Chapter 825: 819. The Rest of My Life is Handed Over to You (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

Although Dong Changhai had doubts in his heart, facing such a punishment, he truly had nothing to say.

"Thank you, brother, and Mr. Zhang for your mercy. If there is a chance, I would like to invite Mr. Zhang to a meal, what do you think?" Dong Changhai said.

He was indeed not feeling very good right now, but if he could befriend Zhang Ran, then for him, it would be a very good thing.

Meng Shu saw through his intentions at a glance and sneered inwardly, but his expression remained unchanged as he said directly, "Brother Zhang is very busy lately. I believe President Dong has also seen the news; Brother Zhang doesn't have any time right now. Perhaps another time."

"Then I must ask you to help me out, brother," Dong Changhai said with a smiling face.

Meng Shu smiled without responding and was about to leave, but before leaving, Meng Shu said something that made Dong Changhai's heart skip a beat.

"President Dong, if you want revenge, you can come at me. Otherwise, you won't even have the chance to regret it."

After saying this, Meng Shu left the place directly.

As for Dong Changhai, he stood in place for a long time before coming back to his senses, then looked at Manager Wang and said directly, "Go to the police station and turn yourself in. This can be considered the fate of us having worked together."

Manager Wang was instantly somewhat devastated, but looking at the current Dong Changhai, he did not dare to say a single extra word.

Turning himself in was, of course, because he had embezzled company funds. The matter wasn't huge, but it was also an explanation to Meng Shu.

Or rather, an explanation to Zhang Ran. Although Zhang Ran certainly wouldn't care, since he had personally stepped in, Dong Changhai was afraid that if he didn't provide an explanation, Zhang Ran would feel uncomfortable.

This was Dong Changhai projecting his own thoughts onto others; he was that kind of person, while Zhang Ran was not, but he was unaware of it. Doing things to the limit of his ability could make him feel more at ease.

Meng Shu found Zhang Ran, and as for Zhao Lei and the others, after Meng Shu left, they all disappeared into the surroundings one by one, as if they had never appeared at all.

Zhang Ran was standing by the car smoking at this time; he didn't smoke much, only occasionally having one or two.

"Brother Zhang." Meng Shu walked over, head lowered.

Zhang Ran looked at him and said, "Why this ghostly look? Don't you want to see me?"

"No, it's that I did something wrong and let Brother Zhang down," Meng Shu said hurriedly.

"Did something wrong? That's not the point. In that situation at the time, what you did wasn't exactly wrong, and there were people deliberately guiding you to do it, so it's understandable," Zhang Ran waved his hand indifferently.

Meng Shu did not understand Zhang Ran's meaning, but he could see that Zhang Ran truly did not care about the past anymore.

Or rather, Zhang Ran was indeed not as trusting of these people as he used to be, but overall, Zhang Ran believed one thing: as long as he was still around for one day, these people would not have any problems.

Having such trust was enough.

Moreover, the current Zhang Ran was not the same as before; he now had descendants, a son, and a grandson.

The Zhang Family had an heir, which meant that for people like Meng Shu, no matter what, they now had an object of loyalty.

It was not like before, when after Zhang Ran disappeared, they lost their object of loyalty, so they became lost and subconsciously started considering things for themselves.

This could also be considered human nature; Zhang Ran could understand it.

Seeing that Meng Shu didn't understand, He Yong on the side explained, "Back then, it was Xiao Long who deliberately betrayed you all..."

He Yong recounted what Yin Long had done back then. After listening, Meng Shu's eyes were complex. Logically speaking, he should have been able to perceive some situations, but Yin Long deliberately hid it from him and didn't mention anything in front of him.

Or rather, at the time, Meng Shu also subconsciously chose not to think in that direction.

"Let's go, get in the car, and tell me about your situation over these years," Zhang Ran stubbed out his cigarette and said as he got into the car.

After the three of them got into the car, He Yong was responsible for driving, while Meng Shu and Zhang Ran sat in the back row, recounting his experiences over these years.

"I still overestimated myself, thinking that by relying on my own abilities, plus the experience and things I had seen while following Brother Zhang all those years, I would definitely be able to carve out a world for myself. But the society soon gave me some lessons.

I do have a little ability, but I couldn't see the situation clearly, and my grasp of the future was simply like dog shit, so I crashed directly.

And it was a huge fall; I almost didn't have a chance to turn things around. Fortunately, I had always upheld your teachings back then, leaving a bottom line in everything I did, which is why I had this chance."

As Meng Shu spoke, he again revealed a look of shame. This time it wasn't because of Zhang Ran, but because he felt he had lost face for Zhang Ran.

He Yong, who was driving, laughed and chimed in, "It's not just you who is like this; haven't I been the same? I'm even more miserable than you; I only got out of prison a few years ago."

Meng Shu looked at He Yong in a daze; he didn't expect He Yong's experience to be so similar to his.

But thinking about it, having seen so much prosperity while following Zhang Ran, they certainly wouldn't be content with being ordinary.

However, due to their own abilities, the work they were responsible for at the time, and the domestic environment then, it led them to subconsciously choose the same path.

This point is beyond reproach.

Zhao Hu was also like this, only he had a lot of petty cleverness, and his courage was relatively small in comparison, so he had been living safely until now.

Of course, it was also because his luck was good enough, otherwise he wouldn't have been fine until now.

You have to know that sometimes, as long as you have that nature, no matter whether you have done anything harmful or not, when it's time to strike, no one will be soft-hearted.

Without enough luck, Zhao Hu would have been finished long ago.

Zhu San chose to spend the rest of his life in peace because he had never been able to get past that psychological hurdle; otherwise, he probably would have stirred up some trouble too.

Along the way, the three of them talked about some past events. Meng Shu also learned about the situation of some people from back then and learned even more about the circumstances of Yin Long and the others.

It could be said that Yin Long was doing the best among them now, regardless of whether Zhang Ran was there or not.

There were also Zhao Hu, Zhu San, and others; Zhang Ran had seen them all, but it wasn't that he had deliberately looked for them, but rather encountered them by chance.

Except for He Yong, only he was someone Zhang Ran had personally sought out; even Yin Long was a matter of coincidence.

Knowing these things, Meng Shu actually had some guesses in his heart. In fact, he really did have a tiny bit of hesitation, but very quickly, this bit of hesitation was thrown to the back of his mind.

He had already decided that no matter what request Zhang Ran made, he would agree to it. This remaining half-life would be entirely handed over to Zhang Ran, as compensation for the mistake he made back then.

"Isn't this the way to my house?" Meng Shu said with some astonishment.

Zhang Ran said, "I heard that your wife's health is not very good, so I'm taking this opportunity to go see her."