Chapter 28: Suspicious Character (Seeking Recommendations and Favorites)

  "Alright, let's just call it Blasting Plane then!" Lin Yajing chuckled, also feeling a bit puzzled as to why Chu Tianfeng insisted on changing the game's name.

  In the second game, Chu Tianfeng was not so aggressive and deliberately let Lin Yajing win. When both sides only had one plane left, he deliberately fired a few "blank shots" in places where there were no planes, finally letting Lin Yajing score a "headshot" and win the victory.

  "Haha, I won!" Lin Yajing giggled with a lovely and captivating smile that seemed to bloom like a lily flower.

  Chu Tianfeng's heart skipped a beat as he watched, knowing that he should have let her win a few more rounds earlier. Hehe, and now he could admire the beauty of her captivating smile!

  Lin Yajing actually felt that Chu Tianfeng seemed to be letting her win, but she didn't say anything. Originally, she wasn't a competitive person, she just wanted to relax a bit. Chu Tianfeng always thought of her, which really moved her.

  The bell rang, and all the classmates began to immerse themselves in the tense evening self-study again, continuing to wander in the mountains of books and seas of questions...

  "Kai Zi, have you thought it through? Are you not going to make this deal?"

  In a basement billiard room, Pi Wu puffed on his cigarette, holding the cue stick and playing while asking Tan Kai questions standing beside him.

  "Absolutely, Brother, Chu Tianfeng is a good friend of mine, I will never lay a hand on him." Tan Kai said with determination.

  "Really done for?" Pi Wu's small triangular eyes gleamed with a sharp, cold light.

  "Yes, big brother, little brother is sorry to you!" Tan Kai said with a hard head. Last night, his father Tan Dacheng scolded him awake, the Chu family was his lifesaver, without the Chu family there would be no Tan Kai, so he absolutely wouldn't harm Chu Tianfeng.

  Of course, Tan Kai also knew Pi Wu's temper. If he didn't agree to this matter, at best he would get a severe beating, and at worst, his life wouldn't be guaranteed!

  "Alas, Chu Tianfeng, my life was saved by the Chu family, which means I owe the Chu family a life. No big deal, I'll just repay it now." Tan Kai thought to himself.

  "I want to know your reason!" Pi Wu said with his back to Tan Kai, while several of his trusted henchmen watched him play ball nearby.

  A crisp "slam" sound, the red ball fell into the pocket, and applause erupted.

  "Because, the Chu family saved my and my mother's lives!" Tan Kai briefly told him that before he was born, his mother had a difficult labor with massive bleeding and no money for surgery, but Chu Gang not only paid for it but also took the lead in donating blood.

  "Haha, you little guy really has feelings and righteousness!" Pi Wu's eyes showed approval upon hearing this. He was a short and stout man, his whole body covered in horizontal stripes of flesh, and when he played ball, those small dumpling-like muscle blocks would shake back and forth, making people tremble with fear.

  Although Pi Wu's words seemed to be praising Tang Kai, they still made him feel a kind of invisible pressure.

  "Big brother, although I'm unable to repay your kindness, I really don't want to repay kindness with resentment. Please spare me!" Tan Kai begged bitterly.

  "Good kid, to be honest, I quite like your personality!" Pi Rui turned around, chuckled and suddenly poked Tang Kai's abdomen hard with the ball stick.

  "Ah——" Tan Kai let out a painful cry, clutching his stomach and falling to the ground. The pain was so intense that beads of sweat as big as beans rolled down his face, his whole body shaking and convulsing, almost causing him to vomit up his lunch.

  "But I don't like being rejected!" Pi Wu's small eyes gleamed with venom as he said in a cold voice.

  At this time, several thugs beside him also rushed up and beat Tan Kai with a punch, kicking him mercilessly. Tan Kai could only lie on the ground to protect his head, crying out in pain.

  "Stop fighting!" Pi Wu suddenly waved his hand, walked up to Tan Kai and poked his head with the ball stick, asking in a cold tone: "Kaizi, you know my temper. I've always hated it when people refuse me. Unfortunately, you refused me once today. Do you want a second time?"

  "Big... big brother... it won't happen... just don't make me deal with... Chu... Chu Tianfeng!" Tan Kai's face muscles twitched in pain, but he still gritted his teeth and begged.

  "Alright, I won't let you deal with Chu Tianfeng anymore, but you owe me a favor now. Who knows when I'll ask you to return it!" Pi Wu said with a sly smile.

  "Big brother, I've got it memorized, my life is yours!" Tan Kai said with a bitter smile.

  "This is what you said, next time if you refuse me again." Pi Wu's thick and sturdy arms stretched out flat, with a "Ka" sound, the ball stick was broken into two pieces and thrown in front of Tan Kai, saying viciously: "Not only will I make you disappear, your old dad won't survive either!"

  After school, Chu Tianfeng took the bus directly home. He had been waiting for news from Lü Yao's side for these few days. It was estimated that Taiwan Dayou Company still needed to consider whether to adopt his planning scheme. Seven days were probably the shortest time.

  He came to the shantytown where he lived, and when he passed by Tan's house, he suddenly had a move in his heart. He remembered that Tan's father and son had quarreled last night, and he vaguely heard his name, Chu Tianfeng, inside. Was there something hidden behind this?

  Just in time, Chu Tianfeng wanted to ask Tan Dacheng, who had just been laid off, about the situation at Chen Guang Car Factory, and today he happened to go to his door to ask clearly.

  He immediately went to the small supermarket near the shed, bought two pig trotters, two catties of cooked beef and a bottle of Lao Bai Gan, put them in his pocket, and then turned back.

  "Is Mr. Tan at home?" Chu Tianfeng knocked on the door of the Tan family's house.

  "Is it Tianfeng? Come in, the door is not locked!" Tan Dacheng's voice came from inside.

  Chu Tianfeng pushed the door and indeed it was unlocked, he stepped inside.

  Tan Dacheng was eating in the house, the dishes on the table were very simple, just a bowl of boiled cabbage and potatoes, not even a piece of meat, next to it was a plastic bag of steamed buns.

  Tan Dacheng would drink a few mouthfuls when he had nothing to do, and naturally there was no shortage of wine on the table. It wasn't good wine, just a small distillery brewed by a private winery. Originally, life was already very general, and with the recent layoff, it was even more miserable.

  "Tan Dabo, I've bought some snacks to go with your wine." Chu Tianfeng put the cooked food and wine he had purchased onto the table.

  "What's wrong with you, Tianfeng? You're coming just to buy something? My face is not looking good, I'm waving my hand and saying: 'You're not rich at home now, and you live alone, hurry up and return the thing, I can't accept it!'"

  "Uncle, I bought this with my scholarship money!" Chu Tianfeng pushed the things on the table forward, slightly flustered, and smiled: "You just take it, it's a small token of my appreciation!"

  The two of them argued for half a day, but Chu Tianfeng refused to back down.

  "Alright, just this once, you'll need money for university later!" Tan Dacheng had no choice but to accept it. To be honest, he was quite tempted by these things.

  "Heh heh, Uncle Tan, hasn't Kezi come back yet?" Chu Tianfeng sat on the stool opposite him, glanced inside and saw no one.

  "Don't mention that rabbit! He's always out early and back late, who knows what he's doing!" Tan Dacheng said with a scowl.

  "Uncle, what exactly happened at the factory? Why did they lay you off?" Chu Tianfeng got straight to the point.

  "TMD, this bunch of turtle sons!" Tan Dacheng tilted his head and downed a cup of wine, heavily slapping the cup on the table, and said with hatred: "Since that guy surnamed Ma became the factory director, first he sold the factory to Shenglong Group, and then laid off workers in batches, saying it was a necessary sacrifice after transforming into a market economy. He says we old workers are outdated, eating old capital, lacking innovative spirit... actually, he's just making excuses to eliminate dissent!"

  "Doesn't anyone care about this?" Chu Tianfeng asked.

  "Alas, our Chen Guang Car Factory is the city's old and heavy loss-making enterprise, the financial bureau has a heavy burden. This time it was handed over to Shenglong Group, the city is grateful and hasn't had time to react, who dares to point fingers at them? Unfortunately, it's us workers who are suffering!" Tan Dacheng said with a bitter smile.

  "Eldest uncle, has Ma Jianxin been bought off by the Shenglong Group?" Chu Tianfeng asked in a low voice.

  "Need I say more?" Tan Da Cheng lowered his voice and said: "I suspect your father, Chu Chang, was also framed by him!"

  "Do you have evidence?" Chu Tianfeng's heart skipped a beat, Tan Dacheng's speculation was the same as his own thoughts, Ma Jianxin indeed had something suspicious about him.

  "Alas, if I had evidence, I would have reported it long ago." Tan Dacheng's words were like a splash of cold water on Chu Tianfeng.

  "It's hard to do without evidence." Chu Tianfeng sighed.