"Shut up!" Chen Jie roared.
"Heh heh, Brother Chen, I'm serious!" Zheng Qingshu said with a sheepish grin.
Chen Jie asked suspiciously, "You know who I am?"
"Brother Chen, you were so mighty at Qianlong Mountain Villa. Even if I didn't want to know, I couldn't help it!" Zheng Qingshu replied.
"Mm, don't reveal my identity to anyone, understand?"
"Brother Chen, I get it, I get it!" Zheng Qingshu said with a suggestive expression.
Chen Jie knew he must have misunderstood him. This kid went to the dance class to pick up girls, and probably thought he was the same type of person. However, Chen Jie couldn't reveal his identity at the moment, so he didn't explain anything.
Meanwhile, after reluctantly helping Li Ziling sell her house, Azhu directly contacted a private detective agency and paid them. For the past two days, she hadn't seen her father, and her monthly allowance of tens of thousands yuan had been completely confiscated by him. What scared her even more was that all the family savings had been withdrawn by her father. According to past practice, if her father needed to use a large sum of money, he would always inform his wife and daughter beforehand. But this time, something was clearly amiss. She had borrowed money from Chen Jie because she didn't even have money for food, and finding her father seemed like an impossible task.
After leaving the detective agency, Azhu seemed to have an idea and dialed Zheng Qingshu's number.
"Azhu? I was just about to look for you!" Zheng Qingshu, at Zhang Ling's place, was very surprised to receive Azhu's call.
Azhu quickly said, "Zheng Qingshu, cut the nonsense. I need you to do me a favor!"
"Ask me for a favor? What is it?" Zheng Qingshu asked, stunned.
"My dad is missing, and he's transferred all our family savings. I also discovered our house is mortgaged! Help me find my dad!" Azhu pleaded.
Just as Zheng Qingshu was about to reply, Chen Jie snatched his phone away. He then said to Azhu, "Azhu, I've found your dad. Come to this address..."
"What? You found my dad? I'm coming right now!" Azhu was overjoyed. She didn't understand why Chen Jie was with Zheng Qingshu or how he found her father, but it immediately calmed her panicked heart.
Soon, Azhu appeared at Zhang Ling's house.
"Dad! You scoundrel! What exactly did you do!" Azhu, seeing Xia Quan, burst into tears and hugged him.
"Azhu, Dad is sorry, sorry to you and your mother!" Xia Quan said, looking haggard.
"Dad, what exactly happened?" Azhu asked urgently.
"Azhu, you'd never believe what we've been through! We encountered monsters! It was all Zhang Ling's doing..." Zheng Qingshu, now a chatterbox, told Azhu everything. Naturally, Zheng Qingshu embellished the story, portraying himself and Xia Quan as victims.
"Boo hoo... Dad, as long as you're okay, I don't blame you!" Azhu said, immensely relieved.
"I thought you'd been kidnapped!"
Zheng Qingshu added, "Actually, it was close. It's no different from robbery and assault!"
"Damn it! I hope I never see that bitch Zhang Ling again!" Azhu clenched her fists. She then looked at Chen Jie, "Well, you saved my dad this time. I owe you one!"
Chen Jie shrugged indifferently. She was Li Ziling's friend, and he couldn't just stand by and do nothing when he encountered the situation.
Just then, Azhu's phone rang. "It's Mom calling!" Azhu quickly answered. Soon, a panicked female voice came from the other end, "Azhu, don't come home today! Your dad has caused trouble!"
"What? Mom? What's wrong?" Azhu had already understood the cause of the situation. Hearing her mother's panicked voice, she immediately realized something was wrong. She heard her mother exclaim in terror on the phone, "You bunch of scoundrels! This is our home, why should we leave? Get out!"
"Mom, wait, I've found my dad. Wait for us at home, we're coming back now!" Azhu said frantically.
"No! Don't come back!"
Bang! A loud noise was heard, and the call was abruptly hung up.
"Suzhen! Azhu, you wait here with Teacher Chen. I'll go back and see!" Xia Quan was about to rush out.
"Wait! Let me go with you all!" Chen Jie said. Xia Quan was surprised. He knew Chen Jie's background was not simple and his abilities were extraordinary, so he said, "Thank you, Teacher Chen."
Zheng Qingshu thought that with Chen Jie present, they wouldn't be in any danger, so he happily tagged along. Afterward, the four of them drove towards Azhu's home.
Soon, the four arrived at Azhu's house. Azhu's home was clearly much more affluent than Zhang Ling's family, residing in a luxurious villa in the city center. As soon as they entered, they saw a middle-aged woman being held by two men by her arms. Another young man with dyed yellow hair was fiercely slapping her face.
"Bitch! Your man has mortgaged the house to us. Now that you can't pay, you have to get out!" The yellow-haired youth, holding a mobile phone, spat as he spoke to the middle-aged woman, "Look clearly, this is the electronic contract Xia Quan signed with my Wu family! The interest rate is double! It means I lent you a hundred million yuan, and you have to repay me two hundred million yuan! It's due today!"
"Bitch! If you don't repay me two hundred million, you'll have to compensate me for more than just the house!"
"Prepare to work in a club to pay off your debt for the rest of your life!" This woman was Azhu's mother, Suzhen. Tears streamed down her face, filled with despair. "Xia Quan, you scoundrel, what exactly did you do? You've ruined us!"
"Suzhen! You bastard, stop it!" Xia Quan roared upon seeing this scene and rushed over.
"Oh ho? You dare to show up? Good, it's time to get my money back!" The yellow-haired man said with a smile.
"Wu Lifan, you dare to hit my mom? I'll beat you to death!" Azhu, disregarding everything, rushed towards Wu Lifan and started hitting him fiercely, grabbing his hair.
"Ouch... Azhu, you bitch, you hit hard!" Wu Lifan yelled in pain as he pushed Azhu away. Seeing this, several of his subordinates shouted, "Haram! How dare you attack Young Master Wu? Are you looking to die?" As they spoke, they moved to attack Azhu.
"Stop! Don't touch her. If you break my little darling, I won't spare you!" Wu Lifan shoved Azhu aside and leered at her, "Such a gorgeous young lady, it wouldn't be fun if she were damaged!"
"Then let's beat her mother!" the subordinates said with a smirk. They then moved to continue their assault on Suzhen.
Xia Quan roared, "Wu Lifan, stop! I will pay you back the money I owe!"