86: 86. Life is so unpredictable

At six in the morning, Lu Feng woke up early. After getting dressed, he went downstairs to warm up.

The streets of Xinghai City were sparsely populated in the morning. He adjusted his breathing rhythm, his steps steady as he trod on the familiar streets.

Running, once you stick with it, becomes increasingly addictive.

Crucially, for Lu Feng, this exercise greatly honed his willpower, allowing him to grit his teeth and persist even when his body was fatigued.

Over time, his ability to withstand pressure also increased, making him much calmer and more composed when facing any situation.

At 7:30 AM, Lu Feng returned home, drenched in sweat. His parents had already prepared breakfast. Seeing him, Lu Xiaoli smiled, "You're back, son? Go take a shower before eating breakfast. Today it's your favorite soy milk and fried dough sticks."

After showering, Lu Feng felt refreshed and invigorated. As he came to the dining table, Lu Zezhou also walked out. He looked at the living room with a puzzled expression and asked, "Huh, where's that bronze Pixiu?"

Lu Feng chuckled, "That? I threw it away. It was too ugly; not suitable for our home."

"It's such a waste to throw it away. We could have sold it for money when we sold scrap next time," Lu Xiaoli said regretfully.

"Mom, it only looks like bronze, but it's actually imitation bronze. It's not worth anything; scrap collectors wouldn't take it."

"Oh, is that so? Then never mind."

The family of three tore apart fried dough sticks and dipped them in soy milk, drinking and watching the morning news on TV.

At this moment, a report caught Lu Zezhou's attention. He squinted his eyes in confusion, then got up to fetch his reading glasses. After clearly seeing the image on the TV, he was instantly surprised, "This... I'm not mistaken, am I? This is... Lu Hu?"

On the TV screen, footage of the police's layout and arrests in the smuggling case from last night was being broadcast.

"Under the unified command of the police, this month-long operation has finally concluded. Last night, the police successfully dismantled a criminal gang involved in smuggling counterfeit cigarettes across multiple regions, arresting 9 suspects and seizing 900,000 smuggled cigarettes and 1.3 million yuan in cash at the scene..."

"Interestingly, during the arrest at the cigarette smuggling crime scene, the police apprehended another individual. This person, the owner of a local meat processing plant, was originally involved in another overseas frozen meat smuggling case that night but stumbled into this one by mistake and was even assaulted by the criminals. Currently, this individual has been detained by the police, and his meat processing plant has been sealed due to severe hygiene issues. The case is still under further investigation..."

The final scene on TV froze on Lu Hu being loaded onto an ambulance.

Lu Zezhou and Lu Xiaoli were both stunned.

"This... it really is him. How could he do such a thing?"

"Ugh... I used to buy ingredients from his processing plant. Look at that footage on TV, it's disgusting! How could he be so heartless! That's food!!"

Lu Feng took a sip of soy milk and chuckled, "Isn't this good? Smuggling frozen meat, plus the hygiene issues, he can go in and sing a few years of 'iron window tears.' Who knows, he might even meet Lu Dahai's daughter in there. Oh, I almost forgot, that's a women's prison."

Hearing Lu Feng's teasing, Lu Zezhou and his wife couldn't help but smile.

Lu Zezhou sighed. He never imagined that out of his three brothers, one died, one went to prison, leaving only himself and his younger sister.

Life truly is unpredictable.

He thought for a moment, picked up his phone, and called his younger sister, Lu Mang. Soon, the call connected, and Lu Mang's voice sounded a bit strange, "Th-Third Brother, what's up with your call?"

Lu Zezhou asked, "Big Brother's matter... have you heard? He was arrested by the police, for smuggling frozen meat..."

"I... I just found out too. I didn't expect Big Brother to do such a thing."

Lu Zezhou thought for a moment and said, "I won't go to see him."

"Okay, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Mang let out a breath. Only then did she realize her hands were trembling non-stop.

Fear... she definitely felt afraid.

She knew about Lu Hu's actions. At the time, they all unanimously believed that Lu Zezhou's family had absorbed their luck to get better, so Lu Hu said he would find someone to break this situation.

A few days ago, he had excitedly said that he had found a master, bought an ornament, and sent it over, just waiting to see bad things happen to Lu Zezhou's family.

Lu Mang had also been looking forward to it, but the result... was the news of Lu Hu's arrest!

This was too coincidental. Nothing happened before it was placed, and nothing happened after it was placed, but... Lu Feng had only been back for one day, and Lu Hu had an accident!

How similar this was to Lu Dahai's fate!

It must have been that little brat. Lu Mang felt a pang in her heart; she was already terrified by her nephew's mysterious methods.

So much so that when Lu Zezhou called just now, she didn't dare to relax her guard, only hoping not to be noticed by that devilish nephew.

She decided to stay far away from Third Brother's family for the rest of her life... With another hidden danger eliminated, Lu Feng was in a very good mood, even drinking two extra bowls of soy milk.

He was becoming more and more adept at this series of interconnected moves, like manipulating NPCs in a game, just casually pulling a few strings to entangle several initially unrelated marionettes.

The methods were subtle, leaving no trace.

The only difficulty was that such coincidences were hard to find, and there weren't always suitable candidates to use.

After finishing breakfast, Lu Feng greeted his parents and left.

He took a bus to a luxury car 4S dealership in the city.

Since his card had ample funds, it seemed unreasonable to let his father continue driving the three-wheeled vehicle. It was time to buy a car for his father.

Lu Feng pushed open the revolving door and entered the luxurious showroom, where several gleaming display cars were parked, clearly not cheap.

"Hello, are you here to look at cars?" A middle-aged salesman in a suit came up to him, then suddenly froze. He asked in confusion, "Oh, aren't you... Lu Zezhou's son? Lu Feng! Your dad and I know each other, old friends for many years. Do you still remember?"

Lu Feng scrutinized the face and suddenly realized, "You're... Uncle Liu?"

Liu Dajun laughed heartily, "That's right! It's me. It's normal for you, kid, to not remember, studying in Jiangcheng all these years."

He looked at the handsome Lu Feng and sighed with emotion, "I haven't seen you in years, and you've grown so tall, and you've become successful! I've heard all about it; not only did you get into a good school, but you also helped your dad save up for medical expenses. Tsk tsk tsk, if my son were half as worry-free as you, that would be great!"

Since he was his father's friend, Lu Feng naturally smiled and said, "Uncle Liu, you're too kind."

"By the way, are you here to buy a car today? Aren't you just graduated from high school?" Liu Dajun asked hesitantly.

"I'm buying it for my dad. His three-wheeled vehicle needs to be replaced."

Liu Dajun was shocked. One must know that this was a high-end brand. He himself only looked at them; he couldn't afford one. He didn't expect this high school graduate in front of him to be buying one?