Chapter 184: Chapter 182: This Is Explosive News

As a crowd suddenly swarmed them, Fang Chenyi shot an irritated glance back at Liu Yifei. Liu Yifei, in turn, could only offer a look of utter grievance.

It was as if to say, ’I swear to God, I had absolutely nothing to do with this.’

Of course, Fang Chenyi knew Liu Yifei had nothing to do with it.

He smiled, turned back to the crowd, and held up his hands toward the cameras, gesturing for quiet. Once everyone settled down, Fang Chenyi finally spoke.

"Everyone, please quiet down. I’m not really the right person to answer your questions. After all, the captain for this flight was our very own Captain Lü Dong of Southern Airlines. Captain Lü’s performance during this mission was exceptionally outstanding, and we are currently discussing how to properly reward our hero. On that note, I’m sure all of you have plenty of questions for our Captain Lü, right? Here, Captain Lü, why don’t you say a few words to everyone."

With that said, he took Bai Menghan’s hand and prepared to slip away. ’Better to make my fortune in silence,’ he thought. ’I really don’t want to become a celebrity.’

But the pack of reporters wasn’t so easily fooled. For the sake of their careers and the chance to get a major scoop, how could they possibly let Fang Chenyi walk away?

Setting aside whether Fang Chenyi was involved with the flight, just getting to interview someone so young and handsome who was already the chairman of Southern Airlines would be a fantastic story in itself.

"Who is the chairman of Southern Airlines!"

However, just as the crowd swarmed Fang Chenyi again, bombarding him with questions, a coarse, booming shout made everyone jump.

Hearing the undisguised hostility in that tone, the reporters smelled a major scoop. One by one, they shuffled aside to clear a path for the man who had shouted.

Especially when they saw the newcomer: a hulking man, well over six-foot-three and easily weighing over three hundred pounds. Everyone stared in shock, their cameras instinctively turning to focus on his face.

Not only was the man built like a truck, but his face was a mask of coarse, brutish features. Scowling at Fang Chenyi’s group, he gave off the distinct impression that he was about to start a fight.

The more quick-witted reporters were already composing headlines in their heads for the story of the Southern Airlines chairman being confronted by a mysterious, intimidating giant.

Fang Chenyi’s group was taken aback by the man’s sudden appearance. Fang Chenyi frowned at the giant. ’When did I ever piss off someone like this?’

Behind him, Liu Yifei was wondering privately, ’Don’t tell me our young chairman slept with this guy’s wife?’

"Who’s the chairman of Southern Airlines? Is it you?"

Seeing that no one was answering him and that all the cameras were still trained on his face, the big man’s brow furrowed. He turned and pointed at Liu Yifei, who was standing beside Fang Chenyi, and bellowed his question.

Perhaps in his eyes, the chairman of Southern Airlines had to be a successful-looking man—if not paunchy, then at least dressed in a sharp suit.

The commotion quickly drew the attention of airport security. Not only that, but even the patrolling armed police began rushing over.

Seeing this, Fang Chenyi gently released Bai Menghan’s hand. He took a step forward, his brow slightly furrowed as he faced the big man, and spoke in a perfectly calm voice.

"I’m the chairman of Southern Airlines. What is it you want?"

’At a time like this, no matter what this guy wants, I can’t let someone else take the heat for me.’

Beside him, Liu Yifei breathed an inward sigh of relief, but he also felt a surge of admiration for Fang Chenyi’s decisiveness. ’If that were me,’ he thought, ’not knowing what was going on, I definitely would have kept my mouth shut.’

The moment Fang Chenyi spoke, the surrounding camera flashes went off in a frenzy—CLICK! CLICK! CLICK! The giant, however, sized up Fang Chenyi, who looked even younger than he was, and said loudly, his voice full of disbelief:

"You’re really the chairman of Southern Airlines?"

Fang Chenyi nodded with an amused smile and shrugged. "The one and only. Now, what do you want with me?"

The big man glanced at the security guards now rushing toward them, but he paid them no mind. He turned back and asked again:

"You say you’re the chairman of Southern Airlines! Fine, let me ask you something. If you can answer this, I’ll believe you. I’m asking you: on that plane, did you carry a woman who was holding a three-year-old boy?!"

The crowd erupted.

At his words, a wave of shock rippled through the onlookers. ’He carried a woman holding a three-year-old boy on the plane? What’s the story here? The chairman of Southern Airlines molested a young mother? This is a massive scoop! And by the looks of it, this guy is here to settle the score!’

Hearing this, however, Fang Chenyi simply frowned in thought. After a moment, he looked up at the giant, a hint of uncertainty in his eyes, and asked:

"The little boy you’re talking about... is his nickname Shi Tou?"

The big man’s eyes widened and he nodded vigorously. "Yes! That’s him, Shi Tou! You really are the chairman of Southern Airlines!"

This exchange sent the reporters into an even greater frenzy. ’So it’s true! This really happened! I can’t wait, I have to contact headquarters and get this story out now! News this explosive will get scooped by another outlet if I’m even a second too late!’

Nearby, Bai Menghan listened to the exchange, completely baffled. ’I was with Chenyi pretty much the entire time on the plane,’ she thought, ’but I never saw him carry another woman...?’

However, Bai Menghan maintained a faint, calm smile, not saying a single word. This dashed the hopes of the reporters who had been waiting to snap a few photos of her angry expression.

Seeing no useful material to be had from Bai Menghan, the reporters turned their cameras back to the giant, eager to see if he would charge forward and start a fight with the young chairman.

But in the next moment, the giant, who had been holding his head high with a ferocious look, fell to his knees before Fang Chenyi with a heavy THUD. The thick muscles on his face trembled as he spoke, his voice still as loud as if he were picking a fight.

"Thank you! Thank you for saving my wife and my son! You are my savior! I’m Tie Zhu! You’re my family’s savior! And not just that, my wife also told me that she’d injured her leg, and you were the one who carried her and my son off the pirate ship."

At this, the big man scratched his head, the thick flesh on his face twitching as he broke into a wide grin. He continued:

"Heh heh, to be honest with you, at first I was thinking that anyone who could carry my wife would have to be at least as beefy as me. When I saw your slender build, I really didn’t believe it. My wife is over two hundred and eighty pounds, and even though my son’s only three, he’s over forty pounds. And you carried them both at once. I, Tie Zhu, am truly and utterly impressed."

[To be continued...]