Unfortunately, cold weapons have almost no chance of winning against firearms. He could dodge axes, but he was very self-aware enough to know that he could not dodge bullets.
Before the third person returned, Zhang Ze gritted his teeth and ran up the mountain as fast as he could.
In the darkness, in the absence of light, he found brief refuge.
The only downside was that his white plaster cast seemed too conspicuous. Unfortunately, his night vision wasn't very good, and his body, still recovering from a serious illness, was becoming increasingly weak as he ran.
"You brat! I advise you to come out now. I need to go back and report. Be smart, or I won't let you die a horrible death!"
The man's rough voice echoed through the mountains and forests, but unfortunately, Zhang Ze had not replied.
Fresh footprints cannot hide their tracks. The man took out a flashlight and searched, eventually finding Zhang Ze's location.
Zhang Ze was barefoot, dragging his heavy body across the cold, muddy road. Mud covered his feet, including the one with the cast on.
His limping steps gradually slowed, and the scene before him gradually blurred.
Perhaps, even in this second life, he still couldn't bring Xiao Feng happiness... Xiao Feng, I'm sorry, he felt like he couldn't go on, and he tumbled down the slope, completely exhausted.
Unable to use both his pistol and flashlight simultaneously, the thug with the flashlight could only watch helplessly as Zhang Ze rolled down the slightly steep slope.
Just as he was about to give chase, he heard a series of rapid footsteps. The thug realized that many people were following him. He turned and ran, heading towards the mountains to hide. Damn it, how could there be people here!
There's no way anyone could be here at this hour. To be absolutely sure, they even brought a signal jammer.
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The search and rescue team was very large, even involving helicopters, and a significant number of police officers were also present.
Huo Cifeng followed behind this group of people.
When they finally found Zhang Ze by following the trail, Zhang Ze was covered in wounds, and most of his body was covered in dirt.
The moment he saw Zhang Ze, his heart clenched, and at that moment, the indifference he had maintained for so long crumbled.
He carefully wiped the mud off Zhang Ze's face, glanced at the path Zhang Ze had slid down, checked Zhang Ze's injuries, and suddenly felt a jade pendant near the cast on his leg, but the bodyguard beside him seemed not to see it?
He paused for a moment, then quickly put the jade pendant into his pocket and gently picked the person up.
"Go, take precautions, bring the remaining man back, and pass on the message: a hefty reward." The two thugs near the RV had already been arrested and confessed that the remaining man was illegally possessing a firearm.
"Yes, young master." After receiving the order, the Huo Family's bodyguards immediately began to move, leaving two behind to scout ahead for Huo Cifeng.
Huo Cifeng pulled the person into his arms tightly, walked expressionlessly to the foot of the nearby mountain, took the person onto the helicopter, and then left.
After arriving at the hospital
Huo Cifeng looked at the thick stack of medical reports.
Leg fracture and crack, finger fracture, and soft tissue contusions in multiple parts of the body.
Fortunately, his head was made of steel and he was unharmed, as were his internal organs.
"Son!"
"Waaah, Xiao Ze!"
When the man and woman arrived, it was already six in the morning, four hours after the incident.
The man carrying a weapon was at a significant disadvantage in the pitch-black environment and was eventually arrested. Fortunately, the police were experienced in dealing with such individuals, and no one was injured.
"Young Master Huo, what happened?" Zhang De's father, looked at his son, who was wrapped up like a tattered doll on the bed, and asked almost in a voice with red eyes.
Didn't the police tell you?
Zhang De and his wife followed Zhang Ze's advice and went on vacation. When they received the news, they rushed back overnight.
I never imagined my son had suffered so much. He looks so thin. It breaks my heart.
The stepmother, standing to the side, bit her lower lip and silently shed tears. During the time she spent with Zhang Ze, he had always been a well -Xiao Ze behaved child. She just couldn't understand how he had turned out this way. Once he made up his mind, no one could change it.
Huo Cifeng didn't know what to say. After all, everything started because of him, and there was also his belief in ghosts and gods. If he said it, people would think he and Zhang Ze were crazy.
He slowly opened his lips. "Uncle, I will give you an explanation for this."
Huo Cifeng, who had also not slept all night, had very noticeable dark circles under his eyes.
"You guys stay and watch over him for now, I'll go take care of something and be right back."
Zhang De was taken aback, wondering when his son had become involved with Young Master Huo.
But seeing the composed Huo Cifeng, he simply couldn't adopt the attitude of an adult towards a child.
"Alright, you may go."
When Zhang De returned, he had already instructed his assistant to thoroughly investigate who wanted to kill his son.
Huo Cifeng's words undoubtedly told him that this matter was related to him, or that the cause of the matter lay with him.
He will not let anyone who bullies his son get away with it.
Zhang De's face darkened.
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Huo Cifeng went straight home after leaving the hospital and woke his father up.
"Dad, I need your help with something."
Huo's father, Huo Tianheng, was still sleepy, wearing pajamas, rubbing his eyes, his voice hoarse and low as if he had just woken up.
"Son? Something's up? Wait, when did you get so tall? Are you my son?"
Huo Tianheng immediately sobered up and looked Huo Cifeng, who was almost as tall as him, up and down.
Huo Cifeng: "Yes, I've grown taller recently. You came back late, so you wouldn't know. But it's urgent. Please come down to the living room; I have something to tell you."
Looking at his son's rather serious face, Huo Tianheng rubbed his own face with both hands. "Go down and wait."
Ten minutes later, Huo Tianheng arrived downstairs and learned about the events of the early morning from Huo Cifeng's brief description.
Why didn't you wake me up?
"Because I wasn't sure, I only took the bodyguards with me."
"I will investigate this matter. If it is indeed related to the Fan Family, I will help you handle it, but I have one condition."
Huo Cifeng looked at his father's face, which appeared to be as young as thirty, with a puzzled expression.
"Dad, you never made any demands when I asked for anything before." Huo Cifeng didn't know how his father had changed so quickly.
Who else likes trading? Don't they all like to reap without sowing? Huo Cifeng was no exception; he had originally planned to be a sickly, parasitic adult for the rest of his life.
Huo Tianheng said casually, "Come to the company for an internship next month."
Huo Cifeng: "... No merchant is without guile."
Seeing his son's speechless expression, Huo Tianheng reached out and ruffled his hair. "Alright, go back and rest. I'll have someone at school ask for leave for you."
Huo Cifeng: "Thank you, but I want to go to the hospital."
Huo Tianheng joked, "Oh, your boyfriend? You seem so nervous."
Huo Cifeng frowned and retorted, "No."
Huo Tianheng: "Um, no, it's your boyfriend."
Huo Cifeng: "..."