Chapter 0431 The Greedy Ghost

Even Zhao Fusheng hadn't expected Zhou Wei to be so impatient; in less than two days, he had already sent people to smash the store.

Zhao Fusheng had been considering when to provoke Zhou Wei again.

But just as he was leading Qiu Ming and the others filming at the welfare home, he received a call from Qian Dongliu.

"Manager Zhao, something's happened." Qian Dongliu habitually called Zhao Fusheng manager, and Zhao Fusheng couldn't be bothered to correct him, nodding and asking, "What's wrong?"

"A group of people just showed up and are causing trouble in the store." Qian Dongliu said.

Frowning, Zhao Fusheng said, "Zhou Wei's men?"

At this time, only Zhou Wei's men would go to the store to cause trouble, but Zhao Fusheng really hadn't expected the guy to be so bold.

"Yeah, they've already smashed several machines." Qian Dongliu said with a bitter smile.

Because Zhao Fusheng had previously told them not to fight back, Qian Dongliu had simply sent Zhang Qian and a few other comrades away, letting several young people from the welfare home accompany him to guard the arcade.

So the four people Hua Zi and the others had seen were actually Qian Dongliu and three other young people from the welfare home—two girls and one boy.

Of course, Zhang Qian and Li Kunlun and the others hadn't gone far; they were watching from nearby.

If Zhao Fusheng hadn't ordered them not to fight, Zhang Qian would have long since rushed over and knocked those four bastards down.

"Take care of the girls, don't let them get hurt. Let him smash the machines as he pleases!" Zhao Fusheng gritted his teeth and instructed Qian Dongliu.

Qian Dongliu nodded: "Then, shouldn't we call the police?"

Call the police?

Zhao Fusheng raised an eyebrow, glanced at Qiu Ming and the others not far away, and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry about it. Stall them and don't let them leave. I'll get there as soon as possible."

After saying this, he hung up the phone and walked toward where Qiu Ming and the others were.

Qiu Ming and the others were taking photos inside the welfare home. Of course, according to Zhao Fusheng's earlier request, they needed to obscure the children's faces and names. In Zhao Fusheng's words, he didn't want these children exposed to the spotlight.

Qiu Ming and the others all agreed to this.

The journalists at that time were quite professional, including the other interviewers, who all expressed agreement.

Several female journalists, after seeing the situation at the welfare home, couldn't help but secretly shed tears.

Especially when they learned that the welfare home's director, due to years of overwork, was now in the hospital receiving treatment and had nearly lost his life, everyone was shocked.

"Xiao Zhao, is what Granny said true?" Jiang Xueqi looked at Zhao Fusheng and asked in surprise.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "Yes, my sister was also hospitalized at the time. I saw with my own eyes Zhang Qian eating steamed buns with cold water, taking care of the old man at night, and carrying cement at construction sites during the day to earn medical expenses..."

Then he recounted what he knew, finally sighing and saying, "I have limited means; I could only buy them some fruit. But on the day my sister was discharged, my mother said she saw Zhang Qian kneeling before the attending physician, begging him to operate on the old man. Because the old man's condition was very bad, but they couldn't afford the fifty thousand yuan surgery fee."

The journalists looked at each other, speechless. They suddenly felt that the world wasn't as beautiful as they had imagined.

"How was it resolved in the end?" Jiang Xueqi asked.

Zhao Fusheng shrugged: "I have limited resources, so I called Teacher Zheng. Unexpectedly, after hearing about it, she directly wired me some money to help pay the hospitalization fees, and she also provided funds to open an arcade as long-term support for the welfare home."

"Arcade?" The journalists exchanged glances, clearly not understanding Zhao Fusheng's meaning.

Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment: "How about this, I'll take you to see it and explain on the way."

With that, he simply led everyone into the car and headed straight for Wanda Mall.

Of course, not all the journalists followed Zhao Fusheng. Jiang Xueqi stayed behind with the provincial radio station reporter to continue interviewing about the welfare home. Meanwhile, Qiu Ming not only personally followed Zhao Fusheng to Wanda Mall but also quietly sent a few other colleagues to the hospital Zhao Fusheng had mentioned.

In his view, even if Zheng Yao was a good friend, he still had to investigate this matter thoroughly before reporting it.

A journalist must report the truth; that is beyond doubt and is a journalist's integrity.

Zhao Fusheng noticed this but didn't take it to heart, because everything he had just said was true—except for omitting his own status, there wasn't a single false word.

From a very young age, Zhao Fusheng knew that the highest level of deception wasn't so-called self-deception, but that in what you say, nine out of ten sentences are true, and only the most crucial one is false.

That way, no matter how smart a person is, they can be fooled.

The group took a bus to Wanda Mall. As soon as they got off, Jiang Xuerui and Qiu Ming exchanged glances and then laughed: "I didn't expect Ninghai to have such a bustling mall."

They were telling the truth. Wanda Mall's current prosperity could be said to be second to none in Ninghai; in less than half a year, it had already surpassed the Department Store Building.

"It just opened not long ago." Zhao Fusheng smiled and said, "Let's go, the arcade is on the fifth floor."

The journalists naturally had no objections. Following Zhao Fusheng, the group headed upstairs in a grand procession.

Originally, Qiu Ming planned to take the escalator, but Zhao Fusheng stopped him, saying it would be faster to take the elevator.

Qiu Ming didn't think much of it and nodded: "Let's go."

Because there were quite a few people, they split into two groups—one took the escalator, the other took the elevator.

The elevator slowly stopped on the fifth floor. As soon as they stepped out, a cacophony of noise reached their ears.

Qiu Ming frowned and looked at Zhao Fusheng: "Xiao Zhao, what's going on?"

Zhao Fusheng looked completely bewildered: "I don't know either."

As he spoke, his gaze shifted into the distance, and then a shocked expression appeared on his face: "It seems something's happened at the arcade!"

The journalists exchanged glances and watched as Zhao Fusheng rushed over in a flurry.

Jiang Xuerui and Qiu Ming looked at each other and then chased after Zhao Fusheng.

Regardless, since they had come today, they definitely wanted to see what had happened. And honestly, they were genuinely curious about this mysterious welfare home.

But when they caught up with Zhao Fusheng and stood at the entrance of the Splendid Arcade, Qiu Ming's face turned extremely grim.

In fact, not only him, but even the expression on Zhao Fusheng's face now looked somewhat frightening!

"What's going on?"

Zhao Fusheng stared dumbfounded at the arcade, which was practically in shambles, and asked Qian Dongliu in surprise.

If it were just the arcade being smashed, he wouldn't have been so furious. What truly shocked him was that Qian Dongliu had been injured.

The trace of blood on his forehead seemed to remind Zhao Fusheng that something had happened that he didn't know about.

Qian Dongliu came to Zhao Fusheng with a bitter smile, pointing at Hua Zi and the others sitting arrogantly inside: "They smashed the store. One of them got his hand cut by glass and demanded we pay medical expenses. I said I had no money, and then..."

Zhao Fusheng's face immediately darkened, and he coldly stared at those men: "You want medical expenses?"

Hua Zi stood up abruptly: "Yeah, so what? If you don't hand over five hundred today, you're not doing business!"

It's said that the older the gangster, the smaller the guts. Hua Zi couldn't understand how Scar, with such a big reputation, could be so cowardly. It was just a game room; he had smashed it, and even the boss didn't dare show his face.

He had been somewhat wary of the Wanda security guards coming to the rescue, but when he found that the security team was only maintaining order around the area and didn't interfere, he immediately had other ideas.

Originally, Zhou Wei had told him to smash the place and leave. But Hua Zi figured he couldn't bring his brothers all the way here for nothing, so he changed his mind and decided to squeeze some money out of this game room.

But he never imagined who he had provoked!