Boss Zeng got the news pretty quickly, but it sure as hell wasn't good news for him. At the time, he almost blew his top, waving his good arm weakly as he shouted, "It was that kid's doing, what does their own people testifying count for..."
Normally, someone like him wouldn't think of calling the police, but he did because someone else had phoned in, so he just went along with it—after all, this was Provincial City, not Wan City; he wasn't worried about losing face.
Just as Old Hu guessed, he did it merely to annoy Yan Fei, not expecting it to have much effect. If it could just give Yan Fei a bit of trouble, that would be enough. But to end up with no effect at all and instead enrage himself, that was unforeseen.
The one who relayed this news to Zeng Zhaokun was his own brother, who said not too kindly, "When someone can bring in an academician to testify, even if he did it, it's as good as not done..."
Boss Zeng cursed furiously, "An academician is a..."
"Slap!"
