Chen Fan saw a photograph.
In the photo, a young man and woman were walking hand in hand by the river.
The man in the photo was so young, yet he felt so familiar to Chen Fan.
"This is Daddy!"
Nannan said, "Mom only showed this photo to me once, and she cried when she looked at it."
Chen Fan's expression was filled with emotion.
A brother who shared life and death, buried in the frontier, all he could do was treat his descendants as his own.
Nannan had very little to pack, as most of her belongings had already been thrown out as trash by Zeng Ling and her husband. What remained were a few photos and some old clothes.
The things left by her mother held special meaning for Nannan.
Carrying the items, Chen Fan took little Nannan's hand and walked out of the door.
Outside the villa gate, several cars had stopped, and over ten ruffians walked in.
Ge Bin let out a sigh of relief and stepped forward to offer cigarettes.
After exchanging a few words with his companions, Jiang Tiansheng walked over and said, "Mr. Chen, they are some local thugs. My friends have dealt with them with just a word. How would you like to handle them?"
Chen Fan asked, "Did these two handle Zhou Qiaoyun's funeral arrangements?"
Jiang Tiansheng nodded.
"For that reason, spare their lives."
Chen Fan said lightly, "Five million three hundred and seventy thousand, with interest calculated daily. Let them clean toilets and move bricks until they've repaid every penny they spent!"
Jiang Tiansheng chuckled, "Then they'll have to work their whole lives."
As they spoke, the menacing thugs at the entrance were led by Ge Bin and surrounded them.
Just then, Jiang Tiansheng's friends stepped forward and stood in front of the group.
"Hua... Brother Hua, Brother Qiang..."
The group of men finally recognized Jiang Tiansheng's subordinates and were immediately startled.
"You've got quite the nerve?" Brother Qiang said with a cold smile.
"Mis... misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding..."
Seeing Jiang Tiansheng behind Brother Qiang, the leader of the thugs turned as pale as death and looked at Ge Bin with icy hatred, wishing he could devour him alive.
If they had known this would happen, they wouldn't have dared to come, even if beaten to death!
The friend called Brother Hua slapped the thug's face repeatedly, a torrent of blows.
Ge Bin and his wife were stunned by the situation.
What was going on?
The boss they had hired had turned into a mere subordinate?
"Misunderstanding?"
Brother Qiang snorted and delivered another slap.
The thugs cried out in pain, not daring to resist, their eyes filled with fear.
Ge Bin and his wife felt a chill run through their bodies, their limbs trembling uncontrollably.
It was over!
Everything was over!
The two of them slumped down powerlessly.
Chen Fan didn't want Nannan to witness such a scene, so he carried her away, leaving the rest to Jiang Tiansheng.
Sitting in the car, Chen Fan heard the screams from the villa.
"Uncle, is that man hitting them?" Nannan asked nervously.
"No!"
Chen Fan drove the car a bit further away and said, "Uncle is just teaching them how to be decent people. Some people look like humans, but their actions are anything but human."
Nannan looked on with a mixture of understanding and confusion.
Patting Nannan's head, Chen Fan smiled, "Nannan, are you hungry? What do you want to eat later?"
"I... I want fries and a hamburger... Uncle, is that okay?"
Chen Fan sighed inwardly.
Zhou Qiaoyun had been thoughtful. After receiving his brother's pension and the three million he had privately given her, she had still lived frugally, intending to leave all the money for Nannan when she grew up.
It was just that an accident had occurred, and that money had ended up with the wicked Zeng Ling and Ge Bin.
Therefore, not a single cent of that money could be lost.
A moment later, Jiang Tiansheng walked out and sat in the driver's seat, saying, "Mr. Chen, everything has been arranged."
"Find a place to eat, and then let's visit Zhou Qiaoyun's grave."
"Alright."
Two hours later, Green Mountain Cemetery.
Chen Fan asked Jiang Tiansheng to wait with Nannan in the car. He held a bouquet of flowers and found the tombstone.
After placing the flowers, Chen Fan spoke with a pensive expression.
"Sister-in-law, we've never met. Let me introduce myself, my name is Chen Fan, and I am the sworn brother of your husband, Hu Dongyang. Back then, I should have come to see you personally, but I always felt a pang of regret..."
"Now that I have found Nannan, I will raise her until she grows up. I will raise her to be excellent, let her do what she loves, and be happy. Sister-in-law, you can rest assured..."
After bowing three times, the wind rustled the grass and trees in the cemetery, as if in response.
He turned to leave, and after getting into the car, they drove back to Hangjiang.
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"Dad, Shaolong must have run into some trouble. Please think of a way!"
At the Jiang family villa.
Su Yingxia looked anxious and worried.
Jiang Lizu rubbed his forehead, also feeling helpless.
He had contacted all the connections he could, but his only son had seemingly vanished into thin air, disappearing without a trace.
Yesterday, his calls had gone unanswered, and now his phone was switched off.
He had even asked the police for help, but they were equally powerless.
An adult man had simply disappeared?
"Yingxia, don't rush, it won't help."
Jiang Lizu was also anxious, but he maintained a composed demeanor. "Let's wait and see. You go back first, we'll definitely get some news!"
"Then I'll wait here with you!"
Su Yingxia said.
"Go back, there's no need to worry, and nothing serious should have happened."
Jiang Lizu continued to comfort her, "The Jiang family's influence in Hangjiang is not insignificant. We will find some clues!"
Su Yingxia knew that her staying there wouldn't be of much help, so she got up to leave.
As soon as Su Yingxia left, Jiang Lizu's expression faltered. He took out his phone and called, "What's the situation? Any leads?"
On the other end of the line was the private investigator he had hired.
Although he had sought help from the police, private investigators were often more efficient in finding people.
"Mr. Jiang, based on the clues you provided, we have found Young Master Jiang's car."
"Where?"
"In the parking lot of Bar Street!"
The voice on the other end continued, "But no one recalls seeing Young Master Jiang that night. We are checking the surveillance footage from one establishment after another. Please don't worry, we'll have leads soon!"
Jiang Lizu felt a slight sense of relief, but his heart was still pounding.
Bar Street was a chaotic place, but given Jiang Shaolong's status, nothing untoward should have happened.
"By the way, we've also found that some other people have gone missing along with Young Master Jiang."
"Who?" Jiang Lizu's expression tightened.
"Some people from the underworld, those who had close dealings with Young Master Jiang. There are over a dozen of them."
Jiang Lizu's heart sank.
This meant that Jiang Shaolong had taken more than a dozen people to Bar Street, and all of them had disappeared.
It was not difficult to infer that these people were likely being held captive.
In Hangjiang, anyone who dared to hold Jiang Shaolong captive would not be an ordinary person.
And the fact that he hadn't received any news suggested that the other party wasn't after money.
This meant the situation had become serious.
Thinking of this, Jiang Lizu became even more anxious and said, "Notify me immediately if you find any further leads."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Lizu sat on the sofa, racking his brain to recall anyone he might have offended recently.
However, no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't recall offending any powerful figures lately.
The only one the Jiang family couldn't afford to offend was Li Xiangbei, but since Old Master Chen had intervened, the matter had been resolved, and Li Xiangbei had no reason to target Jiang Shaolong.
The same applied to the three young masters from the capital.
Furthermore, if these individuals had detained Jiang Shaolong, there would have been some communication.
Compared to the current situation, Jiang Lizu would have preferred his son to have offended such a powerful figure, as there would have been ways to resolve it by seeking help and pulling strings, rather than being in the dark and having no clue.