Chapter 430 — A Few More Turned
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Hearing his son's words, Zou Tiandi nearly exploded with rage. Wasn't that just protesting too much? He truly wanted to kick the boy flying. "You idiot, what are you saying? We came to handle the thief case—to ensure fairness and justice, that's why we came to supervise!"
"Right, right, right!" Zou Ruoming had spoken rashly in his panic and hastily corrected himself. "Boss Wei Zhao, this really has nothing to do with us..."
"Enough, I can't be bothered to waste words on you. Load those three willow saplings onto the truck for me, and the two of you can scram! But don't cross me again next time, or I'll burn your house down!" Lin Xuan waved his hand impatiently. "We'll let today's matter drop. If you feel like spreading it around, that's up to you..."
Zou Ruoming was taken aback. He thought to himself, why on earth would I spread it around? Isn't it madness to go around telling people about my own humiliation? But then he understood what Wei Zhao meant—he must be referring to what they had seen, him together with Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu...
But what relationship did Wei Zhao have with Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu? Back at school, there had never been any talk of them being connected...
Though still puzzled, Zou Ruoming did not dare ask. Wei Zhao wanted willow saplings, so he and his father Han Tiandi hurried out to fetch some.
"Give me three willow saplings!" Zou Tiandi walked into the first shop selling saplings he came across and ordered the owner, "How much?"
Seeing that it was the market's big boss come for saplings, how could the shopkeeper charge him? He hurriedly brought over three willow saplings and said with an ingratiating smile, "What money? It's not worth much at all. If you need them, just take them!"
"Better let me pay you. A hundred yuan—that's enough, isn't it?" Zou Tiandi took out his wallet and pulled out a hundred-yuan note to hand to the owner.
"That's too much. Willow saplings are cheap, just a few yuan each..." The owner waved his hands hastily.
Zou Tiandi had no time to quibble with him. He dropped the money, snatched up the saplings, and headed out.
"Shall I find a worker to carry them for you?" Seeing Tiandi pitching in himself, the owner asked kindly.
"No need!" Tiandi refused flatly. Only by carrying them himself could he show his sincerity. If he found a worker, what if Wei Zhao found fault again? Besides, three willow saplings were not heavy.
After loading the saplings onto the car, Zou Tiandi stood carefully beside it, a fawning smile on his face. "Leader Wei Zhao, is there anything else you'd like to instruct?"
"That's all. Oh, right—I turned two of the guards in your security room into idiots. That's not a problem, is it?" Wei Zhao glanced at Tiandi. "They won't come demanding medical expenses from me, will they?"
"No, no, rest assured..." Xie Tiandi was startled. He could turn people into idiots just like that? What kind of method was that? No wonder that security captain had acted so strangely earlier—he had thought the man was just smitten, but it turned out he had been turned into an idiot! "They turned into idiots from falling down themselves. We will compensate them according to the work-injury standard..."
Ji Yi nodded, turned, got into the car, and sped away, spraying a puff of black smoke into the faces of Tiandi and his son. Yet neither dared wipe it away with a hand; they kept up their respectful send-off posture, watching Wei Zhao's car disappear into the distance...