After school, Qi Yuhuan led Lu Yan to cycle around, through alleys, and took a shortcut to Entertainment Street.
"You don't look like a person from Beicheng at all. You are completely unfamiliar with this place."
Lu Yan smiled and said, "I'm very familiar with Beicheng twenty years from now. I'll take you to play with me then."
"You talk so funny."
Lu Yan looked at the unfamiliar streets around her. Things have changed in the past twenty years, and there have been too many changes. She returned to more than 20 years ago by chance, and there were too many things she wanted to change.
The two rode bicycles to the entrance of the dance hall on Entertainment Street.
The doors of the two dance halls are facing each other, and there are flower baskets for the opening of the doors.
It can be seen that Lu Zhen's side is much more lively, full of young people who come to play; while the singing and dancing hall on the opposite side is deserted because of charging fees, there are a few young men standing in front of the door with very ugly faces.
She looked at them again, but she didn't see Shen Kuo.
Lu Yan locked the bicycle and walked into Lu Zhen's dance hall with Qi Yuhuan, feeling a little worried.
The basement is not big, the floor is decorated with black and white circular floor tiles, and the ceiling is decorated with beautiful star lights, which is very atmospheric.
Lu Yan looked around, there were tables, chairs, booths, a bar, and even music equipment. It's hard to imagine how much her father spent on all this.
And all of this is just to crush Shen Kuo's song and dance hall business.
Lu Yan asked herself, if she were Shen Kuo, she would not only let the bastard Lu Zhen go bankrupt, she might not be able to help but hack him!
Lu Zhen also invited a band to play. The band they invited worked very hard. They sang and danced on the stage, and they were extremely high. The young students in the audience also twisted their bodies to the rhythm of the music, just like dancing in the disco. like
Seeing Liang Ting talking to a boy, Lu Yan walked over and asked, "Uncle Liang Ting, where is my dad?"
Liang Ting looked up and saw Lu Yan coming, with a warm smile on his face, he was very used to being Lu Yan's "uncle" generation now.
"Here, opposite."
Lu Zhen stood on the highest DJ booth, looking around the venue, showing a satisfied expression, like an emperor visiting the country.
Lu Yan rolled her eyes.
Seeing Lu Yan, Lu Zhen immediately stepped down from the DJ booth, walked towards her, and said proudly, "How about it, isn't this place pretty good?"
Lu Yan asked him: "How much did you spend to open this dance hall?"
"Not many, the site and equipment are ready."
"The rent must be high."
"What do you care about this, no matter how tall I am, I can afford it."
"So how long are you going to rent it for?"
"When will Shen Kuo's song and dance hall be destroyed, and when will it end."
The corners of Lu Yan's mouth twitched: "You...why do such things that harm others but not yourself."
"Thousands of money can't buy me happiness."
"..."
Lu Zhen twisted to the rhythm of the music, and grabbed Lu Yan and twisted together.
"Don't touch me."
Lu Yan really wasn't in the mood to sing and dance, she was full of worry now, she was afraid that her father would offend Shen Kuo again, and it would really end badly in the future.
"I'm going out to get some air."
"Tch, disappointment."
Lu Yan curled her lips, thinking that she would spoil your interest, what's wrong, this matter was done very unkindly in the first place.
Just as Lu Yan turned to leave, she suddenly smelled a burning smell.
She looked around curiously, at this moment, someone behind suddenly shouted: "It's on fire!"
Lu Yan turned her head, and as expected, thick black smoke wafted from the small backstage door, and the flames had already burned out.
"It's on fire! Run!"
People panicked and flocked to the narrow exit passage, and the scene suddenly became a mess.
Lu Zhen immediately took off her clothes and covered Lu Yan, protecting her and pushing towards the exit of the basement passage.
Running to the door, he pushed Lu Yan out, and rushed back to the basement without hesitation.
Lu Yan grabbed him and shouted eagerly: "What are you doing!"
"Everyone squeezed out, they couldn't get out at all!" Lu Zhen said eagerly, "I have to send them all out, and nothing will happen to them!"
Lu Yan was terrified, her face was pale, and she instinctively grabbed Lu Zhen's clothes corner: "No, the bottom is burning, it's too dangerous!"
After finally having the opportunity to return to her father's side, Lu Yan could not let him put herself in danger no matter what.
"I won't let you go! If anything happens to you, I... What's the point of my coming back!"
Lu Zhen hugged the girl's trembling body vigorously, and said in a deep voice, "I have to take responsibility for them coming to my place, understand."
After he finished speaking, he threw away Lu Yan, turned around and rushed towards the smoke-filled basement, shouting hoarsely: "Liang Ting! Go open the back door!"
Covering his mouth, Liang Ting walked through the billowing smoke, and pushed open the rear door together with Qin Hao, organizing the orderly evacuation of people.
Thick smoke billowed from the basement, and the fire quickly ignited. The entire stage was on fire, and the fire spread rapidly.
Lu Zhen led the last boy out of the basement door, and turned to Liang Ting, "Is there anyone else?"
Liang Ting panted heavily, out of breath: "It's gone, the last one."
At the intersection of the street, the fire truck drove over, the entire basement was on fire, and all the equipment was destroyed. Fortunately, the fire was evacuated in time, except for a girl whose elbow was slightly injured. The burns were taken to hospital, but there were no injuries.
Lu Zhen's entire face was scorched black by the thick smoke. Standing at the entrance of the wet street, she covered her mouth, bowed her body and coughed violently.
Lu Yan rushed into Lu Zhen's arms, hugging his waist tightly, trembling, sobbing slightly... For her, nothing is more important than her father's safety.
Lu Zhen patted her on the shoulder, gently comforted the frightened girl in her arms, and looked up at the basement.
The fire has been brought under control, and it did not spread to the surrounding shops, but all their equipment was destroyed.
Looking at the smoky basement, Liang Ting lost his mind and murmured: "It's over."
A few men in the singing and dancing hall opposite saw that Lu Zhen's side was on fire, and a gleam of joy flashed in their eyes, leaning against the door to watch the show.
Lu Yan was thinking about how to comfort her father, but she turned her head and saw Shen Kuo who was at the opposite door.
It was getting late, he was leaning lazily under the neon lights of the dance hall, with his left hand clutching the lighter intermittently, his dark eyes buried in the heavy shadows, making it unpredictable.
Lu Zhen also saw Shen Kuo, and when his eyes fell on the lighter in his left hand, it immediately exploded!
"Damn you!"
He rushed over, grabbed Shen Kuo by the collar, and slammed him heavily against the wall, resting his strong elbow on his neck, pressing hard, and asked angrily: "You set the fire! It's you!"
Shen Kuo's long and narrow red phoenix eyes stared at him with a cold mockery, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth—
"not me."
"You are lying!"
Lu Zhen, who lost his mind, waved his fist and was about to beat him up. Lu Yan quickly hugged Lu Zhen's hand: "Ask clearly, don't wrong good people."
"What are you asking! Who else but him!"
Liang Ting, Qin Hao and the others also rushed over and pulled the furious Lu Zhen away: "Brother Lu, calm down."
Shen Kuo straightened the messed up collar of his shirt, with a half-smile on his face.
It was he who set Lu Zhen to death by biting the fire, but Lu Yan felt that even though Shen Kuo hated Lu Zhen, setting fire to hurt others would definitely not be enough.
In those years, Shen Kuo tried his best to deal with Lu Zhen, but everything he did was reasonable and lawful, he acted openly and honestly, he did everything on the bright side, and never stabbed anyone in the back.
"Dad, he didn't do it." Lu Yan held Lu Zhen tightly: "If it was him, he would admit it."
Lu Zhen said angrily: "How long have you known him, why do you believe him!"
"I... "
Lu Yan paused, and said firmly: "No reason, just believe!"
Back then, she had found Shen Kuo and begged him to let Lu Zhen go.
At that time, the middle-aged but still handsome Shen Kuo pinched her chin and said yes, stay by my side, I will let him go, and help you pay off all your debts.
Lu Yan watched her father being chased by debtors every day and hiding in hiding, embarrassed, and at the same time finally made up her mind and moved into Shen's house.
She was even ready to be bullied to death by this big devil.
But what she didn't expect was that Shen Kuo was a gentleman, and he didn't even touch a single hair of her.
He just wanted to use her to make Lu Zhen suffer, but he didn't take advantage of her.
Countless nights, when Lu Yan walked out of the room, she could always see Shen Kuo standing in front of the huge French window, half a cigarette curled up in his hand, and his back was lonely.
Sometimes, she even felt pity for this big devil, thinking that there must be great sadness hidden in his heart.
…
Lu Yan swore to vouch for Shen Kuo. If he said he didn't do it, then it must not have been done. If it was, he would admit it.
Lu Zhen obviously didn't believe Chen Kuo, and only thought that the little girl Lu Yan was turning her elbows out because she saw that he was handsome.
"You've only known him for a few days, why do you trust him!"
Lu Yan didn't know how to explain, so she could only grit her teeth and remain silent.
Shen Kuo narrowed his eyes, looking at the little girl standing in front of him, his heart was dry.
Yes, she has only known him for a few days, so why should she trust him.
Liang Ting also persuaded Lu Zhen: "I also think that Shen Kuo would not do such a thing, please calm down."
Lu Zhen said excitedly: "Even if it's not him, it's definitely his brothers. It's clear that their business is not as good as ours, so they play this kind of conspiracy!"
Shen Kuo turned his head to look at the few gloating brothers behind him, pushed down the lid of the lighter, and said in a deep voice: "If it was really my people who did it, I will find out the guy who set the fire."
"Why should I believe you!"
"Believe it or not is up to you, it's not for you anyway."
"Then who are you for?"
Shen Kuo glanced at Lu Yan, the little girl's face was a little dirty from the thick smoke, and she looked quite embarrassed.
The corners of his eyes twitched, he looked at Lu Yan, and gave Lu Zhen a provocative smile—
"you guess."