My Scheming Little Devil-Chapter 857 Unnecessary

"I called the police to maintain the necessary order, in case any chaos suddenly erupted and led to a stampede with injuries or deaths. It was for the consideration of both parties, not to drive them away," Ye Lu struggled to contain his anger and spoke calmly.

The stockholders’ emotions were easily incited. Once they became outraged, accidents could happen, and Tian Kun would then be caught in a whirlpool of public opinion.

In such situations, only the police could better control the circumstances and intimidate the crowd. He was aware that calling the police would make those stockholders even more upset, but when weighing the lesser of two evils, it was still better to call them.

Furthermore, the stockholder’s raucous arrival was too sudden.

He couldn’t help but suspect that someone with ulterior motives was deliberately stirring things up, like this man in front of him!

"Hmph, what do you know? When the police come, the situation gets more serious. It’s absolutely not okay to call them," Jun Shi scoffed.

Ye Lu looked at him expressionlessly, his gaze cold. "Since President Jun thinks it’s not okay, does he have any good suggestions for dispersing them?"

"What’s the root of the stockholders’ anger? Isn’t it all because of you? You caused an academic scandal involving fake papers, implicating Tian Kun’s project and shattering investors’ confidence, causing the stock price to tumble. You were expelled by the school yesterday, and when reporters interviewed you, asking if you admit to fabricating your paper, you stubbornly refused to admit your wrongs, further infuriating those stockholders who have suffered heavy losses. They’ve come to seek an explanation."

"So what?"

"So, to resolve this issue, you must appear before them, kneel and apologize in person, admitting you faked the data, and promise that you will take full responsibility to calm their anger," Jun Shi stated coldly.

Ye Lu’s expression darkened; this man actually wanted him to kneel and apologize?

Crazy.

"I did not falsify anything, and naturally, there is no need for me to apologize," Ye Lu stated resolutely.

"Even the school has expelled you; making excuses is useless. If you don’t apologize, they won’t disperse, they won’t have their say, and will only grow angrier. They’ll start charging at the company’s doors and harm our employees—what then?"

"To prevent that from happening, we still need to call the police. Once the police are here, they’ll make a fuss, vent, and then scatter."

Ye Lu decisively grabbed the telephone; he would not be threatened by Jun Shi.

Jun Shi snatched the phone from him in one swift movement, slamming it to the ground, where it splintered into pieces.

Ye Lu’s face suddenly turned livid, and he rebuked, "What are you doing?"

"To protect the reputation of the Jun Family, I will never allow you to call the police," Jun Shi’s gaze, sharp as a knife, swept over those present. "No one is allowed to call the police, or they will be fired immediately!"

Everyone present fell silent, no one daring to defy the order; after all, Jun Shi’s position within the Jun Family was higher than Ye Lu’s.

Ye Lu clenched his palms, seething.

"Hmph," he snorted disdainfully through his nostrils and sat down in the chair.

If they won’t let him call the police, then he would wait until the afternoon when Hua Lunxi wrapped things up. By then, the stock market would recover, and prices would rise again.

Seeing the turnaround, the stockholders would naturally be overjoyed; they would all hurry to keep an eye on the trend charts, no longer besieging the place.

Seeing Ye Lu sitting there leisurely, not the least bit anxious, Jun Shi felt puzzled at the bottom of his heart. How could this woman be so composed?

"What are you doing? Why not go apologize while the public’s anger isn’t so strong? If more stockholders come to make trouble, it will get even more out of control. If something happens, can you bear the responsibility?"

Ye Lu leisurely poured himself a cup of tea, "What’s the rush? The stockholders are causing trouble because the stock price fell and they lost money; what’s the use of apologizing? What they need is money, not apologies."