Forced demolition!

After leaving Ning Rulong's courtyard, Jiang Tian and Ning Hongzhuang went to the Ning Family's main hall.

"Your grandfather's curse has been lifted, but he's still very weak. I'll write you a prescription. Prepare the medicine according to it and have him take it for seven days. He'll make a full recovery by then."

As Jiang Tian spoke, he asked someone to bring him paper and a pen, then wrote out a prescription.

Ning Hongzhuang nodded. "All right. Uncle Ming, oversee this personally."

Uncle Ming nodded, then respectfully accepted the prescription from Jiang Tian.

He had witnessed Jiang Tian's miraculous methods earlier and was thoroughly impressed. He had never expected someone so young to be such an expert!

Ning Hongzhuang was equally curious about Jiang Tian. Though he seemed flippant, his abilities were astonishing.

Who exactly was he?

"Miss Ning, I know I'm handsome, but isn't it time you paid me?"

As Ning Hongzhuang stared at him in a daze, Jiang Tian's ill-timed voice broke the silence.

Ning Hongzhuang blushed instinctively. Realizing she had lost her composure, she quickly gathered her thoughts and restored her icy expression, then took out a bank card and placed it before Jiang Tian.

"There are six million yuan on this card. The PIN is six zeros. Consider the extra money an apology."

Ning Hongzhuang looked at Jiang Tian, still wearing that same haughty expression.

"You certainly know how to handle things, Miss Ning. Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Jiang Tian grinned at her words and promptly pocketed the card.

After all, who would complain about having too much money?

After putting the card away, Jiang Tian rose. "All right, my work here is done. I'll be leaving."

Ning Hongzhuang stood as well. "Wait a moment. I still don't know your name."

"Me? I'm Jiang Tian. Jiang as in 'river bandit,' and Tian as in 'making progress every day'!"

Jiang Tian looked back with a smile.

Ning Hongzhuang's brows knitted.

Jiang as in "river bandit," and Tian as in "making progress every day"?

What kind of explanation was that?

"Could you leave me your contact information?"

Ning Hongzhuang asked another question.

Though he seemed like a smooth talker, his abilities couldn't be ignored. Perhaps she would need his help again someday.

"My contact information?"

Jiang Tian paused, then spread his hands. "Sorry, I don't have a phone yet."

He had only come down from the mountain two days ago and hadn't had time to buy one.

But Ning Hongzhuang took his words to mean that he simply didn't want to give her his number.

Her pretty face darkened. This was the first time she had ever taken the initiative to ask a man for his contact information, and he had actually rejected her?

Though she felt rather upset, she still nodded. "Fine, keep it to yourself. Perhaps we'll meet again."

Jiang Tian smiled faintly. "We'll see when the time comes."

With that, he turned and headed outside.

Standing in the doorway with her arms folded, Ning Hongzhuang watched him leave, an intrigued smile spreading across her face. There really was something unusual about this man.

But a moment later, her expression darkened. She turned to Uncle Ming. "Come on. Take me to that old charlatan. He certainly has some nerve, daring to swindle the Ning Family!"

Meanwhile, after leaving the Ning Family's estate, Jiang Tian headed straight home.

Now that he had a fortune of six million yuan, he intended to spend every penny on his family.

In particular, he needed to sort out the house as soon as possible!

Passing a shopping center, Jiang Tian went inside and bought himself a brand-new Huawei Mate 1000. He also bought some new clothes for his parents and younger sister, along with some groceries, then happily headed home.

Yesterday, he had noticed how worn his parents' clothes were. They had probably been wearing them for at least six or seven years. His sister's clothes were slightly better, but they were likely styles from several years ago too.

Now that he had money, he certainly wasn't going to be stingy!

He covered the dozens of kilometers in a minute.

A few hundred meters from home, he landed and walked toward the house, humming a tune as he carried bags of all sizes.

But before he had taken more than a few steps, he heard a rumbling sound coming from the direction of his home.

Jiang Tian frowned. "Is that an excavator?"

Sensing trouble, he quickened his pace.

This was an outlying area slated for development. Most of their neighbors had moved away because the area was due for demolition, and Jiang Tian's home was within the demolition zone too.

The Jiang Family had stayed for two reasons. First, his parents feared that Jiang Tian wouldn't be able to find his way home when he returned. Second, they hadn't reached an agreement on the compensation.

Though Jiang Tian's home was only around a hundred square meters, land was worth a fortune in Yunzhou. The demolition compensation should have amounted to at least several million yuan.

But when the demolition company saw how old, weak, and infirm the Jiang Family seemed, they decided they would be easy to bully. They used every excuse they could to drive the compensation down, until it amounted to only a few hundred thousand yuan!

"Damn it! If they dare hurt my parents, I'll kill them!"

Jiang Tian gritted his teeth and picked up his pace again.

At that moment, a medium-sized excavator and a bulldozer were parked outside the Jiang Family's small courtyard.

Over a dozen burly men stood beside the two machines, watching the elderly couple blocking the courtyard entrance with mocking eyes. Behind them stood a row of specially modified motorcycles.

"You two old bastards, this is your last warning! Get out of the way! If the house comes down and crushes you, don't blame us!"

At the front of the group, a fierce-looking, broad-shouldered man with a thumb-thick gold chain around his neck hurled abuse at them.

Opposite them, Jiang Chenglin and Wu Xiuli stood their ground in front of the courtyard.

"No! We can still negotiate the price. What right do you have to tear down our house? This is forced demolition! It's illegal! We're calling the police!"

Jiang Chenglin shielded his wife behind him as he spoke through clenched teeth.

These bastards had gone too far!

"The police?"

Rather than looking frightened, the men burst into laughter at those words.

"Oh dear, you're going to call the police? I'm scared to death! I'm so terrified!"

The man with the gold chain doubled over with laughter, as though he had just heard the funniest joke in the world.

A moment later, his expression turned vicious. "Forget the fucking police! Even if you brought God himself here, it wouldn't make a difference! This house is coming down today, whether you like it or not! Boys, drag them away!"

"You got it, Brother Leopard!"

Laughing and cracking their knuckles, the men advanced on the elderly couple.

Jiang Chenglin's expression changed when he saw them approaching. Grabbing the shovel beside him, he roared, "I'll fight you to the death!"

"Fuck! Boys, this old bastard actually dares to hit us! Get him!"

The men's faces turned savage as they watched the shovel swing toward them.

The man in front reached up and caught the shovel, then yanked hard, pulling Jiang Chenglin to the ground.

Horrified by the sight, Wu Xiuli cried, "What are you doing? Stop!"

"Get lost, you bitch!"

One of the men thrust out his hand and shoved Wu Xiuli to the ground.

Behind them, the man with the gold chain watched with a cigarette between his lips and a cold sneer. "You think you can take us on? You're asking to die! Beat them! Beat them hard! Let's see if they dare stand in our way again!"

A moment later, the men closed in, ready to rain punches and kicks on Jiang Chenglin.

But just then-

An utterly cold voice rang out from behind the crowd:

"If you dare lay a finger on my parents, I'll kill you and leave your bodies to rot!"