Return to the City: The Strongest King

"What's happening?" Director Li asked Sun Xiaohong.

"Oh, my troublesome brother..." Sun Xiaohong sighed.

"Talk business! What's going on? Don't offend people when you don't even know who you're offending!" Director Li said to Sun Xiaohong.

"My brother said he asked Lu Yaobing for money." Sun Xiaohong said.

"Who?" Director Li couldn't catch the name and frowned.

"It's the college girl I fought with the other day." Sun Xiaohong said.

"Name!" Director Li shouted at Sun Xiaohong.

"Lu Yaobing." Sun Xiaohong answered.

"Ah..." Director Li took a deep breath of cold air.

"Why didn't you tell me her name at the time?" Director Li asked Sun Xiaohong.

"You didn't ask!"

Director Li was speechless.

"Who is she, Song Xiaodong's wife?" Sun Xiaohong asked.

"Hmph, being a wife is fine, but this person is Song Xiaodong's protégé! His closed-door disciple, do you understand?" Director Li asked Sun Xiaohong.

"Ah... then we're done..."

"Yes, we're done."

"You may leave." Director Li waved Sun Xiaohong away.

Director Li picked up the phone to call Secretary Niu.

"Secretary Niu, I've already investigated the matter, and there indeed is an issue. What does Secretary Niu plan to do about it?" Director Li asked.

"Is food safety a small matter? Even if it's just an outsourced lab, falsifying data could lead to potentially risky food entering the market. There's no small problem here. If something major happens in the future, how serious would the consequences be? I don't care what's up with this person, but I'm telling you, this matter must be handled decisively. Data falsification directly impacts the credibility of your food safety production permit!" Secretary Niu began to scold Director Li harshly.

"Yes, yes, yes, Secretary Niu is right, I'll handle it as soon as I return!" Director Li said.

"Alright then, just make sure to re-test the items sent by Mr. Song as soon as possible. If there are no issues, approve them, but if there are, it must under no circumstance be approved!" Secretary Niu said.

"Understood!"

"Go ahead!"

Director Li picked up the phone again to call Director Zhang at the Food Safety Inspection Laboratory.

"Director Zhang!"

"Director Li!"

"Your lab has a technician named Sun Weilong who has falsified data, solicited bribes, and even attempted to molest women. The severe nature of these actions has reached Secretary Niu. I need you to investigate this immediately and provide a resolution as quickly as possible!" Director Li told Director Zhang.

"Ah... okay!"

Director Zhang was definitely aware of Sun Weilong's actions, but Sun Weilong was the younger brother of Secretary Sun, who's close to Director Li, so people in the lab turned a blind eye.

Director Li also knew about Sun Weilong's activities and had repeatedly warned Secretary Sun, but Sun Weilong only became bolder, finally facing the consequences of his actions.

Sun Weilong continued to record experiment data in his lab, making it appear he was working diligently.

But this couldn't stop fate from arriving.

Once you take that step of breaking the rules, this day will inevitably come, be it sooner or later.

The phone in Sun Weilong's office rang.

Sun Weilong walked to the phone, realizing it was coming from the office of Director Zhang, the head of the Food Safety Testing Laboratory.

"Sun Weilong?"

"I am."

"Come to my office."

"Okay."

Director Zhang, over sixty with white hair, wearing a lab coat and gold rim glasses, sat behind his desk, looked Sun Weilong up and down, and said, "Director Li called me just now, saying you're involved in bribery, and it's already reached Secretary Niu."

Sun Weilong stared blankly at the floor, as though he hadn't heard anything.

"Just go, take some time off at home, and wait for how it will be handled." Director Zhang waved Sun Weilong away.

Sun Weilong looked up, mouth wide open at Director Zhang, speechless.

"Go on."

Sun Weilong was expelled from Director Zhang's office.

In the evening, Secretary Niu invited Song Xiaodong and Lu Yaobing for dinner, with Director Zhang and Director Li present.

"Today, I invited Mr. Song and Miss Lu mainly to give both a proper explanation. Sun Weilong has already been dealt with. Data falsification and lack of academic spirit pose huge risks to food safety inspection work. Such individuals will surely be dealt with sternly." Secretary Niu said seriously to Song Xiaodong.

"Indeed, Mr. Song, Miss Lu, he is now at home awaiting. We plan to revoke his professional license, forbidding him from any government-commissioned testing projects, and examine all results handled by him. Criminal responsibility will be pursued if necessary, with no leniency." Director Zhang said to Song Xiaodong and Lu Yaobing.

"Miss Lu, if he has disrespected you personally, you may file an appeal, and we'll handle it seriously." Director Li said to Lu Yaobing.

But Lu Yaobing hesitated, telling everyone, "No need, he didn't actually do anything to me."

"Since Miss Lu doesn't wish to make a fuss, let's leave the matter at that and not bring it up again, but his falsified data and bribery issues must be severely addressed." Secretary Niu said.

"Yes, yes, yes." Director Li and Director Zhang nodded continuously.