He looked down at his bandaged right hand, feeling a dull ache, and gnashed his teeth in frustration.
The next scene, however, caused these people some surprise.
A young man with a smiling face walked into the conference room. This young man was none other than Mu Feng.
Upon seeing him, Zhao Hai and the others’ faces turned cold.
He slammed the table abruptly, instantly rising to block Mu Feng’s path.
“Hold on, who let you in?” he said, his face stern and his tone that of someone in authority.
Seeing these people, Mu Feng couldn’t help but feel a bit surprised. He had guessed that the group at the foot of the mountain might be from the mine.
But what surprised him was that these people were high-ranking officials at the mine, as ordinary workers were not qualified to attend today’s meeting.
Mu Feng rubbed his nose and sized him up. “I didn’t expect you to be here too!”
“Didn’t you hear me asking you? I’m asking who let you in?” Zhao Hai pointed at his nose.
Mu Feng smiled and said, “This mine belongs to me, so can’t I come in?”
The other few people immediately crowded around, all bursting into laughter, clearly not believing his words.
After all, the mining team had only been formed a few days ago, so it was normal for some people not to recognize him.
But at this moment, in the conference room, the other high-ranking officials were all stunned.
They never expected someone to dare to confront their boss.
However, no one stepped forward to remind them; everyone watched them with schadenfreude.
Zhao Hai sneered, “You’ve got to be kidding me. I never thought anyone would dare to talk so big! If this mine were yours, this entire mountain would be mine!”
“But this guy is too funny. Brothers, let’s quickly drive this uninvited guest away together, and it’s best to beat him up hard!”
His companions clapped their hands, egging the crowd on to act.
But the others were looking at them with mocking eyes.
Zhao Hai and the others didn’t know that they were being treated like monkeys.
Mu Feng pointed at himself. “I’m standing right here. I’d like to see if anyone really dares to make a move!”
Zhao Hai trembled all over with anger, wishing he could rip Mu Feng’s mouth apart.
However, he was not Mu Feng’s match, so he could only endure the humiliation for now.
He gritted his teeth and said, “Kid, you’re going too far. Do you know where this is?”
Mu Feng placed his hands behind his head. “This is my mine, of course I know where it is. What are you guys doing here?”
Zhao Hai patted his chest. “Listen up, I’m in charge of engineering development here, with over a hundred workers under me. If I want to kill you, I can just call a bunch of people, and with one shovel each, you’d have nowhere to be buried!”
“In charge of engineering? How come I didn’t know? Has no one gotten my permission?” Mu Feng reprimanded.
Zhao Hai laughed uncontrollably. “Listen to the way you talk, as if you’re the boss here.”
Soon, the commotion in the conference room attracted the assistant.
He jogged over and bowed deeply to Mu Feng. “Hello, Mr. Mu. May I ask what’s happening?”
“How come I don’t know that these people are the ones doing engineering at our place? Do you know?” Mu Feng pointed at Zhao Hai and the others.
The assistant was startled and said awkwardly, “Mr. Mu, these people…”
“That’s enough, no need to say more. From now on, they can leave!” Mu Feng said in a commanding tone.
At this moment, Zhao Hai still hadn’t recognized the severity of the situation. He pointed at Mu Feng’s nose and yelled, “What nonsense are you talking, kid? Do you really think you’re the boss? If you were the boss, why isn’t anyone here calling you?”
As soon as he said this, the onlookers who were watching the show couldn’t sit still any longer.
They hurriedly got up and came before Mu Feng. The scene that followed completely dumbfounded Zhao Hai and the others.
The high-ranking officials began to bow deeply to Mu Feng one after another.
“Hello, Mr. Mu. We apologize for what happened just now. We didn’t know the situation, so we didn’t dare to act rashly!”
“Yes, Mr. Mu, please forgive us!”
These high-ranking officials apologized one after another, leaving Zhao Hai completely stunned.
He rubbed his eyes, as if waking from a dream. Could the identity of this young man before him truly be extraordinary?
“What… what is going on? Mr. Zhang, can you explain this to me!” Zhao Hai, completely confused, quickly pulled a high-ranking official aside.
This Mr. Zhang sighed and pointed at him. “You, you dare to offend anyone? This is our Mr. Mu, the behind-the-scenes boss of the mine!”
“This… this is impossible! How can the boss be him…” Zhao Hai was completely dumbfounded.
In his opinion, the young man before him didn’t have the demeanor of a boss at all. How could he be the boss?
Mr. Zhang said in a low voice, “Why not? No one can save you now!”
Only then did Zhao Hai realize that he had kicked a steel plate. He didn’t know whether to stand or sit, and could only stand there foolishly.
Mu Feng’s voice was low as he said, “What are you people still standing here for? Can’t you understand human speech? Get out of here immediately!”
Zhao Hai, frightened, knelt down with a thud in front of everyone.
He said tearfully, “Mr. Mu, please forgive us. We really didn’t know your identity. Otherwise, we would never have dared to offend you!”
Mu Feng said with a chuckle, “Offend? You call this offending? If I didn’t have some skills, I would have died in your hands at the foot of the mountain!”
Upon hearing this, the high-ranking officials were all in an uproar. They knew Zhao Hai had clashed with Mu Feng, but they didn’t expect there to be this connection?
“This guy is too audacious and reckless, he’s simply tired of living!”
“It’s fine if such a person dies. He even dares to insult Mr. Mu?”
Everyone chimed in, their spittle almost drowning the group.
Zhao Hai prostrated himself on the ground, wailing, “Mr. Mu, at that time I really thought you were an uninvited guest, someone who was always causing trouble. Otherwise, why would I have sought trouble with you? I did all this for the mine!”
Mu Feng said mockingly, “What? Should I be grateful to you? Or perhaps give you an award?”
“An award is not necessary, this is what I should do!” Zhao Hai said with a foolish grin, looking like an idiot.
Mu Feng, his face grim, walked over, grabbed him, and dragged him out of the conference room.
“Mr. Mu, what… what are you doing?” He struggled incessantly, trying to salvage the situation.
“What am I doing? Look at what kind of person you are. My mine doesn’t need people like you. Everyone who participated today can get out of here as far as possible!”