Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1597: Chapter 1581: All Familiar Faces

Noticing that Huo Sining’s gaze was off, Gu Xu followed her line of sight.

”His son is still in public trial, how did he end up here?” Gu Xu frowned.

Huo Sining also did not expect to see Liang Pengzhi here. As for this person, she treated him as a stranger. Back when Liang Pengzhi and Liang Ruicheng tried to sabotage her Jubao Pavilion, Huo Sining had already fully realized the true nature of this man.

In this man’s eyes, interests are likely more important than family bonds.

However, Huo Sining was also curious about Gu Xu’s question. This place wasn’t Porcelain Town, and it was so remote. What was Liang Pengzhi doing here?

But Huo Sining’s surprise didn’t last long. The next person stepping out of that BMW shocked her even more.

That person was none other than Yin Yizhai’s manager, Lu Huairu.

Earlier, in a temple in Magic Capital, Huo Sining had inadvertently discovered Lu Huairu’s identity. That old man was a Taoist priest and even tried to persuade Temple Master Miaoshan to help him capture the Jiaoren, but Master Miaoshan refused.

Why were all these people swarming here? Could they all be looking for Old Mr. Zhong?

While Huo Sining was still puzzled, two men who looked like thugs stepped out of a BYD car. They seemed to notice something off about Huo Sining’s car. After exchanging a glance, they walked over towards her.

”Buddy, what’s the matter here?”

One of the thugs asked the driver while staring intently at Huo Sining and Gu Xu inside the car.

The driver looked up at the two thugs, hesitated for a moment, and then explained: ”Oh, the car ahead suddenly stopped, I had to brake quickly, and the car stalled. Now it won’t start...”

The thug nodded: ”It’s probably a battery issue. Do you need our help?”

The driver quickly shook his head and waved his hand: ”No, no, thank you. I’ll fix it in no time; it’s no trouble for you guys.”

The thug saw the car was occupied by two young people and was less suspicious than before. Nonetheless, out of curiosity, he casually asked: ”Are you locals?”

The driver quickly shook his head: ”No, we’re from Linshui County, driving to the reservoir to fish. Didn’t expect the car to stall here.”

The two thugs, hearing this explanation, looked again at the broken-down car, and no longer harbored suspicions. However, one of them turned back to glance at the woman in the back seat through the car window.

For some reason, he found the woman familiar, like a certain celebrity on TV.

But the thug couldn’t recall which celebrity she resembled, so he shook his head and gave up.

After assessing the situation with Huo Sining, the two thugs walked over to the Audi. When they saw the car had an Imperial Capital license plate, they paused, then smiled and asked Liang Pengzhi:

”Sir, are you here in this remote place visiting relatives?”

Before Liang Pengzhi could say anything, a middle-aged man next to him glared at the thugs sharply and barked:

”Which group are you from? Coming here to stir up trouble without looking at who’s in this car! If you don’t want to die, don’t ask questions. Leave quickly, or don’t blame us for being rude!”

The two thugs felt intimidated by the imposing aura of the middle-aged man and unconsciously stepped back.

Though scolded by the middle-aged man, the thugs’ expressions turned unpleasant.

Seeing this, Liang Pengzhi quickly said with a laugh: ”Director Guo, don’t be so harsh. They’re just young men, it’s normal to say the wrong thing.”

He then looked up at the thugs: ”We’re all just passing by, don’t ask what you shouldn’t. You young people are impulsive, be careful your mouth doesn’t get you in trouble.”

The two thugs glanced at each other, realizing they didn’t know the middle-aged man, but they distinctly heard Liang Pengzhi address him as ”Director Guo.”

Being called a director usually meant he was an official. In the Imperial Capital, even an obscure director is more powerful than a small county chief in this backwater.

The thugs, not being fools, exchanged looks. Though their faces were still sullen and unwilling, they dared not act rashly in front of these people. After a while, they looked at each other again and quickly left.

Walking about a few meters away, the two thugs whispered.

”That seemed like an official. Should we report this to the higher-ups?”

”That BMW car doesn’t look easy to mess with either. It’s even got four consecutive 2s.”

”Maybe we should ask, it might just be a show of bluff.”

As they discussed, their eyes occasionally glanced at the car where Huo Sining and the others were. The driver was still propping up the hood, painstakingly trying to find the reason for the breakdown, and the thugs had completely ruled this car out.

After all, anyone coming here, regardless of stature, would put on airs, using authority to intimidate. No one would come in a rundown car, especially one that stalled—how absurd.

After some deliberation, the thugs decided to approach the BMW.

As they got closer to Lu Huairu, the driver inside, with a deadpan look, glanced at them and muttered a single word: ”Scram.”

Despite being used to swaggering about, the thugs had faced two rejections already. One of them, feeling frustrated, snapped: ”Your grandpa, where are your manners? Didn’t your mother teach you—”

As he pointed and yelled at the deadpan driver, he couldn’t even finish his sentence before a shadow flickered in front of him, followed by a cracking sound. The thug screamed in agony: ”Ah—”

Huo Sining and the others heard it and quickly looked outside.

They saw one of the thugs fly out from the BMW’s door, landing several meters away, twitching on the ground. In the process of landing, the thug clutched his hand fiercely. Judging by how limp his hand was, it was obvious that in that split second, his hand had been broken.

The thug writhed on the ground in pain, his expression twisted and agonized, but he didn’t forget to shout to his partner: ”Rooster, grab the weapon, beat... beat the hell out of them!”