Chapter 475 - 473: One Hundred Thousand It Is
"In a few days? A thousand bucks?" Chen Tianlong said, his mind sneering, suspecting they would renegotiate once he left, so he stepped forward two steps: "I want you to leave immediately to buy it, and add two zeros to the compensation fee for emotional distress."
"What? A hundred thousand?" Du Dachang’s eyes nearly popped out upon hearing that. It wasn’t compensation; it was outright robbery.
"Oh? Is that a lot? You don’t have to give it. I’ll give you a scare, and then you can compensate me a hundred thousand instead." Chen Tianlong said, starting to clench his fists.
"A hundred thousand it is, deal!"
Du Dachang looked at Chen Tianlong’s fist, which was as big as a sandbag. If he got punched, he’d lose half his life, if not all of it.
He couldn’t afford to get hurt. He had to find a chance to call for reinforcements; otherwise, the orphanage could not be demolished, and his investment of eight hundred thousand would go to waste. Parting with small money to earn big money was necessary.
"Alright, transfer now—instant transfer, deduct the fee from the hundred thousand." Chen Tianlong didn’t trust the guy’s words; the money had to be in hand to be real.
"This..."
"Old director, does your orphanage have a bank account? Provide it now, let’s get this brother to donate some money."
Before Du Dachang agreed, Chen Tianlong asked Zhang Li.
"Yes, yes, I’ll write it down for you now." Zhang Li was stunned at first, then quickly reacted. Obviously, Du Dachang was being extorted by Chen Tianlong, but Zhang Li wholeheartedly supported Chen Tianlong in dealing with such a villain.
"Good, also Du Dachang, right? Do you have mobile banking? Ready to transfer later?"
"I don’t remember."
"Oh, if not, arrange for someone to go to the bank to make the transfer immediately."
"Huh? I remember, I seem to have it!"
Du Dachang was frustrated; to deceive for a while wasn’t feasible. Making arrangements to go to the bank for a transfer was more trouble than using a phone directly.
"Damn it, are you fooling me?" Chen Tianlong was clearly somewhat angry.
"No, no, I’m starting the transfer now." Du Dachang took a deep breath, took out his cellphone from his pocket, and his heart raced.
This guy was a fierce character; if he wasn’t quick, he might get beaten up.
At that moment, the old director came over with a note, handed it over to Chen Tianlong to glance at; the writing on it was very clear.
"Alright, transfer the hundred thousand to this account. Once the money is in, you can leave." Chen Tianlong began to show off his domineering side.
Those around watched bitterly. Seeing their boss so respectful to Chen Tianlong, no one dared to act rashly. After all, there were nine people lying on the ground in agony, clearly still holding their breath.
No wonder, Chen Tianlong sealed their acupoints, waves of pain continuously struck them, they didn’t even have the strength to get up. Continuing to fight was impossible.
Du Dachang took a deep breath. Although he was angry, he dared not act rashly. As the saying goes, "As long as the green hills remain, there’s wood to burn."
Sure enough, after about ten minutes, Zhang Li received a deposit confirmation message on her phone, and after confirming it, she walked to Chen Tianlong and whispered a bit.
"Alright, you can go now. Also, buy the wooden benches on time today. Plus, the orphanage is like my home. As long as the orphanage is here, so is your gang. If anything happens to the orphanage, don’t think about mixing around here anymore."
Chen Tianlong feared these people might come back to cause trouble, bluntly issuing a stern warning.
"Yes, yes, this boss, we’ll leave now." Du Dachang suppressed his anger, feeling he was about to burst. He must leave quickly for some venting.
After everyone left, Chen Tianlong was invited back into the room by the director since it was sunny outside.
As for why they invited Chen Tianlong back in, the reason was simple: the director had confirmed Chen Tianlong’s character. He was not a bad person but seemed to care for the orphanage.
"Brother Chen Tianlong, you drove away those people just now, and I really should thank you. But they are local snakes, you can protect us for now, but not forever, I’m afraid..."
"Don’t worry, South Sea City is only two hours away, if anything happens, call me, and I’ll make sure they’re well-behaved in the future." Chen Tianlong said, patting his chest assuredly.
It was no lie; if Chen Tianlong wanted someone to remember him for life, he’d certainly achieve it.
He wouldn’t believe they weren’t afraid of death.
"Well, alright, anyway, thank you..." the old director thought for a moment before lowering his voice: "Young brother, that person you were inquiring about really was just a simple acquaintance?"
Chen Tianlong was taken aback, knowing what the old director meant, he pondered for a moment, and ultimately decided to speak: "To tell you the truth, she was my junior sister. Just, back then, some unpleasant things happened, and she fell off a cliff. Later, it was verified she didn’t die, just went missing..."
"Understood, follow me."
Upon hearing this, the old director almost immediately understood. So, this was Liu Ting’s true kin.
Chen Tianlong furrowed his brows, not knowing what the old director intended, but since the elder asked, he followed.
The two passed through a row of classrooms in the orphanage and arrived in the backyard, where the orphanage’s dormitory stood—a simple three-story building with slightly yellow walls, showing signs of age.
Soon, they entered a small room with two beds, about fifteen square meters. Beside the bed stood a dressing table, and on it was a photo frame.
Chen Tianlong glanced over, suddenly seeming as if he’d discovered a new continent, his eyes wide with disbelief.
"Why is Liu Ting’s photo here?" Chen Tianlong asked, pointing at the photo in the frame.
"Haha, this is why I brought you here. The Liu Ting you see now is the little girl from the old photo in Xiaoya’s wallet, the junior sister you mentioned!" the old director explained.
"Ah~"
Upon hearing that, Chen Tianlong gasped, fate had truly played a trick. It turned out he’d been close to his junior sister all along, heaven had presented her to him time and time again, and he was completely unaware, searching everywhere.
"You’re saying, Liu Ting is that little girl, my junior sister?" Chen Tianlong was a bit excited, repeating the question.
"Yes, it was Jiang Xiaoqin Auntie’s random find while collecting herbs uphill for some kids, back then Liu Ting was severely injured. It took a year of rest to recover fully. Her limbs seemed less dexterous; after my guidance, it took three years to return to normal," the old director revealed the truth.
"Whew..."
Chen Tianlong exhaled again, the director’s words confirmed that she was undoubtedly Shiqi.
"Director, thank you, I’ve finally found my junior sister."
Chen Tianlong felt great joy; a knot in his heart untied after so many years. Though many brothers died during that incident, the deepest regret was Shiqi nearly losing her life saving him.