Chapter 27: Acting Courageously for a Just Cause

Sitting in his Audi, Lin Jian smoked a cigarette while looking at the 100,000 yuan sitting on the passenger seat.

To be honest, this money had come so fast that for a moment, it felt completely surreal.

But he also knew that in the dark corners of society, such things were far from uncommon.

When he was expelled from school half a month ago, someone had taken the initiative to act as a middleman, wanting to introduce him to Wu from West City District.

However, he had refused at the time.

He had heard of Wu from West City District; he was a gang member and a top-tier underworld boss.

Once he got mixed up with those people, his life would be completely ruined.

Therefore, he would rather sell old books or work as a security guard than have any entanglements or connections with them.

But he never expected that the more he tried to avoid trouble, the more it would come looking for him.

He had offended Long today. How could someone like Long just let the matter drop?

However, he had no other solution. He couldn’t exactly kill the guy, could he?

Even if he broke Long’s legs, the feud would only grow deeper. It was better to just make the man bleed money.

Taking 100,000 yuan this time—if the man still didn’t learn his lesson and continued to cause trouble, the second time would cost him one million.

Making him feel the financial pain would force him to think carefully before targeting Lin Jian again.

Lin Jing called to ask when he would be back tonight, saying she was going to stew ribs for him.

"I’ll be home right on time for dinner. I’m just running a small errand outside."

Lin Jian hung up the phone, thought for a moment, and drove toward Green City Villa.

Green City Villa and the Green City Villa estates were not the same residential community. The Green City Villa estates were an exclusive neighborhood for standalone luxury homes.

Meanwhile, Green City Villa was a mixed residential community of multi-story and high-rise apartment buildings.

Naturally, Green City Real Estate was the most famous real estate company in Jiang City, and the properties they developed were mostly green-themed.

For example, they heavily emphasized environmental protection and high ratios of green space within their communities.

Thus, Green City Villa was considered one of the most high-end residential areas in Jiang City. The property management was exceptionally strict; unlike the Agricultural Bank District, not just anyone could wander in.

Lin Jian drove directly to the sales center of Green City Villa.

He wanted to buy an apartment.

Since he now had 600,000 yuan in cash and had offended some dangerous people, he needed to make plans early.

Moreover, Lin Jing had worried about him for half her life. Now that her son was making money, it was only right to let her enjoy a comfortable life.

Naturally, 600,000 yuan was far from enough to buy a house in Green City Villa in full—it might not even cover the down payment for a larger unit.

But for the two of them, a seventy or eighty square meter apartment would be perfectly sufficient.

If it were too large, the housework would be a chore to manage.

Just as he parked the A6 in front of the sales center and prepared to get out, he suddenly noticed an SUV roaring toward the building.

Lin Jian’s expression changed. The SUV was clearly approaching, yet there was no sign of it slowing down.

Furthermore, he saw two small children squatting in the southwest corner of the parking lot, right in the SUV’s path.

"Oh no!"

Seeing this scene, the hairs on Lin Jian’s back stood up.

In that split second, almost without thinking, he threw open his car door and dashed out!

VROOM!

The SUV sped past, first crashing through the colorful balloon arch in front of the sales center, then barreling straight toward the two squatting children!

AAH!

Not far from the children, two women were standing and chatting.

They saw the out-of-control SUV but couldn’t reach their children in time.

The two kids were far too young, only around one or two years old, still unsteady on their feet.

However, just as the two women let out piercing screams, a human figure swept past like the wind!

WHOOSH!

As soon as the figure flashed by, the SUV slammed into the stone pillars of the sales center with a loud BANG, immediately followed by billowing smoke.

Then, the front hood of the SUV caught fire!

"Youngster, my youngster!"

The two women, speaking with local accents, ran to Lin Jian’s side and scooped up the two children.

Both women were absolutely terrified. One was completely pale and bloodless, while the other was trembling uncontrollably.

"Get back, quickly! The car is going to burn!"

Lin Jian charged toward the SUV again because the driver had not yet gotten out.

Whether the vehicle had lost control or the driver was drunk, Lin Jian couldn’t just stand by and watch him die.

He quickly scrambled inside the SUV and forcefully dragged the unconscious driver out!

The moment he pulled the man out, the SUV was completely engulfed in flames!

Lin Jian checked the driver’s breathing and found it extremely weak. However, the man probably hadn’t been drinking, as there was no smell of alcohol.

Moreover, the man looked to be in his forties or fifties and seemed to have suffered a sudden medical emergency—he was foaming at the mouth!

Lin Jian used his Thought to examine the man, and his expression instantly changed. "A cerebral hemorrhage!"

The man had suffered a brain bleed. No wonder the car had lost control.

At this moment, Lin Jian had no time to think about anything else. Without any hesitation, he picked the man up, loaded him into his own car, and sped toward the hospital!

Fortunately, there was a hospital less than two kilometers away. In under five minutes, he got the man admitted and paid a 100,000 yuan deposit.

Naturally, he wasn’t the type of wealthy philanthropist who did good deeds without leaving a name, so he left a copy of his ID card and his phone number.

However, the injured driver had no identification on him, so Lin Jian had to call the police to help locate his family.

With all these delays, the sky had already grown dark.

His trip to the sales center was ruined.

He also called Lin Jing, asking her to save some ribs for him.

Lin Jing was a bit disappointed. Her son had promised to come back for dinner, only to cancel at the last minute.

Lin Jian felt guilty but didn’t explain.

At seven o’clock in the evening, the driver’s family was finally contacted. A very beautiful and elegant woman, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, arrived, claiming to be the driver’s wife!

Lin Jian was slightly baffled. The injured driver was almost fifty, right? His wife was this young?

Could there be a mistake?

Seeing Lin Jian’s skeptical gaze, the woman smiled and pulled out a business card. "Old Fan and I are a May-December couple. Don’t be surprised."

The woman was quite poised, not feeling the least bit awkward about their age difference.

"Since you’re here, I’ll be going. I’ve already advanced 100,000 yuan for the medical expenses."

Worried that this woman—who looked like she might have studied law—would try to shirk the debt, Lin Jian watched her expression closely as he spoke.

He wanted to see if she would deny the debt like the people in those online short videos. There were simply too many examples of people refusing to pay up.

"Ah, thank you so much. I didn’t bring any cash, but I have my checkbook. Let me write you a check first. If it weren’t for you, it’s uncertain whether Old Fan would have survived."

As she spoke, she pulled out a checkbook from her bag, quickly wrote down a string of numbers, signed her name, and handed it to Lin Jian.

The check was stamped with a seal, so he could withdraw the money directly with it.

However, the amount written on the check was one million, not one hundred thousand!

"This is wrong. I advanced one hundred thousand. You wrote the wrong amount," Lin Jian said after taking a glance.

"It’s not a mistake. Old Fan’s life is worth this money. I actually think I gave too little. Please take it; I need to go see Old Fan."

The woman tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, smiled and nodded at Lin Jian, then turned to leave.

"Wait, wait, wait!"

Lin Jian hurriedly chased after her and blocked her path. "I really didn’t expect any reward for doing a good deed. In that situation, anyone would have stepped up to save him. So I can’t accept this money. I’ll return it to you first. Once you have cash, just give me back my one hundred thousand!"

Lin Jian shoved the check back into her hand, turned around, and strode out of the hospital!

The woman stood stunned for quite a while before hurrying toward the hospital room.

...

Meanwhile, at East Lake in Jiang City, there was an enclosed Retirement Home containing over a dozen small villas and several residential buildings.

At this very moment, inside one of the villas, an old man wearing a faded army-green shirt was listening to a subordinate’s report.

"The driver who caused the accident is named Fan Jingqiang, the founder of Longfu Industrial in Jiang City. He ran gray-area businesses in his early years. In the 1980s, he was sentenced to a year and a half for speculation and profiteering. Later, he served three years in prison for assault.

"This man has quite a notorious reputation in Jiang City.

"However, he’s also focused heavily on charity in recent years. What happened today was purely a coincidence. He really did suffer a cerebral hemorrhage, which is why he fainted while driving."

"Hmph. It’s a good thing those two youngsters are fine, otherwise, executing him ten times wouldn’t be enough," the old man said, thumping his walking stick on the ground.

"What about the person who saved them? Did you find out who it is?" the old man asked next.