Chapter 225 — What Trick Is He Playing

"If you have something to say, say it fast. If not, get lost." Wei Zhao did not want to bother with him at all. The kid was acting as if he had a screw loose today. "Wei Zhao, do not be like this. There was some misunderstanding between us before, but it is really nothing we cannot clear up!" One sentence from Zhong Yongliang left Wei Zhao stunned.

A misunderstanding? Wei Zhao looked at Zhong Yongliang with amusement. What was wrong with this fellow today? He had been grinning in that shifty way just now, and now he wanted to talk about misunderstandings? Had he heard wrong? Had the man really lost his mind, or was he hiding some other motive?

"A misunderstanding? Zhong Yongliang, whether what happened between us was a misunderstanding, you know better than I do. Black Panther already ended up behind bars. How can that be cleared up?" Wei Zhao looked at Zhong Yongliang with a half smile. "Oh, right, I almost forgot. Black Panther seems to have broken out. You had better be careful, lest he come looking for trouble with you!"

"Ha, Wei Zhao, you really know how to joke. What does Brother Black Panther have to do with me, haha..." Zhong Yongliang gave two dry laughs.

"Enough. If you have business, say it. I have no time to shoot the breeze with you." Wei Zhao frowned. Why did this fellow feel so strange?

"Actually, I have something important to tell you..." Zhong Yongliang lowered his voice. "This matter is extremely important. It concerns someone close to you..."

"What is it?" Wei Zhao was growing impatient. Zhong Yongliang was being so mysterious that no one could tell what he was trying to say, and Wei Zhao certainly would not believe most of what the fellow had said before. It was all lying nonsense.

"I cannot say it here... How about this? Tonight, I will treat you to dinner, and then I will tell you in detail!" Zhong Yongliang said. "Of course, if you really do not want to know, you do not have to come. I am truly only acting out of kindness!"

Kindness? Wei Zhao was no fool. From the contradictions in Zhong Yongliang's words alone he could tell the kid was definitely trying to con him!

But why would he try to con him? And even treat him to dinner? What business could Zhong Yongliang possibly have that concerned the people around him?

"Kindness? If you mean well, say it now." Wei Zhao said flatly.

"Wei Zhao, you must understand, coming to tell you this puts me under tremendous pressure. This concerns another person. Sneaking behind his back to inform on him has cost me a great struggle in my heart!" Zhong Yongliang said with a deeply worried look. "If he finds out I informed on him, he will certainly not let me off!"

"Inform?" Wei Zhao narrowed his eyes slightly and studied Zhong Yongliang before him, trying to read some clue from his face, yet Zhong Yongliang still wore that timid and anxious expression.

To play this act well, Zhong Yongliang had spared no effort, plotting for a long time at the classroom door before coming to carry it out, and naturally he would not let Wei Zhao spot a flaw so easily.

But Wei Zhao had long since decided the kid was definitely up to something, so there was a problem here, absolutely a problem!

"To tell you the truth, that man is going to commit a crime against someone close to you! When I learned the news, I was afraid that once it came out it would drag me down too. You know, knowing and not reporting counts as shielding a criminal! I am afraid of getting into a lawsuit, so I ran over early to tell you about it!" Zhong Yongliang said in a low voice. "To be honest, last time with Brother Black Panther I almost got into legal trouble. My old man spent a great deal of effort to settle it. I do not want any more mishaps. Graduation is near, and I still want to chase Gu Mengyao properly in college. I have no time to spend a vacation in prison!"

Commit a crime against someone close to him? Wei Zhao raised an eyebrow slightly. Who could this someone be? Gu Mengyao? That should be impossible. Zhong Yongliang should not know about his relationship with Gu Mengyao, and if so, it could not be Shen Yushu either.

Then who could it be? Kang Xiaobo? Tang Yun?

"All right, I will stop here. Class is about to start. I will head back first. Whether you come or not is for you to consider!" As Zhong Yongliang spoke, he stood up to leave. "I am perfectly sincere. If you do not come and something happens, do not blame me. I did tip you off in advance!"

Teacher Liu, the homeroom teacher, had already walked in. Zhong Yongliang headed toward his own seat, while Wei Zhao stared deeply at his retreating back. When this kid showed kindness for no reason, he was up to no good.

Still, his last remark did plant a seed of doubt in Wei Zhao...

Wei Zhao was not afraid of whatever tricks Zhong Yongliang might play on him, but if he played tricks on the people around him, Wei Zhao would teach him a lesson.

Wei Zhao hesitated for a moment, then sent Gu Mengyao a text message. "Zhong Yongliang wants to treat me to dinner tonight. He says he has something important to tell me about someone close to me."

After sending the message, Wei Zhao watched Gu Mengyao's side. Sure enough, before long Gu Mengyao lowered her head and fiddled for a while, and Wei Zhao's phone buzzed twice with a new message. "Does he know about our relationship?"

"Not sure. Probably not." Wei Zhao replied.

"Oh, then go and see what he wants." Gu Mengyao answered.

Since Gu Mengyao said so, Wei Zhao would go and see just what trick Zhong Yongliang was trying to play.

When class ended, Zhong Yongliang did not come over again to ask how Wei Zhao had decided, but hurried out of the classroom instead.

Wei Zhao smiled faintly and followed him out. Kang Xiaobo came close behind. "Boss, did Zhong Yongliang just ask you to dinner?"

Kang Xiaobo sat in front of Wei Zhao and had naturally overheard the gist of it. He had been about to ask Wei Zhao when Teacher Liu came in to start class, so he never found the chance.

"Hmm, I do not know what he wants. He says he will tell me important news about someone close to me." Wei Zhao said as he walked. "The only friends around me are you and Tang Yun. I do not know who he means."

"Someone close?" Kang Xiaobo was taken aback as well, then said, "Boss, Zhong Yongliang went downstairs. Should we follow him?"

"No need to follow," Wei Zhao walked to the corridor window and looked out at the school sports field. "He says someone means harm to a person close to me. He came to tip me off, and wants to treat me to dinner tonight before telling me the details."

"Harm to someone close to you?" Kang Xiaobo paused, then said with disdain, "Is he really that kind? If someone truly meant harm to me or Tang Yun, he would most likely be among those laughing on the sidelines. Why would he come early to tip us off?"

"Heh..." Wei Zhao smiled. If even Kang Xiaobo could see through this, how could he not? He accepted the invitation not because he trusted Zhong Yongliang, but because he wanted to get to the bottom of it and see just what trick he was playing.

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