Stone, they look very expensive… I said they may be expensive, but not necessarily heavy.”

“Then, right in front of him, I flipped the table… See, isn’t it not heavy at all?”

“…”

Guo Nu was at a loss for words.

He couldn’t pursue Tang Fei for flipping the table because in his words, he had already highlighted that “the tables in the Security Bureau are all made of Moon Gold Stone, they look very expensive.”

Moon Gold Stone was a rather expensive material on New Star, generally used in important or luxurious places.

Their use of a Moon Gold Stone conference table in the Security Bureau was indeed in violation of regulations.

It was way above standard.

Of course, if nobody pursued the matter, everyone would turn a blind eye to it as if they saw nothing.

But now that Tang Fei had flipped the table, if he kept harping on it…

In the end, the one suffering would still be himself, the director of the Security Bureau.

After all, the renovation of the Security Bureau building and the internal office supplies were managed by his own brother-in-law.

No one knew better than him whether there was an issue.

The others, including Shen Yan, looked at Tang Fei with admiration.

When Tang Fei said he would flip the table in three minutes, they thought he was just “talking big.”

After Tang Fei actually flipped the table, they were still deeply worried.

Flipping someone’s table at the Security Bureau’s territory, wasn’t that deeply offending someone?

You don’t slap someone in the face, this was like spitting on someone’s face right in front of them…

Could they still leave the Security Bureau alive?

At the very least, they were aware that if someone did this at the Monitoring Bureau, they definitely wouldn’t be able to leave.

Now it seemed that the director had anticipated all the consequences, and everything was under his control.

Truly, he was their highly-respected and exceedingly wise leader…

“Lord Military Minister invited the Monitoring Bureau to assist in the case investigation,” Guo Nu immediately shifted the topic, “and even personally nominated Director Tang, which shows how much he expects from you… Now that the case is not solved, why do you want to leave?”

Don’t bring up the table; bring up the case.

Tang Fei was personally invited by the Military Minister, and he wants to leave before the case is solved. Isn’t this showing disrespect to the Military Minister?

“I’m in a hurry,” Tang Fei said with a worried look, turning to look at Guo Nu, “Director Guo also knows that I was nominated by the Military Minister to come here and cooperate on the case investigation, which shows that the Military Minister values me greatly…”

“I also hope to serve the Military Minister well and handle the matter neatly and cleanly, so as not to let down the Military Minister’s promotion and trust in me.”

“But after I arrived, waiting to the left and right, I saw no one… Captain Shen went out and asked several people, but nobody knew where Director Guo was, and what’s more amazing was that they didn’t even know where Director Guo’s office was…”

“The Monitoring Bureau and the Security Bureau may not belong to the same system, but the nature of our work is largely the same… We all understand that time is the key to success or failure. Any negligence can delay the battle…”

“We are facing such cunning and powerful opponents; if we don’t hurry to take control of them, and if they get the message… Who will be to blame if they escape? Who will be held accountable if the mission fails?”

“Thinking of such outcomes, I feel extremely anxious, as if wanting wings to fly out and handle the case for Lord Military Minister… Every minute of delay is being irresponsible to the Military Minister…”

Tang Fei, pointing to the injured men on the ground, said with a face full of resentment, “I didn’t expect these fools to come and stop me, and not let me go out to share the worries of the Military Minister, to work on the case for the nation… Director Guo, I suspect they must have been bought off by hostile forces.”

“Otherwise, how would they dare to do such a thing? What reasons do they have to jump out and stop me? I suggest a thorough investigation into them… If Director Guo finds it inconvenient, the Monitoring Bureau can take over…”

The injured men lying on the ground turned pale with fright, already full of grievances; if they were targeted by the Monitoring Bureau, what chance of survival would they have?

“We didn’t… Director, we haven’t been bought off, we didn’t take anyone’s money…”

“Yes, Director, we are wrongly accused. He’s slandering us… It’s just because he flipped the table and made too much noise; that’s why we stepped forward to stop him…”

“Director, you must speak for us…”

——

Guo Nu also wanted to speak for them, but he didn’t know what to say.

How is this youngster’s verbal attack so effective?

He had wanted to use the Military Minister to pressure them, but didn’t expect this youngster to counter by making it seem like they were intentionally delaying and jeopardizing the Military Minister’s important affairs…

“There must be some misunderstanding here,” Guo Nu forced down the anger in his heart and looked at Tang Fei, “I believe in their loyalty; they couldn’t have been bought off.”

“Why don’t we from the Monitoring Bureau give it a try? If there’s nothing, that’s even better, and it’ll be like helping the Security Bureau conduct an assessment, right?”

“…”

Of course, Guo Nu would not let the Monitoring Bureau investigate his people. Wouldn’t that be like handing them the knife willingly?

If an investigation were pursued, he himself as the Director might get implicated.

He knew all too well how these people operated; after all, the Security Bureau also worked in the same manner.

“We have our internal disciplinary organization; we won’t trouble the brothers at the Monitoring Bureau,” Guo Nu decided to end the subject. There was no point in pursuing it further.

He looked at Tang Fei and said, “Director Tang is right, the priority is the case investigation… If we mess this up, we’d let down Lord Military Minister’s expectations of us.”

“Fine, just apologize to us, and we’ll let this matter slide,” said Tang Fei.

“???” Guo Nu.

He thought he had heard wrong.

But seeing everyone around looking at Tang Fei with astonished expressions, he was sure he had not.

“You were late, which delayed our prime time for investigating the case…” Tang Fei explained cheerfully.

“I was in a meeting…”

“It’s fine, it’s fine,” Tang Fei interrupted Guo Nu, calling out, “Director Guo has already apologized. He was indeed in a meeting just now, let’s not worry about it anymore… Let’s go, the case investigation is important.”

“…”