Chapter 972: The Twin Brothers’ Rescue

“Hey, you two! Help me!”

“This man’s bullying an old man! The young are bullying the elderly!!!”

Old Fang’s tearful cries were probably well-practiced. They were enough to tug at people’s heartstrings.

But they had no effect on these twins. Both men were hard-hearted.

They weren’t about to feel sympathy for someone else’s misfortune.

So at first, they ignored him.

But then Old Fang called out, “You two!!! If you save me, I’ll give you something good!!!”

The younger brother, Zeng Guangzu, grew curious. “What kind of good thing?”

Old Fang said, “I have a granddaughter. She’s twenty-five this year and still unmarried. If you save me, I’ll give her to you as your wife!!!”

Hearing that, Zeng Guangzu let out an “Oh.” It wasn’t as if he were short on women. “I see. But who knows what your granddaughter looks like?”

“My granddaughter is gorgeous!!! Just like one of those celebrities!!!” Old Fang said.

At that, Zeng Guangzu laughed. “There are ugly female celebrities, too.”

Old Fang hurriedly added, “Don’t go! You two! If you’re willing to help an old man like me, I’ll give you money!!!”

“Money? How much?” Zeng Guangzu asked.

“Nine hundred thousand! I have nine hundred thousand in my account!!!” Old Fang replied.

When the brothers heard he had that much in his account, their eyelids twitched.

It wasn’t a small sum to them.

Grave robbing could be quite profitable, but it all depended on luck.

So the two brothers were tempted by the nine hundred thousand.

They were still fairly cautious, though.

The older brother, Zeng Guangyao, spoke up. “Hey, what exactly happened between you and this young man? Why do you keep yelling for help?”

Old Fang was still being dragged along by Jiang Ran.

He was in unbearable pain. “I’m a gardening enthusiast. When I was planting a tree, I accidentally got dirt all over him! He got angry and said he was going to bury me alive!!!!”

The brothers looked Jiang Ran up and down. He remained silent, and there was indeed plenty of dirt on him. It certainly fit Old Fang’s story.

More importantly, Jiang Ran wasn’t saying anything. Didn’t that mean he was admitting it?

“Hey, man, he only got dirt on you. There’s no need to bury him alive, is there? Besides, this is a society governed by law. If you really bury him alive, you’ll end up in prison!!!”

The older brother, Zeng Guangyao, raised his voice. “How about this? The old man has nine hundred thousand in his account. Let him go, and the three of us can split it, three hundred thousand each. What do you say?”

But Jiang Ran remained unmoved.

At that point, the younger brother, Zeng Guangzu, said, “Hey, old man! Do you really have nine hundred thousand?!”

Since Jiang Ran was only dragging Old Fang by the back of his collar, Old Fang could move his limbs freely. He pulled his phone from his jacket pocket.

After opening his banking app, he tossed the phone in front of them.

The phone’s back cover had rubbed against the dirt and was covered in grime and scratches, but the screen was still perfectly clear.

The brothers picked it up and looked. Sure enough, there really was nine hundred thousand, and then some.

After exchanging a glance, the brothers immediately stepped in front of Jiang Ran. “Look, man, there really is that much money. Three hundred thousand each!”

“Three hundred thousand! If we went out and got jobs, could we earn that much in five years? And now it’s right there for the taking!!!”

Zeng Guangyao held the phone screen up in front of Jiang Ran.

Jiang Ran only glanced at it, then let out a cold laugh. “Nine hundred thousand? If I really wanted the money, couldn’t I keep it all for myself? Why would I share it with you?”

With that, he let go of Old Fang. They had already reached the spot where he planned to bury him alive.

Seeing this, Old Fang felt that his suspicions had been right all along. Jiang Ran really was a beast who meant to bury him alive!!!

Over on the other side, Zeng Guangyao’s expression turned cold after being rejected, but he still managed to force out a smile.

“Come on, man. Don’t be like this. I don’t understand what you’re thinking.”

“Are you really determined to bury him alive? Someone could die! You’ll go to prison! Aren’t you afraid?!”

Whether Jiang Ran was afraid or not was anyone’s guess. The two brothers, at any rate, were terrified.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been threatened into moving into Alice Apartment.

Given the crimes they had committed while grave robbing, as well as the things they had sold, they would face at least several decades in prison.

And to make matters worse, they had blood on their hands.

Jiang Ran turned his head and gave him a chilling smile. “Prison? I’m never going to prison in this life.”

Zeng Guangyao could only think that he’d run into a hotheaded blowhard today.

He continued to try to reason with him. “Let bygones be bygones. Take the money, forgive him, and we can all go our separate ways.

“If that won’t do, then just beat him up to vent your anger!”

Jiang Ran shook his head.

He dragged Old Fang to the edge of the pit.

Old Fang’s legs were shaking with fear. Even if someone told him to run, he wouldn’t be able to.

But Jiang Ran didn’t immediately shove Old Fang into the pit. Old Fang had filled it in after burying Jiang Ran earlier.

When Jiang Ran had climbed out of the dirt, he’d only dug a small hole, nowhere near big enough to bury someone.

So his urgent task was to dig all the dirt out again and make a new pit.

He picked up a shovel nearby and started digging.

“Brother, do you think this guy’s an idiot? Is he really going to bury someone alive? Even if he does bury the old man and the old man can’t call the police, isn’t he afraid we’ll report him? We’re eyewitnesses!” Zeng Guangzu whispered to his older brother, Zeng Guangyao.

Zeng Guangyao frowned as he watched Jiang Ran, finding him vaguely familiar.

He seemed to have seen him at that welcome party, sitting at the same table. Oh, right! The assistant manager!!!

“Hey, aren’t you the assistant manager of this apartment complex? The old man must be a resident here, too. As a service worker, is this how you treat a resident? If you keep this up, I’ll call the police!”

Zeng Guangyao spoke up, but Jiang Ran still didn’t react. He continued digging.

And he dug at an absurd speed.

The brothers were grave robbers and often dug tunnels to rob tombs.

But even as experienced diggers, they couldn’t hold a candle to Jiang Ran.

He was far more skilled than they were, and far more experienced.

Zeng Guangyao didn’t let up. He kept on chattering at Jiang Ran, apparently hoping to talk some sense into him.

But Jiang Ran ignored him and kept digging.

Soon, he had dug a pit three meters deep.

Now Jiang Ran stood at the bottom of the pit with the shovel in hand, and was about to climb out. As he walked over to one side and started to climb up,

Zeng Guangzu suddenly charged toward him from the edge of the pit.

He kicked Jiang Ran, who was climbing out, back down into the pit.

Jiang Ran fell, then looked up at Zeng Guangzu. “What are you doing?”

Zeng Guangyao walked over and sneered. “What are we doing? Since you won’t take the money and you’re blocking our chance to get rich, we have no choice but to send you on your way.”