"You only have one chance to tell the truth. I hope you'll seize it."
Chu Lingtian's gaze was chilling, his eyes sharp as a blade, fixed on Sun Yang beneath his feet.
Sun Yang was already terrified by Chu Lingtian's immense power, fearing he would lose his life at any moment. He hastily replied,
"Yes, it was your company's HR Director, Zhang Tao. He was the one who said he wanted to offer Guo Xiaoyan, that pure beauty, to me for my enjoyment."
"Hmph, I suspected as much," Chu Lingtian snorted coldly, just as he had anticipated. After a moment's thought, he subtly activated his phone's recording function and said, "Speak. Tell me truthfully about how you colluded with Zhang Tao, how you set up tonight's dinner, drugged Guo Xiaoyan, and intended to take advantage of her."
"Zhang Tao contacted me proactively. Oh, and also your company's Sales Department team leader, Peng Xia, she was also involved in persecuting Guo Xiaoyan tonight."
"This morning, your company's HR Director, Zhang Tao, called me. He knew I had a weakness for women and proactively offered to give me a pure, beautiful recent college graduate intern to enjoy tonight. The condition was that I had to record a video and send it to him while I was with the beauty, as long as my face wasn't shown."
"Then the drug was secretly put into Guo Xiaoyan's drink by Peng Xia. Guo Xiaoyan doesn't usually drink, but under Peng Xia and the others' coercion and enticement, she drank the drugged wine."
"Later, Guo Xiaoyan started to feel the effects of the drug, feeling hot and uncomfortable all over. Peng Xia then, according to the original plan, left with the other colleagues, leaving only me and Guo Xiaoyan alone in the private room of the restaurant. Guo Xiaoyan, still slightly lucid as the drug was just taking effect, ran into the restroom and locked the door. She even called you. When I heard that, I feared my plan would fail, so I forced the door open and brought her to this hotel to book a room."
Sun Yang, completely cowed by Chu Lingtian's ruthless methods, confessed everything about drugging and attempting to take advantage of Guo Xiaoyan.
"Finished? Are you sure you haven't missed anything?"
Chu Lingtian asked with a cold smile.
Sun Yang quickly replied, "N-no, nothing more. I absolutely promise I haven't concealed a single word from you, Brother Chu. Although I was involved in this matter, the masterminds are Zhang Tao and Peng Xia. The wronged will find their own justice, so if you want to seek retribution, go find them."
Having navigated the complexities of society for many years, Sun Yang possessed a certain degree of insight into people. He could tell that Chu Lingtian, who had him pinned underfoot, appeared to be a mere security guard on the surface, but was in reality unfathomably deep and ruthless. He likely wouldn't escape this situation unharmed, so he hastily began to beg for mercy, shifting all blame onto Zhang Tao and Peng Xia.
Chu Lingtian saved the recording, then put his phone back into his pocket. He pointed at the shattered window and said, "Jump down from here yourself. Whether you live or die is up to your own luck."
"This, Brother Chu, spare my life, spare my life! I, I intended to assault Guo Xiaoyan, but I wasn't successful, and the culprits are Zhang Tao and Peng Xia. I'm merely an accomplice."
Hearing Chu Lingtian tell him to jump from the building, Sun Yang was utterly terrified, kneeling on the ground and repeatedly begging for mercy.
After all, this was the eleventh floor. Jumping from such a height would leave him either dead or permanently crippled.
"Fine. Since you're unwilling to jump on your own, I'll give you a hand."
When Chu Lingtian was angered, he was truly terrifying. He spoke the harshest words while wearing a harmless smile.
Chu Lingtian had no intention of letting scum like Sun Yang go from the very beginning, because letting such people go would only lead to more innocent victims in the future.
"No, no..."
Sun Yang trembled with fear, suddenly scrambling to his feet and lunging towards the door.
Chu Lingtian swept his right leg horizontally, striking both of Sun Yang's legs. The man flew into the air, his head hitting the wall with a heavy thud.
"Ah..."
With a bleeding head, Sun Yang collapsed on the ground, clutching his head and crying out in pain.
Chu Lingtian walked up to Sun Yang, looking down at the scumbag, then grabbed him by the neck with his right hand and dragged him towards the window like a dead dog.
At this moment, Sun Yang's face was ashen, his entire body paralyzed with fear. He finally understood that in front of Chu Lingtian, he was nothing more than a tiny ant. How ludicrous it was that he had previously tried to intimidate Chu Lingtian with his own strength.
"No, no, you can't do this! If you truly throw me down and kill me or cripple me, you'll be deliberately committing assault and murder. The law will not let you go, and you'll be dead too!"
A primal instinct for survival still made Sun Yang speak out the moment Chu Lingtian dragged him to the window.
"Don't worry about me. I have the authority to kill first and report later."
Chu Lingtian smiled faintly.
As the captain of the Dragon Country's elite War Wolf Commando, he had previously been stationed on the border, defending the nation and repelling countless foreign aggressions.
There were sometimes emergencies where it was impossible to wait for superiors' approval. Therefore, his superiors later granted Chu Lingtian the authority to kill first and report later.
This was the utmost trust the Sovereign had placed in Chu Lingtian, believing he would never be someone who indiscriminately killed or abused his power.
Furthermore, it was an ultimate privilege earned by Chu Lingtian through his strength and his remarkable military achievements over the years.
"Authority to kill first and report later?"
Sun Yang was utterly stunned upon hearing Chu Lingtian's words.
Whoosh!
Chu Lingtian lifted Sun Yang entirely off the ground with his right hand. Just as he was about to throw him out the window, a sharp shout rang out from behind him.
"Chu Lingtian, stop!"
Chu Lingtian turned his head and saw Xiao Lengyue appear at the doorway, followed by two burly men in military uniform.
"Don't rush. Let me throw this scumbag down first."
Chu Lingtian grinned, his right hand already holding Sun Yang's body outside the window.
Xiao Lengyue's face turned pale with shock. She immediately drew the pistol from her waist, pointed it at Chu Lingtian, and said sternly, "Bastard, I told you to stop, or I'll shoot!"
"Chu, you're committing a crime! Don't court death!"
A military officer standing behind Xiao Lengyue also shouted angrily.
Swish!
Chu Lingtian loosened his right hand, and Sun Yang's scream echoed.
Bang!
The next second, a loud thud of a human body hitting the ground from a great height was heard from the first floor.
"Oops, sorry. My hand slipped."
Chu Lingtian smiled and said to Xiao Lengyue.