Chapter 540: 536. Worse Than Beasts! (Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

At twelve o'clock, Zhang Ran arrived in Xi City and came to the orphanage.

While in the car, Zhang Ran had asked He Yong about this, as He Yong had been the one responsible for communication between the orphanage and Yaotian Pharmaceutical during this period.

However, He Yong did not know either; after all, he had not been watching over this place the entire time.

Lao Sun and Fei Lan were standing at the entrance waiting for him. Seeing that he had rushed over overnight, Fei Lan's face was full of apology.

"Xiao Ran, it is Big Sister who has caused you trouble."

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "Big Sister, you are being too formal. We are all family; there is no such thing as trouble."

Immediately, Zhang Ran did not waste any time and asked directly, "Big Sister, what exactly happened?"

"Sigh, it's all because of money." Lao Sun let out a deep sigh and then explained the matter.

After hearing the full story, a cold glint flashed in Zhang Ran's eyes.

Just as Lao Sun had said, this matter was indeed caused by money, but it was not Zhang Ran's money—it was the land their orphanage sat on.

The orphanage's location was excellent; not to mention the environment, a thousand meters ahead was Maikai Supermarket, and right next to the supermarket was a subway station.

Behind it was an elementary school, and to the right was a middle school that was very famous throughout all of Su Province; the location could be said to be very good indeed.

To the left, there was also a Grade A tertiary hospital; such a geographical location was truly, truly excellent.

Therefore, someone had set their sights on this land.

However, this land had already been leased by Fei Lan and the others for thirty years. Back then, Lao Sun had pulled some strings, and since it was for an orphanage, they had leased it for very little cost.

Fei Lan and Lao Sun also knew they could not fight against those people, and they did not want to fight, as that would be bad for the children.

So they put forward a request, a request that was not excessive, and could even be called very simple.

That was for them to find another place for them; it did not need to be very good, but it had to be not far from a hospital.

After all, the children here were not very healthy, so being close to a hospital was a necessity.

But even for such a small request, the other side actually did not want to agree, only wanting to give 500,000 to settle it.

500,000 was not a small amount, but what Fei Lan and the others wanted was not money, but a place to stay.

The elderly couple did not care; they could survive no matter what, but the children could not.

So the matter kept dragging on, and the other side specifically hired some demolition people to deal with the elderly couple.

Perhaps it was because of their age, or perhaps some people still had a conscience, but at the beginning, they did not dare to go too far.

But as time slowly passed, the other side gradually became impatient and started using some underhanded tactics.

But Lao Sun did not care about these things at all; his temper was fiery, so he had no intention of compromising.

However, just before Zhang Ran came last time, some people from that group had snuck into the orphanage and even made contact with the children inside.

At the time, the people from that side did not say anything and even brought a few small gifts, but Lao Sun and Fei Lan both understood that this was a warning.

That was why when Zhang Ran first arrived, Lao Sun was full of vigilance.

But Lao Sun would not just give in like that, and they only wanted a place to live.

But just today, Nannan went missing.

After listening to the sequence of events, Zhang Ran took a deep breath and said, "Big Sister, let them come over now; I will handle this matter."

"Xiao Ran, is this really okay? I'm afraid..." Fei Lan said with some worry.

Zhang Ran managed a smile and said, "Don't worry, Big Sister, it's fine, just a small matter."

This seemed to have become Zhang Ran's catchphrase.

Zhang Ran truly did not expect that this group of people would dare to do such a thing; they had no humanity left at all.

These children had suffered hardships that ordinary people could not endure since the moment they were born into this world, yet they actually dared to lay their hands on these children—they were simply beasts! No, they were worse than beasts!

And if one really had to talk about it, was Fei Lan's request excessive?

It was not excessive at all. They surely knew the value of this plot of land. Although Fei Lan and the others did not buy the land, they had a thirty-year lease, which was absolutely worth the price they had asked for.

Upon hearing this, Lao Sun hesitated for a moment before dialing the phone again.

"I want to sign the contract now; don't make things difficult for Nannan," Lao Sun said.

"Fine, fine, fine. It's late at night, I'll head over right now." The other side seemed very impatient, but in reality, they were quite happy.

Meanwhile, Zhang Ran asked, "Do you know the company that bought this land?"

"I know, it's Rongguang Real Estate," Fei Lan said.

Zhang Ran nodded expressionlessly. Rongguang Real Estate? Very good!

"Boss, did that old man finally compromise?" a thug asked with pleasant surprise.

The boss was clearly very smug. "What did I say just now? This old man would definitely call again. Was I right or what?"

"The boss is wise and has god-like foresight; the boss is the only one with a way," the thug hurriedly flattered him.

The boss was very satisfied and said smugly, "Let's go. Once this matter is done, I'll treat everyone later."

"Thank you, Boss," the group of thugs said immediately.

However, someone hesitated and said, "But what if we don't have anyone? That Nannan person isn't actually in our hands, and we haven't done such a heartless thing."

The boss waved his hand and said, "Who cares? Anyway, once the contract is signed, let them deal with it; it's not like we did it."

The boss had indeed been very surprised when Lao Sun called him earlier, but he still had some brains and did not mention that the person was not in his hands.

After saying this, the boss still added, "But you're right, the people who did this are indeed quite heartless."

They had indeed gone to the orphanage to threaten Lao Sun and the others before, but they had only threatened them.

Even to them, that group of children seemed a bit pitiful, and no one had truly hardened their heart enough to deal with these children.

"Boss, do you think this Lao Sun will find someone to help? I feel like he changed his mind a bit too quickly."

"Find someone? Find who? The people who helped him back then have long since retired. Besides, we haven't done anything illegal here, so what the hell are you worried about?" the boss said impatiently.

"That's true, the boss is still the wise one," the underling said with a flattering smile.

Immediately, the group of people drove toward the orphanage, as they also wanted to finalize the contract as soon as possible.

The sooner such matters are handled, the better.

However, when they arrived at the entrance of the orphanage, the boss was clearly stunned for a moment; had this Lao Sun really found someone?

He looked at the lackey who had spoken last; this guy's jinxing mouth was truly formidable.

The lackey also gave an awkward laugh, as he had not expected his own words to come true, but he quickly resumed an arrogant expression, as did the other thugs; they were used to this, and often, they could resolve many matters simply by relying on this expression and their numbers.