Chapter 192: Would you say that counts as education or not?_3
Normal behaviors, such as flattery in reviews, usually simply result in sentencing the Navy teams for the crime of illegal operations.
Because such cases don't disrupt public order, but rather undermine the order of the market economy.
Think about it, you didn't initially want to watch the movie, but then after reading numerous glowing reviews, you were moved to go see it – this affects the economy, not public order.
Two days later, inside the Lan Yu Company, Cheng Wancai looked at the police officer showing him a summons, his face turning pale.
He knew that the boss from that summer would probably admit to it, but he hadn't expected it to happen so fast; the key was he couldn't run even if he wanted to.
Looking at his office, Cheng Wancai suddenly felt very angry. In fact, he had not really agreed with attacking Tang Fangjing in such a way, and he didn't believe it would make him back down.
However, from what he heard from Meitian, it was someone's idea that just by revoking Tang Fangjing's attorney's license, he wouldn't be able to continue with the case.
Cheng Wancai was taken away. This was actually his first time going in; he was thinking that he could hold out like in the movies and then wait to see if there was any turn of events.
Trade the information he knew for greater benefits!
However, once Cheng Wancai sat in the interrogation chair, he began to confess even faster than the boss from that summer had...
"Cheng Wancai, I'm telling you now, confession is rewarded and resistance punished. You're a PR company's general manager with no grudge against Tang Fangjing, why all of a sudden you decide to hire a Navy to smear him?"
"Enough, tell me now who made you do it. We are already checking your phone and computer; if we find out, we can do without your testimony!" Enjoy new adventures from My Virtual Library Empire
If you confess truthfully, and it's confirmed, that's considered meritorious service – you might even get a suspended sentence. But if you refuse to speak, a three-year prison sentence is pretty much unavoidable.
He had never been in such a situation before, and under great pressure, Cheng Wancai spoke.
"It was Meitian. The director of the Meitian PR department made me do it. He said Tang Fangjing was getting too unruly and we needed to find a way to bring him down."
"Then he explained to me the specific legal regulations and how to proceed, telling me to find someone to lead the rhythm..."
The interrogating officers exchanged a look; this case was tangled in a broad range of issues.
The director of Meitian's PR, if this information was confirmed, would certainly implicate Meitian, as such actions could not possibly be decided by an employee alone.
Of course, it was also possible that the PR director, finding his work difficult with Tang Fangjing around, took matters into his own hands to smear the opposition.
But no matter how you look at it, this case had really blown up. Initially, it was just about capturing a suspected con artist, but then it led to a Navy operation and on to the main Navy group.
And now it's involving the executive of a game company...
Must report it, report it promptly.
Meitian Company learned about the arrests of Cheng Wancai and several executives from Lan Yu Company on the morning of the third day.
"What? Was Cheng Wancai arrested too?" Director Fang, looking at the PR director in front of him, exclaimed in shock.
The PR director nodded, his complexion ghastly. Cheng Wancai had previously been in touch with him; if something happened to Cheng, he really didn't know if it would affect him.
If Cheng Wancai kept quiet, it was fine, but if he blabbed, he'd be in hot water too.
And there was the question of what evidence the public security organs had obtained; if the evidence was ample, they might find him even without Cheng Wancai's testimony.
After all, who would believe a PR company would go after Tang Fangjing for no reason?
Director Fang's heart beat faster because the idea to attack Tang Fangjing was his idea after all...
Out of the blue, Director Fang touched the business card in his pocket and suddenly had an idea – if he ended up implicated and hauled in too, could he seek Tang Fangjing as his defense attorney?
But Director Fang quickly dismissed the thought, disgusted with himself for even considering it, as if he could ever get caught.
That this matter had escalated to the present situation was unexpected. When Tang Fangjing's articles were first published, they hadn't taken them seriously, because the police wouldn't leak any news during an investigation.
With a major crackdown on Navies like this, the investigation could have been underway for a long time already, making Tang's comments mere speculation.
But now it looked like it was definitely related to Tang Fangjing!
Soon, the two met with Cao Deli, who said not to worry, as many PR bosses had been arrested before, but it rarely affected the companies.
Everything was legitimate commercial activity – on what grounds could they arrest someone?
Still, they had to hire a lawyer first, at the very least to keep Cheng Wancai quiet inside.
After that, Cao Deli stopped paying attention to the matter, not believing any investigation would trace back to Meitian. Even if it did, it wouldn't be an issue, at the most, it would be just one executive who might go in.
As days passed, Old Tang began his days of idling in Jingzhou, always paying attention to the status of the system panel.
And today, all of a sudden, the completion percentage jumped from two hundred percent to three hundred!
Old Tang was a bit excited. Who would have thought it would really work out?
Having said that, Meitian was not considered top-tier among game companies in the industry.
Or rather, the top-tier game companies were no longer merely game companies.