Lao Kui's home was in the southern outskirts of the county seat, while Teng Hongmiao's construction company was in the northern outskirts. Driving at full speed, it would take about ten minutes.
But today, Teng Hongmiao arrived in only eight and a half minutes.
Because he was afraid.
Lao Kui was more or less from the same kind of background as Teng Hongmiao. Their grandfathers' generation had some ties, but Lao Kui's family had backed the wrong side in the turmoil more than a decade ago. By Lao Kui's generation, let alone benefiting from his grandfather's legacy, he was bullied every day, suffering in silence with nowhere to voice his grievances.
So when Teng Hongmiao took Lao Kui under his wing, Lao Kui had been deeply grateful and worked exceptionally hard. He had even developed a strange obsession.
Bullying people—he had become addicted to it.
That was why Teng Hongmiao had told Lao Kui yesterday, "Just draw blood. Don't break bones or tendons," so he would not cause serious trouble.
But whether trouble was serious depended on whether the winds were blowing the wrong way.
During the crackdowns a few years ago, whistling at a girl could get someone sentenced to three years. And now that the higher-ups had taken notice of him, even drawing blood would be major trouble!
Teng Hongmiao drove straight to Lao Kui's gate and saw it tightly shut, the bolt fastened from inside. He was obviously still asleep at home.
Bang bang bang~
"Lao Kui, open up! Open the door!"
Bang bang bang~
"Lao Kui, what the hell are you doing?"
Teng Hongmiao pounded on the door for several minutes straight, but there was no movement inside. His heart immediately filled with even greater panic.
*Could this guy have lost all sense of proportion and