Urban Ace Bodyguard

"Aren't you going to apologize to Director Zhang?" Lin Hai said to the security guard beside him.

The security guard had a face full of grievance, but dared not speak his anger, and mumbled without opening his mouth.

At this moment, quite a few people were also watching, and at first, when they saw Lin Hai, they thought that Lin Hai, who dared to stand up against Bitch Li, would surely confront Zhang Chongyang.

Holding a mindset of watching a drama, they gathered around to watch.

But unexpectedly, Lin Hai actually had his subordinate apologize to Zhang Chongyang. Isn't that a submission?

Some who originally thought Lin Hai had spirit, who themselves felt indignant but dared not speak out against Zhang Chongyang, slightly shook their heads and sighed.

Some even looked at Lin Hai with undisguised contempt.

"I thought Lin Hai had some backbone, but didn't expect he feared the background of Li Taixui behind Zhang Chongyang and bowed his head. I really thought too highly of him before." Some thought this in their hearts.

Other security guards secretly observing were immensely disappointed, whispering sighs to themselves, having originally thought that following Lin Hai would mean not having to suffer, but now they felt too disappointed.

Some looked at Lin Hai with eyes no longer filled with passion, no longer with admiration, but cold.

Fan Jian muttered to himself that this was bad.

"Brother Lin..." Fan Jian wanted to speak up to remind him.

Lin Hai raised his hand, stopping Fan Jian, and said to the security guard again: "Not going to apologize? How do I usually teach you guys?"

Some people sneered incessantly.

Several security guards observing from the shadows were extremely disappointed.

The security guards from Wang Dajun's camp were revelling in Lin Hai's misfortune, their eyes looking at Lin Hai with extreme disdain, secretly thinking: "If Brother Wang were here, he would certainly not act like Lin Hai, at the very least he would make Zhang Chongyang back off!"

"This Lin Hai, really is a pleb at heart, too much of that lower-class air about him; those security guards following him are going to have a hard time in the future."

Some were revelling in schadenfreude.

Some looked down on Lin Hai.

The security guard felt extremely wronged, looking at Lin Hai with eyes of disbelief.

Is this the Brother Lin he always thought was a decent person? Can one sacrifice a subordinate just for personal gain?

Zhang Chongyang was very satisfied and proudly hummed through his nose, raising his head, ready to receive the security guard's apology.

"Director Zhang…" the security guard gritted his teeth and spoke with difficulty.

"Hm? Louder, what do you want to say? Or are you not a man anymore." Zhang Chongyang did not forget to humiliate the security guard.

In his heart, he thought: "Blinded by your dog's eyes, daring to block my way, merely a bunch of gatekeeping dogs, even your pack's big dog, Lin Hai, has already submitted to me, and you're still stupidly unclear about apologizing, deserving to be humiliated."

"People of the lower classes should act like it, unaware of their own place, hmph!"

The security guard's complexion turned red, then white; as a man, he felt an immense humiliation in such a situation.

"Enough, Director Zhang, the ones below are ignorant, full of young bravado, who hasn't been young before?" Lin Hai spoke up to smooth things over.

The security guard did not look at Lin Hai with gratitude, just stood there silently, feeling utterly disheartened.

Fan Jian quietly thought this was bad. With Brother Lin acting this way, wouldn't that mean weakening his own authority, and who would listen to him in the future?

But he was anxious and helpless, Brother Lin would not let him speak!

Upon hearing Lin Hai's words, Zhang Chongyang revealed a satisfied smile, lifted his head high, too lazy to even glance at Lin Hai, and snorted: "If he won't apologize to me, surely someone should!"

After speaking, Zhang Chongyang's gaze went straight to Lin Hai, as if he intended for Lin Hai to apologize on behalf of the security guard.

As long as Lin Hai apologizes to me in front of everyone, who would dare to be arrogant with me in the company in the future?

Zhang Chongyang's scheming at the bottom of his heart is indubitably venomous.

Lin Hai still had a smiley expression on his face and nodded: "Sure, Director Zhang, I apologize to you. My brothers shouldn't have stopped you. Even if you were late, they should have let you in, right? Don't you think so, Director Zhang?" This chapter is from the collection at M-VL-EM-PYR.

Zhang Chongyang, with his eyes closed, looked completely at ease. After hearing what Lin Hai said, he nodded and grunted through his nose, acknowledging Lin Hai's words.

At this moment, everyone was greatly disappointed in Lin Hai.

Many people scorned him and even covertly thought about pulling a similar stunt the next day to use it as an opportunity to suppress Lin Hai.

A lot of people still couldn't accept Lin Hai becoming the head of the security department all of a sudden.

Especially the people from Wang Dajun's camp, they felt this was a good opportunity. As long as Lin Hai's prestige was eroded away, after slowly ostracizing him and marginalizing his power in the department, it wouldn't be impossible for them to take over the position of the head of the security department, replacing Lin Hai.

Everyone was harboring their own malice and schemes.

Lin Hai squinted his eyes and took in all the gazes and emotional fluctuations of these people, sneering in his heart.

"Director Zhang, are you satisfied now?" Lin Hai continued to ask with a smile.

Zhang Chongyang nodded, looking quite pleased with himself, and waved his hand: "Alright, I won't make it difficult for you. Young lad, you should be more careful in the future. Being modest will save you from a lot of trouble. If it were someone else, that little gatekeeper dog would have been killed by now."

At these words, the security guards' expressions changed drastically, yet they dared not express their anger.

Lin Hai's sneer in his heart grew even colder, but his face still wore a sunlight-like smile.

Standing up, Zhang Chongyang checked the time, feeling it was about time to go upstairs for some tea and relax a bit before the end of the workday.

Today he felt particularly proud of himself; so powerful, he might even take advantage of the situation to win over the bodies of those female employees desiring a promotion.

However, just as Zhang Chongyang took his first step, a strong arm blocked his way.

Zhang Chongyang, caught off guard, was bumped by the arm, stumbled backward, lost his balance, and with a loud thud, fell to the ground, nearly tripping a female staffer with his head hitting near her feet.

Zhang Chongyang's eyes widened in disbelief that someone would dare to obstruct him, and furious and embarrassed, his face twisted with anger. Damn it, he had made a fool of himself in front of so many people.

The middle-aged female staffer immediately screamed.

"Who? Who the hell is not watching where they're going? You almost killed me." Zhang Chongyang scrambled to his feet, shouting furiously as he glared around.

"Hehe, Director Zhang, it was me who stopped you," Lin Hai said with a faint smile.

"Lin Hai, what do you mean by this?" Zhang Chongyang burst into a rage, thinking to himself, has Lin Hai gone blind?

"It's nothing much, my man was impolite, and I have already apologized for him, but you insulted my brothers. Moreover, you were late and violated the rules. This, I have not yet settled with you!"

The last words "settled with you" were emphasized with great force by Lin Hai, his voice deep and powerful; suddenly, his presence surged, and his eyes gleamed with an overpowering sharpness.

"You, are you tired of living? Daring to talk to me like this!" Zhang Chongyang was livid with rage, shouting loudly.

Lin Hai said with a cold smile: "Director Zhang, others may fear you, but I, Lin Hai, do not. If we can't clear things up today, my brothers will be disheartened, and the company's regulations will be as good as nonexistent, hmph!"

Fan Jian and everyone else around suddenly saw the light.

"So that's it. Lin Hai had the little security guard apologize to avoid Zhang Chongyang grasping any straws, and only after the apology did Lin Hai begin to toughen his stance. This approach of courtesy followed by a firm hand is indeed astute."

Those security guards who had misunderstood Lin Hai now looked up to him with renewed admiration and fervor, and some even felt a hot, painful sensation on their faces, as if Lin Hai's actions had directly shattered their speculations, slapping them hard across the face.

"Humph, this time Lin Hai is finished. Kid, do you think being a security guard is that easy? The complexity of society is more terrible than you imagine. You're just lacking a bit in the art of human relationships," Wang Dajun self-righteously judged Lin Hai's actions. Even though Lin Hai had "won over" the hearts of the people, he had offended Zhang Chongyang, which, to Wang Dajun, spelled certain doom for Lin Hai.

"Even I wouldn't dare to offend Zhang Chongyang lightly. With you, Lin Hai, lacking in both skill and connections, it's simply foolishness." Wang Dajun seemed to have already foreseen Lin Hai being retaliated against by a furious Zhang Chongyang, getting beaten up and hospitalized, unable to work, while he himself laughed last hidden in the shadows, hoping to curry favor with President Ouyang and ultimately reach the pinnacle of his life. The thought was a bit exciting.

Zhang Chongyang glared at Lin Hai with a venomous look in his eyes.