Chapter 68 Today, He is the boss of the Inspectorate

In the office, the atmosphere became tense.

Lu Zhang saw that the personnel at the Inspectorate were starting to believe Su Jiang. Panicked, he disregarded the pain in his leg and exclaimed:

“It was really him who fired the gun, I didn’t falsely accuse him!”

“Yes, yes! We can check the fingerprints on that gun, there must be…”

Lu Zhang stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence as he caught sight of Su Jiang’s playful gaze.

It was as if he was watching a clown perform.

Then it dawned on him that just before Su Jiang threw the gun away earlier, he seemed to pause. Was he handling the fingerprints?

Moreover, this office had no surveillance cameras, and no one could testify for him.

Yang Ming sighed softly, bent down to pick up the handgun, and walked over to Lu Zhang. He squatted down in front of him and spoke seriously:

“Lu Zhang, do you know what consequences you will face if the fingerprints on this gun only belong to you and not Su Jiang’s?”

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhang swallowed hard and turned his head to look at Su Jiang.

Su Jiang’s face still carried a nonchalant smile, with eyes filled with a hint of expectation, as if waiting for Lu Zhang to check the fingerprints.

Lu Zhang’s heart raced with panic. He looked around and realized that in the vast Inspectorate, no one would believe him.

Yang Ming doesn’t believe him, and his colleagues don’t either.

In fact, it’s not that they don’t believe, but that they dare not believe.

In their eyes, Su Jiang is just a young doctor with a fair face.

But who is Lu Zhang?

As a seasoned inspector from the Inspectorate, although he may seem down now, it doesn’t mean he lacks capability. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have made it into the Inspectorate.

Now, tell me, that young doctor grabbed the gun from you, Lu Zhang, and accurately hit the safest spot on your leg?

Moreover, is it possible that there are no fingerprints of Su Jiang on that gun?

Seeing the hesitation on Lu Zhang’s face, everyone has already concluded that this whole thing was likely orchestrated by Lu Zhang himself.

“Lu Zhang, I’ll ask you again, who fired the gun?”

Yang Ming’s gaze was intense as he stared at Lu Zhang. At this moment, the personnel at the Inspectorate were surprised to find that this seemingly gentle and weak director’s assistant could exude such pressure.

Su Jiang, however, found it normal. After all, Yang Ming had been by Director Zheng’s side for so long. It would be strange if he didn’t have that kind of presence.

If Yang Ming were replaced by Director Zheng, Lu Zhang would probably collapse on the spot.

But… at this moment, he was close to collapsing anyway.

Lu Zhang trembled all over, gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and spoke with a tone full of reluctance.

“The gun… I fired it myself.”

He admitted defeat.

In the current situation, if things escalated further and there were truly no fingerprints of Su Jiang on the gun, he couldn’t bear the consequences.

He couldn’t afford to gamble, as losing the bet would not only affect him but also his family.

Upon hearing Lu Zhang admit to firing the gun, there was a moment of astonishment among the crowd. Yang Ming let out a heavy sigh.

“A few of you, take him to the hospital. The leg will be affected if we delay any longer.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a few people stepped forward to help Lu Zhang up.

“Wait.”

Su Jiang spoke up, stopping Lu Zhang who was about to leave, causing everyone to look at him in confusion.

“Lu Zhang, although we are colleagues, I can overlook your actions. But shouldn’t you apologize to me?”

Su Jiang looked at Lu Zhang with a smile, appearing incredibly magnanimous at that moment. Only he knew how frustrated Lu Zhang must have felt inside.

The person who wrongly accuses you is often the one who knows best how unjustly you have been treated.

But Su Jiang showed no remorse.

Not knocking on the door is a small matter, an issue of attitude and politeness. A little lesson would suffice.

But Lu Zhang, in a critical situation, chose to threaten Su Jiang instead of showing remorse.

Scar and Wu Chengren had done the same in the past.

Now, it’s uncertain if they are still alive. If not, the grass on their graves must be towering high.

Ironically, both of them were from Linhui.

For a moment, everyone looked at Lu Zhang. Should he apologize?

Lu Zhang could be considered the representative of their group, having committed this disgraceful act.

If he were to apologize now, it would mean they had completely surrendered to Su Jiang.

Lu Zhang turned his head, his gaze fixed on Su Jiang, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

He was genuinely scared because he couldn’t read Su Jiang, who was too unpredictable.

But now, no matter what he said, nobody would believe him.

Since he had already admitted his fault, what difference would apologizing make?

Lu Zhang, despite being reckless, knew that if he hadn’t threatened Su Jiang first, the situation might not have escalated like this.

“I’m sorry, Dr. Su Jiang. This time, it was me, Lu Zhang, who made a mistake!”

Ignoring the pain in his leg, Lu Zhang bent down towards Su Jiang and apologized sincerely.

Admitting mistakes and standing upright when facing consequences.

Su Jiang was also somewhat surprised at this moment. Lu Zhang didn’t seem as disagreeable as before.

Yang Ming’s eyes also lit up a bit. The current Lu Zhang finally showed a glimpse of his former self.

“It’s okay. I think there was a misunderstanding between us. You should go to the hospital first, and we can talk later.”

Su Jiang generously forgave Lu Zhang, then waved him off gently, watching him leave.

“Alright, let’s continue with the treatment. Let’s not waste any more time. Please come in one by one.”

“But this time, when you come in, please remember to knock on the door.”

Everyone looked at Su Jiang with puzzled expressions. Despite the situation, how could he still work normally?

Yang Ming also helped organize things, and order was quickly restored within the Inspectorate.

Subsequently, perhaps out of guilt towards Su Jiang or feeling that their reputation was tarnished by Lu Zhang’s actions, one by one, after exchanging a few words with Su Jiang, they all admitted their mistakes.

“Dr. Su, I admit it, I’m not sick.”

“I will definitely work diligently from now on, okay?”

“I won’t leave early or be late. I will contribute my last efforts to the Inspectorate.”

“…and so on.”

These kinds of promises made Su Jiang’s ears sore.

While listening to their assurances, he shook his head inwardly.

He knew very well that their promises were merely superficial, and it was uncertain how long they could actually uphold them. This was what Director Zheng had mentioned: treating the symptoms but not the root cause.

Of course, there were a few stubborn ones who, like Lu Zhang, insisted that they were ill.

Under Su Jiang’s resignation threat, they all obediently relented.

“Phew!”

After seeing off the last colleague from the Inspectorate, Su Jiang let out a sigh and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

He had a good understanding of the situation now. It was time to serve them the main course.

The matter with Lu Zhang was just an appetizer.

Next, he would let those lazy and irresponsible individuals outside know.

Today, he is the boss of the Inspectorate!