Chapter 290 - 288 Critically Wounded (Part 1)

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Chapter 290: 288 Critically Wounded (Part 1)"What did Su Xiaofeng say, did she agree?" Lin Jianguo asked Luo Yuzhu. "It’s just a young girl, and she’s called me mom for eighteen years. In her heart, I’m her real mother. I spoke to her kindly, gave her some money, and she agreed." Luo Yuzhu, of course, did not tell Lin Jianguo about Xiaofeng asking her to find Su Peng. Su Peng had been brought down with money, and was currently staying in a certain hotel. When Lin Jianguo heard that Su Xiaofeng had softened, he felt reassured, "This matter still needs you to take action. You are her mother, she will listen to whatever you say." "Of course." Luo Yuzhu’s face was all smiles: "Jianguo, relax. I’ll make sure this gets done well." "Good, it’s all up to you then. As long as this works out, you’ll be the great hero of our household. I’ll also talk to Lin Jing, get her to start calling you mom." Lin Jianguo was pleased upon hearing Luo Yuzhu’s words. Luo Yuzhu’s face flushed at Lin Jianguo’s promise: "Jingjing might not agree." "What’s there for her not to agree with? You’ve married into our family for so many years and have been utterly devoted to her. Even her own mother could do no better. I’ll work on her, just focus on handling Su Xiaofeng." "In my heart, Jingjing has long been my daughter." If she could gain Lin Jing’s acceptance, it would be like having the old lady’s approval; once both of them acknowledged her position in the family, it would certainly be secure. "I’ve always known you were a good woman." Lin Jianguo put his arm around Luo Yuzhu’s shoulder: "It’s late, let’s go to bed early." Luo Yuzhu’s face felt feverish. Whenever Lin Jianguo became gentle, it made her blush and her heart race: "Mm." The next day, past ten in the morning, Luo Yuzhu picked up the phone and dialed a number: "Hello, release him in a while, drop him off at the entrance of Lihua Factory. Let him walk in by himself." "Yes." The other party hung up, looking at the bound young man, sneered: "Stupid kid, your luck has come, you’ll be going home soon." Su Peng stared wide-eyed, struggling; he wanted to go home, he didn’t want to stay here. Two middle-aged men laughed at his actions: "Look at him, still knows how to fight back. Stupid kid, you still have no idea what’s happening, do you?" One of the men took out two bills from his pocket and gave them to Su Peng: "Stupid kid, we were just playing with you. Here’s two bucks for your trouble. We’ll send you back to your sister’s side in a bit. Give her these two bucks, and she’ll definitely praise you." The gag was removed from Su Peng’s mouth, and he yelled loudly: "You’re bad people, you’re villains, I’ll tell my sister to call the police, have them come and arrest you!" "Ha ha." The two men laughed heartily at Su Peng’s words: "With that brain of yours, can you even remember what we look like, and you want to call the cops? Go ahead, see if the police will believe a word this idiot says." An idiot is an idiot, thinking of calling the cops, not considering his own intellect—a police station believing his words would be a wonder indeed. "Idiot, you’ll be going home soon. We didn’t beat you or curse at you. We even hosted you in a hotel for a night, and gave you two bucks for your troubles. We’re the good guys." One of them patted Su Peng’s shoulder, proceeding to untie him: "You’re not a child; you’re an adult. You need to start working, don’t you?" Su Peng was convinced they were bad people; he wouldn’t believe anything they said. As they untied him, he no longer struggled but clutched the two bills tightly, pondering how to escape once he had the chance. They were bad people, they must want to sell him off. His mother had said, if he encountered bad people and couldn’t beat them, he had to run. He wouldn’t ask for more; he would just run, faster than them all. The two men saw Su Peng cooperating, thinking he got convinced. An idiot really is easy to fool, more so than a child. Con them with a few words and they listen. Once they left the entrance of the hotel, the two men told Su Peng to get into the car. Su Peng mustered all his strength, pushed both men aside, and bolted. He wanted to find his sister; he wanted to go home; he had encountered bad people. "Hey, hey." Watching him run away, the two men exchanged a glance and quickly pursued. After chasing for a while and seeing the idiot disappear into some alley, they stopped and cursed: "That idiot, he sure can run." "Brother, we didn’t take him to the entrance of Lihua Factory, what do we do?" "The place isn’t more than two miles from Lihua Factory; as long as we insist we let him go there, it’ll be fine." One of the middle-aged men looked around and saw no sign of the fool: "Alright, he’s gone. What does it have to do with us? Let’s go home." The legs are on someone else’s body; if the other party wants to run away, what can they do? Luo Yuzhu received a phone call saying that the person had been released at the entrance of Lihua Factory. She packed up some things and prepared to leave. Since Su Peng had already returned, it was time for Xiaofeng to fulfill her promise. Luo Yuzhu glanced at the factory gate, which had recently been replaced with a new iron gate that shone brightly, exuding an inexplicable deterrent force. The factory, not long ago just a small workshop, had now grown into a large factory with over a hundred workers. Many local residents were employed there and, reportedly, the wages weren’t bad. If one did well, there were even end-of-year bonuses to be had. Of course, Luo Yuzhu would not discuss such major affairs with Xiaofeng inside the factory. She waited at the entrance for Xiaofeng to finish her shift, planning to go with her to the relevant authorities to turn themselves in and provide evidence. As long as Xiaofeng firmly insisted that the shopping center in her name was a gift from the Wu Family, it would be enough to cause them considerable trouble. When Xiaofeng finished work and came out, she saw Luo Yuzhu waiting at the gate. Luo Yuzhu approached with a smile, glancing behind Xiaofeng: "After you went back yesterday, I asked your Uncle Lin to help look for Pengzi. I heard he didn’t want to gather pig feed at home and wanted to find a job in town. But, he was turned down and kicked out." Su Peng didn’t come with Xiaofeng; could it be that he had gone back first? Xiaofeng glanced behind Luo Yuzhu: "I found my brother. Where is he?" "Isn’t your brother already ’inside’? You didn’t see him?" Luo Yuzhu’s heart sank, sensing vaguely that Xiaofeng might have changed her mind. "No, what time did my brother come back? I didn’t see anyone." Xiaofeng’s eyes darkened; her big brother hadn’t come back. "Impossible." Luo Yuzhu trusted those two men; if they said they sent Su Peng back, they absolutely did. "Your Uncle Lin’s people personally delivered him to the factory gate and told him to go in himself, how could it be fake?" Suddenly changing expression, Luo Yuzhu said: "Xiaofeng, you promised your mother, you can’t back out now. If you do, there will truly be no affection left between us." If Xiaofeng dared to play her this time, Luo Yuzhu wouldn’t let her live it down, nor would she allow Xiaofeng to have it easy. Just as Xiaofeng was about to say that there was never any affection between them, Tie Bao’s truck suddenly drove back in a hurry. He jumped out of the car: "Xiaofeng, quick, your brother had a car accident, hurry!" Tie Bao was on his way to Eastern City Restaurant to replenish stock when he saw a crowd gathered. They said someone had been hit by a car and the driver fled. The injured person was lying on the ground unconscious. He went over for a look, and who could it be if not Su Peng? S~eaʀᴄh the nôvelFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. He immediately called for emergency services using a nearby phone. Liu Chunming followed the medical staff to the hospital and was now back to inform Xiaofeng. Hearing the news, Luo Yuzhu’s complexion changed. Xiaofeng’s complexion also changed. She called Mantou, telling him to keep an eye on Luo Yuzhu and not let her leave; she was going to the hospital right away. Luo Yuzhu became furiously embarrassed: "Su Xiaofeng, your brother’s car accident has nothing to do with me, I didn’t hit him, what do you mean by locking me up?" "You know why I’m locking you up. I better hope nothing’s wrong with my brother, otherwise the entire Lin Family will have to pay for his funeral." Xiaofeng’s tone was ice-cold, without even a glance at Luo Yuzhu, she boarded the truck. Listening to Xiaofeng’s last sentence, Luo Yuzhu shivered involuntarily. She could feel that Xiaofeng wasn’t joking; she might really go through with it. But Su Peng’s accident had nothing to do with her. Why should she be afraid? She wouldn’t leave; she would wait right there for Su Xiaofeng to come back. ... "What’s the situation now?" Su Xiaofeng looked at the words ’emergency room’ in front of her, feeling somewhat weak. "President Su." Liu Chunming came forward: "Brother Baozi and I were going to Eastern City to restock when we saw people gathered at the roadside. They said there had been an accident. We went to see and found it was Su Peng. His injuries are quite severe, and the doctor said to prepare ourselves." When they arrived, Su Peng was covered in blood, especially from his head, which wouldn’t stop bleeding. The doctor said it was uncertain whether they could save him. Listening to Liu Chunming, Xiaofeng imagined her brother lying in a pool of blood and recalled the foolish look on his face since she came into this world. It was this foolish brother who always protected his sister at critical moments. Clenching her fists tightly, she thought to herself that she had been careless.

Chapter 290 - 288 Critically Wounded (Part 1)

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