Upon hearing this introduction, Master Feng and his wife were initially taken aback and somewhat bewildered.
The name was somewhat distant to them, and had become quite unfamiliar, but they vaguely remembered it, though they couldn't recall it at the moment.
“Zhou… Hongtao…”
At this moment, Madam Feng suddenly muttered something, then turned to look at Master Feng. The two of them were stunned for a moment, and both saw shock in each other's eyes.
Then, the name "Zhou Hongtao" exploded like a thunderbolt in the minds of Master Feng and his wife.
Seeing this, Jing Zhe laughed and said, "It seems you've remembered?"
"..."
"Of course, if you're old and your memory isn't so good, then I'll introduce him to you. His name is Zhou Hongtao. The Zhou Family Restaurant, the predecessor of the Feng Family Restaurant, was his father's business."
However, the Zhou family's house was destroyed in a fire more than ten years ago. Fortunately, Zhou Hongtao was not inside the house when he got up at night, so he escaped the fire.
"..."
After Jing Zhe finished his introduction, Master Feng and his wife were still in shock and hadn't recovered.
"Don't Master Feng and Madam Feng want to say a few words?"
"this…"
Coming to his senses, Master Feng was somewhat flustered. After a long while, he said, "My dear nephew, you are very lucky! I was also heartbroken when the Zhou family was suddenly destroyed by fire!"
Madam Feng chimed in, "Yes, we had just finalized the restaurant deal with Master Zhou and even handed over the banknotes when this happened that very night. It's truly heartbreaking!"
Master Feng had calmed down by this time. He thought about how many years had passed and that apart from Zhou Hongtao, all the other members of the Zhou family had died long ago. Zhou Hongtao was just a child back then, so what could he possibly know?
So as long as they don't panic, they should be fine!
Upon hearing this, Zhou Hongtao gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and his body trembled slightly. However, before Jing Zhe could speak, he remained silent and did not make a move. One could only admire his patience, but also understand why he could endure it now, since he had endured it for more than ten years.
Jing Zhe, however, sneered repeatedly, clapping his hands and laughing, "I never expected that Master Feng and Madam Feng would be so kind-hearted!"
"Hehe, of course, of course!"
Master Feng had no sense of shame whatsoever and continued to speak shamelessly, but in his heart he was still concerned about the land deed. Just now Jing Zhe said that the deed did not belong to them. Could it be that it belonged to Zhou Hongtao?
Thinking of this, Master Feng sneered inwardly. Those who knew the truth had all been burned to death back then, so he couldn't possibly have any evidence. Therefore, the restaurant couldn't possibly be blamed on the Zhou family!
So he continued, "President Jing, let's talk about the restaurant's property deed! Since Xu Wenchang used embezzled funds to make a deal with me, the deal itself is invalid. I've already returned the embezzled funds to President Jing, so shouldn't President Jing return the property deed to me?"
“Master Feng, as I just said, this deed does not belong to me, but it certainly does not belong to you either.”
"Who does it belong to?"
Madam Feng immediately asked, "You're not going to say that this Feng Family Restaurant belongs to Zhou Hongtao, are you?"
"Haha, Mrs. Feng is so clever!"
Jing Zhe clapped his hands. "But I have to correct you. It's not Feng Family Restaurant, it's Zhou Family Restaurant that belongs to Zhou Hongtao!"
"Absurd, utterly absurd!"
Master Feng immediately exploded: "How is this possible? Just because a descendant of the Zhou family survived doesn't mean we have to return the Zhou Family Restaurant that was already traded back then, does it? There's no logic to that!"
"Transaction complete?"
"What? President Jing still doesn't believe me? I have the receipts from that transaction. If President Jing doesn't believe me, I can produce them!"
Master Feng's confidence stemmed from this: no matter who came, he could produce a receipt as evidence to prove that he had bought the Feng Family Restaurant.
But Jing Zhe sneered repeatedly and said in a deep voice, "The receipt that Master Feng mentioned, was it written the day before the fire? It was written but hadn't been made public yet when the Zhou family was hit by the fire? Isn't that too much of a coincidence?"
"It may seem unbelievable, but that's the truth, it's just a coincidence!"
"Master Feng said, holding his head high."
"It's such a coincidence that everyone ate the same meal, and then fell into a deep sleep afterward. The fire burned them alive, and only Zhou Hongtao, who hadn't eaten, escaped. The person who prepared dinner for the Zhou family ran away. Someone had seen him frequently visiting the Feng family before the incident. It's just too much of a coincidence!"
The person who drugged Feng did indeed escape, and no one has seen him since. So the rest of the story was fabricated by Jing Zhe to trick Master Feng.
Sure enough, Master Feng was immediately frightened upon hearing this.
"This...this...this..."
Fortunately, Madam Feng nudged him from behind, and Feng the wealthy man finally came to his senses: "That boy has already run away. Even if they hear it from others, they have no evidence. What are they afraid of?"
"That's complete nonsense! You can always find a pretext to accuse someone, right? President Jing, you can't just make things up without evidence! The Zhou family had just sold their restaurant and received a large sum of money from me. They were so happy that they drank all night and got completely drunk, so much so that they didn't even know a fire had broken out. In the end, they can only blame their bad luck; they weren't fortunate enough to enjoy so much money!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
As soon as Master Feng finished speaking, Zhou Hongtao couldn't hold back any longer: "My father never intended to sell the restaurant, so where did the money come from? And my mother and the others never drink, so how did they get so drunk? If they didn't eat food laced with sleeping pills, how could they be unconscious? You orchestrated all of this!"
"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want! President Jing is here too, or I'll sue you for defamation!"
Master Feng realized that this descendant of the Zhou family had no evidence and had only gone to Jing Zhe to complain based on his memory. So as long as he insisted that his transaction was legitimate, they would be able to do nothing about it!
Upon hearing this, Zhou Hongtao was even more enraged. He had been holding back for so long, and he could no longer restrain himself. He rushed forward, wanting to beat the murderer who had ruined his family, but Jing Zhe held him back.
Master Feng was startled, but seeing that Zhou Hongtao was being held back by Jing Zhe and unable to move forward, he became bolder: "Don't hold him back, let him hit me if he dares!"
Jing Zhe glanced at him, then actually released Zhou Hongtao, but whispered in his ear, "Just hit him twice, don't kill him or knock him unconscious. We'll need him later. You can kill him after you're done using him!"
"good!"
Zhou Hongtao gave a muffled reply, then charged forward with his fist raised.
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