Just as Qin Fangtan expected, shortly after the video was posted, Zhou Ye sent a reply message. However, it was filled with nothing but curses.

"Qin Ye, should we go and greet Young Master Zhou Ye?" the butler said.

"No need," Qin Fangtan said casually. "He thinks he can come and go as he pleases here. Since he ran off on his own, if he wants to come back, he can figure it out himself."

"Um... it's Mr. Zhou Xun..."

Qin Fangtan glanced at the person, his face turned slightly cold. "What happened to him?"

Mr. Zhou Xun's condition is not very good...

Qin Fangtan frowned slightly and took a while before replying, "You go on and busy yourself. As for Zhou Xun's place, I will go take a look."

"Yes."

The butler sighed and shook his head as he left the room.

At this moment, the escaping youth has returned to the Qin family. Zhou Ye saw that the front gate was tightly shut and frantically pressed the doorbell, but no one answered. He then forcefully banged on the front gate, but still no one paid him any attention.

"Qin Fangtan!" Zhou Ye shouted, kicking the door twice. "I'm the one who's running away. Let me in. It's up to you if you want to hit or scold me!"

With a "beep", a smiling face appeared on the monitor attached on the door, making Zhou Ye itch for a fight, as if he wanted to rush forward and give the person a few punches.

"If you want to enter this gate, then kneel until it gets dark."

Upon hearing what the other party said, Zhou Ye angrily kicked the door twice.

"Of course, you can choose not to kneel. But as long as you don't step through this door, your brother will continue to stay in the basement."

The words coming from the display made Zhou Ye's heart tremble. He shouted furiously, "I warn you, if anything happens to my brother, I won't let you off the hook!"

After finishing speaking, he glanced around and, gritting his teeth, reluctantly knelt down on the ground.

The people in the room were watching the screen with a determined and unyielding expression. The interest in their eyes grew stronger and stronger.

It really looks alike...

Qin Fangtan took out a pocket watch from the pocket in front of his chest. It was given to him by the director of the orphanage, one for him and one for Wu Yu.

Opening the watch cover, there was an old photo inside. The faces of the people in the photo had faint smiles, and they were making a "yeah" gesture with their hands.

Qin Fangtan touched the photo, a hint of nostalgia lingering on his face. But in the next moment, he restored his usual indifference and slowly closed the cover of the watch.

Qin Fangtan glanced once again at the person kneeling on the ground before getting up and leaving the room.

In the dim basement, only faint breathing could be heard. With the soft sound of a door closing, the basement suddenly lit up. The echoing sound of "thump thump" seemed particularly ethereal in the empty space.

Qin Fangtan looked at the person who was gasping for breath like a wisp of silk. He crouched down and touched the person's wounds, slowly saying, "Zhou Xun, if you had chosen to leave at that time, then our transaction would have been completely terminated. I would have found your father and personally dealt with him. However, you are quite clever; you stayed behind."

Seeing no reaction from him, Qin Fangtan continued speaking, "Your younger brother is now kneeling outside the door. Although I don't want to admit it, the bond between you two is deeper than I thought."

As soon as the words fell, a faint groan came from the person on the ground. The hand, stained with blood, trembled as it weakly grasped onto Qin Fangtan's trousers, and a hoarse voice was heard.

"Don't...hurt him..."

Qin Fangtan looked down at the person pleading with him, his face growing colder. He released the person's hand, the scorching temperature causing him to narrow his eyes involuntarily.

"Do you still have the leisure to care about others?"

Zhou Xun blinked wearily. He felt extremely tired, but he was even more afraid of the other person tormenting his younger brother. He kept repeating the words "don't hurt him" in his mouth.

Qin Fangtan looked coldly at the person on the ground, as if he had thought of something, his face becoming increasingly unpleasant.

"Zhou Xun, I can spare him this time, but if there's a next time, I'll give the disobedient dog to someone else."

After finishing his words, Qin Fangtan picked up the person lying on the ground and left the basement with a cold expression on his face.