Chapter 180: 177. Zhao Hu's Defection

"Huzi?" Hearing this familiar voice, Zhao Hu couldn't help but shiver involuntarily.

Zhao Hu wore a smile that looked even worse than crying, "Yong Ge!"

Immediately after, Zhao Hu looked at Zhang Ran ingratiatingly and said in a low voice, "Brother Zhang, back then I..."

He wanted to offer an explanation, but Zhang Ran was in no mood to listen to him right now; he just said expressionlessly, "What? Are you trying to stop me?"

Hearing Zhang Ran's indifferent tone, Zhao Hu shivered again and hurriedly said, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare, I was just..."

"Then get out of the way!" Zhang Ran said impatiently.

The underlings on the side saw their boss being scolded like this and wanted to fly into a rage on the spot, but they were slapped by Zhao Hu with quick reflexes.

"Please, go ahead, please," Zhao Hu said hurriedly.

Just as Zhang Ran lifted his foot to walk inside, Sun Guilan walked out, "Who is it again? Making such a racket?"

But when she looked up and saw Zhang Ran's face clearly, she was completely stunned.

"Dayong, before we come out, don't let anyone leave," Zhang Ran said, ignoring Sun Guilan and giving this order.

Immediately after, Zhang Ran walked inside with Meng He. Zhao Jingyu looked at the situation and followed them in as well; she really couldn't stop worrying about Huo Zhiyuan.

"Why aren't you stopping him yet!" Sun Guilan came to her senses and hurriedly shouted at Zhao Hu.

Zhao Hu had no time to pay attention to her at this moment; he now wished he could immediately find a place with no one around to hide.

Zhao Hu never imagined that after all his dodging and hiding, he still hadn't managed to avoid Zhang Ran, and it wasn't even Zhang Ran seeking him out—he had delivered himself to the doorstep.

The most critical thing was that Zhao Hu knew he had committed another mistake!

Zhao Hu also knew about the news of the Goddess of Destiny; this was precise information he had learned back then from the mouths of people like Tian Yaohui.

So he also knew the news of Zhang Ran's return, but Zhao Hu was also clear that as long as they didn't take the initiative to appear in front of Zhang Ran, Zhang Ran likely wouldn't hold them accountable for their affairs.

After all, although they had betrayed Zhang Ran back then, they didn't know much; the only one who truly understood Zhang Ran was He Yong.

So, although Zhao Hu was worried at first, it hadn't reached the point of abandoning his family business; after all, this was the result of his years of hard work, and he was reluctant to let it go.

It was just that Zhao Hu had calculated everything but never expected that the business he thought would make a huge profit would actually run into Zhang Ran, and he had also backed the wrong side.

Zhang Siyan didn't go in; she just stood on the side watching. Zhao Hu, who had been incredibly arrogant, was like a mouse seeing a cat when he saw her father; he seemed to be very afraid of him.

This gave her a sense of déjà vu that her father was a gang boss!

He Yong looked at Zhao Hu and said, "You know what to do, right?"

"I know, I know," Zhao Hu said hurriedly, then ordered his men to block the surroundings so no one could leave; in reality, the only person they were guarding against was Sun Guilan.

As for Zhao Hu, he really didn't dare to leave now. If Zhang Ran hadn't seen him, he might have been too lazy to bother with him, but since he was already in front of him, if he dared to run, Zhang Ran would make him know the consequences of running.

"You... you you you." Sun Guilan looked at Zhao Hu's actions and was so angry she couldn't speak.

However, no one cared about Sun Guilan now. He Yong saw Zhang Siyan's somewhat confused expression, thought for a moment, and explained, "This Zhao Hu worked under Brother Zhang just like me back then, but he betrayed Brother Zhang, which is why he is so afraid when he sees him."

Zhang Siyan nodded blankly, seemingly accepting this explanation.

Inside the hospital room, Zhang Ran looked at the bloodless Huo Zhiyuan and suddenly felt a pang of heartache; this little girl was someone he had saved and then cultivated with his own hands back then.

The little girl who used to be lively and cheerful whenever she was in front of him had now become a living dead person lying on the hospital bed without the slightest consciousness.

"Manager Huo? Manager Huo?" Zhao Jingyu hurriedly stepped forward, but no matter how she called, Huo Zhiyuan did not respond.

Zhang Ran also walked up and looked at this beautiful face that, although matured, still held a trace of how she looked back then.

"Mr. Zhang, what do you think we should do now?" Zhao Jingyu fixed her gaze on Zhang Ran.

She now pinned all her hopes on Zhang Ran.

Zhang Ran looked at her, then at Huo Zhiyuan, and said in a deep voice, "Call 120, transfer hospitals. Da He, you go pull some strings, find some experts with good medical skills, and investigate for me. At the very least, I need to know why Huo is in a coma!"

Meng He was also incredibly angry in his heart at this moment. He and his wife Lin Meizhi had always treated Huo Zhiyuan like a younger sister, and now that Huo Zhiyuan had become like this, he felt very distressed.

"Alright, I'll arrange it right away."

Just as they were talking, it became noisy outside again. Zhang Ran waited for a while, and not only did it show no signs of stopping, it became even louder.

Outside the door, Huo Li and Huo San had both arrived. Huo Li was looking at Zhao Hu with an ugly expression and said, "Brother Hu, what is the meaning of this?"

Zhao Hu spread his hands and said, "No meaning."

"We had an agreement back then."

"That was then, not now," Zhao Hu said bluntly.

"You..." Huo Li was infuriated. He didn't know what had happened; how could Zhao Hu change like a different person in the blink of an eye?

Huo San also saw He Yong, but He Yong had changed somewhat over these years, so he couldn't recognize him for a moment.

But when Zhang Ran walked out, he recognized him instantly; after all, Zhang Ran hadn't changed at all.

"You... why are you here?" Huo San exclaimed.

Zhang Ran looked at him, ignored him, and just said to Zhao Hu, "Go to the entrance and meet the ambulance."

Zhao Hu seemed to have received a signal; a flash of joy suddenly appeared on his face, "Alright, Brother Zhang, I'll go right away."

As he said this, he immediately ran out, not looking like a middle-aged man at all, but like a young man in his twenties, which left some of his underlings on the side looking somewhat dazed.

However, the looks these people gave Zhang Ran were filled with curiosity and awe. They had seen their boss's attitude toward this person, so when they saw Zhang Ran look over, they all subconsciously straightened their backs.

"Who are you? What are you doing?" Huo Li didn't recognize Zhang Ran; he frowned and asked sternly.

Zhang Ran glanced at him and said, "Who I am is not for you to ask."

"This is our family business, you don't need to interfere," Sun Guilan also came to her senses at this time and said hurriedly.

A mocking look appeared on the corner of Zhang Ran's mouth, "Your family business? Heh, you were the ones who sold Huo with your own hands back then, what? Now it's become your family business again?

If we go by your theory, it should be my family business now."

Being told this by Zhang Ran, Sun Guilan suddenly didn't know what to say. Indeed, Huo Zhiyuan had been sold to Zhang Ran by them back then; it seemed Zhang Ran had more qualifications than them now.

Zhang Ran had no time to chat with them. When the ambulance arrived, Zhang Ran said to Zhao Hu, "Watch them. If even one of them runs, I'll hold you accountable."

"Mission guaranteed to be completed," Zhao Hu immediately stood tall and said.

After the medical staff loaded Huo Zhiyuan back into the ambulance, He Yong walked to the end and asked Zhao Hu in a low voice, "Was it you who sent me the message back then?"

Zhao Hu was stunned, then gave a bitter smile and said, "I would very much like to say it was me, but I dare not."

After finishing, he said to He Yong, "Yong Ge, I was wrong last time; please help me plead with Brother Zhang."

He Yong said, "You should thank the brother who sent that message to me back then."

After saying this, He Yong left, but Zhao Hu breathed a sigh of relief.