Glamorous Doctor
Chapter 750

Chapter 750: Chapter 750

Xu Caimei was startled, "Oh right, how could I forget about this? I can’t let them outshine me."

"Alright then, looks like I’ll have to work twice as hard. I heard they’re all top students, but let me tell you, I’m no slouch either."

"There’s a small path over there. If we take that shortcut, we can avoid being seen, and it’s quicker too." Xu Caimei looked eager to give it a try.

Zhang Yang was skeptical, "How do you know that path actually gets us there? Have you been here before?"

"I’m guessing, but it’s an educated guess. These kinds of paths are usually made by villagers looking for shortcuts."

"I’d say there’s an 80% chance I’m right."

To be fair, it did sound somewhat reasonable.

"Alright, we’ll go with your plan this time."

Zhang Yang turned the steering wheel and drove toward the small path.

The further they went, the more remote it became, until finally, they arrived at a small hill.

And then the road ended. Zhang Yang looked at Xu Caimei and said, "Detective, care to explain? After a whole night’s detour, you’ve brought me to this hill?"

Xu Caimei looked sheepish. "How about we turn back now? Maybe if we hurry, we can still make it."

"Don’t look at me like that! I was just applying what I learned in school. Theoretically, it should’ve worked. Who knew it’d turn out like this in reality?"

Tang Tiantian stepped in to mediate, "Let’s just go back to the main road. Once we’re in the village, there’s still a chance we can find them. I’ve been here once before."

But at that moment, the roar of an engine suddenly broke the silence.

Zhang Yang quickly killed the engine and said to Xu Caimei, "Looks like your guess wasn’t entirely wrong."

Xu Caimei spotted it too—the familiar car belonged to Lin Fucheng.

And judging by the situation, it had shaken off its pursuers.

"Why would they come to such a remote hill?" Xu Caimei asked.

Tang Tiantian shook her head. "I don’t know either."

Suddenly, a thought struck her. "I remember Lin Fucheng once mentioned that his granduncle is a bit of a recluse and doesn’t live in the village."

"So I’m guessing the house up on the hill might be his granduncle’s place?"

"That must be it," Zhang Yang and Xu Caimei said in unison.

"This really is a great hiding spot. If you didn’t know Lin Fucheng personally, you’d never think to look here."

"It’s just a shame—where there’s a will, there’s a way."

Hearing this, Xu Caimei looked puzzled. Just as she was about to ask what Zhang Yang meant, Tang Tiantian pointed toward the house on the hill and said, "Look over there, there seems to be a crowd gathered."

Xu Caimei looked up, and sure enough, there were a lot of people—twenty or thirty of them—all staring at Lin Fucheng’s approaching car.

"Where did all these people come from?"

It was only after seeing them that Zhang Yang had made his earlier remark.

But from the looks of it, these people weren’t working for Eldest Young Master Xu.

"I didn’t expect it—Lin Fucheng sure has a lot of enemies. Most likely, these are debt collectors looking for him."

Even as he said this, Zhang Yang felt something off in his gut. How did these debt collectors know Lin Fucheng would be here? Even if they investigated, there’s no way they could have pinpointed it so precisely.

Knowing Lin Fucheng’s personality, he’d definitely consider this place his last-ditch hideout. Otherwise, he wouldn’t come here at a time like this.

Xu Caimei, full of excitement, said to Zhang Yang, "This is so tense and thrilling! Should we go take a closer look? It’s too dark to see clearly from here."

Zhang Yang nodded and cautioned, "We can go, but you two must stick close to me."

Tang Tiantian looked at the baby sleeping in her arms and hesitated. "Maybe I should stay back. If the baby wakes up, he’ll start crying, and that’d give us away."

"Don’t worry. I wouldn’t feel safe leaving you alone in the car. Come with us. Even if the baby cries, it’ll be fine," Zhang Yang said confidently.

Tang Tiantian had no choice but to agree. The three of them got out of the car and headed toward the top of the hill.

They managed to arrive just before Lin Fucheng and quickly hid behind a haystack. But they found that while the haystack provided decent cover, it was hard to see what was happening ahead. So Zhang Yang led Tang Tiantian and Xu Caimei onto the top of the haystack.

The haystack was quite tall—about two stories high.

It was also pretty safe up there, and lying on top of it was surprisingly comfortable.

Finally, they could see what was going on. Lin Fucheng’s car was surrounded.

Zhang Yang recognized the man leading the confrontation—it was Fourth Brother Zhao and his gang.

It was indeed unexpected. Zhang Yang hadn’t thought Fourth Brother Zhao would come looking for Lin Fucheng so quickly.

And even track him down to his hometown. How did Fourth Brother Zhao find out about this place?

At this moment, Lin Fucheng and his mother were too scared to leave the car.

Fourth Brother Zhao’s lackeys circled the car, laughing loudly and shouting all sorts of insults at Lin Fucheng.

One of them even climbed onto the hood and urinated on the windshield, making Lin Fucheng seethe with rage.

But he didn’t dare step out and could only keep honking the horn. He was preparing to make a run for it.

What Lin Fucheng didn’t realize was that the rear tires were already punctured with screws. The moment he started the engine, the tires gave out completely.

Now Lin Fucheng was in full-blown panic. Liu Qingxia, also pale with fear, snapped at him, "This is all your doing! What now? Think of something! And what about your granduncle? Who knows what they’ve done to him? Go down there and check!"

Lin Fucheng stammered, "Mom, can’t you see I’m barely holding it together? If I go down there, I’ll get killed for sure."

"What nonsense! What’s there to be afraid of? If they kill you, they won’t get a dime. They’ll only let you live if they think there’s a chance of getting their money."

Lin Fucheng stared at his mother in disbelief. How did she come to such a cutting, logical conclusion?

Even so, he still didn’t dare step out of the car. Even if they didn’t kill him, they’d torment him endlessly. Plus, tonight, he had deceived Fourth Brother Zhao.

He had believed he’d secured five million yuan to pay back the debt and finally free himself from Fourth Brother Zhao’s grip.

But unforeseen events transpired, and the five million was stolen. There was no way to repay the debt now. Knowing Fourth Brother Zhao’s temper, he wouldn’t let this betrayal slide.

At this point, Lin Fucheng no longer had a say in the matter. Even if he stayed in the car, Fourth Brother Zhao’s lackeys smashed the window and dragged him out by force.

"Brother Zhao, please have mercy! Let me explain! I swear I intended to pay the money tonight, but something unexpected happened! Let’s talk this through, please don’t resort to violence!"

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