"Bro, that was beautifully done!" Liu Xinyu's voice came through the phone, brimming with excitement. "You took over Chengyou in just twenty days. You fired nine people without a fight, Gu Junhao took another nine with him, and nobody caused any trouble. How did you do it? This went so much better than I expected."
Wang Xiaoliang leaned against the headboard and pulled the covers up a little.
"You shameless bastard pulling the strings behind the scenes. Now the dust's settled, you show your face. Where were you before?"
There was a two-second pause on the other end, followed by hearty laughter.
"Hey, no exposing me like that."
"I reported them for gambling in the cafeteria," Wang Xiaoliang said, answering Liu Xinyu's question anyway.
"Holy shit!" Liu Xinyu swore outright. "You reported them? That was you?"
"Who would've thought a graduate from a prestigious university would do something like that? That's fucking brilliant!"
"Gu Junhao thought the same thing. He thought a university graduate like me had high standards and wouldn't stoop to something so dirty. Unfortunately, he was wrong. They looked like a solid wall, but with a hole that big right in front of me, how could I pass it up?"
"More importantly, reporting illegal and criminal activity is every citizen's duty."
"Third Uncle taught us to tell the truth, get things done, and have a thick skin. Wasn't this getting things done?"
"Bro, I barely recognize you anymore," Liu Xinyu said, still astonished.
"I'm only just getting to know you, okay? Tell me, Xie Hui's your man, and you didn't even give me a heads-up? And you never told me who your informants were. Weren't you afraid my swift blade might accidentally hurt them?"
Liu Xinyu gave two dry coughs.
"You finished your assignment ahead of schedule.