Chapter 239 — The Girl Beneath the Shade
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"Brother Black Panther wants to see me?" Zhong Yongliang was briefly taken aback, then agreed without hesitation: "I'll go!"
Not only had this failed to finish off Wei Zhao, it had landed Brother Black Panther back in prison — and that made Zhong Yongliang hate Wei Zhao to the bone! He wanted to ask Brother Black Panther just what sort of ability Wei Zhao had, that he could make someone as formidable as Brother Black Panther come off the worse a second time!
"Good, then. I'll drive over to the school to pick you up around noon. Don't tell anyone about this." Hearing Zhong Yongliang's answer, Zhong Fabai relaxed. His one worry had been that his son would be too foolish to go and see Black Panther — and if that put Black Panther out, things could turn rather ugly. Still, Zhong Yongliang's readiness did surprise him somewhat.
"I understand, Dad!" Zhong Yongliang hung up, pressed a hand to the wounds on his body, and gritted his teeth.
He had been unconscious yesterday, only to be whipped awake by a belt! Zhong Yongliang had never suffered such a vicious beating in all his life. It left him shocked and furious — but once he got the full story out of them, he knew he had been played by Wei Zhao!
Zou Ruoming had taken him for Tang Zhi. Much as that galled Zhong Yongliang, it was also something of a relief: thank heavens Zou Ruoming had only beaten him. What if the man had thrown his arms around him and called him Tang Zhi? That would have been enough to make him sick.
And so, the more Zhong Yongliang thought about it, the more he felt that this Wei Zhao was truly detestable!
"I'm not going..." Wei Zhao was speechless.
"Then come with me? I'm heading to—" Kang ** began.
"I've got a date to get to... go by yourself." Wei Zhao clapped Kang ** on the shoulder. What was with this kid today, clinging to him like this? Even going to the toilet, he wanted company?
"Ah... then hurry along." Only then did Kang ** come to his senses, a little embarrassed. "Boss, I'll talk to you at noon, then. Actually, there's something I wanted to ask you..."
"Then it can wait till noon." Wei Zhao hurried out of the classroom. Kang ** had held him up a while — who knew whether Tang Zhi was getting anxious.
By noon, sunlight poured down unhindered across the *** field. Apart from a few students playing basketball, there was hardly anyone out there at this hour.
Zou Ruoming went up for a layup, then caught sight of Wei Zhao walking out of the teaching building. He lost his balance and crashed to the ground, sprawling flat on his face, the basketball flying off to one side.
He had already developed something of a psychological shadow where Wei Zhao was concerned. This thing wasn't human! True, there was no proof that yesterday's business had been Wei Zhao's doing — but who needed proof? None at all. Brother Black Panther, whom Zhong Yongliang had brought in, had vanished without a trace, and Zhong Yongliang had been knocked out and dumped exactly where Tang Zhi had been. If Wei Zhao hadn't done it, then who — Superman? Ultraman?
Zou Ruoming had never imagined Wei Zhao could be so formidable, and yesterday he had tried to force himself on Tang Zhi. So now, seeing Wei Zhao come out, he assumed on instinct that Wei Zhao had come looking for trouble with him — and that was why he stumbled and lost his footing, landing on the ground.
Wei Zhao gave Zou Ruoming a cold glance. In Wei Zhao's eyes, Zou Ruoming was no different from an ant; making him disappear would be the work of a moment. Only, now was not the time.
The situation in Songshan was unclear, and for the moment Wei Zhao had no wish to get involved, nor to stir up too much trouble. Besides, Wei Zhao had genuinely fallen for this campus life — days of bullets flying had worn thin on him!