Chapter 336: Chapter 209: Got Beaten and Had to Pay Compensation
"Come on! Lift up your head and swing a broken blade at me, pretending to be a thug? You don’t have the guts, huh? If you’re not satisfied, get up and let’s settle this one-on-one."
Wang Yan grabbed Zhu Wu by the collar, trying to pull him up, but Zhu Wu remained crouched on the ground, his head tucked down, refusing to rise.
"Damn! Not getting up, forcing me to play dirty! Should I stab you with this umbrella?" Wang Yan saw Zhu Wu pretending to be dead and jabbed his fishing umbrella into the plumpest part of Zhu Wu’s rear.
He meant well, worried about exerting too much force and genuinely hurting Zhu Wu, so he deliberately chose the fleshiest spot. Yet after a few minutes of the fight, Wang Yan’s arm was exhausted, his aim suffered, and the umbrella tip accidentally veered off a bit.
Zhu Wu let out a howl, ignoring his head, clutching his backside in agony.
"Damn!" Seeing Zhu Wu’s reaction, Wang Yan felt a bit uneasy. Did he accidentally hurt him? If so, things could turn from justifiable to unjustifiable.
Just then, uniformed staff rushed to the scene.
"Everybody freeze, drop whatever you’re holding! What’s going on here?" The burly security captain surveyed the scene with a frown, his face looking grim.
All five of Zhang Yang’s men stood holding belts and other weapons, while a thin young man lay on the ground clutching his rear, looking as miserable as could be.
Wang Yan wanted to speak up but was pulled behind by Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang nonchalantly buckled his belt back on while explaining, "This kid on the ground brought a bunch of kids to hassle me. My teammates and I defended ourselves and beat him up!
The entrance to the contest area has surveillance; the truth can be seen from the footage!"
"He came to hassle you guys? You are claiming self-defense?" Hearing Zhang Yang’s words, the security chief Niu Dahu frowned deeper.
The real situation didn’t seem like what Zhang Yang described. It’s odd for the troublemaker to be the one lying on the ground howling, while those who supposedly got attacked seemed fine.
Zhang Yang, seeing the disbelief, continued to elaborate, "Yes, it’s self-defense! This guy broke the rules during the contest, got kicked out and disqualified, and held a grudge against me, plotting revenge!
Also, he came with a knife, posing a serious threat to my friends’ and my safety!
In my personal view, let’s report this, fix the evidence, and wait for the police to handle it!
Don’t worry, we’re in the right, definitely won’t flee!"
After hearing Zhang Yang’s explanation, Niu Dahu nodded, quickly radioed for more colleagues, and reported the incident to the upper management.
As for Zhang Yang’s suggestion to call the police, it was not in Niu Dahu’s plan. In a well-organized government cultural and sports event, such incidents would be feared to spread, and only a fool would report it.
"What’s your name? Can you get up? Do you need to go to the hospital?" Niu Dahu squatted down and asked Zhu Wu, looking at him.
Zhu Wu, despite the painful ’thousand-year kill,’ hadn’t sustained substantial injuries. With pants blocking it, only his backside felt fiery.
He had a few scratches on his face, Zhang Yang’s belt left a cut on his forehead, and the rest were bruises. His trendy T-shirt was covered in shoe prints, looking utterly miserable.
"I... I want to call my family!" Zhu Wu spat out bloody saliva, speaking in a muddled tone.
"By the looks of you, nothing serious should be wrong! Call later, let’s head to the security office first! All unrelated people, disperse!"
Niu Dahu directed and dispersed the spectators.
Zhang Yang signaled to Zhao Bingguang, who wisely stayed behind, mingling with the crowd and soon disappeared.
Soon, the committee staff arrived at the security office upon receiving the report.
This local event, organized by the government, though not significantly impactful, was a formal competition. An incident of malicious harm with weapons at such an event was extremely serious, so both the manor supervisor and contest preparation group were very attentive.
Before long, the security office was filled with people. Both parties involved and relevant leaders, the heads were all present.
After the fight, Zhang Yang hadn’t suffered, so upon arriving at the security office, Zhang Yang’s group was calm.
In contrast, Zhu Wu had lost all his arrogance, hanging his head, looking apprehensive.
In the security office, Zhang Yang repeated the rough outline of the incident, and the staff retrieved the surveillance footage.
After a busy moment, the truth was revealed.
They were peacefully participating in a fishing competition, chatting with teammates at the exit for less than a cigarette’s duration, then saw Zhu Wu wielding a shining machete leading several guys with baseball bats to attack unprovoked.
The whole process was almost identical to Zhang Yang’s description, except there were five who acted. Zhao Bing had found a chance to sneak away, and the kid who ran off early couldn’t be caught.
"Speak up, how do you want to handle this? Bringing a knife to cause trouble, a real street thug, huh? Haven’t tasted the street’s beating, have you?"
After understanding the cause and effect, Dragon and Phoenix Manor’s general manager Du Longsheng squinted at Zhu Wu, his tone hinting at hostility.
Managing such a large enterprise surely couldn’t be done without some means. Right now, Du Longsheng was forcing down a rush of anger from being given a bad deal.