Ye Tian was not familiar with this Zhang Xiaocheng. They were not in the same cohort, but his actions made Ye Tian despise him. He said faintly, "It seems Teacher Hu was right, you are indeed going to have a big fall."
Zhang Xiaocheng burst into laughter. He looked at Ye Tian, "Originally, I wouldn't bother with a small fry like you. But your ignorance and stupidity make me very curious. Who gave you the courage to offend both me and Xu Wen at the same time?"
Ye Tian said, "Just a errand boy, what's there to be proud of?"
Su Xiao couldn't help but exclaim, "Ye Tian, you're too arrogant! Offending Secretary Zhang, I'd like to see how you'll establish yourself in Haicheng from now on!"
Two classmates stepped forward. Both their families were in construction, and they had many dealings with Zhang Xiaocheng. They glared at Ye Tian and said coldly, "Immediately, right now, apologize to Secretary Zhang, or we won't stand for it!"
The others chimed in, "That's right, apologize now, or we won't stand for it!"
Lin Ziyi was so angry she felt a pain in her stomach, "You guys are so strange. Why should Ye Tian apologize? He didn't do anything wrong!"
One person stepped out and said loudly, "Secretary Zhang and President Xu are the most outstanding among our alumni. Of course, we must support them. Should we support you, a nobody, instead of them?"
"I say, you guys are too much. Don't look down on people with contempt," said Luo Shiping, who had appeared beside Wu Bei and Lin Ziyi at some point, actually speaking up for him.
Luo Shiping's words instantly enraged everyone.
"Luo Shiping, who do you think you are! You just work in a small company, don't you? With your capabilities, you dare to oppose President Xu and Secretary Zhang? You don't want to make a living in Haicheng anymore, do you?"
"Exactly! Secretary Zhang is the second-in-command in our Haicheng. President Xu is a wealthy tycoon. Can you afford to offend them?"
Principal Hu sighed softly and said, "Why must you all do this?"
The scene was chaotic. The crowd split into two factions. The vast majority stood with Zhang Xiaocheng and Xu Zhongliang, a minority remained neutral, while only Luo Shiping stood beside Ye Tian and Lin Ziyi.
This was only because Luo Shiping knew Ye Tian's identity. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made such a choice. No matter how capable Xu Zhongliang and Zhang Xiaocheng were, they were no match for his own boss in terms of deterrence.
Ye Tian comforted the old lady and said, "Teacher Hu, don't worry. As long as your son is innocent, I guarantee he will be fine."
He wasn't boasting. As long as he made a phone call to the mayor, the other party would give him some face.
Just then, a group of police officers rushed in. Leading them was Officer Zhang Zhigang.
Zhang Zhigang rushed in, sweating profusely, and asked loudly, "Who hit someone?"
Many people pointed at Ye Tian. Zhang Zhigang turned his head abruptly, preparing to use his sharp gaze to intimidate the criminal.
However, when he clearly saw the identity of the person who hit someone, his body went limp, and he almost fell. His waist immediately bent, and he hurried to Ye Tian's side, smiling obsequiously, "Mr. Ye! We meet again."
Ye Tian grunted and pointed at Xu Jinwu, saying, "He fell by himself. Hurry and send him to the hospital."
"Yes, I'll send him to the hospital immediately."
Everyone watching this scene widened their eyes in disbelief. What was going on? Why was he so respectful to Ye Tian?
Zhang Xiaocheng's face darkened, and he said angrily, "I am Zhang Xiaocheng, the secretary to the Mayor's assistant! If you dare not enforce the law impartially, I will call your director and have him deal with you!"
Upon hearing that this was the Mayor's assistant's secretary, Zhang Zhigang's cold sweat broke out. He cursed his bad luck and quickly said with a smile, "Secretary Zhang, I am Zhang Zhigang. This Mr. Ye is a friend of our Provincial Department Director Zhou."
Zhang Xiaocheng was stunned. A friend of Director Zhou?
But his expression immediately turned stern, "No matter whose friend he is, if he hit someone, he must pay the price."
"Who hit someone?"
Suddenly, the crowd parted, and a man walked in. He was the Mayor's secretary, Jiang Shengming.
Seeing Jiang Shengming, Zhang Xiaocheng quickly smiled and said, "Secretary Jiang, thank you for gracing us with your presence."