Chapter 416: Rain Clears, Sky Brightens

Chen Chen Zihao’s brows were tightly knitted, his expression turning extremely ugly. “What kind of nonsense are you spouting? When have I ever not wanted Rong Heji to cough up the money? I have wanted him to cough it up from the very beginning. I will not let our brothers down.”

“I will definitely make Rong Heji cough up the money. You don’t need to say these things to provoke me. Since you don’t appreciate my good intentions, then forget it. In any case, I really am doing this for your own good.”

“But from start to finish, you have only been here attacking me, never saying a word of thanks. I am truly disappointed in you all to the extreme. I don’t want to say another word from here on out. You can just keep this stalemate going; don’t say another word!”

He said this in a sour tone.

In fact, he said it on purpose.

He just wanted to give them room to have a change of heart.

But as time ticked by, Ding Ding Xiaoyu did not speak.

There was no expression on Chu Tian’s face either.

The brother standing to the side really couldn’t listen anymore, his face turning ugly to the extreme. “Chen Chen Zihao, how much longer are you going to talk? You clearly know we don’t have much time left, yet you keep on talking. Do you really not want to get this money back?”

“This money is really important to us. If we don’t get it back, then all our hard work will have been for nothing. Can you really bear to watch all our efforts go down the drain?”

“Besides, I’ve already made it very clear to you: this has nothing to do with you. Don’t go meddling in other people’s business here. You should worry about your own affairs first. We haven’t even finished handling our own business, so why bother with others’?”

Having said this, he specifically looked at Chu Tian and Ding Ding Xiaoyu, his gaze turning extremely cold. “Other people’s life and death have nothing to do with us. There is absolutely no need to meddle so much here. Do you understand what I’m saying?”

“Don’t be so stubborn anymore. If you keep being this stubborn, I’m really going to be angered to death by you. I am truly angry right now, angry that you keep meddling in others’ business here, but I can only say these things to persuade you. Aside from saying these things to persuade you, I have no other way to act.”

“I don’t want to fight you, because we are brothers. We have spent a long time together; it doesn’t have to be resolved by fighting. So I am speaking to persuade you now, and I hope you can take my words to heart!”

Now, there was nothing left to say but this.

If he kept talking, he really would be angered to death.

But as time ticked by, Chen Chen Zihao did not speak.

However, his expression had already become extremely grave.

A moment later, Chen Chen Zihao slowly said: “Actually, I know you really want to get this money back. I also want to get this money back, and I have wanted to get this money back from the very beginning.”

“I haven’t given up either. Aren’t I here with you now to find Rong Heji? Why do you have to make things sound so serious?”

“Although we didn’t talk while we walked, I have already decided to go back. I won’t worry about them anymore. Whatever they want to do has nothing to do with me, so you don’t need to be angry anymore, okay?”

The man’s eyes lit up instantly. “Are you sure?”

I am sure.

Chen Chen Zihao nodded firmly, as if he had already made up his mind.

The three of them talked as they walked, beginning a difficult journey of pursuit.

They wove through the city’s clusters of buildings.

Sometimes in the commercial district with its forest of high-rises, sometimes in the narrow and crowded residential areas, sometimes in dim underground passages.

It caused them great trouble.

They needed to stay vigilant at all times to avoid accidents.

The clothes of Chen Chen Zihao, Chu Tian, and Ding Ding Xiaoyu were already soaked with sweat.

Their hair also looked disheveled from days of exhaustion.

They moved forward along the clues left by Rong Heji, weaving through the city’s high-rises, exhausted.

But the determination to pursue Rong Heji still burned in their hearts.

Everyone understood that the importance of this money could not be ignored.

Just like that, they pursued and struggled all the way.

The city’s noise and prosperity covered up their dishevelment, but could not cover up the obsession in their hearts.

After countless searches, inquiries, and disappointments.

They finally found the residential building where Rong Heji lived.

However.

When they arrived at Rong Heji’s residence, holding their breath in tension.

They discovered that it was already empty.

Chen Chen Zihao’s face turned deathly pale instantly; he felt as if his heart had been pierced by a knife.

Chu Tian and Ding Ding Xiaoyu were also filled with a mix of anger and disappointment. They had worked for nothing for so long!

Yet the result was like water scooped with a bamboo basket—all for nothing.

Chen Chen Zihao clenched his fists tightly, a fierce light flashing in his eyes.

He said to Chu Tian and Ding Ding Xiaoyu: “We cannot just give up like this. We must find Rong Heji and make him cough up that money!”

Chu Tian and Ding Ding Xiaoyu nodded, the anger in their hearts ignited.

In Rong Heji’s home, their once-tight unity began to show cracks.

Chen Chen Zihao complained to Chu Tian: “If it weren’t for you dawdling there earlier, we would have arrived long ago, and Rong Heji wouldn’t have escaped!”

Chu Tian did not show weakness in his rebuttal: “Hmph, you talk as if you’re so capable. It was clearly you meddling in other people’s business earlier that delayed our time!”

Ding Ding Xiaoyu blamed Chen Chen Zihao on one hand.

And complained to Chu Tian on the other: “Both of you are responsible. If we had focused our energy from the start, we wouldn’t be in this situation now.”

Just as they were blaming each other, Ding Ding Xiaoyu suddenly discovered an unexpected clue.

She saw an unusually eye-catching spot on the wall of Rong Heji’s room.

A note was stuck there with a line of text: “If you really want to find me, go to ‘Moonlight Lake Park’.”

Ding Ding Xiaoyu shouted excitedly: “Look! I found a clue! Rong Heji left this note; he wants us to go to Moonlight Lake Park to find him.”

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Chen Chen Zihao and Chu Tian immediately stopped arguing; they knew now was not the time to blame each other.

Instead, it was time to unite closely and solve the problem together.

The three of them quickly left Rong Heji’s home and headed toward Moonlight Lake Park.

On the way to Moonlight Lake Park.

They felt nervous and full of doubt.

Could this clue be a trap intentionally left by Rong Heji?

Or, did he really want to confess everything to them and return the money?

Regardless of the outcome, they were already prepared.

— Author's Notes —

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