Chapter 441: 437. Preparing to Run (Please subscribe, monthly tickets!)

After Zhang Ran parted ways with Gu Zhengfeng and the others, he also began to wait. In truth, this extra day of time was not given to him, but rather to the city authorities.

Many things require preparation; it is not as if one can do something the moment one decides to.

However, Gu Zhengfeng also indicated that no information would be leaked during the course of the operation.

Just as Zhang Ran was waiting, Zhuo Fan was not idle either.

He did not know that Zhang Ran's actions were so swift, but he was likewise making preparations.

In fact, he had vaguely sensed it from certain aspects over this period; one could tell a great deal just from the number of calls coming from the bank.

Moreover, the atmosphere within the company had become somewhat off. Even though he told everyone every day that Zhang Ran would not be able to hold on for much longer, the effect was far from satisfactory.

"Dad, what are you doing?" Zhuo Yukai, Zhuo Fan's son, asked blankly.

"It's nothing. You and your mother are going abroad tomorrow. Didn't you want to study abroad? It's perfect; go take a look this time," Zhuo Fan said.

Zhuo Fan married relatively late, and his son was only eighteen years old.

Although Zhuo Yukai was young, he understood a great deal, especially regarding the recent affairs of their family company.

"Dad, has something happened to the company?" Zhuo Yukai asked excitedly.

Zhuo Fan frowned and said, "Who told you that?"

"Does someone need to tell me? The internet is full of this news right now. Tell me the truth, what exactly happened? Is it to the point where you have to send us abroad?" Zhuo Yukai's tone grew increasingly agitated.

Zhuo Fan sighed and said, "Xiao Kai, since you already know, then I won't hide it from you. The company has indeed run into some trouble. I estimate our family won't be able to weather this storm, so you and your mother go out first and wait for me. I will come find you once I have handled things."

Originally, Zhuo Yukai still held some hope, but upon hearing Zhuo Fan say this, his heart instantly turned cold, though he felt more of an inability to accept it.

"Dad, why? Wasn't our family company doing fine before? How did it suddenly become like this?"

"And on the internet, they say it has to do with that so-called Zhang Ran System. Dad, is that true?" Zhuo Yukai asked repeatedly.

Zhuo Fan seemed to want to chat more with his son at this moment, so he gestured for him to sit down and said, "You could say that."

"But why? And even if the competition failed, it shouldn't reach the point where we all have to go abroad, and so urgently at that. Dad, what else is going on?" Zhuo Yukai was not someone who understood nothing.

He was born into this family and had some understanding of business matters. Over these many years, the friends around him had changed batch after batch.

Many of them had families whose businesses went bankrupt, but he had never seen it like their family, as if they were fleeing for their lives.

Zhuo Fan knew what he meant and shook his head, saying, "It's different. Our family is different from others. Zhang Ran will not let us off so easily."

"What else is he going to do?" Zhuo Yukai asked angrily.

"Don't worry about the details. Just listen to me. Go out with your mother this time. I have arranged everything. Rest assured, even if I lose this time, I won't let Zhang Ran have an easy time of it." A trace of sinister coldness flashed in Zhuo Fan's eyes.

He had indeed lost this time, but he would not leave a complete Fengchao Supermarket for Zhang Ran.

Recently, he had been making preparations, slowly siphoning off some of the company's funds and even some of the payments for goods.

Not only that, he was also communicating with some partners, though these were being done in secret; he dared not do it openly.

Once discovered, he reckoned that by then, he wouldn't even need Zhang Ran; the other shareholders would not spare him.

However, once these things were accomplished, Fengchao Supermarket would become an empty shell, and even one riddled with debt.

By then, Zhang Ran would have spent such a great price only to obtain a Fengchao that was completely riddled with debt and even facing lawsuits.

While thinking of these things, Zhuo Fan looked up at his son and discovered that there was a similar sinister coldness in Zhuo Yukai's eyes—or rather, hatred!

Zhuo Yukai knew that no matter what, he would no longer have his current status in the future, unless his old man could make a comeback, or he himself...

And all of this was bestowed upon them by this person called Zhang Ran!

"Xiao Kai, don't get any other ideas, do you understand?" Zhuo Fan barked sternly.

Although Zhuo Yukai knew a lot, he was still a relatively impulsive youth. Upon hearing this, he said with dissatisfaction, "Dad, he has already done this to us. Even if I leave this time, I want to make him pay."

"Slap!" Zhuo Fan struck Zhuo Yukai directly across the face.

Zhuo Yukai looked at his father in complete disbelief, wondering why he had hit him.

Zhuo Fan pointed a finger at Zhuo Yukai and said in a severe tone, "Don't you dare have such thoughts, do you hear me?"

"Dad..."

"You leave first thing tomorrow morning, leave immediately," Zhuo Fan said, taking a deep breath.

He was afraid that Zhuo Yukai would truly lose his head and go after Zhang Ran; at that point, Zhang Ran would not be polite to Zhuo Yukai.

He might even end up in a much more passive position himself.

"If you want to help me, then leave early and don't cause trouble for me. This time is very critical for me, and I am also leaving a way out for our family. You can rest assured, the money our family should have will not be a cent less, and it might even be more," Zhuo Fan said in a low voice.

Zhang Ran did not know Zhuo Fan's thoughts, but he could roughly guess some of them. Zhuo Fan was different from others; this guy only recognized money, and he basically had no attachment to any brand or company.

Once things reached a point of no return, Zhuo Fan would definitely make a mess of the company and leave a disaster for Zhang Ran to clean up.

Therefore, he had also asked Qi Guanghuan to investigate some things, and there had been some results.

This was one of the reasons why he was in such a rush to come over; he would not give Zhuo Fan this opportunity.

Just as Zhuo Fan was having people send Zhuo Yukai and his wife to the airport, he received a message from Qi Guanghuan telling him to hurry to the company, as the company's shareholders had all arrived.

Zhuo Fan's heart sank upon seeing this message, and he felt more and more that time was running out; these shareholders were also losing their patience.

While tidying up his appearance, he thought about what to say later. At the very least, he had to buy himself half a month, so that he could siphon off the funds and other things that needed to be moved.

But what he did not know was that at the same time, Zhang Ran had also boarded a car and was heading to the headquarters of Fengchao Group.

What he knew even less was that his wife and son had already been intercepted the moment they arrived at the airport and had been barred from leaving the country.