Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five

If the company didn't want to protect Zhou Fengliu, it could have simply not blocked the news, shifted the blame onto Zhou Fengliu, and then claimed it was an employee's personal issue, stating that the company had already taken control of the employee and resolved the problem.

But now... he wants to protect Zhou Fengliu, a talented employee among the lower-level staff.

To be able to wipe out the Wang family with just two or three people, that strength is definitely among the top in the world of supernatural beings.

More importantly... Zhou Fengliu is only in his twenties.

To have such strength and courage at this age, if properly nurtured, would definitely be a great asset to the company.

"Little Su..." Zhao Fangxu pondered for two seconds before calling out to President Su, who was standing to the side.

"Mr. Zhao."

"Go and retrieve the files on all the dirty deeds and shady dealings the Wang family has done over the years," Zhao Fangxu said.

"Yes..."

"Hasn't Xiao Zhou arrived at headquarters yet?"

"It should be soon."

"Yes, bring him to my office as soon as he arrives. I need to see this kid; I can't let him run wild like this," Zhao Fangxu said.

"Yes."

...

Ten minutes later.

As soon as Zhou Fengliu stepped into the headquarters building, he was led by President Su to Zhao Fangxu's office, while Zhang Chulan and the others were taken away separately by other people in the headquarters.

"Mr. Zhao... Zhou Fengliu has arrived."

"Let him in, Xiao Su, you can go about your business."

"it is good."

After speaking through the door, President Su pushed the door open, let Zhou Fengliu in, and then turned and left.

"Mr. Zhao..."

Zhou Fengliu walked in, and what he saw was an old man with gray hair, wearing a white shirt and glasses, who turned his gaze toward him as he entered.

"You must be Xiao Zhou. Come, have a seat."

Zhao Fangxu displayed the composure of a superior, and instead of reprimanding the troublesome employee, he had Zhou Fengliu sit opposite him.

"Hello, Mr. Zhao. I never expected to meet the chairman for the first time at this time, in this way." Zhou Fengliu said quietly to Zhao Fangxu, the bigwig of Nadutong.

"I didn't expect this either... I'd wanted to see you for a while, but I've been too busy and haven't had the time."

Zhao Fangxu first said a few casual words, then paused for a second and steered the conversation to the Wang family.

"Xiao Zhou... It's good for young people to have vigor, but you can't be too impetuous. Do you know how serious the consequences will be if you cause a scene at the Wang family's house?"

“Mr. Zhao, you have no idea how bullying Wang Ai is. She secretly had people watching me and even tried to kill me.”

“I didn’t originally plan to cause a scene at the Wang family’s house. I went there because of a company’s request to resolve a problem. I figured I might as well settle my score with Wang Bing while I was there to resolve the problem.”

"To be honest, President Zhao has already given Wang Ai enough face, but he doesn't appreciate it. He used smashing a cup as a signal to get so many people involved to cripple me."

“This is legitimate self-defense,” Zhou Fengliu slowly explained, recounting the cause and effect.

"Self-defense? You killed so many members of the Wang family just because you acted in self-defense?" Zhao Fangxu was clearly not satisfied with Zhou Fengliu's attitude of admitting his mistake.

"Mr. Zhao...you've wronged me. I didn't kill his whole family..." Zhou Fengliu said, expressing his innocence.

"Yes...you didn't kill them, but their souls were all damaged...even if you saved them, the entire Wang family would be in a vegetative state. Was this an accident or intentional?"

Zhao Fangxu looked at Zhou Fengliu and spoke.

Honestly.

When he heard the news that Wang Ai and so many members of the Wang family had all suffered soul damage, he remained silent for a long time.

I'm a little confused as to whether Zhou Fengliu did it on purpose or by accident.

Seeing Zhou Fengliu's aggrieved expression, he instantly understood.

This is intentional!

Zhou Fengliu removed the souls of Wang Ai and the others, but preserved the vital signs that allowed them to be saved, so that Wang Ai and the rest of the Wang family could not be considered dead.

In this way, even if the authorities hold him accountable, they can only say that he acted in excessive self-defense, not that he committed intentional homicide.

"Mr. Zhao, of course it was an accident..." Zhou Fengliu would never admit that it was intentional.

Seeing that Zhou Fengliu refused to admit it, Zhao Fangxu came to a conclusion about him.

For some reason, Zhao Fangxu seemed to see the same shamelessness and stubborn refusal to admit anything in him as Xu Si.

It can only be said that...like leader, like subordinates.

Zhao Fangxu took off his glasses, wiped them with a cloth, and said as he did so:

"Xiao Zhou, do you think you're more important to the company, or is the Wang family more important?"

Chapter 123 All-Powerful Protection! The Company is Your Backing! (Second Update)

Hearing this question, Zhou Fengliu remained silent for two seconds, knowing that it was Zhao Fangxu's way of giving him a warning.

"Mr. Zhao, if I'm not mistaken, the Wang family is not important to the company."

"?"

Upon hearing Zhou Fengliu's answer, Zhao Fangxu was taken aback. He clearly hadn't expected Zhou Fengliu's reply to be so standard.

"why?"

In response to Zhao Fangxu's question, Zhou Fengliu explained:

"For the company, there are countless grassroots employees, and for the 'Ten Elders' position, there can be countless Wang family members. So for the company, neither I nor the Wang family is important."

"So what do you think is important for the company?"

"From the company's perspective... a balance between the world of supernatural beings and the real world is more important."

As a time traveler, Zhou Fengliu gave Zhao Fangxu an answer that was almost satisfactory.

Hearing Zhou Fengliu's answer, Zhao Fangxu nodded in satisfaction, pointing at Zhou Fengliu:

"You're a real talent. I really should have transferred you to headquarters sooner... If I left you in the North China region with Xiao Si, he'd corrupt you sooner or later."

"Mr. Zhao, I know you wanted to give me a warning... but I didn't have any other choice at the time. You know, Wang Ai had already hired someone to assassinate me, clearly not wanting me to live a good life. What could I do?"

"You know... how can an ordinary working person like me with no connections fight against someone like that? I can only try to reason with them... to persuade them with reason, but Wang Ai is unreasonable."

"How come you don't have any connections?" Listening to Zhou Fengliu's complaints, Zhao Fangxu put his clean glasses back on and looked at Zhou Fengliu.

Zhou Fengliu was interrupted and fell silent for a moment.

"The company is your background..." Seeing that Zhou Fengliu remained silent, Zhao Fangxu continued, "..."

"Wang Ai came to the company earlier asking me to deal with you, but I simply ignored him..."

Do you know why?

Seeing that Zhou Fengliu remained silent, Zhao Fangxu answered his own question: "Because it's not Wang Ai's place to deal with the company's employees..."

"Xiao Zhou, from the moment you joined Nadutong, the company became your home. If you have any grievances... you don't need to handle them yourself. Come home... find your supervisor, find me..."

“If the company can’t handle it, then you’ll handle it your own way. Look at the mess you’ve made now. The company only found out about it after it happened, and now they don’t even know where to start to help you.”

Zhao Fangxu started playing the emotional card, leaving Zhou Fengliu somewhat bewildered by what he said.

Is this a company?

Is this a capitalist?

That's not right.

This art style is completely off.

...

Just as Zhou Fengliu was bewildered, there was a knock on Zhao Fangxu's office door, and then Xu Si rushed in.

"Fourth Brother?" Zhou Fengliu was somewhat surprised when he saw Xu Si.

Xu Si did not respond to Zhou Fengliu. Seeing that Zhou Fengliu was coming up with a serious expression, Xu Si took the responsibility upon himself.

"Boss...it's my fault for failing to manage my employees. If you're going to punish someone, punish me first."

Just now, the meeting that was supposed to discuss the temporary worker system was postponed. He had just walked out of the meeting room when he saw Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao pass by him.

After some questioning, he learned that Zhou Fengliu had secretly led Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao to destroy the Wang family.

Upon hearing the news, he was so shocked that he dropped his cigarette. As the head of the North China region, he had no idea about this news.

I called Xu San and found out that Zhou Fengliu had gone to the Wang family to reason with them.

There was no other way. In order to protect Zhou Fengliu, even if he didn't know the whole story, he had to rush to Zhao Fangxu's office and take the blame first.

"?"

Seeing Xu Si arrive, Zhao Fangxu raised an eyebrow slightly: "Xiao Si, I didn't ask you to come..."

"Boss, I know..."

"Alright... This has nothing to do with you, and you don't need to come here to plead for me. As for the outcome of Zhou Fengliu's case, it's not up to me to decide; it has to be decided by all the board members," Zhao Fangxu said.

Driven away by Zhao Fangxu, Xu Si, who hadn't even said two words, was dragged out, and the office door was closed again.

After Xu Si left, Zhao Fangxu's gaze fell on Zhou Fengliu.

"Xiao Zhou, the company still has high hopes for you, and I personally have high hopes for you too. Don't let the company and me down. The company will help you with this, but I don't want it to happen again."

"You'll stay at headquarters today. Although the company will cover up this for you, you'll still face internal punishment."

Zhou Fengliu nodded upon hearing this.

To be honest, this outcome even exceeded his expectations.

He never expected the company to protect him so strongly.

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