As she spoke, she fiddled with her right hand, clearly wanting to make some money.
"That's not right, aren't all the girls independent now? At worst, I'll just say it myself," Lin Qiang said quite angrily.
Fang Qing smiled and said, "Oh, you can't say that. If they're all independent, how can we madams manage them?"
"Nonsense, there are no indenture contracts now."
"Hehe, we don't need indenture contracts now," Fang Qing said with a smile, completely shameless. "I know the names and backgrounds of all these girls very well. If any of them misbehaves, I'll just expose them online, ruining their reputation for life."
Lin Qiang's face twitched slightly. This Fang Qing was indeed ruthless. Once exposed, the girls' friends and family would know, making it difficult for them to ever marry.
"Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?" Lin Qiang asked, suppressing his anger.
"What's there to be afraid of? We have people above us," Fang Qing laughed heartily. "Nowadays, who dares to run a business without some backing, right?"
Lin Qiang pointed his index finger at Fang Qing, at a loss for words: "You're good, very good in both courage and morals."
Fang Qing didn't catch his meaning, thinking Lin Qiang was praising her. She offered a drink with a fawning smile, "You're too kind. Without courage and disregarding morals, how can we make money?"
"I've seen madams before, but never one as despicable as you."
"Huh?"
Lin Qiang suddenly swung his hand, knocking the glass out of Fang Qing's hand.
Bang!
The sound of the glass shattering on the ground startled everyone in the room, followed by silence.
At the same time, Fang Qing's walkie-talkie crackled: "The police are coming to investigate, quick... wait... this is our walkie-talkie... don't..."
Fang Qing stood dumbfounded, completely confused about the situation. Years of industry instinct made her realize something, and instantly, every hair on her body stood on end.
She looked at Lin Qiang, then at the walkie-talkie.
"No, they're supposed to give notice before investigating..." After a few seconds of confusion, she suddenly stood up and shouted at the stunned girls, "Quick, retreat! Use the back door!"
Bang!!
At that moment, Hu Xiao kicked the door open.
"Nobody move, it's too late!"
Before Fang Qing could react, a team of police officers rushed in.
"Everyone squat down! Don't move!" Hu Xiao shouted fiercely, her whole demeanor changing.
The girls had never seen such a scene. Hearing the order, they squatted down trembling, some even started crying.
"You two, put on your clothes properly," Hu Xiao barked at the two bolder girls from earlier.
Fang Qing's expression changed several times as she looked at Hu Xiao, then at Lin Qiang, finally understanding what was happening.
"Are you crazy?!" Fang Qing, finding courage from somewhere, became frantic. She took out her phone, preparing to make a call. "Just wait, till I make a phone call."
Hu Xiao didn't stop her, watching her quite leisurely: "Go ahead, call whoever you want. You're facing your doom and still don't realize it, where did you get such courage?"
"You wait... you all wait!!" Fang Qing cursed, pointing at Hu Xiao. "Watch! You'll have to retreat obediently soon, you'll suffer when you go back."
As she was speaking, the call connected. Fang Qing covered her face and walked to a corner of the room, shouting into the phone.
"Brother, your people came, why didn't you give me a heads up?"
"..."
"All your people are with you?"
"You really didn't come? But I'm being raided here!"
"You don't know either?"
"Brother, we can't be like this! After so many years of friendship..."
"Brother? Brother?"
"..."
Fang Qing's face gradually turned pale. Finally, she dropped her hand, the phone falling to the ground. She turned woodenly, raising her trembling hand.
"You... aren't from Longyuan Bureau?"
"Obviously not." Hu Xiao waved her arm, "This is the main culprit of the prostitution ring, cuff her!"
The nearby officer rushed forward, pinning Fang Qing against the wall and handcuffing her.
Lin Qiang picked up the money from the table, walked up smiling, and slapped Fang Qing's face with a wad of cash, making a "pah pah" sound: "How about that? Remember what I said at the beginning? Making money like this is asking for death. I gave you a chance to negotiate."
Fang Qing had completely broken down, unable to respond.
Lin Qiang returned the money to Hu Xiao, thanking her: "Impressive, you really caught them all in one go this time!"
"Ah, it was nothing," Hu Xiao said with a dimpled smile, leaning close to Lin Qiang's ear and whispering, "I inquired beforehand, their protection was just a captain from Longyuan Bureau."
"No wonder." Lin Qiang looked at Fang Qing, shaking his head. "With such little capability, yet daring to play around. If you don't court death, you won't die."
Fang Qing seemed to suddenly realize something, dropping to her knees and crawling towards Lin Qiang: "Big brother! Big brother, I know I've offended someone important this time... tell me, where did I go wrong?! Can you give me a way out?!"
"Why didn't you do this earlier?" Lin Qiang scolded with a twisted face.
"Big brother... big sister... I really was wrong." Fang Qing knelt before Hu Xiao and Lin Qiang, continuously kowtowing to them with a "bang bang" sound. It's well known that in this business, getting caught can result in light or heavy sentences, especially organizing "underage" individuals for such activities, which in serious cases can lead to life imprisonment.
Lin Qiang smiled and squatted down, asking contemptuously: "What, want a reduced sentence?"
Fang Qing nodded frantically: "Big brother... Big brother, you're a sensible person. If you need anything in the future, I'll do anything. Can you give me a chance, big brother?"
Fang Qing was a person of the world, a person without dignity who only cared about money. At this point, she was willing to do anything for a chance to get off lightly.
"Listen carefully," Lin Qiang glared at Fang Qing. "During the interrogation, confess what needs to be confessed, don't say what shouldn't be said, otherwise no one can save you, understand?"
Fang Qing's mind was a bit numb, and she asked anxiously: "What shouldn't be said... what do you mean?"
Lin Qiang leaned close to Fang Qing's ear: "Her father can kill you, and he can also spare you."
Fang Qing suddenly realized! She felt like her brain was about to split from regret!
She hit her head hard with her fist.
She was filled with hatred...
Not hatred for others' cruelty, but hatred for her own arrogance. Only now did she recall the previous conversation, when Lin Qiang had warned her that Ling Lele was not someone to be trifled with...
"Big brother! You must put in a good word for me!" Fang Qing begged with snot and tears, "Regarding her matter, I won't say a single word! I'm begging you."
"Mm," Lin Qiang responded casually. Although he hoped for a heavy sentence for Fang Qing, she still held information about Ling Lele. If she became desperate in the end and decided to bring everyone down with her, Ling Chen wouldn't be happy either. The best approach now was to use Fang Qing's desire for a reduced sentence to expose all the corrupt leaders in the school and vent this anger.
"Brother, take her away first," Lin Qiang patted the nearby officer.
"Alright." The officer turned to Hu Xiao and asked, "How should we handle the others?"
Hu Xiao turned to Lin Qiang: "Hey, he's asking you. How should we handle this? This time, we're following your lead."