"Bullshit! I've been completely screwed over by you!" Fan Xukun recounted the situation in the villa, leaving Wang Chao utterly bewildered.

He never expected that the villa had been empty for an entire year, uninhabited. He was completely taken aback that so many people had suddenly shown up.

"Don't worry, Young Master Fan, I will definitely take care of this for you! I'll also get that video back for you; leave it to me!" Wang Chao proclaimed confidently.

「The next day.」

Chen Zheng had just gotten out of bed and finished meditating when Xu Da came rushing over in a panic, his head full of foam. "Brother-in-law, what kind of place is this? Aren't all the amenities supposed to be top-notch in such a fancy villa? And yet we're experiencing elementary issues like water and power outages here. Hurry and have Old Zhao fix it—I haven't finished showering yet!"

"It's probably a temporary malfunction. Just wait a moment. Oh, and use the toilet downstairs. Don't come near mine," Chen Zheng said with a hint of disgust.

"Alright..." Xu Da ran downstairs reluctantly, but he returned a moment later.

"Brother-in-law, the property manager came by! He claims we owe some property management fees and is telling you to go pay up!" Xu Da said, clutching his head.

Upon hearing this, Chen Zheng's brows furrowed slightly. This house belongs to Feng Jingsheng. With his means, how could he possibly owe money?

"Tell him to wait. I'll be right there."

Before long, Chen Zheng slowly made his way downstairs and saw the so-called property manager. The guy was an overweight man in his thirties with male-pattern baldness and a fleshy, brutish face—he clearly wasn't a good person.

"Are you the owner of this house?" Wang Chao asked, sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, shaking one foot incessantly. He took a drag from his cigarette, sizing Chen Zheng up with a meaningful stare. "Let me introduce myself. I'm Wang Chao, the property manager here. Your house has long-overdue property management fees. Please settle the payment."

Behind him stood two brawny men with thick, thumb-width gold chains around their necks, looking utterly menacing. Anyone who didn't know better would probably think they were there to collect protection money.

"So, you're the one who messed with the water and power?" Chen Zheng countered with a frown.

"Audacious!" one of Wang Chao's men bellowed. "Our Brother Wang is asking you a question! Since when is it your turn to ask?"

Wang Chao casually waved his hand. "What are you doing? We're here to collect management fees according to the rules, not to rob the place. I've told you many times to be polite and orderly! Both of you, stand up straight!" He then turned to Chen Zheng with a chilly smile. "Sorry about that. My two brothers are used to their old ways, so they don't always know how to behave."

"But the management fee is part of the rules. You should pay it, sir, shouldn't you?"

"Alright," Chen Zheng slowly nodded. "Tell me how much. I can pay you right away."

As he spoke, he pulled out his phone, ready to transfer the money.

"Here's the bill for the property management fee. You can look it over first, sir." Wang Chao placed an invoice on the coffee table, sliding it slowly toward Chen Zheng.

"Ten million? Manager Wang, I'm just living in this villa, not buying it. Are you sure you haven't made a mistake?" Chen Zheng asked, his brow furrowing as he looked at the figure on the bill and sat up straight.

"There's no mistake. It's ten million," Wang Chao said, a cold smirk playing on his lips. "Think it's too expensive? If you want a discount, that's possible. Hand over the video of the Fan Family's young master, and I'll give you a fifty-percent discount. You'll only need to pay five million."

At this point, Wang Chao dropped the pretense and revealed his true purpose. He had cut the water and power to force Chen Zheng to hand over the video, intending to extort a hefty sum of money in the process.

"You're insane!" Chen Zheng slowly shook his head and tore the bill to shreds.

Wang Chao's expression turned exceedingly grim. "Kid, let me give you some advice. You'd best hand over that video and pay the fees. Otherwise, I'll tear your villa down today!"

Chen Zheng couldn't help but laugh. "You're going to tear down my villa? Then go ahead. I can even help you. If you're short on men, I can lend you some."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of dense, coordinated footsteps echoed from outside. Wang Chao's heart lurched. He shot to his feet, only to see a massive crowd of figures outside. They had completely surrounded the property, sealing it off entirely.

Sweat streamed down Wang Chao's forehead, and the two men behind him felt their legs turn to jelly. Just who is this guy? How could he summon so many people so easily? And from the looks of it, these men are highly skilled. Is he some young master from a prominent family?

Wang Chao's mouth twitched, and he gritted his teeth. "You don't scare me. I have the Fan Family's young master backing me. Do you really dare to oppose the Fan Family here in Jiangnan, on their own turf? I can take another step back. I'll waive the five million. Just hand over the video!"

Seeing such a display, Wang Chao was genuinely frightened, but he had promised Fan Xukun that he would retrieve the video no matter what.

"Do you really think you're in a position to negotiate with me?" Chen Zheng asked, a cold smile touching his lips.

"I'm giving you two minutes to restore the water and power. Otherwise, I don't mind replacing the property management."

"What did you say? You're going to replace the property management?" Wang Chao burst into laughter. "You'll have a better chance in your next life!"

"Very well. Let me put it another way," Chen Zheng said calmly. "You now have one minute. Otherwise, I will make your property management building completely disappear."

Wang Chao found he could no longer keep up with the man's line of thinking. How could a property management building possibly disappear?

"Getting cocky, are we, little thing?"

"You have thirty seconds left."

"You..."

"Two seconds."

"What the hell are you trying to do?" Seeing Chen Zheng's ice-cold expression, Wang Chao's heart pounded in terror.

"Your time is up."

"You're a real fool! I'd like to see how you're going to make my property management building disappear... Go on, show me how—"

Before Wang Chao could finish his sentence, a thunderous explosion suddenly echoed from outside...

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