The sky outside the old factory windows was slowly darkening. The chirping of cicadas, accompanied by the cool summer night breeze, crept in through the windows.
Seeing Shěn Yuān silent, Zhāng Jīn continued, "Do you know that Sòng Shí was just a small pharmaceutical representative? If my old man hadn't helped him with his connections everywhere, including the underworld! Who knows where that old geezer would be rotting away right now!
He walked up to Shěn Yuān and spread his hands, continuing, "His daughter married me, and I took over the company. That was the greatest fortune his ancestors could have prayed for!" He paused and then, with a contorted expression, yelled, "Now that the company has grown so big! He actually dares to ostracize the person who helped him! Such a heartless wretch!"
He slapped his own face with both hands, his expression fierce, and said, "And his illegitimate daughter! Pretending to be pure for me! Doesn't she know how many daughters of industrialists are lined up to be sent my way!"
Shěn Yuān burst into laughter, "Hahaha! I finally understand. You're not interested in the girl at all, are you? You're interested in her father's company!"
He clicked his tongue again, "But what does this have to do with me! I'm just an employee!"
Zhāng Jīn narrowed his eyes at Shěn Yuān and said, "Oh! You beggar, don't tell me you're interested in that little bastard? Don't worry! As long as you do as I say! I'll give you as many better women as you want! What do you say?"
Shěn Yuān roared with laughter, "Hahaha! You shorty are truly a toad looking for a frog, ugly but plays around!" His expression suddenly turned grim as he said, "Get lost!"
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Zhāng Jīn gritted his teeth, breathing heavily, and turned to yell at the group, "He dared to call me short! Beat him to death for me!"
A huge bald man picked up a knuckleduster from the table, put it on, and strode towards Shěn Yuān. With a few large strides, he was in front of him. Then, he waved his hand backward, signaling the others to wait, and stared intently at Shěn Yuān.
Shěn Yuān also looked calmly at the bald man.
The bald man spoke, "You little bastard! You're the third person I've dealt with!" With that, he pulled back, half-squatted, and gathered his strength. Instantly, he twisted his waist and threw a punch, which landed with a gust of wind on Shěn Yuān's left ribs!
Shěn Yuān grunted, and a trickle of blood slowly seeped from the corner of his mouth.
The bald man seemed satisfied with his full-force blow. Seeing Shěn Yuān gritting his teeth in pain, he raised his hand and showed the knuckleduster to the men behind him.
When the bald man finished showing off and turned back, Shěn Yuān spat a mouthful of blood onto the bald man's face and whispered, "Damn! Did you even eat breakfast?! You've got no strength!"
The bald man roared with anger and rained punches down on Shěn Yuān's body with both fists.
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Half an hour later—
The bald man was leaning forward, hands on his knees, breathing heavily, sweat dripping from his face.
Shěn Yuān, bleeding profusely from the head and covered in bruises, coughed out, "You look big, but what little ability you have?" He coughed up more blood.
Zhāng Jīn watched from behind, incredulous that Shěn Yuān was still conscious. Anyone else would have been beaten to death by his incredibly strong henchman! He yelled maniacally, "Go! Go! Beat him to death!"
The few underlings nearby didn't waste time. They grabbed weapons from the table and rushed at Shěn Yuān, surrounding him and beating him. They were all intent on killing him, putting their full strength into every blow!
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One hour later—
All five men were exhausted and sprawled on the ground, gasping for breath. Shěn Yuān showed no more reaction. His head was battered beyond recognition, his body covered in large bruises, and several of his bones were likely broken.
Zhāng Jīn walked to the TV, picked up Shěn Yuān's phone, and tossed it to a subordinate, saying indifferently, "Unlock it!" The subordinate took the phone, went behind Shěn Yuān, fiddled with it for a few moments, and then hurried back to hand the phone to Zhāng Jīn with both hands.
Zhāng Jīn unlocked Shěn Yuān's phone, opened WeChat, found Sòng Xiǎoqíng, and initiated a video call.
Soon, Sòng Xiǎoqíng answered. In the video, she was slender, wearing a light green nightgown, sitting on a bed, her hair uncombed, her face pale, exuding a fragile beauty.
Sòng Xiǎoqíng asked softly, "Uncle, are you feeling better?"
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Zhāng Jīn suddenly flashed into the frame, laughing, "Knock, knock, knock! Princess! It's me, your knight!" He then made a V-sign to the screen.
Sòng Xiǎoqíng looked at her phone and tensed up, shouting, "How could it be you? Where did you get the phone? Where's Uncle?!"
Zhāng Jīn rolled his eyes and grinned, "Oh! So my princess wasn't looking for me! She was looking for your little dwarf, huh!" He then turned the phone to show the blood-drenched Shěn Yuān, panning around, "Here! Your little dwarf wasn't behaving! I gave him a little spanking! You're welcome!"
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Sòng Xiǎoqíng stared at the person on her phone, covered in blood, his physique strong, with one eye swollen shut, making him unrecognizable as Shěn Yuān. However, the sharp sword-like eyebrows were somewhat familiar, and a bad feeling surged in her heart. She then noticed her hair tie around his wrist. She burst into tears, crying out, "Uncle! How are you?! Ah!" She then sobbed.
Zhāng Jīn turned the camera towards himself, "You're making me awkward. You're just a servant! What are you crying about?" He then ordered someone to bring a stool and stood on it next to Shěn Yuān, thinking it would allow Sòng Xiǎoqíng to see more clearly.
Sòng Xiǎoqíng cried, "Zhāng Jīn... *sob*... Don't do anything rash... I'm going to tell my father... *sob*..."
Zhāng Jīn's eyes darted around. "Oh? Dad did call me a couple of days ago and asked me to calm you down! To consider our relationship. I thought I'd let your little dwarf calm down too, so I let him... chill." He then whispered to the side, "Bury him!"
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Sòng Xiǎoqíng let out a loud wail upon hearing this.
Zhāng Jīn laughed heartily as he watched Sòng Xiǎoqíng cry so sorrowfully.
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"Ah! ... Are we done hitting? If we're done, I'm off duty!" Shěn Yuān gasped for breath and looked around.
Zhāng Jīn, holding the phone, turned back in disbelief.
Since Zhāng Jīn wasn't standing far away, Sòng Xiǎoqíng on the phone could also see Shěn Yuān.
"Uncle!" Sòng Xiǎoqíng's voice came from the phone.
At this call, Shěn Yuān looked towards the sound and saw Zhāng Jīn standing beside him, holding his phone, twisting his head to look at him in disbelief.
Their eyes met.
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Shěn Yuān pulled his head back forcefully, gathering strength, and roared, "Damn!"
He slammed his head into Zhāng Jīn's face.
Crack! Thud!
Zhāng Jīn flew back as if he were a kite with a broken string.
The phone also coincidentally flew onto a nearby sofa, landing upright and wedged in it. From Shěn Yuān's angle, the phone was visible.
Everything happened so fast. One moment the young master was holding a phone, jumping around, and laughing. The next moment! He flew away.
Everyone looked at each other, crying out in alarm, and quickly ran towards where Zhāng Jīn had been thrown.
In their haste, they tried to lift Zhāng Jīn, but in the confusion, one of them stumbled, and Zhāng Jīn fell to his knees in front of Shěn Yuān. He propped himself up on one hand, covering his nose with the other. Blood gushed out from between his fingers.
Zhāng Jīn removed his hand from his nose, and blood poured onto the ground. He looked at his hand and said, "Blood...! I'm bleeding! My nose!" He then touched his nose and found that his nasal bridge was broken! An intense pain shot through his face.
"Ah~!" Zhāng Jīn, in great pain, held his face with one hand and repeatedly pounded the ground with the other.
Shěn Yuān laughed heartily as he looked at Zhāng Jīn kneeling before him, "Hahaha! Don't blame me, brother! I wasn't paying attention and fainted for a moment. When I woke up, I saw your ugly face right next to me! It was so frightening! It was purely a reflex! A reflex! Forgive me!"
Upon hearing this, the underlings flew into another furious beating of Shěn Yuān.
Shěn Yuān endured the rain of punches and kicks while shouting, "Damn! Are you not eating?! Put some strength into it!"
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Zhāng Jīn stood up painfully, staggering to the table to pick up a dagger.
Sòng Xiǎoqíng watched clearly on the phone and cried out in despair, "What are you doing! I beg you, don't!!!"
He pushed the others aside, raised the dagger, and looked back at Sòng Xiǎoqíng on the phone, speaking with difficulty, "Bastard! Don't worry... Ah~! It hurts so much! I have a new idea. I'll make you kill him with your own hands! If he lives that long!" With that, he forcefully stabbed the dagger into Shěn Yuān's abdomen.
*Sputter*
A spurt of blood sprayed out along the edge of the dagger.
Shěn Yuān grunted.
Zhāng Jīn pressed down on the dagger with both hands and twisted it.
"Ah~" Shěn Yuān passed out from the immense pain.
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"Uncle!" Sòng Xiǎoqíng's heart-wrenching cry came from the phone.
Zhāng Jīn walked over, picked up the phone, and said, "Bastard! I'm coming to find you now! For the next stab, I'll have you guide my hand into his heart!" He then hung up and tossed the phone aside.
Zhāng Jīn instructed Biaozi and one other person to stay behind. If Shěn Yuān died, they were to bury him immediately. If he didn't die, they were to wait for him to catch Sòng Xiǎoqíng.
After making arrangements, Zhāng Jīn left with the other three.
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Two hours later.
It was completely dark. In the back seat of a black Range Rover speeding down the road.
"Cough! Cough cough cough! This is so damn itchy! *Hiss* It hurts!" Zhāng Jīn coughed lightly, covering his injured nose with one hand and frantically scratching his face with the other.
"Yeah! It's so itchy! Cough cough cough~" A subordinate next to him was also scratching his neck wildly as he coughed.
Zhāng Jīn looked towards the sound and exclaimed, "Damn! Monkey, get away from me! Why do you have so many red patches on your face?"
The subordinate named Monkey pulled down the vanity mirror in the car and looked at his face.
Monkey said, "Huh? It was fine just now!" He then looked at Zhāng Jīn and exclaimed in surprise, "Damn! Young master... Your... your face... and your neck... are covered too!"
Zhāng Jīn snatched the vanity mirror and quickly examined it. His face was covered in blood, making it difficult to see clearly. His neck definitely had red blotches.
Zhāng Jīn closed the vanity mirror and anxiously shouted to the driver in front, "Cough cough cough! Go to the hospital! The best hospital!"
Zhāng Jīn looked at the driver through the rearview mirror and asked, "Why are you fine? You don't have any red patches?" The driver shrugged, indicating he didn't know.
The black Range Rover sped towards the Central Hospital in the city.
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The car could no longer move about a kilometer from the Central Hospital. The road was jammed with traffic. Horns blared into the night sky. On both sides of the road, people with red blotches on their faces—men, women, children, and the elderly—were rushing or jogging in fear towards the Central Hospital ahead.
Zhāng Jīn glanced at his watch; it was already past 1 AM. Looking at the frightened people around him, he said, "So many people this late? No! Get out of the car! We're walking!" He then joined the stream of pedestrians with his two subordinates.
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The Central Hospital was the largest hospital in Guiyang City, boasting the most luxurious and spacious medical building, the best medical staff, and the most advanced medical equipment. This hospital, spread over seven hundred mu, was now completely swamped.
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The security guards and police at the hospital entrance were struggling to maintain order. A doctor in a white coat shouted through a loudspeaker, "Everyone, please do not panic! Please go home and self-isolate, and await further government instructions! So far, apart from fever, red blotches, and coughing, no infected individuals have reported any other discomfort! Please return home with peace of mind!"
But the more he shouted, the more frightened the crowd became. Facing an unknown disease, no one wanted to go home and face their fear alone! Cries, the wailing of children, and the groans of the elderly interwove into a requiem of panic and despair that echoed through the night.
The bald man, relying on his large size, was clearing a path through the wailing crowd, with Zhāng Jīn and Monkey following behind.
Zhāng Jīn seemed infected by the fear of those around him and yelled at the bald man, "Big Ox, can't you hurry up?!" He pointed at the people blocking their way and roared, "What are you pretending to be civilized for at a time like this! Go!"
Big Ox nodded and forcefully pushed forward with his large hands. A middle-aged woman carrying a child and an elderly person were thrown to the sides of the road.
The three of them ignored the curses from the crowd and strode forward.
They pushed aside countless people before finally squeezing to the hospital entrance. The police maintaining order on the road noticed their savage actions. However, the crowd was too dense, making it impossible to intervene. They could only shout warnings from afar.
But upon reaching the entrance, Big Ox's strength was of no avail. Zhāng Jīn, being short, could only stand behind Big Ox, relying on his tall and sturdy body to avoid being pushed over.
Big Ox turned to Zhāng Jīn, saying anxiously, "Young master! What do we do? They won't let us in!"
Although Zhāng Jīn was hiding behind Big Ox, he was still inevitably pushed by the crowd. Several times, he bumped his shattered nose, bringing tears to his eyes.
Zhāng Jīn winced, thought for a moment, and said, "I have an idea! Big Ox, lift me up! I have a way!"
Big Ox nodded, stepped to the side, and, with a swift motion, lifted Zhāng Jīn like a chick and then sent him upwards. Zhāng Jīn was now sitting on Big Ox's shoulders.
Zhāng Jīn looked at the crowded scene ahead, waved his hands vigorously, and shouted loudly at the doctor with the loudspeaker, "Director Xu! Uncle Xu! It's me!"
Zhāng Jīn's voice was quickly drowned out by the surrounding noise. Seeing that the doctor couldn't hear him, he quickly took out his phone from his pocket, turned on the flashlight, and desperately waved it at the doctor, shouting with all his might.