From Xu Pei's words, Wu Tian roughly understood what had happened.
He smiled faintly and said, "It seems there was such a thing."
"I had contact with people from Tianbao Group before, and they said they were willing to be friends with me."
Hiss—
Upon hearing Wu Tian's admission, Zhou Mingxue couldn't help but gasp, his eyes filled with dread and shock as he looked at Wu Tian.
He was a good judge of character, and he knew Wu Tian was definitely no ordinary person.
But he never expected Wu Tian to be this formidable!
On the other side, Yi Kaicheng was completely stunned.
He had actually offended a friend of Tianbao Group? This, this was no different from courting death!
Xu Pei said with a pale face, "Mr. Wu, I am truly sorry for what happened just now."
"It was me, it was all my fault. I shouldn't have said those things to you, Mr. Wu. I apologize, and I offer you my most sincere apologies!"
To this, Wu Tian had not expected Tianbao Group to have such great influence.
However, since things had come to this, he decided to go with the flow. He smiled faintly and said, "Why are you apologizing to me?"
"Kaicheng Chemical wants to build a factory in our village. Isn't this a great deed for the people?"
"If anything, I should be the one apologizing to you, shouldn't I?"
Wu Tian's joking tone made Xu Pei's scalp tingle.
He said tremblingly, "Mr. Wu, please don't joke with me."
"I know it's all my fault. I shouldn't have bullied people with my position. I will never make the same mistake again!"
Wu Tian said with a faint smile, "Secretary Xu, you are not the boss of Kaicheng Chemical. Why are you so eager to apologize for the unauthorized construction?"
"The main instigator has not even admitted their mistake yet!"
Xu Pei immediately understood.
He kicked Yi Kaicheng hard, right on Yi Kaicheng's injured leg.
Yi Kaicheng cried out in pain, almost fainting.
Xu Pei cursed at him, "You scoundrel, this is all your fault this time!"
"If you hadn't offended Mr. Wu, why would there be so much trouble!"
"Now that Mr. Wu is angry, why aren't you quickly apologizing to Mr. Wu!"
Yi Kaicheng knew he had provoked the wrong person today. Even a backer like Xu Pei had bowed down to Wu Tian, so how could he possibly confront Wu Tian?
He quickly endured the pain, knelt before Wu Tian, and said tremblingly, "Wu Tian, no, Brother Wu!"
"I know I was wrong, I don't dare anymore, I will never dare again!"
Wu Tian said with a faint smile, "You all say the same thing, don't you?"
"Yi Kaicheng, I've given you two chances, but you didn't cherish them."
"I can overlook your responsibility for bringing people to cause trouble, but this unauthorized construction is clearly a contempt for national law, so you can't escape this part."
Saying this, he smiled at Xu Pei and said, "Secretary Xu, do you think what I'm saying is right?"
Although Wu Tian's smile looked gentle, Xu Pei still broke out in a cold sweat.
He repeatedly nodded in agreement, then said fiercely to Yi Kaicheng, "Yi Kaicheng! You dared to secretly build a chemical plant in Taohua Village behind the government's back, you are truly heinous!"
"Director Zhou, I have always hated evil as if it were my enemy. Now that the person is here, please take him away as soon as possible!"
Seeing Xu Pei's attitude, Zhou Mingxue shook his head with disdain.
This guy's face-changing was really fast...
However, Zhou Mingxue didn't say much about it. Regardless, Xu Pei was the county magistrate's secretary.
He had no evidence of Xu Pei's wrongdoings, so it was not appropriate to act now.
But after this incident, he had firmly marked Xu Pei.
When the opportunity arose, he would definitely find a way to bring Xu Pei to justice.
Without Xu Pei's protection, Yi Kaicheng was now like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, completely defenseless, and was quickly taken away by Zhou Mingxue's men.
On the other hand, Xu Pei naturally did not dare to linger here and quickly fled the scene.
The matter was resolved like this. Wu Tian smiled at Zhou Mingxue and said, "Director Zhou, thank you so much today."
Zhou Mingxue smiled and said, "Wu Tian, you make me feel a bit embarrassed by saying that."
"I didn't help you at all. You solved it all yourself, didn't you?"
"If I had known you were a friend of Tianbao Group, I wouldn't have come at all!"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "Director Zhou, you're making fun of me. If it weren't for you, I would have been taken away directly. How could this have happened?"
"Putting everything else aside, I must treat you to dinner tonight to thank you properly!"
As the director of the Public Security Bureau, Zhou Mingxue was usually upright and did not easily accept invitations for meals.
But Wu Tian was different. Zhou Mingxue liked Wu Tian very much, so he naturally would not refuse Wu Tian's invitation.
The two stayed in Taohua Village for the afternoon, and when it was time for dinner, they went to the county town to eat together.
Wu Tian found a very good restaurant, and the two of them ate happily.
And while they were eating, a small incident occurred.
That was when Zhou Mingxue received a call saying that Xu Pei was being investigated by the Disciplinary Committee and might go to jail.
The caller also revealed that the reason Xu Pei was being investigated was because Tianbao Group had provided the tip-off.
Given Tianbao Group's status, if they wanted to report something, the authorities would naturally take it seriously, which was why the Disciplinary Committee acted so quickly.
To this, Wu Tian felt very surprised.
With his intelligence, it was not difficult to see that the biggest reason Tianbao Group would suddenly report Xu Pei was likely for him.
He guessed that Tianbao Group might have investigated the matter and learned about the inside story of Xu Pei and Yi Kaicheng.
Wu Tian had no sympathy for Xu Pei, as Xu Pei was completely getting what he deserved.
For someone like him to continue to hold a high position would be a disaster.
But Wu Tian was very confused as to why Tianbao Group would help him so much.
Was it just because they valued his gambling stone appraisal skills?
Wu Tian thought and thought but couldn't come up with an answer. He felt that everything was not that simple.
After finishing dinner with Zhou Mingxue, the two soon parted ways. Wu Tian drove his car, preparing to go home.
But just as he reached the intersection leading out of the city, he suddenly received a call from Ye Shan.
"Hello, Boss Ye, it's so late, what do you need me for?" Wu Tian asked.
On the other end of the phone, Ye Shan's voice sounded very weak.
He said intermittently, "Wu Tian... where are you? I, I was attacked."