Chapter 213 — The Black Panther's Revenge

Hearing Black Panther's words, Zhong Yongliang breathed a sigh of relief at once. As long as Brother Black Panther had not come to make trouble for him, everything could be settled. Was it not just a matter of money? He had plenty of that. Brother Black Panther had taken such a grave charge for him, and now he would even help him deal with Wei Zhao. Zhong Yongliang was almost beside himself with joy!

"Brother Black Panther, rest assured, money is no problem. I will speak to my father and get one million for you first!" Zhong Yongliang said. "But dealing with Wei Zhao needs careful planning. We cannot touch him at school again. We have to find some other place!"

"Thank you, Young Master Zhong!" Hearing such generosity from Zhong Yongliang, that he could produce one million at their very first meeting, Black Panther felt reassured. It seemed his trip had not been in vain. The Zhong family had treated him well enough, and taking the blame had been worthwhile! As for dealing with Wei Zhao, he would naturally not be fool enough to strike in a public place, so he nodded. "Exactly. This needs careful deliberation, but it cannot take too long. Otherwise my strength will fall back to its normal state, and I will be no match for that boy!"

"Rest assured, Brother Black Panther, it is only a matter of these few days!" Zhong Yongliang was also eager to finish off that boy Wei Zhao as soon as possible. The more he looked at him, the angrier he grew. He had actually dared to send him sprawling with a kick in front of the whole class, making him lose all face. Until this grudge was avenged, Zhong Yongliang would never be at peace.

"Good! Then I will be leaving first! This is my phone number." As he spoke, Black Panther handed Zhong Yongliang a slip of paper with his number written on it. "News of my escape will be released very soon, and the police are sure to watch you then. I myself am not afraid of anything. With my present strength they cannot catch me, but I do not want to drag you down with me!"

"All right, Brother Black Panther. Once I have my father put together the million, I will call you!" Zhong Yongliang was rather moved. Brother Black Panther was quite a decent man, still worrying about implicating him.

"There is no hurry about that. Let us kill Wei Zhao first." Black Panther was clearly gnashing his teeth with hatred for Wei Zhao. "As long as that boy lives, I will never know peace in this lifetime!"

"Then fine, Brother Black Panther, you go first. I will get in touch with my father, and once I have thought of a way to deal with Wei Zhao, I will call you." Zhong Yongliang nodded.

Black Panther nodded, said nothing more, and patted Zhong Yongliang on the shoulder. Then with a soft whoosh, he leaped onto the windowsill and vanished into the darkness.

"My God, can this be real? Is he just like those masters of the martial world in the legends?" Zhong Yongliang stared at the empty windowsill and could not help clicking his tongue in amazement. He walked to the window and looked down. Brother Black Panther was already nowhere to be seen. He must have slipped away.

If the scene just now had not been so vividly clear, and if he had not still been holding the contact number Brother Black Panther had given him, Zhong Yongliang would almost have thought he was dreaming! After Brother Black Panther left, Zhong Yongliang hurriedly took out his phone and dialed his father's number.

After quite a while, the call was finally answered, and a noisy clamor came through. Clearly Zhong Fabai was out at a dinner engagement and drinking. "Liangliang, is something the matter?"

"Dad, it is urgent. Can you come back for a moment?" Zhong Yongliang said, instinctively lowering his voice, though he knew there was no one listening nearby.

"What is it? I am out entertaining clients, and your mother is here too. They are all old friends. It is hard for me to leave!" Zhong Fabai said.

"It really is urgent, Dad. Please come back quickly!" Zhong Yongliang was afraid someone beside his father might overhear, so he dared not speak in too much detail.

"Liangliang, what on earth is it? Why are you being so unreasonable? Dad is really busy over here!" Zhong Fabai was growing displeased. What could possibly happen so late at night?

"Brother Black Panther has broken out of prison..." Zhong Yongliang lowered his voice to the faintest whisper once more.

"What? What did you say?" Zhong Fabai froze for a moment, then said, "Wait for me. I will be right back."

Hearing that Brother Black Panther had escaped from prison, Zhong Fabai's heart tightened at once. He could no longer bother with entertaining clients. This was a grave matter, and if mishandled it could implicate his own son!

He had gone to great trouble before to have a lawyer arrange a meeting with Black Panther, persuading him to shoulder all the blame, with a promise of generous reward once he was released. But now that Black Panther had fled, things had grown somewhat complicated. Nothing else must go wrong!

Glancing at his wife, Zhong Fabai said, "Xiaohua, stay here and keep our old friends company. Something has come up with Liangliang, and I must hurry back!"

"All right, then hurry along." Zhong Fabai's wife knew at once that her husband would not leave at such a moment unless something serious had happened, so she asked no more and only set his mind at ease. "Leave this side to me. Old friends, you all know your sister-in-law can drink. Let us carry on!"

Although the guests at the table grumbled a little at Zhong Fabai's sudden departure, since they had not yet drunk to their hearts' content, hearing his wife's words they could only nod in agreement. They were all very close, after all, and it would not do to say more.

Zhong Fabai left the banquet, leaving the car to his wife, and hailed a taxi downstairs that took him straight home.

Without even bothering to take off his coat, he shouted as soon as he stepped through the door, "Liangliang, where are you? I am back!"

Hearing his father's voice, Zhong Yongliang came quickly out of his room and ran downstairs. "Dad, I am here!"

"What happened? How did Black Panther escape? Tell me, how do you know? It seems no news of this has come out?" Zhong Fabai asked in puzzlement. After all, Black Panther's escape was a major event. There should have been news reports and the like, yet there was still no word. How did Zhong Yongliang know?

Before Zhong Yongliang could even open his mouth, however, Zhong Fabai's phone began to ring.

Zhong Fabai glanced at the caller ID, then at once gestured to his son Zhong Yongliang to keep silent before answering the call. "Captain Song, why are you calling so late?"

"Is this President Zhong? I have unfortunate news for you. Black Panther has escaped." Qiu Lingshan had not wanted to make this call, but she had to. Once Black Panther escaped, the targets of his revenge would be Wei Zhao on the one hand, and Zhong Fabai on the other.

As for Black Panther's going to the school to ***, Qiu Lingshan was no fool and could naturally guess the general reason. Only, Black Panther had confessed to the matter himself, and Zhong Fabai wielded no small influence in this city, while his brother-in-law was even a shareholder of the Gu Group. With so many interested parties involved, Qiu Lingshan could hardly cast suspicion recklessly without evidence.

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