Night.
Liang Zhichao was uneasy.
Just moments ago, Third Master Chu had personally called him, asking about Chen Jinzhao’s mother. Liang Zhichao hadn’t thought much of it at first, and so he’d told Third Master Chu everything – Chen Jinzhao’s old home address, as well as his mother’s personal information.
But the more he thought about it now, the more wrong it felt.
Why would Third Master Chu be asking for information about Chen Jinzhao’s mother for no reason?
While Chu Zixiong had spoken nicely, saying he would "take care of things," Liang Zhichao wasn't a fool. A little thought told him that Third Master Chu might have malicious intentions.
"Damn it!"
"If I'd known, I would have just said I didn't know," Liang Zhichao grumbled, feeling vexed.
Although Liang Zhichao had mixed with unsavory characters, his conscience hadn't been entirely extinguished. He believed in taking responsibility for one's own actions and absolutely not involving family. Now that Third Master Chu clearly intended to cause trouble for Chen Jinzhao's mother, he felt a pang of guilt.
After much deliberation, Liang Zhichao finally couldn't sit still and decided to inform Chen Jinzhao about the matter.
Otherwise, if anything happened to Chen Jinzhao's mother, he would be implicated.
However, it was already late, and he didn't have Chen Jinzhao's contact information. He could only wait until dawn to try and find someone to inquire.
However.
Liang Zhichao had underestimated Chu Zixiong's execution speed.
After obtaining Li Qiurong's address and basic information, Chu Zixiong immediately dispatched people to Leyang County to cause some trouble for Li Qiurong. His instructions were that anything could be done as long as Li Qiurong wasn't killed directly.
This time, seven people were sent out, and they were sure to make Li Qiurong suffer.
Moreover, these seven were all "battle-hardened" individuals who knew how to operate without leaving any traces. Therefore, Chu Zixiong wasn't worried at all; he just had to wait for good news.
The night was already deep.
The group of seven dispatched by Chu Zixiong had silently infiltrated the residential complex where Li Qiurong lived.
The group spoke in hushed tones, so quiet that even the sound-activated lights in the corridor didn't react.
Finally.
The seven arrived at Li Qiurong's door and skillfully covered the peephole.
Knock, knock, knock!
One of them knocked on the door, intending to restrain Li Qiurong the moment she opened it, preventing her from shouting and alerting others. When they heard movement from inside the door, they couldn't help but rejoice.
The bait had indeed taken the hook.
However, when the lock was opened and the door was kicked open, no sign of Li Qiurong was found.
It was a smart lock; someone was remotely opening the door.
The room was pitch black, which caused a sliver of unease to rise in the hearts of these seven men, an emotion extremely rare for them.
Click!
The lights in the entire house turned on.
The blinding light made it impossible for the seven to open their eyes. After a few seconds, they slowly opened their eyes, and then they saw a middle-aged woman, wearing a jacket, sitting on the sofa, seemingly waiting for their arrival.
The middle-aged woman was none other than Chen Jinzhao's mother, Li Qiurong.
Li Qiurong seemed unsurprised, which made the seven men uneasy. She calmly asked, "Who sent you to cause trouble for me? If you confess, you might receive leniency."
The leader, Wang Xiao, gradually calmed down upon hearing Li Qiurong's words. He then chuckled, "You must be Li Qiurong? I don't know where you get the confidence to say such things to us. In short, you might have to suffer a bit today. Don't ask why; ask your son. You wouldn't be implicated if it weren't for him."
Li Qiurong nodded. "I understand."
"You can't beat my son, so you come to bully a weak woman like me, is that it?"
Her calmness only intensified Wang Xiao's unease.
Wang Xiao scoffed, "Stop playing games with us. Your son is still in Ninghai; even if he knew you were being bullied, he'd be too far away to help. Do you have anything else to say?"
"Young men, why so hot-headed? Wouldn't it be better to sit down and discuss things calmly?" Li Qiurong yawned, clearly a little tired.
In the middle of the night, couldn't a person get any sleep?
Wang Xiao opened his mouth, intending to say something more, when Li Qiurong said, "I'll give you ten seconds. If you leave my doorstep, I won't pursue this. Believe me, it's for your own good."
"Hmph!"
How could Wang Xiao listen to that?
He immediately shouted, "I understand, you're stalling for time. I have to say, you're quite a clever woman to remain so calm in this situation. However, we're just following orders. If you want to blame someone, blame your son for offending too many people."
"Make your move!"
Before these men could even act, Li Qiurong let out a deep sigh.
Why bother?
The next moment, two burly men walked in from outside the door. These two men had bulging temples and thick calluses on their thumbs and index fingers.
Wang Xiao was startled when he saw these two men, as they exuded a strong aura of menace! He had had the fortune to deal with people like this before; they were either desperate criminals or masters who killed as easily as they chopped chickens!
"Who are you?" Wang Xiao asked.
The remaining six men also froze, not daring to move.
The two men walked up to Wang Xiao, who felt an intense pressure emanating from them, making it difficult for him to breathe normally.
The more silent the two were, the stronger Wang Xiao's unease grew!
He finally understood where Li Qiurong's confidence came from; she had two protective deities guarding her in secret! Wang Xiao's expression flickered multiple times, and he finally squeezed out a very reluctant sentence from between his teeth, "Brothers, I think this is a misunderstanding. We can sit down and talk."
The response was a slap!
Wang Xiao was directly slapped by one of the men, flying backward and nearly smashing Li Qiurong's furniture.
She said, with a hint of heartache, "Don't break my furniture!"
The expression of the man softened slightly. He walked up to Wang Xiao again. By now, Wang Xiao's lips were bleeding, and his face was extremely pale. The man stepped on his forehead and asked in a cold tone, "Speak, who sent you?"
"If you don't speak, I'll crush your head with my foot."
Wang Xiao's head felt immense pressure.
He had no doubt the man was capable of what he said; he could definitely crush his head with a single stomp!
"I'll speak! I'll speak!"
At this moment.
Li Qiurong yawned again and said to the two men, "Stop. I don't want to hear any of this; it'll keep me awake tonight. Throw them out, and deal with them as you see fit."
"Yes!"
The two men acted again, subduing the remaining six men and then escorting them out of Li Qiurong's home.
Li Qiurong looked at the messy furniture, a trace of heartache in her eyes. "What a mess. In the future, if this kind of thing happens again, don't let them into my house, lest I have to clean up."
As for the mastermind behind those people, Li Qiurong didn't care at all.
After tidying up the disheveled furniture, Li Qiurong closed the door, turned off the lights, and went back to her room to sleep.
At this time.
A call came in, from Beijing.
A magnetic baritone voice sounded from the phone, "Qiurong, I heard someone was going to make a move against you. Are you alright? Why don't you come to Beijing when you have time? I'll take you for a check-up."
Li Qiurong yawned. "My dear brother, let's forget about coming to Beijing. I'm just a farmer's wife. Going to Beijing would embarrass you, wouldn't it? I'll just stay honestly in Leyang. I don't want to be targeted."
"My fault, my fault. I failed to take good care of you and Jinzhao," the man said.
"Are you truly alright?"
Li Qiurong shook her head. "What could possibly be wrong with me? Your men subdued those people in a flash; they didn't even have a chance to fight back. But in the future, don't let me see this kind of thing again; it's annoying."
The man on the other end of the line quickly agreed.
Li Qiurong didn't have much to say to this elder brother, and after a brief chat, she hung up the phone.
Not long after.
A text message informed her that two million had been deposited into her bank account.
Li Qiurong stared at the number for a long time. At some point, money had become just a string of numbers to her. The happiest she had ever been was when her boss rewarded her with a two-hundred-yuan red envelope.
"Forget it."
"I'll keep it for now; maybe it'll be useful for my son to get a wife in the future."