The Drug You Can’t Get Off of (1)

"Huo Zhenghai didn't even want to demolish it. He's a sly businessman and wouldn't conduct deals that would cause him to lose money, like buying this piece of land out in the middle of nowhere. He only did this to force me into helping him. Once I agreed to go back to the Huo family, he immediately took back the demolition orders he issued onto this piece of land. Then, things became peaceful again, he never mentioned demolition either, so this was his plot all along."

"If that's the case, then he might not have even demolished this place if you didn't go to him. He only wanted to scare you."

Huo Mian nodded. "Yes, in theory, but then I realized something."

"What is it?"