Chapter 174: Corrupt Mentality

Hearing his words, Chen Feng was a little surprised and a little angry, but at the same time, he found it somewhat amusing.

Without a doubt, this guy had someone investigate him and actually found out he had a terminal illness.

This was clearly a serious invasion of his personal privacy, and Chen Feng had reason to be angry.

It was just that this guy had obviously gotten one thing wrong; he had taken it for granted that Chen Feng had concealed his terminal illness from Wu Mengting.

Because according to his logic, if Wu Mengting knew that Chen Feng was terminally ill and didn’t have long to live, she would absolutely not be so intimate with him, to the point where he felt they were dating like a real couple.

And the reason Chen Feng hid his terminal illness was undoubtedly because he had improper thoughts about Wu Mengting.

This was a normal logic that everyone would assume.

Unfortunately, Chen Feng was not normal now, and Wu Mengting was also completely different from those worldly women.

It was laughable that Hong Yongming thought he had a hold on Chen Feng.

“Are you planning to use this secret to threaten me?” Chen Feng shook his head with amusement, as if watching a clown perform.

However, the streetlights were dim, and with a layer of car window glass between them, Hong Yongming didn’t notice anything amiss with Chen Feng’s expression.

With a look of someone holding a winning hand, he said with a smile, “First, I regret to hear about your illness. Second, I want you to put in a few good words for me in front of Xiaoting. You and she are very close, like a god-brother and sister, so she must trust you very much. And you also want her to find a good man and live a happy life, and I am the one who can give her a lifetime of happiness.”

Chen Feng shook his head in disappointment and said, “If this is all you’ve got, then I’m going to look down on you. You really think too much if you believe you can control me with just my illness.”

Hong Yongming frowned slightly, then said in a calm tone, “You deliberately hid your condition from Xiaoting and tried to date her. Isn’t that enough? If Xiaoting knew about your condition, she would definitely think you were deceiving her. At that time, she wouldn’t forgive you and would cut off all ties with you. I don’t think you want that, do you?”

Chen Feng smiled contemptuously and said, “Do you have any other tricks? If not, get out of the way. I’m driving.”

As Chen Feng spoke, he started the car.

Hong Yongming quickly said, “If you help me, I’ll treat you as a brother. In the future, if you need my help with anything, I’ll do my best to help you. Also, as long as Xiaoting and I get together, I can give you a red envelope of five million. I know you have money too, but it’s five million for the taking, isn’t it?”

Only then did Chen Feng nod with some satisfaction, “You’ve used both threats and inducements. Not bad. And you’re willing to spend five million to get Mengting, which is rare. It’s just a pity that your mentality is a bit corrupt. It’s impossible for me to help you. Get out of the way!”

After Chen Feng finished speaking, he turned the steering wheel and drove away. Hong Yongming had no choice but to quickly step back and get out of the way.

Chen Feng didn’t linger at all and drove away directly.

This Hong Yongming had tried to play tricks on him. It could only be said that this person was not to be associated with, let alone helped.

As for Hong Yongming’s so-called leverage, it was just a joke to Chen Feng.

This kind of person, at a glance, had a corrupt mentality. How could he be a good match for Wu Mengting? If there was a suitable opportunity in the future, Chen Feng would definitely speak ill of him in front of Wu Mengting.

For the time being, Chen Feng had no intention of telling Wu Mengting about what happened tonight.

One reason was that it was unnecessary, and the other was that Chen Feng was waiting for Hong Yongming to “tattle” to Wu Mengting himself. Then, he would undoubtedly be despised and disgusted by Wu Mengting.

However, Hong Yongming was not stupid. He had never thought of telling Wu Mengting himself from the beginning, because as a tattletale, one would naturally be disliked.

What’s more, he was still pursuing Wu Mengting. If he tattled himself, even if he said it was for her own good, he wouldn’t win many impression points.

Therefore, this matter could only be left to others, such as his uncle and aunt, Wu Mengting’s little aunt and uncle.

After Chen Feng drove away, Hong Yongming immediately called his uncle, Hong Guiquan, and told him about the negotiation with Chen Feng.

Finally, Hong Yongming said, “Uncle, please go to Xiaoting’s house with Auntie tomorrow and explain this Chen Feng’s matter to her family, so that Xiaoting won’t be deceived.”

“Yes. Xiaoting is still young after all and doesn’t know how sinister people’s hearts are. This Chen Feng is already terminally ill and doesn’t know how long he has to live, yet he still calls Xiaoting his sister. He’s obviously got designs on her.”

Hong Yongming sighed, “It’s a pity he’s not playing along and is unwilling to put in a good word for me. Otherwise, this matter wouldn’t necessarily have to be known by Xiaoting.”

“It’s still better to let Xiaoting know. Otherwise, Xiaoting is young and might be deceived by this person.”

“Yes, that’s possible. He has a terminal illness now and won’t live long. He might be capable of anything.”

“Yes, it’s better to have as little contact with this kind of person as possible. It was inappropriate for you to contact him tonight. What if he suddenly attacked and hurt you? He doesn’t have long to live anyway, so he’s definitely not afraid of anything, but you are different.”

“I know, I’ll be careful next time.”

“Then let’s leave it at that. Tomorrow, your aunt and I will go to Xiaoting’s house.”

“Yes, thank you, Uncle and Auntie.”

“We’re family, why be so polite? You should hurry up and try to get Xiaoting to accept you as soon as possible.”

“I will.”

…

After hanging up the phone, Hong Yongming let out a long sigh of relief. This time, he had obtained Chen Feng’s background investigation materials by spending money and having his uncle, Hong Guiquan, pull some strings. It was very detailed.

To be honest, before seeing this background information, Hong Yongming didn’t think much of Chen Feng, Wu Mengting’s god-brother. He thought he definitely wasn’t as rich as himself.

But after reading his background information, he realized that he had a considerable net worth. If you included his stocks, his net worth was close to a hundred million. Although he was also considered a young talent and a business elite, he really couldn’t compare to Chen Feng’s speed of making money from stock trading, and his luck in winning the lottery.

From this point of view, he had to admit in his heart that Chen Feng was a more capable person than him.

However, God is fair. Chen Feng was so outstanding, so good at making money, and had such good luck, but in the end, he still got terminal brain cancer, and it was in the late stage. He didn’t have long to live.

So, Hong Yongming really didn’t envy Chen Feng at all now. On the contrary, he felt a little sympathy in his heart. He even thought at the beginning that if Chen Feng was willing to help him pursue Wu Mengting, he would sincerely make friends with him.

As a result, Chen Feng had disappointed his good intentions. He might have to endure the pain of breaking up with his confidante, Wu Mengting, at the end of his life.

Thinking of this, a cold smile appeared on the corner of Hong Yongming’s mouth. He flicked away the almost-finished cigarette with one hand, took out his phone, opened WeChat, found Wu Mengting’s Moments, and clicked in to take a look.

This was something he had to do every day recently, which was to see if Wu Mengting’s Moments had been updated. If it was updated, he could see it at the first moment.

Just about half an hour ago, Wu Mengting had updated her Moments again. It was a street photo of her and Chen Feng shopping. Of course, Chen Feng’s face was not shown. She herself had a beautiful selfie.

Hong Yongming was engrossed in looking at it when he suddenly felt a strong arm wrap around his neck. He felt a slight pain in his waist as a sharp object pierced through his clothes and poked into his skin. Then, a low and cold male voice sounded in his ear, “Behave! Come with me!”

Hong Yongming was completely terrified. This was the first time he had encountered such a thing in his life.
He had been in Italy before, and although the security there was not very good, he had never encountered such a thing. Probably because he basically didn’t go out at night there.

But in China, it was normal for everyone to go out at night. Especially for men, having a rich nightlife was even more of a habit.

Especially in the city, like now at nine o’clock in the evening, the nightlife hadn’t even started yet.

As for security, it was so good that there was nothing to say. One reason was that mobile payment was very popular, and everyone basically didn’t have the habit of carrying cash when they went out. Even if they did, the amount was relatively small.

Under such circumstances, not to mention that thieves were about to lose their jobs, even robbers were almost extinct. Because mobile payment was very convenient, and it was very convenient to trace and track. Even if you robbed it and used someone else’s ID card and account, unless you transferred it abroad, it could be traced and frozen in minutes.

Not to mention measures like limits. It could infinitely increase the cost of crime at once.

Another reason was that there were cameras everywhere on the streets. If you committed a crime under such circumstances, you would have nowhere to hide. It was like you were taking the initiative to go to jail.

So, everyone was very relieved to go out at night.

Not to mention a big man like Hong Yongming, even an ordinary woman would dare to walk alone on the street at this time.

But under such circumstances, Hong Yongming was hijacked and a dagger was held to his waist.

This person was about the same height as Hong Yongming. He was wearing a mask and was a bit thin, but he was very strong. You could feel it from the force he used to choke Hong Yongming’s neck.

After being dragged for a dozen steps, Hong Yongming finally reacted and said stammering, “Friend, did you get the wrong person? I don’t think we’ve met before, have we? Ah!”

In the end, Hong Yongming couldn’t help but cry out because this person had lightly stabbed him in the waist with a dagger. Although it was relatively light, it was definitely bleeding.

“Behave. Do what I tell you to do, or I’ll stab you to death with one blow.”

The gangster’s voice was very cold, without any emotion.

Hong Yongming immediately felt it and said tremblingly, “Okay, okay, I’ll listen to you. I’ll definitely cooperate with you.”

The gangster didn’t say anything more. He continued to put one arm on his shoulder and choke his neck. On the surface, this was just an intimate gesture between men. Others would think they were good buddies.

After walking for a few minutes, the gangster took him into an alley, and then walked along this alley. After walking for more than ten minutes with seven turns and eight twists, the two of them finally stopped next to a demolition ruin.

This was a piece of low-rise houses that had been demolished. Most of the walls had been pushed down, but there were still some remaining broken walls.

There were no street lights around here. It was dark, and the scene was really a bit scary.

“Big… Big brother, do you want money? I can give you one hundred thousand… cash.”

“Where do you have one hundred thousand in cash on you?”

“I can go to the ATM and withdraw it for you.”

The gangster suddenly covered his mouth with one hand, and then stabbed him fiercely in the right thigh with a dagger in the other hand, and then pulled it out, and blood spurted out.

“Ah!”

Hong Yongming cried out in pain and almost fainted directly. But his mouth was tightly covered by this person, so he couldn’t make too much noise.

“If you scream again, do you believe I’ll kill you with one blow?”

Hong Yongming was in so much pain that tears came out of his eyes. Hearing this person’s words, he immediately nodded repeatedly, whimpered, and said with slurred words, “I believe, I believe!”

“Alright, I’ll let you go. If you want to die, just shout.”

As he said that, he released the hand covering his mouth. At this time, although Hong Yongming was in pain and scared, and his whole body was trembling, he didn’t dare to shout. He could only sob and beg for mercy with snot and tears, “Big brother, I… I’ll give you whatever you want. I… I’ll definitely cooperate with you.”

“You should have done this earlier. Don’t play tricks on me. Do you think I don’t know that you can only withdraw a maximum of 20,000 in cash from an ATM every day? You’re still telling me to withdraw 100,000.”

Hearing this, Hong Yongming couldn’t help but cry with grievance. He said with a sob, “Big brother, one card can only withdraw 20,000 a day, but I have several cards.”

“…You have five cards?”

“I have more than a dozen cards.”

“…”

After a long silence, the gangster suddenly slapped him, sending Hong Yongming staggering and sitting on the ground.

“Damn it, why didn’t you say you had so many cards earlier?”

Hong Yongming covered his face, snot and tears streaming down his face, but he didn’t dare to talk back.

“Alright, get up and go to that old house over there.”

The gangster pointed to the few dilapidated houses remaining in the demolition ruins.

Seeing this, Hong Yongming was so scared that his mind raced. He quickly said, “Big… Big brother, I’ll tell you my bank card and password. There’s one or two million in it. I’ll give it all to you. I can swear to God that I will never call the police. I haven’t seen your face. I’ll just pretend that nothing happened tonight.”

“Stop talking nonsense. Do you want to be stabbed by me again? Hurry up and go over there.”

Hong Yongming didn’t have the courage to resist in the first place. Now that one of his legs was injured, he couldn’t escape even if he wanted to.

Under the threat of this gangster, he could only grit his teeth and walk towards the dilapidated house in the ruins with a sad face, limping. It was dark, and he fell several times along the way.

In the end, he was directly dragged over by this gangster.

After entering a dilapidated house, the gangster threw him against the wall, used the light of his phone to take a bottle of mineral water from a corner, opened it, and drank it all in one go.

Obviously, this was his temporary foothold.

After drinking the water, the gangster said to Hong Yongming at his leisure, “To tell you the truth, I’m a wanted criminal. I’ve killed people. You’re unlucky today to be caught by me on the street. Be honest and tell me your bank card and bank card password, as well as your mobile payment login password, payment password, and so on. I’ll spare your life. Otherwise, I’ll kill you right now.”

Hong Yongming had long guessed that this person might be a wanted criminal. Now that it was confirmed, his heart was even colder.

This is really too unlucky