Take Your Money and Get Lost

The door slowly opened. Fu Yanzhi and the others looked toward it as the brothers Kong Fanyue and Kong Fanxing entered. Rubbing their eyes, they came into the ward looking as though they were still half asleep.

"Second Brother, we're hungry," Kong Fanxing said. Fu Yanzhi looked at how soft and adorable they were, and his heart nearly melted.

Fu Yanzhi handed the buns he was holding to Kong Fanyue and Kong Fanxing. The twins finished rubbing their eyes and had just taken the buns, ready to thank Second Brother, when they saw who had given them the food. Their eyes instantly turned red. They wrapped their arms around Fu Yanzhi's waist and buried their heads in his embrace.

Kong Fanxing said to Fu Yanzhi, "Big Brother, we ran into the skinny man. He said he killed you. We were so scared. I was afraid I'd lost you. You were the first person who was good to us."

Kong Fanyue said nothing, only holding Fu Yanzhi even tighter.

Fu Yanzhi picked up Kong Fanyue and Kong Fanxing and kissed each of them on the cheek. "Don't worry, Big Brother won't leave you. But I want to know how the bad guys caught you. Can you remember your parents?"

Kong Fanyue shook his head. "My little brother and I were in the orphanage for as long as we can remember. We grew up there until we were seven, when someone came and adopted us. They were very good to us at first, but after they had a child of their own, they didn't want to raise us anymore. They originally wanted to send us back to the orphanage, but then they sold us to Baldy."

Kong Fanxing nodded beside him. "That's right. Big Brother's right."

Fu Yanzhi patted the twins' heads. "It's all right. Big Brother will take care of you from now on. I won't let you go hungry." In his previous life, he had started from nothing and become the dark web's number one assassin, with a fortune worth tens of billions. Surely he could feed a few children in this life.

Fu Yanzhi said, "All right, stop crying and eat your buns. They'll get cold soon."

The twins nodded and began eating their buns.

Wen Shiming said in surprise, "Little Huanhuan sure is sleeping a lot today. Is he still not awake?"

Bo Qing said, "How about I go check on him?"

"Let's go. I'll come with you," Fu Yanzhi said. "Third Brother, stay here with Yueyue and Xingxing for now."

Wen Shiming nodded, and Fu Yanzhi followed Bo Qing to Li Huanhuan's ward. Fu Yanzhi looked at Li Huanhuan on the bed. He was curled into a tiny ball, his cheeks an unnatural red and his lips dry and peeling. Every breath he took was warm, and he occasionally whimpered without realizing it, his little hands clenched tightly at his sides.

Li Huanhuan's face was as red as an apple. Fu Yanzhi touched his forehead; it was burning hot. He said to Bo Qing, "Second Brother, go tell a nurse Huanhuan has a high fever." Bo Qing answered and went out to find a nurse.

Fu Yanzhi roused Li Huanhuan, picking him up and gently patting his bottom. Huanhuan slowly opened his eyes. His usually bright eyes were only half open, their gaze hazy as though veiled in mist. The high fever had left his body weak.

Li Huanhuan looked at Fu Yanzhi holding him. "Big Brother, is it really you? Is this a dream? I missed you so much, so, so much. They all bullied me, took my food and called me a little beast. Only Big Brother was good to me. You gave me food, took beatings for me and protected me." As he spoke, tears slid down Huanhuan's cheeks.

Fu Yanzhi wiped his tears away. "Don't cry, baby. You have a high fever. A nurse will come and put you on a drip soon. When you're better, I'll take you to eat something delicious."

While Fu Yanzhi was comforting Huanhuan, Bo Qing came in with a nurse. The nurse came in and looked at Li Huanhuan, then the nurse came in and looked at Li Huanhuan and said, "This child's fever is quite high. He needs an IV right away to bring it down." With that, she deftly prepared the supplies.

Fu Yanzhi looked at Li Huanhuan with heartache and soothed him softly. "Be good, Huanhuan. Don't be afraid. It'll be just like a little mosquito bite."

Although Li Huanhuan was scared, he nodded obediently and held tightly to Fu Yanzhi's hand. The nurse found a vein and quickly inserted the needle. Li Huanhuan gave a little cry of pain, and tears welled in his eyes again.

Fu Yanzhi gently patted his back and murmured words of comfort in his ear. "Don't be afraid. Be good, it's all over. Our Huanhuan is the bravest."

Just then, the ward door was pushed open, and Kong Fanyue and Kong Fanxing ran in, still holding the buns Fu Yanzhi had given them. "Big Brother, we brought Huanhuan some buns," Kong Fanxing said in his childish voice.

Wen Shiming followed behind them. Once inside, he saw Huanhuan in Fu Yanzhi's arms, with the needle already in place. "What happened to Huanhuan?"

Bo Qing said, "He has a bit of a high fever, but he's on a drip now. The nurse said the fever would go down after a while. Why did you bring Xingxing and Yueyue here?"

Wen Shiming said, "You'd been gone so long without coming back, so I brought them to see."

Fu Yanzhi said, "All right, Third Brother, take Xingxing and Yueyue outside for now. Huanhuan needs some quiet."

Wen Shiming glanced at Huanhuan, then at Big Brother, and in the end could only take Xingxing and Yueyue outside.

Fu Yanzhi straightened Li Huanhuan's hospital gown and tucked him under the covers. After watching for a while, Bo Qing went downstairs to the cafeteria, bought two portions of steamed egg custard and brought them back up.

Bo Qing handed one portion to Fu Yanzhi. "Big Brother, eat something first. I'll hold Huanhuan and feed him."

Fu Yanzhi said, "No need. I'll eat after I've fed Huanhuan. There's no rush. By the way, where did you get the money?"

Bo Qing said, "Big Brother, when the police found you, you were taken straight to the emergency room. Later, Xiaoxiao heard you were badly hurt and came with his father. Xiaoxiao's father paid all the medical bills and gave me a cafeteria card. They probably still don't know you're awake."

Fu Yanzhi thought for a moment. "All right, I understand. If I get the chance, I'll have to thank Xiaoxiao's father."

Not long after Fu Yanzhi finished feeding Huanhuan, Huanhuan fell asleep in his arms. Fu Yanzhi gently laid him on the bed.

After eating the still-warm egg custard on the table, he sent Bo Qing off to rest and sat beside Huanhuan to keep him company.

Fu Yanzhi said, "127, 127, are you there?"

[Host, next time you can talk to me in your mind. I can hear you.]

Fu Yanzhi said, "All right, I know. This is my first time using you, isn't it? I want to ask about Feng Yunxiao's father."

[Sorry, Host, you'll have to find that out yourself. I can only tell you that he's very rich and the president of Fenghua Group.]

Fu Yanzhi said, "Did I need you to tell me that? I know he's rich. You're no use at all."

[Little Zhizhi, don't be angry yet. I have some good news for you. Want to hear it?]

Fu Yanzhi said, "Spit it out, and if you've got nothing to say, get lost."

[Little Zhizhi, you're so heartless. The good news is that the stats of your current body are the same as those of your body in your original world. Put simply, this body is just like your old one. Even your skills haven't changed.]

Fu Yanzhi moved his arms. "Not bad. You've actually done something good."

[What do you mean, actually? I always do good things, okay?]

Fu Yanzhi said, "All right, all right, get lost. I'm sick of you. I still have to figure out how to make money. I'll call you if I need anything."

[You throw me away after you're done with me. You're so annoying. I, the system, am not talking to you anymore. Goodbye—no, not goodbye.]

Fu Yanzhi looked at the sleeping Li Huanhuan, turning over ways to make money in his mind. There was a knock at the ward door. Fu Yanzhi went over and opened it to find Feng Yunxiao and someone he didn't know.

Fu Yanzhi looked at Feng Yunxiao. "Xiaoxiao, let's talk in another room. Huanhuan just fell asleep." With that, Fu Yanzhi took Xiaoxiao and the other man to another ward.

Xiaoxiao held Fu Yanzhi's hand. "Big Brother, are you feeling better? It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have gotten hurt." Fu Yanzhi patted Feng Yunxiao's head. "It's all right, Xiaoxiao. It's not your fault. Who's this with you?"

Fu Yanzhi looked at the man beside him, and Feng Yunxiao said, "Big Brother, that's my father's assistant."

Fu Yanzhi said to the man, "Hello."

The assistant looked at Fu Yanzhi, then said to Feng Yunxiao, "Young Master, please step outside for a moment. The boss has a message for young Brother Fu."

Feng Yunxiao glanced at Fu Yanzhi, then reluctantly left the ward. Fu Yanzhi looked at the assistant and told him to make himself comfortable.

After sitting down, the assistant conveyed Feng Canghai's message. "Young Brother Fu, first of all, our boss is very grateful to you for saving the young master." The assistant then took a card from his pocket. "Young Brother Fu, there's one million on this card, enough to ensure you never have to worry about food or clothing again. But we hope that after accepting the money, you won't have any further contact with our young master. We also looked into your family. I think this million will be a great help to you. I hope you'll be sensible."

Fu Yanzhi looked at the card on the table and laughed. "Hahaha, the Feng Family sure is generous. You investigated me first, and now you want to insult me with a mere million?"

Fu Yanzhi picked up the card and threw it at the assistant, then seized him by the collar. Fu Yanzhi looked at him, the corners of his eyes lowered, without a trace of warmth in them, only a deep, baleful hostility. The moment his gaze swept over the assistant, it made him instinctively want to dodge back, afraid of being cut by that look.

Fu Yanzhi said, "Take your money and get lost. And if you investigate me again, don't blame me for taking action."

With that, Fu Yanzhi threw the assistant out. Once outside, the assistant looked at Feng Yunxiao, who was squatting by the door. "Come along, Young Master. It's time to go back."

Feng Yunxiao said, "I haven't said goodbye to Big Brother yet."

"There's no need, Young Master. We're going back," the assistant said. Feng Yunxiao wanted to say something else, but the assistant pulled him straight out of the hospital.

Fu Yanzhi returned to Li Huanhuan's ward and found Bo Qing sitting beside Huanhuan. "How is Huanhuan now? Has his fever gone down?" Fu Yanzhi asked.

Bo Qing said, "Huanhuan's fever has gone down. By the way, Big Brother, where did you go just now?"

Fu Yanzhi said, "Feng Yunxiao and an assistant came to talk to me. I was afraid we'd disturb Huanhuan's rest, so we went to another ward to talk. We just finished, and they left."

Bo Qing said, "Big Brother, what are we going to do after we recover? I've only made a few dozen yuan collecting trash these past few days. We won't even have a place to stay after we leave the hospital."

Fu Yanzhi said, "It's all right, Second Brother. I've already found a way to make money. Once I've rested for a couple of days and recovered a little, I can go earn some."

Bo Qing said, "No, Big Brother. Your injuries won't have fully healed in two days. How can we let you go out and earn money? It's all right, Big Brother. I know the area around here now. I'm sure I can collect more trash to sell over the next two days."

Fu Yanzhi said, "All right, all right, let's not talk about that for now. Don't worry. Big Brother won't let you go hungry."

As they were speaking, the ward door opened again, and a police officer came in. "You're Fu Yanzhi, right? We still need your cooperation to investigate a few things," the officer said.

Fu Yanzhi nodded calmly and followed the officer to an office in the hospital.

In the office, the officer began asking him for the details of his kidnapping and his rescue of Feng Yunxiao. Fu Yanzhi told him everything truthfully. The officer took notes and asked questions from time to time. When the questioning was over,

the officer looked at Fu Yanzhi and said, "We understand your situation now. We may need your cooperation again later. Also, you saved someone this time, so you've rendered a service."

Fu Yanzhi said, "May I ask if you've caught the traffickers?"

The officer said, "Not yet, so you all need to be careful when going out. But don't worry, we'll keep you safe."

Fu Yanzhi said, "All right, thank you. If that's all, I'll leave now." The officer nodded.

Fu Yanzhi left the office, returned to the ward and told Bo Qing what had happened. Bo Qing looked at him, his face full of worry. "Big Brother, they still haven't been caught. Will they look for a chance to take revenge on us?"

Fu Yanzhi smiled. "It's all right, Second Brother. Trust me. I can protect you."