Chapter 73: Zhao Shunfa Got Arrested Again

Dad, rest assured, I will definitely transfer the money tomorrow.

Outside the Red Romantic Bar in Qingshui City, Zhao Shunfa, who had just hung up his father's call, felt extremely heavy-hearted.

Although Zhang Jun agreed to lend him 100,000 for his mother's surgery, there was a precondition: he had to ruin Chen Yang's agricultural products lifestyle supermarket.

Chen Yang's supermarket is still operating normally, his task is unfinished, will Zhang Jun give him the money? He truly lacks confidence.

However, the hospital is urging urgently; his father has already called several times today. If he doesn't get the money soon, his mother's illness will truly be beyond help.

Zhao Shunfa deeply regrets it. If he hadn't listened to Zhang Jun and become a middleman for hiring assassins, he could have graduated smoothly and found a satisfactory job back home.

Now he has no diploma, cannot find a job, and his mother has developed a heart condition from anger over his actions.

The worst part is that he told Zhang Jun about his mother's urgent need for surgery fees; Zhang Jun not only showed no sympathy, but used it to blackmail him into continuing to do things against his conscience.

Now that the matter hasn't been settled, he has also been exposed at Chen Yang's place, making it even harder to get the money for his mother's treatment. But for his mother's sake, he has no choice but to swallow his pride and ask Zhang Jun again.

Zhao Shunfa dragged his heavy steps into the Red Romantic Bar, then pushed through the crowded crowd to a private room on the second floor of the bar.

Inside the private room, the scene was appalling; Zhang Jun and Tang Kun each embraced two scantily clad women, wildly twisting to the music's rhythm. They were extremely excited, likely having taken illegal substances.

"Brother Jun, my mother's surgery can't be delayed any longer—can you transfer that 100,000 to me first?"

"What does my mother's surgery have to do with me? If you want money, you must first get the job done!"

"Brother Jun, give me the money first; after my mother's surgery, I'll work as an ox or horse for you—anything goes!"

"Hehe, you're incapable of success but full of failure—what use is an ox or horse like you to me?"

Zhang Jun stopped paying attention to Zhao Shunfa, holding the woman beside him and continuing to writhe. Looking at his state, he seemed completely lost in the drug-induced hallucination.

Zhao Shunfa clenched his fists angrily, wishing he could rush over and beat Zhang Jun senseless. But he ultimately lacked the courage. This is Zhang Jun's family's property, surrounded by dozens of bodyguards; if he made a move, whether he could get out alive would be a problem.

"Young Master Jun, it's terrible—many police have come outside!" A man in a black suit suddenly burst into the private room, shouting loudly at Zhang Jun, who was still lost in his hallucination.

Seeing Zhang Jun unresponsive, he shoved the woman beside him aside, then hoisted Zhang Jun onto his back and sprinted wildly toward the escape passage at the back of the bar.

Zhao Shunfa was also frightened, his heart pounding as he desperately followed behind them. He had just left the detention center and didn't want to go back in. But after running only a short distance, someone struck the back of his head, a wave of dizziness overwhelmed him, and he lost consciousness.

Chen Yang finally had the upper hand today, just about to reap the fruits of victory, when Lin Wei's phone suddenly rang.

"Weiwei, come to the Public Security Bureau for a moment—your classmate Zhao Shunfa says he has an urgent matter to discuss with you."

"Zhao Shunfa? He went to the Public Security Bureau to see you?"

"No. Today the bureau conducted a surprise inspection of all entertainment venues in the city. Your two classmates, Zhao Shunfa and Tang Kun, were found to have problems. Tang Kun had used soft drugs and was unconscious when arrested. Zhao Shunfa fainted in the escape passage of the Red Romantic Bar, with a packet of drugs hidden in his pocket."

"Then why does he want to see me?"

"I don't know; he said it's a matter of life and death, and that Chen Yang also knows about it."

"Alright, I'll come over."

Lin Wei hung up Lin Feng's phone, looked at Chen Yang with a puzzled expression, and said, "What exactly is going on between you and Zhao Shunfa?"

Chen Yang suddenly recalled something and said, "His mother has had a heart attack and urgently needs 100,000 for surgery."

Lin Wei was a bit puzzled: "He came with Zhang Jun to scheme against you, yet he still has the nerve to ask you for money?"

Chen Yang shook his head: "He never asked me for money."

Lin Wei became confused: "Then why is he looking for me? Do I even have money to give him?"

"Let's go check it out!" Chen Yang had already lost interest at this point. Zhao Shunfa and Tang Kun were both hanging out with Zhang Jun; these two were caught for drug-related offenses, yet Zhang Jun had no trace. This makes no sense!

The two changed into clean clothes and drove to the City Public Security Bureau. Along the way, sirens blared everywhere, as if the entire sky over Qingshui City were covered by an impenetrable legal net.

Upon arriving at the City Public Security Bureau, Lin Feng had already been waiting at the entrance for a while.

"Brother, what's the situation exactly?"

"Your classmate has a packet of drugs in his pocket but refuses to admit it's his. Our colleagues asked him the truth, but he won't speak; he insists on seeing you before he'll talk."

Lin Wei seemed to understand something, stopped asking, and followed Lin Feng to the interrogation room.

Zhao Shunfa sat in the interrogation room, his head wrapped in a white bandage, spirits low and face pale. Seeing Lin Wei and Chen Yang arrive, a glimmer of light appeared in his otherwise despairing eyes.

Lin Wei gave him no pleasant expression, cutting straight to the chase: "Zhao Shunfa, what do you want from us?"

Tears suddenly streamed uncontrollably from Zhao Shunfa's eyes. He sorrowfully begged Lin Wei: "Lin Wei, for the sake of our former classmates, could you lend me 100,000? The doctor says if my mother doesn't get surgery soon, she won't survive."

Lin Wei coldly replied: "You keep abetting evil, doing everything you can to harm my husband—how dare you still come to me for money?"

Zhao Shunfa sobbed: "I was bewitched, I deserve my punishment, but my mother is innocent."

Lin Wei sighed. They had all met Zhao Shunfa's mother; she was a kind-hearted good woman. During college, she often sent them hometown specialties. Such a fine person—how could she have raised a good-for-nothing son?

"Chen Yang, if you save my mother, I'll confess all the wrongdoing Zhang Jun has done." Seeing Lin Wei unwilling to relent, Zhao Shunfa could only shift his hope to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang didn't give a direct answer: "Then tell me first—what exactly did he do wrong?"

"No!" Zhao Shunfa shook his head: "You must first promise to lend me money to save my mother!"

Chen Yang turned and walked out. Having sunk to this point, he still wanted to negotiate terms.

Lin Wei reached out and grabbed Chen Yang, then said to Zhao Shunfa: "Go ahead. As long as your information is truthful, I guarantee I'll do my best to help Auntie get through this crisis."

"The incident of hiring thugs to cause injury at the school gate was ordered by Zhang Jun."

"I know that; anything else?"

"Zhang Jun borrowed 500 million from Xingcheng Bank and gave a 20 million red envelope to the bank's management."

"Any evidence?"

"No, I just heard Zhang Jun talking about it with others."

"... Anything else?"

"The troublemakers at the entrance of Chen Yang's supermarket were arranged by Zhang Jun. The rumors about Uncle Lin's relationship with Chen Yang were also spread by his people."

"Is there any evidence proving his involvement?"

"None......"

"Classmate Zhao Shunfa, can you say something useful?"

"Zhang Jun has been using drugs. Today at the Red Romantic Bar, aside from me and Tang Kun, Zhang Jun was also present. When the police arrived, his consciousness was already clouded; his bodyguards took him away. I went after them, but got knocked out. And the stuff in my pocket really isn't mine!"