Chapter 226: One word can be heaven or hell

One word can be heaven or hell. The people gathered outside the An Guo Securities Company on December 25, 1989 understood this phrase first-hand.

As soon as Zhou Ming finished speaking, everyone burst out laughing, because Zhou Ming had spoken in a tone that was exactly like that of a parent scolding an unruly child. And indeed, it seemed that this was the case. An Guo Securities had been here in an orderly manner preparing for its opening ceremony, and Jiang Chunhua had barged in uninvited, so it was as if he were a primary school student coming to cause trouble.

This kind of thinking made everyone laugh even more happily. The only one who wasn't happy was probably Jiang Chunhua himself.

Jiang Chunhua stood there, glaring at Zhou Ming on the stage with a pair of fierce eyes, as if he wanted to eat Zhou Ming alive. He gritted his teeth and trembled with anger. The laughter coming from around him felt like slaps in the face to him, making him feel humiliated to the core.

Why? He had clearly just grasped their weak points, knowing that there were certain things they would never dare to say in public, and that was why he had been able to mock them so high-handedly and rail against them so freely here. Whether it was Li Yang, the top student in the finance class, Li Hong, the marketing manager of the securities company, or Luo Han, the de facto head of Nanjiang Securities, they were all powerless against him.

Recalling their angry and anxious expressions, but unable to do anything about it, Jiang Chunhua felt very gratified. But now, all of this was changed by that bastard Zhou Ming with just one sentence?

Jiang Chunhua didn't understand why, and glared at Zhou Ming angrily as he shouted, 'Zhou Ming! I'm telling you, your plot will never succeed. I will definitely expose all your attempts to manipulate the market, and bring down all your plans! I'm telling you, the fact that I'm here today doesn't mean I'm acting alone. There are many people who will back me up!'

Jiang Chunhua's shouting caused the laughter of the onlookers to suddenly subside, because they all remembered what Jiang Chunhua represented.

However, Zhou Ming on the stage still nodded unhurriedly and said, 'I know, Xiaohua, you can say whatever you want and do whatever you want, but please wait a moment. The opening ceremony here still needs to continue, and this is no time for you to make trouble. If you make trouble again, be careful, a big bad wolf will come and take you away.'

Zhou Ming's words made the people who had been slowly and seriously worried burst out laughing again.

Jiang Chunhua couldn't help but say, 'Zhou Ming, don't call me Xiaohua, this is not something a scumbag like you can call. And you, be serious, I came here today to cause trouble for you, to make sure this opening ceremony doesn't go ahead!'

Zhou Ming became serious this time: 'Xiaohua, I am now talking to you nicely. Your behaviour has seriously disrupted the normal business of An Guo Securities Company. The company has the right to call the police to arrest you. We are only reminding you because we are friends. If you still insist on causing trouble here and refuse to listen, then the police will come and arrest you later. Don't cry then.'

Jiang Chunhua would never listen to Zhou Ming's words. On the contrary, Zhou Ming's words made him curse even more fiercely: 'Zhou Ming, I'll cry on you, I'll arrest your whole family! I'll tell you, I'm here to cause trouble today. If you're capable, you come arrest me, you fucking come arrest me!'

'Xiaohua, you seem to have got it wrong. It's not me who's going to arrest you, I don't have that power. It's the police station that's going to arrest you, because you've disrupted the normal order of business,' Zhou Ming corrected him.

'That's right, I did disrupt your normal business order, and I did it on purpose. So what? If you're so capable, you call the police and tell them to arrest me!' Jiang Chunhua said arrogantly.

Zhou Ming shook his head helplessly: 'You really are reaping what you sow. I've never heard such a stupid request from you.'

As Zhou Ming finished speaking, suddenly a few shrill sirens sounded. People then noticed that there were several police cars parked right in front of the company. Amidst the sirens, several policemen got out of the cars and, to everyone's stunned surprise, came up to Jiang Chunhua.

The officer in charge politely saluted Jiang Chunhua: 'Hello, Comrade Jiang Chunhua. As you are suspected of disrupting the normal business operations of An Guo Securities Company, according to regulations, we must place you under administrative detention for one week. Please come with us.'

After he finished speaking, a police officer behind him took out shiny handcuffs and handcuffed Jiang Chunhua. It wasn't until then that Jiang Chunhua reacted, struggling desperately: 'What are you doing? On what grounds are you arresting me? Do you know who I am? Do you know that you are abusing your power and aiding and abetting the enemy? I advise you to take these things off me quickly, or else I will be able to peel your skin off in no time when I go back!'

Zhou Ming watched Jiang Chunhua's struggles from the stage and shook his head, sighing, 'If I were him, I would just give up at this point, not say anything more, and just let things take their course. The worst that could happen is that I'd be taken to the police station, and then I'd figure out what to do. Right now, he's just asking for trouble. Does he even know who he is? He should also look at who's arresting him.'

As Zhou Ming's words fell, the police officer in charge gave Jiang Chunhua a hard slap, angrily shouting, 'What are you screaming for? You'll be sorry when you're in the police station!'

The officer really hit him hard, and Jiang Chunhua was stunned. He was honestly held there by the two police officers.

'Thank you, police comrades, for helping us maintain order at the scene and arresting the troublemakers who disrupted the order,' Zhou Ming said to the police officers below.

The police officer who had beaten Jiang Chunhua also put on a smile and said, 'Counselor Zhou, you are too kind. As people's police, we are supposed to serve the people wholeheartedly and protect the social and economic development of the reform and opening up. The development of the securities market is an inevitable part of the reform and opening up and the development of Nanjiang. Now there are lawless elements trying to disrupt this normal development order, but our Nangang Police Station will resolutely defend the interests of the people!'

After saying that, the police officer waved his hand, and then a police car drove over. Two police officers helped Jiang Chunhua into the car. At this time, it is not known whether Jiang Chunhua was still dazed from the beating or whether he had already come to his senses. In any case, he was so honestly helped into the car by the police officers. The surrounding people were all dumbfounded as they watched this scene.

Looking down, Luo Han asked Zhou Ming, 'So, Advisor Zhou, you had the police station come to maintain order, anticipating that someone would come and cause trouble? Advisor Zhou, you are truly amazing!'

Zhou Ming laughed and shook his head, saying, 'I don't have any supernatural powers of foresight. I was just being cautious, after all, our An Guo Securities Company is the first securities company in the country in the true sense of the word, and it will affect the future development of the stock exchange, so it is always better to be careful.'

'But Consultant Zhou, he was just taken away like that? It's just Nangang Police Station, can they handle this?' Luo Han asked again.

This time, Zhou Ming did not give a direct answer, but instead asked him, 'So do you think if you let the District Public Security Bureau or the Municipal Public Security Bureau come, they will be able to handle this?'

Faced with Zhou Ming's question, Luo Han was first taken aback, but he immediately caught on to Zhou Ming's meaning.

Zhou Ming's meaning was very simple, and it was about Jiang Chunhua's identity, or rather, the identity behind him. The reason Jiang Chunhua dared to be so arrogant here was because everyone here understood his purpose for coming here, and they also knew what kind of power he represented. If even these state-owned enterprises or simply company representatives could understand it, officials within the system would not be unaware. Since the officials within the system understood it, where would they dare to handle it?

No one who can sit in the position of the director of public security is a fool. This kind of taking up for someone else, which may get one's official hat taken off, is stupid for anyone to do, and it can only be left to the police station to handle.

On the one hand, this is because the police station is too low-level, and the people there don't think of so many things. On the other hand, even if they can think of it, it doesn't matter. After all, they are not of high enough rank. These fighting gods will not lower their status to deal with a small official like him. On the contrary, if they can do a good job and make their superiors happy, then their future will be bright. With such a low-risk, high-reward thing, only a fool would not do it.

Luo Han suddenly realised as he thought about this, and immediately gave Zhou Ming a thumbs-up in admiration: 'Consultant Zhou, this arrangement of yours is really exquisite, it can be called perfect!'

'It doesn't matter if it's perfect or not, what's important now is that we finish the opening ceremony,' said Zhou Ming.

After hearing this, Luo Han nodded in agreement. Zhou Ming then walked out and said, 'Everyone, please look over here. The person who caused trouble has now been taken to the police station, which proves that our An Guo Securities Company is a legitimate securities company protected by the law. Anyone who wants to cause trouble will be punished by law.'

'A year ago, Nanjiang wanted to establish Nanjiang Securities Company. At that time, some people said that securities companies were not good, but the subsequent development...'

Zhou Ming paused here, then continued, 'I think everyone knows that the development of securities companies over the past year has proved that the establishment of securities companies is very necessary. So now, when our An Guo Securities Company is to be established, some people have also jumped out to oppose it.'

'I'm not surprised at all, really,' Zhou Ming said, 'because I already understood when I was studying history and politics in junior high school that whenever society wants to progress, there will always be some people from the conservative forces who will jump out to block it. But the inevitable development of history cannot be stopped, and the footsteps of historical development will not stop because of this. In the future, the trajectory of historical development will turn back to laugh at the stupidity and ignorance of these people.'

'So I want to say that we, An Guo Securities Company, are the trendsetters at the forefront of the tides of the times, and the future will be led by us!'

Zhou Ming concluded, 'Everyone here today will be a witness to history. If you are willing, you can support the development of An Guo Securities in your own way, and you will be heroes who make history! Your decision today will also mean that you will have more wealth in the future!'

As the last sound of Zhou Ming's voice fell, thunderous applause broke out from the audience, and some people even shouted for Zhou Ming.

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