Diary of Getting Rich Quick in the South

It really was that beast!

I taught him a lesson last night, and Zhao Hongqi smoothed things over on the spot.

I thought he would at most hold a grudge and find an opportunity to make things difficult for me later.

I never imagined he could be so vicious, hiring someone to kidnap me and trying to cripple me completely in private.

This person is truly ruthless, and also truly unable to accept defeat.

He didn't dare offend Zhao Hongqi, nor did he dare to turn against me in the KTV, so he vented all his anger on me, an ordinary person with no background.

I stood there in silence for a long time.

I could call the police immediately. Kidnapping and holding someone at knifepoint would definitely put these two people in jail, and Liu Ming would also be implicated.

But I quickly calmed down.

Liu Ming is rich and powerful, with extensive connections and many resources.

If things really escalate to the police station, he can easily find an excuse to back down, pay someone to settle it, and in the end, he'll likely get away with nothing.

On the contrary, it will completely enrage him, making him recklessly and frantically retaliate against me and Su Wan.

No one has died yet, only been injured. If this escalates, the consequences will be much harder to manage.

After weighing the pros and cons, I took out my phone and dialed 120.

A dozen minutes later, the ambulance arrived with sirens blaring, and paramedics carried the two seriously injured men into the vehicle.

As I watched the ambulance drive away, I stood by the deserted roadside, the wind blowing, making my wounds burn all over.

I've now made an enemy of Liu Ming.

After a short rest, I took a taxi alone to Hongyun KTV.

All the way there, I kept thinking about the whole thing over and over in my head.

Liu Ming dared to have someone kidnap me halfway, which clearly shows he won't give up easily.

If he fails this time, he'll only resort to more underhanded and ruthless methods next time, and might even try to take advantage of Su Wan.

Simply hiding and backing down won't work. Either I'll get screwed over by him sooner or later, or I'll have to come up with a plan in advance to guard against him.

The car was parked at the entrance of Hongyun KTV.

The two receptionists at the door were stunned when they saw that I was covered in blood and had a cut on my forehead. They quickly ran over.

"Brother Chen, what happened to you? You're covered in blood!"

"Did you get into a fight? I'm calling security right now!"

I waved my hand dismissively, saying that I had fallen while trying to avoid an electric scooter on the road, and that it was all just superficial injuries, so there was no need to bother.

As soon as I entered the lounge to change into clean clothes, Zhang Qiang rushed in with several people, followed by Ma Wencai.

"Brother Chen, the guys say you're injured? Tell them which bastard did it, and the brothers will go find him and settle the score!"

I glanced at the guys following behind Zhang Qiang and repeated the same excuse I had given them to fool the receptionist.

Zhang Qiang clearly didn't believe it at all. He gestured to the people behind him with his chin, signaling everyone to leave first, leaving only him and Ma Wencai in the lounge.

"Brother Chen, your injury definitely didn't come from a bike bump. Judging from the marks, it was caused by a violent impact. You either jumped off the bike or were hit by a heavy object."

I looked at him with some surprise: "Brother Qiang, you know about this?"

Zhang Qiang took out two cigarettes, gave one to me and one to Ma Wencai, and grinned.

"Before I worked in KTV, I did massage therapy. I've seen all kinds of bumps and bruises, and I can tell at a glance. Your injury is most likely from jumping off a moving vehicle."

Ma Wencai took a drag of his cigarette, his face full of worry: "Chen An, what happened to you that forced you to jump out of the car? Are you out of your mind?"

Now that only my own people were left in the room, I saw no need to hide anything anymore. I closed the door to the lounge tightly before speaking the truth.

"Liu Ming tricked me into getting into a van. From their conversation, it seemed they planned to send me abroad to harvest my organs. I managed to escape by jumping off the van halfway through the journey."

I'm not just making random guesses.

Just now, when the man in the back seat held a knife to my lower back and took out his phone, I caught a glimpse of his chat interface out of the corner of my eye.

I've seen that kind of software before when I was using a VPN. It's specifically used to contact people overseas, and the chat box even had the term "new piglet" appearing.

They didn't name names, but anyone could tell it was me, otherwise I wouldn't have risked injury to jump out of the car and escape.

"Holy crap?"

Zhang Qiang and Ma Wencai exchanged a glance.

"Liu Ming is truly wicked! Yesterday, President Zhao clearly stepped in to reconcile with him, giving him plenty of face, yet he still dared to secretly kidnap someone and try to kill them. It's simply outrageous!"

Zhang Qiang couldn't help but burst into a tirade of curses.

Ma Wencai nodded with a stern face: "He's definitely not someone to be trifled with, but we laborers simply can't afford to offend him. Have you told Zhao Hongqi about this?"

I shook my head.

I knew that these people couldn't do anything to Liu Ming. If Zhang Qiang hadn't seen through my injuries, I wouldn't have said anything at all.

Besides, I've only known this group for a few days, and I even had a conflict with Zhang Qiang before. It's unrealistic to expect them to go to great lengths to help me.

His concern for me now is mostly out of consideration for Zhao Chujing.

"I didn't tell General Manager Zhao that I caused this mess, so there's no need to add to his troubles. Besides, we don't have any solid evidence yet. If things really blow up, Liu Ming could turn the tables and accuse us instead."

"Oh shit!"

Zhang Qiang spat angrily: "Are you just going to let it go like this? You were lucky to escape this time, but you might not be so lucky next time! In my opinion, we should just get a few people to put a sack over his head and teach him a lesson!"

Seeing Zhang Qiang's face turn red with anger, looking as if he had suffered a great injustice, Ma Wencai and I were both a little stunned.

Even though I was the one who got hurt and suffered a loss, he was even more excited than me. People who didn't know the situation would think we were brothers who had risked our lives for each other.

Zhang Qiang noticed our strange looks and instantly realized his blunder, letting out an embarrassed "Oops!"

He took a few deep drags on his cigarette before slowly beginning to explain.

"Don't look at me like that. I know what you're thinking. To be honest, there are two reasons why I'm so angry."

He looked at me seriously and said, "Brother Chen, I was targeting you in every way before. I told everyone that I was setting rules and intimidating the new employees, which is true, but there's another layer to it. It was General Manager Zhao who ordered me to do it."

"General Manager Zhao? Zhao Hongqi?" I was stunned.

I always thought my older brother was genuinely helping me, but I never imagined that the things he did to make things difficult for me were actually at his behest.

Zhang Qiang nodded and continued, "Back then, Boss Zhao asked me to deliberately make things difficult for you, preferably to cause a conflict with you and force you to resign and leave this place. At first, I thought he had a grudge against you and was planning to target you, which is why he was so mean in his words and actions."

Later, when the young lady spoke up for you that day, and with President Zhao personally protecting you, I finally understood that he deliberately made things difficult for you because he didn't want you to be involved in this shady circle. He genuinely cared about you and wanted to push you onto the right path.

After hearing this, my mind went blank, and my heart felt both bittersweet and warm.

Zhao Hongqi repeatedly advised me to stay away from the ways of the underworld and to live a down-to-earth life.

I never expected him to pave the way for me in such a roundabout way, and I was deeply moved.

Zhang Qiang stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, lit another one, and continued speaking.