Fu Jianzhi glanced at the blood-soaked stick in his hand and threw it on the ground.
Seeing his silence, Su Jin thought he had found the boy's weakness and wanted to press his advantage.
He has already figured out the situation in Jingzhou. The Fu family may seem low-key, but they are backed by a secret department of China. The Fu family is likely the most powerful of the major families in Jingzhou.
Fu Jianzhi seems to be one of the most crucial figures in the Fu family. Despite his young age, he can easily mobilize almost all of the Fu family's resources.
Su Jin had sent people to keep an eye on Fu Jianzhi. In the pictures that were sent back, Fu Lin was very careful with his son, and there seemed to be a hint of flattery in his eyes.
Su Jin then investigated Fu Jianzhi further. He investigated his past, the places he studied, his grades, and how he met Ruan Chen.
However, Su Jin found nothing. Fu Jianzhi was like a ghost living among humans, and no information about him could be found through any channel.
Even if it's Ruan Chen, her experiences over the past ten years can be clearly found out—regardless of whether they're true or false.
But everything about Fu Jianzhi has been blocked out by people in this world.
Ruan Zhengde is still in detention, but his downfall is a foregone conclusion. His accomplice, Song Xingwang, will also face imprisonment. The Song family is currently too preoccupied to care for themselves.
With various forces vying for a share of the pie, Su Jin hoped to gain the support of the Fu family. Firstly, to support Ruan Yunhan's rise to power and control of the Ruan Group; secondly, to help Su Jin establish a firm foothold in Jingzhou, as he did not want to engage in shady underground activities in the city.
If I could reach a consensus with Fu Jianzhi in this dilapidated warehouse, my future path would be much easier.
Su Jin spoke up, "You certainly don't want your sister to know how eccentric and cruel you are in private, do you?"
Fu Jianzhi suddenly smiled, confident, and spoke.
“She will accept everything about me, and you can tell her everything that happens here.”
The boy spoke nonchalantly, not even glancing at the few people on the ground whose survival was uncertain. As he walked away, he said, "In fact, if it were before, Ruan Chen's methods would have been even more ruthless than mine—it's just that she seems a bit impatient with this world now, and she's too lazy to clean up the scum for it."
Su Jin thought that when Fu Jianzhi said "before", he meant Ruan Chen from two or three years ago, or three or five years ago, when she was indeed very arrogant.
But Fu Jianzhi himself knew that the "past" he spoke of existed in another broken, crumbling, and almost obliterated timeline.
Su Jin fell silent, somewhat frustrated.
Fu Jianzhi didn't fall for threats, and Su Jin certainly couldn't bring himself to run to Ruan Chen and tearfully accuse Fu Jianzhi of being so brutal as to break people's bones with a stick.
"Let me give you a piece of advice, Mr. Su. If you want to gain the support of the Fu family—or me, it's very simple. You just need to have Ruan Chen standing behind you."
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Ruan Chen attended class as usual the next day, but Wan Taotao did not come.
One afternoon a week later, He Liren came over and asked a few girls to help Wan Taotao pack up her desk and take everything away.
Facing the curious gazes of the entire class, He Liren explained, "Wan Taotao has transferred schools. She's no longer studying in Jingzhou due to family reasons, so I'm here to help her pack her things."
Ruan Chen remained motionless, only the electronic pen in her hand slid across the screen, lazily thinking to herself, "This is so boring."
He hadn't done anything; he had just broken her leg and made a phone call to Su Jin.
Compared to what Wan Taotao wanted to do for him, he was actually being very polite to her.
As He Liren left the classroom, he gave Ruan Chen a meaningful look and beckoned to her, "Ruan Chen, come here for a moment."
In the office, Ruan Chen stood obediently in front of He Liren's desk.
He Liren looked at his student with a complicated expression, and after a moment he sighed, "Student Ruan, I know that your family has suddenly suffered a change, and it must be very difficult for you to accept. This may be the lowest point in your life."
Although Ruan Chen didn't really care to listen to such lectures from an outsider who didn't understand anything, she knew that Lao He meant well, so she adopted a receptive attitude.
"But you can't give up on yourself because of setbacks."
Ruan Chen: ...Huh?
Old He continued, "You should stay away from those shady people in society. They might be able to give you something you need or help you with something, but the price you pay will be disproportionate."
Old He took a sip of water. "Ruan Chen, do you understand what I'm saying?"
Ruan Chen said honestly and innocently, "I'm sorry, teacher, I don't understand."
Old He knew that Ruan Chen seemed listless and indifferent to everything, but in fact, she was stubborn.
So his tone became even more earnest, "Ruan Chen, I know Wan Taotao provoked you first, but... we're all classmates, there's no need for that."
Ruan Chen understood now. Wan Taotao could transfer schools, but she still had to say a few more nonsense to Lao He before leaving.
She's all alone; where would she find any shady characters from society? Does she even need them?
But Ruan Chen didn't refute, and bowed slightly, "I understand, thank you teacher, I won't do it again."
Old He, who was being very earnest, felt a little uneasy.
"Oh, right, Ruan Chen, there's one more thing." Old He handed Ruan Chen an envelope. "It's just Bo Nian's stuff. He's still recovering, and the teacher is afraid that if I go and deliver it to him, it might upset him again. I thought you were the closest to him, so why don't you go and deliver it for me?"
The envelope was large, probably containing a document bag; it felt hard to the touch, and the First Military Academy's emblem was printed on it.
Ruan Chen understood immediately, and joy appeared in her eyes.
She hadn't had the energy to pay attention to this matter recently. In her opinion, as long as Bo Nianren was alright, nothing else mattered. She didn't expect there to be a follow-up to this matter.
Old He said, "The matter of Bo Nian's previous competition has been resolved. It was a problem with the scoring system. Bo Nian's score has now been restored, and he is indeed first. These are some documents regarding his recommendation from the First Military Academy. If he accepts them, he just needs to sign them."
"When you give him the things, try to persuade him to accept the recommendation. I heard that people from the hospital came to his home to talk to him about this, but he was quite resistant. It seems that this matter has caused him a lot of harm."
Ruan Chen held the file bag, deeply moved.
It must have been Nan Jing who made the decision; he is indeed very fair. It's just unclear who was behind this, or whether it caused any real harm to the Nan family.
And what roles did the Ruan family and Yan Qian play in this matter?
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