Chapter 360: 356. Pay Back the Debt (Please subscribe, monthly tickets!)

The merger of the two major groups caused a huge uproar in the business world and society; the two groups merged just like that, without any wind of it leaking out beforehand.

E-commerce platforms in particular grew wary. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that something big was bound to happen next. First, the Fengli Group underwent internal restructuring to consolidate its core power.

Then, it merged with Dahe Express to fill their gaps; this was clearly aimed at the e-commerce platforms.

Many people sensed a storm was coming, as if an e-commerce war was on the verge of breaking out.

The merger of the two major groups not only triggered a shockwave but also caused a series of reactions.

Many e-commerce platforms began to mobilize at this very moment; although they did not have such massive movements as the Fengli Group, they were still acting frequently.

Zhang Ran, who was originally the fuse or the center of the storm for this incident, was very relaxed at this moment.

"Dad, Brother Min and I are taking a flight to the Northeast tomorrow," Siyan said while eating.

Their family was going to travel to Russia, but Zhang Ran still chose to take the train instead of flying.

The rest of the family didn't say anything; they all chose the train, just like Zhang Ran.

However, one of Siyan's roommates was in the Northeast, so she wanted to go there early to see her.

As for Zhou Min, she was the same as Siyan; she wasn't going to Russia, just going with Siyan to see her friend.

"Alright, you go ahead, but be careful," Zhang Ran said casually.

Siyan laughed: "Dad, I'm so old now, don't worry, could I really be kidnapped?"

"Haha, alright, Dad won't nag, just be careful yourself," Zhang Ran laughed.

After speaking, Zhang Ran looked at Liu Lu and said: "Xiao Lu, do you want to go over and play with Siyan and the others? It's quite tiring to take the train."

Liu Lu smiled: "I won't go ahead."

"As you wish," Zhang Ran said.

Early the next morning, Zhang Ran's family set off, and Huo Zhiyuan followed along. Now she had truly begun to slack off, completely losing the drive for crazy work she had before.

This left some company executives feeling puzzled.

However, they were actually willing to see this version of Huo Zhiyuan—not out of concern for her health, but because this way, the power in their own hands increased invisibly.

It was that same camper van; after the family got in, He Yong started the vehicle.

"By the way, Dayong, how is things with Xiao Qing?" Zhang Ran said.

"I've already arranged it with her. She is heading straight to Moscow, and the team is following along," He Yong said.

"That's fine," Zhang Ran didn't say anything more.

Siyan arrived in Harbin at noon, but she wasn't in a hurry to find Li Mingli, her roommate.

"Do you think Lili will be surprised to see us?" Siyan said with a smile to Zhou Min and Qian Li.

Qian Li had also come along with them this time; although she wasn't a roommate, she was quite familiar with them, as she was the one who hosted them whenever they came to Shanghai to visit Siyan back in the day.

"That's for sure. I'm going to hit her up for a good meal; she should be glad it's not winter, otherwise I'd definitely make her take us out to have a good time," Zhou Min looked very happy.

Although they kept in touch often, they were all working now, so they didn't have much time to talk.

"By the way, I called Lili twice during this time and no one answered. Did you call her?" Siyan said.

Zhou Min said: "I've been busy lately, I only chatted with her online."

"Then why didn't she return my call? I'm going to give her a good questioning later," Siyan said.

"She's probably busy with wedding preparations. Didn't she say last time that she's getting married at the end of the year? It's about time she started getting busy," Zhou Min said.

"I guess so. By the way, what should we buy for her uncle and aunt later? We can't just bring some fruit, right?" Siyan asked.

"They were very hospitable to us when we came last time. How about we buy some massage chairs or something?" Zhou Min said.

They had visited once when they were in school, and Li Mingli's parents were very warm and hosted them very thoughtfully, so they didn't want to be stingy.

"Forget it, they might already have those. How about buying some jade?" Siyan wasn't who she used to be; with money in her hands, she naturally didn't panic.

And with Zhang Ran's help, Zhou Min was now making over 50,000 a month at the company, so she naturally wasn't short of this small amount of money.

"Alright, then let's buy jade pendants. By the way, didn't you bring some good wine? I remember Uncle Li likes to drink," Zhou Min said.

"Yeah, I brought quite a bit, all snuck out from my dad's wine cabinet, hehe," Siyan revealed a smug expression.

The wine in Zhang Ran's cabinet was truly no ordinary wine.

Qian Li just listened to them talk from the side without interrupting. Only after they finished discussing did she say: "I'll buy some gifts with you guys too."

She was a guest this time, so it really wouldn't be appropriate to not bring any gifts.

Siyan didn't say anything; they weren't short of money now.

After buying the gifts and bringing the wine that had been air-freighted over, Siyan and the others didn't call Li Mingli to tell her, but headed straight to her house.

They had been there before, so they naturally knew the place. They took a taxi and arrived in about an hour.

After finding the downstairs of their apartment building, Siyan and Qian Li walked up the stairs.

Li Mingli's family lived in a slightly older residential complex, six stories high with no elevator; they lived on the third floor.

But when they reached the second floor, Siyan and Zhou Min couldn't help but look at each other. They saw that the walls of the second-floor stairwell were covered in words written in red paint.

"Pay back the debt."

"Li Daliang, pay back the money you owe!"

The bright red characters on the white wall gave off a visual impact.

"Lili's father's name seems to be Li Daliang, right?" Zhou Min said, feeling a bit uncertain.

When she and Siyan came before, they had occasionally seen the names of Li Mingli's parents, but they hadn't paid attention at the time, so she was a bit unsure now.

"I don't know, let's go up and see." Saying this, the three of them quickly went upstairs. When they reached the third floor, they knew that Li Daliang was indeed Li Mingli's father.

Because the door to Li Mingli's home was covered in red paint, and it was written with the same words as downstairs—all phrases about paying back debts.

"Lili, Lili!" Siyan immediately knocked on the door and called out Li Mingli's name.

But no matter how they called, there was no movement inside; it seemed no one was home.