"Thank you for sparing my life, Mr. Su."
Jiang Qi scrambled up from the ground as Su Chengyu suddenly voiced his suspicion, "You just can’t be trusted old man. I am sure you are not going to bring me the medicinal herbs when you return back home. Instead, you will be calling upon your contacts to take revenge on me."
Jiang Qi’s face stiffened, he quickly countered, "How could that be? Mr. Su, you must believe me."
"Kill Zhou Tingsen, and I’ll believe you," said Su Chengyu.
"But... He’s the young master of the Zhou family. I dare not kill him," Jiang Qi stammered, shaking his head like a rattle.
"If you don’t kill him, you die. It’s either him or you. You choose."
Su Chengyu’s eyes shone with an intimidating and deadly intent. Jiang Qi promptly turned towards a gravely wounded Zhou Tingsen.
Su Chengyu also took out his cell phone. Zhou Tingsen overhearing their conversation felt terrified.
"Doctor Jiang, you cannot kill me," Zhou Tingsen pleaded weakly and fearfully.
"Young Master Zhou, I have no choice. If you don’t die, it’s my death," Jiang Qi responded. After speaking, he immediately crushed Zhou Tingsen’s neck.
Zhou Tingsen’s bulging eyes expressed his unwillingness to die. He had not expected that his trip to Jiangyang would end at Jiang Qi’s hands.
The driver of Zhou Tingsen was frightened. He tried to escape desperately, but Jiang Qi caught up with him in a few strides, dealt a death blow, dragged his dead body back, and threw it into the car.
Jiang Qi was merciless, he even blocked his disciple and killed him with a palm. He took this killing to its full extent; Sabotaging young master Zhou was not a trivial matter, and he ensured no one could witness it.
He threw the bodies of Zhou Tingsen and his disciple into the car, and then set the vehicle on fire, eliminating all the evidence.
"Hmm, Doctor Jiang, you are truly ruthless, even sparing not your apprentice,"
Su Chengyu looked at Jiang Qi with disdain.
"Now, Mr. Su, you can rest assured," Jiang said, looking gloomy.
"I’m reassured! I have recorded everything, and if you dare to fool around with me, this video will be sent to the Zhou family," Su Chengyu lifted his mobile and said.
"Remember to send the medicinal herbs to Yuanheng Auction Company as soon as you get back. I’ll be watching you; don’t think about escaping. If I haven’t received the herbs by noon tomorrow, the video will be made public."
Having said this, Su Chengyu got into his car and drove away.
Jiang Qi didn’t dare to vent his anger until Su Chengyu was gone. He punched the ground.
"Su Cheng! I will remember today’s enmity! One day, I will make you pay!"
Upon Lu Changqing’s miraculous recovery, the Lu family was jubilant and gathered in the attic accompanying him.
At this moment, Lu Wanrong’s driver came in to report, "A vehicle caught fire at the Siqing intersection. The fire has now been extinguished. The vehicle belonged to Young Master Zhou, and three charred bodies were found in the car. It is preliminarily judged that one of them should be Young Master Zhou."
"Zhou Tingsen is dead?" Lu Wanrong was shocked.
Zhou Tingsen was the future heir of the Zhou family, and he had now died in Jiangyang, near the Lu family’s estate.
"Yes. I have investigated the traces around the scene. There were signs of a struggle, but the surveillance camera at the intersection was damaged, so we are unable to find the specific details," the driver explained.
"You may leave now," Lu Wanrong dismissed with a wave of his hand.
"Father, could it be Mr. Su?" Lu Yunxi couldn’t believe that Su Chengyu had the audacity to kill Zhou Tingsen.
"I’ll call Zhou Zhilong. As for who the murderer is, let him find out himself. This has nothing to do with us. If he can’t handle his affairs, and insists on provoking Mr. Su, he deserved to die."
Lu Wanrong was well aware that only Su Chengyu could be the potential murderer.
"That Zhou family lad was quite competent. I had initially intended to agree to a marriage alliance between our families and marrying Yunxi to him. It’s a pity that he’s dead now."
Lu Changqing shook his head and sighed.
Lu Yunxi felt a sense of relief. As she had thought, her grandfather had indeed intended to marry her off to Zhou Tingsen. Now, with Zhou Tingsen’s death, the marriage proposal would naturally fall through.
"Su Cheng, you have done me a favor," Lu Yunxi thought silently.
After leaving the Lu family estate, Su Chengyu drove to Gu Ying’s home.
To make it convenient to drop and pick Gu Xiao Shuang from school, Gu Ying had bought a car costing more than a hundred thousand yuan.
"Mom, I completed my puzzle today! Why hasn’t godfather come to see me yet?"
Upon exiting the elevator, Gu Xiao Shuang asked.
"Godfather is very busy, he will come to see Little Shuang whenever he has time," Gu Ying stroked Gu Xiao Shuang’s head as she opened the door.
However, as soon as they entered, a large middle-aged man with a scruffy beard who looked downtrodden emerged from the fire escape stairs. It was Gu Ying’s ex-husband, Wang Zhe.
"Little Sakura, I finally found you," Wang Zhe stepped forward and startled Gu Ying.
Gu Ying quickly picked up Gu Xiao Shuang and tried to run back into the house. As she was attempting to close the door, Wang Zhe blocked it and managed to squeeze inside, bolting the door behind him.
"Get out, or I will call the police!" shrieked Gu Ying, clutching Gu Xiao Shuang closely.
"Heh, your uncle told me that you are being kept by a man. You are now living in a mansion and leading the luxurious life of a lady. I didn’t quite believe him at first, but now I see it’s true. This house is even more luxurious than ours back then." Wang Zhe instantly made himself comfortable on the sofa after a glance around the place.
At the time of Gu Ying’s divorce, Gu Xiao Shuang was still very young and had no memory of her biological father.
"Little Shuang, I’m your dad. Come here, let your father hold you. We haven’t seen each other in years, you’ve grown so big now." Wang Zhe motioned Gu Xiao Shuang to come closer.
Feeling a little scared at the sight of Wang Zhe, Gu Xiao Shuang quietly asked, "Mummy, is he really my father?"
Gu Ying immediately denied.
"Even if you don’t admit it, it doesn’t change the fact that my blood flows in her veins." Wang Zhe looked at ease, casually munching on an apple.
"What do you actually want?" Gu Ying asked coldly.
"I’m hungry, hurry up and make me something to eat. Damn it, I’ve been in Jiangyang for over half a month now and haven’t had a decent meal," Wang Zhe spat on the floor.
"Why should I cook for you? Get out, or I really will call the police," Gu Ying threatened him with her phone in her hand.
"Okay! If you won’t feed me, that’s fine. Give me a million yuan and I’ll leave at once," Wang Zhe demanded.
"Are you insane? Why should I give you money? I don’t have any," Gu Ying yelled.
"If you don’t have money, ask your man. Living in a house worth hundreds and thousands of yuan, how can you not have money? Rest assured, I won’t ask for much. Just a million yuan and one night with you, then I’ll leave and never disturb you again. I always keep my word." Wang Zhe wore a sinister smile.