Chapter 2036 — Do You Dare to Walk?

And yet today he had seen Wang Xinyan actually driving a Porsche sports car!

So he had been dealt a blow!

"Xinyan, this is your car?" He Meiyue and Chai Xiaoling, who shared their dorm room, looked just as stunned, gazing at Wang Xinyan in disbelief.

"It is mine... I just do not drive it much..." Wang Xinyan said with a bitter smile.

"Well, well, Xinyan, so Wei Zhao knew and the rest of us were kept in the dark!" He Meiyue teased. "Who is close and who is distant could not be clearer!"

"I... I just did not want to show off, and besides... Wei Zhao knew long ago that I had a car..." Wang Xinyan flushed and explained.

"All right, all right, so you two are old acquaintances, fine? In a little while Xiaoling and I will ride in your car. A Porsche sports car! I have never even sat in a sports car before!" He Meiyue said brightly.

Seeing that Wang Xinyan really did have a car, Zhang Duopan wisely said nothing more. There was no help for it; He Meiyue had already said outright that she wanted to ride in a sports car. Surely he could not conjure one out of thin air?

"Ha, since Xinyan has a car too, then perfect, let us set off? The earlier the better, or the roads will get crowded before long!" Zhang Duopan said with a laugh.

The group set out in three cars, with Zhang Duopan's Range Rover Evoque leading the way toward Tiger Park.

Tiger Park, whose full name was the Africa Lion and Tiger Park, was one of the largest and most famous tourist attractions near Donghai. Also known as the Natural Forest Zoo, it covered a vast area of roughly two hundred thousand square meters. Built upon the primeval forest near Donghai and supplemented with numerous man-made landscapes and structures, it formed a distinctive natural scenic spot blending modern and primeval atmospheres, and naturally drew visitors from all over the country.

At present the Lion and Tiger Park kept African tigers, African lions, Northeast tigers, and many other fierce beasts. Visitors could ride special sightseeing vehicles, cable cars, and helicopters to view these wild animals up close, and could even feed them personally, experiencing communication and contact between humans and fierce beasts.

After parking at the entrance, Zhang Duopan produced the tickets he had bought in advance. The price here was naturally not cheap, two hundred yuan apiece, but to Zhang Duopan that was a trifle.

"This place is so huge and so imposing!" Gu Mengyao gazed at the grand Lion and Tiger Park and could not help feeling wistful. "Earlier An Jianwen said he wanted to open a similar wildlife park in Songshan City. I wonder whether there has been any news?"

"That is right, he still owes me the money for a lion. I have not seen hide nor hair of the thing in ages, and he is welching on the payment!" Shen Yushu said, rather displeased.

"Uh... Wei Zhao already extorted so much money out of him, so what is one lion's worth?" Gu Mengyao was rather speechless; Xiaoshu still remembered the money for that lion.

"That is true." Shen Yushu nodded.

Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu were awed by the grandeur of the Lion and Tiger Park, and naturally so was everyone else.

They were all used to living in the city, and coming suddenly to this Tiger Park, built upon a primeval forest with its overpowering air of nature, their mood widened and their spirits soared. Wei Zhao, however, showed no particular expression.

This sort of environment had long ago become routine to Wei Zhao; he was used to it and no longer surprised. This visit had merely stirred some familiar feelings from the past...

Those years, ah, how they made one nostalgic and wistful!

He thought of how long it had been since he returned to the city, and yet the urban life he had once yearned for was not as peaceful and tranquil as he had imagined.

It was as if Wei Zhao had stepped from one campaign straight into another, and only upon encountering the people and affairs of the present did he discover that behind every man there is another, and beyond every heaven another heaven!

These hidden families, ancient families, and ancient sects were all existences far beyond the reach of ordinary people, with whom ordinary people would never cross paths. Yet now, one after another, they had inexplicably become entangled with Wei Zhao.

And looking back on those days he had once thought so dangerous, by comparison they did not seem so dangerous after all!

After entering the Lion and Tiger Park, Zhang Duopan did not hurry the group into lining up with the other tourists to take the sightseeing buses or the cable cars. Instead he took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Hello? Uncle Su? This is Zhang Duopan. Yes... Zhang Jufeng's son... Mm, my classmates and I have already arrived at Tiger Park, right at the entrance..." Zhang Duopan said. "Good, good, good, then I will wait for your people to come..."

While Zhang Duopan was on the phone, the others looked at him rather puzzled, not knowing whom he was trying to find here.

Wei Zhao, however, had roughly guessed: this Lion and Tiger Park was probably run by a friend of Zhang Duopan's father, and the phone call was meant to secure some special treatment, and thereby show off his connections in front of He Meiyue.

Wei Zhao disdained such childish tactics, and besides, they were not aimed at him but at He Meiyue, so Wei Zhao simply stood to one side and said nothing.

Fan Ganhe, by contrast, cooperated fully. As soon as Zhang Duopan hung up, he leaned in and asked, "Brother Zhang, who were you calling?"

"One of the investors in this Lion and Tiger Park is a friend of my father's!" Zhang Duopan smiled as if it were nothing. "Those sightseeing buses are not much good, just converted ordinary minivans, none too comfortable to ride in, so I asked my dad to have his friend arrange a proper car!"

"Brother Zhang, you are really something!" Fan Ganhe said admiringly. "It seems your family has wide connections, with friends even here in Donghai City!"

"Of course, Meiyue is here with us, is she not? With a distinguished guest present, we should at least have a good car. It is not as though we lack the means!" Zhang Duopan nodded with a smile.

"Actually, driving right into the Lion and Tiger Park, now that would be really something!" Bai Weituo, thoroughly disgusted by their back-and-forth flattery, could not hold back a sarcastic remark.

In truth, with Bai Lingtou's connections, arranging such a thing would have been simplicity itself. Even though Bai Lingtou could no longer refine pills, casually selling a single pill formula, or instructing a few alchemists in their craft, would have brought in a river of wealth.

But after his injury Bai Lingtou had never done so. He had kept a low profile all along, hiding away at the university as a lecturer. That was what Bai Weituo found most galling: clearly possessing the ability, yet not earning more money, so that he and his elder brother were looked down upon even when chasing girls!

"Now that is well said. I wonder whether Young Master Zhang has that kind of boldness?" Chai Xiaoling immediately chimed in.

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