Inside a clinic in Gwangju city.
Xu Dabao lay on the hospital bed, writhing in pain.
He had already undergone treatment, and his face was wrapped in bandages. Gritting his teeth, he growled angrily, "Damn Xu Hao, he's got good luck, running into a beautiful woman shopping. Tiger beat me up to please her. He's such a damn bastard!"
"Ouch, it hurts so badly!"
"I won't rest until I get revenge. Not only Xu Hao, but Tiger must also pay."
He believed that Xu Hao just happened to run into a bigwig shopping, not because he had extensive connections.
He took out his phone, enduring the pain, and called his brother-in-law, "Brother-in-law, I've been bullied, you have to help me get revenge."
"What happened? Tell me slowly." A man's mature and steady voice came through the phone.
"Brother-in-law, I was thinking about the development of the marketing department, so I went to collect the management fees from those people today. But that damn Xu Hao, not only did he refuse to pay, he said we in the marketing department were embezzling funds and even cursed you... It's too offensive to repeat, so I won't say it."
"When I confronted him about it, he hit me."
"Brother-in-law, you have to help me get justice."
Xu Dabao exaggerated his story, describing Xu Hao as arrogant and unreasonable, while portraying himself as a heroic and just person who only cared about the marketing department.
The brother-in-law on the other end of the line was silent for a moment before saying, "You said his name is Xu Hao? He's from our Xu Village?"
"Yes."
"I understand. My son has graduated with a doctorate this year. I'll host a banquet for the entire village two days later. Come then, and I'll make Xu Hao apologize to you face-to-face!"
"Great, thank you, brother-in-law."
Xu Dabao was overjoyed and immediately agreed, his eyes filled with exultation.
His brother-in-law wanted him to shine in front of the entire village!
His brother-in-law, Xu Jiatao, was a village official and also the manager of the nearby marketing department. He had a high position and great authority, and his word was law in the village.
Moreover, his brother-in-law's father was also a village official in the past. During the demolition, their family received the most compensation, becoming billionaires overnight.
With the recent development of Xu Village, it was estimated that Xu Jiatao's assets had reached ten billion, far surpassing ordinary business tycoons.
Without a doubt, his brother-in-law's family was the overlords of the village, even some underground figures in Gwangju city had to give them some face.
With his brother-in-law's involvement, Xu Hao would definitely be dealt with severely.
...
Xu Village, village official's office.
Although it was called a village office, the building was quite luxurious, resembling a palace with its elegance and grandeur.
The interior decoration was also extravagant, resplendent with gold, and filled with the scent of money.
After ending the phone call, Xu Jiatao's eyes flashed with a cold light, "Xu Hao? Daring to touch my little brother-in-law, he's looking for death."
He called his subordinate and took out a stack of invitations, saying, "Xiaofeng, my son has graduated with a doctorate this year. We'll host a banquet for the entire village the day after tomorrow. These are the invitations, distribute them to everyone in the village."
After a pause, he also said, "And also, go inform the Xu Sancai family and invite them to the banquet."
"Brother Tao, why invite the Xu Sancai family? They're not worthy to sit with us." Xu Xiaofeng frowned.
Xu Jiatao glanced at him, "Who said they'll be sitting with us?"
"My son graduated with a PhD and is dating a beautiful, wealthy woman. Plus, I've established a connection with the famous richest man in town, Lin Jianghe. We'll be hosting a banquet for the whole village in two days, and Lin Jianghe will be there too. There will also be many journalist friends in attendance."
"If I don't invite Xu Sancai, won't people talk? Won't they say I'm stingy?"
"You can invite them over and give them some cold benches to sit on in the corner."
"Alright, I understand now." Xu Xiaofeng finally realized.
He took the invitation and turned to leave.
Xu Jiatao lit a cigar and put it in his mouth, his eyes cold, "Xu Hao, Xu Sancai's son? Thinks he's great because he served in the military for a few years?"
"Dare to mess with my brother-in-law? I'll kill you in two days!"
...
Xu Hao sent his grandparents home, handed over all the money in his hand to them, and then took a basket of vegetables and drove a tricycle out.
The tricycle was already particularly worn out, and many parts rattled loudly when it moved.
Not long after leaving the village, Xu Hao suddenly thought of something and immediately called Sister Flower, "Sister, where should I deliver the vegetables? Your villa in Haizhu?"
Sister Flower's charming voice came through, "Don't go there. I'm in Yuexiu today. I'll send you an address. Hurry up and bring them over. We're having a hot pot dinner and we don't have any vegetables."
Upon hearing this, Xu Hao immediately relaxed.
Sister Flower was having a hot pot dinner, so he didn't have to teach her yoga or fitness, and he wouldn't be taken advantage of.
Soon, Sister Flower sent the location information, and Xu Hao drove the tricycle straight there, arriving at the villa area in the village next to Xu's village.
Looking at these splendid villas, Xu Hao felt quite emotional.
Twenty years ago, this place hadn't been demolished yet, and this land was just a sugarcane field with a lot of sugarcane planted. When he was young, he even stole other people's sugarcane here and was chased by the farm owner for several streets.
Finally, Xu Sancai intervened and paid the farm owner for the sugarcane, and the matter was settled.
Little did he expect that twenty years later, this desolate sugarcane field had become an affluent neighborhood with towering buildings.
Since Sister Flower had already given a heads up, he drove the tricycle into the community without any obstruction and came to Sister Flower's villa.
Just as he was about to knock on the door, the villa's door opened, and a mechanical voice came from inside, "Confirmed as an authorized person, door opening automatically."
"Smart home? The rich really play with advanced stuff."
"But when did I become an authorized person? Did Sister Flower set it up?"
Xu Hao looked at the door and felt another wave of emotion, carrying the basket of vegetables inside.
As soon as he entered, he smelled a burnt odor and frowned.
"Isn't it supposed to be a hot pot dinner?"
"Why is there a burning smell?"
He put down the basket of vegetables and shouted loudly, "Sister Flower, are you here?"
There was no response from inside.
"Strange, no one is here, why is the door open?" Xu Hao murmured to himself.
He changed his shoes, entered the house, and walked inside.
On the dining table outside the kitchen, there were induction cookers and various foods arranged, obviously for a hot pot dinner.
However, Sister Flower and he immediately noticed that the meat on a non-stick pan had burned to a charcoal-like state, continuously emitting smoke.
The flame was still burning below, filling the entire kitchen with thick smoke.
He quickly covered his nose and walked over to turn off the fire, opened the windows for ventilation, and quickly rushed out of the kitchen, shouting, "Sister Flower, where are you?"
After searching around, he suddenly caught a strange smell again.
It was leaked carbon monoxide!
"Damn!"
Xu Hao realized something and immediately changed his expression, rushing towards the bathroom.
The bathroom door was closed, and the carbon monoxide emanating from inside was even more intense.
Without hesitation, Xu Hao kicked open the door and rushed inside.
Indeed, Sister Flower and her friend Lizzy were both lying unconscious in the bathroom, their eyes tightly closed.
They obviously came in together to take a shower, but the windows were closed, and there was no ventilation, which led to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Xu Hao stared at them for a second, lost in thought.
The two women's unconscious posture was quite strange, as if they were embracing each other while unconscious.
One has to say, both of them had excellent figures, and he found it almost irresistible.
However, this was not the time to think about that. Xu Hao quickly regained his composure and immediately turned off the gas, opened the windows, and quickly carried the two women on his shoulders, rushing out and heading to the second floor where the air was relatively fresher.
At this moment, he realized that Sister Flower and Lizzy had stopped breathing.
After checking their pulses, he found that both of them still had a faint heartbeat.
Sending them to the hospital now would definitely be too late.
Xu Hao made a quick decision and immediately took out silver needles, pricking them into the acupuncture points of the two women to stabilize their heartbeats.
Then, looking at Sister Flower and Lizzy's beautiful lips, he gritted his teeth, "Ladies, I'm trying to save you, forgive me if I offend!"
After saying that, he performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and artificial respiration on them to rescue them.