After a while, two security guards from the villa area arrived fashionably late.

"Manager Zhang."

Although the two security guards were not in the same system as Zhang Wenqiao, they still showed great respect in his presence.

The security guard handed the phone to Zhang Wenqiao and said, "Manager Zhang, this is the surveillance video from camera 27 for the past hour. I have downloaded it all."

Zhang Wenqiao took the phone but didn't watch it; instead, he opened the video and immediately handed it to Gu Bai.

When they were halfway through watching, the middle-aged man lying on the ground secretly dialed a phone number. Gu Bai noticed from the corner of his eye but didn't say anything and continued watching the surveillance video.

Finally, a blurry figure of a middle-aged woman on a bicycle appeared in the video. To avoid pedestrians, she grazed the left door of the Maybach, precisely where the scratch on the Maybach was now.

It was clear from the corner of the camera that Xu Beibei had made a gesture to stop the bicycle from leaving, but the cyclist rode off without looking back, then afterward, it was the scene where the middle-aged man returned from the restroom and falsely accused Xu Beibei.

Gu Bai watched the surveillance video, a cold light emerging in his eyes.

"Manager Zhang, copy this video for me and incidentally help me call the police."

Zhang Wenqiao didn't hesitate, nodded, and immediately returned the phone to the security guard with instructions to copy the video, then directly dialed the police report number.

"Brother... how about we let it go?"

Xu Beibei looked at the middle-aged man lying on the ground and, feeling a bit soft-hearted, spoke to Gu Bai.

"He falsely accused you, aren't you angry?"

"I am... but he didn't succeed, and I'm fine, so maybe we should just let it be...?"

The middle-aged man lying on the ground heard Xu Beibei's words, and his previously hopeless mood seemed to catch a glimmer of hope. A flash of light crossed his eyes. It was clear that Gu Bai doted on Xu Beibei, and now that Xu Beibei was pleading on his behalf, there might be room for a turning point.

But obviously, he didn't understand what kind of person Gu Bai was.

Gu Bai looked at Xu Beibei's weak tone, feeling both angry and amused, and forcefully pinched her cheeks with both hands.

"Ouch!"

"It's good that it hurts. If it were any other condition, I would agree with you, but this person can't be let go. You mustn't feel sympathy for him just because he seems pitiful now; think about whether he was pitiful when he wronged you earlier.

A person deserves sympathy only if they have no hateful aspects; for someone like him, you have to deal with them firmly whenever you encounter one."

Xu Beibei cautiously glanced at the middle-aged man lying on the ground, then at the resolute-faced Gu Bai, and nodded somewhat hesitantly.

While Gu Bai was waiting for the police, a middle-aged man in casual home attire came over.

"Manager Zhang, what's going on here?"

Then seeing the middle-aged driver lying on the ground, he asked, "Old Zhang, what are you doing?"

Standing by Gu Bai's side, Zhang Wenqiao quietly said, "This is the owner of the Maybach and a resident in the villa area, Liu Pei, the owner of the Shu Banquet chain restaurant."

"Shu Banquet?"

Seeing Gu Bai's somewhat puzzled expression, Zhang Wenqiao quickly explained, "You might not be familiar as you're in Shanghai, but Shu Banquet is a quite famous local catering enterprise in Shuzhou."

Admittedly, Gu Bai was not aware of Shu Banquet.

However, before his rebirth, there was quite a sensation over an incident with the Hui Banquet, not knowing what kind of nature this Shu Banquet was.

Gu Bai just stood there quietly, saying nothing.

Seeing his boss had arrived, the driver Old Zhang quickly crawled up and started crying and explaining the incident to Liu Pei.

After listening to the driver's lament, Liu Pei glanced at his Maybach, a flash of distress in his eyes, quickly disguised, and forced a magnanimous smile, saying, "It's just a scratch, not a big deal.

Old Zhang, you've handled this poorly."

"I realize my mistake now, President Liu, please ask this gentleman to forgive me just this once. You know, my entire family relies on my income alone, repairing the car and compensating this young girl would be solely on me; I can't afford to go to jail!"

Liu Pei helplessly shook his head.

"But you can't resort to extortion; how is this different from scamming people?"

Gu Bai curled his lips into a smile, watching the two play their duet without uttering a word.

Seeing that Gu Bai remained unmoved, Liu Pei's eyelid twitched, and he turned with a smile to Gu Bai and said, "You're this young lady's brother, right?"

"Yes."

"You see, you've vented your anger, and Old Zhang has been beaten up by you like this, so why not let this matter rest? After all, your sister hasn't suffered any loss.

Besides, even if you call the police, it doesn't amount to extortion; at most, he'd be criticized and educated. Why not make a big thing small, and a small thing nothing? I won't pursue the car being scratched, and you shouldn't pursue this matter either, alright?"

Gu Bai couldn't help but laugh at Liu Pei's words.

"President Liu, is it? No wonder you're a big businessman; you're quite skilled at manipulating concepts. Whether or not you want to pursue your scratched car is your business, and your wealth has nothing to do with me.

But your tricks won't work on me.

If you choose not to pursue it, the person who should thank you should be that lady on the bicycle, not for me to not hold your driver accountable, don't you think?"

Gu Bai's words directly blocked the ever-smiling Liu Pei, leaving him temporarily speechless.

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