163: Everyone has their own agenda, and Mr. Zhang knows everything.

“Crunch!”

Chen Fan bit into a piece of crispy noodles, chewing while twisting open a bottle of mineral water, and swallowed it down with the water.

It was already 6 PM, and he still hadn't seen his father, feeling a bit disappointed.

After a simple dinner, he reached into his pocket and found his cigarettes were gone.

He got out of the car and walked to the small convenience store across the street.

“Two packs of Hongtashan.”

While the shop owner was getting the cigarettes, a familiar yet somewhat hesitant voice sounded behind him.

“...Is that Chen Fan?”

Chen Fan heard someone call him, instinctively turned his head to look, and was also stunned.

“Mr. Zhang... Mr. Zhang?”

The person who arrived was none other than Mr. Zhang, who had just gotten off work. His wife had asked him to bring a bottle of soy sauce, and he hadn't expected to run into Chen Fan here.

Looking at Chen Fan's bald head and haggard face, Mr. Zhang was shocked.

“You... how did you end up like this? Where have you been these past few days?”

He had intended to scold Chen Fan for not coming to work, but seeing his miserable state, his attention was instantly drawn away.

Chen Fan felt a pang in his heart and didn't know how to explain, so he just mumbled vaguely.

“Uh... I've been unlucky lately. Something happened at home, and I just got divorced from my wife…”

Mr. Zhang sighed almost imperceptibly after hearing that, feeling a touch of empathy.

He had also been very unlucky recently...

Perhaps on a whim, or perhaps because he hadn't had anyone to talk to and confide in for a long time, he suddenly had an idea and said,

“Do you have anything to do later? Come on, let's talk in my car. Today, there's no boss and employee.”

“...Huh?”

Chen Fan was stunned.

“Huh what? Wait for me outside, I'll pay the bill.”

Mr. Zhang thought it was a good opportunity to ask about the child surnamed Chen, to see if he could get this matter settled quickly and turn his luck around.

After paying the bill quickly, the two opened the car door and got in.

Seeing Chen Fan's uneasy demeanor, Mr. Zhang thought of making a joke to lighten the mood.

So he chuckled.

“Oh, what a coincidence today, running into you here. Otherwise, I would have thought you were kidnapped, hahaha...”

Chen Fan: “...”

Painful memories kept surfacing, but Chen Fan forcefully pushed them back, cursing inwardly that he was truly bringing up what shouldn't be mentioned.

He knew Mr. Zhang didn't mean it, but he still felt uncomfortable.

“Mr. Zhang, if you have something to say, just say it, I'm listening.”

“Uh... okay, then I won't beat around the bush. I just want to ask if that child from your relative's family can be brought over, and specifically when.”

Mr. Zhang simply got straight to the point.

“This matter...”

Chen Fan, reminded by him, suddenly understood!

The one who had utterly annihilated Extinction Guild was his father, Old Man Chen.

They were enemies!

If Mr. Zhang knew that his father was Old Man Chen, he would surely be flayed alive.

No.

This cannot be said.

Chen Fan finally knew the source of the enmity between Old Man Chen and Extinction Guild.

It must be because he wanted to give Xiao Lu to Mr. Zhang, which caused his father to hold a grudge against him and Mr. Zhang!

He was now on his father's side, and this matter absolutely could not be told to Mr. Zhang.

“Cough, cough... Mr. Zhang, this matter might not work out...”

“Not working out? Why?”

Mr. Zhang's expression changed slightly after hearing that. Could he be so unlucky that even this matter fell through?

“...Is it about money and treatment? If you think it's too little, I can give more.”

Chen Fan quickly waved his hand, indicating that wasn't what he meant.

“It's not about the amount of money. My relative just can't bear to part with the child. No matter how much I persuade them, they won't agree, so...”

He didn't finish, but the meaning was already clear.

Mr. Zhang immediately felt a bit depressed.

Was fate against him? Why was everything going wrong...

“Um... Mr. Zhang, do you still have anything? If not, I'll leave first.”

Chen Fan was afraid of saying too much and making a mistake, so he quickly expressed his intention to leave.

“Ah... okay, go ahead...”

Mr. Zhang came back to his senses and waved his hand absently.

Chen Fan fled from the car as if escaping.

He didn't even mention whether he would return to work.

The most important thing right now was to gain his father Chen Beixuan's forgiveness. As long as his father forgave him, what was work worth!

Mr. Zhang sat alone in the car, immersed in negative emotions.

Just then, his phone suddenly rang.

He opened it and saw it was a call from a friend at the head office.

“Hey, Old Zhang, the information you asked me to investigate is out.”

“Information?”

Mr. Zhang was startled at first, then remembered that a few days ago he had asked his friend at the head office to help investigate Old Man Chen's identity.

“Old Man Chen's identity has been found?”

“Yes, Old Man Chen lives in Morning Wind City. He used to live in Harmony Community, and now lives in Shuxiang Mingyuan Villa Area...”

“Wait a minute!”

Before the other side could finish speaking, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but interrupt!

“You said Old Man Chen lives in Shuxiang Mingyuan???”

His eyes were wide with disbelief, unable to trust his ears.

He was right under his nose??

He stared blankly, then smacked his lips.

What good would knowing now do?

The head office had already notified all guilds not to provoke Old Man Chen, and he couldn't possibly invite trouble.

“Anything else? Continue...”

“Hmm... his real name is Chen Beixuan, and he also has a son and a granddaughter. His son is Chen Fan...”

“What!!”

Mr. Zhang was stunned again.

He asked in disbelief,

“Are you sure the information is correct?”

The other side immediately became displeased upon hearing that.

“Hey, Old Zhang, you don't believe me? This information is solid, absolutely no fake!”

“No, no, I just asked casually.”

Mr. Zhang quickly laughed it off, then thanked him.

“Brother... this information has helped me a great deal. I'll treat you to a meal another day!”

After speaking, Mr. Zhang hung up the phone and then immediately called the HR manager to inquire.

“What's Chen Fan's father's name?”

“Huh? Chen Fan's father?”

The HR manager on the other end was confused. It was after work, why was he suddenly asking about this?

Fortunately, he was still at the company playing Ten Thousand Realms Game, so he immediately pulled out Chen Fan's file and checked it, then replied.

“Mr. Zhang, Chen Fan's father's name is... Chen Beixuan.”

Beep, beep, beep...

Hearing the information he wanted, Mr. Zhang was ecstatic.

Chen Fan was actually Old Man Chen's son!

No wonder he ran into him in the villa area; it turned out he lived there!

But why was he so haggard...

While pondering, Mr. Zhang suddenly clapped his hands!

“It must be that his father kept it from him, and he only found out a few days ago. Then, having money, he didn't want his wife, which is why they divorced!”

He felt he had grasped the truth and continued to deduce,

“If that's the case... his disappearance a few days ago was precisely because he was dealing with these matters, so he wasn't willing to come to work, and his haggardness is understandable...”

But he also thought about it.

If he had such a powerful father, he probably wouldn't want to work either.

The estimated value of Old Man Chen's account in Ten Thousand Realms Game was already as high as tens of billions, with limitless prospects!

As long as players and guilds were on good terms with Old Man Chen, they would soar!

Therefore, possessing Old Man Chen = possessing the greatest say in Ten Thousand Realms Game!

“He was actually hiding it from me. This Chen Fan kid also knows not to flaunt his wealth...”

Mr. Zhang chuckled, then began to ponder how to use this connection to befriend Old Man Chen...