Chapter 35: The Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce

  "But human nature is good, and it's fully embodied in this young man." Gu Zhan added with a self-satisfied smile. The two were originally discussing Tang Yuan's "Social Pattern Theory", but somehow they had unknowingly shifted to the topic of whether human nature is inherently good or evil.

  "He may just want to gain fame and fortune from this matter, but ended up losing everything and getting himself into trouble." Tang Yun shook her head and continued to refute Gu Zhan.

  "Director Tang, this is purely sophistry." Gu Zhan smiled and retorted to Tang Yuan with a sentence that she often used on him before, now he finally returned it to her at the most appropriate time.

  "Really?" Tang Wan smiled slightly and didn't say another word, her eyes looking out the window again. She was indeed a bit sly, but... who knows? There really are people in this world who do good deeds without seeking fame or fortune.

  A patrolling police officer nearby rushed over and, after hearing the old man's words, grabbed hold of the young man, not allowing him to leave. The young man was somewhat hot-tempered and loudly quarreled with the police officer, saying that he didn't hit the person, he just happened to be passing by and saw it, so he came over to help the old man. He also said that his time couldn't be delayed now, as he had an important meeting to attend and couldn't be late.

  "Gu Zhang, go tell them that the old man wasn't hit by him!" Tang Wan didn't have the mood to continue discussing philosophical topics with Gu Zhang at this moment, and she clenched her small fist in anger as she instructed him.

  No matter whether the young man had a motive to do good, but what the old man did was really unbearable for Tang Yuan. As the founder of "Social Pattern Theory", Tang Yuan herself still had a kind heart... Of course, she thought she was different from others... In any case, she would not sit idly by and watch things happen outside the car window.

  Gu Zhang listened to Tang Yuan's instructions and quickly got off the car, explaining everything he had just seen to the police in a dry tone.

  At this moment, a middle-aged couple rushed over from afar, panting. After listening to the old man say a few words, they pulled and dragged the young man away without saying a word, making him take the old man to the hospital for examination and compensation...and started shouting loudly.

  Gu Zhang explained to the police for a while, and when he saw this scene, he rushed over to persuade them. However, his words did not convince the middle-aged couple, who instead pushed and scolded him back. Gu Zhang retreated back to the car in disarray and asked Tang Yuan for further instructions again.

  "What if I was the one who bumped into you? If you keep pulling me, I'll have to fight back!" The young man was getting quite angry from being pushed and pulled by the middle-aged couple.

  "Oh no! You hit me! Hit me again! Try hitting me! Everyone come and see! He bumped into someone and still has the nerve to argue! What kind of thing is this?! The middle-aged woman was furious, grabbing onto the young man's clothes tightly, tearing off several buttons on his shirt."

  "Don't you dare! Nobody is allowed to lay a hand on anyone else! If you do, you'll be the one who's in the wrong!" The police officer rushed over and warned the young man, stretching out his arm to separate the two parties and urging the middle-aged couple to calm down.

  Yunfeng City streets didn't have that many surveillance cameras, and with both sides sticking to their words, mediating this kind of thing was a real headache for the police. The onlookers were getting more and more numerous, but these people had just gathered over, no one saw what happened here before, and no one came forward to testify for the young man again.

  The police were looking around, as if they were searching for Gu Zhang. Earlier, when it was noisy, he heard Gu Zhang say a few words, but when he turned his head back, he couldn't find Gu Zhang's figure anymore.

  "Isn't there a dashcam in the car? Can you play back the footage from 10 minutes ago?" Tang Wan suddenly seemed to remember something and said to Gu Zhan.

  Gu Zhang patted his head and said "oh" as he quickly replayed the video recorded by the dashcam. The dashcam clearly recorded the entire process of the electric bike knocking down the old man, and a young man running over from the side of the street to help him up.

  There were even scenes of elderly people bowing their hands in gratitude to young people.

  Then, Gu Zhang got off the bus again.

  "Officer, please take a look at this first." Gu Zhang handed the video recorded by the dash cam to the police officer according to Tang Yun's instructions. The playback showed the entire process of the old man being knocked down by an electric bicycle, the young man going over to check his injuries and calling for an ambulance.

  The police stopped the middle-aged couple who were still dragging the young man and asked them to come over and watch the video brought by Gu Zhang... In the face of iron-clad evidence, the couple suddenly lost their energy. Although they let go of the young man, they did not show any sign of apology or gratitude towards him.

  In fact, the idea of letting the old man hold onto the young man was what they said on the phone with the old man. The electric car that hit him has already run away, and at this time, it can only be counted as one person holding onto another. Otherwise, who will pay for the medical expenses to treat the broken leg?

  Looking at everything outside, Tang Wan let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the car was equipped with a dash cam, otherwise a good Samaritan would have been wrongly accused. Although the young man's behavior seemed not to conform to her "Social Pattern Theory", but at this moment, Tang Wan no longer had the mood to argue with Gu Zhang. For her, justice being upheld was the most important thing.

  When Tang Wan raised her eyes to look for the young man in the crowd again, he was no longer there, apparently he really had something urgent to attend to.

  "Tang, your 'Social Pattern Theory' is based on the assumption that human nature is inherently evil. However, this young man who stood up for justice without revealing his name is a perfect example of human nature being inherently good, which indirectly proves that there are still some imperfections in your theory." Gu Zhan said to Tang Wan after getting back into the car. Winning an argument against this highly intelligent philosophical woman made him feel quite accomplished.

  "Who knows what his real motive is for being so chivalrous this time? Unless we run into him again next time and he's still doing good deeds, that can prove your point." Tang Wan argued back with a smile.

  "Boss Tang! The world is so big, is it that easy to run into him again? You're really just making excuses this time!" Gu Zhang also burst out laughing.

  He has actually achieved his goal... Originally, Tang Wan's bad mood had turned into a happy smile. As for the outcome of the debate, it was never within Gu Zhan's consideration.

  "Hmph! If this old man wasn't so vicious, I would have considered helping him with his medical expenses. Now, he can just wait for his fate!" Tang Wan didn't respond to Zhan's words and instead looked out the window at the middle-aged couple wailing in tears, muttering to herself.

  "For people like this, President Tang mustn't be soft-hearted." Gu Zhan also chimed in.

  The main street is still congested, and the cars are moving at a snail's pace. At this speed, I don't know when we'll arrive at the China Merchants Bureau.

  At this time, Su Qin's phone call came over, saying that there was an urgent matter that must be discussed with Tang Yun face to face. Tang Yun asked her what it was, but she refused to say in the phone. Having no choice, Tang Yun had to temporarily give up her plan to visit her rumored boyfriend Yang Bin at the Commerce Bureau, and let Gu Zhang think of a way to turn around at the front alley entrance.

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  Tang Wan and Gu Zhan saw that young man who was seen on the road, of course, is the handsome and domineering Bin Ye with a faint smell of dog shit on his body. Only now Tang Wan still doesn't know that the young man is her rumored boyfriend.

  Because of the delay on the road, when Yang Bin arrived at the China Merchants Bureau, it was already 9:27, and there were less than three minutes before the meeting started. After confirming his identity in the guard room, he was allowed to pass, and after asking for the location of the meeting, Yang Bin rushed into the conference room, which was already packed with people.

  Yunfeng City Investment Promotion Bureau Information Section and Project Section all formal establishment personnel are present. Director of Information Section Wan Zhonghua, Deputy Director He Tao, Clerk Zou Yungui; Director of Project Section Sun Piaoyun, Deputy Director Qian Dong, Deputy Director Chen Qi, Clerk Qin Liang. Then there are two people who received the notice as early as last week and will be announced to be transferred to regular positions at today's bureau meeting: Xu Lianghui and Zhou Xiaoyi.

  Director Zeng Jian of the Investment Service Center, Minister Dong Haitao of the Examination and Evaluation Department, and Director Qi Haiying of the General Office will also attend the meeting as observers after it starts, but none of the three have entered yet.

  When Yang Bin pushed open the door and walked in, everyone's eyes turned to him. Except for Sun Piaoyun and Qin Liang, most of the people who often held meetings here didn't know him.

  Yang Bin had deliberately changed into a neat outfit when he left the house in the morning, but on the way, that middle-aged couple had torn his clothes and hair, and fearing being late, he ran all the way without tidying up, now his head was dripping with sweat and his clothes were somewhat disheveled.

  "Yang Bin! Why didn't you report to the project team and come here instead?" Qin Liang's anger flared up as soon as he saw Yang Bin, and his usual leadership desire immediately filled his chest. He stood up and loudly scolded Yang Bin.

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