After saying that, Cao Hong turned to leave, but just then, his cell phone suddenly rang.
Cao Hong glanced at his phone, his expression immediately turning serious. He quickly pressed the answer button and said respectfully, "Mr. Wang, hello... I'm out right now, on my way to the hotel. I promise I won't be late... What... You're not kidding, are you?! I don't have to go to work anymore?... Why should I?... Mr. Wang, I've helped you a lot lately! Right now... I rushed out early this morning, wasn't it to lure my female classmate to a hotel for you to sleep with? Yes, yes... the one I went to the hotel to see last time... Didn't you say she was your type?... I'm at her house now. Her house... is at Building 4, XX Street... I'm really here... What? I've messed up a lot for you, offended someone I shouldn't have, and now you have to fire me?... Mr. Wang, please listen to me... I..."
Before Cao Hong could finish explaining, he heard a busy tone from his phone. He froze, then let his hand fall limply. He lit a cigarette, took two light puffs, and stared blankly out the window, looking utterly lost and dejected.
"How could that be... I don't think I've done anything wrong recently... Mr. Wang... how come he said I messed up a big mess and offended someone I shouldn't have... How could that be... Ah... offended someone I shouldn't have."
Cao Hong muttered to himself for a while before suddenly realizing that the phrase "offended someone he shouldn't have" sounded very familiar. It was as if... as if it were the words that old, ugly man wearing a women's bathrobe had said on the phone just now? He said he could fire me immediately, oh my god... isn't that... am I really going to be fired? Could it be... could it all be because of that phone call he made just now?
Thinking of this, Cao Hong suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and a penetrating coldness rose from the bottom of his heart and rushed straight to his head...
"You...who exactly are you?" Cao Hong looked Zhou Ziwei up and down in horror, but still couldn't see anything special about him. Besides being old and ugly, he was indescribably sleazy. Yet, this sleazy old man had destroyed everything he had with just one phone call.
Then Cao Hong turned his gaze to Su Yan, and asked with a mournful face, "My God... Su Yan, who exactly is this person you've hooked up with? Is it Li Ka-shing or the Chief Executive of Hong Kong? How... how could a casual phone call affect those Hong Kong entertainment tycoons and make me look so pathetic?"
Seeing Cao Hong's reaction, Su Yan knew that Zhou Ziwei hadn't lied to her after all, and his phone call had indeed started to work. So, what would happen next...? Would those big-name celebrities really come to this dilapidated neighborhood to see her brother?
Su Yan was filled with anticipation and pride. He naturally put his arm around Zhou Ziwei's arm, leaned gently on Zhou Ziwei's shoulder, and said with great pride, "Him?... You'd be shocked if I told you, he's a god."
"He's a god, pfft—" Su Yan's words didn't scare Cao Hong to death, but they almost made him die of anger.
"Fine...you...if you don't want to tell me, fine, but calling me a god...do you think I'm an idiot?!"
Cao Hong threw his half-smoked cigarette onto the floor, then stomped on it a few times, gritting his teeth as he said, "So what if I got fired? It's no big deal. Just a department head at a lousy hotel. With my two years of experience, I could apply to any hotel and have tons of positions waiting for me. What am I afraid of... I..."
As Cao Hong spoke, he strode quickly toward the door. No matter what... that man was too terrifying. Cao Hong couldn't figure out the man's origins, which made him feel as if there was a huge stone blocking his heart, making him feel like he couldn't breathe.
He needs to leave immediately, find a place to calm down, and then think things over to see if there's any way to salvage the situation.
But just as Cao Hong opened the door, he heard a cold snort from behind him: "It seems that someone has forgotten everything he just said, hasn't he? If you're still a man, shouldn't you call me 'Grandpa' before you leave?"
Cao Hong stumbled and nearly fell on the threshold. He turned around and glared fiercely at Zhou Ziwei, then gritted his teeth, snorted coldly, and said, "Want me to call you grandpa... wait until your next life! I don't care who you are... no matter how capable you are, I refuse to believe that besides getting our boss to fire me, what else can you do to me? You should know this isn't Hong Kong, this is the mainland, this is Tonghai. Although I myself don't have much ability, my brother is a well-known figure in Tonghai. With my brother protecting me, no matter how capable you are, you can't do anything to me... understand? Hmph... you two... just wait and see!"
After finishing his sentence, Cao Hong didn't linger any longer and immediately quickened his pace, rushing downstairs...
"You... just let him go like that?" Su Yan was puzzled as Cao Hong walked quite a distance away without Zhou Ziwei making a move. In her mind, this immortal was not someone to be trifled with and should not have let Cao Hong off so easily. But he... could have easily taken Cao Hong down with a single gesture, so why did he just watch Cao Hong leave without any intention of stopping him?
Zhou Ziwei stretched lazily and said, "I'm a law-abiding citizen and I wouldn't do anything violent. Hehe... But don't worry, I can let him go, but... their boss definitely won't let him go. Since someone else is standing up for us, why should we be the bad guys?"
Whether Zhou Ziwei did it intentionally or unintentionally, his stretching caused Su Yan to be sitting next to him, still clinging tightly to his arm. As Zhou Ziwei stretched out his arm, it naturally and naturally bumped into the two protruding parts of Su Yan's chest, instantly giving him an amazing feeling of elasticity and wonderful softness.
Zhou Ziwei's expression froze, and his movements stiffened, as if someone had pressed the pause button, leaving him completely still, while his arm remained pressed against that soft mountain...
Su Yan was stunned. She felt the man's arm pressing on a sensitive part of her body. Instantly, all her strength seemed to be drained away. Her whole body was limp and she couldn't muster any strength anymore. She even forgot to struggle.
The two remained frozen in that position, sitting there stiffly, feeling the heat emanating from each other's bodies. Su Yan's breathing gradually quickened, while a certain part of Zhou Ziwei's lower abdomen began to bulge out...
Volume 1, Rebirth of a Prodigy, Chapter 208: There is a creature called an assassin.
Zhou Ziwei and Su Yan remained in an ambiguous position for a long time without moving. Perhaps Su Yan was too exhausted, while Zhou Ziwei was probably reluctant to move his hand away. They continued to take advantage of the situation, but... there's always someone who spoils the mood. Just as Zhou Ziwei was considering whether to continue, he heard the sound of a wheelchair rolling on the floor coming from the hallway outside the door...
Zhou Ziwei was slightly startled and quickly suppressed his lustful thoughts. He suddenly yawned and stretched out the half-stretch he had just done, which meant... he rubbed himself against Su Yan again before swaying as he stood up and whispered in Su Yan's ear, "I'm going inside to change... Feel free to peek, beautiful lady."
Su Yan's face was already red enough, but now it turned even redder and purplish-red after being teased by Zhou Ziwei. She spat softly and ran to the kitchen first... Strangely enough, she had just felt completely weak, but as soon as Zhou Ziwei left her, she seemed to become more energetic than before.
Before Da Niu pushed Su Miao through the door, Zhou Ziwei swayed into the small room, turned around and closed the sliding door, slowly put on his clothes, and then packed away all his belongings. He looked around and couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart.
Although staying here felt much warmer than staying in a hotel, he still had to leave immediately.
Because many celebrities and big names will soon be gathering here... Zhou Ziwei dared not participate in such a high-profile event, since his current identity was fake, and he was about to have a life-or-death battle with the Night Elf, so he naturally would not expose his new identity to the public at this time.
Stepping out of the room again, I saw a table set up in the living room, with several small plates of pickled vegetables, a bowl of kimchi, a plate of sliced salted duck eggs, steaming hot millet porridge, and freshly made scallion pancakes.
Although it was just an ordinary breakfast, certainly not as lavish as the hotel's buffet breakfast, it was clear that a lot of thought had been put into it.
"Come and eat!"
Su Yan had returned to normal, but she still didn't dare to look up at Zhou Ziwei. She pulled over a chair and let Zhou Ziwei sit down. Then she picked up a plate, filled it with various foods, and carried it into Su Miao's room.
After a while, she came out with the tray. Seeing that Zhou Ziwei hadn't finished eating, she sat down opposite him, picked up the bowl of porridge her brother had only eaten a few bites from, and slurped it gently while occasionally glancing at Su Miao's room, her expression full of worry.
Su Miao's condition was getting worse and worse. He suffered from a congenital form of muscular dystrophy called Shaw's disease. When he was born, he looked no different from a normal child. However, as his body grew, his muscles gradually began to atrophy. He could no longer stand up and walk from the age of seven. Two years ago, Su Miao turned eighteen. For others, this is the prime of their youth, a time full of vitality. But Su Miao couldn't even lift his arm. He had to be fed bite by bite every day.
At that time, he went to the hospital for another check-up, and the doctor judged that Su Miao's condition had entered the late stage and estimated that he had at most three years to live... Now, only two years have passed, and Su Miao appears extremely weak. Su Yan is really worried that he may not even make it to the end of his last year...
Zhou Ziwei had originally planned to keep things mysterious and address Su Miao's issue after resolving the Dark Elf matter. However, seeing Su Yan's melancholy expression, Zhou Ziwei couldn't bear it any longer. He sighed softly and said, "Actually... you don't need to worry so much. Your brother's condition isn't too bad. At least... with my help, although I might not be able to restore him to normal health, I estimate that getting him back to his feet shouldn't be a problem..."
"What..." Su Yan, who was still somewhat dazed, was stunned by what she heard. The bowl of porridge in her hand fell to the ground with a "thud," but she didn't seem to notice. She then jumped up and rushed to Zhou Ziwei's side, reaching out to grab Zhou Ziwei's shoulders tightly with both hands, and said in a trembling voice, "You...you're telling the truth, you really can...you can cure my brother."
"Hehe... Do I look like I'm lying?" Zhou Ziwei said with a wry smile, "I didn't want to bring this up now because I have something to do and need to leave here for a few days. I can only help him with his treatment when I get back. But seeing how worried you are, I wanted to reassure you first. Don't... be so impulsive!"
"Ah...you...you'll be gone for a few more days."
Upon hearing this, Su Yan was both excited and disappointed. He wanted to beg Zhou Ziwei to treat Su Miao's illness immediately, but he was afraid of delaying Zhou Ziwei's business. He was very uneasy and didn't know what to say.
Now she realized how foolish she had been. Last night, when she discovered that the person she had brought home might actually be a living deity, she only thought about whether this deity could truly help Su Miao fulfill her final wish, forgetting that deities are supposed to be omnipotent. If that were the case, they should naturally also have the ability to cure Su Miao's strange illness...
Fortunately, this living deity brought it up himself. Otherwise, if Su Yan had only realized her mistake after this great deity left, she would probably have been so regretful that she wanted to kill herself...
"Don't worry! I'll be back in a few days... Hmm... The celebrities who came to your house today might make your whole family the center of attention, but I hope you won't give any interviews to the media. As for Su Miao's illness, you shouldn't mention it too much... Only in this way can I help him treat his illness later. I don't want too many people to pay attention. If someone finds out that I can cure Su Miao's terminal illness, the consequences... will be very troublesome. Do you understand?"
"Ah...I see...then..."
After hesitating for a moment, Su Yan finally gritted his teeth and said, "Since that's the case, curing Su Miao's illness is naturally the most important thing. I originally wanted to help my brother fulfill this wish because my brother didn't have much time left, but I couldn't prolong his life. But now that my brother's illness can still be cured, and fulfilling that wish will affect you, then... since those celebrities haven't come yet, you might as well tell them... not to come anymore. That way, no one will pay attention to our family of unknown little people anymore."
Zhou Ziwei chuckled and said, "Oh...you've really decided not to let those celebrities come to your house? You know...those are all A-list stars, if they just visit your house once, your whole family will become famous..."
"What's so good about being famous?" Su Yan gave a wry smile and said, "I don't want to be a star, what's the point of being famous..."
As Su Yan spoke these words, a look of hope and longing involuntarily flashed in her eyes, which made Zhou Ziwei's heart stir slightly, knowing that what she said was actually not what she truly meant.
It's worth noting that Zhou Ziwei used his X-ray vision to uncover all the secrets in their family, and naturally he had also seen Su Yan's diary. He knew that she had dreamed of becoming a star since she was very young, hoping to become a stage star when she grew up... In fact, Su Yan did have the potential and talent to become a star, but unfortunately, because of her younger brother's burden, the Su family's situation had always been very bad, and Su Yan couldn't even afford a regular vocal training class.
She really wanted to participate in a public art performance program organized by the TV station, but she couldn't even afford the basic registration fee... So, under the harsh realities of life, her dream could only sink deeper and deeper into her heart each day.
"You will become famous... but not now..." Zhou Ziwei made a silent promise in his heart, but did not say it aloud.
Seeing that Su Yan would make such a decision, Zhou Ziwei's goodwill towards her grew even stronger. He knew how cruel it was for a girl who longed to enter the entertainment industry to give up an opportunity to get close to celebrities and entertainment company executives. However... she was able to resist such temptation for the sake of her younger brother, which was quite remarkable.
Because of this alone, Zhou Ziwei felt he needed to help her out...
Just then, Zhou Ziwei's phone rang. The caller ID showed an unfamiliar number, but Zhou Ziwei answered it without hesitation.
Just as he expected, the person on the phone spoke with a Cantonese accent and claimed to be from an entertainment company, one of the organizers of the concert. They said the concert group's private plane had arrived in Tonghai ahead of schedule, and they were preparing to lead all the stars and some related personnel to visit the "little brother" Zhou Ziwei had mentioned, but they didn't know the specific address...
Zhou Ziwei deliberately put his phone on speakerphone so that Su Yan could clearly hear the voice coming from the phone. After the other party finished speaking, Zhou Ziwei turned off the speakerphone, smiled slightly at Su Yan, and said softly, "Now you have one more chance to choose... Are you sure you don't want them to come?"
Su Yan showed a slight struggle on his face, but quickly made up his mind, gently shook his head and said, "Right now, I just want my brother to get better... I believe that even if he knew about this, he would still make the same choice."
In fact, Su Yan hadn't had a chance to tell Su Miao about the celebrities who might come to visit him today. He wanted to surprise Su Miao, but he was also worried that things might change. If Su Miao had high expectations but ended up with nothing, it would be a bigger blow to her.
In retrospect, it seems that not telling Su Miao first was the right choice.
"OK... since you've made up your mind, then I'm spared the trouble of moving..."
Zhou Ziwei smiled slightly before replying to the entertainment company representative, declining their request to visit, but casually asking for a few concert tickets.
Although we can't invite big stars to our home to avoid being too high-profile, it's still okay to go see their concerts.
Actually, among the many celebrities participating in this performance, there are several that Zhou Ziwei admired in his previous life. Being able to see their concert up close is a great option...
Hearing this, Su Yan excitedly grabbed Zhou Ziwei's arm tightly, almost unable to resist kissing him on the cheek.
This concert was incredibly popular. A week before it even started, all the tickets were already sold out, and the original prices were ridiculously high. Even the most basic D-class ticket cost 588 yuan, and it's said that scalpers have now inflated the price to over 3,000 yuan per ticket. For a family like Su Yan's, going to such a concert was simply a pipe dream.
But now... ever since I met this living god, it seems that nothing is impossible anymore.
A dozen minutes later, Zhou Ziwei received another MMS message from an unknown number. When he opened it, he burst out laughing... It turned out to be a video of Cao Hong being stripped naked and thrown into a cesspool.
The video appears to have been filmed with a mobile phone, and the date and time are marked on the camera lens, indicating that the incident occurred just a few minutes ago.
Moreover, Zhou Ziwei also realized that the clothes that had been taken off Cao Hong were the same ones that Cao Hong had just been wearing!
Zhou Ziwei had known for a while that someone would stand up for him, but he never expected these guys to be so ruthless as to throw the kid into such a disgusting place...
Zhou Ziwei handed the phone to Su Yan and showed it to her. Su Yan immediately covered her mouth and ran to the bathroom to vomit...
"Wow... this thing is incredibly dangerous."
Zhou Ziwei chuckled, deleted the video from his phone, then dialed a number to the Hong Kong entertainment company representative who had called earlier, telling them not to bother with the Star Hotel anymore. After that, Zhou Ziwei turned off his phone, removed the SIM card, and destroyed it.
His phone could hold two SIM cards. One was specifically for contacting Wu Di and Zhou Zixu, while the other was for use only and could be destroyed at any time. Once someone knew his number, he would never use it again.
There wasn't much to do for the time being, and since the celebrities weren't coming here anymore, Zhou Ziwei wasn't in a hurry to leave the Su family immediately. So he discussed it with Su Yan and decided to give Su Miao a simple treatment first, so that Su Miao's body could recover to some extent and she would have the energy to go to the celebrity concert that night.
As for a comprehensive and thorough treatment, that can only be carried out slowly after Zhou Ziwei has finished his own business.
"Hey... are you kidding me... who's so arrogant as to dare touch my brother?!"
Cao Hong was thrown into a cesspool, but was pulled out shortly afterward. However, Cao Hong had already ingested an unknown amount of waste and was completely unconscious. He was then dumped on the roadside, and the police were called...
Cao Dong, Cao Hong's cousin, quickly received the news and was furious. Although his younger brother was not very good, he was still Cao Dong's brother. His brother had actually been thrown into a cesspool to eat feces... This made him lose face and dignity.
This matter obviously couldn't be left like this. Although Cao Dong wished he could throw his good-for-nothing brother back into the cesspool and drown him, he still immediately brought a few people to the hospital to find out who had made Cao Hong suffer so much.
Cao Hong could easily guess that this was the work of his distant relative, who was also his boss. However, he knew that this distant relative was also very influential in Tonghai and was not someone a nobody like him could touch. Even Cao Hong himself would probably not gain any advantage if he really went head-to-head with that Boss Wang.
In fact, the culprit behind this incident was Su Yan and the old, ugly man in Su Yan's family. Cao Hong felt an even more intense hatred for these two, even though he knew that the guy who could influence his fate and future with just a casual phone call must be incredibly powerful. But no matter how powerful he was, he was an outsider, and there was no one like him in Tonghai.
Therefore, Cao Hong believed that as long as he took revenge on the other party, he could do it discreetly, or even kill the person directly and then destroy the evidence afterwards... and then find a place to hide for a while, then he wouldn't have to worry about being retaliated against.
So Cao Hong embellished his story and told Cao Dong about the humiliation he suffered at Su Yan's house. In the end, he begged Cao Dong for help, with tears streaming down his face, to avenge him.
Cao Dong thought for a long time with a cold face before finally gritting his teeth, grabbing his brother by the collar, and snorting, he said, "No... We can't afford to mess with someone like that... Do you think someone that important would have no one protecting him in secret? With just the two of us, it's absolutely impossible to kill him and do it flawlessly without leaving a trace. So... Neither of us can get involved in this matter, absolutely not."
Cao Hong was stunned upon hearing this, then cried and said, "But... what can we do? Are we just going to let this go like this? Brother... if I don't kill that old man, I... I'll never be able to face anyone again."
"Of course we can't just let it go like that..."
Cao Dong sneered and said, "We two brothers really can't get involved in this, but... just because we can't do it ourselves doesn't mean we can't find someone else to do it... Don't you know there's a species in this world called assassins... Hehe... You probably don't know, but in Tonghai, there's a very powerful assassin organization. As long as you're willing to pay, there's nothing they can't do. Don't even mention a strange outsider with an unknown identity; even if he's the President of the United States, as long as you can offer enough money, they'll still take care of him for you... The key is... whether you're willing to bleed."
Volume 1, Rebirth of a Prodigy, Chapter 209: Teasing
Cao Hong was stunned by Cao Dong's words, then gritted his teeth and said, "Then... how much money would it take to hire someone to take care of that bastard? And... that little bitch Su Yan, I want them to capture her alive. I will rape her first and then kill her, kill her and then rape her again."
Cao Dong chuckled and said, "They only care about killing, nothing else. If you hire them, you're guaranteed to leave no survivors. If you want to capture them alive... you'd have to hire mercenaries. It's just a little woman, is it worth it? Anyway, once you've dealt with the old man protecting her, all that's left is a little woman. After things calm down, you can easily deal with her however you want."
Cao Dong paused slightly before continuing, "As for the cost of hiring an assassin... that varies greatly. As far as I know, the assassin organization in Tonghai has six levels of assassins, each with a different price tag. The lowest level, Level 1, charges 100,000 RMB per kill, while Level 2 costs 150,000 to 300,000 RMB. I'm not sure about Level 3 and above. And it's not like you can just choose any assassin you want. It depends on the target's status and position, then the organization will assess the difficulty of the mission and give a base price. You can then choose an assassin with a higher price to carry out the mission."
However, if you offer less than their quoted price, they won't accept your mission. Otherwise, if you impulsively decide to spend 100,000 yuan to hire a top-tier assassin to kill the US president, wouldn't accepting your mission be tantamount to sending them to their deaths? Alternatively, you can choose a one-time buyout offer, paying three times their organization's base price. They will then guarantee to eliminate your target. Even if all their level-six assassins fail to complete the mission, they will not give up, even if they have to pay out of their own pocket to hire even more skilled assassins from abroad!