"I'll give him a call."
Yuan Shang was on the verge of cursing out loud. He pulled out his phone and dialed. "What have you done?"
Peng Hetong's voice was laced with confusion. "What's wrong, Vice Alliance Leader Yuan?"
He's playing dumb! everyone thought.
"You know what I'm asking about," Yuan Shang said, his tone grim.
Only then did Peng Hetong feign a sudden realization. "Ah, are you talking about the incident with Xu Ke?
"When I heard from Ye Fan that he saw Xu Ke injured near the Longcha Subway Station and came straight to the Alliance, I immediately launched an investigation.
"Now, Ye Fan was very enthusiastic and helpful, even reporting on Xu Ke's behalf out of consideration for his injuries.
"But just because Ye Fan seems like a good man doesn't mean I'll cover for his associates. I suspected they were the most likely culprits, so I brought them to the Alliance for questioning first.
"In the end, I found nothing wrong.
