CHAPTER 620: CHAPTER 619 BAI ZHUANG (3/10)

"Chen Xiaohuo?" Yang Chen chased a few people away, walked up to Chen Xiaohuo, and asked.

"It’s me... And you are..." Chen Xiaohuo was full of confusion.

Yang Chen nodded, "Do you know Chen Jian?"

Chen Xiaohuo, full of suspicion, stared at Yang Chen and asked, "What do you want with him?"

"Is Chen Jian your brother?" Yang Chen asked.

"Who exactly are you?" Chen Xiaohuo became vigilant.

After all, his brother had passed away several years ago. Someone suddenly coming to look for him naturally had to be approached with caution.

Yang Chen said, "I was your brother’s captain."

Chen Xiaohuo’s eyes widened with surprise, "You’re my brother’s comrade-in-arms?"

Yang Chen nodded and said to Chen Xiaohuo, "Let’s go inside and talk."

"Okay! Okay! Brother, please come in!" Chen Xiaohuo immediately became hospitable, leading Yang Chen inside.

Gao Hong, Sun Yue, Chen Siyan, and Wei Xueqing followed in.

Chen Xiaohuo directly closed the shop, not serving any customers.

The store was filled with jade artifacts everywhere.

When Yang Chen glanced around, he could tell there was nothing valuable here.

Chen Xiaohuo noticed the three women behind, his eyes roaming from Sun Yue to Wei Xueqing and Chen Siyan, clearly looking like a lecher.

Sun Yue frowned and said coldly, "If you keep looking around, I’ll gouge your eyes out!"

Hearing this, Chen Xiaohuo shrank his neck, thinking to himself, "She’s quite fierce!"

Yang Chen asked, "Xiaohuo, where are your parents?"

According to the information, Chen Xiaohuo’s parents should be living with him, as Chen Xiaohuo is still unmarried.

Chen Xiaohuo’s face darkened as he whispered, "My parents... have both passed away."

"Passed away?" Yang Chen was taken aback, looking at Chen Xiaohuo in surprise.

Chen Xiaohuo lowered his head and said, "When my brother sacrificed himself, you all sent his ashes back. My mother couldn’t bear it after seeing the ashes and passed away the same day. She was buried with my brother. My father didn’t hold up for two more years before joining her."

Hearing this, Yang Chen fell silent.

He knew how devastating it was for white-haired parents to bury their black-haired children.

Chen Xiaohuo chuckled, raised his head to look at Yang Chen, "Brother, why did you come this time? To offer condolences to the family? Do you have any money?"

Looking at Chen Xiaohuo’s mercenary expression, Yang Chen frowned and said deeply, "Where’s your brother’s compensation money?"

"Look!" Chen Xiaohuo pointed around, "It’s all here. If it wasn’t for my brother’s compensation money, where would I have gotten the money to start a business?"

Yang Chen frowned and asked, "And those people from earlier..."

"Don’t even mention it!" Chen Xiaohuo was agitated, angrily saying, "I was scammed!"

"What happened?" Yang Chen pressed further.

This was the only younger brother of his comrade Zhugan, he couldn’t just let it go. If things escalated, Chen Xiaohuo might be in danger.

Chen Xiaohuo sat down and said to Yang Chen, "You know, my brother’s compensation was just about enough, along with my savings, to barely open this store. But if I don’t find a way, I would just be a small-time boss staying in this shop all my life, working myself to the bone. I wanted to expand, so I got into jade gambling. Initially, I made a little profit, but later lost everything. Just yesterday, I lost two million, one million of which I borrowed from Bai Zhuang. I really have no money left and can’t pay anything back."

To Yang Chen now, one million or two million was nothing but a drop in the bucket, but he knew that to ordinary people, a million was an enormous amount!

For someone Chen Xiaohuo’s age to accumulate a million in savings was remarkable. But losing two million, depleting his savings, and owing another million, who knows how many years it would take to earn that million again.

"So!" Chen Xiaohuo stood up, determination burning in his eyes, "I definitely can’t pay it back right now. But I just managed to get a loan of two hundred thousand to bet one last time! If I win, I can pay off the debt and even make some profit. If I really lose, I’ll sell my shop and run far away!"

Sun Yue smirked coldly, "A gambler’s mindset, still stubborn, as if others haven’t earned enough from you, and you continue to throw money away!"

Chen Xiaohuo was instantly displeased, "What do you mean by that!"

People like him can’t stand such words, feeling they bring bad luck.

Yang Chen glanced at Chen Xiaolong and said indifferently, "She’s saying, have you not realized that you’ve fallen into their trap?"

"How could that be!" Chen Xiaolong didn’t believe it, "Jade gambling isn’t like card games, how can it be faked?"

Yang Chen looked outside and asked, "This shop’s location is good, isn’t it? Should be a lot of people wanting it, right?"

"Of course!" Chen Xiaolong said proudly, "Without bragging, just this shop, if rented out, would cost at least three hundred thousand a year!"

Yang Chen nodded and said solemnly, "That’s probably it, they must be after your shop."

"This..." Chen Xiaohuo was suddenly taken aback as if he realized something.

Sometimes, you’re too deeply involved to see the truth, but an outsider can see it clearly with a single point.

Hearing Yang Chen’s words, Chen Xiaohuo immediately remembered that Bai Zhuang had indeed mentioned wanting to take over his shop.

Could it be that Bai Zhuang was indeed coveting his shop and setting him up? As Chen Xiaohuo thought about it, the more something felt wrong.

In a situation like Chen Xiaohuo’s, Yang Chen couldn’t just sit by.

Yang Chen pondered and was about to speak when he saw a group of people rushing over from outside.

Seeing the situation, Gao Hong immediately went out to confront them.

Seeing the leader, Chen Xiaohuo quickly pulled Yang Chen over and said, "Brother, you were my brother’s comrade, you have to help me!"

Yang Chen’s sharp eyes were fixed on the people outside holding sticks, and he said coldly, "Don’t worry!"

After speaking, Yang Chen walked out.

Seeing Yang Chen walk out, the leader of the group shouted, "Where’s Chen Xiaohuo? Get him out here!"

Yang Chen looked at the leader, dressed in a white linen shirt, with a string of Qilin-eye beads around his neck, coupled with a few turquoise stones, and wearing a string of amber on his wrist, a crude, big-bellied man looking like a nouveau riche.

Chen Xiaohuo came out from the shop, hiding behind Yang Chen, "Brother, this is Bai Zhuang, the boss of Tai Po Town."

Yang Chen nodded, staring at Bai Zhuang, "What do you want with Chen Xiaohuo? I’m his brother!"

"His brother?" Bai Zhuang sneered, "I didn’t know he had a brother like you. As far as I know, he only had a brother in the guard, who’s been dead for ages!"

At these words, Yang Chen’s eyes flashed with cold light, and with a stomp, he flashed forward.

Everyone only felt a shadow flash by, and Yang Chen appeared in front of Bai Zhuang.

Bai Zhuang was startled by Yang Chen’s sudden approach and instinctively tried to dodge.

Yang Chen snorted coldly, swung his arm, and slapped Bai Zhuang across the face.

Smack!

A sharp sound echoed in everyone’s ears.

Bai Zhuang spun on the spot, stars danced in his eyes, his legs trembled, and he fell to the ground with a thud.

Yang Chen said coldly, "If you dare to disrespect my brother again, I’ll end you right here!"