Chapter 699 We Have Surveillance Here

"Manager Xu, quickly get him arrested and send him to the police station, and that woman just now, they’re definitely in cahoots!" Zhang Debiao looked at Tang Xinyi, with a hint of reluctance and resentment in his eyes, still thinking about next time. He must make this woman unable to live or die, submissive to his tyranny, trained into his private slave, and once he’s enjoyed it enough, sell her to become his tool for making money.

"Brother Zhang, your actions put me in a difficult position. This gentleman is also a guest at our Jinshang KTV, both your words and his are just one-sided accounts, and I believe neither is good, right?" Xu Wanqing feigned a troubled look.

"You don’t trust me?" Zhang Debiao’s face showed anger, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

"Of course, that’s not what I mean, I certainly trust Brother Zhang’s character, but you also have to consider my difficulties. I’m the general manager of the club, even if I trust you, without evidence, based on just your word, I arrest someone, I punish someone, people will say our KTV acts unfairly. In today’s business world, the influence of reputation is so great. I can’t afford to lose it; if the KTV were my major shareholder, I wouldn’t mind, but I’m merely managing it for someone else, you see?" Xu Wanqing, a strong woman, surprisingly acted so pitiful, making anyone want to cuddle her and cherish her tenderly.

"Fine, fine, you need evidence, right? Feng Momo, tell them what really happened." Zhao Debiao shouted, looking as if he was lamenting the heavens’ injustice, just short of saying snow fell in June.

"Here’s what happened: I was hanging out with Brother Zhang here and ordered some drinks. The relationship between Brother Zhang and me is mutual, and then we had his two lackeys stand guard at the door. Soon enough, Tang Xinyi came with our order, and after she entered, she started removing her clothes and even squeezed out a few tears, then began screaming for help, pretending to be bullied.

At that moment, Brother Zhang and I were stunned. Just then, that man kicked the door open, said nothing, and started beating Brother Zhao, even cracked his head, claiming that Brother Zhao wanted to rape his girlfriend. Later, he said to settle the matter privately, reporting to the court would not be good for anyone’s reputation, offered to end it with fifty thousand. Everyone would bury it; just us knowing. But Brother Zhao is not someone who tolerates such things; he’s too kind, too righteous, how could he let criminals succeed? So he asked me to call General Manager Li, first capture them, then call the police, absolutely must let them face legal consequences!"

Feng Momo was spitting out words with animation, describing events as if they were exactly as she said, with not an ounce of discrepancy. After she finished, Zhang Debiao beside her shot a look of admiration her way, wishing he could hug and kiss her right there, looking like he was saying: You truly get me, I’m very pleased!

"Clap! Clap! Clap!" Xu Xiangbei started clapping, showing no concern, then said seriously, "Miss, your name is Feng Momo, right? I think you’ll have a bright future, as an actor you’d win an Oscar for Best Actress; write a novel, you’d become a legend; as an editor, you’d craft the most melodramatic court drama ever. Being a high-class lady of the night here is a waste of talent, a great loss to the nation!"

Xu Xiangbei spoke as if to kill with sarcasm, causing Xu Wanqing to cover her mouth, stifling a laugh.

"You’re talking nonsense, you con man, playing the ’honey trap,’ must’ve hit the nerve, exposing your scheme, so you insult me here. How dare you call me high-class? You’re the low-class, you’re the whole damn family’s low-class!" Feng Momo seemed to explode with rage, yelling like a shrew, her face distorted.

"Retract what I said earlier, I misspoke, you’re not even high-class, you’re just a measly hooker, the lowest of the low!" Xu Xiangbei didn’t want to quarrel too much. As the saying goes, a gentleman doesn’t fight with women; he always viewed himself as a perfect gentleman.

"You..." Feng Momo wanted to say something, but Xu Xiangbei waved his hand to cut her off: "Don’t say you and Zhang Degou were two peas in a pod, accomplices, no, it should be a ’chicken-dog alliance’!"

"General Manager Xu, did you see that? He speaks so rudely, without any manners, totally devoid of respect and civility, an utter disgrace to society. If he’s not the con artist, am I, a successful person, a con man?" Debiao wanted to curse Xu Xiangbei but changed tactics immediately upon seeing Xu Wanqing nearby.

"You want me to be more elegant, sure, I can do that. But can your dog ears understand these few lines? First line: Heaven moves, Earth stays. Second line: Meng De, are you unwell? Resenting her mother, pursing her mother’s hunt. Someone dressed like a beast, no, a ’successful person,’ can you understand any? Plus, communicating with someone like you, I shouldn’t even use words, but alas, I can’t bark, so sorry!"

Xu Xiangbei seemed to be on a role, firing verbal ravings at them. Language is one of the most fascinating and damaging tools in the world. Sometimes, it can match the might of troops; it’s unbeatable in business, turns the tide of confrontations, secures a nation’s safety during negotiations, balances a crumbling edifice, saves a collapsing sea!

It is the most used communication tool by humans, whether internal or external. Throughout history, language’s status has never changed, and the importance of eloquence has never diminished. Zhuge Liang’s verbal assaults could strike Wang Lang dead, he conquered Eastern heroes single-handedly, with Zhang Yide, Changban Slope roar, scared off Cao Cao’s 800-thousand army; not yielding an inch, comparable to Guan Yu’s six gate-clearing acts.

Xu Wanqing doubled over in laughter beside, she had attended university, even earned a degree. Although she studied business, her learning was comprehensive, from economics to management, across various fields, including literature. Not only studied, but also specifically trained her own eloquence, how to get the upper hand on the negotiating table, become an excellent negotiator, skills gained from practice and learning while serving as a general manager.

To the untrained ear, Xu Xiangbei’s two lines might be incomprehensible, though she knew all too well. It’s classic insulting without vulgar words. The first line: Heaven moves, Earth stays, hails from *The Book of Changes*, complete: Heaven moves, a gentleman strives for self-improvement; Earth stays, a gentleman carries substance with benevolence. It broadly means: A gentleman should be dynamic like nature’s movement, persevering through ups and downs; in dealing with demeanor, be accommodating like earth.

This part has endlessly circulated, cited by countless throughout history for self-encouragement. But combine upper with missing lower, it turns into: You lack a gentleman’s heart and virtue, live wretchedly, a classic Confucian insult tone, without literary cultivation, one wouldn’t detect it, many don’t realize they’ve been insulted!

As for the second line, derived from Liu Bei’s saying, roughly: Cao, are you sick? Seriously annoyed, you seek death. Written in classical language, entirely illegible to most, unless read *Romance of the Three Kingdoms* in its original.

"Miss Xu, why are you laughing?" Zhao Debiao saw Xu Wanqing’s expression, naturally aware he’d been insulted, yet unknowingly of Xu Xiangbei’s two lines’ precise meaning, carrying anger with nowhere to vent, leaving him fuming.

"It’s nothing, Brother Zhang, I just find this gentleman too hilarious. He’s here attempting fraud, yet dares to insult, simply brazen, unrestrained! If we don’t show him some discipline, he won’t know the meaning of the word ’death’!" Xu Wanqing’s eyes carried resentment, as if Xu Xiangbei committed a heinous act, yet her next words sent Zhang Debiao into a panic.

"Brother Zhang, rest assured, we have surveillance here, I’ll call the police immediately, once they arrive and check the footage, everything will clear up. Even if he talks it up like an empty spectacle, he’ll get the punishment he deserves!"