Chapter 302 Speaking Affectionately
Xu Yang said indifferently, "Mr. Li, it's not that I'm heartless. You talk about compensation and say I can name any amount, but when I do, you can't pay it. What else can I do?"
Li Changsheng spoke in a deep voice, "President Xu, I, Li Changsheng, have a reputation in the business world. I have some relations with the top tycoons. If I ask for their help, I believe they would help me. Even if you won't give me face, you should at least show some respect for them, right? If it escalates to that extent, it wouldn't look good for you either.
You'd be perceived as being unreasonably harsh, which would be disadvantageous for you. I still hope you think it over carefully."
Xu Yang replied, "I've thought it over very clearly. I won't let go of your son's matter easily, so there's no need for any more superfluous words. Goodbye."
After that, Xu Yang hung up the call.
No matter which top business tycoon Li Changsheng found, Xu Yang didn't care at all.
After all, a scumbag like Li Zixuan must be sent to reform.
"Honey, are you done?"
At this moment, Zhao Yuxin came up behind Xu Yang.
"Mm, I'm almost done," Xu Yang replied as he took Zhao Yuxin's hand and had her sit beside him.
"Tell me about them. Who are all those people?" Zhao Yuxin asked.
"Alright..." Xu Yang briefly explained the situation.
"They're just scumbags," Zhao Yuxin said indignantly.
Someone like Li Zixuan is simply a blight on society.
"Indeed, he's a scumbag. It's my first time encountering such a second-generation rich kid. Although there have been news reports about how some rich second generations behave, they always seemed far removed and less credible. Now it seems that such people do exist, and Li Zixuan is a representative of them," Xu Yang said.
"What do you plan to do?" Zhao Yuxin asked.
"I've compiled all the evidence and I'm preparing to send it anonymously to the relevant authorities. To prevent Li Zixuan's family from using their connections to get him off, I plan to expose him online as well. With public opinion monitoring the situation, no matter how strong Li Zixuan's family connections are, it would be useless.
No one would dare to defy public sentiment to help him, unless they're willing to risk implicating themselves," Xu Yang said.
"Husband, you're doing the right thing. This kind of scum should be sent for re-education. Once it's exposed online, everything will be foolproof," Zhao Yuxin said.
Just then, Xu Yang's phone rang again.
Upon checking the caller ID, he saw it was Zhang Songxuan from Yonghui Supermarket calling.
"Go ahead and take the call, I'll inform my parents about the situation. They want to know how you're handling things. If I tell them, they can go ahead and rest assured, have a shower and go to sleep," Zhao Yuxin said as she got up and left.
"President Zhang," Xu Yang answered the phone.
"President Xu, good evening. I hope I'm not disturbing your rest," Zhang Songxuan said politely.
"Why would you say that, President Zhang? There's no disturbance. I wouldn't be resting so early anyway. What's the matter?" Xu Yang asked.
"President Xu, Li Changsheng called me earlier and told me about his son's issue. He has a decent relationship with me and wanted to see if I could talk to you, to see if you could perhaps make an exception and not pursue his son's responsibility any further. Of course, he says he's willing to offer a compensation of one billion yuan," Zhang Songxuan said.
Yonghui Supermarket and Fengcai Guild had conducted a livestream shopping event.
Now, sales of products from Yonghui Supermarket are no longer a concern.
The issue that had been troubling him was completely resolved.
He often said that forming a relationship with Xu Yang had been beneficial, and he had mentioned this to Li Changsheng as well.
Zhang Songxuan may not have been a top-tier tycoon like Wang, but he was very close to that level.
Zhang Songxuan was the most impressive contact Li Changsheng could hope to enlist for help, and wanted Zhang to speak with Xu Yang, to see if, for the sake of Zhang Songxuan's face, Xu Yang might refrain from pursuing his son's liability.
Zhang Songxuan had originally not intended to intervene. After all, Li Changsheng's son had assaulted Xu Yang's father.
It was a difficult position for him to take on such a matter.
But he could hardly resist Li Changsheng's persuasions, and Li Changsheng had also promised concessions on a project they were about to collaborate on.
Zhang Songxuan wavered and agreed to try making a phone call.
Of course, he also said that it was just to try, and if it didn't work, it wouldn't be his fault.
After all, he wouldn't jeopardize his relationship with Xu Yang over this matter.
"President Zhang, may I ask if you are aware of what kind of person Li Zixuan, the son of Li Changsheng, is?" Xu Yang inquired.
Li Changsheng had approached Zhang Songxuan to be a lobbyist, but Xu Yang would not yield.
No matter who came to be a lobbyist, he would not compromise.
However, if he said nothing and directly refused Zhang Songxuan, that would certainly upset him.
So, he planned to talk about Li Zixuan's issues.
First, he needed to be clear whether Zhang Songxuan knew of Li Zixuan's character.
"I have heard a bit, that he is someone who only knows how to indulge in food and fun, a stark contrast to his older brother," Zhang Songxuan replied.
"President Zhang, Li Zixuan is not just a frivolous pleasure-seeker," Xu Yang said.
"Oh? What else is there? I really don't know the specifics," Zhang Songxuan curiously said.
It seemed that Xu Yang's insistence on holding Li Zixuan accountable was related to this.
"President Zhang, this Li Zixuan…" Xu Yang gave an account of some of Li Zixuan's scandals.
"What! Li Zixuan is so outrageous and depraved!" Zhang Songxuan was shocked and horrified.
He truly did not know about these circumstances.
This youngest son of Li Changsheng was nothing but scum and a disgrace.
A young person with family wealth may indulge in pleasure without much issue.
Being with women also wasn't a problem as long as it was consensual, and no one would really mind.
But Li Zixuan's behavior was too much.
There were also things like illegal street racing causing injuries, marijuana use, and illegal possession of firearms resulting in harm.
All these issues were tantamount to asking for death.
"So, do you still plan to plead on his behalf?" Xu Yang asked.
"No, I can't advocate for such scum; he should be locked up and reformed, or who knows how many people he could harm," Zhang Songxuan responded.
Now that Zhang Songxuan knew the true nature of Li Zixuan, there was absolutely no way he would plead on his behalf.
If their positions were reversed, he wouldn't let Li Zixuan off either.
"President Zhang is someone who understands justice and distinguishes right from wrong," Xu Yang said with a smile.
"President Xu, I am ashamed, to have spoken for such filth; I owe you an apology," Zhang Songxuan said.
"You are too kind, President Zhang; you were not aware of the specifics before, which is understandable. You've already made your stance clear just now," Xu Yang responded.
"President Xu is magnanimous. I must have a serious talk with Li Changsheng about this matter. His son is such trash, yet he asked me to intercede. By the way, I will make a call to Li Changsheng later to discuss this, and it won't interfere with your pursuit of Li Zixuan's accountability, right?" Zhang Songxuan inquired.
"No, I will be sending the materials to the relevant departments shortly and will also expose them online. What awaits Li Zixuan is an inescapable net; he cannot escape," Xu Yang ascertained.
"That's it then, our relevant departments are quite formidable in this aspect. Alright, I'll hang up now," Zhang Songxuan concluded.
Zhang Songxuan hung up the phone.