After the Inspection Bureau intervened, the crisis at the cocktail party was quickly brought completely under control.
But with things having turned out like this, the party obviously could not continue.
Most people had been given quite a scare, and the Inspection Bureau thoughtfully arranged escorts to see them home.
"I'm truly sorry for ruining everyone's evening."
As the organizer of the cocktail party, Xu Shi still had to come forward and exchange pleasantries.
"Another day, I'll personally come to your doors to apologize."
Everyone tactfully said there was no need.
What did this have to do with him? Besides, no one had really been hurt. They could not seriously hold it against him, could they? That would just mean they did not know how to conduct themselves.
What surprised them instead was that Xu Shi had personally killed someone just now.
Young Chairman Xu's methods seemed anything but ordinary...
Naturally, Xu Shi had no intention of apologizing. If anyone wanted to settle accounts, they could put them on Shen He and his team's tab...
As they chatted, the subject somehow turned to Tang Shuang. He jokingly asked, "You didn't get to kill him yourself. That won't affect Director Tang's position, will it?"
"Could this be Chairman Xu's way of recruiting me into Serpent Coil?"
Tang Shuang unusually returned the joke.
"If that's the case, then your plans are going to fall through."
She would not dwell on such minor details.
Still, she vaguely felt that something was off, though she could not quite put it into words.
Forget it. She should worry about the matter at hand first...
"Oh my, Xu Shi, you seem to have quite a good relationship with Director Tang."
Not long after she left, Xie Qingyan came over as well. "And you still say you