A sudden roar startled the child, and even Chu Ling'er and Wang Yuyan were taken aback.
Wang Yuyan looked towards the main entrance and saw a bald man leading over a dozen ruffians, exuding hostility, as they entered. Behind them, three excavators rumbled, spewing black smoke.
"It's them again. They're like persistent shadows."
Upon seeing the group, Chu Ling'er exclaimed in anger.
"Who are they?"
Noticing Chu Ling'er's reaction, Shen Lang asked curiously, as she seemed to recognize them.
"They are from Sun Corporation, the thugs who also want to seize this orphanage. They've even brought excavators. It seems they won't give up easily today."
Chu Ling'er's face was grim. She turned to the院长 and said, "Director, please take Xiao Tian and the others inside to hide. We don't want them to be scared later."
"Ling'er, what about you?"
Hearing Chu Ling'er's words, Zhou Wu Wang ushered the children behind him for protection and then asked Chu Ling'er.
"Director, don't worry. I'm from the Chu family. They won't dare to harm me easily. Please hurry and hide."
Chu Ling'er looked at Zhou Wu Wang with a plea in her eyes, "Don't delay any longer, or it will be too late."
"Haha, trying to leave? Don't even think about it. Surround them all. No one is getting away."
As soon as Chu Ling'er finished speaking, the bald man let out a loud shout, commanding his subordinates.
At the bald man's command, over a dozen men armed with baseball bats rushed forward, encircling everyone. They repeatedly struck the iron bats against the ground, creating terrifying clanging sounds that made the dozen orphans shrink into a huddled mass, sobbing.
"Old Zhou, our Sun Corporation has been negotiating with you for so long. This is the last time I'm asking: are you selling this land to us Sun Corporation or not?"
The bald man glared coldly at Zhou Wen Wang and said, "Our chairman said that if you agree to the demolition and sign the demolition contract, the twenty million contract payment will be in your account within an hour. Otherwise, don't blame us for resorting to force."
The bald man sneered, "For so many years, no one has dared to disrespect our Sun Corporation, not even Yang Ce. If you refuse, not only will you be finished, but these unwanted brats will be finished too."
The bald man pointed at the three excavators behind him and said to Zhou Wu Wang, "If you don't agree, these excavators will flatten this orphanage. If you try to stop us, we'll bury you all along with it."
"Sun Peng, you beast! Do you have any humanity? These children are already so pathetic, and you want to leave them homeless!"
Zhou Wu Wang roared upon hearing Sun Peng's words, "I'm telling you, I will never sign the demolition contract, no matter how much money you offer. I need to house so many children and see them grow into adults. That would require at least forty million, and you're only offering half. I cannot agree to this."
"Sun Peng, I know your Sun family covets the commercial value of this land and wants to use this land and the surrounding plots to build a villa complex. But I tell you, I will not agree."
"Old man, you really refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Fine, since you disagree, I'll tear it down myself."
The bald man, his face contorted with anger, ordered his subordinates, "Send three men to bring the excavators over and level this dilapidated orphanage. Anyone who dares to stop us will be dug in with them."
"Yes—"
Upon hearing Sun Peng's words, three men with excited expressions ran towards the excavators. Soon, they were driving the three excavators, crudely and violently clearing away the dilapidated iron gate before roaring towards Zhou Wu Wang and the group of children.
"Sun Peng, don't think you can scare us with excavators. I tell you, we would rather die than let you demolish this place."
Watching the three colossal excavators approach, Zhou Wen Wang stood in front of the small orphanage building and shouted.
"Good, you have guts. Then we'll deal with you stubborn old fool first."
Sun Peng was surprised that this old man was so resolute, unafraid of death. However, this only ignited Sun Peng's savagery.
Sun Corporation had built its empire on sin and blood. Killing and arson were as simple as drinking water to them. Since the old man was obstructing, he would be dealt with.
Sun Peng let out a cold laugh and casually said to the excavator operators, "Wang Dama Zi, Li Gousheng, bury this old fool for me."
"Yes, Young Master Sun. We'll deal with this old fellow right away."
Hearing Sun Peng's command, the first two excavators accelerated, quickly reaching Zhou Wu Wang. Their buckets were raised high, then rapidly brought down.
"Director Zhou, quickly move!"
Shen Lang, who hadn't understood the situation earlier and had been observing, immediately lunged forward and pulled Zhou Wu Wang away upon seeing that they were genuinely willing to kill.
"Bang—"
Shen Lang's speed was faster than the excavators. After he had pulled the man to safety, the excavator buckets slammed heavily onto the ground, creating two large pits.
"Yo, there's someone else here. Tell me, who are you?"
Seeing that Shen Lang had intervened to save Zhou Wu Wang, Sun Peng halted his subordinates and addressed Shen Lang.
"You don't know who I am, but I think I know who you are."
Shen Lang looked at Sun Peng and smiled, "You are the infamous..."
Sun Peng's face showed a hint of anticipation at Shen Lang's words, but Shen Lang directly uttered four words: "Scum and degenerate."
"Kid, how dare you insult me? Are you tired of living?"
Upon being insulted by Shen Lang, Sun Peng roared furiously.
"Oh, you know I'm insulting you? It seems you have some self-awareness."
Shen Lang smiled at Sun Peng, "I don't care if you're from Sun Corporation or Ma Corporation. I'll tell you one thing: from this moment on, this orphanage is mine. You can discuss anything with me."
"It's yours?"
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Sun Peng scoffed, "Kid, when did this orphanage become yours?"
"Just now. Didn't you hear? Director Zhou has already gifted it to me. While the paperwork isn't done yet, that's not important. It is indeed mine now."
Shen Lang's gaze was sharp as he looked at Sun Peng, "Director Zhou, with his noble character, gifted the orphanage to me. Do you, a scumbag degenerate, have the right to question this?"
"I advise you to leave wisely, otherwise, you'll come in standing and leave horizontally."
"Of course, even if you leave, you'll have to repair the floor and re-install the gate. If anything is missing, you'll still leave horizontally. If you don't believe me, you can try."