Chapter 695 - I Know What I’m Doing. (1/2)

The gunshot still lingering in his ears, Zhan Haoze woke up from his dream. His head hurt a little. He rubbed his forehead, but he couldn’t suppress the headache.

Ever since he returned to Qing City, he couldn’t control the nightmares. Nightmares came one after another. Even if he wanted to resist, it was useless.

He got up and looked at the gloomy night outside. He took out his phone and unlocked it. He looked at Shi Mengwan’s phone, but he didn’t pull it out.

The sky was getting brighter. He got up early and went downstairs to the gym to exercise. He was used to getting up early. He had the habit of doing morning exercises every day.

Not only did he do morning exercises, but he also did boxing. The guards at Cherry Blossom Villa were quite good. This villa was even more heavily guarded by him. He had arranged many people in the open and in the dark.

When he came out of the gym, the people below had already prepared breakfast. While he was eating breakfast, he read through the financial news.

Just as he put down the bowl in his hand, Tang Hua entered the door with a rare solemn expression. “Boss, something happened to sixth brother.”

Zhan Haoze looked at Tang Hua with a sullen expression. “What happened? Tell me clearly.”

“The last time you asked sixth brother to keep an eye on the club under the Zhan family’s name, he seemed to have found a breakthrough. The day before yesterday, he told me that he wanted to go in and investigate. But even today, I still haven’t heard from him.”

Tang Hua’s expression was a little anxious. They had been together since they were young, so they knew each other’s ways very clearly.

“Boss, sixth brother isn’t the kind of person who doesn’t know the gravity of things. If nothing happened to him, no matter what, there would definitely be news brought out. Right now, he hasn’t given out any news for a whole day. I’m afraid that –”

Tang Hua didn’t say that something bad happened, but he believed that Zhan Haoze would understand.

Zhan Haoze was silent. He thought of Uncle Chi’s words last time and the death warrant. His expression was very serious.

“Have you looked for it?”

He knew about the clubhouse that Tang Hua mentioned. Previously, sixth brother had said that he wanted to check it out. He knew that it wasn’t easy. He tried to stop sixth brother, but he didn’t get what he wanted.

“I’ve looked, but there’s no news for now.”

Zhan Haoze’s expression was solemn. He sat there with his brows tightly knitted together.

The Zhan family couldn’t be dealt with in a day. For so long, he had been slowly laying out his plans and slowly pulling in the net. From the moment he decided to go against the Zhan family, he knew that this was a path full of thorns.

The Zhan family was, after all, a family that had been established for so many years. It was impossible to topple them in a day. He had this understanding.

However, this understanding didn’t include sacrificing the lives of those whom he regarded as best friends.

“Let old seventh brother people to find out where sixth brother is and bring him back.”

“But –” Tang Hua looked like he wanted to say something, but he hesitated. He didn’t say anything else, but Zhan Haoze understood what he meant.

If seventh brother brought people in to get sixth brother out, he might even be dragged into it.

If that was the case, then that wouldn’t be a good thing.

Zhan Haoze also realized that it wasn’t suitable for seventh brother to look for someone. Perhaps he should directly look for a breakthrough from the Zhan family.

At this moment, the phone rang again. The person on the other end of the phone was Uncle Chi.

“I think we can meet now.”

“I don’t see why there’s a need to meet.” Zhan Haoze had a very bad impression of Uncle Chi.

“Is that so?” Uncle Chi smiled and said a name. Then he asked, “Are you sure you don’t want to see me?”

Zhan Haoze’s expression was unsightly. He clenched the phone in his hand tightly and resisted the urge to throw it out.

Two hours later, Zhan Haoze met Uncle Chi in the office of Qing City Company.

Uncle Chi’s expression was much more smug than last time.

Zhan Haoze was expressionless. Even though he was in a weak position, he wouldn’t admit defeat in front of the Zhan family.

Uncle Chi wasn’t in a hurry to speak. He slowly took out a few photos from his pocket and placed them on Zhan Haoze’s desk.

In the photos, a man who looked to be less than thirty was tied to a chair. The man was obviously injured. He seemed to have been beaten up.

No matter how calm Zhan Haoze was, his expression still changed slightly when he saw sixth brother in this state.

However, he quickly calmed down. He looked at Uncle Chi coldly. His narrowed eyes were sinister and dangerous.

Uncle Chi wasn’t annoyed by his glare. He chuckled. “How about we discuss the terms now?”

Zhan Haoze frowned. His expression was very cold.

“I don’t think we have any terms to discuss.”

“Why do you say that? I don’t believe you don’t know what the situation is like now.”

Zhan Haoze didn’t respond to him, Uncle Chi leaned forward slightly. “I can say for sure that you can’t eat this big cake of the Zhan family in one go, but if you’re willing to take a step back and you can get it, why don’t you take a step back and we’ll both be happy?”

If he could, Uncle Chi really didn’t want to beg a junior like this.

But he had no choice. Zhan Yi, Zhan Li, Zhan Yang, and the others, since the last time, not only did they not unite as one, but they also became more and more unruly.

Zhan Lie’s ability wasn’t bad, but the Zhan family’s business was big. He didn’t carry all the burden in the past, and there were many things that he couldn’t make a decision on. He was too cautious in doing things. He really didn’t have the decisiveness that Zhan Kun had in the past.

If it weren’t for the fact that Uncle Chi really couldn’t find anyone, he would not have abandoned his pride and come here to beg Zhan Haoze.

Zhan Haoze curled the corners of his lips. “Take a step back? How?”

“You take over the Zhan family and let the Zhan family become yours. How about that?”

“Are you sure that you can make the decision? Zhan Kun isn’t dead yet.”

He really called Zhan Kun’s name. His expression was full of mockery and didn’t have the slightest bit of respect. Uncle Chi wasn’t angry either.

“I don’t believe you don’t know what the old man is like now, so I can make the decision now.”

Uncle Chi had been by Zhan Kun’s side for more than thirty years. In the Zhan family, he had absolute authority. He was also confident that as long as he was around, those people wouldn’t be able to cause any trouble.

Zhan Haoze was silent. He didn’t respond to Uncle Chi’s words. Uncle Chi wasn’t in a hurry. He was extremely patient today and was waiting for Zhan Haoze to compromise.

Tang Hua, who was standing beside Zhan Haoze, saw the conflicted look on his face. His lips moved and he wanted to say something, but he stopped himself.

As if sensing his thoughts, Zhan Haoze picked up the stack of photos. Looking at the confident and smug look on Uncle Chi’s face, he tore up the photos one by one.

“I refuse.”

“You –”

Uncle Chi, who had never expected such an answer, was stunned on the spot. He was stunned for almost an entire minute. When Zhan Haoze asked Tang Hua to chase him away, he suddenly put his hands on the desk.

“Zhan Haoze, are you sure?”

“There’s nothing to be unsure about.”

Sixth brother’s life wasn’t in danger for the time being. Uncle Chi was afraid that he would resort to extreme measures and wouldn’t dare to hurt Lao Liu for the time being, and he was confident that he could bring sixth brother out.

“Don’t you want Lu Tao’s life anymore?” Lu Tao was sixth brother.

“He’s just a subordinate. But if you dare to hurt him, I will repay the Zhan family tenfold, a hundredfold.” Zhan Haoze wasn’t afraid of Uncle Chi’s threat. “You can give it a try.”

“Is that so?” Uncle Chi sneered and took out a few photos from his pocket. “En, you’re amazing. You don’t care about Lu Tao’s life. Then, you don’t care about her life either?”

This time, the photos on the desk were of Shi Mengwan.

On the top was a single photo of Shi Mengwan. The second photo was of Zhan Haoze and Shi Mengwan dancing together on the dance floor when they were in France.

Zhan Haoze’s gaze became sinister and dangerous. He almost couldn’t help but stand up, but he quickly sat down again.

“If you dare to touch a single hair on her head, do you believe that I will let you have a taste of what it’s like to be unable to live and beg for death?”

“Don’t be so agitated. “Uncle Chi didn’t care about his threat at all. “If you’re so agitated, you won’t be able to calm down after this, don’t you think so?”

Zhan Haoze knew that he had lost control just now. He should have acted calmer.

He felt very unhappy that this weakness was grasped by someone else.

“What exactly do you want to do?”

Uncle Chi smiled. “Stop all your revenge and go back to the Zhan family to support the overall situation.”

Zhan Haoze’s expression was quite unsightly. Uncle Chi wasn’t in a hurry. He had been by Zhan Kun’s side for thirty years, and he had been able to walk step by step in the Zhan family until now. He wasn’t someone to be trifled with.

“What if I refuse?”

“I think you don’t have much of a choice.” Uncle Chi didn’t mind stating the truth. “Yes, you can also refuse. However, I can’t guarantee the lives of Mr. Lu and Miss Shi.”