Chapter 543: Chapter 543
Huo Feng, following the factory address Chen Huifen had given him, hurriedly searched his way.
That damn factory was actually quite far!
And out of the way too!
Baidu Maps couldn’t even pinpoint the exact location!
Because of this, Huo Feng could only search as he went, asking for directions, even though he was clearly running in a hurry...
As a result, it still took him half an hour to find the factory!
Just his rotten luck!
All the misfortune had piled up on the same day!
Today, because of a power outage, all the workers had the day off.
Huo Feng stood outside the empty factory, so angry he ran his hands through his hair, his eyebrows knitted together tightly, "What kind of bullshit is this!"
He kicked a pebble in frustration, standing under the venomous noontime sun, panting heavily.
He no longer knew if he was panting because of the heat, or because of his anger.
Huo Feng looked up at the scalding sky, today, even the sun seemed unusually glaring!
"Are you freaking kidding me!"
Out of sheer desperation, Huo Feng began to curse heaven and earth, "What, you got something against me, Huo Feng! On such a fine day, you give me so much crap to deal with! Are you picking on me!"
How could he have imagined...
The day he was supposed to happily travel to Beijing had suddenly taken such a turn!
The fates were really against him!
Couldn’t they stand to see Huo Feng comfortable!
They must all be sick in the head!
His entire good mood for the day had long since vanished!
Master Chen couldn’t be found.
Mission incomplete...
Huo Feng was nothing but a bundle of rage at this point!
But he couldn’t blame anyone, as no one was at fault, it was the circumstances that were wrong.
He could only blame the heavens, curse this damn fate that was working against him!
The brutal sun hung high in the sky, its rays making sweat beads fall drop by drop from Huo Feng’s forehead...
Huo Feng cursed to himself for a while, and after calming down, he ran his large hand over his face and let out a long sigh...
He told himself, reminded himself!
He had to remember he was a man.
Even if his shoulders weren’t broad enough to bear his family’s burdens.
Even if he didn’t have enough ability to solve all their problems.
But he couldn’t fall!
He was the only man in his family, everyone else could fall, but not him!
Clumsy or useless, Huo Feng had to support her family and take care of the two of them.
"Right, I need to calm down... calm down... calm down..."
Huo Feng told himself to calm down several times, gradually suppressing his emotions and cooling down.
Just then, Huo Feng’s phone suddenly rang!
It was a call from Lin Qianqian!
Upon seeing the caller ID, Huo Feng immediately answered the phone, his heart instantly hanging in his throat, every nerve in his brain taut!
"Feng, where are you? It’s terrible! Those men came back, they just pried open Sangzhi’s door!"
Lin Qianqian’s voice came through like a scream on the phone...
Outside the call, Huo Feng had already taken off at a sprint, racing back like the wind!
"Oh my god, Feng, where are you? We’re doomed! I can hear noises of things being smashed inside Sangzhi’s house! I’m afraid to go in!" Lin Qianqian’s screams grew even shriller.
At that moment, the phone-clutching Huo Feng was running like a madman!
He didn’t even have the time to stay on the call, he did nothing but run at full speed!
The journey over, which took him half an hour to walk to the factory...
On the way back, it only took him 10 minutes!
Heaven knows how nerve-racking that mad dash back was for Huo Feng!
During that run, his mind was almost blank!
Only one thought: Hurry!
Fortunately, Huo Feng made it back in the shortest time, rushing hastily into the alley!
Before he left, the alley had been peaceful and quiet, with no one coming and going—just an aura of serene tranquility.
But now that he had returned, the alley was congested with neighbors who had surrounded Pu Sangzhi’s house!
It seemed that all the neighbors from the alley had gathered at Pu Sangzhi’s doorstep!
Yet, these neighbors did just that—watch from the doorway, none of them rushing in, none daring to wade into the messy waters of Pu Sangzhi’s home.
The plump auntie from the grocery store at the head of the alley was also squeezed into the crowd, ogling the commotion inside Pu Sangzhi’s house as if it were some spectacle.
When she turned around, she spotted Huo Feng charging in from the entrance of the alley!
"Hey, hey, the kid’s here!"
The plump auntie called out excitedly upon seeing Huo Feng.
The surrounding neighbors consciously made way for Huo Feng upon seeing him.
They all knew Huo Feng and knew that he was Pu Sangzhi’s young boyfriend.
Therefore, when Huo Feng arrived, everyone treated him as one of Pu Sangzhi’s own, hurriedly yielding the scene to him.
"Ah, Brother Feng is back!"
Lin Qianqian, squeezed among the crowd, saw Huo Feng returning and started hopping in excitement while also panicking, "Brother Feng! Brother Feng!"
Lin Qianqian kept calling out to Huo Feng, but he no longer had the spare time to pay her any attention.
He quickly pushed through the crowd, rushing headlong into Pu Sangzhi’s home!
That moment, Huo Feng’s eyes were assaulted by the chaotic scene inside Pu Sangzhi’s house!
Three burly men were ransacking the place, each holding a beer bottle in their hands.
The men were bellowing, "Hey, you’re good at hiding, aren’t you! You have money for others, but no money to pay off your debts, huh!"
Just then, as Huo Feng burst through the front door, one of the burly men was charging out of Chen Huifen’s room with the property deed in hand.
"Fatso, the deed’s here!"
That burly man called out to the fattest one among them, "Looks like they’re living quite well, eh? They’ve got a house and money!"
"Hey, you can’t take the property deed!"
Chen Huifen and Pu Sangzhi had been huddled in Pu Sangzhi’s room until then, guarding the door to keep anyone from entering.
Suddenly hearing that the men had found her grandmother’s property deed, Chen Huifen could no longer hide and burst out of the room in a fit of rage, charging forward recklessly!
Her intent had been to snatch back the property deed, but it was in the hands of the fattest burly man.
As Chen Huifen lunged at the man, he casually waved his hand and flung her to the side with ease!
Pu Sangzhi, terrified by the scene unfolding, dashed out of the room to help Chen Huifen up.
The man called Fatso glanced at the deed book, and upon seeing that the name on it was incorrect, asked the mother and daughter, "So this isn’t even your property, huh?" The source of this content ɪs 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝗇𝗲𝘵
Another, comparatively thinner man, peeked at the property deed and continued, "This must be her mother’s deed. We’ve checked it out! But her mother’s already dead, it must have been left to the two of them."
"Then that’s settled."
The man referred to as Fatso casually passed the property deed to another man to not anticipate that by the time he realized, the deed had already fallen into Huo Feng’s hands, who had approached from behind!
The three men turned in unison, looking puzzled at the young Huo Feng in front of them.
For a moment, the three were still not aware of who Huo Feng was.
Huo Feng, having snatched the property deed, stepped backwards, retreating with each step...
"Kid, stay out of our business!"
The man called Fatso threatened Huo Feng, "Hand over the deed if you know what’s good for you, you can’t handle our matter!"
Huo Feng certainly wasn’t going to listen to them...
He kept stepping back until he reached the dining room, then turned and sprinted away!
The three men charged after him furiously!
Pu Sangzhi’s scream pierced the chaos...
Just as she was about to run towards Huo Feng, Chen Huifen grabbed her from behind, "Xiaosang, don’t go over there. Your interference will only create more chaos, and he’ll have to protect you later!"
Pu Sangzhi turned back anxiously, quickly helping Chen Huifen up from the ground, "Mom, get up, are you alright?"
At that time, Huo Feng burst out of the house, and the cramped crowd at the entrance of Pu Sangzhi’s home scattered in an instant!
Everyone was afraid that Huo Feng would bring those three brutes out, causing them trouble!
But at that crucial moment, Huo Feng swiftly handed the property deed to Lin Qianqian and patted her on the shoulder, "Run!"
Lin Qianqian acted on instinct, her mind a complete blank with no space for personal thoughts!
Upon hearing Huo Feng tell her to run, she bolted, not knowing where to go, and simply darted back home, slamming and locking the door!
The three men pursued Lin Qianqian all the way to her doorstep, only to be met with a firmly locked door!
The man called Fatso pounded on the door with his fist, "Open up! Hand over the property deed!"