Chapter Forty-Seven: Needle and Awl

  Zhou Hao and the others had finished teasing, only then did they think of being afraid afterwards. They surrounded Yang Yunqiu's arm, which was wrapped up like a second-rate disabled person. After looking at it for half a day, Zhao Ze wiped his sweat and said, "You're really bold, what if you didn't catch it in one go, and you'd also be dragged down..."

  He shuddered, deliberately bringing out a few points of admiration, "No wonder you little devil is liked by girls, it's not just this face that adds points, this talent for being infatuated with beauty to the point of no return, others can't compare with you."

  Yang Yunqiu rolled her eyes and ignored him, then answered a few more phone calls. Shi Tianlai and his wife both called to nag for half a day.

  Luckily Grandma Wu Yue doesn't have the habit of browsing the internet, otherwise it would be even more troublesome.

  Zhou Hao rarely didn't play games, holding a book and reading it occasionally. Suddenly, he patted the table: "By the way, why did Du Wei suddenly go crazy? He's an honest man."

  Zhao Ze also found it quite strange.

  They have six classes in the major of Materials Science and Engineering, among which Class 3 and their Class 1 often take classes together. Not only do they attend large lectures together because the teachers are almost the same, but also small classes are often combined, and the laboratory is shared. They are quite familiar with each other, especially the bookworm class leader of Class 3, who is a celebrity. Even Zhou Huan, a lazy student in their own class who doesn't even recognize his own classmates, knows him.

  Du Wei, the class monitor, was appointed by the teacher due to his grades. His personality is actually on the weaker side, and occasionally he would be teased by some boring people, saying that he is a typical high-scoring but low-ability person. Anyway, no matter how you look at it, he doesn't seem like the type who would grab a girl and commit suicide together.

  The people in the dormitory were talking when someone came over and knocked on the door, shouting: "Classmates, excuse me, do you have a blanket? Can I borrow it for a while?"

  The voice was somewhat hoarse and husky.

  Yang Yunqiu opened the door and saw a man whose age could not be discerned, with many wrinkles, short but sturdy in build. He casually handed over his own quilt and Zhao Ze got up to look, seeing him walk unsteadily into 407.

  As soon as he went in, a student from Class 3 poked his head out: "He's Du Xuan's dad. Du Xuan was expelled and his dad came to plead for him but it didn't work. Now they're packing up Du Xuan's things and even making him clean the floor. It's really pitiful... Fortunately, Du Xuan started school early and is under 18 this year, and he's always behaved well, so he should get a lighter punishment."

  His words had barely fallen when a loud splash was heard and cries of alarm rose on all sides.

  Yang Yunqiu and the others hurried over to take a look, only to see Du Yan's father sitting on the ground, his eyes dull and expressionless, the quilt thrown aside, the water bucket overturned, and his pants soaked with water. He seemed completely unaware of it all, muttering to himself: "Who took him away... where did they take Yanzi..."

  His cell phone was thrown to the ground, and somehow it got connected to the speakerphone, and he could still hear the voice inside: "Hello, hello, Old Du, your son, or did your family offend someone? Your son wasn't even in detention, after being caught, he was taken away immediately, don't know where he was taken... sorry Old Du, it's not that brothers aren't helping each other, it's just really can't do anything..."

  Du Wei's father was stunned for half a day, his whole body trembling, after a while, he grabbed the phone like crazy and ran away.

  Zhou Hao and Zhao Ze both felt a bit uncomfortable and curious, they exchanged a look: "Du Kun usually is very honest, what kind of person could he have offended? I think it's either Yang Daidai or Zhang Jiansheng who did this."

  Yang Yunqiu didn't say a word, he certainly knew that the one who had taken the person away was Li Zifeng. But this matter really couldn't be casually mentioned, the things in the underground third floor weren't known by everyone within the public security system either.

  A group of students just gossiped a few words about this matter, and no one could help.

  On the second day, which happened to be Tuesday, there were no classes in the afternoon. After finishing her morning courses, Yang Yunqiu went directly to Shi Tianlai's place for lunch, and then the two of them spent the whole afternoon killing time in the lab.

  He found a new alloy formula, the metal made from it is directly dark gold in color, slightly black, very beautiful, extremely light, almost indistinguishable from plastic, rich in elasticity, with a strong stealth effect. The specific test has not been completed yet, but it will definitely not be worse than the best special metals available now. Anyway, Shi Tian was so excited that he couldn't bear to put the thing down, even when eating and sleeping.

  Yang Yunqiu still managed to grab some, planning to take them back and make a protective soft armor for Wang Yi and others, with some anti-evil spirit arrays engraved on it, just in case.

  Shi Tianlai knew he was going to give it to his students to play with, but Shi was still unhappy. When coaxing him to leave, even the fruit prepared by Mrs. Shi was not allowed to be taken away. Yang Yunqiu couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. As they say, "old children" are indeed strange-tempered when they get older. In the past, when they weren't as familiar with each other, Professor Shi had always been very polite to him, not belittling him because of his age.

  Coming out of Shi Tianlai's home, walking on the shaded path in the campus, after a few steps, I saw from afar a group of students surrounding the coconut grove square opposite the library.

  Du Wei's father has arrived, and both Yang Daidai and Xue Qiao are present.

  There is also... Zhang Jian Sheng.

  Du's father seemed very agitated, with a pleading expression on his face and red, swollen eyes: "Classmate, I know our Lei has wronged you, but he wasn't like this before, that day he must have been possessed by a demon, don't blame him, as long as you just lift your hand and don't report him, I'll let him transfer schools and never appear in front of you again, classmate, I'm kneeling down for you, I've knelt down for you...... waaah......"

  He really fell to the ground with a thud and knelt down, scaring Yang Daidai's face pale.

  Zhang Jiansheng's eyebrows and eyes, however, showed a hint of guilt. He carelessly took two steps forward, lowered his head to look at Du Wei's father: "Hey, don't talk nonsense. Your son committed a crime, what does it have to do with us? It's not like we told him to 'kidnap' Dai Dai, but..."

  He straightened up, propped his chin on his hand, and assumed a thoughtful expression. "You know, the punishment for crime can be light or severe; he could be sentenced to three to five years, or just fined and warned."

  Du's father stared blankly at Zhang Jian-sheng: "Classmate, do you have a way to save my son? If you do, tell me, I'll do anything..."

  "There is a way, but it requires money, do you understand?" Zhang Jian-sheng smiled and leaned down to whisper in Du's ear.

  "Money?" Du Bo was taken aback.

  Zhang Jian-sheng tapped his foot impatiently: "You think that now helping people with things, just saying it empty-mouthed and white-tongued, others will help you do it? Just this, only inviting guests and giving gifts, lacking 30 million, can't even take it out."

  Du's father was shocked and muttered: "Three... three million?" He fell to the ground, his face covered in tears and dirt, looking utterly wretched.

  Looking at his dispirited appearance, Yang Daidai felt a little soft-hearted and glared at Zhang Jiansheng. Although the two people weren't very familiar with each other, their elders had some connections, so it wasn't easy to say anything. She furrowed her brow, lowered her head, and looked at Du Fu: "Uncle, don't worry, I didn't intend to report him. Du Xuan should be fine; otherwise, you can hire a lawyer to help him. However, his emotions that day were indeed abnormal. When he comes out, it's best if you take him to see a psychologist."

  Yang Daidai's voice was soft and gentle. Hearing her say so, Du Fu indeed felt comforted, and his complexion improved slightly.

  "What a joke!" Zhang Jian Sheng sneered, "Dai Dai, you're still too naive. You think Du Kun would be fine that easily? If he was really fine, this old man wouldn't have come to your school making a scene."

  Du's father heard this, his body stiffened: "Son, Du Yan is gone, can't be found, I went to the public security bureau to ask, who all said they didn't know, and someone warned me not to ask randomly, Du Yan will come back when he should... He is my son, how can I not ask!"

  Yang Daidai was taken aback and looked at Zhang Jiansheng with a suspicious gaze, apparently suspecting that he was involved in this matter.

  Zhang Jian Sheng narrowed his eyes and said nothing.

  Du's father suddenly came to his senses, raised his head abruptly: "Alright, 30 million, I'll go back and sell the house to make up for the money, please... spare Pocky!"

  Zhang Jiansheng shrugged indifferently: "You bring the money first, then we'll talk. I'm just trying, don't expect me to guarantee success."

  Seeing Du's father hesitating, Zhang Jian smiled and said: "Of course, if you can find someone else to help, I wouldn't want to bother. Your money won't fall into my hands anyway. If it weren't for the sake of being classmates, who would want to look for trouble?"

  At that time, Du Fu made up his mind: "No, I'll give..."

  "Uncle." Yang Yunqiu walked over slowly, bent down and exerted some force, using one hand to help Du Fu up, letting him stand steadily.

  Zhang Jiansheng's face changed as soon as he saw Yang Yunqiu, but it was only for an instant. The next moment, his expression became very gentle and amiable.

  Yang Yunqiu didn't look at him, but instead gazed at Du Fu, thought for a moment, and then lowered her voice to say: "Your son is fine, as long as Yang Daidai doesn't tell Du Peng, he won't be in big trouble. I have a friend who has seen your son, he's not at the Public Security Bureau now, but was sent to the 'hospital'. Some people suspect that your son suddenly became violent and hurt someone, it wasn't his intention, but... he took some strange medicine, the hospital will cure him."

  As soon as this was said, Yang Daidai was shocked and her eyes widened, while Zhang Jiansheng narrowed his eyes.

  Du's father was even more shocked: "Is everything you said true? Do you know about Lei Zi?"

  Yang Daidai hastily walked forward, smiling: "It was him who saved me. If it wasn't for him, your son would be a murderer by now." She struggled to lift her head, but her cheeks were flushed with embarrassment.

  Du's father was stunned, and a hint of gratitude appeared on his face. He choked with emotion: "Classmate, thank you, thank you."

  Yang Yunqiu shook her head: "Uncle, you go home and rest, it's nothing."

  What he said was firm and decisive, and Du Fu also hesitated at once.

  Zhang Jian-sheng furrowed his brow and burst out laughing, saying with a hint of meaning: "Yang, you shouldn't casually make promises. As far as I know, you've just come from the village and are probably quite naive, not understanding this society. If you speak carelessly and influence others' plans, it could ultimately harm someone. You might not care, but the Du family only has one son, Du Xuan. What will they do if things go wrong?"

  As he spoke, he turned his head towards Du Fu and said, "You'd better think carefully, after today, if you want me to help you, I won't be in the mood."

  Du's father's face changed drastically, and he hastily said: "No, I'll immediately mortgage the house and send it to you right away." As he spoke, he struggled free from Yang Yaqiu's support and was about to leave.

  Yang Yunqiu grabbed him with one hand.

  Du's father struggled for half a day and cried out: "Classmate, I know you're kind-hearted, but you don't understand, Zhang Gongzi is the son of the municipal party secretary, don't make trouble."

  "You can't get the money that quickly even if you mortgage your house." Yang Yunqiu's tone was very calm, and she casually pulled out a bank card from her pocket, "This is Xinghang Bank's diamond card, which requires at least 8 million to open an account. If you're willing to wait a bit, I'll buy your house on the spot if you still need to spend money later, how about that?"

  Du's footsteps paused for a moment, and his face also radiated a glow. In fact, he also knew that even if he went to mortgage the house immediately, he might not be able to come up with three million.

  "Classmate?" Du's father's crying voice was trembling slightly.

  "Don't worry." Yang Yunqiu smiled and said, "I'll say it again, I have a friend who has seen your son. Your son is fine now, but he's taking some strange medicine that involves a lot of trouble, so for the time being, he can't contact the outside world. That's why you can't find him. After a few days, when his body fully recovers, the hospital will naturally release him. Do you still want to take out 3 million? As far as I know, your family isn't wealthy either. All these years, you've only earned one house. If you spend this amount of money, you'll really have nothing left."

  Du's father opened his mouth - if it were from the beginning, he would have believed Zhang Jian Sheng, but Yang Yun Qiu took out a diamond card, and his worth changed instantly, no longer the country boy in Zhang Jian Sheng's words, and his identity became mysterious.

  It's normal for a billionaire to say something that will make people trust him more.

  Zhang Jian Sheng looked at Yang Yun Qiu, his eyes cold and gloomy. The words that came out of his mouth were no longer as arrogant and domineering as before: "Yang, I remember you're an orphan and your family isn't wealthy either... this money... never mind, I won't ask how you earned it. Hey, Uncle Du, what do you want to do? Make a decision quickly, I don't have the patience to wait."

  Du Fu clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and was about to ask Yang Yunqiu to buy his house. After all, he didn't dare make fun of his son, when he heard a string of crisp laughter.

  Lu Lan held a large stack of documents and ran quickly, "What's going on? Zhang Jian Sheng, what kind of trick are you playing again?"

  Seeing Lulan, Zhang Jiansheng was stunned.

  Unlike Yang Yunqiu, Lu Lan is not a nun and does not have the ability to restrain her spirit. When she stands here, even ordinary people will feel that the sky is bluer and the water is greener.

  "I went to Yuanye, passed by you, and helped Li Zifeng deliver a message. He's in the 'hospital' now, and it's all over now. The situation isn't too bad."

  Yang Yunqiu raised an eyebrow and smiled, saying to Du Fu: "If you're not at ease, Uncle Du, I can call my friend and let you talk to Du Wei for a bit, how about that?"

  Zhang Jiansheng sneered: "Classmate, be careful not to get your tongue blown away by the strong wind."

  He also has a source of information. According to what he knows, Du Xue doesn't know what he did wrong this time and was taken away by a very mysterious department. Even his father didn't dare ask more questions.