"Why are you so quiet, Mr. Dawn? You are the only one who didn't say anything from the beginning." A male voice came from the big screen that was facing everyone in the reunion hall.
"I WAS QUIET BECAUSE I OPPOSE!" Oliver Dawn said after hitting the table furiously, "Just tell me how do you want a childish man like him to take the lead in such an important and dangerous mission like this?! Didn't we agree that the head of our project will be the head of the American group and that we should choose him wisely?!"
All the men around the table directed their eyes towards Johan Freidrich who was sitting at the head calmly. It was clear that they were waiting for him to say something.
Johan was silent for a long while before he leaned against his chair and asked respectfully, "Mr. Dawn, could you tell us please why choosing "that man" made you so furious? You said that he is childish, can you tell everyone here why you think so?"
"Please, Mr. Friedrich. The reason is as clear as the morning sun." Oliver said after faking a smile, "Mr. Qian is nothing but an arrogant 28 years old man. Giving him such a mission is bigger than his age by many years. He still needs to learn many things. Therefore, I cannot afford to trust him the slightest bit." He stopped for a while and added, "Everyone knows how much time, money, and risk it required us to bring such a dangerous project to the light. We cannot trust a pampered man with it no matter what!"
"Mr. Dawn, please get straight to it. We heard everything but the reason for this sudden opposition. Make it short and clear. The boss has got no time for such a long parole." One of the men facing him said.
"Alright. I'll say it straightforwardly." He took out a file and pushed it to the man who just spoke, "Could you take a little look at this for me, Mr. Aba Cassim?" He asked.
The black-haired man kept looking at him silently for a long while before he opened it.
"This file shows that Young Master Qian has wasted 30% of the fortune left by his father just on cars. Moreover, he made many agreements with multiple big car companies. Two years ago, he signed a contract with Lamborghini where both parties agreed that the first car they would create from any new model must be sold to him first, and by his turn, Qian Deming would pay its price times three. That's strong evidence of this man's recklessness and triviality. What does Mr. Aba Cassem think about this?" Oliver asked.
Ali nodded as he looked at Johan who was maintaining his calm expression.
"All the things he said are right. Those documents are not fake."
Oliver added, "It's not only that but if you look into the production records of all the gas factories that are under his family name, it's clear that the average has decreased since he took control of all of them. Let alone the fact that many efficient directors quit their posts only after 5 months of work under him. One of them was a Female who sued him for a harassment case. That also shows that he is nothing but a man with no responsibility who just likes to waste his money over nothing and mess around with women. So could all the respected ladies and gentlemen tell me how we can trust such a child with the future of this world?"
Upon hearing his words Johan Friedrich exploded in laughter.
"Oh dear god! That's the most hilarious joke I've ever heard of! Hahaha…"
Everyone directed his eyes towards this man anew.
Johan tried to talk between his mocking laughs, "You said, women? Hahaha…" He wiped his eyes and added, "If you asked Qian Deming about his most hated thing in this world, he would tell you, women. Hahaha, I even doubt his sexuality from time to time. About the matter of harassment, it was just a plan from Qian Deming so he could reduce the demand for his products by tarnishing his reputation. He only bribed the woman to sue him even if he had never touched her. As for the matter of cars. I won't deny that he made big agreements with those companies and he buys lots of cars every year which costs him millions of dollars. However, that only wasted 5% of his father's fortune. Mr. Dawn, please stop making things look bigger than they are. All of us are aware that Qian Deming is a secret billionaire, so wasting that amount of money doesn't affect him at all." Mr. Friedrich stopped for a while and added, "About the matter of the drop in production and the directors. That has nothing to do with what you've said. Qian Deming has already expected that it will come one day when Europe will be in big need of gas. So he only decreased it along with the demand just to keep the biggest part of it for a plan that even I don't know anything about. As for those directors, they were nothing but thieves, so he played a little game on them until he made them quit their posts on their own." He leaned against his chair and added in full confidence, "Qian Deming had always been ahead of everyone and he stills. He is a genius and all of you know this. I won't deny that he seems to be a little childish. But that's just a way for him to cover up his real goals."
Oliver's face didn't give a single sign of calm this whole period. He frowned at Johan and said angrily, "Mr. Friedrich, please stop covering up for him just because his father was your friend and you took care of him since his childhood. Please stop inserting him along with your nephew in such issues. Mr. Friedrich, would you be more serious about this matter, please?"
Johan didn't spare him a single gaze as he asked instead of answering, "So Mr. Dawn thinks that I'm just inserting my boys because of my relationship with them, right? You've also got a good son… I finally understood what's your problem…"
Johan's words were like an arrow that pierced through Oliver's heart mercilessly that he didn't even control his rage and stood up as he uttered.
"I'm sorry. But what are you trying to say with those words, Mr. Friedrich?"
Johan was about to answer him. However, the unknown man spoke through the screen anew.
"Please, would the two Misters sit down and have a clean conversation?" The man said, "I think that you've misunderstood me. Today, I didn't make this reunion to ask you if you want Qian Deming or not. My choice was made fifteen years ago. Today, I'm just informing you, so any objection would not be considered no matter what."
The screen has changed to show all the people a file with the picture of Qian Deming on it.
"for the people who don't know yet. Qian Deming is the second young master in his family and the last member of it. He was born on 23/11/1996 in Los Angeles. His mother died when he was 6 years old, and his father and big brother died in the 2006's accident where one of their biggest gas factories burned down. Later, the 10 years old boy moved to live in Germany and Mr. Friedrich was the one who took care of him and started having all the necessary training to be what he became today. After 7 years, he moved back to China and lived and studied there until he came of age and became the head of his family's possessions"
"Young Master Qian was a project that all of us were working on since his childhood. He was a talented genius since his childhood. He could solve the hardest mysteries thanks to his sharp eyes and fast thinking. Moreover, what made him unique was his rare skill with all kinds of politics."
"Now that I made those points clear, I'm begging for your pardon. Have a good talk, Misters and Misses. My time is up."
With that, the call ended and the screen went back to normal.
Oliver was so furious that he wasn't able to continue that discussion. Therefore, he stood up and said, "I have nothing else to say as well. Have a good day everyone."
All the men and women who were inside stood up and paid their respect sincerely before they left as well.
Johan Freidrich stood up to leave. However, a male voice asked from behind him, "Why are you all so sure about the young man called Qian Deming? Mr. Friedrich, I believe in you and our boss's choices, but you must be aware that taking any wrong steps would waste the work of three generations in vain. We all worked for 150 years just to reach this day, so…"
Johan didn't wait for the man to finish his words as he said without turning back, "Mr. Aba Cassem, please stop overthinking like that. You said it yourself. It's more than 150 years of work so there is no way we could make any mistakes." He walked forward, and before he got out of the room, he added, "Just have some rest and start watching the show, we're about to start this party."
Ali watched him leave in silence. He looked through the window for a long while before he mumbled to himself worriedly, "I hope that you are sure about it… Mr. Johan Friedrich"
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Qian Deming waited for a long while before the door finally opened. Ye Xiao Xie entered, and after him another police officer. That man was no one other than Xian Wen.
Qian Deming smiled at him and asked in a sing-songy voice, "Oh dear god, where have you been this whole time, A-Ye?" he leaned entirely against the table as he acted sleepy, "Wah~ Now I'm about to sleep before having any fun with you"
Xian Wen started looking at him in big surprise and then moved his eyes towards Ye Xiao Xie as he waited for his reaction silently. This last one became already used to his childish acts, so he only sat down and put one finger on Qian Deming's head as he said, "Okay, we "apologize" for this delay, Professor Qian. Our cars aren't as fast as yours, so it's normal to seem to be late… Could you wake up now and let us have a little discussion?"
Xian Wen, "!?"
Qian Deming stayed in that position for a long while as he looked through the glass just to notice that Mei Han was watching them.
"Look who came to watch us," He said as he sat still and passed his hand on his hair to fix it.
"Next time, don't touch my hair without permission, Detective Ye," He said.
"..."
"Ahem…" Ye Xiao Xie broke the sudden silence and said, "Okay. Now let's get straight to it. Professor Qian, where have you been this morning?"
Qian Deming rolled his eyes and said arrogantly, "Seriously? This question again? Are those the only questions you police officers have in your mouths? I started getting bored from this…"
"Oh really? Then what about you give us some suggestions, Professor Qian?" Ye Xiao Xie said mockingly.
"With pleasure." Qian Deming smiled, "What about you asking me why I like to mess around you this much?"
Ye Xiao Xie smiled at him provocatively as he crossed his fingers on the table and leaned forward. He said, "Since you want to dive in this fast, we won't object either. Feel free to answer this, Professor Qian."
Qian Deming crossed his legs and leaned against the chair. He looked at Xian Wen who was watching him this whole while angrily, and said, "You are a detective as well, right? Anyway, I'll tell your dear friend, but I wish to talk to him privately." He looked Ye Xiao Xie up and down as he said, "After all, I'm a shy person, and A-Ye knows it the most."
Xian Wen wasn't able to take it anymore. He was so enraged that he frowned at him and pointed his finger at him.
"You! What do you mean by this? There is no way I'll…"
"It's fine…" Ye Xiao Xie said after putting his hand on Xian Wen's shoulder, "Just let's give him some space."
Space my ass! Xian Wen thought to himself after looking at Qian Deming who was watching him cunningly. He stood up angrily and he kept pointing at him. He uttered above Ye Xiao Xie's head, "Did he just say the word shy? If this man is shy, then I'm a dogfucker! Look just at the way he is sitting in front of us and watching me!"
Ye Xiao Xie sighed and gave him a meaningful gaze, "Xian Wen, please."
Xian Wen didn't want to argue with him any longer as well. Therefore he walked out of the room immediately.
Mei Han watched him surprisingly and asked, "Huh? Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to interrogate?"
Xian Wen stood next to him as he kept frowning at Ye Xiao Xie. He said, "I don't know what that fucked up Ye Xiao Xie is doing."
Mei Han looked at him surprised and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Nothing, let's just watch this shit for now." Xian Wen shook his head at him and added, "I wonder what's wrong with that weird man…"
Mei Han understood that he was talking about Qian Deming, therefore he couldn't help but ask, "Do you think that he has anything to do with today's crime or XTDX?"
Xian Wen shook his head anew and said, "I'm not sure. However, that man is so weird and suspicious."
Inside the room, Qian Deming kept watching Mei Han for a little while before he heard Ye Xiao Xie say in a mocking tone.
"Alright, our "shy man" Xian Wen is no longer here, you can talk your mind out as much as you want." Ye Xiao Xie said after leaning against his chair as well.
Qian Deming smiled at him and said, "Yeah, we're finally alone…" he stopped for a while as he wore a serious expression and asked calmly, "I didn't expect your memory to be weak. I think that you already know the reason why I like to mess around with your likes."
Ye Xiao Xie kept smiling and said, "If our Professor says it like that, then it should be true. Could you repeat it then?"
Qian Deming started watching the cup of coffee that was exactly next to Ye Xiao Xie's hand, so a sudden idea came to his mind. He smiled innocently and moved his slender fingers toward the cup while acting as if he wanted to touch the latter's hand. Ye Xiao Xie noticed the act so he frowned at him and moved his fingers. He said, "Before I forget. Professor Qian, If you don't mind, try to talk properly when you are around me. I'm not into guys so my only reaction towards this will be crushing your damned fingers."
Qian Deming took the cup of coffee under Ye Xiao Xie's angry gaze and said, "Who told you that I was reaching for your hand?" He took a little sip from it and added "Oh~ It's boiled just the way I like it." He leaned against his chair anew as he crossed his legs on the table.
Ye Xiao Xie was about to say something about his behavior, but Qian Deming added before the latter would open his mouth, "Also, stop being so full of yourself my dear. I mean, do you think that the thing I would like to touch, if I was truly into you, will be your hand?"
Ye Xiao Xie, "..."
No…
Absolutely No!
He cannot take this man any longer! That's all!
Qian Deming watched his enraged expression pleasurably and then he directed his eyes toward his expensive shoes and said, "I'm sorry, but did I bother you?"
"Put your fucking legs down!" Ye Xiao Xie ordered angrily.
Qian Deming put his hand in front of his mouth and laughed as he said in a low voice, "I thought raising them for you would be to your liking, Detective Ye."
On the other side of the scene. Mei Han was trying with all his might not to let the outraged Xian Wen go back inside and drag Qian Deming out of the room by his hair.
"Just let go of me! I swear that I'll cut off his hands!"
"Calm down, man! Gege knows what he's doing…"
"He knows what he's doing my ass! Look just at the way he lets that arrogant man behave around him!"
Qian Deming noticed them throughout the glass and muttered, "Anyway…" He finally sat properly. It seemed as if he decided to talk seriously. He said, "That's enough fun for now. Let's get straight to it."
"You better do it before I'll make you regret your acts." Ye Xiao Xie said after hiding his ultimate anger.
The man facing him frowned and said, "I know who's behind all of this and I have all the evidence you'll need. However, I need you to tell me first if you are ready to arrest him or not"
For some reason, when Ye Xiao Xie heard his words, his heart skipped a beat. He was aware that Qian Deming was no ordinary man, so there would be a very big chance that he is after something big. Anyway, he didn't show anything as he said indifferently, "Should I consider this as an insult or what? What do you mean by "if I'm ready to arrest him or not"?"
Qian Deming smiled at him and said, "Detective Ye, should know that I played it all the way just to come here and make things clear with you, so what would make me insult you?"
"What do you mean?" Ye Xiao Xie narrowed his eyes on him.
"Hahaha… don't tell me that you think that you were the one who brought me here? Oh, my dear A-Ye… I told you already that you should stop thinking so highly of yourself. This was my whole plan. I planned to get inside this room and look at this, I'm here in front of you!" he leaned against the table anew as he placed one hand on his mouth and whispered to him, "After all this is the only place where Mr. Abraham won't hear you chatting. Am I right?"
Upon hearing that name, Ye Xiao Xie's eyes widened wildly. He gathered his hand into a fist under the table and maintained a long silence.
Qian Deming expected his reaction so he wasn't surprised in the least. After all, Abraham wasn't a normal figure in Ye Xiao Xie's life…
"A-Ye…" Qian Deming showed a bit of concern as he talked softly this time, "I'm only here to help you…" He watched Ye Xiao Xie's face carefully and added, "Detective Ye, I'm aware of it all, and I have the solution to it all. You are a genius Detective, yet your hands are bound. Let me help you… Let me set you free. I'm the only one who can finish that man, so let me fight him instead of you for now."
"A-Ye, as I've said earlier, I have all the evidence you need to sue him, but are you ready to arrest him?"
"A-Ye…"
"Shut the fuck up already!" Ye Xiao Xie interrupted him angrily. He hit the table and stood up as he started laughing, "Do you take me for a foul or what? Hahahaha…What Mr. Abraham are you talking about? Do I even know him?"
Qian Deming frowned at him angrily. He was about to open his mouth and say something, but Ye Xiao Xie walked towards him and pushed the table away as he uttered in front of him, "Who told you that I'm in a problem, or that I'm in the need of the help of someone like you? Stop being delusional! The world doesn't revolve around you, and you are not the center of this universe!" He pointed his finger at his chest as he said, "You are not here because you want to be here, but it's because I'm the one who wanted you to be here."
Outside the room, both Xian Wen and Mei Han noticed that the atmosphere was getting darker between them, so they couldn't help but interfere. Mei Han was the first one to open the door, and the first one to get shocked when he heard Qian Deming's enraged voice.
"So are you trying to say that hiding the evidence and acting dumb will get you out of this problem?" He stood up angrily and glared at him as he said mockingly, "You are not able to lift a single finger in front of them and now you are acting all prideful? Hahaha, that's good, Detective Ye. So fucking good!"
Actually, when Qian Deming stood up, the distance between his and Ye Xiao Xie's faces was so close that this last one was able to feel the outraged breaths of the man facing him. However, the fact that he was taller than Qian Deming made him ignore it and only notice how the latter had to raise his head at him to talk even if he was too full of himself. Anyway, that didn't reduce a single bit of his rage.
Upon hearing those words, both Xian Wen and Mei Han were shocked.
Ye Xiao Xie knew that they were behind them, but he didn't give a fuck as he said, "Professor Qian, you've crossed the line. Keep in mind that you are here to get interrogated and not to interrogate. I'm the one who makes the laws and not you." He looked at his side as he puffed a sarcastic laugh and said to himself, "What kind of bulshit I even explain to someone like you? I mean isn't that too obvious?"
Qian Deming kept watching him angrily and said, "I think what happened to you was just right…"
Upon hearing those words, Ye Xiao Xie glared at him furiously and caught him by his collar. He uttered, "What the heck are you trying to say this time?"
Qian Deming smiled at him sarcastically. He was about to talk when his phone started ringing. He took it out just to find that it was Shen Yuan so he said after hanging up, "It's not your time now."
He looked at Ye Xiao Xie anew and said, "So where we were?" He removed Ye Xiao Xie's hands from his collar and started adjusting it after wearing a challenging look. He stepped on the latter's shoe in clear disrespect and said, "Oh, about how you deserved all the things that happened to you…" He looked his face up and down before he added, "When I first knew about your state, I thought that you were a man of pride. A man who would do anything for the sake of justice. However, after talking to you today, I finally got it…" He placed his hands on his chest and pushed him away as he said, "You were nothing but a dog under that man's control! Yet you still refuse to get any help! Not everyone will come to you and ask you if you need help or not. Detective ye, wake up to reality!" He started looking at Mei Han and Xian Wen as he added, "Just tell me what would their feeling be if I told them that the man they trusted and looked up to was nothing but a pawn between the hands of a manwhore? Huh?"
He was about to add something else to his cruel words when Ye Xiao Xie raised his hand in front of him and cried angrily, "Enough! Add a single word and I'll slap your damned face!"
Qian Deming looked at his hand mockingly as he calmed down a little. He sat on his chair again and said after wearing a calm smile, "That's the spirit…" He crossed his legs and added, "That's the monster I was trying to get out of you…" He pointed at Mei Han who was already watching Ye Xiao Xie hopelessly.
"That's what I wanted to show him…" He was about to add something when his phone suddenly received a message. At first, he didn't want to see it. However, something inside him kept telling him that he must read it immediately. Therefore he accessed it.
It was Shen Yuan again.
"Master, please read this immediately! It's an urgent matter about your father!"
"Master Qian Wu is in a bad state and he needs to receive an urgent operation! The doctor refused to do anything before he got your approval! You must be in the hospital immediately, I cannot do anything about it!"
Qian Deming's eyes widened as he started shaking slightly. He placed his phone inside his pocket and stood up mindlessly. He didn't bother to fake any manifestations so he only started looking down and walked past Ye Xiao Xie as he said in a barely stable tone, "I have something urgent to attend to. We can talk later about it."
"Huh? Where do you think you are going?" Ye Xiao Xie caught him by his arm as he smiled at him mockingly, "I'm sorry, but do you think that this is a restaurant where you can enter and exit whenever you like?"
Qian Deming didn't have any more power to argue with him, so he kept hiding his dark expression under his loose tall hair and said coldly, "Ye Xiao Xie, I'm talking seriously. I have to go for now. I'll come back to continue this later."
Ye Xiao Xie puffed a sarcastic laugh as he said, "Oh, now you want to run away after starting such a game with me just as you used to do."
Two police officers came in and caught Qian Deming by surprise.
"I'm sorry, but this time is not like the others. You have too much trouble to deal with, Professor Qian."
"What the hell are you doing?" Qian Deming uttered as he looked at Ye Xiao Xie angrily and cried, "Ye Xiao Xie! I said I'm not playing anymore. Let me go or I'll make you regret it!"
Ye Xiao Xie stayed on Qian Deming's chair and crossed his legs as he watched him mockingly.
"Aren't you a rich man? Then get yourself out of jail now."
Qian Deming frowned as he tried to fight back the men. However, he was no match for them. When they dragged him out, his eyes met with Mei Han's, so a sudden idea came to his mind. He fought back with all his might as he cried.
"Even If I was the one who killed that manwhore, at least I've done something about getting all those young women's revenge. You won't be able to catch me even if you killed yourself! If Abraham is your nightmare, then I'm his fucking God!"
Upon hearing the part "Getting those young women's revenge" Mei Han's eyes expanded slightly.
Ye Xiao Xie didn't care about his words, so he only kept watching him leave in silence.
Author's note:
Did you notice how Qian Deming finally called Ye Xiao Xie by his full name after getting serious 😭❤️
Mini interview:
Xiao Xiao: welcome Mr. Ye to our little interview, our readers are a little curious about how tall you are. Could you tell us if you're homophobic as well?
Ye Xiao Xie: *Leans against his chair* I'm 192 cm. And yeah, I'm homophobic, and a very bad one.
Xiao Xiao: Oh... That actually surprised me...
Ye Xiao Xie: Hey! What do you mean by it surprised you?!
Xiao Xiao: Oh, oh, nothing... (Hehehe) That's the end of ep, see you in the next chap dear readers.