Chapter 56: Life is Like a Play

"To be honest, we really don't have 100,000, and we're not handing over the person either."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Brother Jin sat down and lit another cigarette.

"Stop talking nonsense, just beat him up. There are over thirty of us, are we afraid of just a dozen or so?" Zhang Zhiwu shouted, and several of the guys around him started to stir.

"Sure, in Pinggou, you're the first one to dare challenge me, Jin Hu. Well, fine, let's fight."

As he spoke, the guy with the green hair pushed over a large porcelain vase in the corner, and it shattered into pieces.

"Whoever's not afraid of death, step forward."

"Don't be so impulsive, Brother Jin, can we talk?" Chen Fan stepped forward.

"Boss, don't go! If he takes you hostage and makes us cripple ourselves, no one can save you," the guy with green hair advised.

"Stop watching so many gangster movies, what's there to be afraid of? Your name is Chen Fan, right? Fine, let's go talk."

"This room?" Chen Fan pointed to a room not far away, and Jin Hu nodded, then swaggered into the room. The others wanted to follow, but the green-haired guy shouted, "What are you trying to do, gang up on him?"

"Don't follow me, don't worry, I've got it covered," Chen Fan smiled, and everyone was worried about his safety, except for Lan Mengmeng, who secretly smirked and thought, "I wonder what kind of trick he's going to pull now."

A few minutes later, Chen Fan came out with Jin Hu, looking relaxed, while Jin Hu had a face full of fear.

"Brother Hu, Brother Hu, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, I'm fine, let's go, let's go." Jin Hu hurriedly urged.

"Brother Hu, just let it go like this? How do we explain this to the boss?" the green-haired guy reminded.

"Right, we can't let it go like this. Yesterday, you guys broke my friend's phone, so give me 2,000 as compensation," Chen Fan said calmly.

"What phone? Don't wrong us, we're law-abiding citizens."

Unexpectedly, this guy with green hair had such a thick skin. They had already trespassed, and he still called himself a law-abiding citizen. Chen Fan continued, "Brother Hu, I might have remembered the wrong phone. It shouldn't have been you guys who broke it."

"It definitely wasn't us."

"Ahao, shut up, just pay him."

"Brother Hu, why are you afraid? We've got so many brothers, we all came from the village arena, strong fighters. You just say the word, we'll take care of him right now."

"Not listening to me, huh? Pay him, and leave." Jin Hu glared at him angrily.

Then, the sound of motorcycle engines roaring filled the air, and this time, it was the sound of them leaving.

"Wow, Chen Fan, you're amazing, how did you do that?"

"Fan Ge, you're awesome."

"I told you, the district chief here is my brother. If he dares to touch me, he won't get away with it," Chen Fan said with a laugh.

"Do you even know the name of the district chief here? You're just making things up?" Li Wei asked.

"I don't know, don't you just check? Public officials in Pinggou, it's all online, just look it up."

"Xiao Fan, is it really that simple? This guy is that dumb?" Glasses seemed a bit skeptical.

"Hey, which rat isn't afraid of a cat? And also, you have to build the right momentum, it's all about performance in life, it's like acting." Chen Fan shrugged.

"Hahaha, Fan Ge, you're awesome!" Everyone cheered.

Then, Chen Fan shouted upstairs, "Xian Shao, they're gone. Your fever should be better now, right?"

After a while, Mao Xian lazily walked downstairs and said, "I don't know why, but now I feel so weak."

"Hey, you really are warm," Zhang Zhiwu felt his forehead and found that he was indeed a little hot.

"Is that so? Then you shouldn't join in the activities this afternoon, Xian Shao. I have some medicine, take it, get some rest. You probably just need to recover," Li Wei suggested.

When Mao Xian heard that they were going to leave him behind, he immediately said, "Hmm, thanks, class monitor, but I have a feeling I'll be better in an hour, then I can join you guys."

"Xian Shao, look at this," Chen Fan suddenly handed him a wad of money.

"What's this about?"

"Wasn't your phone broken by those guys? I got you the compensation back, don't know if it's enough."

"You guys..." Mao Xian's face turned a little awkward.

"Don't get so emotional, Xian Shao, this doesn't really suit you," Chen Fan said, surprised by his expression.

"Actually, I really don't dare move it, the phone really was broken by me accidentally," Mao Xian lowered his head.

"Ah? Why didn't you say so earlier? What about what I did?"

"Extortion, the amount is enough, maybe a year or two of sentence," Glasses analyzed from the side.

"Extortion, what are you talking about? The green-haired guy didn't even pay for the broken vase. Earlier, everyone stepped on his head and didn't say a word, now he wants to escape?" The Fat Guy was a little upset.

"Fat Brother, don't be angry, everyone's just kidding. You're right, the vase must be worth a lot. Li Wei, here's the money, you can give it to the landlord," Li Wei hesitated but still took the money.

After lunch, everyone was planning to go swimming. The weather was nice, cloudy, but still hot, making everyone want to jump into the water.

Since they knew they'd be near the beach, everyone brought their swimsuits. Once they heard they were going swimming, Mao Xian's illness miraculously improved.

At three in the afternoon, they packed up their beach gear and set off for the back beach.

To be honest, they had a swimming class in PE, but because there were so many water-based students, Chen Fan, who was more into land sports, had never managed to get a spot.

The pervy Mao Xian didn't need to be mentioned. As soon as they arrived, he lay down on a beach chair, pretending to sleep, but was secretly using binoculars to do something inappropriate.

"Wow, vice class monitor is too strong." "Hmm, Jia Yi looks stunning in this color today." Mao Xian commented while looking.

"Mao Xian, look, check out the gem at two o'clock," Glasses nudged him.

"Oh, oh, two o'clock, who's the little girl this time?" When he pointed the binoculars at it, he realized "little" wasn't the right word because the person in the lens filled up his entire view.

At that moment, half of the class turned and revealed a charming smile, thinking to himself: Little thing, can't hold it in anymore, huh?

"Power and beauty have always been hard to choose, but with Wang Xiaoxian, it's all settled. Xian Shao, you can do it." Glasses grinned.

"Glasses, you're dead!" Mao Xian cursed, and the two started to playfully fight.

Then, a girl walked out of the makeshift camp, immediately becoming the center of attention.

Lan Mengmeng's outfit was a bit conservative but suited her perfectly.

She walked over, hands behind her back, and asked, "Chen Fan, do I look good?"

Chen Fan looked her up and down and then gave a mischievous smile, nodding.

"No peeking!"

Lan Mengmeng stepped forward and twisted his ear.