"Zhang Xue'er!" Lin Hai looked at the pretty girl opposite with a look of surprise on his face.
Zhang Xueer is Lin Hai's classmate. She has a straightforward personality and a tomboyish temperament. She has always had a good relationship with Lin Hai. However, it was only later that Lin Hai and Wang Ting fell in love that the two gradually became estranged.
I just didn't expect that we would meet by chance on the train today.
"What a coincidence, where are you going?" Lin Hai sat down next to Zhang Xueer and said.
"It's summer vacation, I'm going home." Zhang Xueer's voice was sweet and straightforward.
"Um...it's summer vacation." Lin Hai couldn't help but be startled.
Damn it, it seems like I haven’t gone to class for a long time, and I don’t even know that school is on holiday.
"Where are you going?" Zhang Xueer tilted her head and smiled, revealing her two dimples, which looked particularly good-looking.
"Go to Penglai and take your parents to play."
"Really, my home is in Penglai, let me introduce you to a few places!"
The two people sat together and chatted happily, making the long journey pass easily in a joyful atmosphere.
When he was about to arrive at the station, Lin Hai suddenly received a call from Li Wenyuan, telling him that someone had been arranged to pick him up at the station, and that all travel, accommodation and travel arrangements for Lin Hai's family in Penglai had been arranged.
Lin Hai was surprised. He didn't expect that Li Wenyuan had such a wide network of contacts in Penglai, thousands of miles away. After being polite, he accepted Li Wenyuan's kindness.
"Lin Hai, my home is in the county town more than 100 kilometers away from Penglai City. There are also several good scenic spots. You must bring your uncle and aunt over here and let me fulfill my friendship as a landlord."
After getting out of the car, Zhang Xueer warmly invited Lin Hai.
"Okay, definitely." Lin Hai smiled and nodded.
"Well, I'll leave first, I have to catch the car." Zhang Xueer waved her hand towards Lin Hai and prepared to leave.
Just after taking two steps, Zhang Xueer's cell phone suddenly rang. As soon as she picked it up, Zhang Xueer's expression changed drastically!
"How is my dad?" Zhang Xueer's voice was full of anxiety and fear.
Lin Haiben had already turned around and left, and stopped suddenly when he heard the sound.
"Mom, please tell my dad not to be impulsive, I will go back right away!" Zhang Xueer hung up the phone and ran out in a hurry.
"Xue'er!" Lin Hai chased after two steps and grabbed Xue'er's arm.
"What's wrong, uncle?" Lin Hai asked with concern.
"My house was demolished, but the compensation was unreasonable, and my dad disagreed. Now we are facing a confrontation with a gang of gangsters. They are probably going to take action. I have to go back quickly." Zhang Xueer said, almost crying in anxiety.
After hearing this, Lin Hai's eyebrows jumped.
"You can't help with this kind of thing if you go back alone as a girl. I'll go back with you!"
Lin Hai and Zhang Xueer still have a good relationship. Seeing that Zhang Xueer is in such a hurry, Lin Hai has to help.
"This..." Zhang Xueer felt conflicted in her heart.
Although she has a strong personality, she is still a girl after all, and she still lacks a backbone when things go wrong. It would be best to have a boy accompany her back home.
But this matter that happened to his family was quite special, and he might start a fight with those local gangsters. He was afraid that doing so would implicate Lin Hai.
Therefore, for a while, Zhang Xueer was in a dilemma.
"Oh, don't hesitate, those gangsters can do anything, let's leave quickly." Lin Hai had seen a lot of violent demolitions in the news, and was afraid that if it was too late, Zhang Xueer's family would suffer.
When Lin Hai said this, Zhang Xueer was also scared, and the two of them hurriedly walked towards the exit of the station.
While Lin Hai was walking, he called his mother. Their carriage was far from the station exit and they still needed to walk for a while.
Lin Hai talked about Zhang Xueer's matter and told his mother that someone would pick them up at the exit and asked them to go to the hotel to rest while he and Zhang Xueer went back to deal with the matter.
As soon as Lin Hai left the station, he saw a burly man wearing sunglasses holding a big sign with the words "Mr. Lin Hai of Jiangnan City" written on it.
"I'm Lin Hai." Lin Hai pulled Zhang Xueer, walked to the man in a few steps, and handed over his ID card.
"Mr. Lin, please." The man only glanced at it and returned it to Lin Hai respectfully. Then he pulled away a black Mercedes-Benz business car next to him and asked Lin Hai to get out.
"Give me the key." Lin Hai didn't care to be polite to him now.
The man was stunned, but still handed over the car keys.
"Xue'er, get in the car!" Lin Hai sat directly in the driver's seat, and Zhang Xue'er also quickly got into the passenger seat.
"Mr. Lin..." The man was suddenly confused.
"Friend, my classmate has some trouble at home. We have to rush back immediately. Lend me this car first, and then I'll ask you to pick up my parents." After Lin Hai finished speaking, he started the car and rushed out.
The man looked at the back of the car and was stunned for a long time. Then he took out his cell phone, hurriedly called for another car, and then raised the sign again.
"Hey, Mom, you must talk to them carefully and don't do anything. I will go back soon." In the car, Zhang Xueer kept talking on the phone, with her heart in her throat.
Lin Hai didn't say a word, but drove the car very fast according to the route Zhang Xueer said.
"Lin Hai, what should I do, what should I do..." Zhang Xueer hung up the phone, tears finally flowing down.
After all, she is just a girl. Facing a group of gangsters who have no reason to explain, even if she rushes back, what effect will she have?
"Don't worry, Xue'er, I'll take care of everything!" Lin Hai said firmly while driving.
"You? Sigh..." Zhang Xueer sighed, obviously not having much hope.
Zhang Xueer's home is in Kelan County, which is connected to Penglai City by a highway. Lin Hai drove the car to 180 miles along the way, a short distance of about 100 kilometers, and it only took about half an hour to get there.
After entering the county town, under the guidance of Zhang Xueer, Lin Hai drove the car into the old city.
As soon as he entered the old city, Lin Hai suddenly felt a sense of desolation. Most of the houses on both sides of the road had been demolished. Occasionally, there were a few standing, and large letters of "demolished" were painted on the walls.
The old town is very small. After driving not far, we arrived at the center. The dark crowd in front of us immediately attracted Lin Hai's attention.
"That's my home!" Suddenly, Zhang Xueer pointed at a lonely second-floor building in front of the crowd and said loudly.
"Cao Nima, I told you to run! Stop right here, I have to break your legs today!"
Suddenly, a young man in his early twenties ran towards Lin Hai's direction with a embarrassed look on his face.
Behind him, a group of shirtless hooligans waving wooden sticks and steel pipes chased the young man while shouting and cursing. Some of them kept picking up stones on the ground and throwing them at the young man.
The young man panicked and was about to collide with Lin Hai's car. Lin Hai braked suddenly and stopped the car.
The young man broke into a cold sweat and stopped.
"Brother!" At this time, Zhang Xueer in the car finally saw the young man's face clearly, covered her mouth and screamed.
The gangsters behind him finally caught up.
"Let you bastard run away again!"
A young hooligan brandished a wooden stick, hit it on the young man's head and swung it down.