Chapter 183: 180. Zhang Ran's Deterrence

By the time Siyan and the others returned, they saw Huo Zhiyuan sitting obediently on the bed, whispering to Zhang Ran, not looking like an overbearing female CEO at all.

"Sister, eat something." Huo Xin placed the food she had brought by Zhang Ran's side, though she said this to her sister.

Seeing this, Huo Zhiyuan's face flushed, but she said nothing.

Zhang Ran glanced at Huo Xin and instinctively stood up, saying, "Alright, then you feed your sister something; I'm going to go get something to eat myself."

Huo Xin was stunned, then glanced at Huo Zhiyuan, but Huo Zhiyuan's expression did not change in the slightest, and her eyes remained calm; there was no disappointment as Huo Xin had imagined, as if she had long guessed Zhang Ran would act this way.

She was a bit confused by these two, but Huo Xin didn't dare to bring it up now, so she could only honestly feed Huo Zhiyuan.

At this moment, in the nursing home from earlier, Huo San and the others were all locked in a room by Zhao Hu and his men, and even their mobile phones had been confiscated by Zhao Hu.

"Brother Hu, what you're doing isn't very honorable," Huo Li said, looking at Zhao Hu with an ugly expression.

Zhao Hu nodded and said, "I know what I'm doing isn't honorable, it's even low and petty, but there's no help for it—who told you to provoke someone you shouldn't have."

"Who exactly is that man? What is your relationship with him?" Huo Li asked.

Zhao Hu said, "Shouldn't I be the one asking you that? If I had known earlier that you were connected to Brother Zhang, I would have to be a damn fool to choose to work with you."

As he spoke, a trace of lingering fear appeared in Zhao Hu's eyes, along with a hint of relief.

People like Zhao Hu actually held an inexplicable sense of dread toward Zhang Ran, even after so many years had passed.

He did not believe that just because Zhang Ran had disappeared for twenty-eight years, he was truly nothing; although Zhao Hu did not know as much about Zhang Ran as He Yong did, he still knew a little bit, and that little bit was information he had kept hidden back then.

Moreover, the longer time passed, the more he feared the Zhang Ran of the past, especially when the little bit of news he knew would appear in the headlines from time to time.

Huo Li did not speak at this moment; he already knew who Zhang Ran was, but he did not know the specifics of Zhang Ran's situation.

"Brother Hu, do you know that what you're doing is against the law? This is illegal detention!" Huo Li began to use the law to threaten Zhao Hu.

But Zhao Hu didn't care in the slightest. "I know. If you choose to call the police later, I'll turn myself in."

Zhao Hu said it very casually, but his expression was very serious!

Huo Li hadn't expected Zhao Hu to be so brazen, but he didn't give up yet; he just whispered to Zhao Hu, "Brother Hu, give me a separate room. I have some things I want to discuss with you."

Zhao Hu was taken aback, but he looked at Sun Guilan and the other, then had people take them to another room, leaving two of his underlings in this room.

The most crucial part was that these two underlings were not the ones Zhao Hu trusted most.

The reason Zhao Hu did this was actually to warn himself: at a time like this, don't get any crooked ideas again.

He was truly afraid that he wouldn't be able to resist Huo Li's temptation and would choose the wrong path again.

Huo Li looked at the two remaining people and didn't say anything else, just whispered: "Brother Hu, my second sister cannot wake up now, and she is unmarried and has no heirs, so all her shares and money will be inherited by us. As long as Brother Hu helps me this time, you will definitely get your share—five hundred million!"

Finally, Huo Li said the number "five hundred million" fiercely, making Zhao Hu's breathing grow rapid.

He felt more and more that what he had just done was right; he really couldn't resist this kind of temptation now. This was five hundred million! He couldn't earn that much in a lifetime. With this money, he could live a life of luxury anywhere.

Not to mention him, even the two underlings nearby had flushed faces.

Zhao Hu looked at them and sneered, saying, "Don't get any crooked ideas. Do you know why I kept you here? It was to keep myself alert."

"This five hundred million is indeed a lot, but don't blame me for not warning you if you have the life to take the money but not the life to spend it."

"Brother Hu, that's five hundred million," one of the underlings whispered.

"Brother Hu, this brother is right. Five hundred million—where couldn't you live a life of luxury? And I don't believe that man would really commit murder. Once the matter is exposed, he'll be finished too," Huo Li said.

Zhao Hu scoffed, "Indeed, with Brother Zhang's character, he would absolutely never do such a thing. Never mind five hundred million, even fifty billion, he wouldn't do something so illegal. To him, it's completely not worth it."

"Then, Brother Hu..." the underling's breathing grew even more rapid.

"But Yong Ge is a different story. You know why I chose to do this; at the time, Brother Zhang didn't say a single word. This is illegal, and even if the police investigate later, it's just my personal affair and won't implicate Brother Zhang," Zhao Hu muttered to himself.

In fact, he wasn't saying this for his two underlings to hear; he was saying it all for himself.

Based on his understanding of He Yong, if he really dared to do such a thing, He Yong would truly strike him down, and once He Yong found someone who could replace him, the methods he would use would far exceed what an ordinary person could imagine.

Zhao Hu knew that although He Yong appeared to be an honest man, in the eyes of people like Zhao Hu, He Yong was far from a good person; one could even say his nature was extremely ruthless. When facing certain matters, especially those concerning Zhang Ran, He Yong was truly unscrupulous.

Many times, Zhao Hu didn't understand why He Yong was so loyal to Zhang Ran!

"And don't forget, no matter what, your parents are the primary heirs. And you think you can escape this time? Just prepare to go to prison one by one," Zhao Hu said.

Huo Li chuckled, "Brother Hu, I don't know anything about my second sister's situation. This was all done by my parents and has nothing to do with me. When the time comes, they will only arrest my parents, not me."

Once these words were out, Zhao Hu was stunned for a moment. This guy was actually calculating against his own parents, and it seemed he had planned it this way for a long time.

If things really went as he said and Sun Guilan and the other were sent in, then he would truly become the sole heir.

However, no matter how much Huo Li talked or what guarantees he gave, Zhao Hu still chose Zhang Ran's side; he simply didn't have the guts to go against Zhang Ran.

Zhao Hu's attitude gave Huo Li, who had originally been somewhat confident, a bad premonition.