Sure enough, even though Li Zhonglou did not reveal his identity, the originally closed door was opened.
A man sitting in a wheelchair appeared before Li Zhonglou. Through the gap in the door, Li Zhonglou suddenly noticed that there were hardly any杂物 inside. To be precise, he didn't even see chairs or tables, resembling an empty house.
"Who are you?"
Fu Shang stared at Li Zhonglou with a confused expression. He was certain he had never seen the stranger before him. What astonished him was that not only did the man not answer his question, but he pushed the door open and walked in.
"Hey, I'm asking you a question, who are you? Someone from Qing Ge?"
Li Zhonglou continued to ignore him. After entering the house, he looked around, and it was just as he had anticipated.
This was indeed an empty house, with only a table in the living room. On the table were leftover takeout meals, and on the floor was a pile of eaten takeout boxes.
Judging by the types of takeout, they were clearly not available in this Fengtou Village.
"So you've been holed up here all this time, relying on others to feed you?"
Just as Fu Shang was growing impatient, Li Zhonglou suddenly turned and asked.
Fu Shang, still unable to identify Li Zhonglou, could only reply in astonishment, "Isn't this your idea? Do you think I *want* to be holed up here! I don't even have a nurse to look after me!"
The annoyance in his tone was almost palpable, but Li Zhonglou's lips curved into a smile as he listened.
"So you really were coerced into staying here?"
Fu Shang's expression changed dramatically. With the conversation reaching this point, he finally understood that Li Zhonglou was not someone from Qing Ge, as he had assumed. He quickly fumbled in his pants pocket, frantically pulling out his phone.
It was then that Li Zhonglou noticed that the reason Fu Shang was in a wheelchair was because his entire right leg was wrapped in thick bandages, and his lower leg was in a cast.
Seeing Fu Shang about to dial, Li Zhonglou calmly said, "If you want to get out of this situation, I advise you not to contact anyone."
Fu Shang's movement paused, but then, as if recalling something, he resumed his action.
Li Zhonglou could only helplessly snatch his phone away.
"Give it back! You must be one of my boss's people. I'll tell you the truth today, I'm also a victim! You can't solve my problem at all!"
From being a perfectly fine person to now being confined to a wheelchair and having his phone snatched away, Fu Shang's long-suppressed emotions finally erupted.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his fists were clenched tightly.
"It's one thing for you rich kids to fight amongst yourselves, but to use small fry like me as tools, you'll all go to hell in your next lives!"
Looking at his resentful expression, Li Zhonglou finally understood that things were not as complicated as he had imagined. This man had clearly been coerced into this situation.
It now seemed that everything his relatives had said was false. Only the old woman seemed to know something, but she had clearly been deceived by the mastermind as well.
What crude methods.
Li Zhonglou shook his head with a sigh. Fu Shang, who had been in an emotional outburst, couldn't help but freeze.
What's wrong with this guy? He's not reacting at all even after I'm like this?
Li Zhonglou's out-of-the-ordinary reaction completely baffled Fu Shang. He stood there, unsure whether to continue being angry or not.
It was then that Li Zhonglou spoke, "You don't have to wait for your next life to go to hell. If you do as I say, I guarantee you'll see the light of day in this life."
"Why should I trust you?"
Li Zhonglou smiled. "You'll believe me slowly. For now, tell me what you want done."
"Right now, I want you to leave. Get out immediately."
A vein of darkness flickered across Li Zhonglou's forehead.
"That won't do. Pick something else! What's wrong with your brain? I'm standing here telling you this, do you think I wouldn't have the confidence to do it?"
Fu Shang's gaze became hesitant. He had to admit, he was influenced by Li Zhonglou's calm and confident demeanor. Although he knew words were cheap, deep down he believed that someone without confidence wouldn't dare to speak like that.
After a moment of hesitation, Fu Shang tentatively asked, "Can you really do anything?"
Li Zhonglou rolled his eyes. "You think I can get you the stars from the sky if you ask? This is limited to this matter."
Although Li Zhonglou's confident attitude suddenly waned, this actually made Fu Shang feel more at ease. If Li Zhonglou had remained overly confident, he might have become suspicious.
Seeing Li Zhonglou say this, Fu Shang thought about it seriously before speaking.
"If you can take me out of Fengtou Village, then I'll believe you."
Li Zhonglou's brow furrowed. "You mean there are still their people here?"
As he spoke, he instinctively glanced around again, but still found no abnormalities. He didn't even see any surveillance cameras, and it didn't look like anyone was monitoring him.
However, Fu Shang said with certainty, "Aren't you stating the obvious? If no one were here, I would have taken a taxi myself long ago."
After finishing, Fu Shang added, "You don't need to look. There's no one in this house. They're afraid the police might come, and if they get caught blocking the door, they'll be in trouble. So they won't leave anyone here to monitor me."
Li Zhonglou's expression changed. He quickly ran outside. As he looked at Gao Baisong's taxi, he saw four or five men with sticks vigorously smashing it!
"It is as I suspected!"
Now Li Zhonglou understood their plan and why Fu Shang's request was to be taken out of Fengtou Village first. The people here were definitely more than just the ones he saw!
However, for Gao Baisong's safety, Li Zhonglou rushed over directly.
"Stop!"
Li Zhonglou shouted. The four men turned, glanced at him, and suddenly stopped their actions. They gave the car one last smash with their wooden sticks before darting into a small alley and disappearing.
Li Zhonglou's eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly approached the car. Inside, Gao Baisong was curled up with his hands clasped over his head.
"It's me."
Upon hearing Li Zhonglou's voice, Gao Baisong finally looked up. However, there wasn't much fear on his face; instead, it was filled with distress.
"My car just had its maintenance done the day before yesterday."
Seeing that the thugs had left, Gao Baisong opened the car door and got out. He looked at his car, and the distress on his face intensified.
"These bastards were really brutal! This car is probably half-ruined."
After muttering a curse, Gao Baisong noticed Li Zhonglou looking at him with a hint of shock.