Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 747 - 744 It Won’t Happen Again

Chapter 747: Chapter 744 It Won’t Happen Again

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Chapter 744: This Won’t Happen Again

"This... Zhao... Team Leader Zhao, I... I didn’t know anything. I don’t know anything at all. I just got the call so..."

Seeing that Mr. Zhao seemed to be blaming him, Lin’s face immediately turned pale with fright, he hastily and anxiously started to explain.

He certainly didn’t want to offend someone for no reason.

"A phone call?"

Mr. Zhao took several quick breaths in a row.

"Yes, I just got it, and not only did I receive it, but now everyone in the hall has been notified. The hall’s affairs will be managed by Team Leader Shen."

Lin nodded repeatedly, explaining.

"Nonsense, what utter nonsense! Who is speaking ill of me behind my back? When did I ever resign due to illness!"

Hearing that everyone had received the notification, Mr. Zhao became even more infuriated, almost unable to catch his breath, and after several rapid breaths, he roared angrily, and his face could no longer maintain its previous composure. His heart also began to feel panic.

What did this mean?

He had no idea at all and they had him retired due to illness outright!

He had seen such things before, but he had never imagined that such a thing would happen to him, and he didn’t believe that it would happen to him!

It had to be a mistake, there must be some misunderstanding!

Mr. Zhao comforted himself continuously in his heart.

Meanwhile, Mr. Liu and the doctors next to him, seeing Mr. Zhao’s expression, were all dumbfounded. What was going on? From the phone conversation they heard, something seemed off. What retirement due to illness? Could it be that Mr. Zhao was being forced out? What had happened?

But... that was impossible. Mr. Zhao had the backing of the Zhao Family. Who would dare make a move against him and take him down from behind?

"This... this... Team Leader Zhao, this has nothing to do with me. I don’t know anything about it... Hello... Hello..."

Having finally realized that something was amiss from the tone, that Team Leader Zhao’s retirement might have been "arranged" without his knowledge, Lin hurriedly distanced himself while trying to reiterate his innocence, but before he could say more, he realized that the call had been abruptly cut off, leaving only a continuous tone from the handset.

Impossible! They must have made a mistake! How dare they treat him like this!

Mr. Zhao gripped his cellphone tightly, his already pallid face becoming even whiter, and the veins on his hands bulged as he continued to reassure himself internally.

"Mr. Zhao? This..."

Mr. Liu, looking at the grim and extremely distressed Mr. Zhao, had lost his previous smugness and now looked at him full of concern and worry, cautiously asking.

No, he had to make a call right away to find out what was going on!

Mr. Zhao paid no attention to Mr. Liu, but anxiously kept thinking to himself. When the thought of making a call came to him, his eyes brightened, and he once again picked up his cellphone, starting to search for the phone number.

"Ring..."

Just as he had found the number and was about to dial it, his phone suddenly began to ring insistently.

Looking at the caller ID, Mr. Zhao’s eyes lit up instantly, as if he had seen a lifeline. His previously chaotic heart suddenly settled down.

His big brother must have heard about his situation and was calling to comfort him and tell him what to do next. He would surely stand up for him!

Mr. Zhao thought joyfully in his heart, at the same time secretly resolving to find out exactly who was behind this scheme, and at any cost, make sure they paid dearly - to give them a harsh lesson!

"Zhao Sheng, where are you right now?"

As soon as the call connected, an authoritative voice came through.

"Big brother, I’m at the hospital. I..."

"Since you’re at the hospital, just stay there and don’t worry about anything else. I have arranged things over there, you don’t need to be involved anymore. Just focus on recovering."

As Mr. Zhao heard that familiar authoritative voice, his face lit up with relief, and he was about to pour out his grievances, but before he could start, he was interrupted quite rudely.

"Big brother?"

Hearing the voice from the phone, Mr. Zhao was stunned for a moment, thinking he had misheard, and after a while, with a look of disbelief on his face, he exclaimed in shock.

"Alright, that’s it then. Rest and heal, I’m very busy over here and have lots of things to handle. Also, while you’re in the hospital, behave yourself, listen to the doctors, and don’t cause any trouble for me, you hear?"

After finishing what had to be said, the person on the other end of the phone hung up directly, giving Mr. Zhao no chance to speak at all.

How could this be?

Listening to the cold and uncaring busy tone coming from the receiver, Mr. Zhao was completely stunned. A buzzing noise filled his head, and his complexion turned an ashen pale...

The call he had just received completely shattered all his dreams, all the light, and hope!

His older brother already knew all about the situation, but he didn’t seem to want to stand up for him. Moreover, it sounded like his brother had arranged it...

Although he wasn’t very smart, there was one thing he understood very clearly. The reason he had been so formidable before, why nobody dared to refute his words, able to command both wind and rain, was precisely because he had the gold-letter signboard of the Zhao Family behind him!

With the Zhao Family behind him, regardless of his abilities, regardless of what he did or said, or the position he held, nobody dared to challenge him!

But without the Zhao Family, he was nothing!

His only hope had been that the Zhao Family would have his back, help him regain his status, and now, that last thread of hope had also been dashed!

His ’retirement due to illness’ had become a foregone conclusion!

How could this be? Why would his brother do something like this...

Mr. Zhao kept thinking resentfully in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more panic and fear he felt...

Everyone who was observing Mr. Zhao could tell by the expression on his face that he must have encountered some serious trouble this time; it definitely wasn’t anything good!

But everyone was filled with doubts. Given Mr. Zhao’s status, who would dare to embarrass a member of the Zhao Family? Who could embarrass him? How could he have been reduced to his current state?

However, no matter what, seeing his current state gave everyone a sense of satisfaction and relief. When he had been making the call, it seemed like there had been an accident. Thus, all the talk of him being removed from his post was now void, and they had narrowly escaped a disaster themselves!

A bastard like him should have met with trouble long ago!

Every doctor’s heart was secretly applauding and cursing in approval.

A slight smile appeared on Xiao Yi’s face. His hearing was far superior to ordinary people’s. On top of that, Mr. Zhao had deliberately wanted to show off in front of him, to embarrass him while they were less than a meter apart, making the call without trying to hide away. Xiao Yi had heard almost every word of Mr. Zhao’s conversations clearly.

He was quite clear about Mr. Zhao’s predicament.

But looking at him, Xiao Yi felt not the slightest sympathy!

For someone like him, such an ending was already quite favorable. If not for the sake of the Zhao Family and Zhao Yuhua, he wouldn’t have let him off so easily. Mr. Zhao’s fate would have been ten times, a hundred times more tragic than this!

However, Xiao Yi had no interest in insulting him further, as it was beneath him.

To someone like that, he really didn’t want to give another glance. After a faint smile, Xiao Yi was ready to turn his head and reassure the doctors, telling them to focus on treating patients. But just as he was about to speak, his phone rang.

Xiao Yi quickly picked up his mobile phone and pressed the answer button.

"Is it resolved?"

As soon as the call connected, he heard the somewhat indifferent voice of Zhao Yuhua.

"It’s resolved, thank you, Classmate Zhao."

Xiao Yi hurriedly replied with a smile.

"No need."

Hearing that the matter was resolved, Zhao Yuhua’s frown immediately relaxed, and she said indifferently, "This issue was our problem."

After finishing, she frowned slightly and then added, "This won’t happen again in the future."

This won’t happen again in the future.

The tone of Zhao Yuhua’s voice held no particular emphasis, not even a stress on any syllable, but to Xiao Yi’s ears, it carried an undeniable implication.

He didn’t doubt Zhao Yuhua’s words in the slightest.

Just from the decisive action taken by the Zhao Family just then, he had already sensed the resolve of the Zhao Family. The reason why the Zhao Family had been able to maintain their position as the number one family in G City for so long was definitely no accident, no fluke.

Other than strength, among the Four Great Families—Zhao, Han, Li, and Zeng—not even the Han Family had the unique commanding presence that the Zhao Family had!

"Thank..."

Before Xiao Yi could even finish saying thank you, he realized that the call had already been disconnected on the other end. The line was now filled with the tone of a dropped call.

This...

A wry, helpless smile reappeared on Xiao Yi’s face. Shaking his head, he put down the phone. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)