My Beloved Super Fierce Wife
Chapter 583 You’ve been kneeling for so long, you can’t stand up anymore, right?

Chapter 583: 583 You’ve been kneeling for so long, you can’t stand up anymore, right?

Wei Tao discovered that Su Qi’s complexion was as black as ink, and the anger in his heart actually dissipated a bit.

Perhaps this was a transfer of rage.

"Don’t be angry, think about the solution. We can’t just let ’Literary Review’ slander our author."

Su Qi’s eyes were fixed on the review in ’Literary Review’, and two green veins burst out on the back of his hand.

After a moment, he suppressed his anger and asked, "What do you think?"

A slight smile played on Wei Tao’s lips, with a hint of chill to its curve.

"They can write articles, so can we. It doesn’t make sense to just take the slaps on the face without fighting back."

Wan Xinxue’s gaze swept over to the former chief editor’s smiling face, and his body shivered slightly.

...Someone was going to be unlucky.

The fear of past dominance surfaced in his mind, and he inwardly lit a candle for those looking for trouble.

After nodding to the two leaders, Wan Xinxue made his exit, leaving the battlefield without the smell of gunpowder.

Listening to Wei Tao’s solution, Su Qi’s furrowed brows relaxed.

"Fight fire with fire, eye for an eye. Your idea is excellent, let’s do just that."

His fingertips grazed over the words ’completely devoid of literary value’ in the review, and a cold laugh escaped him.

"Literary value?"

"What is literary value?"

"Is literary value defined by them alone?"

"Those people really love to nitpick."

He couldn’t keep these words inside.

Comrade Lin Tang’s works were emotionally touching and rich in content, how could they lack literary value?!

Moreover, in his view, anything that could touch people’s hearts was a good work.

What’s more about misleading others? Misleading my foot, setting labels on others with mere pen-shaking, some people truly have no bottom line, they’re lawless.

Wei Tao comforted him with a laugh, "Don’t be angry, you’ve said it yourself, those people are being petty. Why stoop to their level?"

"They’re just sour, seeing the sales volume of over two hundred thousand copies, I can imagine how those people are gnawing their hearts out with envy..."

Xiangyang Newspaper, originally a second-tier newspaper, has risen like a comet with a little help from favorable winds, challenging some people’s share of the pie. Who could stay calm about this?!

Su Qi, of course, understood this.

But, when one’s own people are targeted for no reason, of course, he couldn’t be happy.

If Yingzhou found out, with that guy’s protective nature, he dreaded to think of the consequences.

After Wei Tao left, Su Qi made a call to Gu Yingzhou.

Beep, beep—

After a few rings.

A clear and cold male voice came through the receiver.

"Hello, who is this?"

"It’s me." Su Qi said with a laugh.

Gu Yingzhou was busy with work. Hearing his brother-in-law’s voice, he put down his paperwork and his eyes flashed with surprise.

"Qi-ge, what brings you to call me at this time?"

"Just felt like calling. How are you doing, is work going smoothly?" Su Qi chatted pleasantly.

Gu Yingzhou’s brows lifted slightly, "Not bad, and you guys?"

"All is well. Your sister is busy with her work, and Zhengzheng has been sent to school."

After exchanging pleasantries, Su Qi returned to the matter at hand, discussing the ’Literary Review’ critiquing Lin Tang’s work for lacking literary value.

Gu Yingzhou’s expression darkened.

"Lacking literary value? Misleading content?" His voice was cold as frost.

Hmph...

Those people are just troublemakers.

Su Qi could hear the displeasure in his brother-in-law’s tone through the receiver.

He didn’t bother to defend those people, saying, "I’ve already thought of a solution to this. I mainly called to give you a heads-up, so you’re prepared."

"Also, the book has been mailed and should arrive in the next couple of days, make sure to check for it..."

Gu Yingzhou’s eyes glinted darkly, his fingers drumming softly on the desk, tapping out a rhythmic sound.

He sensed something amiss from Su Qi’s words and asked, "When was the book printed?"

The ’Literary Review’ article had already been published; the book must have been printed at least half a month ago.

But where was the book?

Su Qi felt cornered by his brother-in-law’s response, awkwardly reaching for a glass of water to drink.

After two gulps, he cleared his throat and explained, "...The book has been printed for a while now. It was intended to be a birthday present for Comrade Lin, but then this issue came up..."

Good intentions led to bad outcomes.

On hearing this, Gu Yingzhou’s complexion eased slightly, "Mm, I’ll thank you on Tangtang’s behalf."

Su Qi, sensing the frostiness subside in his brother-in-law’s voice, breathed a sigh of relief.

Of the three brothers-in-law, he felt the most intimidated when Yingzhou was angry.

After discussing the matter, the two hung up the phone.

In the silent office, Gu Yingzhou took out a photo of Lin Tang from his private drawer and looked at it for several moments before barely suppressing the rage in his heart.

A faint smile appeared on his handsome face.

Sunlight streamed through the window onto his side profile, giving him an ethereal, dream-like appearance, his brows and eyes clear and bright.

Time passed unknowingly before Gu Yingzhou made a phone call.

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The interrogation room was sealed tight.

The middle-aged man with an honest face kept his head down, the suffocating silence making his breathing even lighter.

Xing Zhen’s cold gaze rested on the man.

With a flick, he lit a cigarette with his lighter, took a deep drag, then slowly expelled the smoke.

The haze blurred his sharp features.

"You don’t know?" he said, his tone indifferent as he uttered the three words.

Slap.

He tossed the files onto the middle-aged man’s head.

"Everyone else has confessed, and you say you don’t know?"

With that, he yanked the man’s hair violently, forcing him to look into his own eyes.

"You’ve got the nerve to be a lackey, have the guts to raise your head!"

"Can’t stand up after kneeling for so long, is that it?"

The man’s eyes shifted slightly, but he kept silent.

Xing Zhen, short on patience, let go of him and coldly scoffed, "With a descendant like you, your ancestors must be spinning in their graves."

"You may choose not to confess, but we have all the time in the world. Let’s see how much face your masters give you, the one you’re so loyally serving."

At the last sentence, the middle-aged man’s expression subtly changed, clearly struck by the comment.

Just then, a young man in uniform rushed in.

"Boss, a phone call from Comrade Gu Yingzhou."

Hearing this, Xing Zhen snuffed out his cigarette and glanced at the middle-aged man before instructing the newcomer to handle the rest, and he ran back to Headquarters.

Once in the office, he returned the call.

Gu Yingzhou was right beside the phone and answered immediately as it rang.

Xing Zhen spoke first, "Junior brother, what’s the reason for your call? Did something happen?"

As he spoke, the fierceness on his face had already dissipated, replaced with a hint of mirth in his voice.

Without beating around the bush, Gu Yingzhou said, "Actually, I have a favor to ask of my senior brother."

Xing Zhen’s expression showed a touch of surprise as he laughed, "Whatever it is, just tell me. You don’t need to be polite with me."

Thinking of the occasional delicacies his junior brother sent, his lips curled slightly.

That medicinal wine, worth its weight in gold!

Yingzhou was really lucky to have such an amazing partner.

Gu Yingzhou, unaware of his senior brother’s thoughts, immediately shared the situation.

He was too swamped to extricate himself, and ’Literary Review’ was far away in Provincial City, which made him feel helpless.

Moreover, he wasn’t someone who would take a blow without retaliation; it was only right to settle scores immediately.

Since it concerned Tangtang, he couldn’t wait another minute to settle those people’s hash.