When everyone heard Jin Hui's decision to punish his subordinate like this, a chill ran down their spines. Did this man really have his subordinate's hand chopped off just because he failed to do one thing properly?
"Mr. Jin, aren't you being a bit too hasty? I haven't said a word yet, and you're about to take action. At least give me some face and let me say a few words," Mu Junze said coldly, looking at Jin Hui.
"Not at all, Mr. Mu. I know very well that this guy secretly took pictures of Miss Bai Ling and Mr. Ju Zisheng and then blackmailed them, right, you two?" Jin Hui said, turning to look at Bai Ling and Ju Zisheng beside him with a smile on his face. But this expression sent shivers down their spines.
Hearing Jin Hui's words, Bai Ling and Ju Zisheng both nodded instinctively to confirm. Jin Hui seemed to get the response he wanted, so he said proudly, "See? My information is correct. Since he dared to go against my orders and do such a thing on his own, it's quite reasonable to chop off the hand that took the pictures. It's just a small punishment. Otherwise, next time it won't be just his hand."
Mu Junze thought to himself that something was wrong. It seemed that someone had tipped off Jin Hui in advance. Jin Hui had known they were coming to ask for an explanation and had already come up with a countermeasure. As soon as he entered the door, he had been outmaneuvered, completely losing the initiative. The purpose of this visit was now in vain.
Seeing the subtle expression on Mu Junze's face, Jin Hui laughed sinisterly. He said, "I should thank Mr. Mu for exposing this bastard's deeds behind my back. If you hadn't brought him here today, I would still be kept in the dark. In the future, I have to check more carefully to see if they've done other things behind my back. I'll check everyone in the company. Otherwise, if people keep coming to hold me accountable, my subordinates may not have any hands left."
"Mr. Jin, I don't think your way of handling this is appropriate," Mu Junze said, shaking his head.
Jin Hui sneered, putting his index finger in front of his lips to make a "shh" gesture. Then he slowly said to Mu Junze, "Mr. Mu, this is my man. I have the right to deal with him. I don't need an outsider like you to tell me what to do. If you think my handling is wrong, you shouldn't have brought him here today. You should have taken him directly to the police station and thrown him into jail. Or even..."
Jin Hui stopped here. The smile on his face disappeared completely. He stood up, glaring at Mu Junze, and made a slashing motion across his neck with his hand. He continued, "Or even you could have just gotten rid of him. But since you've brought him here, his life and death, and any punishment he receives, are up to me. Once he's in my place, no one but me dares to bully my people!"
Jin Hui's actions sent a chill through everyone present. Even Mu Junze's bodyguards weren't confident enough to take action on someone else's turf. After all, this was Jin Hui's company, filled with his people from top to bottom.
"Mr. Jin, do you mean that I shouldn't have brought him here to bother you?" Mu Junze wasn't intimidated by Jin Hui's imposing manner. As the president of the Mu Group, he would never admit defeat in terms of aura. This was a big taboo in the business world. If you admitted defeat, you might easily fall into a disadvantage.
"Mr. Mu, that's not a nice thing to say. I hope you can understand me instead of distorting my words. I never said you were meddling," Jin Hui sat down, lit a cigar, took a puff, and said to Mu Junze with a smile.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the office was extremely awkward. Everyone was oppressed by the equal and powerful auras of the two men. Among them, Bai Ling and Ju Zisheng reacted especially strongly.
This incident had originated from the conflict between the two of them. Especially Bai Ling, she thought to herself that if it weren't for the conflict between her and Ju Zisheng, she wouldn't have been caught in Jin Hui's people's trap. She wouldn't have insisted on following Mu Junze to ask for an explanation. Now, Mu Junze was at a disadvantage. If anything happened to him later, she would really feel bad.
So she secretly pulled at Ju Zisheng's sleeve and whispered in his ear, "That's about enough. Let's try to reconcile. Let's just end it today."
Hearing Bai Ling's words, Ju Zisheng also nodded in agreement. He also thought that he had really caused trouble for Mr. Mu today. It was better to stop as soon as possible.
So Ju Zisheng stepped forward on behalf of Bai Ling to mediate. He suddenly said, "Everyone, could you listen to me for a moment?"
Originally, Ju Zisheng wanted to mediate. He had thought of a lot to say, but before he could finish, Jin Hui interrupted, "Oh, the one speaking is Mr. Ju Zisheng, right? You're not supposed to have a say here, but since you're Mr. Mu's friend, I'll give you some face. Let's hear what you have to say."
Hearing Jin Hui's words, Ju Zisheng was a bit angry. Obviously, Jin Hui didn't take him seriously at all. From his tone, one could hear his disdain and contempt.
But as the mediator of this incident, he adjusted his mentality and said with a smile, "Mr. Jin, Mr. Mu, the matter has been settled. He has received the corresponding punishment. I think we should just stop here. Anyway, he didn't cause any substantial losses to Bai Ling and me. The photos weren't sent out, and he didn't get the money. So we haven't suffered much. How about just letting this matter go to avoid hurting the harmony between us?"
After hearing what Ju Zisheng said, Jin Hui immediately saw that he was acting as a peacemaker, trying to give Mu Junze a way out and avoid the situation from getting too awkward. So he laughed twice, looked at Mu Junze, and said, "Mr. Mu, your friend has said so. Do you still want to pursue this?"
Mu Junze was so angry that he was a bit out of his mind. He didn't expect Ju Zisheng and the others to choose to back down and give him a way out. Now all the advantages were on Jin Hui's side. As soon as he entered the door, Jin Hui had taken the lead, and he had been restricted everywhere. Now that he had a way out, it was better to just let it go.
"Alright, Mr. Jin. Since the parties involved have said so, I won't pursue this anymore. I hope you can discipline your subordinates more strictly in the future and don't let such things happen again. Next time, I won't come to you."
"Don't worry. If there's a next time, I'll send the person to you and let you deal with him. How about that?"
Hearing Jin Hui's words, Mu Junze snorted and said, "Well, Mr. Jin is really generous."