Director Tang was obviously showing off; he actually didn't know anything right now because information about a case couldn't be disclosed to anyone during the investigation phase.
He was just a lawyer after all.
But Wang Qingqing bought his act.
"So, Brother Tang, how big do you think this fire will get in the end?"
Director Tang walked to the window with his hands behind his back, assuming a pose of turning his back on the world, and said, "That's hard to predict. It could go as far as affecting the entire bail-out industry — at best, the provincial office takes over; at worst, it ends with just one or two people being dealt with..."
"I think it's definitely going to be huge, since it's a case you've worked on, Brother Tang. I bet people like Sun Yan never saw this coming..." Wang Qingqing began to flatter him in various ways on the side.
Director Tang laughed heartily, "Oh my, I'm just an ordinary person..."
