He wanted to refuse again, but seeing Fushimi Roku's indifferent demeanor, he realized he needed to show some value, at least to appear obedient enough—refusing to stab someone was understandable, but refusing to pour a drink was unreasonable.

Goto Shunsuke gritted his teeth, stood up, and picked up a pint of beer, walking over.

The mustached man noticed him and turned his head to ask, "What do you want? Who are you?"

Goto Shunsuke, looking guilty, repeatedly said, "Sorry, so sorry..." Then, under the mustached man's astonished gaze, he lifted the beer and poured it over the man's face.

Whoosh—

The pub fell silent in an instant, even the mustached man was stunned. Beer trickled down from his hair, and he blinked, not reacting right away.

Goto Shunsuke continued apologizing, "I'm really sorry—"

Before he could finish, the mustached man erupted, his face turning red as he grabbed Goto Shunsuke by the collar, "Are you trying to pick a fight on purpose?! Or do you think this is fun?!"

Just as he was about to throw a punch, a companion drinking with him held him back, whispering a few words to help Goto Shunsuke—his companions thought Goto Shunsuke was coerced, perhaps due to gambling debts or some leverage, and that the real instigator of the beer-pouring was the young man sitting at the bar.

After speaking, the mustached man and his group simultaneously turned their heads, fixing their gaze on Fushimi Roku.

To confirm their suspicion, the mustached man tugged on Goto Shunsuke's neck, pointing at Fushimi Roku, and asked, "Did he instigate you to do that? If you tell the truth, I'll let it go!"

"I, I..." Goto Shunsuke glanced at Fushimi Roku, who was eating yakitori and watching the scene unfold. Goto Shunsuke gritted his teeth and said, "No one instigated me, it was just a spontaneous idea!"

"Idiot!" The mustached man shouted a standard national curse, pushed Goto Shunsuke to the ground, and raised his fist, ready to hit him.

Unexpectedly, he swung and missed, as Fushimi Roku pulled Goto Shunsuke back, helping him dodge the punch.

Then Fushimi Roku stood up, took out his wallet to settle the bill, casually flashed his police badge in front of them, and said, "I'm Nakagawa Detective, I saw what happened just now. This gentleman was causing trouble, and I'll take him back to the police station for lawful processing... If you hit someone now, it will count as mutual assault."

After speaking, without waiting for the mustached man's response, he pulled Goto Shunsuke up from the ground, holding his arm behind his back as if he were arresting a suspect, and walked out of the police station.

The mustached man didn't chase after them, presumably intimidated, letting Fushimi Roku take Goto Shunsuke away.

The two turned a corner, Fushimi Roku released his grip, allowing Goto Shunsuke to stand upright, then shook his hand, smiling as he said, "Congratulations, you're hired at my company."

Goto Shunsuke, both surprised and delighted, said, "Did I pass the test?! That's great! I'm really grateful for this opportunity—"

"Test? What test?" Fushimi Roku asked.

"Wasn't your request for me to pour the drink a test for me..." Goto Shunsuke had a bad feeling, thinking could it be that the president was serious just now?

His intuition was once again correct.

Fushimi Roku said, "What? Didn't I say it already? I just didn't like him, and pouring beer on his head seemed fun... I mentioned it beforehand, right? It's up to you whether you go or not, it's completely unrelated to joining the company."

He paused, looking up and down, "Have you heard of task separation? I simply made a request, clearly stating beforehand that the request was unrelated to the interview, so there was no coercion or threat. Pouring beer on his head was your own choice, and has nothing to do with me at all."

Goto Shunsuke was dumbfounded, feeling like he had boarded a pirate ship.

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