"Zhang Shan, stop it!"
Zhang Min was startled and rushed to intervene upon witnessing the scene, but it was already too late.
She could only watch helplessly as Zhang Shan charged towards Wang Chao, her eyes filled with panic and despair.
Unable to intimidate Wang Chao, Zhang Shan erupted in anger, attempting to stab him viciously, hoping to completely subdue him and force him to hand over the money.
"You're enraged because I hit the mark. You want to resort to violence," Wang Chao remarked, shaking his head with a cold gaze.
Without hesitation, he swiftly acted, using two fingers to clamp down on the blade of the knife Zhang Shan thrust at him.
"What?" Zhang Shan's eyes widened in disbelief, his face displaying incredulity.
He tried to exert more force to push the blade forward, but it was futile. The blade remained motionless, unable to move an inch.
His expression changed once again, filled with an intense desire to immediately strike and kill Wang Chao.
"Let go!" Wang Chao said in a deep voice.
After speaking, he applied force with his fingers.
Clang!
A crisp sound echoed as the knife in Zhang Shan's hand snapped into two pieces.
"What?" Zhang Shan's eyes filled with even more terror.
Bang!
Before Zhang Shan could react, Wang Chao delivered a powerful kick, sending him flying more than five meters away, rolling out of the hospital room. His back burned with pain, and he couldn't get up for a long time.
"Zhang Shan."
Upon seeing that Wang Chao was unharmed, Zhang Min immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Then, her expression drastically changed, and she hurriedly ran to Zhang Shan's side, showing great concern. "Zhang Shan, are you alright?"
Clutching his abdomen, Zhang Shan's face twisted in pain, and he couldn't utter a word for quite some time.
Seeing her brother in such a miserable state, Zhang Min felt extreme heartache, but she couldn't do anything to help. She could only watch anxiously, her eyes turning red with worry.
"Don't worry, I know my limits. He just suffered a bit. He won't die," Wang Chao said calmly.
"Mr. Wang, this..." Zhang Min's eyes still showed concern.
"Miss Zhang, your brother is nothing but a damn gambler, with tattoos, drinking, gambling, and even extortion. If you don't discipline him, he will continue to commit more mistakes in the future," Wang Chao said calmly, throwing the broken knife to the ground. "What I'm doing now is to wake your whole family up. Only then will he have a chance to change for the better."
"Otherwise, if he continues like this, he will eventually bring down everyone in your family!"
Upon hearing Wang Chao's words, Zhang Min's expression turned unpleasant, and her eyes turned red with distress, even though she did not say anything. She fully understood what Wang Chao meant.
If Zhang Shan's character and temper continued in this way, it would undoubtedly bring catastrophic consequences to the entire family, and it might even affect her ability to get married.
However, what could she do?
Zhang Shan's character had been spoiled by their parents since childhood. He was unruly, arrogant, and refused to be disciplined. Zhang Min had tried talking to him dozens of times, but it had been ineffective.
At this point, she had no solution.
"Miss Zhang, you have a gentle personality, and you won't be able to deal with this kind of troublemaker. Step aside, and I'll teach him a lesson on your behalf," Wang Chao said calmly.
Zhang Min remained silent.
However, in the end, she quietly stepped aside.
To be honest, she had no way to handle Zhang Shan.
If Wang Chao had a method to make Zhang Shan change his ways, it would be the best outcome, even if it was just a small lesson to make him realize his mistakes.
"Sis..."
Zhang Shan watched as his sister walked away, his pupils shrinking, and a hint of panic appeared in his eyes.
In the past, whenever he did something, his sister would stand by his side and support him. But now his sister had distanced herself, leaving him at the mercy of Wang Chao?
"Zhang Shan, stop pretending. With your condition, you can definitely stand up. You want money, right? Get up, and I'll give you a hundred bucks!" Wang Chao said indifferently.
"A hundred bucks? Wang Chao, are you fucking humiliating me?" Zhang Shan erupted in anger.
Before he could finish his words, a red banknote had already landed on him.
Seeing the banknote, Zhang Shan's eyes lit up, and he quickly grabbed it, tucking it into his pocket. Then, he stared at Wang Chao, gritting his teeth. "I'm telling you, Wang Chao, we're not finished today!"
After saying that, he stood up, glaring at Wang Chao.
"Three hundred bucks, tell me, how much do you owe?"
Wang Chao threw three banknotes at Zhang Shan.
"You think you can bribe me with just this little money?" Zhang Shan sneered.
"Then add another thousand."
Wang Chao took out another thousand bucks, throwing it at Zhang Shan and uttered in a deep voice, "If you tell me, I might have a way to solve your problem."
"Can you really solve it?" Zhang Shan's eyes brightened.
"That depends on your honesty," Wang Chao replied.
"Fine, I'll tell you."
Upon hearing Wang Chao's words, Zhang Shan's eyes brightened, and he quickly blurted out, "I lost one million last night, and they're already demanding the first installment, which amounts to 350,000."
"Brother Wang, if you can help me settle this, you'll be my real brother."
"What?"
Zhang Min's expression drastically changed upon hearing these words. She immediately rushed over, grabbing Zhang Shan's shoulder and angrily said, "One million? Zhang Shan, have you gone crazy? How could you borrow so much money from someone? Are you trying to ruin our entire family?"
"And you, didn't you just say that you didn't go gambling? Did you lie to me?"
"Sis, I was out of my mind when I said that," Zhang Shan quickly explained.
"Zhang Shan, you bastard, I'll beat you to death!"
Zhang Min, furious, raised her fist and repeatedly struck Zhang Shan, causing him to cry out in pain.
Zhang Shan quickly pleaded, "Sis, I had no other choice. Your friend looks powerful; he must have a way. Please beg him to help me."
"If those debt collectors come knocking, they'll kill me!"
"Sis, please help me this once, okay?"
"Just once. If you help me this time, I promise I'll change for the better."
"Are you serious?" Zhang Min's eyes brightened.
"I swear, once I overcome this difficulty, I'll genuinely reform," Zhang Shan pledged.
"Alright, this is my final time trusting you. If you deceive me again, I'll never care about you anymore."
Zhang Min glared at Zhang Shan fiercely, then turned around, looking at Wang Chao with a pleading expression. "Mr. Wang, I'm begging you. Can you help us?"
"I can help," Wang Chao nodded.
Zhang Min and Zhang Shan's faces lit up with joy upon hearing this.
However, at that moment, Wang Chao suddenly spoke, "But I do not desire to help."
"Huh?"
Zhang Min and Zhang Shan's expressions changed, and their joy turned into disappointment and astonishment.
"Mr. Wang, are you afraid that we won't be able to repay you?" Zhang Min asked.
"Not really. It's just a mere one million. I do not even care about it. If you ask, I'll lend it to you," Wang Chao calmly replied, pointing at Zhang Shan and saying, "But I don't trust him."
"The words of a gambler are utterly untrustworthy!"
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