Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City
Chapter 46 Zhao Family Bankruptcy

Chapter 46: Chapter 46 Zhao Family Bankruptcy

Two more days passed.

News of a haunting at Dragon Rise Mansion made the headlines in Jiangcheng.

Over thirty eyewitnesses claimed they saw a red-clothed female ghost on the rooftop at midnight, and they even heard the ghost’s crying.

If one or two people saw a ghost, it could be an illusion, but when over thirty people said they saw the same ghost at the same time, it was hard not to believe.

Even the police were alerted to the matter.

Meanwhile, all of the Zhao family’s real estate projects were rife with rumors of hauntings.

Those who claimed to have seen a ghost all described it as a red-clothed female ghost.

At the same time, an anonymous post appeared online, exposing the dark secrets of the eldest young master of the Zhao family’s past persecution of innocent girls.

Linking this post to the ghost sightings, people concluded, the red-clothed female ghost must be one of the girls the eldest young master of the Zhao family had wronged. Fueled by resentment, she returned as a vengeful spirit seeking debts from the Zhao family.

The incident caused quite a stir in Jiangcheng, and although most of it was speculation, people preferred to believe that there was no smoke without fire.

Dragon Rise Mansion, initially a hot seller, faced a mass withdrawal of customers due to the incident.

All major projects under the Zhao family were affected.

Lu Jinyuan seized the opportunity to aggressively snatch the Zhao family’s clients.

With Yunwu Villas’ blessing as a benchmark, the Zhao family was beaten down in just a few days. Their cash flow was severely disrupted, and the company was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Zhao Bin, Zhao Cheng’s father, became overnight white-haired.

Yet Zhao Cheng, the catalyst for the downfall of the Zhao family’s business empire, was unreachable by anyone.

...

Outside an unnamed bar.

Zhao Cheng, drunk as a lord, stumbled out.

After nearly being strangled to death by Chen Fan and failing to get help from Qi Rushan, he wasted away many days in the bar, drunk and cut off from the outside world.

After several days of venting, he came to a realization, "Chen Fan, even if Qi Rushan won’t help me, I still have the Zhao family backing me! No matter how powerful you are, you’re just one person. I have a hundred ways to deal with you!"

He glanced dizzily around, "I’ve been gone so long, Dad must be worried. It’s been a while since I visited the company, I should go today. If I’m not mistaken, the celebration for Dragon Rise Mansion should be happening soon."

With that thought, Zhao Cheng staggered to the roadside, hailed a taxi, and headed towards Zhao Corporation.

Zhao Corporation building.

Zhao Cheng walked in, groggy.

Papers of various sorts were scattered all over the lobby floor, and the company employees hurried to and fro, each with a grim expression on their face.

Zhao Cheng looked puzzled, "Why is no one dealing with all these papers on the ground? Could it be that the celebration has already passed and these papers are thrown around for celebration?"

He made his way to the chairman’s office.

Pushing the door open, he saw a man with white hair and a weathered face. Zhao Cheng thought he had entered the wrong office and stepped back out.

After repeatedly confirming this was the chairman’s office, he walked in again.

Only then did he clearly see that the old man with white hair, who seemed on the verge of collapse, was actually his father!

"Dad, your... your hair, how did it..." Zhao Cheng’s eyes were filled with disbelief.

Zhao Bin lifted his head, and when he saw Zhao Cheng, a hint of hatred flashed in his eyes, and his hand began to tremble.

That morning, the authorities had issued a notice for him to promptly commence the bankruptcy proceedings for Zhao Corporation.

Zhao Cheng, puzzled, walked over to Zhao Bin, "Dad, what happened?"

Zhao Bin raised his hand and slapped Zhao Cheng across the face, "Do you even have the face to ask me what happened? The entire Zhao family has been ruined by your hands, are you satisfied now?"

"What!" Shock and fear flashed across Zhao Cheng’s eyes; he noticed the bankruptcy application on Zhao Bin’s desk and scrambled to grab it.

After reading it, cold sweat cascaded down his forehead.

He quickly took out his cellphone, powered it on, and looked up the recent events that had happened in Jiangcheng.

After understanding the whole story, Zhao Cheng’s face turned as white as paper, and he collapsed to the ground.

"How... could this happen?"

Zhao Bin covered his face and wept bitterly, "The biggest regret of my life is having a son like you!"

Zhao Cheng’s gaze was hollow, his ears ringing incessantly.

He had thought that even if Master Qi wouldn’t help him, he still had the Zhao family as his utmost reliance.

But now, the solid backbone that provided him all the confidence and courage collapsed thunderously.

At that moment, a female secretary walked in and handed Zhao Cheng an envelope, "Young master, this was delivered several days ago for you. Since we couldn’t find you, I’ve been keeping it safe for you."

Zhao Cheng took it, looking at the secretary with gratitude, "Thank you. With the company facing such a crisis, you still stand by your post. It seems I did not misjudge you."

The secretary’s cheeks turned red. She approached Zhao Bin, placed a document on the desk, "Chairman, this is my letter of resignation."

Zhao Cheng: "..."

The secretary, too embarrassed to meet Zhao Cheng’s eyes, hurriedly left.

Zhao Cheng sighed, opened the envelope, and pulled out a card.

It bore only one sentence: Are you satisfied with this outcome?

Signed Chen Fan.

"Chen Fan!" Zhao Cheng’s eyes turned blood-red in an instant, grinding his teeth, "I’ll kill you!"

He got up from the ground, looked at Zhao Bin with a tearful voice, "Dad, don’t worry, I won’t let the Zhao family fall like this. I’ll find a way to save everything!"

With that, he ran outside.

Before long, Zhao Cheng arrived at the teahouse.

At that time Master Qi was pruning bamboo in the courtyard.

Zhao Cheng rushed to him, knelt down, and gave several loud kowtows, "Master Qi, for the sake of all the top-grade beauties I’ve sent you in the past, please save my Zhao family!"

Master Qi frowned, "Zhao Cheng, the domination of your Zhao family is over. Even I am powerless to turn back the tides. I can’t help you with this; you’ll have to seek others."

Zhao Cheng’s face showed his unwillingness, "This is all Chen Fan’s doing. As long as he’s dead, there is still hope for my Zhao family. Master Qi, I beg you. You’ve already agreed to help me; as long as you take out Chen Fan, I’ll handle the rest. Once the Zhao family rises again, whatever you desire, I will provide!"

Master Qi let out a sigh, "Zhao Cheng, since you insist, I have to tell you the truth. Just a flick of Chen Fan’s wrist was enough to break my talisman, which shows that he is a master. I might not be his match, and if I do act, it’s likely to be me who ends up dead."

Zhao Cheng’s face darkened, not expecting Master Qi to refrain from acting because he feared Chen Fan’s strength.

With his eyes filled with spite and face of despair, he glanced at Master Qi before standing up, "I don’t care! If you don’t help me deal with Chen Fan, I will expose all the things you’ve done in the past. If I’m to die, we’ll die together!"

Master Qi’s eyebrows furrowed, and after a long silence, he exhaled deeply, "Fine, considering the many benefits I’ve taken from your Zhao family, I’ll help you one last time."

"In a while, I’ll be meeting a Celestial Master. Those who are called Celestial Masters are individuals who have entered the path of Dao, possessing extremely terrifying strength. Even Chen Fan, in front of a Celestial Master, is nothing but an ant."

"I’ll take you with me when the time comes. If you gain the favor of this Celestial Master, not only will killing Chen Fan be easy, but reviving your Zhao family won’t be a difficult task either."

Hope lit up in Zhao Cheng’s eyes as he bowed to Master Qi, "Thank you, Master Qi!"

He then turned and walked out of the teahouse.

"Chen Fan, just you wait. Once this Celestial Master becomes my support, I’ll make sure you die without a place to bury!"