Chapter 945: Chapter 934: Baby Hai’s Phone Call
Ning Fan ntioned Little Eight’s mother, which struck a nerve in Little Eight’s heart. Even though he didn’t want to accept the money, because of his mother, he had no choice but to take Ning Fan’s offer. Gratitude welled up in his heart toward Ning Fan.
After solving Little Eight’s high-interest loan problem, Huo Yunkuang let out a sigh of relief. The trouble should be resolved now, and maybe this nacing figure, Ning Fan, would finally leave?
However, what Huo Yunkuang didn’t expect was that Ning Fan wasn’t in a hurry to leave. Instead, he continued to stare at him with a playful gaze.
Under Ning Fan’s gaze, Huo Yunkuang couldn’t resist a shiver. He forced a flattering smile and asked, “Is there… anything else you need? Please, feel free to say it. I’ll help with anything I can. Isn’t this brother’s mother ill? I’ll cover all the costs for her treatnt going forward!”
Thinking Ning Fan still wasn’t satisfied, Huo Yunkuang decided to cover all future dical expenses for Little Eight’s mother.
But Ning Fan simply shook his head. “No need. I want to ask you about sothing else.”
“Sothing else?”
Huo Yunkuang looked puzzled, unsure what Ning Fan was getting at.
“Tell about Ninth Master. What’s the deal with him? You’re handing out high-interest loans—how does Ninth Master co into play?”
Ning Fan still rembered a line from Big Gold Tooth earlier: Did he know Ninth Master? This matter had stayed with Ning Fan. He was curious now—was soone really using his na to issue high-interest loans?
Huo Yunkuang imdiately realized sothing and turned pale. He hurriedly explained, “It’s got nothing to do with ! I’m just providing the funding—only taking a bit of interest!”
“A bit of interest? You call the kind of interest you charge on high-interest loans ‘a bit’?”
Ning Fan sneered. Who did Huo Yunkuang think he was kidding? Ning Fan didn’t believe the guy could really be innocent.
Yet, Huo Yunkuang was miserable inside. He genuinely didn’t know anything. Ever since Ning Fan broke his leg, Huo Yunkuang hadn’t dared to act out anymore and had confined himself to running small businesses. Although he joined the high-interest loan company, he was rely an investor, providing capital in exchange for interest.
“It’s true—it really has nothing to do with ! Most of the high-interest loan profits go to them. I only collect interest on my principal!”
Huo Yunkuang quickly explained. His real role wasn’t that of the mastermind behind the loan company. To be precise, he was just an investor lending them money, providing liquid capital. The only money he profited from was the interest on his principal.
As for the exorbitant interest accrued on the loans, he had nothing to do with that.
“But this thing with Ninth Master—you should be able to explain it to , right?”
Ning Fan frowned. Whether or not Huo Yunkuang was behind it didn’t matter to him, but he had to figure out the Ninth Master situation. If soone was using his na to issue high-interest loans without consequences, it could encourage others to act recklessly in the future.
Huo Yunkuang gulped nervously and wiped the sweat off his face. “I honestly don’t know who the mastermind is. So middleman approached back then, asking to provide the funds. As for Ninth Master—I’m afraid you understand better than I do. How could high-interest loans possibly be connected to soone like Ninth Master? Don’t you think so?”
To his credit, Huo Yunkuang showed he had so smarts. Not only did he distance himself completely, but he also caught on to Ning Fan’s intentions, avoiding exposing Ning Fan’s true identity. Because of this, their conversation sounded incomprehensible to Little Eight.
“Don’t play dumb with . If you don’t know, soone else definitely must!”
Ning Fan wasn’t planning to let Huo Yunkuang off the hook so easily.
Huo Yunkuang made a bitter face and sighed deeply, “My dear lord, I genuinely don’t know anything! Why don’t you give your contact information? I’ll start investigating right away, and as soon as I find sothing, I’ll let you know!”
“Why should I trust you? You’re in cahoots with them!”
Thinking Huo Yunkuang was trying to pull a fast one, Ning Fan dismissed his words as re excuses.
“Not in cahoots—I swear, not in cahoots! From today onward, I’ll sever all ties with them. I swear, if I ever work with them again, may I have a son without a butt hole!”
Desperate, Huo Yunkuang made an outrageous vow, just to earn Ning Fan’s trust.
Ning Fan stared into Huo Yunkuang’s eyes for a long ti before finally confirming the guy wasn’t lying. He was montarily disappointed.
“You got off easy this ti, you bastard. Let’s go!”
Ning Fan spared Huo Yunkuang and turned to give Little Eight a look.
As the two left, Huo Yunkuang finally exhaled in relief. But then he erupted in fury. “You bunch of incompetent fools! Of all the people to provoke, you chose this killing god! Do you want to get killed?!”
“Boss, we didn’t know that little security guard’s friend would be this scary!”
“Stop making excuses! How long are you all planning to play dead on the floor? Get up already!”
Huo Yunkuang was so furious he couldn’t even catch his breath. At this mont, he realized Zhonghai was no longer a place he could stay in. This city was too small for him. This run-in with Ning Fan suggested there would inevitably be another!
“Damn it. Is anyone still functional? Get ten grand in cash and send it to that security guard’s ho imdiately. And if any of you dare to bother them again, I’ll skin you alive with my own hands!”
…
At the base of the office building, Little Eight glanced at Ning Fan with gratitude. “Brother Ning, thank you so much this ti. If it weren’t for you, I really wouldn’t know how to deal with those high-interest loan sharks…”
“Don’t ntion it. We’re all family here. Next ti you run into trouble, don’t keep it bottled up like this. Just let us know—everyone’s here to help. Don’t go carrying everything alone. When you get ho, take good care of your mother.”
For Ning Fan, this was a trivial matter. But for Little Eight, it was a monuntal one. Ning Fan could truly be seen as his lifesaver!
“It’s getting late. Let’s head back to the company.”
“Alright!”
Just as Ning Fan and Little Eight were about to return to the company, a striking figure suddenly appeared in front of Ning Fan.
“Who are you?”
Ning Fan looked curiously at the girl in a baseball cap standing before him. He felt like he’d seen her sowhere before, but he couldn’t quite recall.
“Don’t tell you don’t recognize ?”
That voice. Ning Fan’s eyes widened as he couldn’t help but shout, “Haimimi—no, Baby Hai!”
“Ning Fan, are you looking for a beating? You really haven’t changed a bit—your mouth is just as annoying, vulgar, and shaless as ever!”
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