Chapter 6

Yes. Fang Chi quickly turned his head.

Upon seeing Xiao Guo's appearance, Biao Shen immediately knew something was wrong and pulled Fang Chi to ask.

"Today we are going rock climbing, indoors. Are you coming?" Luo Peng said on the phone, "I will come to pick you up..."

"Who?" Sun Wenqu asked.

Fang Ying has a poor relationship with her mother, who is also Fang Chi's aunt, so she moved out to live on her own quite early. However, she has never had a long-term rental, and sometimes she moves four or five times in a year

Xiao Guo was crying so hard in the inner room that her whole body was trembling. Fang Chi held her and comforted her for a long time before she gradually calmed down

Fang Chi, "Sun Wenqu narrowed his eyes at him, "In your eyes, besides being a flower | flower | prince, a homosexual, and a scoundrel who abandons women after seducing them, what else am I?"

"Fang Chi," Sun Wenqu picked up the menu and slowly folded it, "Is that your real name?"

At first, it felt quite painful, a burning sensation, but later on, there was not much feeling at all

Whether he is there or not, I will not go. Sun Wenqu raised one leg, and Fang Chi kicked him, causing his leg to hurt for two days. "My leg is injured"

The words were not yet finished when the man slapped her face: "Three days! Three days! How many sets of three days have there been! Do you think I am a benefactor spreading wealth to all?"

Are you sick?" Sun Wenqu pressed the intercom, "There are three pharmacies outside the back gate of the community; choose one and take your time eating the medicine.

I just went in. Although Fang Chi said it was an urgent matter, his tone remained calm, neither anxious nor angry, as if it were just a casual conversation between ordinary friends

"Wait a moment," Sun Wenqu opened his eyes, lazily stood up, and slowly walked up to him, looking at the scar at the corner of his mouth. "This IOU needs your signature."

"Is someone sending money?" a man asked Fang Chi.

After a few minutes, it finally quieted down, and he let out a long sigh

Sun Wenqu was somewhat surprised; the doorbell had hardly been pressed since it was installed. His friends would usually call first, and it was unlikely that the property management would...

Reaching out to find something for self-defense on his body, he found nothing except for the envelope in the pocket of his coat, so he had no choice but to charge forward like this

"Go!" Fang Chi's mood changed immediately compared to before, and he quickly took out his phone from his pocket, "Then I will make a call to have her come over."

The wall surrounding the yard is low, merely serving to deter a few gentlemen; it cannot even keep out dogs that can jump over. However, the door of this house is quite different; when I didn't have the key, the locksmith took an entire hour to open it.

"Aren't you always on the weekend?" Luo Peng said with a smile, adding, "Bowen is not here; he has something to attend to today."

"I will give you ten seconds," Sun Wenqu shouted at the peephole, "If you don't get lost, I will call the police!"

"You come in," Sun Wenqu was almost amused by his own persistence and stubbornness, "You try coming in, if you do, I will treat you to a meal."

Fang Chi, suppressing the inexplicable anger within him, took out the money he had just withdrawn along with the envelope. The person who had kicked him snatched it away in one swift motion and then cursed, "Damn, is this all there is? This is just enough to send a beggar on their way!"

"A little less would be fine..." Fang Chi said, looking towards the television.

"That's all for now," Fang Chi said. For him, being able to hold back from rushing in to fight these few people was purely out of concern for Xiao Guo.

This time, Fang Chi remained silent for a long period

"Don't climb over the wall anymore," Sun Wenqu continued to shout, "Just go through the door, son!"

Ring again

Fang Chi remained silent, merely looking at him with a smile

Before the debt is settled, Sun Wenqu walked back to him and said, "You must come every day to tidy up the house, clean, do the laundry, and cook..."

After chatting with Luo Peng for a few moments, he hung up the phone, sat on the sofa for a while, and then sat up, reaching for his phone

"Not going, it's not the weekend." Sun Wenqu lay on the sofa, the room filled with the scent of air freshener, which had not dissipated for two days. He wondered how much the cleaning lady had sprayed that day.

Resorting to extortion, demanding money, and if unsuccessful, resorting to violence; even when violence comes at a cost, do they still wish to continue deceiving others

"Aren't you going to eat?" Sun Wenqu shouted

Fang Chi closed his eyes briefly to calm himself down. First, he took Xiao Guo with him to send Fang Ying to the hospital, and then he took a taxi to send Xiao Guo back to his uncle's house.

Fang Chi ignored him and slammed the door shut with a loud bang

However, this was the only time when Fang Chi, at the age of 18, could not resist the beating, and it was also the most inexplicable, the most infuriating, and the most... fearful time.

Hmm? Sun Wenqu glanced at him and changed to "borrow" again

"A mother's debt is repaid by her children," Sun Wenqu said slowly, "If you agree, I will lend it to you; if you do not agree, you can leave after finishing your meal"

Sun Wenqu always felt a certain heaviness in his chest, something that could not be resolved by simply giving Fang Chi a beating. It was a kind of frustration that felt like it was wrapped in cotton, elusive and intangible.

"It would be better if she were dead!" Aunt Bian said, frowning and spitting harshly on the ground.

If no one is taking care of it, it would not be surprising if someone like Fang Ying were to encounter any mishap, perhaps even going missing or dying in such a manner

The intensity of their initial strike makes it clear that these individuals are not ordinary thugs

Sun Wenqu couldn't help but laugh, leaning back against the sofa, and smiled at Fang Chi for nearly two minutes without stopping

That's it. Fang Chi replied quite straightforwardly

Fang Chi did not intend to provoke, nor did he wish to escalate the situation. The act of reaching out to block the slap that was about to be directed at Fang Ying was purely a reflexive response.

Then I saw Fang Ying sitting on the ground, her left hand covered in blood, and her clothes stained with blood as well, but she still appeared to be fine

Fang Chi felt his mind was in a state of chaos. After calming down Xiao Guo, he returned to the living room, where Fang Ying was still sitting on the floor. He went over to take a look at Fang Ying's hands

"I will not agree," Sun Wenqu said

Where is Xiaoguo?" Fang Chi's first reaction was to find Xiaoguo

If he cannot repay the money, he cannot even imagine what these people will do

Sun Wenqu lay comfortably on the sofa, gazing at the door, pondering what tools Fang Chi would use to pick the lock, when suddenly he heard a sound coming from the window beside him

"If I don't open the door, you can just stand by the wall and relieve yourself," Sun Wenqu felt a surge of anger at the thought of that night, "Go ahead and do it."

"I won't agree." Sun Wenqu replied decisively, saying no more, and lay back down on the sofa.

Just as I was about to leave, the doorbell rang again

The door of Fang Ying's house was not closed tightly. When Fang Chi pushed the door open, he saw four men standing inside the room

It is likely that the person was struck with a chair leg, resulting in severe lacerations; it is unclear whether there is any bone injury.

If it weren't for Xiao Guo, he wouldn't care who these people are or what they want to do. Just based on that pull and kick, along with that tone, he couldn't stand it. Normally, when he was pulled like that, he would have already taken action.

At this moment, Sun Wenqu has only one feeling: it is time to install security windows

"Go out before I call the police." Sun Wenqu took the phone.

Three days, I will come to find you again in three days. If you cannot repay the money, do not blame me for being unyielding! Furthermore, do not think about running away; you cannot escape.

Fang Chi felt that Fang Ying must be in trouble at the moment, and without asking too many questions, he withdrew his savings of 10,000 from the bank outside the school and got into a taxi

The doorbell rang again

How much? asked Sun Wenqu.

"Give them money, give them money!" Fang Ying seemed to be startled and shouted, her voice sharp and piercing with a hint of crying, "Give them money, give them money..."

"Then where the hell did you see that I would lend money!" Sun Wenqu shouted, raising his hand, and the menu, folded into a small airplane, flew out from between his fingers

Ah? Sun Wenqu was staring at the television, pondering how to handle this matter, when suddenly he was startled by someone speaking.

It was me, just as Sun Wenqu was about to give up and nestle back into the sofa, someone spoke over the intercom, "Fang Chi."

In broad daylight, under the clear sky, is there still any law left in this world

"What exactly is going on?" Fang Chi grasped Fang Ying's shoulder, staring at her face, "How much do you owe? Whose money do you owe?"

Moreover, he also saw the wounds on Fang Chi's face

He stared at Fang Chi for a long time before saying, "Do you know that this is considered illegal trespassing?"

Did she actually manage to bypass the firewall and come in

Another person reached out and pulled him, asking: "How much did you bring over?"

However, he has no plans to report to the police for the time being. If the police were to come, all they would see is someone knocking on the door without a response. With such a persistent deceit, who knows how he might mislead the police.

I have something to ask of you" Fang Chi continued to knock on the door

Fang Ying no longer spoke, she just kept crying, her hair was a tangled mess, and the makeup on her face was smudged, with patches of black and gray.

Sun Wenchu was not in a hurry; he leisurely walked into the kitchen and took a bottle of yogurt to drink.

"Did Laozi come all this way with his brothers just for this little bit?" The man repeatedly tapped the money against Fang Ying's head, "Are you buying spicy strips or what?"

My whole body is in pain. I didn't pay attention to it before, but now I realize that the corners of my mouth are cracked, and there is a faint metallic salty taste in my mouth. As for my body, it's even worse; walking feels like I'm being hit with a stick, and every step pulls at the pain.

He merely numbly protected Fang Ying, feeling little pain as fists, knees, and some unknown objects fell upon him

When he wanted to slap again, his hand was intercepted by Fang Chi

Fang Ying remained silent, no matter how Fang Chi questioned her, she did not speak, only cried

Probably no one else will help except for him

You are seeking death!" Fang Chi gritted his teeth and said this, enduring the pain in his body as he stood up and entered the house

The kind of fear that seeps deeply from within his heart made his body somewhat stiff

Then I will call the police" Fang Chi said

Sun Wenqu glanced at him again, slowly turned around, and sat back on the sofa, resting his legs on the coffee table: "Oh really, are you in a hurry to ask your mother for alimony?"

"No need to go, just bumped into something." Sun Wenqu actually wanted to go out quite a bit; he still hadn't eaten by now, but he was really too lazy to move.

The amount of money owed by Fang Ying is not a small figure

Is it really gone? Sun Wenqu folded the menu again and then pointed to himself, "Are you sure there is no option for intellectual disability?"

Fang Chi inserted both hands into his pockets and stood still in place

Having looked at one, I found it unappetizing. Just as I was about to take another, the doorbell rang

He exclaimed loudly and jumped up from the sofa. The window had been opened in the morning to let in the scent of air freshener, and he had not noticed that it was still open as he had been keeping the curtains drawn.

After strolling out of the kitchen, Fang Chi said, "Alright."

Sun Wenqu quickly threw away the menu and stood up. Before he could walk towards the door, he heard a knock on the door, three loud knocks.

After these few individuals left, Fang Chi took a long time to regain his senses, coughed twice, and felt a dull pain on his face and body

Before finishing his words, Fang Chi turned around, opened the door, and walked out

I don't know, " Fang Chi said, " she didn't say anything, and recently do not let her take Xiao Guo over anymore.

Fang Chi tilted his head slightly to avoid the paper airplane flying towards his eyes, but the sharply folded corner of the menu still pricked his face

"How did you get hurt? Did you fall?" Luo Peng immediately became anxious upon hearing this, "Have you gone to see a doctor? Or should I come over and take you to the hospital?"

Sun Wenqu made a phone call to place an order for a meal, and then began watching television

To be honest, he admires Fang Chi quite a bit; he doesn't seem like someone with a thick skin, yet he is able to stand here so firmly without leaving.

"Have you gone to play cards again?" Fang Chi asked again

There are several takeout orders on the table, which were brought by the housekeeper when she came over

Sun Wenqu suppressed the impulse to throw his phone, staring at the black screen while silently reciting "eliminating harm for the people and upholding justice" about thirty times in his mind, then raised his head to look at him: "Alright, just stand there."

"What?" Fang Chi's brows furrowed. "What conditions?"

He approached the peephole with some disbelief and indeed saw Fang Chi standing outside the door

He casually took a piece of paper, intending to order takeout to eat.

Just as he jumped up, the curtain was drawn open, and Fang Chi leaped into the living room through the window, standing right in front of him

It is quite light, making no sound upon landing

Fang Chi? Sun Wenqu was taken aback for a moment, turned his head to take a look, and indeed it was Fang Chi

Sun Wenqu closed his eyes and interrupted him, saying: "One hundred thousand, is it?"

"She is fine," Fang Ying's expression was somewhat numb, with red marks on her face. It seemed she was unaware of the injury on her hand, still supporting herself on the ground. "Do you... have any money?"

Fang Chi's voice came from outside the door: "I really have something to ask of you, it's urgent"

"No problem," Sun Wenqu said, "but you need to write me an IOU..."

I am afraid you will see that I am not opening the door said Fang Chi

Are you alright ... ... " Fang Ying nervously groped around his legs.

Fang Chi indeed has urgent matters, and Sun Wenqu can tell from his expression and gaze that the arrogance, which was almost written on his face during their previous two meetings, has vanished.

"Yes," Fang Chi said

Looking again, there was still no one on the screen. Sun Wenqu felt a bit irritated and shouted, "Take your time pressing! Press for a full eight hours before getting off work!"

Sun Wenqu was somewhat at a loss for words, possibly due to the neighbor's child. This had happened before; the child would always come, ring the doorbell, and then run away. It wasn't until Sun Wenqu grabbed a stick and chased him away, directly smashing the doorbell of his house, that the child stopped ringing it.

In the current situation with Fang Ying and Xiao Guo, he can only endure it

What kind of fraudulent mentality is this, that it can even open classes to teach others

But immediately afterwards, he heard a commotion in the yard, as if a flower pot had been kicked or smashed.

Fang Chi glanced at him and said nothing

Fang Chi said nothing more and left his uncle's house

"Can I borrow it?" Fang Chi asked, "I guarantee I can pay it back."

The intercom is very quiet, and no one is responding

"It is borrowing money," Fang Chi said

Sun Wenqu wanted to see how long he could keep knocking.

Fang Chi felt as if she would die in the next moment upon hearing Fang Ying's half-sob, half-cry. Thus, disregarding everything else, the only thing she could do was to lean her body over Fang Ying, shielding her head and her bloodied left hand.

"I can write you an IOU, or you can say whatever you want, as long as I can borrow money." Fang Chi said again

By the way, Sun Wenqu said while drinking yogurt, "There is another condition."

Give me a few more days ... ... Three days! Just three days!" Fang Ying said, "I ... ... "

It took approximately five minutes

Fang Chi raised his hand and brushed this person aside, bending down to look at Fang Ying's hand, which was covered in blood and obscured the extent of the injury. Just as he was about to ask, someone behind him kicked his leg and shouted: "Stop wasting time, where's the money!"

I do not know how long it has been, but finally, after four weeks, it has quieted down.

Sun Wenqu felt that if it were not for his leg discomfort, he would have rushed out to throw a flower pot at Fang Chi right now.

Ah," Sun Wenqu laughed enough and rubbed his face with his hands, "It's so funny.

Several individuals simultaneously approached and delivered punches towards Fang Chi, while two kicks landed on Fang Ying's body

"The money was borrowed from your mother," Sun Wenqu said with a smirk, "your own mother, right?"

The sound outside the door has ceased, and Fang Chi seems to have walked away

Rely on?

If I don't take care of it... will I also run into trouble?

After speaking, he did not open the door, returned to the sofa, lay down, and continued to look at the menu.

He reluctantly walked to the door with his legs aching and sore from walking, but he did not see anyone ringing the bell on the intercom screen

The speed of the paper airplane is quite fast, so although it is just a piece of paper, when it hits the face, especially when it strikes a wound, it still hurts quite a bit. Fang Chi furrowed his brows and remained silent

After Sun Wenqu managed to pick out two dishes from a pile of food that he found unappetizing, the knocking on the door ceased

This small stroke of luck was shattered when I saw the car parked downstairs at Fang Ying's home. It was not a good car, just a battered pickup truck, but it was parked in a very casual manner, blocking the road completely, clearly indicating that it was parked haphazardly and would leave at any moment.

It is still ringing

One hundred thousand

Fang Chi looked at him seriously and said, "There really isn't."

Sun Wenqu gritted his teeth and turned a deaf ear.

How can one help oneself?

Fang Chi did not move, and after a few seconds of silence, he said: "You just said that if I came in, you would treat me to a meal"

The place I currently reside in is where I moved last month, and it is somewhat far from Fangchi School

It has been three years since we last met, and now you have returned

He made several calls to Fang Ying while in the car, but none were answered, which made him increasingly uneasy

He does not know how much he can help Fang Ying in return for the care she has given him over the years, but it is likely that apart from him, Fang Ying has already found no one else who can assist her

Fang Ying's tone this time was completely different from when she previously asked him to go to Sun Wenqu for money, and this was the first time she had asked Fang Chi to take her own money

I apologize, " Fang Chi said, " I truly have an urgent matter.

Fang Chi ran upstairs, and when he reached the fourth floor, he faintly heard the sound of Xiao Guo crying coming from the fifth floor. Only Fang Ying and Xiao Guo lived in the two apartments on the fifth floor, and as soon as he heard it, he became anxious

However, this conditioned reflex, along with the less than 20,000 yuan, has provoked these individuals.

I signed? Fang Chi was taken aback, "The money is..."

After standing quietly for more than ten minutes, Fang Chi suddenly spoke: "If one hundred thousand is too much..."

Fang Chi furrowed his brows in contemplation. Although it is an old residential community, it is still a community, and there is a security guard at the entrance. If someone were truly to cause trouble for Fang Ying, it is possible that they might not even be able to enter the community gate

Being hit is not a big deal; it is not as if I have never been hit before

From the inner room with the door closed, the sound of Xiao Guo crying, somewhat out of breath, could be heard, causing Fang Chi to furrow his brow