Chapter 420 Huo Cheng's Heart is in Turmoil

Chapter 420 Huo Cheng's Heart is in Turmoil

Huo Cheng's eyes widened in shock.

He quickly denied it, saying, "Impossible."

No one else knew about that matter except him. Not to mention Huo Sinian, even Huo Zhizhou's mother only knew bits and pieces that it was related to him, and no one knew the specifics of how it was done.

"If he hadn't told me, why would I have brought this up again after so many years?" Huo Zhizhou said slowly, his emotions remaining largely unchanged.

Huo Cheng stared intently at him, trying to see if he was lying, but Huo Zhizhou remained calm.

Amidst a jumble of thoughts.

His mind was in turmoil.

“You won’t live to see him,” Huo Zhizhou said again. “Either he tells you everything back then, or I don’t want the truth and will go to the underworld with you to apologize to the Shan family.”

"No!" Lin Bei suddenly exclaimed.

Lin Feng and Assistant Jiang also looked more serious.

Seeing the three of them looking flustered and worried, Huo Cheng suddenly felt very uncertain. He couldn't possibly tell Si Nian about Shan Mu'an's matter, as that would be tantamount to handing a knife to him personally. But Huo Zhizhou's confident demeanor didn't seem fake.

While pondering.

He suddenly remembered something extremely important.

The only time he might have let something slip was when he got drunk with Si Nian at dinner; he couldn't remember anything about the day before after he sobered up.

besides.

There is no possibility.

"It seems you've thought of that." Huo Zhizhou kept a close eye on him.

"How could I have thought of something like that?" Huo Cheng didn't admit it. "But have you considered Sui Sui's actions? He's your and Jiang Ruan's only child. Aren't you afraid that your crime will affect his future?"

Huo Zhizhou: "You harmed Shan Mu'an's entire family, yet you haven't been charged with anything?"

A surge of anger rose in Huo Cheng's chest.

I want to reprimand him, but I don't know what to say because of the current situation.

“I’m in a tight schedule.” Huo Zhizhou raised his wrist and glanced at his watch. “The original plan was to wait until the end of the month, but now it’s moved up to tomorrow night. You can take your time to think about it.”

"Since you've decided that I harmed Shan Mu'an's family, why don't you just take action?" Huo Cheng's words lacked their previous anger, as if it were just a routine question.

Huo Zhizhou stood up.

Huo Cheng and he locked eyes.

Looking at the person who was much taller than him, Huo Cheng felt unfamiliar with him for the first time. The child who used to not even reach his waist had now grown to the point where he needed to look up to him.

"I want to know the details." Huo Zhizhou made no attempt to hide his feelings, stubbornly sticking to his convictions. "I also want to know why Shan Mu'an jumped off the building without hesitation just because you said a few words to him."

He was such an optimistic and strong person that he would never take his own life because he couldn't bear the loss of his parents and the debts.

He had suspected it before, but there was no clue. Now that Huo Sinian had given him a clue, even though he knew it was very likely a trap, he would jump in without hesitation for the sake of the truth.

Huo Cheng felt a surge of anger rising in his chest.

I increasingly feel that handing the company and shares over to him was a mistake!

A grown man abandons his company and his parents for such a trivial matter.

That's incredibly stupid.

"You'll never get an answer to something that doesn't exist, no matter how long you ask." Huo Cheng, unusually, didn't argue with him. "Let me go before things get out of hand."

Huo Zhizhou looked at him with eyes as black as ink.

Huo Cheng kept a straight face and his expression remained unchanged: "Did you hear me?"

Huo Zhizhou did not answer, stared at his wrinkled face for a while, and then walked out of the room after a moment of silence.

Lin Feng closed the door behind him. Assistant Jiang and Lin Bei followed Huo Zhizhou upstairs. As they walked, Lin Bei said, "Boss, please don't do anything foolish."

Huo Zhizhou remained silent.

Lin Bei jumped up and down, saying, "Even if you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about Miss Jiang and the young master. How can Miss Jiang deal with those two wolves and tigers, the Qin and Li families, all by herself?"

Huo Zhizhou remained silent, his slightly deep eyes seeming to be deep in thought.

"BOSS..." Lin Bei was about to speak again when he was interrupted by Assistant Jiang.

Lin Bei: "?"

I was about to ask why I was stopping him.

Assistant Jiang arrived at Huo Zhizhou's side first and calmly asked, "Has something happened?"

"Don't you guys think Huo Cheng is acting a little strange?" Huo Zhizhou's mind was filled with the conversation they had just had. "Ever since he found out that I learned about this from Huo Sinian, he's become very calm."

It was eerily calm.

That doesn't fit his personality at all.

Assistant Jiang recalled the events of the past few days: "Yes, a little."

"Could it be that he knows it's no use getting angry, so he's just giving up?" Lin Bei didn't know much about Huo Cheng, so he could only guess. "After all, he's made a scene and gotten angry these past few days, but we haven't given him what he wanted."

Huo Zhizhou: "No."

Huo Cheng's personality meant he wouldn't just sit idly by.

Back in the living room, he sat down and carefully reviewed everything that had happened during this time, ruling out all possible outcomes: "Are you sure he doesn't have any communication devices on him?"

"I'm sure." Lin Bei nodded. "I took his phone before he got in the car."

Huo Zhizhou frowned slightly.

It's not a cell phone...

Why has Huo Cheng changed so much?

His expression and demeanor suggested that he was certain he would be able to leave this place soon.

"Have you checked every room and corner of the house?" he asked, inquiring about the details.

"I've checked everything." Lin Bei is always reliable. "I've also checked Old Master Huo's clothes and the metal on them, and I can guarantee there are no problems."

Huo Zhizhou pinched the space between his eyebrows with his long, slender fingers.

This move was forced upon him by Huo Sinian.

Given this, he must have made various preparations to seize power, the most important of which was to ensure Huo Cheng's safety. Only in this way could he possibly take the position of head of the Huo Group.

But how can he guarantee Huo Cheng's safety?

Jiang Yulin and Bei Linfeng could not possibly betray him.

The other people secretly monitoring him were his personal bodyguards, so there was no possibility of a leak.

"Do we need to check the entire villa again?" Lin Bei asked.

"No need." Huo Zhizhou relaxed his brow, his large, well-defined fingers resting naturally on his knees. He instructed Lin Bei, "Tonight, you and Lin Feng should be on your guard. Huo Sinian's men might come at any time."

Lin Bei and Assistant Jiang exchanged a glance and asked, "So fast?"

Huo Zhizhou hummed in agreement.

In terms of preparation, it was impossible for Huo Sinian to find this place, but Huo Cheng's emotional changes were not an act.

"Go and prepare Plan Two," Huo Zhizhou instructed Jiang, his assistant.

Assistant Jiang was taken aback.

Lin Bei also paused.

The two looked at him with complicated expressions, opening their mouths as if to say something but then stopping themselves.

“Boss.” Assistant Jiang knew what Plan Two was, and an uncontrollable worry welled up inside him. “Actually, some of what Old Master Huo said earlier wasn’t unreasonable. Your future is so bright, why…”

"Go and prepare," Huo Zhizhou interrupted him in a cold voice.

Assistant Jiang took a deep breath: "Yes."

"Once you're ready, you can leave," Huo Zhizhou instructed, and the atmosphere around them instantly became heavy. "After that, this matter is none of your concern."