Chapter 1014: 1009. The Final Account

Zhang Ran got up early in the morning, washed and ate breakfast as usual, only today his expression remained the same, very calm.

The others were just like him; no one spoke, they just ate breakfast in silence and packed their things in silence.

Then they got into the car without a word. No one spoke on the road; they were all waiting quietly, waiting for the answer they had looked forward to for thirty years.

"Brother Zhang, we're here," Yin Long said in a low voice.

Zhang Ran opened his eyes, got out of the car, stood at the headquarters of the Rhode Family, and looked at those fearful gazes, suddenly smiling.

Only those who had followed Zhang Ran back then came along this time; Zhang Ran did not bring any of the others.

Of course, some security measures still needed to be prepared, and He Yong had arranged this personally.

Except for He Yong and Zhang Ran, no one knew exactly how many people were arranged nearby.

These security forces were not just as many as could be seen right now; during this period, the Rhode Family side had also been very chaotic, and it was unknown how many people had come and gone.

Jiasen walked out with the people of the Rhode Family, looking at Zhang Ran and his group; Jiasen's gaze was somewhat complex.

At this moment, he didn't even know what kind of mood he should be in. Anger?

A little, but it wasn't just anger!

Guilt, a little of that too, but he did not regret the choice he made back then.

The emotions were complex, but Jiasen quickly composed himself. "Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Ran looked at Jiasen and the others. "It is time for the matters of the past to be settled."

Jiasen nodded and said, "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit; this is an old saying from your Huaxia."

Zhang Ran smiled. "It seems you don't think you were wrong either."

Before Jiasen could reply, Zhang Ran added, "But I didn't come here today to make you admit your faults. Whether you admit them or not, I am only here to collect a debt this time."

After saying this, he looked at Mike. "Zhou Fei's death back then should be considered planned by you. Although your main goal back then was to have me die, you cannot escape what should be accounted for on your head."

Mike's face was deathly pale at this moment; he had been thinking about running away for the past two days, but he had been watched closely by Jiasen.

He understood what Jiasen and the others meant: they wanted to use him to extinguish Zhang Ran's anger, and every little bit helped.

"Mr. Zhang, I..." Mike wanted to start explaining something, but Zhang Ran was in no mood to listen.

He only said to the Zhou Laotaitai family behind him, "He was one of the masterminds back then."

Zhou Laotaitai looked at Mike, her eyes filled with hatred, and Xu Meijuan and Zhou Gang were the same.

It was this person who caused them to lose their son, husband, and father!

As for blaming Zhang Ran for this, the Zhou family was still very clear about it; Zhou Fei worked for Zhang Ran, and he was in the bodyguard profession.

And Zhang Ran had treated the Zhou family well from beginning to end, and in the end, Zhou Fei had betrayed Zhang Ran, although he did turn against them at the final moment.

He had saved Zhang Ran's life, but betrayal was still betrayal.

Therefore, the Zhou family felt a trace of shame toward Zhang Ran, not hatred.

Zhang Ran did not intend to let them take action either; bringing them here today was to resolve their inner knots.

Especially for Zhou Laotaitai; the old lady was so old, and her health was not good, so she might pass away at any time.

Being able to settle this grudge before she left was a good thing for the old lady.

Zhang Ran said to Jiasen, "Have someone take him to Africa."

He would not take action here; that would only give others a handle against him.

Jiasen nodded; he was not surprised by this condition at all. If Zhang Ran had settled Mike on the spot just for a moment of satisfaction, he wouldn't be Zhang Ran.

Although Zhang Ran could have completely had someone take the fall—no, there was no need to take the fall at all, because it wasn't Zhang Ran who did it.

But this would still bring Zhang Ran no small amount of trouble.

Now it seemed like no one had any ideas about Zhang Ran, but in reality, there was more than one or two people who wanted to take action against him.

It was just that everyone was unsure about Zhang Ran now, and there was no suitable reason.

If they could forcibly keep Zhang Ran in the United States for a period of time, it wouldn't need to be long, just a year or half a year, then they could do many things, and the interests represented by that would be huge.

But they couldn't just make up a reason themselves; that would purely be looking for trouble.

"As for the others who were involved, let them turn themselves in. I believe I don't need to find charges for them; based on the crimes they have committed, there is no need for additional evidence," Zhang Ran continued.

Jiasen nodded again; he was clear on this point.

"I want them to never come out for the rest of their lives. Of course, I am only expressing my stance now. You can try; if they can come out while I am still alive, then that counts as your ability, and we will see whose methods are better then," Zhang Ran said.

Jiasen was speechless for a moment. Zhang Ran's meaning was very clear: these people were not to think about coming out for the rest of their lives, and it looked like they shouldn't expect to have a good time in prison either.

"Fine, I can agree to all of this. I have the evidence of their crimes here, and I can hand it over to you. But our Rhode Family has many people who were not involved and didn't even know about this matter," Jiasen proposed his own condition.

Zhang Ran did not intend to kill them all; of course, doing so was impossible. After all, this was a society ruled by law, and even in capitalist countries like those in Europe and America, while these people belonged to the privileged class, they still couldn't do such things.

This was also the reason why, other than Mike, Zhang Ran used their own crimes as punishment for the rest.

Zhang Ran nodded and said, "I have no objection. I, Zhang Ran, am not cold-blooded to that extent. However, they can only take away property that belongs to them. If I discover that they dare to privately take away property that does not belong to them, then don't blame me."

Jiasen looked at Zhang Ran and said, "You really won't give them any chance at all?"

"Do I look like such a good person?" Zhang Ran asked in return.

Jiasen did not speak. Did Zhang Ran look like one? Actually, he really did look like one, but it was only looking like one; in many matters, Zhang Ran could still be ruthless.

"Of course, to avoid some bad things from happening, I will allow a family with a child under ten years old to take away some necessary living funds. This can be considered my own small act of kindness," Zhang Ran laughed.

Jiasen said with some mockery, "Kindness?"

"Isn't it?"

"Fine, it is indeed kindness; I have nothing to say about that."

"It's time for you to give me an answer as well," Zhang Ran said.

Jiasen knew what Zhang Ran wanted. He looked at some of the elders behind him, then looked at his sister; these people were the answer Zhang Ran wanted him to give.