Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Grudges Chen

Zhi received the eighteenth call from the woman at night.

It was already one o'clock in the morning, the ringing was urgent, he pressed the mute button, and the screen kept flashing.

The person beside him turned over, and even breathing came, and he gently got up and got out of bed.

His father was getting worse and worse, and Shen Yuan had to come back in a hurry, running between the company and the hospital. The woman was in tears, reporting everything in detail, and judging Shen Zhi in her words. Shen Zhi responded incoherently, thinking about something else.

"Your aunt came last night and asked about you. No one knew what to say. Auntie begs you, you--" Shen

Zhi was a little tired and changed the subject directly: "Auntie, do you know a man named Liu Mang?"

"What?"

"Liu Mang, he and Feng Ran seem to be old acquaintances. It is said that your late husband owed him a lot of money, but in the end it was Feng Ran and a man named Lu who paid it back. Is this not true?"

The sobbing that had just stopped turned into a thick silence, stuck at both ends of the phone. The door lock closed with a slight sound, and the woman said, "What do you want to say?"

"This man is out of prison, what do you think?"

The woman said softly, "Xiao Zhi, now we live in a society ruled by law, and we should consider the consequences of everything we do. Of course, I am talking about those who break the law and commit crimes, such as this Liu, Liu..."

"Liu Mang."

"Yes, Liu Mang. No matter what happens, you must hand it over to the police in time."

"Auntie, this matter is not small, I want to ask my dad's opinion. Can you give him the phone?"

"Your father is asleep, there is no need to tell him about this, he can't stand the stimulation now."

"Then I'll go back tomorrow. My dad is sober now and has the right to know." Shen Zhi insisted.

The woman was silent for the second time, and her tone was still soft when she spoke: "What do you mean?"

Shen Zhi said: "Nine hundred thousand, I will make him disappear completely. I won't let my family know."

"It's too much." Shen Zhi

remained calm.

"Three hundred thousand." The woman said, "No more."

"I don't care if this scandal becomes a hot topic in the future, but what about you? Auntie, what do you want them to think of you?"

"Sixty."

"Not enough."

"Xiao Zhi, people are greedy." The woman warned, "Seventy at most." Shen

Zhi paused: "Deal."

Feng Ran was not sure about Liu Mang. They hadn't seen each other for many years, and he couldn't guarantee that he would recognize each other when they met again.

On the third day of squatting near the school, Shen Zhi went home. Almost at the same time, Feng Ran received another call from his sister.

"He said he wanted to see you," Feng Qing's voice was a little nervous, "He seemed to know you were here."

"What do you want to see me for?"

"Catch up."

"Fuck, what can I say to him," Feng Ran was furious, "Besides, didn't I ask you to block him last time?"

"This time it's a different number."

"Recently, don't answer unfamiliar numbers. Be careful at school, and don't go to remote places alone."

Feng Ran thought about it and dialed Liu Mang's number at night. The other party picked up the phone quickly, and they stood in silence for a long time. Feng Ran realized that the other party knew his identity.

Finally, Liu Mang chuckled.

"You, you've really grown up."

Feng Ran was not polite either: "Don't try to play tricks on me. I warn you, come to me if you have any problems, don't harass my sister."

"Brother doesn't want to do anything to you, don't be so nervous," Liu Mang regained his rogue look, "I've been out for more than half a year, and now I'm a little short of money. Let's see if you have any ideas."

"What, blackmail? Be careful that I'll put you in again."

"Why are you so angry," Liu Mang smiled, "Let's meet, we are old acquaintances, please do me a favor. I heard that you have been abroad for several years. Was it the man named Lu who sent you out? If you are really capable, teach me." "

I have nothing to say to you, and I don't have any money. I only have this one rotten life. If you continue to disturb us like this, I don't know what I will do."

Liu Mang smiled for a long time: "Feng Ran, you really are... still the same. I won't bother you, but I heard that your mother is back, right? And she found a rich man? If you don't have money, just ask him for it."

"No, stop talking nonsense. What do you want to do?"

"Xiao Fu, do you remember?"

Feng Ran frowned, searching for the name in his vast memory, but he couldn't remember anything for a while.

"Wang Zefu! That rich second-generation kid!" Liu Mang seemed to notice his forgetfulness and became impatient, "You've been abroad for a few years, and your brain is gone?"

Feng Ran remembered. Wang Zefu, one of his father's creditors, was younger than Feng Ran. He was a famous street thug back then and lived with his grandmother who was over 70 years old. His parents were busy doing business outside and never came home. It seemed that they had forgotten the existence of their son. They only remembered that he had a fixed address and had to spend a lot of money every month.

When they remembered Wang Zefu and remembered that their son seemed to be about to turn 18 and go to college, it was too late.

Wang Zefu's golden hair fell to his shoulders, revealing half of his face. His nose, lip and brow studs sparkled. He squatted on the boulder at the door of his house, glaring at their Mercedes-Benz and saying, "I don't want this old one, it's so ugly. I want the one that came out this year, the burgundy one, or don't even think about letting me go back to high school."

It was rumored that his mother almost fainted.

In short, Xiaofu was a wasted rich second-generation. He was also fooled by Feng Ran's father back then. After the incident, he came to the door and yelled several times.

After Feng Ran's mother passed away, he probably felt sympathy and never came again.

In fact, this was the only creditor who owed a large amount of money but was not pursued.

Feng Ran met him once when he was a resident singer, and that was their only intersection.

Wang Zefu raised his monthly performance to the highest level in one night. After three rounds of drinks, he suddenly showed his true feelings and said that he was very pitiful to have such a thing.

Feng Ran knew that he was quite pitiful, but he didn't like to hear this, so he just laughed it off. Xiaofu said, "I don't understand you. If I were you, I would run away. The world is so big, where can't I go? Can they chase you to the ends of the earth?"

Feng Ran's scalp tightened, as if Liu Mang had sent someone to ask him questions.

Xiaofu said again, "I do have some money, but after that incident, my parents took care of me. I can only help you so much."

Feng Ran didn't understand and asked why he helped him.

Xiaofu said, "My grandma is old. She has been sewing soles for her whole life, and she still refuses to admit her age. Obviously no one buys her rags, but she still has to go to the market every day to set up a stall, once in the morning and once in the evening. There are so many people and I have to worry about her. Isn't it annoying!"

So what? Feng Ran wanted to ask.

"Last summer, I went to the next county to watch a summer performance. When I came back, it was raining heavily here and the market had already dispersed. I asked them where my grandma was, but no one knew. Her legs and feet are not good, and she would be fatal if she fell or bumped on the road. I was almost scared to death that time. When I got home, she was sitting there fine, not wet at all. There was a girl next to her who was boiling water for her. My grandma said that no one was willing to give her a ride at that time, and this girl held an umbrella and wore a raincoat to send her back, and her body was soaked."

Feng Ran stared at him, and he turned his head, his chaotic eyes slightly narrowed under his dry grass-like hair: "That girl is your sister. I thought at the time that I owed you a favor."

"...Thank you."

"I won't pursue your father's affairs, but I can't control others. I will help take care of your sister. If you are not here, let her find me if there is something."

Feng Ran agreed. But he didn't trust this gangster, and never let Feng Qing contact him. After he graduated from college and paid off his debts, the two never met again.

Feng Ran said slowly: "I remember. What happened to him?"

"His family went bankrupt, and he is now unemployed. They didn't pursue the 200,000 yuan debt from your family at that time. Now it's time for you to repay them."

"Let him contact me in person."

Liu Mang snorted and said, "I won't talk nonsense with you. I will send you the address later. It's up to you whether you come or not, but you'd better think it through, otherwise we won't be able to finish this matter."

Feng Ran went to the appointment as scheduled.

The address Liu Mang gave was an abandoned brewery. He thought there would be a group of people with a short knife in his trouser pocket, but he didn't expect there would be only two.

The marks of eight years were clearly shown on their faces, especially Liu Mang. After several years in prison, his temperament from the inside out was completely changed. The gangster who used to wander the streets and do bad things actually had some righteousness. Feng Ran almost didn't recognize him.

And Xiaofu, the Shamatte back then, now has a short haircut and sits on the side in a proper manner.

He stood outside for a few seconds, his eyes moving back and forth. Liu Mang pointed at him and said, "Hey, here you come!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he still couldn't suppress his ruffian spirit.

Feng Ran nodded to Wang Zefu, and said to Liu Mang, "You can go now."

Liu Mang slapped his thigh and boasted, "Hey, look at you, you are still so mean! Haven't you suffered any loss in all these years? You little bastard!"

"You haven't been in the police station long enough, do you need me to send you in again?"

Wang Zefu stood up and said, "Brother. Don't worry, he has reformed, and the police talk to him every quarter."

"I don't care what he does, he harassed my sister, I can't do that."

"Your phone is not connected." Xiaofu said, "Really, I called."

Feng Ran was too lazy to distinguish the truth from the false, he pulled out a chair and sat down, raised his chin: "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

It was nothing more than asking for some ways to make money. They all saw how Feng Ran made money in those years, but he was used to being lazy and didn't want to be so tired.

Xiaofu became more and more excited as he spoke, and finally he slammed the table in anger: "They never took care of me for a single day. It was my grandma who raised me. If it weren't for my grandma, I would have died long ago! Now that my grandma is gone, they are hiding and refusing to go back. The debt collectors have all come to the funeral home!"

Feng Ran said, "Go somewhere else. I can't stay here. " 

"Where can I go? I have nothing, no skills, and a stupid brain," he said with a sad face, "I'm not like you, brother." "You can learn if you don't know. As for where to go, you can't ask me. You have to make it on your own." "Brother, don't you want to help me? " 

"I'm a mess myself, you haven't found the right person." 

Liu Mang stood up and said, "Are you not going to help?" 

"I'm powerless. When I was in my early twenties, I could lead you to do it. Now I'm almost thirty, and I just want to spend the rest of my life in that Internet cafe." 

Liu Mang said, "I finally understand. You're an ungrateful and ungrateful white-eyed wolf. Neither you nor your father are good people." 

Feng Ran lowered his eyes and took a cigarette, and Xiaofu came up to help him light it. He said, "Thank you. But that's not the way I say it. You should also know that I shouldn't have paid back that money." 

"Okay, okay, you're in a good position now, and you're starting to argue. Feng Ran, if you don't want to help him, just take out the two hundred thousand from that year!" 

Feng Ran raised his head, and the other two were staring at him. He smiled slightly, smoke dissipated from the corners of his mouth, and his body sat still: "I won't take it, what, are you going to get me? Come on, I'm sitting here, you can kill me, come on! I'm telling you, Mr. Liu, don't think I'm still the kid who knew nothing back then!" 

Liu Mang pointed at him for a long second, turned and left, Feng Ran said to his back: "You better be careful, if you harass my sister again, we don't mind sending you in again!" 

"Forget it, forget it, it's really unnecessary." Xiao Fu stood in front of him, "It's all my fault." 

"What are you doing now, being his little brother?" 

"No, I don't do anything. I'm not that familiar with him. A bunch of brothers left and dispersed, leaving only him and me. The night I was keeping vigil, he was coming home from selling junk, and we happened to meet and talked for a few words." Liu Mang was already shouting his name outside the door. Xiao Fu turned around and glanced, "Then, let's get together again when we have time." 

"Give me your phone number." Feng Ran handed him the phone and asked him to enter a string of numbers, "If you really want to live a good life on your own, next time, contact me yourself and don't let him know."