It was the tall, fat guy who used to follow Wei Luo around.

Because of his repeated failures, he was dismissed by Wei Luo. This time, he came to look for any trace of the Stone Rock Fish.

Upon seeing Zhang Fan, a hint of hatred flashed across his face: "Let me tell you, this whole area belongs to me. You'd better get lost, or I won't be polite."

Zhang Fan looked over, his voice icy: "Get out!"

The tall, fat man was startled by Zhang Fan's cold gaze. His fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and he said with a fierce but weak voice, "Then don't blame me for being impolite. This place is so remote, even if I beat you to death, no one will know."

Zhang Fan's lips curled into a cold smile: "No one will know even if you die."

The tall, fat man was stunned. Before he could react, his clenched wrist was grabbed by the other man, and then, with a "crack" and a scream, his wrist bone was instantly broken.

The scream was cut short as Zhang Fan punched him in the stomach, sending the tall, fat man flying through the air in an arc before crashing heavily into the shallow water.

He fell and suffered a head injury, bleeding profusely, and fainted on the spot.

Throughout the entire process, Zhang Fan held the bowl containing the rockfish in his hand, and not a single drop of water was spilled.

The river here has been polluted by the fat, tall guy and has become unclean.

Zhang Fan turned away in disgust and walked towards the dark river where he had found the jade bead.

Holding the rooster bowl, Zhang Fan jumped down lightly, and when he landed on solid ground, not a single drop of water spilled from the bowl.

He released the rockfish into the underground river.

The water in the underground river is less than before, but it's still more than enough to raise rockfish fry.

Judging by the time, the tall, fat man was about to wake up, so Zhang Fan returned to the riverbank.

As soon as I reached the riverbank, I saw the tall, fat man clutching his blood-soaked head, staggering as he prepared to leave.

Upon seeing Zhang Fan, the tall, fat man froze for a moment, then reacted quickly and knelt on the ground: "Master, I was blind and did not recognize your greatness. You are a magnanimous person, and you have a heart that can hold a boat. Please, please let me go."

Zhang Fan's voice was icy: "I'll ask, you answer."

The tall, fat man nodded vigorously: "Okay, okay, okay."

Zhang Fan: "What do you want with the rockfish?"

The tall, fat man met Zhang Fan's hawk-like eyes and trembled again, not daring to hide anything. He told the truth: "I'm a boss from Nancheng. I heard that Zhao Lin was cured of his illness by eating Shiyan fish and he wants to spend 100,000 yuan to buy a Shiyan fish. I just wanted to try my luck."

"What's his name?"

“Wei Lai, Wei as in the surname Wei, and Lai as in the word 'come'.”

"Fine, get out of here!"

The tall, fat man felt as if he had been granted a pardon and ran away faster than a rabbit, tumbling and crawling.

If the other party is sick, wouldn't that be a chance to make money?

Zhang Fan sent a message to Zhao Lin.

Do you know Wei Lai?

—What a coincidence, he just called me to inquire about you. I didn't dare reveal your identity, I only said that I was good to eat Shiyan fish. He is the richest man in Nancheng, and his family has much more money than mine. Can I tell him your identity?

I'll go check it out when I have time.

——Alright!

...

Just after I hung up the phone, Jiang Tao called.

"Zhang Fan, I need to wait a bit. Something seems to have happened here. I just saw the girl I was on a blind date with being dragged into the woods by a man. She seems to be calling for help. I'll go check it out."

The girl Jiang Tao went on a blind date with was none other than Li Jingjing.

"Where are you?"

"I'm about a mile from the village now... beep beep beep..."

The signal was bad in the mountains, and the call was immediately disconnected.

Li Jingjing considered herself half a woman, so he couldn't ignore her if she was in danger.

Zhang Fan put the rooster bowl on the ground and headed in the direction Jiang Tao had indicated.

He hadn't run far when he saw Jiang Tao's car, but Jiang Tao had already disappeared into the woods.

The area is overgrown with weeds, some as tall as two meters, and people unfamiliar with the terrain can easily get lost inside.

Zhang Fan noticed that the grass had been broken, and the cut was still fresh, indicating that it had only been broken recently. This must have been a mark left by Jiang Tao.

He followed the clue, and as he walked, he felt that Jiang Tao seemed to have lost his way and was going around in circles.

They hadn't walked far when they heard a noise ahead. Pushing aside the weeds, Zhang Fan found himself face to face with someone.

Jiang Tao suddenly saw someone ahead and let out a hurried and suppressed cry. After recognizing Zhang Fan, he hurriedly said, "Zhang Fan, I'm sorry, I lost him."

Zhang Fan asked calmly, "Where did you lose them? Do you remember roughly which direction they went?"

Jiang Tao pointed in a direction: "That direction."

Zhang Fan lightly touched the ground with his toes, his body leaping into the air, looking in the direction Jiang Tao had indicated.

Sure enough, two figures appeared. Li Jingjing's face was covered in tears as a man grabbed her by the neck and dragged her along. The man turned around and saw that it was Bai Qing from Baijia Village.

Zhang Fan narrowed his eyes dangerously. What audacity! How dare they commit violence in Zhangjiapo! He would let Bai Qing know that he had really bitten off more than he could chew this time.

He was incredibly fast, rushing towards Li Jingjing. Jiang Tao, who had been following behind, disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Fan was closer and could clearly hear Bai Qing's fierce voice.

Bai Qing slammed Li Jingjing to the ground, stepping on the hem of her cheongsam with one foot, and said with a sinister grin.

"You bitch, I told you where Zhang Fan lives, but you wouldn't tell me. Today I'm going to show you what happens when you anger me."

"You like Zhang Fan, don't you? Look at you being bullied by me. Do you think he'll come to your rescue? You dare to curse me."

Li Jingjing had a strong personality. She widened her eyes to stop the tears of fear from falling, and bit her lower lip tightly with her pearly teeth.

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