At this moment, chaos engulfed the banquet scene.
"Just a moment ago, Grandpa was fine. How did he suddenly lose consciousness?"
"Yeah! There were no signs. He didn't even drink much wine. How could he suddenly collapse like this?"
"It must be that young man named Ye who upset him with his nonsense! What a bad omen!"
Watching her grandfather unconscious, Zhao Wanting was in a panic, not knowing what to do.
Until someone mentioned Ye Feng, and then more and more people joined in condemning him, unanimously agreeing that it was Ye Feng's words that had caused Grandpa's internal injury.
"On such a joyful day, that rascal said such strange words to curse Grandpa. He deserves severe punishment!"
"If anything happens to Grandpa today, our Zhao family will never let him off!"
"Oh well, stop complaining! Call for an ambulance quickly!"
Soon, medical personnel arrived and took Grandpa Zhao to the hospital.
"Ye Feng..."
Zhao Wanting couldn't help but recall Ye Feng's words just now—"I never dine with the dying."
"Dying person..."
"What does that mean?"
"Did he foresee something?"
"Or... does he have a way to save Grandpa?"
Zhao Wanting regretted not asking more clearly at that time, but now Ye Feng was nowhere to be found downstairs.
So, Zhao Wanting called Hua Guodong to ask him to help check the nearby surveillance cameras to find Ye Feng's whereabouts.
As it turned out, Hua Guodong had just dropped Ye Feng off at home.
"Fenghua Villa?"
Zhao Wanting wanted to rush over immediately to find Ye Feng.
"Miss Zhao, I suggest you don't come over right now," Hua Guodong advised after briefly understanding the situation. "Even if you go to find Ye Feng, what's the use? He's just good at fighting, not skilled in medicine. You might as well go to the hospital first to check Grandpa's condition."
Hua Guodong was worried that if something happened to Grandpa tonight, Zhao Wanting's back and forth might prevent her from seeing Grandpa one last time.
"It's too late tonight. Even if you rush over, Ye Feng might not meet you. And I haven't figured out which villa Ye Feng lives in."
"How about this, after your grandfather's condition stabilizes tomorrow, I'll accompany you to find Ye Feng and get some clarity," Hua Guodong suggested.
Hearing this, Zhao Wanting also felt that Hua Guodong's words made sense. Priorities should be set, and it was better to go to the hospital first to accompany her grandfather. They could find Ye Feng tomorrow; it wasn't urgent.
"By the way," Hua Guodong reminded, "You know the character of this hero. He won't help for nothing. Perhaps you should prepare some gifts and pay him a visit tomorrow?"
Yes... Zhao Wanting suddenly realized that she couldn't go empty-handed to ask for someone's help. But what should she prepare? She couldn't just give money again, could she?
"Just now, Ye Feng was treating his classmates to dinner and asked me to help arrange some work," Zhao Wanting mentioned.
"Isn't that perfect?" Hua Guodong smiled. "You help the hero out, and in exchange, you can ask for his help tomorrow."
"Good!" Zhao Wanting immediately made a call and arranged for Susan's employment overnight.
Meanwhile, in the main hall of the government office...
The father and son, Xie Shao and Xie An, were waiting for the officials they had sent to bring Ye Feng for questioning. However, they waited in vain.
"Where are they!?"
"Where are the men you sent to fetch him!?"
Xie Shao's father, Xie An, called the officials he had sent just now, only to find out that Ye Feng had already been taken away by the young master of the government office.
"You mean the young master!?" Xie Shao was shocked. He didn't expect that Ye Feng, that kid, had such extensive connections. Not only did he know the young lady of the Zhao family, but he also knew the eldest son of the governor, Hua Guodong?
"What kind of trouble have you gotten yourself into?" Xie An also became nervous. "How did you become acquainted with the young master?"
"If the young master investigates this matter, I'm afraid even the Chief Clerk Xie An won't be able to escape unscathed!" Just as Xie Shao was at a loss, suddenly a call came from the company.
"Weird... Why would the company call at this hour?" Xie Shao wondered. "Do they want us to work overtime?"
"Manager Xie, sorry to disturb you at this late hour," the voice on the other end said calmly. "I regret to inform you that the board of directors has suddenly decided to terminate your employment with the company."
"What... What!?" Xie Shao was startled. "Could you repeat that?"
"You have been terminated. I don't have the specifics, but you can come in tomorrow to collect your belongings."
Slap!
Xie Shao's phone fell to the ground, and he felt a cold chill run through him.
"What's wrong?" Xie An saw his son's unusual expression and hurriedly asked.
"I... I've been fired by the company out of nowhere..." Xie Shao muttered. "What's going on? Why would this happen?"
Slap!
Xie An slapped his son, knocking him to the ground.
"You wretched child, still asking why!?" Xie An shouted. "This is clearly because you offended someone you shouldn't have, someone you can't afford to offend!"
"It's very likely that it's that Ye Feng we were going to capture tonight! If things go wrong, I might be killed by you too!"
At that moment, there was another commotion outside the hall.
"My lord!"
"The person you wanted, he really isn't here!"
As they spoke, a group of people dressed in fish-scaled armor rushed in, and the guards outside were powerless to stop them.
Xie An was shocked when he saw them. These were the guards of the Yanjing Guard!
Panicked, he quickly got up to kneel.
"Not knowing that the Commandant has arrived, I have failed to welcome you from afar!" The woman leading the group was graceful and imposing, exuding an aura of arrogance. She was none other than Jin Luyi, the Commandant of the Yanjing Guard.
"Chief Clerk Xie," Jin Luyi said coldly, "I heard that you've captured a prisoner named Ye Feng. Where is he? Hand him over! From now on, all the case files of this person will be under the jurisdiction of our Commandant's Office!"
Upon hearing this, Xie An couldn't help but feel a sense of dread. Another person here to demand someone? First, the young master personally released someone, and now even the Commandant of the Yanjing Guard had come to personally demand someone? Who exactly was this Ye Feng? How did he have such extensive connections? The more Xie An thought about it, the more terrified he became, realizing he had stirred up such a hornet's nest with this reckless arrest, causing sweat to dampen his back.
"My lord, spare me! The person has already been released… It was done by Master Hua Guodong himself!" Xie An pleaded, trembling in fear. "I won't dare to do it again… I won't dare!"
Released? Jin Luyi furrowed her brows slightly, feeling dissatisfied that she had missed her target. Ye Feng, you're lucky this time. Don't fall into my hands next time!
"Let's go!" Jin Luyi turned around and led her people away.
Xie An, still trembling, slowly got up from the ground, then turned to his son and unleashed another round of punches and kicks.
"Look at the mess you've caused! You've alerted the Commandant of the Yanjing Guard! Are you trying to get me killed? I'll beat you to death, you wretched child!"