Rustic Charm: The Doctor Immortal
Chapter 207: The Mastermind

Chapter 207: Chapter 207: The Mastermind

The Land Rover sped forward, and after more than half an hour, it arrived at Feiyun Villa in Huangmei County.

Chen Dashan followed Wu Hongling and Chunhua, the three of them turning left and right until they entered a very concealed basement.

The environment was dark and damp, without daylight all year round. A moldy smell permeated the air, mixed with a foul stench that made one nauseous.

"Clang!"

The harsh sound of iron chains echoed, jarringly loud in the quiet basement.

Chen Dashan looked up and saw Chunhua pulling out a key to unlock the heavy chains on the large iron door. Inside was a square iron cage with a skinny, trembling figure hunched over. Upon hearing the noise, Green Snake’s eyes lit up.

Seeing Chen Dashan and Wu Hongling, his face turned deathly pale as he stretched out his skeletal hand, trembling on the ground.

"Let... let me out!"

"I beg you, let me out!"

At this time, Green Snake had none of the arrogance he had when he attempted to murder Chen Dashan at the intersection. He was like a defeated dog, a toothless dead snake, clutching Chen Dashan’s shoe and continually begging.

In the past few days, he had figured out that experts like Chen Dashan and Wu Hongling couldn’t be contained by a small place like Furong County. Zhao Qiqiang opposing Chen Dashan meant his own destruction.

"Letting you go isn’t impossible!"

Chen Dashan spoke indifferently.

Green Snake, lying on the ground, was first stunned, then he reacted and nodded repeatedly: "Just tell me what you want me to do, and I’ll do it immediately, without hesitation!"

He was terrified of staying in this place.

There was no distinction between day and night, as dark as a prison. The key issue was that Wu Hongling refused to send him food, providing only water. No matter how much he drank, he remained starving, with his chest sticking to his back. This situation was unbearable, and alone, Green Snake feared that no one would even know if he starved to death.

"I... I’ll kill Zhao Qiqiang!"

"I will kill him!"

To show his loyalty, Green Snake spoke excitedly.

Chen Dashan replied coldly: "Killing him so easily would be too merciful. You just need to cooperate with me; the rest isn’t your concern."

"I understand, I understand!"

Green Snake nodded vigorously.

Wu Hongling bent down, gripping Green Snake’s chin: "Answer my questions honestly. If you hide anything or make up lies, I have plenty of medicine pills for you to eat, and you won’t be able to stand it."

"No, please, no!"

Remembering the medicine pills Chen Dashan forced him to eat, Green Snake trembled all over.

He pleaded with Chen Dashan: "If I know anything, I’ll tell you everything, without holding back."

"You’ve been following Zhao Qiqiang for many years and must have done numerous nefarious things, right?"

Wu Hongling spoke.

Green Snake’s eyes flashed, and he lowered his head, not daring to look at them directly.

"Speak!"

Wu Hongling kicked Green Snake in the face, knocking him to the ground. Green Snake, trembling with fear, said: "I did it for money. They say poverty favors insistent artists. I had no other option. Three years ago, during the demolition at the Furong County fertilizer plant community, Aunt Zhang’s son was serving in the military at the border and reportedly died in combat. Zhao Qiqiang, upon knowing this, not only refused to pay the demolition compensation but also sent people to threaten Aunt Zhang, cutting off her water and electricity, vandalizing her home, and severely injuring her."

"To prevent people from finding out, Zhao Qiqiang set a fire, burning the old lady alive, making it look like an electrical blaze."

"I still have nightmares about this incident!"

Green Snake continued, shocking the three of them: "And his Golden Palace, half of the female college students there were deliberately lured by Zhao Qiqiang, making them spend money first and then giving loans of ten thousand. Within a week, they had to pay back fifty thousand. These young girls were too scared to inform their families and could only obey Zhao Qiqiang."

"Last year, Zhao Qiqiang hit someone with his car, then framed them, claiming they hit his car..."

"He demanded six thousand in compensation, or else he would have them imprisoned!"

Wu Hongling frowned. Zhao Qiqiang acted recklessly, relying on his father being a minor official in Furong County, thinking himself untouchable.

"Anything more?"

Chen Dashan asked. Green Snake quickly nodded: "Yes, yes!"

"Previously, there was a Red Leaf Nightclub in the new district. It was in competition with Zhao Qiqiang. Zhao Qiqiang killed the entire family of the owner, and the owner’s daughter is now in a mental hospital..."

Green Snake recounted one incident after another, leaving Chen Dashan and Wu Hongling shocked.

They had thought Zhao Qiqiang was no good, but they didn’t realize he was utterly evil!

"Watch over him. Since he did well today, give him some food. I will come back in a few days!"

After giving these instructions, Chen Dashan turned to leave the basement. The damp, oppressive place was suffocating and uncomfortable after being there for too long.

Leaving the basement, Chen Dashan had already made a plan. He would now openly begin to bring down Zhao Qiqiang. If the evidence matched what Green Snake said, Zhao Qiqiang’s family would be ruined and disgraced, even if they had supporters.

With this in mind, Chen Dashan took out his phone and called Peng Hu.

"Beep... beep..."

The call connected quickly, and seeing it was Chen Dashan’s number, Peng Hu was very excited: "Brother Chen, how do you have time to call me?"

"I know a newly opened barbershop in Furong County that has good hairstyles and very soft hands..."

Chen Dashan cut in: "I have an important task for you, and you must investigate thoroughly and collect evidence!"

After hearing this, Peng Hu spoke seriously: "Don’t worry, I guarantee this scumbag will be notorious forever!"

Peng Hu felt a surge of righteousness. Though he used to live a life of violence, he had never bullied the weak or elderly.

After hanging up, Chen Dashan felt a mixture of emotions. Without the Sun and Moon Technique, he wouldn’t have had the strength to fight back. He would have been just another small victim of Zhao Qiqiang’s bullying, unable to resist and dragging his family down, living in obscurity for a lifetime.

What did they do?

They just crossed paths with Zhao Qiqiang, only to be doomed forever!

Chen Dashan clenched his fists. Zhao Qiqiang had to die!

After the interrogation with Green Snake, Wu Hongling took Chen Dashan to the Fruit Company, and on the way, Chen Dashan received a call from Wang Shiman.

Wang Shiman’s voice was urgent and panicked: "Dashan, something big has happened!"

"The land our company contracted, which we planned to use for planting herbs, had its deposit paid and the contract signed. But now the villagers have changed their minds and won’t lease it to us; instead, they signed a contract with the Qi Family from Hengshui City!"

Qi Family?

Chen Dashan was taken aback, recalling Qi Shuzhu, that proud woman.

It seemed she had officially declared war on him!

"The problem now is that some chain drugstores and pharmaceutical companies originally set to purchase our products now doubt our production capacity and seek to cancel their orders and demand refunds!"