Rebirth 70: I am a Koi

Thick smoke billowed from the warehouse, and flames shot up into the sky, illuminating half the sky. The crowd rolled and roared like boiling water. I could even feel their desperate anger hitting my heart through the window. Bai Hanchuan! This was the only thought left in my mind. I forgot about the pain in my body and stumbled out the door.

"Bai Hanchuan! Bai Hanchuan!" I shouted his name at the top of my lungs, desperately pushing away the people in front of me, trying to get closer to him. However, I was too weak, and I was pushed by the crowd, so I couldn't get close to him at all.

"Stop it! What you are doing is against the law!" I heard Bai Hanchuan's voice, hoarse and weak.

"Breaking the law? We are almost starving to death, are we still afraid of breaking the law? We have worked so hard for several months and haven't received a penny. Now the factory is going to close down, how are you going to let us survive?" A worker shouted hysterically with red eyes.

I finally squeezed to the front of the crowd and saw Bai Hanchuan surrounded by the crowd. There was blood at the corners of his mouth and his clothes were torn, but he still tried hard to stand up straight, trying his best to control the chaotic scene.

"Bai Hanchuan, how are you?" I rushed to him and supported his shaky body.

"I'm fine." He forced a smile and held my hand tightly. "Don't be afraid. I won't let them hurt you."

"What should I do now? What should I do?" I looked at the chaotic scene in front of me, my eyes blurred with tears.

"We...we will be fine." He whispered to comfort me, but his eyes were full of anxiety and despair.

In the following days, we kept spinning like a top, trying to solve this sudden crisis. We raised money everywhere to make up for the funding gap, but the bank's collection notices kept coming like snowflakes, making us breathless.

With a bang, the office door was roughly pushed open, and a man in a suit and leather shoes walked in with a few people. He looked at us with a sneer on his face: "Boss Bai, Boss Mu, I came here today to discuss a deal with you..."

The man in a suit is named Zhao Qiang. He is Bai Hanchuan’s business rival and has been eyeing our planting base.

"Mr. Bai, you are aware of the current situation. If the capital chain is broken, this base will be finished. As for me, for the sake of our old friendship, I am willing to purchase your base at a low price. How about that, am I being generous?" Zhao Qiang said with a forced smile, but there was a greedy gleam in his eyes.

"Zhao Qiang, don't go too far! Even if I burn down the base, you won't get away with it!" Bai Hanchuan was furious and grabbed Zhao Qiang by the collar.

"Hey, hey, hey, Mr. Bai, don't be impulsive. I come here with sincerity. If you don't accept my toast, you'll regret it later!" Zhao Qiang pushed Bai Hanchuan away, straightened his messy collar, and said with a sneer.

"Get out! You are not welcome here!" I stood in front of Bai Hanchuan and looked at Zhao Qiang coldly.

Zhao Qiang looked at us deeply, with a sinister arc on the corner of his mouth: "Just wait and see!" After that, he left with his men.

"Bai Hanchuan, don't worry, we can definitely get through this." I supported Bai Hanchuan and comforted him softly.

"Well, I believe you." He held my hand with a firm look in his eyes.

In order to solve the problem of crop diseases and insect pests, I almost ran to all the nearby villages to consult those experienced growers. However, when they heard that I was the person in charge of the planting base, they all avoided me as if I were the plague.

"Boss Mu, please don't make things difficult for us. We can't afford to offend Zhao Qiang. You'd better leave quickly!" An old farmer looked at me and shook his head helplessly.

I returned to the base in despair, looking at the withered crops, feeling as if my heart was being cut by a knife.

When I returned to the office, I saw Bai Hanchuan slumped over the table. His face was pale and his forehead was covered with sweat.

"Bai Hanchuan, what's wrong with you?" I hurried to his side and touched his forehead. It was burning hot!

He forced himself to open his eyes and said weakly, "I'm fine, just... a little tired..."

"Don't hold on, you have a fever, you must go to the hospital immediately!" I helped Bai Hanchuan up. His body was terribly hot, but his lips were bloodless.

"I'm fine. The base is short of funds right now. How can we get the money to go to the hospital..." Bai Hanchuan struggled to stand up, but fell back into the chair weakly. His voice was hoarse, but he was still speaking intermittently: "I'll go find Zhao Qiang, I..."

"Looking for him? Being humiliated by him!?" I interrupted him, feeling a pang of pain in my heart. His pride, which he was so proud of, had been completely destroyed by these consecutive blows. It was all because of me. If it wasn't for helping me, he wouldn't have...

I held back my tears and turned to dig out the medicine box from the drawer. Fortunately, I had prepared some common medicines. I helped him lie on the sofa and wiped his hot forehead with alcohol cotton. His brows were tightly furrowed, but he was still mumbling something like "base" and "funds".

At this moment, the office door was roughly pushed open with a bang, and a group of fierce-looking men rushed in, led by a bald man with a face full of flesh. He held an IOU in his hand and pointed at us viciously: "Where is Bai Hanchuan! It is only natural to pay back debts. If you don't pay the money today, don't blame us for being rude!"

"You... who are you?" I looked at these people warily and instinctively protected Bai Hanchuan behind me.

"Stop pretending! We are here to collect debts!" ​​The bald man waved his hand, and several men behind him began to smash things in the office, including documents, computers, and vases. In an instant, the originally tidy office turned into a mess.

"Stop! You..." I wanted to step forward to stop them, but the bald man pushed me away and I fell heavily to the ground.

"Jinli!" Bai Hanchuan struggled to get up, but was held down by two men.

"Mr. Bai, you'd better return the money obediently, or you will suffer physical pain!" The bald man sneered, took out a shining dagger from his pocket and waved it in front of him.

I closed my eyes in despair. Am I really going to be at the mercy of others today?

At this moment, a figure suddenly flashed through my mind, a name I almost forgot... Yes, maybe he can help us!

I suddenly opened my eyes, grabbed Bai Hanchuan's hand, and said in a trembling but firm voice: "Let's go find... find him!"