Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 865 - 112: Boss Mu’s Wealth Attracts Envy

"Your actions are criminal!"

The man tied to the chair was still babbling, unaware of his predicament.

Seeing his stubbornness, Youtiao shook his head and turned to switch places.

Guozi walked up with a sneer and slapped him across the jaw.

"Ah—! This is torture for confession!"

Another slap came backhanded, and the man finally couldn’t speak.

Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth as he sobbed.

Wang Yunxiao came over, pulled up a chair, and sat in front of him, calmly asking, "Do you know me?"

"Don’t know?"

"Then for what reason did you imagine us as law-abiding people?"

The man was stunned.

Guozi grabbed one of his fingers, twisted it in the opposite direction, and covered his mouth with his other hand to keep his screams from traveling too far.

"I know, I know you’re Wang Yunxiao, your gang has already been recruited by the police, and now the government has new regulations! You can’t be so rough in law enforcement anymore!"

"We can’t be rough, so you think you’re untouchable? That’s why you think you can spread rumors in private?"

"I’m not spreading rumors! Which part of what I said wasn’t true? On what grounds are you interrogating me..."

Guozi kicked him to the ground, picked up a stick beside him, and started beating him fiercely, making him cry out for his parents.

Wang Yunxiao patiently waited until Guozi dragged him up from the ground before asking again, "Feeling clearer-headed now?"

"Clear-headed."

"Do you know why we’re beating you?"

"This is dereliction and perversion of justice!"

Wang Yunxiao turned to look at Youtiao, helplessly saying, "Times are indeed getting better; we keep running into tough nuts like this."

Youtiao rolled his eyes and said, "I think it’s because Guozi hasn’t had enough to eat today."

Guozi couldn’t stand hearing that; he was restraining himself from beating the man to death, but he always ran into such tough guys. If you went a bit easy, they’d think you’re bluffing.

Three minutes later, the man, flattened into a mush and incontinent, finally calmed down.

What do you mean we’ve been recruited and must abide by laws?

Are you just here to pull a stunt?!

A good societal law and order environment fosters bizarre overgrown babies... those who should have been naturally selected out by Darwinian law now roost here, thriving thanks to improved survival rates.

"He confessed, the mastermind has the surname Mu."

"Boss Mu?"

"Probably targeting Boss Mu. Besides spreading rumors about us, they also say Boss Mu hired thugs to forcibly demolish houses and use subpar building materials."

"What’s the point of spreading such rumors?"

"Who knows, maybe it’s like a toad on a foot—disturbing even if it doesn’t bite? Or they think Boss Mu values his reputation, willing to pay money to settle things?"

"What is this person’s identity?"

"A shop assistant at Jirui Cheng’s. The one who hired him was a regular customer who not only gave him silver but also specifically instructed him how to respond."

They really thought it through.

"Send him back to them, see what they have to say. If he’s a familiar regular, the shopkeeper must know him, right?"

The opposing party was a seasoned veteran, or rather, quite legally aware, bringing a slight pressure to Wang Yunxiao.

In strict terms, this isn’t necessarily rumor-mongering.

Qinghe Middle School indeed housed quite a few orphans, benefiting from national subsidies.

As for forced demolition, there must have been unwilling parties, demanding exorbitant compensation...so Mu Yuming hired Wang Yunxiao to handle it, to pay fairly and resolve genuine difficulties. Unless stirred unnecessarily, everything was manageable. In fact, aside from a faction leader from some cult demanding ransom, it went smoothly.

The main reason demolitions in later times faced criticism was due to insufficient compensation. Either not enough to buy a house or unable to afford one in a similar location.

Pay enough, resettle the people, and you can solve ninety-nine percent of problems.

Mu Yuming isn’t short on money and even faced complaints from peers for paying too much.

If someone intentionally stirs trouble, like finding an old tenant to claim they were unwilling but had to sign under duress...though the point’s unclear, it’s not rumor-mongering.

And regarding construction material quality...what’s subpar? What’s superior? Are there clear national standards?

Wang Yunxiao, having supervised on site, could attest to the materials’ quality, yet if someone insists others are better...

In short, they are trivial, ambiguous, nauseating yet helpless issues.

It seems this person’s been targeting Boss Mu for a while.

Justifiable, considering how wealthy Boss Mu is, it’s natural to attract envy.

After settling matters here, Wang Yunxiao went to report work to Boss Mu.

Yes, a straightforward work report, definitely not with any intent to shamelessly invite Boss Mu to go home together after work.

It’s just early, still plenty of time.

Arriving at the playground, he heard the giggles of a group of young girls from afar.

Looking up, he saw Zhou Qing and the others having a snowball fight.

Jiang Yinyin was surprisingly there too, being chased by the other three. Zhou Qing and Song Lili stayed on campus during the holidays, and Meng Wei lived nearby to join in, while she went home with Eldest Miss Li and was out of touch.

That’s why she received such an enthusiastic greeting.

Seeing Wang Yunxiao appear, Jiang Yinyin sprinted over like seeing a savior, hiding behind him and shouted to the other three, "Stop! If you keep it up, I’ll get mad!"

The three little girls finally stopped.

Wang Yunxiao pulled Jiang Yinyin out from behind him and asked, "Looking for me for something?"

Being the exclusive maid Eldest Miss Li hired for twenty silver a month, it’s unlikely she’d leave her charge to go play with schoolmates.

She must be here to find him.

"The master bought a new car, and Miss Li asked me to go pick it up with you!"

Jiang Yinyin whispered her purpose.

"A new car?"

Song Lili blinked and said softly, "A new car should be tried out. Jiang Yinyin has a few friends just right for that."

Jiang Yinyin immediately backtracked, "Miss Li said the new car needs a few more to try it out, let them come too!"

"Sure, no problem."

Wang Yunxiao smiled and nodded, "Song Lili, come here!"

Song Lili turned to run, only to be caught by Wang Yunxiao by the back of her neck as he took a step forward.

"Daddy, I was wrong—ah ah ah!"

Wang Yunxiao pulled open her collar, scooped a handful of snow, and stuffed it down her neck.

Little rascal, playing tricks right in front of me, I can’t handle you?