Chapter 383: 379. Son, do you trust me? (Please subscribe!)

Zhang Ran frowned at these words and scolded, "Why are you interrupting?"

The person who spoke was none other than He Yong!

Seeing He Yong step forward, Lotnikov imperceptibly let out a quiet sigh of relief, though his expression immediately returned to that crazed look.

"He Yong? You really did come. Good, good, good. Come over here; today I am going to avenge my older brother!" Lotnikov growled.

Back then, his older brother had died at He Yong's hands, effectively taking a bullet for him, which was why he hated both Zhang Ran and He Yong to the bone.

But he truly did not dare to make a move against Zhang Ran right now, and he also had his own plans!

Perhaps time really could erode many things; in the past, he had sworn that upon seeing Zhang Ran, he would avenge his older brother at any cost.

But after so many years, especially while managing a massive family business and needing to make all sorts of compromises, concessions, and so on for the sake of the family's continuity.

He had now discovered that he actually didn't hate Zhang Ran as much anymore, or rather, his hatred for Zhang Ran was far less important than the family's interests.

"Fine, I'll come over, but you must let Sicheng go," He Yong said with a calm expression, while simultaneously beginning to walk downstairs.

But the next moment, he felt a weight on his shoulder; turning his head, he saw Zhang Ran gripping his shoulder firmly.

"Brother Zhang, Sicheng cannot be harmed," He Yong said in a low voice.

Zhang Ran said calmly, "He cannot be harmed, and neither can you."

"But..."

"There are no 'buts.' Or are you saying you won't even listen to me now?" Zhang Ran's gaze suddenly turned sharp.

He Yong took a deep breath and his lips moved, but he did not say anything.

Downstairs, Zhang Sicheng also saw this scene, but he felt no discomfort in his heart.

After all, he had always been an ordinary person, and a normal one with a sound worldview at that.

Zhang Sicheng had never viewed He Yong as a subordinate or anything of the sort, but rather as an uncle.

Furthermore, no matter what, Zhang Sicheng had never thought about trading someone else's life for his own, even though he hadn't expected to encounter such a situation.

However, as Zhang Ran's son, he had to be mentally prepared for this.

In fact, after what happened to Siyan previously, coupled with the ruthless methods Zhang Ran employed when rescuing her, Zhang Sicheng was actually slightly prepared.

These were things he had to face as Zhang Ran's son.

"Zhang Ran, it seems you don't value this son of yours at all. Hahaha, and rightly so, after all, you've only spent less than a year together," Lotnikov laughed loudly.

Zhang Ran's expression remained calm, "It seems you still have no discernment after all these years. Your brother really died in vain back then; dying for a piece of trash like you was truly the worst choice he ever made. If he knew you were like this, he would probably regret it to death right now."

Hearing Zhang Ran's words, everyone was stunned!

Holy crap!

Big brother, your son is currently in someone else's hands!

And he's being held at gunpoint!

Is it really appropriate for you to provoke them like that?

Lotnikov's eyes turned completely gloomy, losing their previous madness, yet the flames of rage in his eyes grew increasingly fierce!

Zhang Ran seemed not to see his appearance and continued to speak to himself, "I love my son very much and care about him deeply. If you can't even tell that, I really don't know how you managed to sit in the position of your family's patriarch."

"Oh, right, your brother is dead, and your family is left with only a piece of trash like you; you have to do it even if you're incompetent."

Zhang Ran was still provoking Lotnikov!

Now, no one could understand Zhang Ran's actions; what exactly was going on?

How did it look like Lotnikov was the one being threatened by Zhang Ran, rather than Zhang Ran's son being in Lotnikov's hands?

"Heh, Zhang Ran, I'll show you right now whether I'm a piece of trash!" As he spoke, the madness in Lotnikov's eyes became increasingly obvious, and his finger showed clear signs of pulling the trigger.

"Stop! Lotnikov, do you believe I'll find someone to kill Valery right now!" Nikolayev roared frantically; he didn't know what Zhang Ran was doing, but he couldn't watch Zhang Sicheng get hurt on his watch.

Otherwise, regardless of the reason, his relationship with Zhang Ran would inevitably shatter!

He might even suffer Zhang Ran's retaliation!

Even as he was now, Nikolayev had no confidence in resisting Zhang Ran's retaliation!

"Heh, go ahead and try. Since I've done this, I'm not afraid of you starting a war," Lotnikov said, licking his lips.

He then turned his head to look at Zhang Ran and said, "Are you really going to protect He Yong at all costs? I'm telling you, I'm here for him today, and he must die today!"

Zhang Ran sneered, "You say he must die, so he dies? Who do you think you are?"

"Heh, Zhang Ran, stop putting on an act here. Your own days aren't easy right now, are they? Are you really going to go against our family for the sake of one of your bodyguards?" Lotnikov suddenly became calm at this moment.

Zhang Ran said, "Go against you? Heh, you think too highly of yourself. No matter what, you lot aren't qualified!"

Zhang Ran said this with immense dominance, and for the first time, a trace of a gaze that looked down upon the world appeared in his eyes.

This was the first time Zhang Sicheng had seen his father with such an appearance.

In the past, when Zhang Ran faced them, he was always amiable; even when Siyan was kidnapped, Zhang Ran was often just calm and composed.

Even though he was still being held at gunpoint, Zhang Sicheng still felt a sense of shock and excitement in his heart.

Meng Mingxuan and the others were also seeing this side of Zhang Ran for the first time, and at this moment, a feeling of admiration rose involuntarily in their hearts.

This wasn't just about Zhang Ran's performance at this moment; it was more that they knew many things about Zhang Ran, and it was just a gradual accumulation erupting at this moment.

"Zhang Ran, do you really think I don't dare to kill your son? Don't think Nikolayev can protect your son. This is Russia, not your Huaxia!" The rage in Lotnikov's eyes could no longer be suppressed.

From the very beginning, he had been constantly mocked and ridiculed by Zhang Ran, to the point where it was practically like being pointed at and called a piece of trash to his face!

From the moment he met Zhang Ran, his original plan had not proceeded according to his expectations for a single step.

Did this Zhang Ran really think he didn't dare to kill Zhang Sicheng?

Where did he get his confidence?

At this moment, Zhang Ran suddenly said to Zhang Sicheng, "Sicheng, do you trust me?"

Zhang Sicheng nodded fiercely.

"If you trust me, just walk over here. I guarantee he won't dare to move against you!" Zhang Ran said flatly.