Published: December 25, 2024
"You!" The burly man stared with wide, terrified eyes, still unable to speak.
"Bang!"
Qin Chen casually grabbed him and slammed him to the ground. Because the surface had been directly covered by a layer of true essence protective shield by Qin Chen, the burly man felt as if he had crashed into an iron mountain. With a crack, the sound of fine bones fracturing echoed from his chest, while he spat out mouthfuls of blood.
Qin Chen coldly looked at him and said, "Speak, what exactly is going on here?"
"Lord, spare my life." The burly man cried out in fear, "This mansion truly belongs to a friend of mine who lent it to me for safekeeping."
It turned out that the burly man had indeed obtained the mansion from a friend. His friend was an employee at a pawnshop in Alchemy City, and the mansion had been mortgaged at the pawnshop. Since someone needed to take care of it, the employee let the burly man manage the mansion.
In this way, the pawnshop didn't need to pay management fees, while the burly man got to stay in such a large place without rent. Both parties benefited.
"The pawnshop, how is that possible?" Zhuo Qingfeng murmured.
This was his family's mansion; how could it be pawned?
"What about the original family living here?" Zhuo Qingfeng roared, his expression turning extremely anxious.
"I don’t know; I was just here to stay. However, I heard my buddies say that this family was poorly managed and had pawned this mansion to pay off debts, then moved elsewhere. As for where they moved to, I don’t know." The burly man said timidly.
"Moved away?" Zhuo Qingfeng let out a slight sigh of relief but still felt anxious inside.
This was the Zhuo family's mansion. They had lived here for hundreds of years. If it weren't for a major issue they couldn't face, the Zhuo family wouldn’t have pawned their mansion.
"Fine, you don’t know. But your friend must know. Quickly tell me, which pawnshop does your friend belong to?" Zhuo Qingfeng said sinisterly.
"Xuan Yuan Pawnshop." The burly man hurriedly replied.
In his heart, he wished Qin Chen and the others would let him go and find trouble with his friend at the pawnshop. He was just here to look after a house, yet he was getting taught a lesson. What terrible luck!
"Xuan Yuan? Never heard of it. Where is that pawnshop? Take us there immediately!" Zhuo Qingfeng shouted.
"The Xuan Yuan Pawnshop is at No. 58, Champs-Élysées in the southern part of the city. You can go by yourselves." The burly man nervously said, asking him to take them there? If his friend found out, wouldn’t he be scolded to death?
"Champs-Élysées? Good, Young Master Chen, let’s hurry over there." Zhuo Qingfeng said anxiously, his voice laced with a hint of panic, clearly having lost his composure. He turned and rushed towards Champs-Élysées.
Qin Chen threw the burly man to the ground and chased after him.
"Zhuo Qingfeng, calm down."
Reaching in front of Zhuo Qingfeng, Qin Chen suddenly blocked him, sternly saying, while an invisible mental wave surged into Zhuo Qingfeng’s mind, instantly awakening him.
Qin Chen coldly said, "Do you think it will be useful for us to go to the pawnshop now? Not to mention that they might not even know where your family has moved, just your current attitude will cause conflict at the pawnshop."
After awakening, Zhuo Qingfeng exhaled and bitterly smiled, "I’m sorry, Young Master Chen. I was a bit anxious, but I really don’t know what to do right now. If there isn’t some major issue, our family would never easily pawn the mansion."
"Calm down. Since your family runs a business in Alchemy City, you must know where your family’s shop is, right? We can follow the shop to find it. Maybe we can find some clues." Qin Chen thought for a moment and said.
"Right, how did I forget about this?"
Zhuo Qingfeng was instantly awakened.
"However, I personally still advise against you going to find your family right now. What you need to do first is to get certified at the Alchemy Pavilion." Qin Chen added.
"Why?" Zhuo Qingfeng looked over in confusion.