Cao Chunhui said to the scar-faced man, "Though our Jiang family is not what it used to be, we are still a top-tier family in Jinling. If you dare to eliminate us all, the Mayor of Jinling City will not let you go."
Jiang Anzhi also blustered, "In terms of connections, scale, and capital, our Jiang family ranks among the best in Jinling! Kid, I advise you to think carefully before you act. If you move against us, you won't survive either!"
Heh.
The scar-faced man sneered, "Is that so? Then I truly wish to try."
He pulled out a handgun and shot Jiang Anzhi in the thigh. *Bang*. The bullet pierced Jiang Anzhi's thigh, and blood gushed out.
"Ah~~" Jiang Anzhi screamed like a slaughtered pig in pain.
The scar-faced man prepared to fire a second shot.
Cao Chunhui, protective of her son, shielded Jiang Anzhi and said loudly, "What has our Jiang family done to offend you so greatly that you seek such vicious revenge? Do you not fear hell?"
Hell?
The scar-faced man showed a rare trace of hatred.
He said coldly, "It is you who belongs in hell, the entire Jiang family! Cao Chunhui, old hag, do you still remember the name 'Meng Ling'?"
Huh?
Cao Chunhui's pupils instantly contracted, filled with terror.
She questioned, "How... how do you know that name? Who exactly are you?"
The scar-faced man sneered, "I am Meng Ling's child, the child who luckily escaped from the fire fifteen years ago! Old hag Cao, you were the one who gave me my name. My name is Jiang Zhiheng! Don't you remember me, Grandma?"
Boom!!!
The exclamation of 'Grandma' stunned everyone present.
This scar-faced man was actually Cao Chunhui's biological grandson.
But Cao Chunhui's two sons were right here, Jiang Anzhi and Jiang Xueyi. Neither of them was Jiang Zhiheng's father. So where did this 'grandson' come from?
Following this, Jiang Zhiheng revealed a long-buried past of the Jiang family.
In fact, Cao Chunhui had three children.
Besides Jiang Anzhi and Jiang Xueyi, there was a third son—Jiang Wentian.
Jiang Wentian had married and had a child early. Cao Chunhui herself had named this child Jiang Zhiheng. The Jiang family had placed great expectations on Jiang Zhiheng.
But fortune did not last.
Jiang Wentian contracted an illness and died young, leaving only Jiang Zhiheng and his mother, Meng Ling, a widowed mother and child.
Without Jiang Wentian, the Jiang family treated the mother and son with great disrespect, which gradually evolved into disgust and hatred.
This was because they would have taken a significant portion of the Jiang family's wealth.
Jiang Zhiheng, as Cao Chunhui's grandson, also held a stake in the company, which greatly displeased Cao Chunhui.
In Cao Chunhui's view, the current Jiang Zhiheng and Meng Ling were outsiders. If the company shares fell into the hands of this widowed mother and child, who knew how they would manage them in the future.
This was absolutely unacceptable.
Cao Chunhui schemed to get rid of the mother and son.
Finally, she found an opportunity.
One time, when the elder Jiang Dingbian was out training troops, Cao Chunhui was in charge at home. Due to the dry weather, Meng Ling's residence accidentally caught fire, and the flames spread rapidly.
Originally, if rescue efforts had been timely, Meng Ling and Jiang Zhiheng would surely have been saved.
But.
To everyone's surprise, Cao Chunhui actually ordered that no one should attempt a rescue, giving the reason that she feared causing accidental harm to innocent people!
A large group from the Jiang family simply watched the fire consume the building.
By the time the 119 fire department arrived, the flames had completely engulfed the entire house. Meng Ling was burned to death, and only a charred corpse was recovered.
As for Jiang Zhiheng, he was burned to ashes.
Everyone said Cao Chunhui was ruthless.
But it had to be said, Cao Chunhui solved the problem of the mother and son without lifting a finger, and reclaimed all of the Jiang family's equity.
This incident became a taboo for the Jiang family.
No one dared to mention it again.
But who would have thought that Jiang Zhiheng had not died? He was actually alive!
Cao Chunhui looked at him in disbelief, "You... how can you still be alive?"
Jiang Zhiheng said sinisterly, "Of course, you didn't want me to be alive! In that fire back then, you stood outside with a crowd, listening to my mother and I scream, yet you turned a blind eye. My mother knew you wouldn't save us, so she shielded me with her body, creating an escape route for me with her own body!"
He paused, and Jiang Zhiheng continued, "I survived and lived incognito. For fifteen years, I constantly trained myself to become stronger, all for the day I could return to Jinling and make your Jiang family pay their blood debt!"
He pointed at everyone and said, "Every single one of you in the Jiang family deserves to die!"
Cao Chunhui sighed deeply.
There was no other way.
This was the sin she had committed back then. Now that Jiang Zhiheng had returned, exacting revenge for revenge, she had nothing to say.
Looking at Jiang Zhiheng's scarred face, it was evident how fiercely the fire had burned that year and how deeply it had harmed him.
Over here.
Jiang Yang wailed, "That cousin, this has nothing to do with me! Fifteen years ago, I was just a child. That fire had nothing to do with me. If you want to kill, kill someone else. Spare my dog's life."
Even at this moment, he was trying to forge a connection.
The Jiang family members cast looks of disdain at him.
Cao Chunhui's face was full of contempt. She had always looked down on those who were weak and incompetent.
She chuckled and said, "It's truly ironic. I, Cao Chunhui, have feared nothing my entire life and acted decisively and ruthlessly. I never expected my grandson and granddaughter to be such incompetent fools. My granddaughter is stupid, and my grandson is a coward, a complete embarrassment! If anything, you are not as good as that gravedigger, Lu Ming. If it were him, he would definitely be challenging Jiang Zhiheng by now, not crying and begging for mercy like you!"
Although Cao Chunhui looked down on Lu Ming, she had to admit that Lu Ming never flinched in the face of adversity.
He even dared to force the old lady to apologize. What else wouldn't he dare to do?
Compared to Lu Ming, Jiang Yang was simply a piece of trash.
Jiang Zhiheng took a deep breath and placed the handgun against Cao Chunhui's forehead, saying coldly, "You know all the truth now. What else is there to say?"
Cao Chunhui snorted and remained silent.
Jiang Zhiheng said, "Since there's nothing more to say, I'll send you on your way and end your sinful life!"
Just as Jiang Zhiheng was about to pull the trigger.
Suddenly, a series of urgent phone rings echoed, startling everyone present.
Hadn't all their phones been confiscated?
Following the sound of the ringing, they looked towards the stage.
Jiang Mengxin!
That's right, Jiang Mengxin had been on the stage the whole time. In their haste, everyone had overlooked confiscating her phone.
Jiang Mengxin answered the phone without a second thought.
She didn't care who was calling. No matter who it was, her only way to survive now was to ask for help.
So, Jiang Mengxin mustered all her strength and shouted, "Help!!!"