Chapter 158 A Near Miss
Zhang's father's face suddenly turned gloomy and he raised his hand to hit her.
Father Pei suddenly struggled and shouted: "Stop!"
Zhang's father looked back at him and said, "Why? Are you heartbroken? If your mother hadn't interfered, she would be your wife now."
Father Pei felt a pang of pain in his heart when he looked at Zhang Yumei's haggard face.
How much suffering has she endured over the years, and she has no idea.
"Yumei..." he whispered, "I'm sorry..."
Zhang Yumei shook her head: "It has nothing to do with you, but it's a bargain for this beast."
"You!" Zhang's father was so angry that his face turned blue, "Don't think I don't dare to do it!"
"Kill me if you dare!" Zhang Yumei sneered, "Anyway, the thing I regret most in my life is marrying a scumbag like you!"
In Pei's Building, Pei Song's phone suddenly rang.
He pressed the hands-free button, and Zhang's father's cold voice came: "I advise you not to waste your energy looking for someone."
Pei Song stood up suddenly: "Where is my dad?"
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Zhang's father said with a smile, "I've called you guys. It's very simple. Just ask Ruojin to return the control of Zhang's to me and ask SNK to withdraw from the International Financial City project, and I'll release you."
Zhang Ruojin sneered: "Dad, you are really going backwards as you grow older."
"Don't be so shameless," Zhang's father said sternly, "Do you think I dare not do it?"
"You dare!" Pei Song and Zhang Ruojin shouted at the same time.
"Then it's up to you to choose," Zhang's father said. "I'll give you an hour to think about it. By the way, your mother is here too."
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Ruojin's face turned pale: "My mother was also arrested?"
Shi Yanchen began to analyze the positioning information: "The signal comes from the suburban industrial area, and the range has been narrowed to..."
"I'll go!" Pei Song grabbed his coat.
"Wait," Shi Yanchen pulled him back, "I have people surrounding that area, we will go in from the south."
In the abandoned factory, Zhang's father paced anxiously.
"They should be here soon," he said with a grin, "don't let me ruin your plans then."
Two burly thugs were guarding the door, staring at Pei's father and Zhang Yumei with sharp eyes.
There were four people outside patrolling around the factory, reporting the situation from time to time using walkie-talkies.
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside.
"What's going on?" Father Zhang frowned.
"Boss Zhang, it seems that there is..." One of the thugs was hit hard on the back of the head before he could finish his words and fell directly to the ground.
Another thug immediately drew his gun, only to find that someone had pressed a gun against his back.
In the blink of an eye, Pei's father suddenly slammed into Zhang's father.
Mr. Zhang was quite skilled and he managed to stabilize his balance by just turning sideways.
He sneered, pulled out a gun and pointed it at Pei's father: "You are looking for death!"
"Bang!" With a loud bang, the rolling door of the factory was knocked open and the police rushed in from different directions.
The four thugs outside immediately opened fire back but were quickly subdued.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang's father hurriedly pulled the trigger.
Father Pei pushed Zhang Yumei away with all his strength, but he was hit in the abdomen by a bullet.
Just as Zhang's father was about to fire a second shot, the skylight suddenly shattered and a team of special police rushed in from above and subdued him in an instant.
"Let me go!" Father Zhang was still struggling, "Do you know who I am?"
"I know," Zhang Ruojin walked in, "You're just a bastard who's unworthy of being a husband."
"I didn't lose!" Zhang's father was pinned to the ground but still laughing wildly, "Do you think you can defeat me like this? I have been in the financial circle for more than 20 years and have many connections. In a few months, at most, I will be able to get out of this. When the time comes, I will let you know what true revenge is!"
"Look at what you are like now," Zhang Yumei sneered, "still making such ridiculous threats."
"Ridiculous?" Father Zhang's eyes flashed with madness, "Don't think I don't have any tricks up my sleeve. Just wait and see, this world has always been ruled by people like me. Rules? Morals? Those are all for fools!"
"Take him away!" The police didn't want to listen to his crazy talk anymore.
The matter came to an end quickly and Zhang's father was taken away by the police.
When Pei's father was carried into the ambulance, he held Pei Song's hand and said, "Son, Dad has something to tell you."
"You go to the hospital first..."
Pei Song wanted to check on his injuries, but his father stopped him by shaking his head: "No, I should have said these words a long time ago."
"When you first returned to China, I didn't let you join Pei's, not because I didn't trust you." Pei's father laughed bitterly, "At that time, Pei's was rotten. I didn't want to drag you down with it, and I didn't want you to see that your father's business was doing so badly. I just... wanted to maintain the last dignity of a father in front of his son."
He paused, with a bit of heartache in his eyes: "You are like your mother, too pure in nature, and too serious about things. Pei's shameful transactions at that time, those intrigues... I don't want you to be polluted by this environment."
Pei Song's eyes turned red: "Dad..."
"Now Pei's has improved, and you have grown so well." Pei's father looked at him, "I hope that after you complete the SNK project, you can return to Pei's and take it to a new level."
"Fortunately, I have asked a lawyer to make a will. I will transfer all the shares under my name to you." Pei Song showed a relieved expression. "If I am gone, those relatives will probably take the opportunity to cause trouble. But I have left you with Zhao Tezhu and a few other confidants. They will all support you."
He turned to look at Shi Yanchen next to him: "Xiao Shi, this time it's all thanks to you. Not only what happened today, but over the past year or so, you have taught Song Song very well, much better than I as a father."
Shi Yanchen shook his head: "Uncle, don't say that. It's my honor to be able to help Songsong."
"Dad, don't say that," Pei Song held his father's hand tightly: "You will be fine..."
"Dad knows you have your own choice," Pei's father smiled, "but I should always make these words clear to you."
After checking the wound, the doctor was surprised: "Although the bullet hit the abdomen, fortunately the mobile phone in the pocket mitigated the impact, causing only flesh wounds and slight internal bleeding, without damaging the internal organs."
Pei Song then noticed the deformed cell phone in his father's coat pocket and took it out with trembling fingers.
The deep dents and bullet holes in the metal casing were shocking.
"Dad..." He held his father's hand tightly.
"It's okay," Father Pei said, still comforting his son despite his pale face, "It just hurts a little, it will be fine in a few days."
The doctor showed them the medical report: "You need to be hospitalized for a few days to prevent delayed bleeding. But at the moment, the injury is not serious."
Shi Yanchen stood at the door of the ward, watching the interaction between father and son.
He didn't dare to imagine how sad Pei Song would be if the cell phone hadn't slowed down the impact of the bullet.
"I put this spare phone in my pocket before leaving get off work yesterday," Pei's father smiled, "and I didn't expect it to save my life."
"You should have a good rest," Pei Song tucked in the corner of the quilt for his father, "Zhao Tezhu and his men, as well as Shi Yanchen and I will take care of the company's affairs. Don't think about anything."